Australasian History

Looking Forward, Looking Back explores the Australian Army's rich and proud history. The Australian Army boasts a broad variety of traditions, some of which belong to the Service as a...

The book titled The Torch is Lit: a Life of Harold George Steele by the author David Morgan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

In the spring of 1987, a few weeks after her husband's death, Jane Weaver Poulton was rummaging through the sea chest Jack made on Tulagi Island and found a mass...

Age range 6 to 9 Have you heard of the Great Southern Reef? Join Professor Seaweed and her friends Frankie and Sam to learn more about one of Australia's best...

The book titled Aviculture in Australia: Keeping and Breeding Aviary Birds by the author Mark Shephard. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Blast the Bush by the author Len Beadell. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

So many people have felt a shift towards prioritising a more authentic life in recent years, and nowhere exemplifies that life better than the bush. Rural Australians navigate isolation, the...

A group of little bilbies are hunting for decorations to turn their Australian bush home into a magical Christmas wonderland. Join them on their adventure and meet some friendly Australian...

A luscious survey of forty-five of the most interesting tropical houses built in south-east Asia and Australia over the last fifty years, arranged decade by decade. This stunningly illustrated volume...

The rich colours and lyrical words make this the perfect book to add to a bedtime routine. Acclaimed mother-and-son team Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina take readers on a journey...

The definitive guide to Australia's surfing history, published in conjunction with Surfing Australia. Australian surf culture is over a century old, and it still hasn't grown up. From its roots...

'It deserves a place in every Australian kitchen' - Delicious Magazine Features a foreword from the bestselling author of DARK EMU, Bruce Pascoe. This gorgeous illustrated, informative and contemporary cookbook...

The definitive biography of Australia's twenty-first prime minister, Gough Whitlam, who swept to power in 1972, ending twenty-three years of conservative rule. His reform agenda modernised Australia and was ended...

This book is intended for students and researchers in entomology.

Step through the seasons with some of Australia's most interesting insects. Say hello to chirping cicadas, flashing fireflies, sneaky stick insects and burrowing bees in this adorable introduction to our...

The most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning four World Cups, nine Super Rugby finals and 153 appearances in the black jersey....

Australia's love affair with East Coast American architecture and interiors is one that inspires us to reinterpret the style in our own way, whether we live by the coast, near...

Filled with luminous screen prints and evocative prose, Colour Me celebrates every individual colour as well as the power of their combination. We are all different. But together we colour...

Great Properties of the Riverina and Upper Murray follows on from the bestselling Great Properties of Country Victoria and Great Properties of Tasmania, and tells the story of sixteen significant...

Born in 1894, Albert Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with...

'This is a story about the power of art to help us find a way through the darkness. It is about how art can bring out the best in us,...

Based on, and inspired by, the life and work of a man intrigued by the natural world. It is a synthesis of the results of many years of research on...

Desert Lake is a book combining artistic, scientific and Indigenous views of a striking region of north-western Australia. Paruku is the place that white people call Lake Gregory. It is...

The book titled Air War Pacific by the author Christopher Campbell. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Facing North: A Century of Australian Engagement with Asia is the first book to assess the whole history of Australia's relations with Asia since Federation. This first volume presents a...

The iconic Australian masterwork as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series After two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the...

Lawson is perhaps Australia's most loved and most well known writer whose writing has always appealed to a broad audience of readers. Colin Roderick's biography is an honest and meticulous...

Belonging is a First Nations poetic reflection on Country and the everlasting ties that bind us. A lyrical narrative full of the eternal interconnectedness of our families: land, water, sky,...

Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies in the world today. From its ancient indigenous origins to British colonisation followed by waves of European then international migration in...

Wander into the world of wellness with a comprehensive guide to healthy living. Start from the inside out, with a focus on nutrition. Juice bars, raw cafes and health conscious...

'Each protest has been a stepping stone to the next battle...' From the very first protest of January 26th as a Day of Mourning in 1938, to the Pilbara Strike...

'Galibaay had tricked him. That dillybag was full of honey. It stuck in his throat and made his neck flare out into a big red-and-yellow frill.' Lethal Lizards is the...

'With our grandmother we walk all the way to the peak of the mountain. Cold wind blows through our hair. "Yah Melaythenner, Peulinghenar," Grandmother calls. Hello Country. Greetings. We hear...

Colorful illustrations and intriguing tidbits about the animals native to the land Down Under. "The Incomplete Book of Australian Mammals" is a selection of the author and illustrator's favorite animals...

Award-winning nature photographers Stanley and Kaisa Breeden explore Australia's small animal life to reveal the wonder and beauty of looking closely into nature. Their specially developed digital photography techniques make...

The book titled Australian Birds: Simply Classified: Simply Classified by the author Donald Trounson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Timeless Machines: (Veteran and Vintage Motoring in Australia and New by the author Pedr Davis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Abstract Earth will be released to coincide with a long-overdue retrospective exhibition of one of Australia's foremost landscape photographers, Richard Woldendorp. It showcases over 27 years of Woldendorp's best aerial...

This scholarly and highly illustrated study of Fred Williams was originally published in 1980, and was the first comprehensive and fully researched attempt to inform a wider public of the...

Heartlines presents the poetry of Australian Instagram sensation Gemma Troy, one gorgeous verse at a time. Gemma Troy spent her childhood hunting for gold with her father, camping in fern...

A profound and beautiful masterpiece about a lifelong friendship between two writers. In this shimmering mosaic of a novel, a writer reflects on the final days of her friend's life....

Years later, when I found my mother, I asked, 'Why did you let me go?' My mother told me, in a very soft voice, 'My son, you were going to...

More than just a book, A Time of Living Graciously is a celebration of life's rich tapestry, woven with threads of loving kindness and wisdom. Brigid Lowry's insights into ageing...

Based on the true story of Fay Howe, this gentle, illustrated tale brings to life the hardships of those left at home during WWI - those waiting, wondering and hoping....

A collection of quotations from notable Australians who have suffered major public defeats or setbacks, yet in some manner, carried the day. From Ned Kelly's words at his sentencing, to...