Australasian History

A must-read,The Lucky Country?Reinventing Australiachallenges us all to consider the kind of future we want for our country and communities. Can we reinvent The Lucky Country? In 1964, Donald Horne...

In an unnamed, dead-end town in the heart of the outback, a young writer arrives to research small settlements that have vanished into oblivion. He finds the town's hotel empty...

The Everfresh studio is an explosive hub of creation and activity, inconspicuously located in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Collingwood. Behind an unmarked factory door, Everfresh artists conceive, develop and collaborate...

The book titled William Wade by the author R.M. Williams. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In April 1977, the author set off from Alice Springs to cross 1700 miles of desert and bush with four camels and a dog. Before she could leave Alice Springs,...

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward: FOUR SISTERS, SEPARATED BY HISTORY, BOUND BY THE SEA 'Beautiful and magnificent' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE 'A profoundly moving and rich...

When the Japanese invade in 1942, the Australian men and women stationed at the New Guinea port of Rabaul flee into the jungle. Written off by their government as 'hostages...

Elephantine Boabs dot the Kimberley region of Western Australia; cattle rub against giant Bottle Trees and Ironbarks in Queensland, and Strangler Figs with 40-metre girths thrive in our northern rainforests....

You will LOVE this wonderfully warm-hearted and laugh-out-loud funny romantic comedy for fans of Sophie Ranald, Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella . Emma Londstown spent her twenties travelling, and now...

Australia and New Zealand have a proud record of sending troops overseas to fight for Great Britain when conflicts have arisen over the years. This book chronicles the transporting of...

Few NRL players in the last decade have had the talent of Todd Carney. From his debut season with the Canberra Raiders where he was awarded 'Rookie of the Year'...

The book titled Different Voices: Gender and Politics in Australia by the author Elizabeth Van Acker. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

When the Japanese invade in 1942, the Australian men and women stationed at the New Guinea port of Rabaul flee into the jungle. Written off by their government as 'hostages...

'What joy to be at sea again, adrift on the vast Pacific, in the clutches of a gifted storyteller. Harrison Christian and the mutineers of Men Without Country held me...

Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge nor an emblem of Gen X angst....

'I certainly am not going to be bullied by fundamentalist Christians' - Archbishop Peter Carnley throughout his career as Archbishop of Perth, Peter Carnley has raised issues that have challenged...

The captivating story of the first global cosmetics empire, the fascinating woman who built it, and the past she preferred to leave behind 'Because of Trumble's surgical precision, his empathy...

CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR THE CRICKET WRITERS' CLUB DEREK HODGSON BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR...

'Come for the murder, stay for the almost-too-close-to-the-bone social satire. I loved it, but don't tell my neighbours I said so.' JACK HEATH, author of Kill Your Husbands 'Joanna Jenkins...

Secrets. Glamour. Lies. Your new favourite twisty thriller was written by INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Rebecca Heath 'Pitch perfect!' Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children A REMOTE ISLAND It's been...

The story of Australia's postal services now two hundred years old is the story of Australia itself. At first, a small huddle of colonists awaited letters from England, which most...

Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States and the Napoleonic Empire's many...

Get to know Australia's fiercest, most dangerous and most amazing wildlife. Australia's Dangerous Creatures For Dummies provides a fascinating portrait of unique and deadly animals down-under -- including crocodiles, snakes,...

Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States and the Napoleonic Empire's many...

Secrets. Glamour. Lies. Your new favourite twisty thriller was written by INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Rebecca Heath 'Pitch perfect!' Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children A REMOTE ISLAND It's been...

The book titled Aboriginal Stories of Australia by the author A. W. Reed. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Tim Priest draws comparisons between international policing standards and argues how ineffectual policing has allowed organised crime to spiral out of control and how the 'war' on drugs in NSW...

In this complete guide to cyber-investing, Roger Kinsky explains in plain English how you can become a proficient online investor and use the internet to increase your profits. He demystifies...

In September 1958, only minutes into a professional road race, Australia's best cyclist, Russell Mockridge, was dead, his head and body crushed under the wheels of a bus. The death...

The book titled This Accursed Land by the author Leonard Bickel. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Vanishing Continent: Australia's Degraded Environment by the author Bob Beale. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'Could not put this down! Excellent story telling, had me absolutely hooked! Will be recommending this to everyone who'll listen.' Reader review You're almost certain your daughter didn't kill the...

Harry was 13 when his father died. He has reconstructed his father's life, and where information was spare, has carefully researched how such people lived. Discovering harsh the life of...

'Yes, we could fight all right. Nobody could fight better than us diggers.' - Jack Buntine, veteran of Gallipoli and the Western Front Great Battles in Australian History tells the...

The Digger's View - WWI in Colour offers an unprecedented view of Australia's military history - the way the soldiers saw themselves during the 1914-1918 period. Painstakingly brought to life...

Travelling by plane, motorbike and boat, and on foot, Billy Connolly tours the length and breadth of Australia with his stage show, and delivers a personal commentary on what he...

This book offers an exciting new approach to introductory sociology. It is the first text to encourage students to examine themselves as individuals before embarking on the study of community,...

HE MESSED WITH THEM ALL. SOMEONE GOT REVENGE. Five Voices is the highly popular podcast founded by five friends - Rosie, William, Simone, Zac, and Ocean - who debate contentious...

The inaugural Royal Australian Air Force Oral Histories series publication, First Nations Aviators, will introduce you to a number of First Nations People who have proudly served the Air Force,...

From the author of The River Mouth and Vertigo, comes a mustread medical thriller. From the author of The River Mouth and Vertigo, comes a must-read medical thriller. Did anyone...

A red-hot memoir from an Australian ex-SAS soldier, full of the action, fear and camaraderie of combat. For the first time, an ex-SAS soldier tells all- what it means to...

The 1980s and `90s have been a period of unprecedented microeconomic reform in Australia, in a bid to make the nation s enterprise environment more competitive. With the full implementation...