Australasian History

The book titled Aussie-Osities by the author Vane Lindesay. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Songs of Australian Working Li by the author Therese Radie. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The hilarious true adventures of two young vets dealing with all creatures (and humans!) great and small in country Australia. 'This is a wonderful memoir ... the only fault I...

The book titled This Day Tonight by the author Peach. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled On the Edge by the author MILLIKEN. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Offers a survey of the important developments in Australian art since 1968, critically assessing the interconnection of art and significant moments of social and cultural development.

The book titled Four Corners: Twenty-Five Years by the author Robert Pullan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is the how, where and why of adventure sports. It provides authoritative, up-to-date information on 23 activities including: abseiling, ballooning, bungy jumping, bushwalking, camel trekking, canoeing, canyoning, caving, cross-country...

The first social, cultural and environmental history of this World Heritage-listed site, The Reef is an effortlessly readable work by a born storyteller. There has never been a more critical...

The book titled Australian Women at War by the author Patsy Adam-Smith. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Athol Gill sought to show that participation in community was integral to Christian descipleship. He recognized that individuals do not have the spiritual or material resources to maintain a lifestyle...

With over 1000 detailed entries, this essential reference shows the vibrancy, strength and diversity of gay and lesbian writing and culture in Australia. It includes authors and the titles of...

Amalia's life runs like clockwork: school, family book club, hanging out with her best (and only) friend Mae. It's comfortable in its predictability. So when Mae announces she's ready to...

A young Aboriginal man and a white police officer face each other in a house in the desert. The violence that passes between them carries the pain and anger of...

This book tells the story of Bali the "paradise island of the Pacific" its rulers and its people, and their encounters with the Western world. Bali is a perennially popular...

_______________ 'A wildly funny account of his travels ... it actually is a book which makes you laugh out loud on almost every page' - Literary Review 'The most successful...

'A ruthlessly efficient, consistently surprising whodunnit. The depiction of the glowering inferno is so realistic you're surprised to find your eyebrows aren't singed' Mark Sanderson, The Times A town under...

This book is a light-hearted but comprehensive guide to the best and the worst of the AFL national code. From the beginning, from "God" - Gary Ablett - to legions...

The book titled The Spirit of Australia by the author Oodgeroo Noonuccal. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For many Indigenous Australians, the act of painting is a kind of personal religious communion between the artist and the ancestral creation beings that made the country. In Painting the...

The book titled A Countryman's Year by the author Thurlow Craig. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1839 Miss Anne Drysdale sailed from Scotland to Port Philip. She was 47 years old, had a small inheritance, and was determined to be a sheep farmer. Soon after...

History has portrayed Australia's First Peoples, the Aboriginals, as hunter-gatherers who lived on an empty, uncultivated land. History is wrong. In this seminal book, Bruce Pascoe uncovers evidence that long...

All but destroyed by over 100 years of waste dumped from the Mt Lyell copper mine into it, the King River is being remediated with the hope that following the...

One hundred thousand New Zealanders sailed to war between 1914 and 1918, and at the end of four years of conflict the country had suffered 60,000 casualties, including 18,000 dead....

Finalist for the 1993 J.I. Staley Prize 'The energy, intelligence and sheer talent deployed in this work are formidable. It demands to be read by those who would question the...

'When a new Maya Linnell novel lands in the office, we pretty much draw the curtains and shut up shop until it's read.' Australian Country Bush nurse Lara McIntyre and...

The book titled More Conversations with Doug Aiton by the author AITON. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Conversation Yearbook has become an annual bestselling collection that navigates fake news and shouty views and offers a fresh perspective on the fundamental issues. A little bit of authority...

The book titled Outdoor Living Areas by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This study of Australian society, examines the changing values, beliefs and perceptions of Australians, and how these are changing Australia. Based on qualitative research conducted by the Mackay research organization,...

With a sudden jerk, squealing of brakes and a loud puff of the steam engine, the train shunted forward ... I stared out the window as we slowly pulled out...

'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...

'A ruthlessly efficient, consistently surprising whodunnit. The depiction of the glowering inferno is so realistic you're surprised to find your eyebrows aren't singed' Mark Sanderson, The Times A town under...

Australian Aboriginal Paintings presents an overview of traditional Aboriginal religious paintings. They are all 'from' the Dreaming, the Tjukurrpa, the Wonggar, the Creation, and express this now, in present day...

Amalia's life runs like clockwork: school, family book club, hanging out with her best (and only) friend Mae. It's comfortable in its predictability. So when Mae announces she's ready to...

Anyone who is a fan of the television show will love this book. The second volume of this bestselling title will be released in September 2000. You will laugh and...

The moving story of an Indigenous woman who beat disadvantage and violence to become one of Australia's most influential political voices. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was nine months pregnant and due...

At a time when politics seems increasingly negative and our society increasingly divided, Still Lucky shows that we are more fortunate than we think, and have more in common than...

Australia's Test Cricket Captain in conversation with remarkable leaders and achievers - from Julia Gillard to Dennis Lillee. When Pat Cummins unexpectedly became Australia's 47th Test captain at age 28,...

Coming to Australia is often a dream come true for many executives and their families: the fantastic climate, clean beaches and world-class food all beckon. This is your chance to...

A chronicle of the daily life of Bondi vet Chris Brown. Chris is a country boy who grew up with a menagerie of pets and now, along with his failed...