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Sister Viv: The inspiring gripping WWII story of survival and heroism of a courageous young army nurse from the bestselling award-winning author of THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY, LAWSON and HUDSON FYSH
Author: Grantlee KiezaFormat: Paperback, 155mm x 235mm, 443g, 352 pagesPublished: ABC Books, Australia, 2024The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to...
Mrs Kelly: The astonishing life of outlaw Ned Kelly's mother, from the bestselling award-winning author of THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY, SISTER VIV and HUDSON FYSH
Author: Grantlee KiezaFormat: Paperback, 154mm x 236mm, 562g, 496 pagesPublished: ABC Books, Australia, 2018The astonishing life of Ned Kelly's mother While we know much about the iconic outlaw Ned Kelly,...
The Legend of Moondyne Joe
Author: Mark GreenwoodFormat: Paperback, 209mm x 271mm, 220g, 40 pagesPublished: Walker Books Australia, Australia, 2011This is the story of the greatest escape artist of Australia's convict era - the legend...
The Young Widows
Author: S. J. ShortFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 270g, 384 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024'If you love Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena, you'll love this twisty psychological thriller' Pick...
Darwin Spitfires: The real battle for Australia
Author: Anthony Cooper Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 592 The Japanese air raids on Darwin on 19 February 1942 are well known to most Australians, but what happened afterwards? For...
Saving Lieutenant Kennedy: The heroic story of the Australian who helped rescue JFK
Author: Brett Mason Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future president. On a moonless night in...
The Bible in Australia: A cultural history
Author: Meredith Lake Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 *Winner of the Nonfiction Award 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature* *Winner of the 2019 NSW Premier's History Award: Australian History...
Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement
Author: Henry Reynolds Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 **Winner, Educational Publishing Australia Awards 2021, Non-Fiction Book of the Year** **Winner, Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022, Premier's Prize for Non-fiction at...
True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture
Author: Terri Janke Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 *Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022: Indigenous Writers' Prize, presented biennially* Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius - nobody's...
The Chipilly Six: Unsung heroes of the Great War
Author: Lucas Jordan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 On 9 August 1918, at Chipilly Spur overlooking the Somme River, an entire British Army Corps is held up by German...
My Darlinghurst
Author: Anna Clark Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 **Shortlisted, National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards 2024, Resources and Publications** Growing up in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs in the 1980s and 90s,...
Gudyarra: The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance - The Bathurst War, 18221824
Author: Stephen Gapps Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 ** Shortlisted, NSW Premier's History Awards 2022, NSW Regional and Community History Prize ** ** Shortlisted, Les Carlyon Literary Prize 2022...
Macquarie
Author: Grantlee Kieza Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 A lively and engaging portrait of a towering and complex figure of Australian colonial history. Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping...
Hudson Fysh: The extraordinary life of the WWI hero who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings from the popular award-winning journalist and author of BANJO, BANKS and MRS KELLY
Author: Grantlee Kieza Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings By...
Barkskins: Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017
Author: Annie Proulx Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 736 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR From Annie Proulx, the...
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it,...
Paradise Camp by Yuki Kihara
Author: Yuki Kihara Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Interdisciplinary artist Yuki Kihara's work interrogates and dismantles gender roles, (mis)representation, and colonial legacies in the Pacific. Kihara is the first...