Australasian History

'Every woman on Earth should read it' Caroline Overington, Weekend Australian Having lived through the humiliation and bewildering complexity of heartbreak in her twenties, Nikki Gemmell eventually resurfaced, reclaimed space...

From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga, comes the story of an undocumented immigrant who becomes the only witness to a crime and must face...

Originally published in 1992 to commemorate the centenary of Australia's oldest political party, this study contains an additional chapter which covers the two Paul Keating challenges and the political reversals...

Australian Toys is an illustrated history of Australian manufactured toys from 1900-1965, drawing on the author's authoritative collection. The book documents the production of each toy with beautiful colour photographs...

Recounts Keith Adams' Tasmanian childhood in the Great Depression and fifty years of extraordinary desert and crocodile safaris in an old Buick to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Borroloola.

Ever wondered what it takes to be one of Australia's top female footballers? What Makes a Matilda has you covered! Go back to where it all began and follow the...

A revealing portrait of a brilliant and troubled figure - a daredevil of the skies. Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In...

The Roo: A Nations Icon, fluently captures the essence of the roo and what the macropod species means to Australians. It is essentially a tribute to this iconic animal that...

The book titled Australian Journey by the author Debra Doenges. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This visually splendid, fact-packed Field Guide to Australian Reptiles is perfect for both amateur reptile enthusiasts and experienced herpetologists. Teaming full-colour photographs and biological information to accurately identify reptiles, with...

The book titled Australian National Trust Properties Guide Book by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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

The book titled Australian Sport Through Time: 2004 by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Australia's invention show now has a book of greatest hits! After six years on ABC tV, tHE NEW INVENtORS has featured nearly 700 amazing Australian inventions, including a re-usable coffin,...

Australia and New Zealand offer some of the best fishing and most beautiful scenery in the world. Fifty Places to Fish Before You Die is your guide to the most...

Australia's major river system, the Murray-Darling, is collapsing. Parts of it are dying; parts of it are already dead. Some places near the shores of South Australia's lower lakes, where...

The Australian Army is the first history of the army which seeks to explain its development. It is a portrait of the Australian Army with its shortcomings and failures, its...

The book titled Australia since the Coming of Man by the author Russel Ward. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This work aims to fill a significant gap in the Australian army's history. It focuses on the development of the army's organization and its evolution from the colonial armies of...

Surprisingly, as we near the 100th anniversary of the legendary Gallipoli campaign, this is the first book solely dedicated to one of its key battles - that at Lone Pine,...

In this first volume of a brilliant new history of Australian art, John McDonald, the highly regarded art critic of the Sydney Morning Herald, takes us from the times of...

`There is one journey you truly take by yourself. There is no one else beyond the skin of your hands, the toes of your feet, the sweat on your brow.'...

It's 1919. Corporal Joe Barlow returns from the Great War to his home in Oak Tree Place hoping only for peace and order, but this is denied him as he...

The book titled The Story of Australia: An Illustrated History For Young Australians by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

This book is about John Flynns angels of the Australian Outback in the early 20th century and the vital roles they played.

Covers Australia's operatic fare during the 60 years from the death of impressario Lyster to the beginning of World War II.

'Not for profit' enterprises provide services enjoyed or depended upon by many Australians. But the charities, sports clubs, churches, community organisations, welfare groups, associations, unions, and foundations that draw on...

The book titled Libba: Living on the Edge by the author Tony Liberatore. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This lavishly illustrated work takes the reader on a journey around one of Australia's most beautiful states. Areas covered include Adelaide, with its Mediterranean climate, the Fleurieu Peninsula, with its...

p>A beautiful pictorial book featuring some of the most amazing places on this continent/p>p>Whether it be outback, coastal or rural - each chapter starts with a brief introduction and is...

The "Baggy Green" is the official Australian cricket test team cap. Viv Jenkins, who has been the official photographer for cricket in Australia for the best part of 20 years,...

This is a literary journey of an Australian writer's encounter with the culture and people of China, particularly its young writers and artists, and of the evolving influence of China...

Ricky Nixon is the most powerful and influential AFL player manager of his generation. A fearless agent for change, he has represented many of the league's superstars over the last...

A tender, heartwarming novel of unlikely friendships and second chances, perfect for fans of Monica McInerney and Maeve Binchy. Vivian Molloy hardly expected to retire early from teaching, but for...

A year-long journey of discovery by one of Australia's most respected natural historians. This book is a personal account of life in one of the richest, most complicated habitats on...

Seeking ways to understand her chosen continent better, Belinda Probert bought a rural property outside of Melbourne to observe the land more closely and learn how to garden differently. How...

Our Bodies, Our Babies traces the struggle of women to change approaches to childbirth and to claim their right to choices in childbirth and breastfeeding. This is a wonderful book...

A Plain English Guide for Ordinary estate planning

The book titled Glorious NZ Gardens by the author Telford. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Book of Australia: Almanac 1997-98 by the author Simon Blackall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Wharves to the World: The Development of Melbourne's World Trade Centre is a photographic chronicle of the history of the World Trade Centre and its surrounds. The book traces the...

Stories and phrases can powerfully shape the ways in which we experience and manage our environment. What languages have been used to characterize Australian landscapes and how have they influenced...