Australia

Commander Alexander Smith RN served his country with fearless resolution for seventeen years on the quarterdeck, encountering many adventures on the high seas - an intrepid voyager in the Atlantic,...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Best of Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what...

They were frequently not just on the front line, but right at the sharp end of the action. They were the legendary sappers, the army engineers, who were literally everywhere...

'You and the machine become one. It gets to the point on the edge of a hard ride where there is a balance between taking your machine further and a...

When Farah's husband has an affair ( she f*cking knew it ), her group chat doesn't offer platitudes. They offer Mykonos. A free luxury villa, thanks to Vivian's DJ toy-boy....

It was John Wedge, Batman's private surveyor, who named the Yarra Yarra. In September 1835 he was at the Turning Basin with some Kulin and heard them identify the river...

Photographer Michel Lawrence has recorded the human face of multi- culturalism in Australia.

A joyful, page-turning tale of a love affair between a woman, a man . . . and the stately ruin they transformed into a home. A joyful, page-turning tale of...

Emily Kame Kngwarreye only started painting at the age of 79. She is now regarded by many as Australia's most important artist, with an international reputation that continues to grow....

'The most elegant player to have ever graced a tennis court, Evonne brought her career to life with dedication, talent, love and fierce commitment. She has inspired millions to be...

The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of tells the tales of the overlooked names of history, the individuals who lived fascinating, absurd, or simply amusing lives but are somehow...

Winner of the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction. Shortlisted for NSW Premier's Literary Award's Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction. Longlisted for the Australian Political Book of the Year...

Across these vast lands and skies, the First Peoples have walked with Country for thousands of years. They read the land and waters like a book. They knew the winds,...

Fully revised and updated, Top Walks in Tasmania 2nd edition is the perfect travel companion for any explorer. Experienced travel writer Melanie Bell has crafted the perfect guidebook that details...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES ' 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR' PICK Washington Post 's Top Ten Books of the Year 2025 Los Angeles...

Bestselling author and acclaimed actor William McInnes returns with a collection of hilarious and heartwarming stories about those magical, roastingly hot months that make an Australian summer. There is something...

'Variation' is a term that embraces difference, and is core to the excitement and uniqueness of art practice. This book gives much-deserved attention to the work of artists with exceptional...

An intimate portrait of an extraordinary company which rapidly grew from modest beginnings into a market leader at a time of unprecedented change in Australian society. In Gideon Haigh's lively...

Australians have long been told that they are natural gamblers; that they 'love to gamble'. The notion of the great Aussie gambler is the core of the 'luck myth' entrenched...

Despite our enduring fascination with Bligh, Christian and the Bounty, few Australians or New Zealanders are aware of the naval mutinies within their national histories. Since 1916 there have been...

This field guide combines information to aid the identification of birds found in Tasmania with photographs of each species in its natural habitat. Bird entries are organized into six groups:...

The Best Australian Essays showcase the nation's most eloquent, insightful and urgent non-fiction writing. The Best Australian Essays showcase the nation's most eloquent, insightful and urgent non-fiction writing. In her...

'I ask that if you were to read one nonfiction book this year, please make it this one.' Readings Monthly There is no farmers and others. If you eat or...

Interest in bush foods is booming. From Warrigal greens and saltbush to kangaroo and yabbies, more and more growers' markets and local supermarkets are stocking these foods, and restaurants are...

Beatrice Davis, 1909-1992, was general editor at Angus and Robertson the main Australian publishing company from 1937 to 1973. There she discovered and published such writers as Thea Astley, Miles...

Ken Eather was one of Australia's foremost soldiers. Serving in the pre-WW2 militia he was one of the first officers appointed to the AIF. He led a unit in the...

Recounts a bygone age when links to Britain were strong and the public service played a vital role in post-war Australian reconstruction. The book contains entertaining vignettes of many distinguished...

This is Greg McDonald's 14th book in 17 years and is the most complete revision of the standard reference used exclusively by collector and dealer alike.

The book titled Fairbridge Kid by the author John Lane. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A beer barrel full of yarns, laughs and beer-related facts, this is the perfect book to flip through while you're enjoying a cold one! Why is one of our prime...

The Outback has its own rules. Some are made to be broken. Some you have to write yourself. When 23-year-old Pip Newling arrived in the remote West Australian town of...

The book titled In over Our Heads: Lessons from the Excesses of the '80s by the author Joe Nagy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The book titled Manning Clark's History of Australia by the author Manning Clark. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The story of Tom Hayson, a remarkable Australian who was born in a small bush town of Barraba in northern NSW to a poor migrant family just after WW1. He...

This magnificent collection of photographs arose from the creativity of a young photographer and his adoption of his new home town, Melbourne. His pictures were taken at a time when...

The book titled Australia's Wide World of Sports by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Following the huge success of his Sydney Food, chef and restaurateur Bill Granger returns with a very personal recipe collection to cater for all occasions, from a lazy breakfast to...

This millennium publication offers a definitive overview of the way in which Australian plants have been depicted over the past three centuries. It provides an insight into the relationship between...

In early August 1915, after months of stalemate in the trenches on Gallipoli, British and Dominion troops launched a series of assaults in an all-out attempt to break the deadlock...

The author brings to life the Zuytdorp story, the Dutch East India ship which disappeared in 1712 enroute from Cape Town to Batavia. It covers the disappearance, the discovery of...

'This volume is necessary reading for an understanding of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.' Professor Desmond Ball, Australian National University To Long Tan is the second volume of the...

From the time he was old enough to focus on an object, Tim Faulkner has had his eyes glued on things that slither, climb, claw, wrap, shake, hop and burrow....