Australia

Stacey Casey is a fun and adventurous middle grade series that will take kids on a wild ride into the past. On their journey, readers will discover surprising and sometimes...

Stunning foliage plants to set off your garden chosen by one of Australia's leading garden design experts, Rosemary Davies. No more trudging through garden nurseries; no more deciphering rain-soaked labels;...

In order to understand the massive social and cultural changes that took place in Australia since the end of World War II, Michelle Arrow examines popular culture through three main...

Old Trafford, 4 June 1993, 3.05pm. It's one of those moments in time that Australian cricket lovers will forever re-live. With his very first delivery in Ashes Tests, Shane Warne...

Provocative and compelling, After the Celebration captures the key themes and issues in Australian fiction- where we have been and what we have become. After the Celebration explores Australian fiction...

With the granting of the vote to women in 1902 Australian suffragist Rose Scott told male politicians that their names would be remembered when the names of the suffragettes had...

And Bring the Darkness Home is a haunting exploration of how the mental scars of war destroyed an international cricket career, tore a family apart and left destitute a man...

This is an update of the essential companion for the urban explorer ? visitor or local.Catering for all ages and interests, Walking Sydney reveals the historic past and modern verve...

Good science writing makes us feel. It makes us delight inthe discovery of a black hole munching on a star, laugh at the image of alienspuzzling over golf balls on...

This is our Sydney, the brightest and best of it, North to the south to the east and the west of it. Bats and cicadas, lawn bowls and the zoo,...

Scientists, soldiers, sports stars, inventors, entertainers, explorers and humble men, women and children who became overnight heroes, they're all integral to Australia's historical narrative. Paul Taylor tells their fascinating stories...

A joint project with the Indigenous Literary Foundation, Murli la is a beautifully designed gift book that celebrates the culture of the Tiwi Islands through song. The songs presented in...

Everything in Sydney competes for your attention: the sight of a yacht race in the wake of a ferry; the sizzle of barbecues at the local park; the bustle of...

Children of Parents with Mental Illness is a groundbreaking study into the frequently overlooked impact on children whose parents have a mental illness. By balancing theory with first-hand experiences from...

I hope with the women who break their silence and contribute to this survey some very much needed changes will take place. God knows we need them.This book is the...

Fifty-two of Henry Lawson's stories and sketches that he had first published in newspapers and magazines from 1888 onwards were gathered in his collection While the Billy Boils (Angus &...

'I am sir [ sure ] you will act as human bean', wrote one distressed pensioner to Prime Minister Robert Menzies in 1953, pleading for assistance. Robert Menzies received 22,000...

Following the success of the original Hide & Seek Melbourne , Explore Australia has now expanded the Melbourne series with four separate books on hidden experiences, shopping, food and nightlife....

Following the success of the original Hide & Seek Melbourne , Explore Australia has now expanded the Melbourne series with four separate books on hidden experiences, shopping, food and nightlife....

Portrait of Australia is a visual celebration of the very best of Australia's glorious landscapes, lively cities and rich cultural heritage. From the vibrant streets of Sydney to the magnificent...

A witty, affectionate and beautifully written account of Johnston's travels in 1990s Australia. After a long sojourn in China, Brian Johnston arrived in Cairns to join his sister on a...

In this book, the residents of Prahran, past and present, tell something of their own stories. These are as diverse as Prahran itself. There are tales of wine and roses...

This book is the first comprehensive history of Australian education systems, programs and policies of the period since 1960. The narrative of changes in schooling, training and university life is...

Reports on the continuing growth and transformation of ADR and conflict management approaches in Australia and overseas. This third edition brings all areas of the work up to date.

Wild & Woolley: A Publishing Memoir is Wilding's rollicking account of those heady bohemian years in the 1970s and 80s, charting the growth, the experiments, and the development of this...

Discover the ingenious and edgy crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, with suspense that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . . 'One of...

Shortlisted for the University Of Queensland Fiction Book Award 'The real deal.' - Favel Parrett, author of Past the Shallows and There Was Still Love 'Kassab creates an eerie sense...

Who hops on two big feet, has two long ears and a built-in basket? The EASTER BUNNYROO, that's who! A very Australian Easter story about an understandable misunderstanding with a...

Henry, Penny, Frankie, Mum and Dad embark on an amazing adventure - from Tassie to the very tip of the Top End. Travel with them on the ferry across Bass...

Reloaded contains the latest stories from the Melbourne underworld, and provides an uncut account of how Tony Mokbel - aka fat Tony - ran Melbourne's gangland war. Also included in...

A Centenary of Rugby League tells the complete, season-by-season story of rugby league's first 100 years in Australia. Rich in detail, anecdote, history, scandal and triumph, and illustrated by hundreds...

Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year meets The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Where'd You Go Bernadette in this witty novel about coming of (middle) age and discovering that you...

This book examines Aboriginal identity in various forums: in discourse, education, juvenile institutions, geographic locations, myths, and land-rights actions.