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Australia: Off the Beaten Track - is more than a description of trips, it provides comprehensive track notes, tour maps, camping information, planning advise and describes the main highlights of...

This text addresses important questions about Australia's population size and distribution which are likely to dominate the country's politics in the 21st century. The book's approach to the population question...

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...

Kookaburras, ems, koalas, kangaroos are just some of the Australian animals you will discover in this fact filled book. Karen Weaver educates young minds through interesting rhyming verse. Jeanette Lees...

From First Nations gunyahs and First Fleet huts to 21st century eco-pavilions and skyscrapers, Davina Jackson surveys the evolution of architecture in Australia. Dr Jackson explores how early colonial building...

A classic showcase of Australian baby animals and their families for very young children from a consummate author/illustrator. With one animal baby featured on each double page spread, this colourful...

The Australian Basic School Oxford Dictionary has been carefully compiled with the needs of students aged between 10-16 in mind. This new edition has been completely revised and updated, with...

This book is aimed at anyone with an interest in birds, words, or the history of Australian biology and birdwatching. It discusses common and scientific names of every Australian bird,...

The art of camp oven cooking is now as simple as cooking a barbecue. With two decades of outback cooking experience guiding the way, author Jo Clews helps demystify all...

Australian Cinema After Mabo is the first comprehensive study of Australian national cinema in the 1990s. Using the 1992 Mabo decision as a starting point, it looks at how the...

They were the Australians who made American history. In the roaring days of the 1850s California gold rush, San Francisco was the most dangerous town in America, made so by...

This dictionary is for students, business people, academics, and investors - consumers of accounting and finance language. It provides an up-to-date, user-friendly guide through the specialised terminology of accounting and...

A series comparable with other dictionaries of national biography. This is the complete index to Volumes 1 through 12 of the ADB. Since 1962 the Australian Dictionary of Biography has...

The Australian Dictionary of Biography is THE classic Australian work of reference. Volume 16-the last of four volumes to deal with the period 1940-1980-is used by writers, scholars, researchers and...

Volume 17 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography contains 658 biographies of individuals who died between 1981 and 1990. The first of two volumes for the decade, it presents a...

This Supplement 1580-1980 is an adjunct to the first sixteen volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and includes people who played a part in Australia's history from the beginning...

This book will teach you about your body - how it is made, how it functions, and how to take care of your own injuries. In this sense, no other...

Designed for use by primary school students, this dictionary contains 4,000 entries printed in large type face. Includes current Australian spellings and alternative spellings and an appendix of names of...

p>Easy reference guide on over 200 of Australia's most popular fish/p>p>A must for every fisherman, complete with maps and coloured illustrations./p>

'The bible for seafood. The only book you'll ever need on the topic.' Neil Perry Written by the most respected authorities on seafood in the country, this landmark publication contains...

The long-awaited new cookbook from the king of relaxed Australian cafe style food 'Every city has one cafe that becomes the poster child for its inner spirit, and for Sydney,...

The Australian Gardening Calendar is set to become your favourite garden tool! GARDEN MASTERY EVERY MONTH Whether you own a few pots, a vegie patch or a grand garden, it's...

This collection of Australian plays is a first: it is a celebration of homosexuality and its diversity in Australian theatre. It provokes a rethinking of the nature of gay and...

The Australian Geographic Book of "The Corner Country" is a truly comprehensive guide to the outback borderland, where NSW, SA and Queensland meet. Townships and settlements of this legendary region,...

What is a dangling modifier? When should you use `that', and when should you use `which'? Find the answers to these and many other questions about language and its use...

The Australian magpie is one of our nation's most popular and iconic birds. It is loved for its impressive vocal abilities, propensity to play, excellent parenting and willingness to form...

The Australian Middle Primary Dictionary & Thesaurus is the most up-to-date, fully integrated primary dictionary and thesaurus available in Australia. It draws on the very latest Australian research into the...