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A story of a young boy's adventures working as a paperboy on the busy trams, travelling to Bondi Beach. Keiran wants nothing more than to be a paperboy on the...

Celebrating 40 years in print this is a new edition of the classic children's poem by Australia's favourite poet, A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson. Mulga Bill's Bicycle was written by Banjo Paterson...

With improvements in the treatment of HIV disease, gay men in great numbers are surviving--and thriving--into middle and older age. While increased longevity brings new hope, it also raises unanticipated...

This guide to usage and idiom is suitable both for native writers and readers of English and for foreign learners. Also included are sections on the special languages of literature,...

South Asia has always played a part in the European imagining of race, but has not been much considered in the scholarly literature of the present generation. Nor, recently, have...

Intellectual traditions grow through a process of critical assessment, and Pathways: Approaches to the Study of Society in India is an important contribution in this area. The autobiographical element makes...

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) is remembered, along with Copernicus and Galileo, as one of the greatest Renaissance astronomers. A gifted analytical thinker, he made major contributions to physics, astronomy, and mathematics....

Providing a unique and intimate view of Hindu marriage, the essays in this collection explore points at which the margins of marriage are traversed or transgressed. Rather than focus on...

`An Indiscretion in the Life of a Heiress', is one of ten stories - three collaborative, all uncollected - that are brought together in this volume. `Indiscretion', derived from Hardy's...

Terrors of the Table is an absorbing account of the struggle to find the necessary ingredients of a healthy diet, and the fads and quackery that have always waylaid the...

From the author of the world renowned masterpiece The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery's novel Night Flight is similarly magical in its telling of the miracle of flight. In this gripping novel,...

Students will not need prior courses in medical anthropology to use this introductory book. Not only is it soundly based in the history of anthropological theory and method in general,...

The long-awaited life story of John Williamson- an Australian icon, a much-loved legend of the music industry and man of the land. The joy after all is in the journey,...

After some frolicsome fun, Hairy and his gang are ready for a nap. But where will they choose to sleep?

Hairy Maclary feels mischievous and mad. He is not in the mood for the Kennel Club's Obedience Class! In Lynley Dodd's seventh story about Hairy Maclary, the rascally dog disrupts...

Historical childrens book set in Melbourne, Meet Rose, is part of the Our Australian Girl series. It's 1900 . . . and Rose lives with her family in a big...

Ian Spector returns to complete the thrillogy. Chuck Norris Cannot Be Stopped reveals 400 all-new facts about the roughest, toughest, and buffest man to ever stalk the face of the...

Celebrity nutritionist Leslie Beck unlocks the secrets to achieving good health and maintaining an active and energetic lifestyle in Leslie Beck's Longevity Diet. Complete with food plans, new recipes, tips,...

"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other...

With wit, humor, and an infectious love of astronomy that could win over even the science-phobic, this fun and fascinating book reminds us that outer space is anything but remote....

"Big, beautiful, ambitious . . . It takes narrative magic to pull off such a loopy combination, and luckily, Reif Larsen has it to spare. His prose is addictive and...

The comedy of domestic manners gets a delightful update in this intoxicating novel that suggests a latter-day "Pride and Prejudice" transplanted to an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. Well-meaning but domineering...

On the face of it, you'd hardly think that recent events were propitious for humour. Not so long ago we wondered even winced at how fast a shuttle tragedy turned...

Arctic Drift sees Clive Cussler's greatest hero, Dirk Pitt, fighting his enemies in the cruel Arctic. A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in...

Welcome to the surprising world of microtrends, where Snowed-Under Slobs are increasing in number - but so are Extreme Commuters; where teenagers are becoming millionaire businessmen - even though their...

Dr Kawashima's brain training will change your life ... Like the body, the brain needs exercise. And Dr Ryuta Kawashima has dedicated his life to researching exactly how we can...

The Rain Before it Falls - Jonathan Coe's heartbreaking novel of family secrets Deeply moving and compelling, The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three generations of one...

Not since Machiavelli has anyone taken on this subject in such an original way How can we make the governments on which we depend for our welfare and survival behave...

The witty and inspiring follow-up to the Top 10 bestselling How To Be Idle, How To Be Free is the perfect survival guide for a material world Have you ever...

Lucy has her life all planned out: perfect job, ideal man and ideal home, and birth of perfect daughter. What does not fit so neatly into her organised life is...

To the French Riviera come Dick and Nicole Diver. Handsome, rich and glamorous, their dinners are legendary, their atmosphere magnetic. But something is wrong - Nicole has a secret and...

Brand new, bigger and better paperback edition of this best-selling Hairy Maclary adventure "Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu - itches and stitches and tummyache too . . ."...

This bestselling story has now been brilliantly adapted for audio CD and there are two readings - the first is a straight reading with music and the second has a...

"Peepo!" is the much-loved picture book classic by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. "Peepo!" is a modern classic that continues to delight generations of babies and toddlers and their parents. Look...

Do monsters love hugs? Of course they do! Whether they're feeling sad, angry or happy - there's nothing better than a MONSTER hug. Turn the cleverly shaped pages to make...

A delightful title in the best-selling touchy-feely series. Babies and toddlers will love exploring the fuzzy, bumpy and fluffy tactile patches, as well as spotting the little white mouse in...

The hilarious family from An Amazing Australian Road Trip is back - this time they're going camping! Now in paperback! We're travelling from Melbourne on a camping trip east, so...

Guess what kind of truck is at work in this interactive book by the bestselling creators of Roadworks . C rash-a-rumble Smash-a-grumble What's at work? Here's a clue: It will...

Gorges that plummet into serpentine shadows ... Cloaks of white that drape the rocky crags of snowy mountains ... In this magnificent celebration of country, Bronwyn Bancroft uses both images...

What's a potty for? How do I wee in my potty? When can I use a big toilet? This entertaining book is the perfect potty-training aid to help children move...

The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...

Christmas is for everyone-even grumpy Lump of Coal-in this whimsical story from Hello!Lucky In this whimsical holiday romp, everyone's getting in on the festive fun, including a grumpy but adorable...

1 year + Meet Santa and discover his sparkly sleigh, fuzzy gloves and more in this festive addition to the much-loved That's not my. series. Babies love the best-selling That's...