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An Account of the Discoveries Made in the South Pacifick Ocean by Alexander Dalrymple
$95.00 NZD
Category: Pacific | Series: Australian Maritime Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to pre ...Show more
Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela Kaplan
$25.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: Australian Natural History Ser. | Reading Level: Very Good
The warbling and carolling of the Australian magpie are familiar to many although few of us recognize that it ranks among the foremost songbirds of the world. Its impressive vocal abilities, its propensity to play and clown, and its willingness to interact with people, make the magpie one of our most we ...Show more
Australian Military Operations in Vietnam by Albert Palazzo
$30.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Series: Australian Army Campaigns | Reading Level: very good
This is a guide to the war that Australia fought in Vietnam and provides the reader with a good overview of the events that unfolded over ten years. From 1962 to 1972 Australia joined the United States in fighting a communist inspired insurgency war in the jungles of South Vietnam against infiltrators ...Show more
Australian Womens Weekly - The Best Ever Collection by The Australian Women's Weekly
$25.00 NZD
Category: Cooking | Series: The Australian Women's Weekly | Reading Level: very good
Presenting the ultimate collection of best and most loved recipes from eighty years of The Australian Women's Weekly. Countless recipes have appeared in the magazine over the years, many of which have been collected and cherished by three generations from all over the world. This stunning volume contain ...Show more
Australians: From Eureka to the Diggers: Volume 2 by Thomas Keneally
$20.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Series: Australians | Reading Level: very good
In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women, arti ...Show more
Cosmic Chronicles - A user's guide to the Universe by Fred Watson
$16.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Users Guide to the Universe - Australian | Reading Level: near fine
Are we alone in the universe? Where didthe moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there reallybe a future in asteroid mining? In CosmicChronicles, Fred Watson - Australia'sAstronomer-at-Large and bestselling author - explores the hottest topics inspace science and astronomy. Watso ...Show more
Don't Take Your Love to Town by Ruby Langford Ginibi
$10.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Series: Black Australian Writing Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Ruby Langford Ginibi's bestselling first book is now back in print.With sales of over 30,000 copies since publication in 1988, Don't Take Your Love to Townis now a seminal work of Indigenous memoir. It has been set for HSC over a number of years and is one of the most important Indigenous life stories t ...Show more
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
$7.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. Sheena Knowles's upbeat, rhymin ...Show more
Goodbye House, Hello House by Margaret Wild
$14.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Australian | Reading Level: Early Childhood
A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team. This is the last time I'll fish in this river. This is the last time I'll run through these trees. This is the last time I'll dream by this fire ... Goodbye, old house. Goodbye. A heartwarming story of letti ...Show more
Koala - A Historical Biography by Ann Moyal
$10.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: Australian Natural History Ser. | Reading Level: good
Examines the koala's long seclusion from discovery (1803), its slow penetration of the European classificatory system, its distinctive history, and its emergence through observation, artistic and scientific depiction. This book covers koala destruction through settlement and hunting in the 19th century ...Show more
Narrative of the Overland Journey of Sir John and Lady Franklin and Party from Hobart Town to Macquarie Harbour 1942 by David Burn; George Mackaness (editor)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Series: Australian Historical Monographs | Reading Level: very good
Roadies: The Secret History of Australian Rock'n'Roll by Stuart Coupe
$14.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: The Secret History of Australian Rock'n'Roll | Reading Level: near fine
This is your backstage pass to the hidden side of the music industry - the tantrums, the fights, the tensions, the indulgence, the sex, the alcohol, the drugs. The roadies see it all, and now they are sharing their secrets. Roadies are the unsung heroes of the Australian music industry. They unload the ...Show more