Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
"It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life u a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else. Ignoring suc ...Show more
Bush Nurses by Annabelle Brayley
$24.99 AUD
Category: General
It takes something special to be a bush nurse working in rural and remote Australia. These remarkable women patch people up and keep them alive while waiting for the doctor to arrive. They drive the ambulances, operate the clinics and deliver the babies. They are on call around the clock and there are n ...Show more
The Complete Book of Great Australian Women: Thirty-six Women Who Changed the Course of Australian History by Susanna De Vries
$45.99 AUD
$49.99 (8% off)
Category: General
This book talks about the stories of committed and resourceful women who demanded something different from the restricted lives of their mothers and grandmothers. The achievements of Australian women have long been overshadowed by the deeds of Australian men. Susanna de Vries has challenged this with he ...Show more
The Story of Australia's People - Volume 1 by Geoffrey Blainey
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
The vast continent of Australia was settled in two main streams, far apart in time and origin. The first came ashore some 50,000 years ago when the islands of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea were one. The second began to arrive from Europe at the end of the eighteenth century. Each had to come to ter ...Show more
Out of the Blue by Richard Woldendorp; John McDonald (Foreword by)
$49.99 AUD
Category: General
Australia is a country of diverse landscapes that seem endless. The flat plains of the outback give way to undulating mountain ranges, serpentine rivers and rugged coastlines.Through striking photographs Out of the Blue explores Australia's natural history and how the continent evolved. From the weather ...Show more
Southern Night Sky : A Glow-In-The-Dark Guide to Prominent Stars & Constellations South of the Equator by James Kavanagh
$12.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: Pocket Naturalist Guide Series
The Southern Night Sky is the perfect. folding GLOW-IN-THE-DARK pocket reference to the night sky in the Southern Hemisphere. Guide highlights prominent constellations and stars that are visible with the naked eye from cities south of the equator. Simply shine a flashlight on the guide to illuminate the ...Show more
Outback Mates by Daniel McIntosh
$39.99 AUD
Category: General
A celebration of outback Australia and the bonds of friendship that are forged living and working on the land. In March 2013, Dan McIntosh launched the Facebook page Station Photos simply to share his photos of life on the land with friends and family. Fast-forward to 2017 and the page has gathered an i ...Show more
Rusted Off: Why country Australia is fed up by Gabrielle Chan
$34.99 AUD
Category: General
Telling the story of Australia as it is today, Gabrielle Chan has gone hyper-local. In Rusted Off,she looks to her own rural community?s main street for answers to the big questions driving voters. Why are we so fed up with politics? Why are formerly rusted-on country voters deserting major parties in g ...Show more
Back Roads by Heather Ewart; Karen Michelmore (As told to)
$32.99 AUD
Category: General
A road trip around Australia, discovering towns and communities outside the mainstream - and the colourful inhabitants whose grit and humour will uplift and inspire you. Discover the resilient and inspiring people who live outside big Australian cities - and indeed off the beaten track altogether. Defi ...Show more
100 Weirdest Tales from Across Australia by Ben Pobjie
$32.99 AUD
Category: General
Tales of the strange, unnerving and downright bizarre from one of the weirdest places on Earth Tales of the strange, unnerving and downright bizarre from one of the weirdest places on Earth Fish falling out of the sky, joggers relieving themselves on your doorstep, mysterious monsters constantly springi ...Show more
Salt: Selected Essays and Stories by Bruce Pascoe
$34.99 AUD
Category: General | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
A collection of stories and essays by the award-winning author of Dark Emu, showcasing his shimmering genius across a lifetime of work. Bruce Pascoe has been described as a 'living national treasure' and his work as 'revelatory'. This volume of his best and most celebrated stories and essays, collected ...Show more
Great Australian Horse Stories by Anne Crawford
$32.99 AUD
Category: General
Great Australian Horse Stories brings to life true stories - funny, poignant and sometimes dramatic - of horses from all over the nation, spanning generations. Outback legends. Loyal carthorses. Spectacular high jumpers. Trusty stock horses. Horses that have defied the odds to win - or just to live. Wit ...Show more