May Gibbs Tales From The Camp Fire
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street, or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass? Do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night?A new picture book from the international award-winning illustrator Shaun Tan, Tales from Outer Suburbia is a unique and inspiring collection of original stories and illustrations.Shaun Tan, creator of The Arrival, The Lost Th...
From the Inside - Chopper 1
Apart from Irish whiskey, good cigars, Pontiac motor cars, and a pistol grip baby .410 shotgun with solid load shells, what I love the most is kidnapping smartarse gangsters and taking their money. To the human filth I have bashed, belted, iron barred, axed, shot, stabbed, knee capped, set on fire and driven to their graves, I can only quote from the motto of the French Foreign Legion, Je Ne R...
Murphy's Lore - Tales From The West
Bob Murphy footballer, music fan, dog walker, coffee drinker, hand shaker, train traveller and tree lover has been a favourite of footy followers for many a year. Now captain of his beloved Western Bulldogs, hes showing the young pups at the Kennel how to play the great game the right way. Collected here for the first time are the best of Bobs much-loved weekly ne...
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - The Complete First Edition
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Childrens and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and Cinderella would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would...
Tales of the Honey Badger
Cummins has a cult hero notoriety not seen with any other Australian sport star in the last 25 years Fox Sports Hes put pen to paper and has been busier than a one-armed bricklayer in Baghdad Nick Cummins is writing his opus, his tome his first book. Packed with Nicks sensational sayings, ripper yarns and pure Aussie wisdom, TALES OF THE HONEY BADGER is a charming collection of s...
Tales from a Bondi Vet - An international hit TV series
As the son of a country vet, animals have been a part of Dr Chris Browns life for as long as he can remember so its not surprising that he has followed in his fathers veterinary footsteps. But Chriss life has one twist his dad never had to deal with
a TV camera crew following him around to capture the day-to-day life of an urban vet. Tales from a Bondi Vet is based on the hit Australia...
Devil's Day - From the Costa winning and bestselling author of The Loney
The second novel from the Costa winning and bestselling author of The LoneyThe new master of menace Sunday TimesIn the wink of an eye, as quick as a flea, The Devil he jumped from me to thee. And only when the Devil had gone, Did I know that he and Id been one . . .Every autumn, John Pentecost returns to the farm where he grew up to help gather the sheep down from the moors for the winter. V...
The Great Fire of London
With ones face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops A selection from Pepys startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great Fire Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguins 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many c...
Business Adventures - Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street: The New York Times bestseller Bill Gates calls...
The best business book Ive ever read. Bill Gates, Wall Street Journal The Michael Lewis of his day. New York Times What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular ...
Gino's Italian Coastal Escape - A Taste of Italy from the Aeolian Islands to Elba
I know that some of you may never visit Italy, but with these simple and delicious recipes, which were inspired by my recent trip, I can bring a little bit of Italy to you. Just back from his epic journey along Italys stunning west coast for the ITV series Ginos Italian Coastal Escape, everyones favourite Italian chef reveals the wonders of one of the richest and most varied cuisines in...
Two from the Heart
From the bestselling author of Sundays at Tiffanys, two heart-warming tales about the power of a good story to open our eyes to lifes possibilities. Anne McWilliams has lost everything. After her marriage falls apart and a hurricane destroys her home she realises that her life has fallen out of focus. So she takes to the road to ask long lost friends and strangers a simple question- Whats...
A Message of Hope from the Angels - The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller
From the internationally bestselling author of Angels in my Hair comes The Sunday Times Number One bestseller with messages of hope for you. In A Message of Hope from the Angels Irish mystic Lorna Byrne brings a vital, urgent communication from above for these challenging times. The Angel told me, Hope makes the impossible possible.Lorna sees angels with as much clarity as the rest of us s...
Brilliance of the Moon - Book 3 Tales of the Otori
Now released with stunning new cover artwork, BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON is Book 3 in the five-part Tales of the Otori series. The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Otori Takeos future is uncertain. If he is to reclaim his Otori heritage, he must fight for it but his army is untrained and Takeo, despite his l...
The Waking Fire - Book One of Draconis Memoria
Anthony Ryan author of fantasy sensation Blood Song returns with The Waking Fire, a thrilling new epic fantasy of exploration and adventure, spies and assassins, explosive magic and the furious battle to forge an empire.For decades the lands of the Ironship Syndicate have been defended by the Blood-blessed men and women able to channel the powers contained in the potent blood of wild...
Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes - Over 100 Recipes from the Great Food Regions of the World
This new book of mine is all about fun, escapist recipes. Its an adventurous cookbook that embraces the big hitters from the incredible countries Ive visited recently, as well as completely new things Ive made up by taking cues from the influences around me. Ive taken some of the most famous and exciting dishes from these beautiful places and tweaked them so you can recreate the paellas of...
Plain Tales From The Raj - Images of British India in the 20th Century
The Raj was, for 200 years, the jewel in the British imperial crown. Although founded on military expansionism and undoubted exploitation, it developed over the centuries into what has been called benign autocracy the government of many by few, with the active collaboration of most Indians in recognition of a desire for the advancement of their country. Charles Allens classic oral history...
Blood Sisters - The #1 bestselling thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife
THREE LITTLE GIRLS SET OFF TO SCHOOL ONE SUNNY MAY MORNING. WITHIN AN HOUR, ONE OF THEM IS DEAD. From the author of the Sunday Times Top Ten and Kindle bestseller MY HUSBANDS WIFE, comes an even more addictive, page-turning and powerful novel about two women bound by a deadly secret. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Erin Kelly and BA Paris. Kitty lives in a care home. She cant speak prop...
Tales from the Hood (The Sisters Grimm #6) - 10th Anniversary Edition
More in the New York Times bestselling series! More than 500,000 copies of the series in print! The Grimms defend Mr. Canis in Ferryport Landings trial of the century! This book sees Mr. Canis, dear friend and protector of the Grimm family, put on trial for past crimes. Considering that hes really the Big Bad Wolf, he has a lot to answer for. Is there any truth to the story told by Little Red ...
Tales From Watership Down
Tales From Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adamss bestselling Watership Down, the enduring classic of contemporary literature that introduced millions of readers to a vivid and distinctive world. Here, he returns to the delightful characters we know and love including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah and presents new heroes as th...
Teachers' Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of teaching
A fascinating collection of bizarre tales from classrooms throughout history. A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom and theyre all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capones infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale o...
Good Losers Die Broke - A Lifetime of Tales from the Track
Melbourne Mick Bartley wasnt big noting when he described $6000 in 1976 as toilet paper. To call him a punter wasnt sufficient. Nobody played horses better in roles as a commission agent, SP bookmaker and master architect of betting coups. But the punt giveth and the punt taketh away
From copy boy at the Sydney Sun to his current weekly column for Fairfax, Max Presnell has lived, breathed a...