Our Australian Girl - The Lina Stories
Its 1956 . . . and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her ...
Our Australian Girl - The Poppy Stories
Its 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped ...
Our Australian Girl - The Letty Stories
For the first time, read all four Letty stories in one beaut...
Our Australian Girl - Meet Lina (Book 1)
Its 1956 . . . and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her ...
The Alice Stories - Our Australian Girl
For the first time, read all four Alice stories in one beaut...
Our Australian Girl - A Friend For Grace (Book 2)
Its 1808 . . . and Grace is on board the ship Indispensa...
Our Australian Girl - Alice and the Apple Blossom Fair ...
Its 1918 . . . and Alice has never felt lonelier. Her fa...
Our Australian Girl - Meet Pearlie (Book 1)
Its1941 . . . and the war is changing Pearlies life ever...
Our Australian Girl - Nellie And Secret The Letter (Boo...
Its 1849 . . . and Nellie is starting her new life as a ...
Our Australian Girl - Peacetime for Alice (Book 4)
Its 1919 . . . and Alice is busy looking after Mama, pract...
Our Australian Girl - Nellie's Quest (Book 3)
Its 1850 and Nellies best friend, Mary, is gravely ill. ...
Our Australian Girl - Poppy at Summerhill (Book 2)
Its 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escape...
Our Australian Girl - Daisy All Alone (Book 2)
Its1930 . . . and Daisys worst nightmare has come true. ...
Our Australian Girl - School Days For Ruby (Book 3)
Its 1931 . . .and Ruby is settling into life at her school...
Our Australian Girl - The Lina Stories
Wastelands - Wastelands Stories of the Apocalypse
Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon these are our guides through the Wastelands
From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. Gathering together the best post-ap...
Contemporary Australian Plays - "The Hotel Sorrento"; "Dead White Males"; "Two"; "The 7 Stages of Grieving"; "The Popula...
Saturday night, small town Wales, one pub, one party and three lads stuck with their school reputations the gimp, the geek and the bully. Their dream to get the hell out Dead White Males: Triumphant
The neatly lined up ducks of academic absolutism are ruthlessly, and hilariously, assassinated Sydney Morning Herald; Swain is a wonderful creation Guardian The 7 Stages of Grievi...
The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome
Hes the worlds vaguest novelist. Shes a shy and unusual child. Together, theyre travelling the world, one book a time.QUITE SIMPLY THE BEST SORT OF READING PLEASURE FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST- Ravens Parlour Bookstore For the first ten years of Frejas life, she and her mother Clementine have roamed the Arctic in search of zoological wonders. Happy, content, together. Freja an...
Miss Muriel Matters - The Australian actress who became one of London's most famous suffragists
The Australian actress who became one of Londons most famous suffragists. Discover the most inspiring woman youve never heard of
In 1909, a young Australian actress made headlines around the world when she took to the sky over London in an airship emblazoned with the slogan Votes for Women and dropped leaflets over the city. Muriel Matters was dubbed that daring Australian girl, an...
The Lies of the Land - An Honest History of Political Deceit
Trust in our politicians is at an all-time low. Were in a post-truth era, where feelings trump facts, and where brazen rhetoric beats honesty. But do politicians lie more than they used to? And do we even want them to tell the truth? In a history full of wit and political acumen, Private Eye journalist Adam MacQueen dissects the gripping stories of the biggest political lies of the last hal...
Preserving Our Proud Heritage - The Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army
The Australian Armys customs and traditions represent the symbols and substance of much of our national character, adopted from Armys forebears and developed since 1901 to where we are today. In the form of the `Rising Sun, these traditions shape Armys institutional values and to an extent its collective personality, which provides along with serving members both past and present ...
Miss Muriel Matters - The Spectacular Life of a Trailblazing Suffragist
Discover the most inspiring woman youve never heard of
In 1909, a young Australian actress made headlines around the world when she took to the sky over London in an airship emblazoned with the slogan Votes for Women and dropped leaflets over the city. Muriel Matters was dubbed that daring Australian girl, and the American media declared it to be the worlds first aerial protest. J...
Not your Average Nurse - The Entertaining True Story of a Student Nurse in 1970s London
Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous
Oh, the stories I can tell! To a young girl the life of a nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift its never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at Londons Kings College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. Its...
We Are Our Brains - From the Womb to Alzheimer's
Everything we think, do and refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires and our characters. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we dont just have brains: we are our brains. A blockbuster about the brain
provocative, fascinating, remarkable Cliv...
Not Your Average Nurse - From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary...
Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous
Oh, the stories I can tell! To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift its never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at Londons Kings College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. Its sin...
The Life of a Song - The fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved songs
Who knew that Paul McCartney originally referred to Yesterday as Scrambled Eggs because he couldnt think of any lyrics for his heart-breaking tune? Or that Patti LaBelle didnt know what Voulez-vous couches avec moi ce soir? actually meant? These and countless other fascinating back stories of some of our best-known and best-loved songs fill this book, a collection of the highly succes...
Alabama Studio Style - More Projects, Recipes and Stories
Alabama Studio Style picks up where Alabama Stitch Book (STC, 2008) left off, featuring new techniques and a stunning collection of sewing projects and also furthering the Alabama Chanin philosophy that style extends from what we wear and how we decorate our homes to how we spend our time and the care we show for our environment and traditions. This is a craft and lifestyle book all in one...
Sport of Queens - Women in Australian Horse Racing
Gender equality in sport is a hot issue of our time, with the womens league in AFL being pushed this year and the prominence of issues surrounding gender equality in sport maintaining a bright spotlight in the media. Sport of Queens reveals the history of women in Australian horse racing from Wilhelmina Bill Smith who secretly rode as a man at race meetings across North Queensland in the 194...
Our Australian Girl - Meet Grace (Book 1)
Its 1808 . . . and Grace is living with her uncle in London. They have no money, and Grace is always lonely and often hungry. The best part of her day is going to Fleet Street to talk to the horses that she loves so much. One afternoon Grace cant resist taking a shiny red apple from a grocers cart and then another
Before she knows it, Grace is being chased through the streets! Wi...
Classic Australian Poems
Australian poets have a wonderful way with words and their poems bring to life the iconic Aussie characters and unforgettable landscape that are part of our Australian heritage. Many of these Mulga Bill, Clancy of the Overflow, The Ant Explorer, MDougal, The Shearers Wife and Mr Smith are larger than life. And the poets who created them AB Patterson, CJ Dennis, Thomas E Spencer, Louis...
Australia Gone Wild: Australian Geographic's greatest animal stor
For more than 30 years; Australian Geographic has been showcasing Australiaâs unique natural history through the words and images of the nationâs finest writers and photographers. This brand new 224-page hard cover compendium brings together over 40 of the best stories spanning the natural world from the smallest of invertebrates to the creatures that inhabit the waters that surround us ...
Against Our Better Judgment - The Hidden History of How the United States Was Used to Create Israel
Prodigiously documented
Alison Weir must be highly commended for throwing such a brilliantly hard light on the relationship between the United States and Israel. I hope this marvelous book gets all the attention it deserves. Ambassador Andrew Killgore Soon after WWII, US statesman Dean Acheson warned that creating Israel on land already inhabited by Palestinians would imperil both Ame...
The Children's Bible - Share the Greatest Stories Ever Told
This book is packed with childrens Bible stories, from the creation story, to the history of the Old Testament prophets, to the nativity story and Jesus resurrection. DKs The Childrens Bible is a childrens book for ages 9-11. It features more than 150 of the best-loved stories from the Bible, covering both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Beautiful illustrations and colour phot...
Our Australian Girl - Daisy All Alone (Book 2)
Its1930 . . . and Daisys worst nightmare has come true. Shes alone on the streets, separated from her family. Things get worse after the police send her to live at the Melbourne Orphanage. At least she doesnt have to scavenge for food scraps anymore, but with no family and no freedom, Daisy is miserable. When she hears some shocking news she decides its time to plot a daring escape . . ....
The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive Edition
The definitive 70th anniversary edition of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, the worlds most famous diary and one of the greatest books of the century. 12th June, 1942:I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support. In ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2017 - Unlock the Weird
Jam-packed with a mind-boggling selection of incredible facts, crazy stories, jaw-dropping pictures, lists and interviews, this fantastic book also comes with bonus hidden content thats accessible using our Ripleys Believe It or Not! app. Step right into the world of Ripleys and see it come alive by scanning the special oddSCAN logos with a smartphone to reveal exclusive videos, images an...