A Few Days In The Country - And Other Stories
This collection of short fiction from Elizabeth Harrower fea...
Tolkien's World - A Guide to the Peoples and Places of ...
Tolkien s World takes readers on an incredible journey throu...
Animal Babies - Lift the Flap and Learn
Building on the success of Earth and Sky, Animal Babie...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
A full-colour paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and t...
World War II - Step into the Action and behind Enemy Li...
Age range 8 to 12 The Fact Atlas series offers an age-appro...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the...
The Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated with Interactive ...
MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphic...
The Rose and the Dagger - The Wrath and the Dawn Book 2...
The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking New York Tim...
The New Tsar - The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
An epic tale of Vladimir Putins path to power, as he emerg...
The Grasmere And Alfoxden Journals
The Story Of The Orchestra - Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Mus...
Eye-catching illustrations, an engaging text and delightful musical selections on an accompanying 70-minute CD lead children aged 8 to 12 (and parents too!) on an exciting and educational listen-while-you-learn tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. The Composers, name by name Baroque Classical Romantic Modern - The Orchestra, instrument by instrument String ...
The Book of Paul - The Wit and Wisdom of Paul Keating
Presenting the one and only Mr Paul Keating at his straight-shooting, scumbag-calling, merciless best. Paul lets rip on John Howard- The little desiccated coconut is under pressure and he is attacking anything he can get his hands on. On Peter Costello- The thing about poor old Costello is he is all tip and no iceberg. On John Hewson- His performance is like bei...
Winston Effect - The Art and History of Stan Winston Studio
For over 30 years, Stan Winston and his team of artists and technicians have been creating characters, creatures and monsters for the silver screen, from The Terminator and the extraterrestrial monstrosities of Aliens and Predator to the amazing dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and the fanciful character of Edward Scissorhands. Now, at last, hes opening up the Stan Winston Studios ...
The Dreaming And Other Essays
W.E.H. Stanners words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, in essays such as The Dreaming Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale, regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the phrase the great Australian silence. And in h...
How to Teach - A Handbook for NQTs : The Ultimate, (and Ultimately Irrelevant) Look at What You Should be Doing in Your ...
This is the ultimate, (and ultimately irreverent) look at what you should be doing in your classroom if you want to be the best teacher you can possibly be. Phil Beadle, star of Channel 4s Unteachables and Cant Read Cant Write, former Secondary School Teacher of the Year and Guardian Education Columnist, outlines everything a newly qualified teacher needs to know in order to be a...
The Book of Paul - The Wit and Wisdom of Paul Keating
I fancy Malcolm (Turnbull) is like the big red bunger. Youre lighting up, theres a bit of a fizz, then nothing. Nothing. An updated, gift edition of the bestselling The Book of Paul, presenting the one and only Mr Paul Keating at his straight-shooting, scumbag-calling, merciless best. Paul lets rip on John Howard- The little desiccated coconut is under pressure and he is attackin...
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 ...
The Last Showman - The life and times of an Outback tent-boxing legend
My life has been a mad travelling show, meeting some of the strangest and greatest people whove ever lived. Ive had my fair share of trouble and Im lucky to be here. But Ive always been a showman and Ive done my best to preserve a precious part of an old Australia thats fast disappearing. Son of a sideshow operator and trapeze artist, fourth-generation showm...
Reach for the Stars - and Other Advice for Life's Journey
Reach for the Stars is a wonderful way to encourage and congratulate those, regardless of age, who are celebrating a milestone
and feel ready to spread their wings and fly! The young hero of Serge Blochs delightful Butterflies in My Stomach is back, along with his loyal dog Roger. Having mastered the first day of school, the two are embarking further on the perilous journey of life. Lik...
Great ANZAC Stories - The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend
These stories show the overwhelming blood and honour, heroism and horror that was the Australian experience on our cruellest shores. Peter FitzSimons Accessible, short, often fresh tales capture the spirit and sentiment of Anzac. Roland Perry Over the years, the experiences of soldiers at war become the stuff of legend: tales of great bravery, battlefield wins, and also the tragic ...
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Colour Edition)
Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the Worlds NUMBER ONE Storyteller!The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is a classic Roald Dahl story. Billys biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside theyre the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who needs ladders when youve got a giraffe? They become ...
Mona Lisa - The People and the Painting
Read this book and the worlds most famous image will never look the same again. For the worlds greatest cultural icon still has secrets to reveal not the silly secrets that the Leonardo loonies continue to advance, but previously unknown facts about the lives of Leonardo, his father, Lisa Gherardini, the subject of the portrait, and her husband Francesco del Giocondo. From this factual ...
Out of Australia - Aborigines, the Dreamtime, and the Dawn of the Human Race
In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the out-of-Africa theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archaeological evidence, they conclude that modern humans originated from Australia, not Africa. The original Australians (referred to by some as Aborigines), like so many indigenous peoples, are portrayed as backward and primitive. Yet, as the Strongs...
Time and Space - The Tactics That Shaped Australian Rules - and the Players and Coaches Who Mastered Them
An accomplished book about the genius and ingenuity of the games greats (and the forgotten) and how they have shaped the game through the innovation of tactics. From Pagans Paddock to Clarksons Cluster, from Fitzroys huddle to Sydneys flood, the tactics of Australian football have become part of the vernacular. In this groundbreaking book, ABC journalist James Coventry reveals the...
The Bear and the Nightingale
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A magical debut novel for readers of Naomi Noviks Uprooted, Erin Morgensterns The Night Circus, and Neil Gaimans myth-rich fantasies, The Bear and the Nightingale spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than ho...
The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender
Mark Bannister, writing the bestseller of the century is found dead at his computer the victim of a murder so perfect that Claudia Valentine smells a rat. and wants it caught. The chase leads deep into the murky underworld of Sydney a world where bright, tough Claudia must play a deadly high-tech game of cat and rat with the menacing overlord of the citys cancerous network of crime an...
THE COWBOY AND THE BABY/HER STUBBORN COWBOY
The Cowboy And The Baby Marie FerrarellaWhen the father of her baby bails, Devon Bennett finds herself in a difficult position. As in giving-birth-in-a-truck-on-the-side-of-a-road difficult. Devons never felt more alone, until a hunky cowboy rides in to save the day. Deputy Cody McCullough has a feeling that Devon and her baby still need him, and not just because theyre staying at his ranch...
The Nightingale and the Rose
This spectacular new series of artworks by Del Kathryn Barton is inspired by Oscar Wildes classic story The Nightingale and the Rose. The book contains 20 new paintings and drawings by the Archibald winning artist to accompany the words of Wildes timeless tale of love and loss. The theme of ecstatic metamorphosis through song attracted Del Kathryn Barton to this story, where the life of a ...
The Land and the People - China
China: the Land and People takes you on a whistlestop tour around this most incredible country. Explore its forests, rivers (including the mighty Yangtze), mountains and beaches, and meet some incredible wildlife along the way. Marvel at the vibrant street life, the amazing food and the diverse culture, and delve into the countrys rich history. Discover what its like to grow up in China sc...
THE DOCTOR AND THE PRINCESS/MIRACLE FOR THE NEUROSURGEON
The Doctor And The Princess Scarlet WilsonAs a rule, Gabrielle Cartier prefers the title `Doctor to `Princess. And when sexy surgeon Sullivan Darcy joins her humanitarian mission in the jungle, shes desperate to explore their chemistry. Until sudden news of her brothers abdication means Gabrielle must return home to rule!Sullivan longs to offer Gabrielle the support she needs but the pa...
The Monk and the Riddle - The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Life
What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life
? Its a question most of us consider only hypothetically-opting instead to do what we have to do to earn a living. But in the critically acclaimed bestseller The Monk and the Riddle, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real. The books timeless advice-to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, sa...