The Passion for Holden - A Celebration of the Classic Australian Marque in 48 Cars
The Passion for Holden - A Celebration of the Classic A...
Joel Wakely has worked with and raced with Holden cars almos...

It Happened in a Holden - A Celebration of the Holden and the Australians who Drive, Ride, Love and Bicker in it.
It Happened in a Holden - A Celebration of the Holden a...
The Holden rolled into our lives in 1948 and has been firmly...

The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View
The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Idea...
The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas Tha...

The Gift of Grandparenting - A Celebration of the Delights of Having Grandchildren
The Gift of Grandparenting - A Celebration of the Delig...
Grandmothers and grandfathers love to talk about their grand...

The Snoopy Treasures - An Illustrated Celebration of the World Famous Beagle
The Snoopy Treasures - An Illustrated Celebration of th...
Although it’s not the “great American novel” written atop...

The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency - The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency - The Classic...
Make the break, realise the dream, and start living “The Go...

The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic ...
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic Guide...

The National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook
The National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Guide...
The National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Guide: The...

The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Unive...
In this groundbreaking classic, investigative journalist Lyn...

The Case for Christ Movie Edition - Solving the Biggest Mystery of All Time
The Case for Christ Movie Edition - Solving the Biggest...
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is ...

The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu - The Quest for This Storied City and the Race to Save its Treasures
The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu - The Quest for This Sto...
Two tales of a city: The historical race to reach one of the...

The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South: Actors, Ideas and Architectures
The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South: Act...
The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South: Actors, ...

Global Turning Points: The Challenges for Business and Society in the 21st Century
Global Turning Points: The Challenges for Business and ...
Global Turning Points: The Challenges for Business and Socie...

The Passion For Holden - A Celebration Of The Classic Australian

A Passion for Narrative: A Guide for Writing Fiction

This book is not intended to persuade you to take up writing novels or short stories – “It’s going to be a lot of work;” Jack Hodgins warns. Nor will it tell you how to market your stories. But it will take you through the problems facing any fiction writer and show you how some of the best writers in English have solved them.The chapters are clear and comprehensive: Finding Yo...

The Mammoth Book of the Rolling Stones - An anthology of the best writing about the greatest rock `n' roll band in the w...

A bumper collection of writing in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of ‘the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world’, from John Pidgeon’s first encounter with The Rolling Stones at the The Ricky Tick Club in 1963 and Norman Jopling’s seminal article in the New Record Mirror that same year, to ‘Please Allow Me to Correct a Few Things’, a 2010 interview with Bill Wyman....

The Snoopy Treasures - An Illustrated Celebration of the World Famous Beagle

Although it’s not the “great American novel” written atop his doghouse, this book is pure Snoopy. The heart of the long-running, beloved comic strip “Peanuts, “ Snoopy is an instantly recognizable character around the world. The pages in this comprehensive volume cover Snoopy’s inspiration, first appearances, and his evolution into the lovable character from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm we’re ...

A Time to Remember - Book One in the the gripping, uplifting Rivenshaw Saga set at the close of World War Two

The first book in a heartwarming new Lancashire-based series by beloved and bestselling saga writer Anna Jacobs, set at the end of World War Two. 1945 – the war in Europe is over. It should be a time of utter joy and celebration.Most women can’t wait for their men to return, but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire, Judith Crossley fears having her husband back in the house. He’d grown ...

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, M’Dougal, The Shearer’s Wife and Mr Smith – are larger than life. And the poets who created them – AB Patterson, CJ Dennis, Thomas E Spencer, Louis...

A Passion for Him

Sylvia Day’s A Passion for Him – the classic erotic romance, part of the Georgian series – is a tale of heartbreak, forbidden love and true desire. Miss Amelia Benbridge and the Earl of Ware are the most anticipated match of the Season. But Amelia’s love will always belong to her childhood sweetheart, the gypsy Colin – who tragically died. She knows she’ll never feel such passion again. But...

Midnight Oil - The Power and the Passion

Midnight Oil are one of the most ‘Australian’ rock bands this country has produced. Born from the Australian pub rock scene that gave us AC/DC, Cold Chisel and INXS, the Oils were able to break out of that scene without compromising themselves in any way. Indeed, their breakthrough overseas record was the most Australian album they made. But it wasn’t just the subject matter that made them fie...

Rebel Prince - The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles - the Explosive Biography, as Seen in the Daily Mail

`The pampered, petulant, self-pitying Prince. A devastating book by Britain’s top investigative author’ Daily Mail `Explosive new book delves inside the bizarre, ultra luxury world of Prince Charles’ Sun Best-selling author Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles. Few heirs to the throne have suffered as much humiliation as Prince Charles. Despite his hard work ...

So Good They Can't Ignore You - Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Cal Newport’s clearly-written manifesto flies in the face of conventional wisdom by suggesting that it should be a person’s talent and skill — and not necessarily their passion — that determines their career path. Newport, who graduated from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and recently earned a PhD. from MIT, contends that trying to find what drives us, instead of focusing on areas in which...

Australia's Argonauts - The remarkable story of the first class to enter the Royal Australian Naval College

The story of the first cadet-midshipmen to join the Royal Australian Naval College is without parallel. In 1913 twenty-eight thirteen-year-old boys joined the new Navy at a time when Australia was both idealistic and ambitious. The boys were drawn from every State and became known as the ‘Pioneer Class’. Australia’s Argonauts is the result of many years’ research. It brings together previously...

Rebel Prince - The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles - the Explosive Biography, as Seen in the Daily Mail

`The pampered, petulant, self-pitying Prince. A devastating book by Britain’s top investigative author’ Daily Mail `Explosive new book delves inside the bizarre, ultra luxury world of Prince Charles’ Sun Best-selling author Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles. Few heirs to the throne have suffered as much humiliation as Prince Charles. Despite his hard work an...

Big bash Book 2016-17 - Go Behind the Scenes, Meet the Teams for the Upcoming Season, and Relive the Best Moments of Bbl...

‘The Big Bash is now an essential thread in the fabric of an Australian summer.’ Adam GilchristThe Big Bash League’s fifth season broke records in crowd numbers, monster hits, classic catches and flying stumps, and 2016-17’s BBL 06 is set to up the adrenaline as fans across Australia get hooked on a game played with all the intensity of a footy match, where every run is worth its weight in gol...

The Practical Australian Gardener

How can you increase the yield of your tomatoes? What’s the most effective way to raise seedlings? Which fertilizer is best?Since its publication in 1989, The Practical Australian Gardener has become a classic and Peter Cundall one of the country’s most trusted advisers. This is the complete garden guide, whether you’re planting vegetables, ornamentals, house plants, home orchards, or landsca...

Consider the Clothesline - Australian Photographic Gallery

Photographer Frances Andrijich’s unusual fascination with the clothesline has made the world just a little brighter. Paired with Susan Maushart’s witty and illuminating text, these images are by turns whimsical, meditative and transgressive, and have all the intoxicating freshness of a basket of sun-dried sheets. Inspired by the obsession of one of Australia’s finest photographers and teamed wi...

The Great Australian Birthday Cake Book

We celebrate birthdays only once a year so why not make it extra fabulous. Celebrate this special occasion with a stunning cake that will surely create a memory that will last a lifetime.The Great Australian Birthday Cake Book will help you create a beautiful cake for birthdays and other special occasions. It features a stunning range of creations perfect for everyone. From bears; boats and baller...

The Best Australian Bush Stories

Australia’s national character and spirit have always been defined, rightly or wrongly, by ‘the bush’. This entertaining, thought-provoking, humorous, nostalgic and, above all, highly readable collection of stories for the modern reader shows why the romance endures. From Jim Haynes, one of our most successful and prolific Australiana authors, comes a collection of classic and iconic stories f...

The Best Australian Essays 2016

In The Best Australian Essays 2016, Geordie Williamson curates the year’s best non-fiction writing from Australia’s finest writers. The result is a collection that reads as a wake-up call- from Jo Chandler on the devastating bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and Richard Flanagan on the Syrian exodus to Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s inside account of life on Manus Island. There...

Field Guide to the Kokoda Track - An Historical Guide to the Lost Battlefields

***AUSTRALIAN CONTENT/AUTHOR *** The Kokoda legend lay dormant for six decades, during which the rampant New Guinean jungle reclaimed many of its historic sites. Now, after years of painstaking research, and with the aid of the fast-thinning ranks of both Australian and Japanese veterans, Bill James has uncovered these ‘lost battlefields’, plus more. This book is intended to be an historical pr...

The West - A Visual Celebration of Western Australia - Australian Photographic Gallery

The beauty of The West lies in its wondrous diversity – the people, the communities and the landscape. Go west on an exhilarating and whimsical journey with one of Australia’s finest photographers and take in the richness: from the red earth of the north to the forests of the South West, from sublime Cape Leveque to the misty Karri Forests. For everyone who appreciates great photography and spec...

Happy Little Goats - A hooved celebration of the good life

Move over, cats and dogs, there’s a new animal in town! Behold: the goat. Happy Little Goats features photos of adorable goats living the good life and getting into trouble on a beautiful farm. Too cute to blame for eating all the oranges off the tree or climbing onto the roof, these endearing creatures will show you what a carefree life really looks like. With hilariously clueless captions from ...

The Living Mountain - A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape. Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the ‘esse...