Victory on Gallipoli - and Other What-ifs of Australian History
Victory on Gallipoli - and Other What-ifs of Australian...
Thepast is irreversible, but imagination is unlimited. With ...

What Ifs of Jewish History: From Abraham to Zionism
What Ifs of Jewish History: From Abraham to Zionism
What Ifs of Jewish History: From Abraham to Zionism - Univer...

Genocide and Settler Society - Frontier Violence and Stolen Indigenous Children in Australian History
Genocide and Settler Society - Frontier Violence and St...
“ …often new, probing and rich examinations of the takeove...

The Australian and Other Verses
The Australian and Other Verses
The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile editi...

What's Wrong with ANZAC?: The Militarisation of Australian History
What's Wrong with ANZAC?: The Militarisation of Austral...
What's Wrong with ANZAC?: The Militarisation of Australian H...

The Best Australian Yarns - And Other True Stories
The Best Australian Yarns - And Other True Stories
Best Australian Yarns is a substantial and definitive collec...

Australian History In 7 Questions
Australian History In 7 Questions
‘If there are genuine questions about Australian history, t...

The Big Book of Australian History
The Big Book of Australian History
Age range: 8-16 Thisis the revised third edition of The Big...

Australian History 1901 to 2001 As Seen Through Banknotes
Australian History 1901 to 2001 As Seen Through Banknot...
The history of the evolution of Australian currency notes si...

Basketball (and Other Things) - A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
Basketball (and Other Things) - A Collection of Questio...
Who had the greatest dunk of all time? Which version of Mich...

Transport - An Australian History
Transport - An Australian History
Trains, planes, boats and cars. What did Australians do befo...

Intimacy, Violence and Activism: Gay and Lesbian Perspectives on Australian History and Society
Intimacy, Violence and Activism: Gay and Lesbian Perspe...
Intimacy, Violence and Activism: Gay and Lesbian Perspective...

The Use and Abuse of Australian History
The Use and Abuse of Australian History
The Use and Abuse of Australian History - University textboo...

Themes in Australian History: Questions, Issues and Interpretation in an Evolving Historiography
Themes in Australian History: Questions, Issues and Int...
Themes in Australian History: Questions, Issues and Interpre...

Victory On Gallipoli - And Other What-ifs Of Australian History

Rio Grande and Other Verses

The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile edition of A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s classic ballads, published by Angus & Robertson during World War One as a gift from home to the soldier in the trenches. Rio Grande and Other Verses was published in 1917, when Banjo Paterson was himself was on active service in the Middle East. It includes poems such as ‘Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’, ‘The ...

The Gambler and Other Stories

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life – indeed, ‘The Gambler’, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes ‘Bobok’, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and...

Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses

The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile edition of A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s classic ballads, published by Angus & Robertson during World War One as a gift from home to the soldier in the trenches. Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses, with illustrations by Lionel Lindsay, was published in 1917, when Banjo Paterson was himself was on active service in the Middle East. It include...

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - What Everyone Needs to Know (R)

Alzheimer’s is swiftly on the rise: it is estimated that every 67 seconds, someone develops the disease. For many, the words “Alzheimer’s diseas” or “dementia” immediately denote severe mental loss and, perhaps, madness. Indeed, the vast majority of media coverage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other types of dementia focuses primarily on the losses experienced by people diagnosed and the ...

Genocide and Settler Society - Frontier Violence and Stolen Indigenous Children in Australian History

“ …often new, probing and rich examinations of the takeover of a continent by white Anglos and the long-term impact …the book is replete with detailed and meticulously sourced information on the scope, scale and persistence of the cruelty and violence involved – actual and structural – over a 200-year period…there is a great deal in this excellent volume that demands grounds for deep reflect...

The Gruffalo's Child Song and Other Songs

Book Components1× 9781447200291, The Gruffalo’s Child and Other Songs, PaperbackAudio Components1× 9780230761735, The Gruffalo’s Child And Other Songs, Audio CDYou’ve read the books, now sing the songs! The Gruffalo’s Child returns with her very own song to introduce a truly monster musical session! As well as being the UK’s most successful picture book author and the 2011-2013 Children’s ...

Circus and Other Stories

These four books, published in the Soviet Union between 1925 and 1927, were a collaboration between poet Samuil Marshak (1887-1964) and painter Vladimir Lebedev (1891 – 1967). Based on the idea that a children’s book is an important cultural object in its own right, they linked painting, poetry and typography and created the timeless precursor to the modern children’s picture book. In four bran...

My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up

A nail-biting – no, make that toe-biting – thrill ride through one boy’s life. Have you ever been kissed by a dog? Ever had to eat Vegemite off your sister’s big toe? Have you had a job delivering teeth? Has a bloodthirsty magpie ever been out to get you? Ever woken up to discover that everything hovers? And have you eaten 67 hot dogs in ten minutes? I have. I’m Tom Weekly. This book is full...

The Complete Low-Fodmap Diet - A Revolutionary Plan for Managing Ibs and Other Digestive Disorders

A diet plan proven to relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and other digestive disorders—presented by the world’s leading experts and tailored to you “A must-have survival guide” —Gerard E. Mullin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine “What can I do to feel better?” For years, million...

The Australian and Other Verses

The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile edition of Will Ogilvie’s poetry published by Angus & Robertson during World War One as a gift from home to the soldier in the trenches. Poet and horseman Will Ogilvie retained his affection for Australia and Australians long after he returned to his native Scotland. His most famous poem, ‘The Australian’, commemorates the courage shown by...

Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder - And Other True Cases

An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars…. A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down…. A modest preacher’s wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument — but there’s more to her shattering story than meets the eye...

Indigenous and Other Australians Since 1901

As Australia became a nation in 1901, no-one anticipated that `Aboriginal affairs’ would become an on-going national preoccupation. Not `dying out’ as predicted, Aboriginal numbers recovered and – along with Torres Strait Islanders – they became an articulate presence, aggrieved at colonial authority’s interventions into family life and continuing dispossession. Indigenous and Other Austra...

Heat and Smoke II - A Fearless Australian Approach to the Dark Art of Real Barbecue

This is the stunning and timely successor to Hart’s ‘Heat and Smoke’ which is, quite simply, the wittiest, most accessible and best-loved Australian barbecue book of all time. The fun continues, and so do the fresh and innovative ideas — this time, focussed on the techniques, raw materials and other national advantages that give Real Barbecue in multicultural Australia a freshness and distinct...

Australian History In 7 Questions

‘If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable – and dull.’ From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia’s past and present. Hirst asks and answers questions that get to the heart of Australia’s hi...

Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories

‘We all went down to the tar-pit, with mats to spread our weight.’ So begins ‘Singing My Sister Down’, Margo Lanagan’s internationally acclaimed, award-winning short story. Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories brings together ten celebrated short stories, along with three new ones, from the extraordinarily talented author of Tender Morsels and Sea Hearts. A bride accepts her devastating...

Dracula and Other Horror Classics (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics)

Dracula and Other Horror Classics collects the most memorable tales of horror by Bram Stoker. In addition to Dracula-the landmark vampire novel that set the pattern for virtually all vampire fiction written after its publication in 1897-this omnibus collects the novels The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm. It also includes a dozen of Stoker’s short tales of the macabre, includi...

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

“For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural’s most celebrated book Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s ...

A Woman's Huts and Hideaways - More Than 40 She Sheds and Other Retreats

Gill Heriz presents another inspirational collection of women’s sheds and other small spaces. In A Woman’s Huts and Hideaways, each place has its own story, a reason for being, whether it’s somewhere to escape, to create, to work or just a place to ‘be’. A bespoke shed in an Urban garden, surrounded by pots of plants and flowers, serves as an isle of peace for its owner, Wendy. By the Water...

The Prince and Other Writings

One of the foremost examples of modern philosophy, Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince is notorious for the morality it expounds, often summarized by the phrase, “The end justifies the means.” With The Prince, Machiavelli’s intent was to provide practical advice for rulers and politicians, especially in regard to the unification of Italy. The Prince and Other Writings is an important book for tho...

Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking

Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennett’s most successful “imagination-extenders and focus-holders” meant to guide you through some of life’s most treacherou...

The Everything Kids' Snakes, Lizards, and Other Scaly Creatures Book - Creepy, Crawly, Slithery Fun!

Amazing facts and fun activities for kids who love reptiles! Get up close and personal with all types of cool reptiles in The Everything Kids’ Snakes, Lizards, and Other Scaly Creatures Book! Explore the world of snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and other cold-blooded animals of all sizes with tons of puzzles, exciting reptile facts, and do-it-yourself activities. You’ll learn all about...