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Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred Australia by Bruce Pascoe; Vicky Shukuroglou
$45.00 AUD
Category: History
Loving Country is a book that inspires ultimate respect for Mother Earth and the role of her custodians. While readers are encouraged to discover the sacred country of Australia in an open-minded and sensitive manner, the intention of this book is to foster communication and understanding between all pe ...Show more
Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Picador Classic | Reading Level: very good
With an introduction by P. J. O'Rourke 'Do not read this book in public. You will risk severe internal injuries from trying to suppress your laughter.' Sunday Times I was born in 1939. The other big event of that year was the outbreak of the Second World War, but for the moment that did not affect me. I ...Show more
French Phrasebook & Dictionary 7 by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Lonely Planet French Phrasebook & Dictionaryis your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful French phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask about tucked-away vineyards, bargain with local farmers at the market or order wine like a professional; a ...Show more
The Mallee: A Journey Through North-West Victoria (HB) by Adam McNicol (Text by, Photographer); Erin Jonasson (Photographer); Phil Campbell (Designed by, Photographer); Andrew Chapman (Photographer); Noel Butcher (Photographer); Melanie Dove (Photographer); Heather Ewart (Foreword by); Jaime Murcia (Photographer)
$59.99 AUD
Category: History
Between 1880 and 1930, a series of schemes brought thousands of settlers to Victoria’s Mallee region. At the same time, a number of railway lines were constructed through the area, with towns constructed approximately every 10 miles. Now, almost a century after the settlement schemes ended and the depop ...Show more
A Human's Guide to the Future by Jordan Nguyen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Social Sciences
TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AT THE FASTEST RATE WE'VE EVER SEEN, BUT IT MAY BE THE SLOWEST RATE WE'LL EVER SEE AGAIN! What does this mean for the future of the human race? Do we resist these changes or embrace them?Australian biomedical engineer, inventor and visionary Dr Jordan Nguyen has lived a life of cu ...Show more
Abandoned Australia by Shane Thoms
$49.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Jonglez Photo Bks.
Barren red deserts dotted with post-colonial ghost towns, dilapidated inner city factories, discarded country homesteads and a succession of dormant, soot-filled power stations are just a handful of the desolate, yet visually rich narratives that form part of the abandoned Australia landscape. Digging b ...Show more
Hanging Rock A History by Chris McConville (Editor);
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Hanging Rock Reserve is a popular recreation arena, north of Melbourne. At its heart stands the Rock itself, a massive volcanic outcrop rising above undulating forest and farmland. Hanging Rock is celebrated as the site of outdoor concerts by popular music legends such as Bruce Springsteen and Leonard C ...Show more
KIDNAPPED BY TIME PARISH OF FARADAY by FARADAY COMMUNITY
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
The Ghosts Have Never Left - Victorian Gold Rush Town and the Stories They Could Tell by John & Marie WATT
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
In words and images this book seeks to capture both the glory days and haunting reminders of 21 Victorian Gold Rush towns, that today are either small, sleepy or non-existent. The authors have also identified slices of important, and often little known, history associated with each of the 21 towns. Topi ...Show more
ANOTHER BLOODY RATBAG BOOK by KERRY CUE
$0.00 AUD
Category: Second Hand Biography
Australian Women Pilots: Amazing True Stories of Women in the Air by Kathy Mexted
$34.99 AUD
Category: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
There's a lot of aeroplanes and aviators down in that water. Thank God I'm not one of them.From pioneering and outback flights to delivering Spitfires or tackling the jungles of New Guinea, Australian Women Pilots tells of ten Australians with extraordinary stories.Women have been flying since the early ...Show more
Life I Never Thought I Would Have, The by Jeff Sly (Prepared for Publication by)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Peter Learmonth was an ordinary boy whose life was shaped by a series of extraordinary events.He was chronically burned as a seven year old on Boxing Day, 1939.That could, and probably should, have ended his life.What followed was a number of chance encounters and exceptional happenings that not only al ...Show more