From Kinglake to Kabul by Neil Grant
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Students from Diamond Valley College and the International School of Kabul share their stories: "There is dirt on my face. I do not care about anything else in the world except for what I am writing." - Paige Dwyer. "After twenty-five years, my father and uncle have moved back to Afghanistan. My father ...Show more
Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction | Series: Growing Up
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
Best Walks East of Melbourne: Including West Gippsland, Yarra Ranges, Dandenongs, Phillip Island,and Wilsons Promontory by Craig Sheather
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction | Series: Woodslane Walking Guides
Includes 40 eastern Victorian walks from Phillip Island to Ninety Mile Beach. Walk notes are accompanied by accurate full-colour maps, and snippets about local history and wildlife add colour and interest to the walking experience. Over 100 full-colour photos complement the text and provide a clear sens ...Show more
Pandemic - The Spanish Flu in Australia 1918-20 by Ian W. Shaw
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world by Brett Mason
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second World War. Almost eight decades later, Wizards of Oz finally tells their story. In this fast-paced and compelling book, Brett Mason reveals how two childhood friends from Adelaide – physicist Mark Oliph ...Show more
Ultimate Walks & Hikes: Australia by Laura Waters
$45.00 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction | Series: Ultimate Ser.
Ultimate Walks & Hikes: Australia is your inspirational and practical guide to 40 of the best walking tracks across Australia. Author Laura Waters has hiked thousands of kilometres to put together her ultimate list of walking tracks in all states and territories. Whether you're looking for a bite of ...Show more
Ned Kelly by Peter FitzSimons
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy?s brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even ...Show more
SINKING OF HMAS SYDNEY by Doctor Tom Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sy ...Show more
A0 flat AIATSIS map Indigenous Australia by Aboriginal Studies Press
$24.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
This map attempts to represent the language groups of Australia's indigenous people.
Fire: A Collection of Stories, Poems and Visual Images by Delys Bird
$28.00 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
A superb and necessary anthology of literature, images and commentary on our relationship to fire in its many manifestations. The works collected here are confronting, challenging, vital and also healing.
The Personal History of William Buckley: Murrangurk among the First People by Robert Larkins
$44.00 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
As a British soldier who fought against Napoleon, William Buckley served capably and truly but a drunken escapade led to his transportation to a short-lived settlement in Australia, and once there to his daring escape from custody and thirty years of isolation among the First People of the region, who s ...Show more