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Dresden: The Fire and the Darkness (HB) by Sinclair McKay
$45.00 AUD
Category: World Wars
In February 1945 the Allies obliterated Dresden, the 'Florence of the Elbe'. Explosive bombs weighing over 1,000 lbs fell every seven and a half seconds and an estimated 25,000 people were killed. Was Dresden a legitimate military target or was the bombing a last act of atavistic mass murder in a war al ...Show more
Gunflower (Short Stories) by Laura Jean McKay
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
The brilliant new short story collection from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of The Animals in That Country. A family of cat farmers gets the chance to set the felines free. A group of chickens tells it like it is. A female-crewed ship plows through the patriarchy. A support group finds sola ...Show more
Indigo's Star (Casson Family #2) by Hilary McKay
$17.95 AUD
Category: 8-12 Fiction
Indigo's going back to school after a long bout of glandular fever. He's not looking forward to it, as he knows the bullies will be waiting for him. But he's determined to stand on his own two feet - so when Saffy and Sarah break up a fight in the boys' bathroom, he's furious. Until he meets Tom. Tom is ...Show more
Meeting Churchill: A Life in 90 Encounters by Sinclair McKay
$39.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Churchill through the eyes of those who met him, published for the 150th anniversary of his birth This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley Park cod ...Show more
Permanent Rose by Hilary McKay
$16.99 AUD
Category: 8-12 Fiction
Feisty Rose takes center stage as the highly original Casson family faces a long, hot summer. As usual, things are a bit chaotic. Eldest daughter Caddy is engaged to darling Michael, and she's not altogether sure she likes it. Saffy and Sarah are on a mission to find Saffy's biological father (while cul ...Show more
Straw Into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun by Hilary McKay; Sarah Gibb (Illustrator)
$14.99 AUD
Category: Myths, Fable & Fairy Tales
Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun is a classic fairy tale collection to treasure. Featuring Hilary McKay's imaginative retellings of key favourites, this ten-story collection includes the much-loved tales of Rapunzel, Cinderella, the Princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, t ...Show more
TRACY: the Storm That Wiped Out Darwin on Christmas Day by Gary McKay
$24.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Thirty years ago, on Christmas Day 1974, Australia woke up to the news that Darwin had been devastated by Cyclone Tracy.Only hours before, the town of Darwin was winding down for the holiday season. Like many people that day, Josephine Foreman spent the morning cooking a large turkey for Christmas lunch ...Show more
The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD A SUNDAY TIMESBOOK OF THE YEAR Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed grandma Jean has never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working ...Show more
The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She's never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide ...Show more
The Women's Brain Book: The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness by Dr Sarah McKay
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Understanding how the brain grows and changes through the stages of life is key to health and wellbeing. This is not a book about the differences between male and female brains, nor a book using neuroscience to explain gender-specific behaviours, the 'battle of the sexes' or 'Mars-Venus' stereotypes. Th ...Show more