King of the Outback: the story of Sidney Kidman by Kristin Weidenbach
$26.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Sidney Kidman runs away from home at thirteen and travels to the outback on a one-eyed horse. He finds stray cows in the scrub, swims across rivers by hanging on to a bullock's tail and dreams of having the biggest herd of cattle in Australia.Many years later, when the workers on Sid's cattle station or ...Show more
Out of the Blue by Richard Woldendorp; John McDonald (Foreword by)
$49.99 AUD
Category: General
Australia is a country of diverse landscapes that seem endless. The flat plains of the outback give way to undulating mountain ranges, serpentine rivers and rugged coastlines.Through striking photographs Out of the Blue explores Australia's natural history and how the continent evolved. From the weather ...Show more
My Outback Life by Toni Tapp Coutts
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography /Memoir | Series: Sequel to A Sunburnt Childhood
Having grown up on the massive Killarney cattle station near Katherine, NT, Toni Tapp Coutts was well prepared when her husband, Shaun, took a job at McArthur River Station in the Gulf Country, 600 kilometres away near the Queensland border. Toni became cook, counsellor, housekeeper and nurse to the ho ...Show more
Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers: Over 1000 Common Australian Wildflowers by Denise Greig
$45.00 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
Over 1000 common Australian WildflowersField Guide to Australian Wildflowers describes more than 1000 of the most common species found in Australia, each listed alphabetically within their family group. Colour photography illustrates each species and, where helpful for identification purposes, line draw ...Show more
Southern Night Sky : A Glow-In-The-Dark Guide to Prominent Stars & Constellations South of the Equator by James Kavanagh
$12.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: Pocket Naturalist Guide Series
The Southern Night Sky is the perfect. folding GLOW-IN-THE-DARK pocket reference to the night sky in the Southern Hemisphere. Guide highlights prominent constellations and stars that are visible with the naked eye from cities south of the equator. Simply shine a flashlight on the guide to illuminate the ...Show more
Smile, Particularly in Bad Weather - The Era of the Australian Airline Hostess by Prudence Black
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Air hostesses took to the skies in the 1930s, proud and excited to have the most glamorous job in the world. This was a job like no other-filled with adventure, shiny new technology, and work that was thrilling, demanding and exhausting. Young women flocked in droves to be measured, weighed, and squeeze ...Show more
Discovering Australian Flora : An Australian National Botanic Gardens Experience by Fanny Karouta-Manasse
$35.00 AUD
Category: Plants and Animals
Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG), Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the minute and intriguing details of these plants. Discovering Au ...Show more
The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay by David Murray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography /Memoir
How did a father with no criminal history come to be on trial for the brutal murder of his wife? It began with a phone call to Brisbane police on April 20, 2012. Allison, wife of real-estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay, was missing. When investigating officers arrived at the family home, in one of the city' ...Show more
Beneath Whose Hand by R. Williams
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography /Memoir
R.M Williams, bushman, grazier, folk hero, raconteur-in fact one of the great legends of our time. This is his story.He left home in his teens and went bush. For months he trekked through the deserts and ranges of Central Australia as the camel-man of a two-man expedition. He then worked as a drover. Th ...Show more
44 Days: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia by Michael Veitch
$22.99 AUD
Category: Miltary
'Brilliantly researched and sympathetically told, 44 DAYS is more than just a fitting tribute to brave but overlooked heroes. It's also a top read.' ****ADELAIDE ADVERTISERThe epic World War II story of the heroes of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely trained pilots fo ...Show more
Live, Lead, Learn by Gail Kelly
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography /Memoir
Gail Kelly's presence reaches far beyond her own profession. The first female CEO of one of Australia's big four banks, listed by Forbes in 2010 as the 8th most powerful woman in the world, and mother of four (including triplets), Gail is celebrated as one of Australia's finest, most innovative thinkers ...Show more