The Twelve Days of Christmas by Britta Teckentrup

$14.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

Introduce children to the traditional song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, in this beautiful new book, featuring illustrations by Britta Teckentrup. The peep-through pages reveal each new Christmas gift, creating a stunning layered effect. A perfect gift for your true love!

Mad Dogs and Thunderbolts by Ben Pobjie

$32.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

Ned Kelly’s tin helmet looms large over Australia’s bushranging past, but what about all the unsung outlaws of the Australian bush? What about Black Caesar, who escaped his tyrannous British overlords four times and indeed invented the great Australian tradition of bushranging? Or Mad Dog Mo rgan who set out to write his name in blood on history’s ledger, the dynamic Captain Thunderbolt and his loyal wife Mary Ann Bugg, bushranging’s greatest queen, and Matthew Brady, the gentleman bushranger, who showed us all the cilivised side of armed robbery? In Mad Dogs and Thunderbolts Ben Pobjie celebrates the derring-do and revolutionary passion of all the wild colonial boys and girls who raided our towns and stole our hearts, all while wearing sensible headgear. ...Show more

Dave O'Neil's Parenthood by Dave O'Neil

$19.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

Ah, parenting. After 200,000 years of keeping kids alive, you'd reckon we'd have it nailed. But, as the decades roll on, it seems we're as clueless as ever. In the great tradition of mums and dads throughout history, we're still making it up as we go along. Hopscotch may have given way to Xbox and fish fingers to quinoa-kale organic nuggets, but, when it comes to parenting, some things never change. A laugh-out-loud look at parenthood through the ages. Humorous commentary by Dave O'Neil accompanies photographs of parents, families and children from the National Library of Australia's Pictures Collection. ...Show more

A Moveable Feast 2e by Lonely Planet Food Staff; Anthony Bourdain; Matthew Fort; Stefan Gates; Don George; Mark Kurlansky; David Lebovitz; Matt Preston; Andrew Zimmern

$24.99 AUD

Category: Lonely Planet | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature Ser.

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Life-changing food adventures around the world. From bat on the island of Fais to chicken on a Russian train to barbecue in the American heartland, from mutton in Mongolia to couscous in Morocco to tacos in Tijuana - on the road, food nourishe s us not only physically, but intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually too. It can be a gift that enables a traveller to survive, a doorway into the heart of a tribe, or a thread that weaves an indelible tie; it can be awful or ambrosial - and sometimes both at the same time. Celebrate the riches and revelations of food with this 38-course feast of true tales set around the world. Features stories by Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern, Mark Kurlansky, Matt Preston, Simon Winchester, Stefan Gates, David Lebovitz, Matthew Fort, Tim Cahill, Jan Morris and Pico Iyer. Edited by Don George. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013 ...Show more

Toilet Trivia: On This Day by Australian Geographic (Editor)

$19.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

Fucking Apostrophes by Simon Griffin

$19.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English   Apostrophes are an f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly.   Originally written as advice by a copywriter for designers -- wont to insert and remove apostrophes at will, for visual effect -- this is a lighthearted pocket-sized guide to getting the f'ing things right.   Simon Griffin lets off steam so that we don't have to, showing precisely why "Rihanna and Jennifer's photos were all over the Internet" is quite different to "Rihanna's and Jennifer's photos" or what words apostrophes are replacing in sentences such as "He'd like you to buy him some cocaine," or "They've got it all on camera."   Elegantly produced, this is the perfect gift for any pedant, as well as an indispensable guide in all our moments of grammar-related frustration.   WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE ...Show more

A Sting in the Tale (The Birds and the Bees) by Dave Goulson

$24.99 AUD

Category: Nature and Science

The Birds and the Bees series was designed for Vintage Classics by Timorous Beasties, the Scottish studio famous for their designs inspired by the natural world. As a small boy, Dave Goulson was obsessed with wildlife - from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets to his ill-fated experiments with taxide rmy. But it was the bumblebee that fascinated him the most. Once commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee was driven to extinction in Britain by intensive farming practices. With ground-breaking research into these curious creatures, A Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce them to their native land. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE. ...Show more

Behind the Lines 2017 Best Political Cartoons by Museum of Australian Democracy

$19.95 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Political Cartoons 2017 celebrates another year in Australia's unique, vibrant, and fearless tradition of political cartooning. No politician, party, or policy is safe from the nation's best cartoonists; witty, powerful, or ribald, their images offer an astutely observe d journey through twelve months in our political life. ...Show more

Fair Dinkum ! Aussie Slang by H. G. Nelson

$19.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour | Reading Level: very good

Australian slang unites the true blue and the dinky-di and separates the cheeky little possums from the happy little Vegemites. When we use slang, we're connecting with the diggers in the villages of France ordering a vin blanc ('plonk') and the Indigenous Dharug-speakers of Sydney locating one another with a familiar cry ('within cooee'). In this attractive and educational new pictorial guide, readers will be ably led through the world of Aussie slang by the great H.G. 'battered sav' Nelson. ...Show more

Anti-Stress - Meditation Through Colouring by Stan Rodski

$22.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

While there are colouring books of every description available this book is drawn from the science behind using colouring to reduce stress. The fact is our brains get overwhelmed at times by the speed of life and bombardment of information. It is essential for our health and wellbeing to be able to draw upon our own resources to deal with stress when it comes along.  ANTI STRESS: A colouring book for adults provides an easily used meditative technique to relax - which everyone can do "- by using the unique technique of PATTERN, REPETITION, SINGLE FOCUS and CREATIVITY with no COMPETITIVE pressure in colouring-in. ANTI STRESS taps into your own powerful inner resources controlled by your brain, to combat stress by engaging in an activity it remembers as both creative and relaxing - colouring in a meditative way that moves your brain to a more restful state. Allow the mind to relax and enjoy the meditative qualities that come from these exercises which thousands have already done and enjoyed the benefits. ...Show more

Cats Are People, Too: A Collection of Cat Cartoons to Curl up With by Dave Coverly (Illustrator)

$26.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books and Humour

Here is an irresistible collection of clever cat-themed cartoons--a companion title to Dave Coverly's Dogs Are People, Too: A Collection of Cartoons to Make Your Tail Wag. This collection contains over a hundred of Dave's funniest cat cartoons from his nationally syndicated panel Speed Bump, as well as cat doodles and interviews from eight other award-winning cat-loving cartoonists. Filled with cat clichés, cat bloopers, and pop "cature," this is a compelling gift item perfect for animal-lovers of all ages.Christy Ottaviano Books ...Show more

Tales of the Samurai - Illustrated Edition by A. B. Mitford

$29.99 AUD

Category: History | Series: Illustrated Classic Editions Ser.

In this lavishly illustrated volume, A.B. Mitford presents ancient Japanese tales filled with action, romance, and the supernatural. Proud lords and their loyal retainers, a brave samurai and his faithless wife, a vampire cat, and howling spirits are all featured in the engaging stories that follow, i ncluding: *   The Forty-Seven Rōnin: In this account of fierce heroism, a band of rōnin--masterless samurai who wander the country as somewhat disreputable knights errant--swear to lay down their lives to avenge their lord, who was condemned to hara kiri and his property and castle forfeited to the state. *   How Tajima Shumé was Tormented by a Devil of his Own Creation: When a traveling rōnin amasses great wealth with a dead priest's money, he finds himself confronted with a fearful vision of the man he murdered. *   The Badger's Money: An old priest takes pity on a helpless badger that asks to enter his warm cottage so that it may live through a bitterly cold night. Appendices covering hara kiri and funeral rites conclude this collection of mesmerizing stories about Japanese life in days of yore. ...Show more