And then I found me by Noel Tovey
$33.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Noel Tovey’s previous memoir, Little Black Bastard ( Hodder Headline Australia 2004, shortlisted Victorian Premier’s Prize for Indigenous Writing, Australian Human Rights Award) chronicled his extraordinary life – from a childhood lived in poverty, through to his international stage career, return to Au ...Show more
Cruden Farm Garden Diaries (HB) by Michael Morrison; Lisa Clausen
$49.99 AUD
Category: Biography /Memoir | Reading Level: General Adult
Cruden Farm was given to the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch in 1928 as a wedding present from her husband Sir Keith Murdoch. The farm at Langwarrin, about 50 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, was a place she cherished throughout her long life. The beautiful garden she created there with gardener Michael ...Show more
Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez
$20.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
'Composed of heartbreak, hope, poignancy and candor...Kabul Beauty School is laid out masterfully, pulling readers in from the very first page.' LOS ANGELES TIMES Enter the war-torn capital of Afghanistan, where tanks rumble through the streets and women are regarded as second-class citizens. Meet Debor ...Show more
The Destruction of Hillary Clinton by Susan Bordo
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: very good
The result of the 2016 presidential election was widely thought to be a foregone conclusion: a historic victory for an extraordinarily well-qualified, experienced and admired candidate against an opponent seen as not just unelectable but unfit for office. As we know, it didn't work out like that. So how ...Show more
White Butterflies (Updated edition) by Colin Mcphedran
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: General Adult
A new edition of this bestselling Australian classic. After the Japanese invasion of Burma in late 1941, 11-year-old Colin McPhedran was forced to flee his homeland on foot, across the steep Patkoi Mountain Ranges, to safety in India. Over a three-month period, Colin, along with his mother, elder brothe ...Show more
Not Your Average Nurse: From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary Career by Maggie Groff
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography /Memoir
To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff defies her parents' wishes and embarks as a student nurse at London's King's College Hospital, she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It's ...Show more
Fighting Hislam by Susan Carland
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Muslim women oppose sexism in their community in many ways- pray-in protests, feisty Tumblrs, demanding to enter mosques through the main entrance, teaching Islamic classes to women and girls, writing their own female-friendly translations of the Qur'an, making films with Muslim protagonists...In Fighti ...Show more
Snakes and Other Reptiles of Australia by Gerry Swan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: Green Guide Ser.
This text is intended for readers who do not know anything about snakes and other reptiles, but would like to find out about them. The book introduces all major reptile groups including snakes, crocodiles, turtles and lizards, with an emphasis on those species that the amateur naturalist and nature-love ...Show more
Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung by Min Kym
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The spellbinding memoir of a violin virtuoso who loses the instrument that had defined her both on stage and off -- and who discovers, beyond the violin, the music of her own voice Her first violin was tiny, harsh, factory-made; her first piece was "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star." But from the very b ...Show more
Story of Che Guevara by Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
** NEW ** Che Guevara is something of a symbol in the West. But for the rest of the world he is different: a charismatic revolutionary who redrew the political map of Latin America and gave hope to those resisting colonialism everywhere. In The Story of Che Guevara Lucia Alvarez de Toledo follows Ch ...Show more
Buddhist Economics : An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science by Clair Brown
$32.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Reading Level: General Adult
In the tradition of E. F. Schumacher's Small Is Beautiful, renowned economist Clair Brown argues persuasively for a new economics built upon equality, sustainability, and right living. "Buddhist Economics will give guidance to all those who seek peace, fairness, and environmental sustainability." -Jeffr ...Show more