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The Outback (My Australian Story) by Christine Harris
$17.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
The Diary of Jimmy Porter, Central Australia, 1927-1928 Jimmy Porter has moved to the middle of nowhere. His uncle's family live in a wattle-and-daub hut, days' walk away from even the nearest neighbour. Life in 1927 in the outback is tough, but the people who live there can cope with just about anythin ...Show more
The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser.
A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. there are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent, all of which communicate the significance of this being within Aboriginal traditions. Dreamtime stories tell how the Rainbow Serpent came from beneath the ground and created huge ridges, m ...Show more
The Talking Cure: Normal people, their hidden struggles and the life-changing power of therapy by Gillian Straker, Jacqui Winship
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
'Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.' Carl Jung The essence of successful therapy is the relationship between the therapist and the patient, a dance of growing trust and understanding. It is an intimate, messy, often surprising and sometimes c ...Show more
To the Top End: Our Trip Across Australia by Roland Harvey (Illustrator)
$15.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Roland Harvey Australian Holidays Ser.
This fabulous Roland Harvey holiday book explores some of the most spectacular landscapes of Australia. Full of adventure, mishaps, and madcap activity, this is a hilarious, entertaining and delightful companion to At the Beach, In the Bush and In the City.
Tom the Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach
$17.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Lothian Australian Favourites
Tom Kruse was a real Australian hero. He delivered the mail to outback stations and towns all along the Birdsville Track. It was a tough job, but Tom was even tougher, making sure that the mail got through no matter what. Based on her bestselling book, MAILMAN OF THE BIRDSVILLE TRACK, Kristin Weidenbach ...Show more
Tyenna: Through My Eyes (Australian Disaster Zones) by Julie Hunt, Terry Whitebeach
$16.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones
An engaging and suspenseful novel about one girl's experience of the terrifying Tasmanian bushfires. They huddle low, nostrils burning from the smoke. A wave of despair flows over Tye. Nothing will survive this firestorm. The bush and everything she loves will be lost. It's the summer holidays, and Tye ...Show more
Vietnam (My Australian Story) by Deborah Challinor
$16.99 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: My Australian Story
Here we are, fighting alongside the so-called mightiest nation on earth with all the firepower you could ask forjets, B52s, tanks, gunships, rockets, napalm, you name itand the VC are creeping around with a rifle each and we still can't beat the buggers! And it's getting worse, not better. It's 1969. Th ...Show more
Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth by Lisa Nicol
$17.99 AUD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Vincent is an ordinary boy - he lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary town. But Vincent's life changes dramatically when he meets young Florence from The Grandest Hotel on Earth. From shining shoes next to a dirty train station, to working in a hotel where your wildest dreams can come true, Vincent ...Show more
Where is Dr Leichhardt?: The Greatest Mystery in Australian History by Darrell Lewis
$39.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Australian studies
The vast deserts of Outback Australia hold many secrets, but there is one great mystery which stands out among all others the mystery of the lost Leichhardt expedition. In April 1848 Ludwig Leichhardt and six other men set out westward from the Queensland frontier, heading for Swan River settlement in W ...Show more
Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource by David Pollock
$35.00 AUD
Category: General | Series: Australian Memoir
The outback conjures many images that the Australian psyche is built upon. Its grand vistas of sweeping dusty plains and its evocation of a tough pioneering spirit form the foundation of our prosperous culture. But these romantic visions often hide the stark environmental, economic, and social problems ...Show more