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  • Crocs in the Cabinet

    Northern Territory politics – an instruction manual on how NOT to run a government

    by Ben Smee, Chistopher A Walsh ...
    Goings-on in Northern Territory politics from 2012-2016 may read like satire, but it is all true. These are stories you couldn't make up. This book is an instruction manual on how NOT to run a government.In the Top End, politics is not a numbers game, it is a blood sport.In comparison to Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull, the goings-on in the Northern Territory parliament are like watching a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

    by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton ...
    I decided to leave South Georgia about December 5, and in the intervals of final preparation scanned again the plans for the voyage to winter quarters. What welcome was the Weddell Sea preparing for us? The whaling captains at South Georgia were generously ready to share with me their knowledge of the waters in which they pursued their trade, and, while confirming earlier information as to the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Canadaland Guide to Canada

    by Jesse Brown, Vicky Mochama, Nick Zarzycki ...
    Do you think of Canada as that “nice” country with free health care, majestic woodlands, and polite people?Think again.The CANADALAND Guide to Canada (Published in America) is an outrageous exposé of Canada’s secrets, scandals, and occasional awkward lapses in proper etiquette.Inside, you’ll find illustrations, maps, quizzes, and charts that answer the most pressing questions about Canadian ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Old-Timers: Magnificent stories from mighty Australians

    Magnificent stories from mighty Australians

    by Sandy Thorne ...
    An earthy, entertaining collection of yarns about twenty larger-than-life outback characters. Meet Ron Canlin, who one day began sculpting the sandstone walls of his opal mine. Ten years later, every drive and tunnel in Ron's claim is full of wonderful sculptures - the eighth wonder of the world. Or Peter Venables, with his flowing white beard, puffing his pipe like a character from the pioneering ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin

    Forty Years of Funny Stuff

    by Calvin Trillin ...
    For at least forty years, Calvin Trillin has committed blatant acts of funniness all over the place—in The New Yorker, in one-man off-Broadway shows, in his “deadline poetry” for The Nation, in comic novels like Tepper Isn’t Going Out, in books chronicling his adventures as a happy eater, and in the column USA Today called “simply the funniest regular column in journalism.”Now Trillin selects the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Ned Kelly

    A short life

    by Ian Jones ...
    'the best Kelly biography by a country mile' - The AustralianThe definitive biography of Ned Kelly - and a superb description of his times.A bestseller since it was first published, Ned Kelly: A Short Life is acknowledged as being the definitive biography.Ian Jones combines years of research into all the records of the era and exhaustive interviews with living descendants of those involved, to ... Read more

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  • Walking with the ANZACS

    The authoritative guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front

    by Mat McLachlan ...
    '[Mat McLachlan's] knowledge of the front is comprehensive' - Sydney Morning HeraldA complete guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front 1916-18.Walking with the ANZACs aims to become the new essential companion for Australians visiting the Western Front. Each of the 14 most important Australian battlefields is covered with descriptions of the battles and Australia’s involvement in ... Read more

    Was $20.99 USD Now $7.99 USD

  • Australia's Greatest Inventions: From boomerangs to the Hills Hoist

    by Lynda de Lacey ...
    From the early invention of the boomerang as an effective hunting weapon to todays ground-breaking contributions to science and technology, Australians have always proven brilliantly adept at coming up with creative solutions to challenging problems. From manufacturing to agriculture, film to medicine, its likely that an Australian invention is making a valuable contribution to the way we live. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Black and Proud

    The Story of an Iconic AFL Photo

    by Matthew Klugman, Gary Osmond ...
    On April 17, 1993, after an Australian Football League match between St. Kilda and Collingwood marred by racist chanting, victorious St. Kilda star Nicky Winmar faced the opposition fans, lifted his shirt and, pointing to his chest, declared, "I'm black and I'm proud to be black." The moment was immortalized by photographers Wayne Ludbey and John Feder and forced Australian football and its fans ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Australia Prospered

    The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth

    by Ian W. McLean ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Australia cultivated and sustained economic growth and success. Beginning with the Aboriginal ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories

    by Graham Seal ...
    From one of our master storytellers, author of the bestselling Great Australian Stories, comes another collection of yarns, tall tales, bush legends and colourful characters. Taking us from the deep outback to the glistening sea, they go to the heart of what makes us distinctively Australian.Yarns, legends, myths, jokes and anecdotes are our national lifeblood. The home-grown and borrowed tales, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Whitefella Jump Up

    The Shortest Way to Nationhood; Quarterly Essay 11

    by Germaine Greer ...
    Series Book 11 - Quarterly Essay
    In Whitefella Jump Up, Germaine Greer suggests that embracing Aboriginality is the only way Australia can fully imagine itself as a nation. In a wide-ranging essay she looks at the interdependence of black and white and suggests not how the Aborigine question may be settled but how a sense of being Aboriginal might save the soul of Australia.In a sweeping and magisterial essay, touching on ... Read more

    $7.99 USD