(Paperback, 3rd edition)

This book describes the origins and usage of words ranging from Anzac to mulga, from kangaroo to sool. In covering the terrain from Georgian convict slang to contemporary Australian idioms the author describes the way we talk about food, sport, plants, animals, men, women and children.

(Paperback)

"The single best book that we now have on Earhart's life" (Washington Post Book World)--and the inspiration for the forthcoming major motion picture Amelia