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Want to learn how to stick a potato through a straw How you can make ice stick to a piece of cotton thread Stick two books together without glue

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Check out all the toys and gizmos you can make with simple household stuff! From Mexican jumping beans to a diving octopus and a popcorn lava lamp, you'll be whizzing and spinning like crazy.

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Riddle me this ... The Surfing Scientist, Ruben Meerman, presents some fun scientific and logic riddles, puzzles and challenges for budding scientist. No special equipment needed; step-by-step instructions and photos provided. What are you waiting for Get into it! Ages 7+.

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This book is packed with tricks and experiments that involve the five senses, anatomy, physiology, nutrition and physical challenges, gadgets (like a reaction timer) to make, plus optical illusions. Learn amazing facts and truly scientific trivia about human bodies and how they work.

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The Tight Arse Diet offers practical advice and tips on how to lose weight on a budget. It covers diet, nutrition and exercise, and includes some tasty recipes. Each tip details how much weight you could potentially lose, and how much money you could potentially save on an annual basis.

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Jonty thinks he's attending a regular school but he can't figure out why all his classmates are turning into perfectly behaved, brilliant students. What is the principal's dastardly plan, and can Jonty and his friends expose him before they, too, become part of his evil scheme Ages 8+.

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Tim Bowden (of ABC Backchat and radio fame) asks his father about his childhood in Australia.

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The Scottish clipper Strathmore sailed from London in 1875, laden with gunpowder, iron and immigrants. Wrecked at night in furious seas, half her passengers struggled ashore to the bare, inhospitable rocks of the remote Crozet Islands. Over 130 years later, Sylvie Haisman rediscovered her ancestors' epic adventure.

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The Great Train Show unearthed a huge number of train enthusiasts across the country. Hosted by former deputy PM and renowned train obsessive Tim Fischer, the series covered such topics as the restoration of locomotives, childhood train memories, the importance of rail during wartime, and travel on the Trans- Siberian railway.

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Former Test bowler, commentator, funny man, raconteur and all-round sporting tragic, Kerry O'Keeffe recalls the most hilarious, poignant and sharp-eyed events of a year in his sporting life.

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A unique look at Australian history as seen through the perspective of the influence of alcohol. This book shows how the patterns for alcohol use (and abuse) can be traced back to the very early days of white settlement, taking us all the way up to the present day. Along the way, we learn of the social, political and cultural facets of alcohol.

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Charts an exciting new era in Australian boxing between the years 2000 to 2009, a time of promise and hope. Out of this decade came the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and a group of newly blooded fighters arrived. Impressive performances at the highest level helped push boxing back into the spotlight.

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Walking is the least daunting form of exercise. It's cheap; it's easy on the knees and requires no sporty coordination. Learn how to walk for fun, for good health, for fitness and for weight loss. Here is an eight-week program that can be customised to suit different body types and lifestyles. Now there s no excuse to get moving!