(Paperback)

With month-by-month features and sky maps for viewing the Moon, planets, stars, and constellations, this work will tell you everything you need to know about the southern night sky.

(Paperback)

The ultimate guide to the night sky

(Hardback)

Feature 24 line drawings of iconic Hobart scenes - from the city skylines to street life, busy laneways and beautiful buildings. With images that provide snapshots of the city from morning to night, this book reveals the beauty, local icons and small details of this modern Australian metropolis.

(Hardback)

Feature 24 line drawings of iconic Melbourne scenes - from the city skylines to street life, busy laneways and beautiful buildings. With images that provide snapshots of the city from morning to night, this book reveals the beauty, local icons and small details of this modern Australian metropolis.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Tells the rich history of whales and whaling. We learn about these highly intelligent and magnificent creatures, and follow the stories of whalers from the eighteenth century who hunted their prey along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, across the Pacific and into the Southern Ocean. The result is a powerful account of a complex and bloody relationship.

(Hardback)

A playful and vibrantly illustrated picture book that celebrates Sydney in all its diversity from A to Z. This is our Sydney, the brightest and best of it, North to the south to the east and the west of it. Bats and cicadas, lawn bowls and the zoo. This is our town. Let us share it with you.

(Hardback)

Do you know why big elephants are useful to Indians for unloading logs Because it's a BEAUTIFUL way to get a tricky spelling right. If you want a little traditional wisdom or some cracking new insults, this book offers a treasure trove of curious, witty and downright obscure mnemonics and English idioms.

(Paperback)

With a plan to own or manage one per cent of Australia by 2025, Bush Heritage Australia is an organisation with big ambitions. With more than one million hectares in its care, Bush Heritages achievements are celebrated in this book along with its growth from humble beginnings into a large non-profit with benefactors all over the world.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

During the Second World War, in the mountains and jungles of Timor, Bougainville and New Guinea, Australian commando units fought arduous campaigns against the Japanese. The story of these elite independent companies and commando squadrons, whose soldiers wore the distinctive double-diamond insignia, is told here for the first time.

(Hardback)

A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A beautifully illustrated celebration of the horse in Australian history and modern life, showcasing the best historical and contemporary images. Here, alongside 150 stunning images, Nicolas Brasch explores why horses have long been appreciated by Australians from all walks of life and how they have been captured by photographers and artists.

(Hardback)

This evocative new biography of James Fairfax businessman, philanthropist, collector and champion of Australian art from his nephew, Alex Gilly, pieces together Fairfax's life through the prism of his collection.

(Paperback)

Australian painter Janet Venn-Brown has led an extraordinary life. Peter Mannings richly illustrated book celebrates her life and her work - her 40 years in Rome, her artistic successes and experiments, her political engagement and travels in the Middle East, and her return to Australia in 2011.

(Hardback)

Acclaimed journalist, novelist and military historian Mark Dapin tells the personal, often extraordinary stories of Australia's Jewish servicemen and women. Over 7000 Jews from Australia have fought in the nation's military conflicts. Sir John Monash may be the best known, but Dapin also explores the lives of many other remarkable characters from diverse backgrounds.

(Hardback)

This landmark book re-establishes Lyons as one of Australias most capable and popular leaders and reminds us of why he was the first Australian prime minister to win and survive three consecutive elections. Joe Lyons led Australia through the financial crisis of the 1930s up to the eve of World War II. He died in office on 7 April 1939.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the great auk. She gives a detailed account of six rare birds: the hermit ibis, the elusive corncrake, the Eurasian nightjar, the barn owl, the northern hawk owl and the kingfisher.

(Paperback)

Provides a fresh and revealing perspective on this celebrated heritage suburb in Sydney - one of the largest and most intact Victorian enclaves in the world. Leading historians and specialists explore the makeup of Paddington's diverse community and discuss the evolution of the suburb's unique architecture and landscape.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

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