Journey into the beautiful world of food style, fine dining and recipes via one of Australia's restaurants, the Bel Mondo. This volume features 80 of Stefano Manfredi's recipes, and also provides a close-up look at the people, the food, and what makes a restaurant great.

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This anthology of the very best of Australian travel writing, contains stories representing each of the past 30 years, from 1976 to 2005, and covers destinations in Australia and around the world.

Cassandra Marshal is 18, and somewhat overprotected by her father who forbids her to join the village militia that has formed to guard and advance the fledgling society that remains after the terrible Shaking Time. Villagers are disappearing and then one of Cassandra's friends goes missing.

Bill Harrigan is Australia's leading Rugby League referee, with a profile equal to that of the game's major players. He is often considered to be arrogant and egocentric, yet he showed great skill and sensitivity dealing with crisis situations during his time in the police. This is his story.

When an intense electromagnetic pulse strikes earth, the world grinds to a halt. When Holly Andrews wakes in the wreckage of a smashed car next to the unconscious form of her older brother, Alex, she sets out on a dangerous quest to find her parents and bring order to a world gone mad.

Liona has been a witness to Australia's 20th century - there have been wars, hardship, depression, even moments of salvation and triumph. Forged by her choices, Liona tells the story of her complex relationship with a mining community called Steeltown.

Could a computer have swapped brains with Lucy's brother Hamish A new series for the emerging reader to promote a love of reading, offering simple, entertaining stories from some of Australia's best loved authors, and lots of fun illustrations. Ages 7-10.

A humorous fantasy novel for junior readers about a young boy on the run from the Dark Lady, the world's most famous, rich and influential elf. One day at the mall, a fabulous collection of enchanted j jewellery is on display. As the Dark Lady unveils the main attraction Bruno accidentally knocks it out of her hands and into his...Ages 8-

Cairo Jim and his friends must go to Italy and determine if there is a link between a sudden surge of mass absent-mindedness in Rome and the theft of the famous Bauble of Tiberius - a priceless, ancient pendant worn by Emperor Tiberius, reputed to have given him untold power over any adversary.

Carol, the camel, is tired of being teased about her yellow teeth and bad breath. So when she discovers the local dental caravan is visiting the local school she takes off in search of clean teeth. On the way she discovers a rare native orchid is to be bulldozed by developers. What can she do

School camp is supposed to be exciting, but this one's not looking good. Renata has to go in mid-winter when its freezing and her best friend Karo doesn't seem to like her anymore. When she meets Lee, who is even more worried than she is, and twin brothers Jeremy and Paul, it starts getting fun.

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Enchanting images adorn the pages of Christmas Joy in classic Geddes style. Christmas Joy features traditional holiday verse such as C. Clement Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, seasonal poetry such as Louisa May Alcott's Our Happy Home and Travis Braswell's Christmas Eve Night, and classic holiday carols.

An account of how Susan Kurosawa and her husband Graeme set about transforming a fishing shack at Hardys Bay on the New South Wales Coast. The book features the local characters, snippets of local history, special recipes for local seafood and produce, and information on local plants and animals.

A cockatoo is brought into Animal Haven with a broken wing. It can talk, so obviously it's someone's pet. To get some clues, the Aussie Angels try talking to it. But who is the owner Trying to find out where this crazy cockatoo comes from leads to all sorts of adventures.

Angus almost loses his grandfather's motorbike when he takes it for a joyride without permission, but his sister stops teasing him long enough to save him from getting busted!

Madeleine Hutchinson is in a rut. From the outside, she seems pretty together. So why does she feel like her marriage is a cage And when she meets Hugh, a gorgeous younger man in her Latin American dancing class, she discovers an irresistible chemistry. She's torn: part of her yearns to be closer to Hugh; another part fights it.

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Penny and Benny have another mystery to solve. The whole school has been warned not to go near the ruined and partly burned old Harrison house, which is locally reputed to be haunted. Half the school is convinced that it really is haunted, and the teachers are concerned about the danger. This book is aimed at ages 10+.

A look at the life of a talented Australian cameraman who has spent 40 years filming wars and disasters all over the world, and the toll that his single-minded dedication to his craft has taken on his personal life.

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Dear Mum is in praise of one of life's closest relationships. These unforgettable images, chosen from the M.I.L.K. collections, celebrate what it is to be part of a family, to share the gift of friendship and, more than anything else, to be loved.

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A new psychological thriller. Jack is ex-police force and still grieving the collapse of his marriage and the disappearance of his teenage daughter, Jacinta, four years earlier. He is dragged into the police investigation of a series of grisly murders, and then Jacinta rings.

An aspiring DJ plans to set up a youth club in her local community. But her plans are thwarted by conservative crusaders marshalling behind a woman with seemingly untold evangelical power - her mother. This is Lisa Forrest's seond novel for young people. For ages 14+.

Angus's day starts badly because his mum and dad are in the middle of an argument. Mum storms out to her garden party so Dad takes Angus and the dog, Sputz, to the tip. But Sputz gets stuck in a pipe and ends up on the local news and Mum's party was a gardening party - a dog of a day.

Sheila has been getting far too much attention for helping to find Old Ben and track down the crooks. So Alice, the Green family's faithful labrador, decides that she'll get a bit of the star treatment herself! She's top dog round Animal Haven after all, and she's got a nose for adventure.

After seeing a pod of dolphins herd a school of fish from the open sea into Benwerrin Bay, to feast on them at leisure, the Angels decide to take part in Adopt-a-Dolphin. They raise funds as part of a class project, but the money disappears and Greash and Foxie are the usual suspects.