(Paperback)

A meticulously researched and compelling exploration of one of our most significant sporting and political moments, told by the golden girl who, at the age of sixteen, captained Australia's female swimming team to the controversial 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Bug contains everything you need to know about gardening naturally without poisons and artificial chemicals. Learn the difference between good bugs and bad bugs, and find out how to make simple remedies that are safe, non-toxic and don't cost the earth. Outlines a Bug Action Plan to help you identify and deal with pesky creatures in your garden.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

When Emily and Daniel's parents send them on a rollicking pirate adventure holiday things go horribly wrong. there's something very weird about Captain Wetbeard's ship! A bald, farting parrot, a diet of chocolate-coated shrimps, plank-walking - these weren't in the holiday brochure!

(Paperback)

Since the first Holden, the FX, rolled off the plant at Fishermens Bend in Melbourne 60 years ago, millions of Australians have been obsessed with cars. In this book, 12 of Australia's leading writers celebrate our fascination with metal, speed and power, exploring the links between cars and sex and much more.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

An evocative memoir of a young Chinese girl growing up in conservative Tasmania in the 1950s.

(Paperback)

Former world boxing champion Danny Green's raw courage in the boxing ring and his humanity outside of it has made him one of Australia's most admired fighters. Here he documents the life of a modern day gladiator in a series of fast paced anecdotes which get straight to the heart of boxing.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Former Detective Sergeant Trevor Haken lives somewhere in hiding in a hell of his own creation, a direct result of his decision, after a career as a corrupt police officer, to become an undercover informant for the Wood Royal Commission in 1994.

(Paperback)

Takes you into the exceptional lives of people you've never met - people who were living ordinary lives when Something Happened. In this collection of 15 stories, Richard Fidler's skill as an interviewer is revealed as he draws out people's deepest hopes and fears, and their stories of ingenuity, failure, triumph and loss.

(Paperback)

When Claudia's mother decides to go to Italy, she dumps Claudia with her grandfather - a man she hasn't even met. Claudia expects to meet an old man with a walking cane, but her grandfather wears clashing board short and shirts and sticks incense in his neighbour's toes. How will she survive Age 7+. (SA: Year 3 - Year 5).

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The story of all the -isms, the movements and the wild, wild people of 20th century Western culture from a hip rock 'n' roll perspective. The Culture Club reveals that all those cultural movers and shakers were much closer than your standard six degrees of separation!

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Spiky, original and funny stories from the author of The Bad Mother's Revenge, on the joys, humour and horror of parenting teenagers.

(Paperback)

Stressed by rising interest rates, your increasing mortgage repayments, the cost of petrol (and bananas!) and your credit card bill The Cheapskates way to getting yourself out of the financial bind will help you make surprising savings.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

(Paperback)

A comprehensive collection of Australian rhyming slang, in all its fascinating and bawdry glory. A celebration of classic Aussie speech.

(Paperback)

Dark forces operate in this world, and the 15-year-old Carly Sands and the mysterious Ace are about to collide with them. This thrilling story of life in the future, where genetic cloning has created a world of designer plants and animals, is suitable for ages 13+.

(Paperback)

A memoir by a distinguished Australian former diplomat, with a particular focus on the cars he has loved and driven in Australia and his postings in Asia, the Middle East, North and Central America. This makes for an entertaining look at various cultures (their driving behaviour, traffic conditions and road rules) and his career as ambassador.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Based on Andrew Denton's TV series of the same name, this is an exploration of the success and failures, opportunities and formative experiences that are learned over a lifetime.