Sir Edmund Hillary,as he eventually became, was a humble man born into a New Zealand family living in Auckland in 1919. He was a quiet, […]
History
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History is an amazing place to visit as it holds so many secrets, strange events, life lessons and most of all, wonderful adventures from times […]
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All South Australians should read this book which is a big call, but the author has done what the best travel writers do, and that […]
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What a terrific series of stories which link in with each other in a very clever manner by the end of what is captivating reading, […]
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This anniversary edition of the story behind the Snowy Mountain Scheme, has surprisingly been written by an Irish Journalist. She also was surprised to be […]
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The Lost Gutenberg
This is a fascinating and detailed account of a Gutenberg Bible, the people responsible for its printing, and those people who owned it afterwards. The […]
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The Original Australians was released onto the market in 2006. This volume of work from respected archaeologist Josephine Flood soon became a best seller, purchased […]
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There have been many Historical Fiction books written about the First Settlers and the struggle and hardships that they faced. In A Great Southern Land […]
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A series of coincidences saw the beginning of what is now The Seventies, a work that takes a look back at a time in Australian […]
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For ten years, Jessica North has meticulously researched this story about the first Jewish lady on board the First Fleet. Although Esther, the Jewish girl, […]
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Australian history, like all history is filled with the foolhardy, fascinating and downright horror stories, much of which over many years as been tidied up […]
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Stranger Country
Monica Tan is an ABC, (Australian Born Chinese) woman who grew up in a comfortable and loving family in a Sydney suburb. When she left […]
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The front cover photos for Old Days, Old Ways show us the period in Australian history that it encapsulates. Alex Nicol began his career as […]
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D-Day New Guinea
Military historians everywhere will find Phillip Bradley’s in-depth study of the battle and capture of Lae, a battle considered as one of the most important […]
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The sheer volume if information presented in this masterful work Paper Emperors from Sally Young is overwhelming in its historic content, fascinating in its political […]
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Photography was the science that took the world by storm in the mid-18th century, with the endless scope of possibilities yet unexplored; Its early use […]
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Tohby Riddle shows us why he is one of Australia’s greatest children’s author/illustrator. Not only does this muted colour picture book have a lyrical text, […]
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Squatters, who where they and how did they and their legacy become such an integral part of the Australian history makes for an interesting journey […]
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We love to be terrified and Dinosaurs somehow manage to do that, unless of course it is Dino out of the Flintstones, a dinosaur that […]
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Set in the period around the early sixteen hundreds in Lancashire England, The Familiars is an Historical Fiction is based on true events. Many of […]
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The New History of the Irish in Australia is a well-researched and in-depth examination of the lives of Irish immigrants and their offspring in Australia. […]
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Harriet and Helena Scott were without doubt the finest natural history painters of their time. Many would argue they still hold that distinction, as their […]
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For people of a certain age, this visual feast of memories brings a smile to the face. Beginning with the front cover and the colour […]