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Ouyang Yu

William, or “Billy” Sing, was an Australian born and raised in rural Queensland, in 1886.  He was to achieve greatness, but little is known of him today. His father was...

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Sarah Harry

For many people who do not fit the modern stereotype of slim, trim, flexible and ‘fab’, exercising can be a considerable challenge, not just on a physical level but also...

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Louis Nowra

 Once again Louis Nowra takes a loving look a suburb of Sydney where he has found, much to his surprise, a place where he belongs, a place that fits, a...

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Kate Callaghan

Any book that tells you to eat dark chocolate has to be good, indeed encourages you to eat chocolate, in moderation of course, is definitely good, but let us not...

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Rebecca Katz

Soup could very easily be considered as a staple in any style of culture or dietary regime and when a book of this calibre comes along, although we all feel...

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Peter Brune, Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald and Peter Brune, have both written extensively about Australia's role in the second World War. This biography about the journalist Chester Wilmot , is well researched, with comprehensive...

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Peter Bussian

The introduction to this defining work is stark in its simplicity, summing up in few words what thousands of news reports over the past 10 years or more, have failed...

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Clive Hamilton, foreword by Germaine Greer

Protest is nothing  new in Australian society with the most historic occurrence being Eureka Stockade in 1854, where the miners, having had more than enough of the taxes being applied...

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Alison Young

Street Art is one of the most ephemeral styles of art possible – here today and frequently gone tomorrow, as in most of the places street art is created, the...

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Jane rawson

Set in and around Adelaide in 1859, this story opens with the wreck of the sailing ship Admella, on Carpenters Reef, about one kilometre off the coast of South Australia....

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Richard Aitken

Richard Aitken has created a book to be treasure by gardeners and historian alike, or people who simply love a good book which combines many aspects of Australian history with...

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Janeet Luke

Should you be thinking of, or planning to, keep Bees this is the must have book for you. Created with the beginner or novice in mind, it is more of...