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Celeste Mogador. Translated Kirsten Hall Geisler.

In 1852 Celeste Mogador wrote her memoirs in self-defence. Speaking out about the lack of justice to be found in France during the dangerous years of her growing from childhood...

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Simon Kenny

Tarot is an art that goes back through time, further than ever imagined by the lay person or often practitioner, who is familiar with the Tarot of divination, the purported...

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Daniel C. Abel, R. Dean Grubbs

It is evident from the foreword in this book, The Lives of Sharks that the authors are passionate about sharks. Daniel Abel is a professor of Marine Biology and R....

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Alexander McCall Smith

If you have enjoyed any of Alexander’s McCall Smith’s books, you will undoubtedly be drawn to read I Think of You. It is his writing at its finest, showing the...

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Edited by Richard Neville and Rachel Franks.

Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW What a truly beautiful coffee table and research book Reading the Rooms which is edited by Richard Neville and Rachel Franks....

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Kiera Lindsay

The ambitions of Adelaide Ironside, the first Australian artist to astonish the world How thrilling it is to discover another female artist, born in Sydney in 1831, whose works have...

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Kathleen Ready Dayan

Life is a leap of faith, a jump from a bridge railing. She is walking over the bridge; he is standing on the rails getting ready to jump. She stops...

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Darryl Jones

The beautiful, coloured photos in Getting to Know Your Neighbourhood Birds make it a splendid way to spend time browsing the pages. However, it is much more than photographs. The...

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Edited Donna Lu, Foreword Professor Mary O’Kane AC.

The release of The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 is cause for great excitement. In its thirteenth year, the articles have been chosen from Professional Writers, Scientists and Science Communicators....

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Rose Ellis

Australia's famous bohemian rebel, and the untold story behind the legend What an amazing story Rose Ellis has told. Bee Miles, or Beatrice as she was christened, lived an amazing...

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Diana Holbourn

The Becky Bexley series of books has reached book four Comedy, Alcohol, Trauma and Games and is once again full of very excellent social advice for the tween and teen...

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Lucy Godoroja

All Buttons Great and Small would make a great coffee table book. It is attractive and appealing to the eye. There are two types of responses when you speak to...