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 life, very full and rich and entirely on her own terms. This cost her dearly, as...
There are thirty Science stories in this eminently readable book, The Best of Australian Science Writing 2022. They vary from discussions about Aliens, Cats, Wombat dental gas, Mind machines, Time travel, Yeast rising, and many more. Each one is written with a sense...
Foolish and Fearless Convict Escapes With excellent illustrations and a striking cover, Get Me Out Of Here will capture attention before it is opened. It is a wonderful resource for children exploring Australian History, or for those interested in convicts and...
The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals, birds, and reptiles; most are endemic to it. Jennifer Cossins, award winning artist and writer with a passion for nature has carefully selected 26 of these unique and unusual creatures for...
Told she’d never make anything of herself, Lowitja O’Donoghue, Australian of the Year, AC, CBE, DSG and recipient of the papal honour of Dame of the Order of St Gregory the Great, not to mention several honorary degrees, certainly proved this assertion wrong. In this...
Colin Dillon had wanted to be a policeman from a very early age. Australia’s highest ranking indigenous police officer, first ever of his race to join the police force anywhere in the nation and descendant of the ‘Kumbumem’ people, he is a man who carried out this...
With sparing use of words Patrick Holland has portrayed the final months of the last two bushrangers in Australia, the Kenniff brothers, Patrick and James and the policeman, Nixon, responsible for their capture. The words are poignant in that they raise the issue over...
You can smell the cinnamon, a roast cooking and the joy of preparing a feast or meal for the family as you turn the pages of this more than just a cookery book. The sub-title ‘Memories of an Australian Country Kitchen’ is understated as the undoubted store house full...
