Ask an Adventurer by Alastair Humphreys
$22.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Live adventurously, be creatice, make a living: What is it like to build a life from unconventional careers? Adventurers cross deserts and row oceans, appearing to live the dream. Yet they also must pay the bills and carve out time to get away. Are you trying to make a career doing what you love, ...Show more
The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace by Sam Roggeveen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?Amid China's rise and America's decline in Asia, what will happen to Australia?In this authoritative account, defence expert and insider Sam Roggeveen questions the claim that Australia is vulnerable to China's mil ...Show more
We Need to Talk About Ageing - Essential conversations and practical advice to navigate the ageing journey with confidence by Melissa Levi
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Do you get the sense that something's just not quite right with yourself, Mum or Grandpa? Does your family avoid having the big conversations about ageing? Are you confused and overwhelmed? You are not alone. Clinical psychologist Melissa Levi has helped more than a thousand older people, and their fami ...Show more
Essential Bushfire Safety Tips by Joan Webster OAM
$29.95 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Backed by verified scientific facts, this book brings a message of hope and empowerment: that with appropriate knowledge, preparation and awareness, towns, homes and people can survive wildfires. Set out in easy-to-read dot-point one liners, it takes you step-by-step through every aspect of bushfire saf ...Show more
Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom by Grace Blakeley
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
All over the world, democracy is in crisis. Liberal political systems are straining under the pressure imposed by authoritarian strong men undermining institutions, the rule of law and the international system that governs relations between countries. Obvious examples include Donald Trump and Boris John ...Show more
Uncle John's Weird, Wonderful World Bathroom Reader - Scanning the Globe for Strange Stories and Fantastic Facts by Bathroom Readers' Institute
$35.00 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual Ser.
Uncle John is back with the 36th annual Bathroom Reader, a collection of entertaining articles that explore the weird and wonderful world we live in. In this 36th edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, longtime fans and new readers alike will be astounded by a treasure trove of wonderfully weird ( ...Show more
The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the herbarium by Prudence Gibson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales — its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.Who gets to collect plants, name them, propagate them, extract their chemicals, sell them and use them? Whose knowledge is it? And what can the people tha ...Show more
Big Love: Reclaiming Myself, My People, My Country by Brooke Blurton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
A raw, moving and uplifting memoir about courage, resilience and the transformative power of love, from one of Australia's most captivating personalities My story is about the one thing that I never went without. Love. Big love, that filled me up and made me feel like there was a future for me. The kin ...Show more
Tricked - A How-To Guide to Magic and Illusions by Cosentino
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The ultimate book of magic for kids from Australia’s favourite illusionist, Cosentino! With step-by-step illustrations and tips from Cosentino, Tricked is the complete guide to performing magic with confidence. Learn some of Cosentino’s most thrilling acts – from floating rings to self-levitation – ...Show more
Australia in 50 Plays by Julian Meyrick
$39.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Australia in 50 Plays is Julian Meyrick's lively and accessible account of the remarkable relationship between our national drama and our national life, examining fifty outstanding plays of diverse content and style that have appeared in the 120 years since Federation. Energetic, entertaining and origin ...Show more
Outlaws of the Leopolds by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson (Designed by, Editor, (various roles))
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
North West Australia - in the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, formerly known as the King Leopold Ranges between 1879 and 2020, is the setting for the story of Aboriginal leader Jandamarra and his fight against white invasion of his country.Jandamarra, who was also known as Pigeon, had been a blacktracker of ...Show more
Dogs: A Philosophical Guide to Our Best Friends by Mark Alizart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Man's best friend, domesticated since prehistoric times, a travelling companion for explorers and artists, thinkers and walkers, equally happy curled up by the fire and bounding through the great outdoors--dogs matter to us because we love them. But is that all there is to the canine's good-natured vora ...Show more