BOOK OF THE BANNED: Devilish Movies, Dastardly Censors and the Scenes That Made Australia Sweat by Simon Miraudo
34.99 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction
BLASPHEMY AND HORROR! SAUCY SWEDES! LUKE SKYWALKER'S CHARRED AUNT & UNCLE! Australia has censored it all. Did you know Aussie audiences were originally banned from watching bona fide classics The Night of the Hunter, Breathless and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (to name just a few out of literal hund ...Show more
Bookishness - Loving Books in a Digital Age by Jessica Pressman
50.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Literature Now Ser.
Jessica Pressman explores the rise of "bookishness" as an identity and an aesthetic strategy that proliferates from store-window décor to experimental writing. Ranging from literature to kitsch objects, stop-motion animation films to book design, she considers the multivalent meanings of books in contem ...Show more
Brave New Humans - The Dirty Reality of Donor Conception by Sarah Dingle
35.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: good
An astonishing real-life whodunnit and investigative exposé, Brave New Humans reveals the uncomfortable realities of assisted reproduction and its very human fallout. Journalist Sarah Dingle was 27 when she learnt that her identity was a lie. Over dinner one night, her mother casually mentioned Sarah ha ...Show more
Bush Birds of Australia - ID Chart: Fold-out sheet covering 60 birds of forests and woodlands by Reed New Holland
7.99 AUD
Category: Environmental
Part of Reed New Holland’s exciting easy-to-use ID-chart series, this eye-catching fold-out sheet depicts a selection of the bird species most commonly seen in ‘wilder’ habitats such as woodland, forest and scrub, with a particular emphasis on those found not far from Australian towns and cities. It inc ...Show more
CSI Told You Lies: Giving victims a voice through forensics. by Meshel Laurie
35.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Meshel Laurie, host of the incredibly successful Australian True Crime podcast speaks to the forensic pathologists, homicide detectives, defence barristers and victims’ families in this moving and gripping study of violent crime and largescale natural disaster. CSI Told You Lies is a gripping account of ...Show more
Coming Out - Insights and Tips for Teenagers by Kezia Endsley
35.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Coming Out: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers compassionate insight into the hows and whys of coming out. Whether you are struggling with coming out yourself or wanting to help a friend or family member, this book seeks to provide answers to some of the questions you may have. Written from the pers ...Show more
Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice by Anne Manne
36.99 AUD
Category: History
A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would not be silenced For many years, Newcastle was the centre of an extensive paedophile network run by members of the Anglican church - and protected by parishioners and community members who looked the other ...Show more
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
36.99 AUD
Category: History
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making by Chris Packham
55.00 AUD
Category: Environmental
‘Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe’ Guardian A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet. With the trade ...Show more
Eucalyptus: Hundreds of Household Uses by Lesley Dobson
28.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Eucalyptus has long been known for its excellent medicinal properties, but did you know it has untold uses around the home too? Whether made into a fragrant disinfectant, a handy insect repellent or used to soothe a headache, eucalyptus will do the job, and is a fantastic natural alternative to other pr ...Show more
Fifteen Young Men: Australia's Untold Football Tragedy by Paul Kennedy
35.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction
"Fifteen Young Menis the true story of a doomed adventure.It was a maritime tragedy that unfolded one sad, dark hour at a time. A cold, cruelly blustery night revealing - with agonising slowness - that fifteen young men of the Mornington Football Club would never make it home. As dawn broke and families ...Show more
Garagenalia Identification Guide by Ken Arnold
25.00 AUD
Category: General Non-Fiction
An over view of all the firms that sold petrol and oil at service stations in Australian along with the petrol pump battery, tyre, spark plug manufacturers. Plenty of photographs of collectables and reproduced old advertisements. An excellent identification guide.