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The Best Australian Business Writing 2012

Edited by Andrew Cornell

The Best Australian Science Writing 2012

Edited by Elizabeth Finkel

The Flash of Recognition

As a student, Jane Lydon was shocked by the photograph on the cover of Charles Rowley's 1970 classic, The Destruction of Aboriginal Society

Sustainable Food

Sustainable House , Mobbs turns his attention to reducing the carbon emissions associated with growing, processing, transporting, selling and disposing food. With his own experiences anchoring the book, Sustainable Food

Zombie Tits, Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animals

7 Myths about Women and Work

7 Myths about Women and Work

Catherine Fox

Christopher Lee

Ron Sandland, Graham Thompson

Icon in Crisis charts in detail CSIRO's dramatic and successful transformation.

What Makes a Good School?

What Makes a Good School?

Jane Caro, Chris Bonnor

What Makes a Good School? will help you to cover all bases.

Children of the Occupation

Walter Hamilton

Australian Lithuanians

Luda Popenhagen

Andrew Dodd

Playground Duty

In the baking heat of February 1973, wearing a purple nylon bodyshirt and an expression of confidence that belied his nerves, Ned Manning faced down a classroom full of kids in Tenterfield in remote NSW

The Best Australian Science Writing 2011

Edited by Stephen Pincock

From the elemental forces that drive our expanding universe to the delicate hairs on the back of your neck, science offers talented writers the kind of scope that other subjects simply can't match. This dynamic genre of Australian writing has never, until now, been showcased in an anthology. With a foreword by Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty,

Come the Revolution

Alex Mitchell

In Come the Revolution Come the Revolution lays bare Mitchell's life and loves, his past and politics, with the flair of a born storyteller unafraid to ask hard questions about the world, and himself.

Transit of Venus

"In his new book, Transit of Venus, 1631 to the Present , Dr Nick Lomb — an astronomer at the Sydney Observatpry and the author of the Australian Sky Guide The Bulletin

The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Revised edition)

Peter Spearritt

'...clear, concise and vibrant history takes the reader on the journey from 19th-century dreams to 20th-century reality.' — Troy Lennon, Daily Telegraph

Peter Corris

Australian Poetry Since 1788

Edited by Geoffrey Lehmann, Robert Gray

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The Exotic Rissole

'I put some rissoles in sandwiches for you two. Dig in.' Lynchy grabbed two and handed me one. We bit into them while sipping our SodaStream-manufactured soft drink. A rush came over me as I tasted the spice-free rissole bursting across my taste buds. It was worth the wait.

Close to the Edge

Sujatha Fernandes

Bryan Gaensler

The universe is all about extremes. Space has a temperature 270°C below freezing. Stars die in catastrophic supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the Sun. A black hole can generate 10 million trillion volts of electricity. And hypergiants are stars 2 billion kilometres across, larger than the orbit of Jupiter. Extreme Cosmos

The Australian Voter

Ian McAllister

Gone Viral: The germs that share our lives

Gone Viral: The germs that share our lives

How to write and publish your family story in ten easy steps

Noeline Kyle

After thirty years of giving workshops, talks and seminars to family historians and genealogists Dr Noeline Kyle realised what was missing. What her audience is really crying out for is an easy-to-use reference book to show them how to write and publish their research. How to write and publish your family story in ten easy steps

Darwin Spitfires

Anthony Cooper

Darwin Spitfires tells this little-known story, and in so doing, recovers this important aspect of Australian history.

9781742231600

Sex, Genes and Rock 'n' Roll: How evolution has shaped the modern world

Why are people getting fatter? Why do so many rock stars end up dead at 27?

Louise Hawson

When Louise Hawson realised she was a stranger in her own city, she set herself a mission – to explore and photograph one new Sydney suburb a week for a year. Originally presented as a weekly blog that developed a strong following, 52 Suburbs 52 Suburbs

Gurindji Journey: A Japanese historian in the outback

After immersing himself in the culture of a remote Australian Indigenous community for close to a year, the young Japanese scholar Minoru Hokari emerged with a new world view.

Set in Stone Set in Stone is the first book to explore this iconic cultural site and the ground-breaking works that emerged from its rough sandstone walls.

My Favourite Teacher

Edited by Robert Macklin

In My Favourite Teacher

The Way They Were: The view from The Hill of the 25 years that remade Australia

The Way They Were: The view from The Hill of the 25 years that remade Australia

Alan Ramsey

Sydney Morning Herald

The Rise of Fishes

John Long

Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like – and are – monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through The Rise of Fishes The Rise of Fishes

Edited by Seth Jordan

From its early beginnings in the 1980s, the vibrant world music genre in Australia has burgeoned to become the dynamic scene it is today. World Music

Dust and Dreams

Barry McGowan

This lively, evocative book uncovers the rich history of the former gold, silver, copper and leading mining communities that once existed in the Southern Tablelands, Braidwood, Shoalhaven, Monaro and south-west slopes districts of New South Wales. Dust and Dreams

Andrew Leigh

Disconnected Andrew Leigh guides us through the reasons that our social fabric has begun to fray, and outlines steps to creating a better civic and personal life.