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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

My Favourite Teacher

Edited by Robert Macklin

In My Favourite Teacher

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

Once Upon a Time in Papunya

Vivien Johnson

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.

Sustainable House

Whether you're planning to build or renovate, whether you live in an apartment or a house, Sustainable House

Snake-bitten: Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park

Kevin Markwell, Nancy Cushing

Snake-bitten is the intriguing story of the larger-than-life Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park, which continues to be a leader in wildlife tourism, conservation, education and research.

The Briefest Punctuation Guide Ever!

The Briefest Punctuation Guide Ever!

Not sure when you should start a new sentence? Or whether a comma should go before or after a word? Or if you should use an apostrophe or not? Ruth Colman strips out all the jargon to make understanding punctuation easy. This concise and practical guide will shed light on the most common questions you might have about punctuation:

Edited by Jon Altman, Melinda Hinkson

People Power: The history and the future of the referendum in Australia

People Power: The history and the future of the referendum in Australia

George Williams, David Hume

From the failed attempt to ban communism in 1951 to the unsuccessful republican referendum of 1999, Australians have been cautious about constitutional change, approving only eight out of 44 referendum proposals in just over 100 years – a success rate of about 18%. People Power

Mahabharata In Polyester

Hamish McDonald

Edited by Jing Jun, Heather Worth

HIV in China uncovers some hidden truths about the spread of the disease and its social impacts.

Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's hit factory

John Tait

Women of the Coal Rushes

Georgina Murray, David Peetz

Women of the Coal Rushes is a unique and very personal account of some of the women who have played such an integral part in the production of Australia's black gold.

Terry Irving, Rowan Cahill

Radical Sydney traces its development from The Rocks in the 1830s to the inner suburbs of the 1980s. It includes a range of incidents, people and places, from freeing protestors in the anti-conscription movement, resident action movements in Kings Cross, anarchists in Glebe, to Gay Rights marches on Oxford Street and Black Power in Redfern.

Alan 'The Red Fox' Reid

Ross Fitzgerald, Stephen Holt, foreword by Laurie Oakes

What Were They Thinking?

James Walter

What Were They Thinking? is a compelling story of winners and losers, of individuals interpreting and trying to influence their times, and of how ideas and power are linked.

Sydney's Aboriginal Past: Investigating the archaeological and historical records 2nd

Val Attenbrow

This second edition of Sydney's Aboriginal Past

Zombie Myths of Australian Military History

Edited by Craig Stockings

What's wrong with ANZAC?

What's wrong with ANZAC?

Marilyn Lake, Henry Reynolds, Joy Damousi, Mark Mckenna

From the Barracks to the Burrup

Andrea Witcomb, Kate Gregory

Connecting and Cooperating

Jenny M. Lewis

Changing Stations

Bridget Griffen-Foley

Shortlisted for the Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature

A Swindler's Progress

Kirsten McKenzie

A Modern Dog's Life

Paul McGreevy

Written with clarity and humour, A Modern Dog's Life

How to Write History that People Want to Read

Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath

Sorry, lads, but the order is to go

David W. Cameron

Bean's Official History Volume II (1924) to describe in detail a failed offensive in which bodies were shattered and lives senselessly lost.

Rivers and Resilience: Aboriginal People on Sydney's Georges River

Rivers and Resilience: Aboriginal People on Sydney's Georges River

Heather Goodall, Allison Cadzow

Rivers and Resilience

Managing Without Profit

Mike Hudson, Lyla Rogan

Managing Without Profit provides a practical overview for busy managers and board members who need to learn a lot in a short space of time.

The Vulnerable Country

Tom Conley

The Vulnerable Country

The Yipping Tiger and other tales from the neuropsychiatric clinic

Perminder Sachdev

Friday on Our Minds

Friday on Our Minds

Climate Action: A campaign manual for greenhouse solutions

Mark Diesendorf

In the USA, social movements succeeded in stopping 59 proposals to build new conventional (dirty) coal-fired power stations. In the UK, there was an extended campaign to stop the expansion of Heathrow airport, primarily on the grounds of the greenhouse gas emissions from increased flights. Responding to this global epidemic, Climate Action

Ethics in Practice

Andrew Alexandra, Seumas Miller

Dozens of times a day we are faced with moral dilemmas, and our judgments and actions are guided by our sense of what is right or wrong. But there are times when we find ourselves facing situations of moral complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on numerous case studies, Ethics in Practice