Books
Dragonology
Douglas Carrel, Dugald Steer
Format: Hard Cover
An incomparable gift for secret dragonologists everywhere! For true believers only, a lavishly illustrated volume by the world's most distinguished dragonologist. Don't let it fall into the wrong hands!
Heavenly Date
Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Paperback
In these hilarious stories of perverse meetings, casual dates and romantic encounters, we are enthralled, saddened, inspired and surprised by the encounters we witness. McCall Smith, a master of the unexpected and a seamless storyteller, revels in offering us the quirky complications inherent in entanglements which human beings engineer for themselves - entanglements that can be shocking, edifying
The Ancestor Game
Alex Miller
Format: Paperback
The best-selling, 1993 Miles Franklin Award-winning novel from one of Australia's foremost literary writers.
The Sitters
Alex Miller
Format: Paperback
A sensuously written, peculiarly Australian novel about the relationship between a painter and his subject.
The New World of Martin Cortes
Anna Lanyon
Format: Paperback
While researching Malinche's Conquest, Anna Lanyon discovered Malinche had a son, Martin Cortes, remembered by Mexicans as the first mestizo, and was compelled to investigate his story as it is as great an adventure as his mother's. It is a story of journeys between worlds: those of Indian mother and Spanish father, of the Americas and Europe, of feudal past and colonial future. It is also
Horrible Harriet
Leigh Hobbs
Format: Paperback
Look out! Here comes Horrible Harriet - she's wicked, wild and wonderful! Shortlisted for the CBC Picture Book of the Year Award, 2002.
Where the Ancestors Walked
Philip Clarke
Format: Paperback
Explores the traditional lifestyle of Australia's Aboriginal people - one of the world's oldest continuous cultures.
Powering through Pregnancy
Jane Simons
Format: Paperback
An easy-to-use, illustrated, practical guide for women who are experiencing pain and discomfort during their pregnancies as well as for women who want to do their best to prevent an uncomfortable nine months. Written by one of Sydney's leading obstetric physiotherapists.
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