Books
How to make a bird
Martine Murray
Format: Paperback
Mannie is escaping - from small town life, from family mysteries, from grief, from her fragile former self; she's heading for the city in search of an elusive 'something' to make herself feel right. A YA novel of rare sensitivity, whimsical humour and revelation.
Master's Mates
Peter Corris
Format: Paperback
Peter Corris' world weary but always charismatic hero Cliff Hardy has long been established as Australia's favourite investigator. Often bloodied but never bowed in this latest gripping novel, Hardy is in pursuit of missing millions from Sydney to the Pacific Islands.
All This Talk About Careers
Kate Armstrong
Format: Paperback
What are you going to do when you leave school? If you feel that you have to know and the pressure is on, dip into this inspiring book and discover how other people found their way to jobs they like, and how a career path can lead you in unexpected directions. Fifty people from a variety of professions tell their stories.
Stone Voices
Neal Ascherson
Format: Paperback
This is the story of Neal Ascherson's return to his native Scotland. It is an exploration of Scottish identity as Ascherson weaves together a story of the deep past with the story of modern Scotland and its rebirth.
Tim Fischer's Outback Heroes
Tim Fischer and Peter Rees
Format: Paperback
Tim Fischer and Peter Rees tell the tales of some real outback heroes, their communities and their success in bouncing back from hardship to success. Full of canny thinking, hard work and a refusal to give up, these truly inspiring stories come from every corner of Australia.
The Kitchen Hand
Anthony Telford
Format: Paperback
This is your guide to the global kitchen. A collection of handy hints, a dictionary of weird and wonderful foodstuffs, and a reference book, all in one.
Into the Blue
Tony Horwitz
Format: Paperback
By turns harrowing and hilarious, insightful and entertaining, Into the Blue retraces the great voyages of Captain James Cook, the British farmboy who drew the map of the modern world.
Out Back
Andrew Stevenson
Format: Paperback
Out Back is a sometimes shocking, laugh-out-loud funny and always entertaining account of the people and places that make outback Australia so unique, as seen through the eyes of an outsider.;
The Empty Beach
Peter Corris
Format: Paperback
Vintage Cliff Hardy, as Australia s favourite private eye finds himself literally fighting for his life in the murky violent underworld of Bondi.
The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
Format: Paperback
A profoundly life affirming story about a small girl and her grandmother who are kindred spirits.
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