Stories My Grandmothers Didn't Tell Me: Two women's journeys from war-torn Europe to a new life in Australia by Andra Putnis
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
When she breaks an unspoken family code not to dig too deep into the past, Andra is plunged into the bleak world of the Soviet and Nazi occupations of Latvia in World War II, and secret lives of her grandmothers. As children, we'd sneak into Grandma's bedroom on secret missions. Her cupboard was filled ...Show more
Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories by National Library National Library of Australia
19.99 AUD
Category: NLA Publications
Stories of migration are very much part of the Australian experience. In most homes in Australia, you will find a bookcase, mantelpiece or shelf with a display of family photos. Intimate galleries chronical the individuals, both young and old, who populate the family tree. Sometimes the images reach bac ...Show more
Vintage Crochet: Classic Australian Patterns by National Library of Australia
39.99 AUD
Category: Art
Featuring vintage crochet patterns found in Australian publications, including the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian Woman's Mirror, this book has instructions for a variety of garments, accessories, toys and homewares. Each pattern will be accompanied by illustrations from the original publ ...Show more
The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler - How War Made Them, And How They Made War by Phillips Payson O'Brien
36.99 AUD
Category: History
If we want to understand military strategy, we must first understand the strategist.In THE STRATEGISTS, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien delves deep into the psyches of five of the most impactful leaders in modern history - Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Roosevelt - and their respective strat ...Show more
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
36.99 AUD
Category: Australian
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and a complex and controversial legacy debated to this day. On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the ...Show more
Follow Your Gut: A Story from the Microbes That Make You by Briony Barr, Dr Gregory Crocetti
29.99 AUD
Category: Health & Wellbeing
A timid Bifidobacterium named Biffy is forced to leave their family and become part of a new community, in the gut of a newborn human baby.Follow Your Gut is a comic that ate a biology textbook. It's an epic adventure set over the first three years of a new life, exploring one of the most important rela ...Show more
Australians (Volume 3): Flappers to Vietnam by Thomas Keneally
36.99 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Australians
'A loving history of the Australian people' - Sydney Morning Herald..'.displays historical literacy, and plenty of humanity, empathy and compassion, all qualities rare in our public culture to be cherished when we find them.' - Weekend Australian. As in the two previous volumes of Australians, Thomas Ke ...Show more
Australians: From Eureka to the Diggers: Volume 2 by Thomas Keneally
36.99 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Australians
In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women, arti ...Show more
Australians: Origins to Eureka: Volume 1 by Thomas Keneally
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian
The first volume of a unique history of Australia where people are always centre stage, from bestselling author Thomas Keneally who brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story.
Australians: A short history by Thomas Keneally
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian
Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed three volume history of the Australian people from origins to Vietnam gave us a robust, vibrant and page-turning narrative that brought to life the vast range of characters who have formed the Australian national story. Here these volumes are brought together for a sto ...Show more
Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
29.95 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Growing Up
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove by Susan E Boyer
26.95 AUD
Category: Australian
Across Great Divides, true stories of life at Sydney Cove will appeal to all readers, young, old and in-between, who love to be immersed in a good read, while learning new things. The stories will no doubt make you wonder, what would I have done? Across Great Divides, true stories of life at Sydney ...Show more