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30 Days in Sydney, A Wildly Distorted Account


by Peter Carey

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An impressionistic account of Carey's native city, the result of his return visit (with a tape recorder) after an absence of 17 years. (AUS123, $13.00)

Australia By Rail

Australia By Rail


by Colin Taylor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide in the British series. This fifth revised edition features an expanded section of maps and city guides (AUS146, $21.95)

Australia Revealed


by Discovery Channel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • DVD

Head Down Under and explore the wonders of Australia in this Discovery Atlas presentation. (AUS231, $14.98)

Australia Wall Map


by

  • 2001
  • MAP

A laminated political wall map (23 x 30) of Australia at a scale of 1:6,400,000, published by National Geographic. Our price includes separate shipping by U.S. mail in a sturdy tube. (AUS131, $19.99)

Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land

Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land


by Frank Welsh

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 758 PAGES

In this authoritative, balanced history Frank Welsh focuses on the political development of Australia from the European discovery of the continent through the period of colonization. (AUS165, $37.50)

Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide

Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide


by Hannah Robinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

A handbook and guide to wildlife, habitats and travel in Australia with 400 color photographs and excellent descriptive information on birds, mammals and other creatures. (AUS128, $23.95)

Australia: The East, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

Australia: The East, Travellers' Wildlife Guides


by Les Beletsky

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

Featuring 650 full-color illustrations of common fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds of Australia and an overview of parks and preserves including the Great Barrier Reef. (AUS167, $29.95)

Australians, Origins to Eureka

Australians, Origins to Eureka


by Thomas Keneally

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 628 PAGES

Volume One of Keneally's ambitious cultural history, covering the period from settlement to 1860, focuses on the people who built Australia, not just the politicians and heroes but also the convicts, Aborigines, Chinese gold diggers and other workers. (AUS252, $39.95)

Back Roads Australia

Back Roads Australia


by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A practical guide with 25 scenic drives lasting one to seven days each, packed with color photographs, maps, hotels, detours, restaurants and activities. Ideal for anyone planning a road trip through Australia. (AUS253, $25.00)

Batavia's Graveyard, The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny


by Mike Dash

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER

A chilling account of a 17th-century shipwreck and mutiny not for the squeamish. (PAC132, $17.00)

The Birth of Sydney

The Birth of Sydney


by Tim F. Flannery

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Flannery's engaging portrait of Sydney from its initial settlement to the present day, incorporating observations by early visitors including Mark Twain, Charles Darwin and Captain Cook. (AUS100, $14.00)

Breath

Breath


by Tim Winton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Tim Winton evokes the sea and the thrill of surfing in this emotionally complex tale of coming-of-age in western Australia in the 1970s. (AUS218, $14.00)

Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger

Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger


by Margaret Mittelbach | Michael Crewdson | Alexis Rockman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this comic adventure, two Brooklyn naturalists and an artist friend head to Tasmania in search of the probably long-extinct Tasmanian Tiger. It's an entertaining travelogue, interweaving Tasmania's history, landscapes, fauna and people. (AUS164, $14.95)

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith


by Thomas Keneally

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

A classic story set in the Australian outback of one man against an unjust, racist society. (AUS30, $13.95)

The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia


by Michael F. Braby

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A comprehensive photographic guide to the 416 species found in Australia. With range maps. (AUS215, $39.95)

The Complete Stories


by David Malouf

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

The varied landscapes of Malouf's native Australia form the backround for this collection of his memorable and beautifully written stories, including previously unpublished work. (AUS205, $16.95)

Continent of Hunter-Gatherers, New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory


by Harry Lourandos

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 412 PAGES

A well-considered, scholarly survey of Aboriginal Australia that challenges older views. (AUS129, $57.00)

Dancing With Strangers, Europeans And Australians At First Contact


by Inga Clendinnen

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

A compassionate and well-researched account of early British contact with the Australian natives, focusing on the rapport between British governor Arthur Philip and a native named Bennelong. (AUS208, $26.99)

Death of a River Guide, A Novel

Death of a River Guide, A Novel


by Richard Flanagan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A haunting first novel evoking the tangled 19th-century history of Tasmania as a penal colony, narrated by the title's "river guide" in the last moments of his life at the bottom of a river. (AUS125, $13.00)

Dirt Music, A Novel

Dirt Music, A Novel


by Tim Winton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An alcoholic mother and a down-on-his luck poacher anchor this haunting novel, set in the dramatic landscape of Western Australia (AUS151, $16.00)

Diving and Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef

Diving and Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef


by Len Zell

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 159 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A practical, illustrated guide to diving and snorkeling sites surrounding the Great Barrier Reef, with a short overview of the marine setting, ecology, coral reefs and inhabitants for each. (AUS27, $24.99)

English Passengers

English Passengers


by Matthew Kneale

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 446 PAGES

An accomplished novel, funny yet wrenchingly serious, of cultural collision and rebellion in Tasmania in the 19th century. (AUS109, $15.95)

The Explorers

The Explorers


by Tim F. Flannery

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 385 PAGES

Through 67 personal accounts selected and introduced by Tim Flannery, this collection reveals the human experience of exploring and settling Australia. (AUS89, $14.00)

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia


by Graham Pizzey | Frank Knight | Peter Menkhorst

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 576 PAGES

The authoritative, classic field guide. Range maps, illustrations, and concise descriptions are integrated on facing pages for ease of use. (AUS65, $34.95)

Fodor's Australia

Fodor's Australia


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

A popular, practical guide. (AUS138, $26.99)

Footprint East Coast Australia

Footprint East Coast Australia


by Darroch Donald

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A detailed, practical guide to Queensland and the Australia's east coast from Melbourne to the Great Barrier Reef and Cairns. (AUS174, $24.99)

Footprint Zealand


by Darroch Donald

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

Featuring hundred of color photographs and a pop-out map, this informative guide balances an overview of nature, history and culture with practical travel information. (NZL110, $27.95)

A Fraction of the Whole


by Steve Toltz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 530 PAGES

A rollicking, picaresque tale of the larger-than-life adventures of father and son. Tolz's debut novel was shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize. (AUS211, $14.95)

Frommer's Australia

Frommer's Australia


by Marc Llewellyn | Lee Mylne

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

With excellent annotated listings of attractions, activities, restaurants and accomodations. (AUS178, $24.99)

Frommer's Melbourne Day by Day


by Lee Mylne

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center. (AUS226, $12.99)

The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People

The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People


by Tim F. Flannery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An engaging ecological history of Australasia, focusing on human impact on local environments and animal populations in the recent geologic past. (AUS48, $16.00)

Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish

Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish


by Richard Flanagan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES

Flanagan keeps the reader guessing with a dizzying mix of history, fantasy and word play in this wildly inventive novel steeped in the brutal 19th-century history of Tasmania. (AUS126, $14.00)

The Great Barrier Reef: History, Science, Heritage


by Margarita Bowen | James Bowen

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 474 PAGES

A serious-minded and comprehensive history of the Great Barrier Reef, its exploration, natural history and conservation. (AUS160, $55.00)

Insight City Guide Perth


by Dorothy Stannard

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Combines insightful writing and lavish full-color photography in a portable format with an emphasis on practical information. (AUS209, $16.95)

Insight Guide Australia

Insight Guide Australia


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Panoramic in scope, this illustrated overview brings Australia to life in hundreds of color photographs and vivid essays on history, culture and nature. (AUS67, $24.99)

Insight Guide Melbourne

Insight Guide Melbourne


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated Insight guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essays on history, culture and attractions. (AUS197, $19.99)

Kakadu National Park Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A map of Australia's Kakadu National Park, at a scale of 1:400,000. (AUS97, $10.95)

Kimberley Map

Kimberley Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A large scale (1:1,250,000) map of the Kimberley region, including the nothern coast of Western Australia. The reverse side features brief descriptions of major sites and national parks. (AUS16, $10.95)

Knopf Mapguide Sydney

Knopf Mapguide Sydney


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

A practical and handy passport-sized guide to the city, featuring fold-out maps. (AUS216, $10.95)

Lonely Planet Australia

Lonely Planet Australia


by denis O'Byrne

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 1092 PAGES

A practical guide to Australia by Melbourne-based Lonely Planet, featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and nuts-and-bolts travel details. (AUS92, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin

Lonely Planet Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin


by Susannah Farfor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

This informative, practical guide includes local and regional color maps, photographs and chapters on natural history, culture and attractions. (AUS150, $22.99)

Lonely Planet Discover Australia

Lonely Planet Discover Australia


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

An illustrated, full-color guide to Australia's history, highlights and culture, with suggested itineraries, maps and recommendations by local experts. (AUS238, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Melbourne

Lonely Planet Melbourne


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A travel guide to Melbourne and surroundings with excellent maps and plenty of practical information. (AUS73, $21.99)

Lonely Planet Melbourne Encounter

Lonely Planet Melbourne Encounter


by Donna Wheeler

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER

This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map. (AUS207, $11.99)

Lonely Planet Perth & Western Australia

Lonely Planet Perth & Western Australia


by Sally Webb | Ilsa Colson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A practical guidebook to Western Australia with plenty of information on where to go and what to do, as well as background on history, culture and nature. . (AUS140, $21.99)

Lonely Planet Queensland & The Great Barrier Reef

Lonely Planet Queensland & The Great Barrier Reef


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES

A practical guide to the rain forests, reefs, off-shore islands and other attractions of Queensland with a focus on adventure and outdoor activities. (AUS107, $23.99)

Lonely Planet Sydney

Lonely Planet Sydney


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A practical travel guide with excellent maps and color photography. (AUS68, $21.99)

Lonely Planet Tasmania

Lonely Planet Tasmania


by Lyn McGuar | John Chapman | Monica Chapman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to Tasmania, geared for independent travelers and packed with much nuts-and-bolts info on excursions and sightseeing. (AUS81, $24.99)

MacOnockie's Gentlemen, The Story of Norfolk Island & the Roots of Modern Prison Reform


by Norval Morris

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A narrative history of prison reform on Norfolk Island, told through four fictionalized voices. (PAC119, $19.95)

Motoring Atlas of Australia


by UBD

  • 1999
  • MAP
  • 189 PAGES

A sturdy, spiral-bound atlas and motoriing guide. (AUS120, $21.95)

Mr. Darwin's Shooter


by Roger McDonald

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A New York Times Notable Book from one of Australia's most acclaimed authors, this novel presents the dilemma of Syms Covington, who assists aboard the HMS Beagle as a youth but later must grapple with the worldwide moral crises resulting from Darwin's claims. (AUS201, $14.00)

National Geographic Australia

National Geographic Australia


by Roff Smith

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A thoroughly illustrated travel guide by National Geographic expert and adventurer Roff Smith, who has written extensively about his travels in Australia. (AUS132, $27.95)

New South Wales Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed map on New South Wales, imported from Australia. (AUS59, $10.95)

Northern Territory Australia Map


by Universal Press

  • MAP

A colorful, detailed map of the Northern Territory, imported from Australia. (AUS62, $8.95)

Northern Territory Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

An excellent, colorful map of the Northern Territories of Australia at a scale of 1:1,800,000. (AUS36, $10.95)

On Dialogue, Contemporary Australian Art


by Anne Marie Freybourg | Les Murray | Juliana Engberg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A study of art in Australia over the last 40 years. (AUS144, $39.95)

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda


by Peter Carey

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Winner of the 1988 Booker Prize, this striking novel, set in Victorian England and Australia but told with a contemporary perspective, depicts the fatal and unrequited love shared by two remarkable misfits. (AUS204, $15.95)

Penguins

Penguins


by Lloyd Spencer David | Martin Renner

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 232 PAGES

A concise, comprehensive overview of the penguins, their evolution, ecology and behavior. (ANT207, $45.00)

Picnic at Hanging Rock


by Peter Weir

  • 1979
  • DVD

Peter Weir's thriller about a group of girls and a teacher at a boarding school in Victoria who go missing after a Valentine's Day picnic. (AUS158, $29.95)

Queensland Central Map

Queensland Central Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed map of central Queensland at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (AUS33, $10.95)

Queensland Map

Queensland Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A colorful, detailed map of Queensland, imported from Australia. Scale 1:2,500,000. (AUS58, $10.95)

Queensland North Map

Queensland North Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

Adetailed map of North Queensland, imported from Australia. (AUS34, $10.95)

Queensland North Map

Queensland North Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

Adetailed map of North Queensland, imported from Australia. (AUS34, $10.95)

Queensland's Outback Map

Queensland's Outback Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed map of Outback Queensland, imported from Australia, at a scale 1:2,000,000. (AUS35, $10.95)

Rabbit-Proof Fence


by Phillip Noyce

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • DVD
  • 142 PAGES

The film adaptation of Doris Pilkington's memoir of her mother and two mixed-race girlhood friends, who escaped from an Aboriginal resettlement camp in 1930s Australia, and their 1,500-mile odyssey home (AUS181, $14.99)

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence


by Doris Pilkington

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 142 PAGES

Set in the 1930s, this affecting memoir follows three Aboriginal girls as they break out of a resettlement camp and make a 1,500-mile journey home. (AUS180, $12.00)

Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific

Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific


by Paul Humann | Ned Deloach | Gerald Allen | Roger Steene

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 450 PAGES

This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs. (DIV49, $48.00)

A Reef in Time

A Reef in Time


by J. E. N. Veron

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Veron draws on a lifetime of experience to present a fascinating geological history of the world's most famous coral reef, and also a plea for its protection against the dangers of global climate change. (AUS190, $20.00)

Rifling Paradise


by Jem Poster

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

A British landowner runs from his indiscretions to the wilds of Australia, where his life begins to twist in dramatic and terrifying ways in this tale of emotional and psychological reckoning in both Victorian society and in nature. (AUS217, $25.95)

Rough Guide Australia


by Margo Daly

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 1232 PAGES

This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview. (AUS183, $26.99)

Rough Guide East Coast Australia

Rough Guide East Coast Australia


by Emma Gregg

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to East Coast Australia in the hip, literate and infomative Rough Guide style. (AUS203, $22.99)

The Singing Line, Tracking the Australian Adventures of My Intrepid Victorian Ancestors


by Alice Thomson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The story of Charles and Alice Todd, who left Victorian England for South Australia as told by their great-great-granddaughter. (AUS88, $19.00)

The Sisters Antipodes

The Sisters Antipodes


by Jane Alison

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

Two glamorous young couples, both posted to Canberra in the 1960s, each with a daughter, fall in love, divorce and exchange partners in Alison's powerful memoir played out over three continents. (AUS249, $14.95)

The Slap

The Slap


by Christos Tsiolkas

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

A minor act triggers a series of repercussions in Tsiolkas' powerful rumination on middle-class family life in suburban Melbourne. (AUS242, $15.00)

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The Sound of One Hand Clapping


by Richard Flanagan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 425 PAGES

A lyrical, award-winning novel from Tasmania about blue-collar Slovenian immigrants in the mid-20th century from Mr. Flanagan, Tasmanian man of letters. (AUS84, $12.00)

Southern Night Sky

Southern Night Sky


by Pocket Naturalist

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

A glow in the dark laminated card showing the most conspicuous stars, constellations and celestial objects of the Southern Hemisphere. (SCI30, $5.95)

Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist

Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist


by William Laurance

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 184 PAGES

A scientist's memoir from the 1980s at Millaa Millaa in the tropics of Queensland, detailing the rigors of field research and the joys of discovery. (AUS90, $25.00)

Sydney Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A laminated map of the center of Sydney at a scale of 1:12,000. (AUS104, $8.95)

Sydney Then and Now


by Caroline Mackaness

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

This illustrated chronicle juxtoposes archival photographs with modern ones, demonstrating the city's change over time. With historical descriptions. (AUS198, $18.95)

Tasmania Map

Tasmania Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP
  • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
    • >

A colorful, detailed map of Tasmania at a scale of 1:650,000. Published in Australia. (AUS40, $10.95)

One For the Road, An Outback Adventure

One For the Road, An Outback Adventure


by Tony Horwitz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 211 PAGES

A classic travel adventure by favorite author Tony Horwitz. This time he's set loose among the Aborigines, exiled desert rats and other odd characters in the outback. (AUS79, $14.00)

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds


by Colleen McCullough

  • LITERATURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 692 PAGES

This best-selling classic about life in the Australian Outback spans three generations, detailing all of the tragedies and dramas that the resilient members of the Cleary fam-ily face. (AUS66, $7.99)

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice


by Neville Shute

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A powerful novel of triumph and war-time courage. (AUS72, $15.00)

Tracks, A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback

Tracks, A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback


by Robyn Davidson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The true-life story of a woman's trek across the Australian outback -- an adventurous tale shot through with a feel for the landscape and empathy for the Aborigines she meets along the way. (AUS15, $15.95)

A Traveller's History of Australia

A Traveller's History of Australia


by John H. Chambers

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 347368 PAGES

A brief history of Australia from the arrival of the Aborigines to the first European settlement and the development of the modern nation state. (AUS64, $14.95)

Unreliable Memoirs


by Clive James

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 122 PAGES

A new edition of James's brilliant, outrageously funny account of growing up out of place in rural Australia, originally published in 1981. (AUS244, $13.95)

Voss

Voss


by Patrick White

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

White's 1957 epic, based upon the extravagant life and exploits of the 19th-century Prussian explorer and naturalist Ludwig Leichhardt, who disappeared on an expedition into the Australian outback. (AUS210, $17.00)

Walkabout


by Nicolas Roeg

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1971
  • DVD

In this haunting classic film by Nicholas Roeg an Aborigine boy teaches a lost young girl and her brother how to survive in the Australian outback. (AUS247, $39.95)

Wallpaper City Guide Sydney

Wallpaper City Guide Sydney


by Wallpaper Magazine

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER

A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations. (AUS173, $9.95)

Western Australia Map

Western Australia Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed, homegrown map of Western Australia, with roads and topography, at a scale of 1:2,500,000. (AUS127, $10.95)

Wise Women of the Dreamtime, Aboriginal Tales of the Ancestral Powers


by K. Langloh Parker | Joanna Lambert

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A collection of 14 traditional Aboriginal stories. (AUS156, $14.95)

 

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