Australia Map  •  ITMB 2007 •  MAP A large, double-sided map of Australia, at an excellent scale of 1:3,600,000. National parks, reserves and roads are all clearly marked. With some topographic relief and city plans of major urban centers. (AUS23, $11.95)
Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide  •  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. Organized geographically, each section includes suggested places to visit, national parks and reserves, maps and sidebars on habitats, flora and fauna. (AUS128, $23.95)
The Birth of Sydney  •  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)
Cultural Atlas of Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific  •  Richard Nile  •  Christian Clerk CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES This handsome volume weaves together history, geography, archaeology, and the arts, covering the Australasian region from prehistory up to the founding of the modern nations. It features concise essays by experts, great maps, hundreds of illustrations, and in-depth coverage of Aboriginal art: a worthy addition to any library. A volume in the Cultural Atlas series, noted for its intellectual depth and rich illustrations. (AUS09, $50.00)
Eyewitness Guide Sydney  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES This superb guide to Sydney features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (AUS25, $23.00)
Footprint East Coast Australia  •  Darroch Donald GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A detailed, practical guide to Queensland and the Australia's east coast from Melbourne to the Great Barrier Reef and Cairns, jam-packed with maps, coverage of attractions, practical information on transportation, food, activities and lodgings, and a handful of well selected photographs. This is the Australia where most people travel, encompassing Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Great Barrier Reef. (AUS174, $23.95)
Picnic at Hanging Rock  •  Peter Weir 1979 •  Peter Weir's confounding thriller about a group of girls and a teacher at a turn-of-the-century boarding school in Victoria, Australia, who go missing after a Valentine's Day picnic. Beautifully photographed, the film depicts the arid landscape of the outback in all its majesty and eeriness. Part of the Criterion Collection. (AUS158, $29.95)
Queensland Central Map  •  HEMA Maps MAP A detailed map of central Queensland, imported from Australia, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (AUS33, $8.95)
Queensland South East  •  HEMA Maps MAP A locally produced, detailed map of southeast Queensland, scale 1:500,000. (AUS80, $10.95)
Queensland's Outback Map  •  HEMA Maps MAP A detailed map of Outback Queensland, imported from Australia, at a scale 1:2,000,000. (AUS35, $10.95)
Reefs at Risk  •  Dirk Bryant NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 56 PAGES Subtitled "A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World's Coral Reefs," this slim book details the conservational challenges facing reefs today. (OCE119, $20.00)
The Songlines  •  Bruce Chatwin CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1988 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES • FAVORITE This celebrated travelogue is as much about its gifted author -- and the meaning of travel -- as about the Aboriginal people and their ways of life. In this unusual book, Chatwin combines straightforward reporting, history, dream-time stories, and a heady mix of quotations from his notebooks. Along the way, he transforms a journey through the outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $16.00)
The Thorn Birds  •  Colleen McCullough LITERATURE •  1978 •  PAPER  • 692 PAGES A best-selling classic about life in the Australian Outback. This absorbing saga spans three generations, detailing all of the tragedies and dramas that the resilient members of the Cleary family face. Turned into an acclaimed television miniseries. (AUS66, $7.99)
A Traveller's History of Australia  •  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 -- quite an accomplishment for such a short book. It's very well written and includes a glossary, timeline and gazetteer. (AUS64, $14.95)
World Upside Down Map  •  HEMA Maps MAP A souvenir map (in its own envelope ready to mail) of the world with Australia at its center. The Americas are relegated to a secondary, and upside down, position. (ANT142, $10.95)