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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)

Art in Australia, From Colonization to Postmodernism

Art in Australia, From Colonization to Postmodernism


by Christopher Allen

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

An illustrated survey in the "World of Art" series, seeking to find the common thread binding Australian art over the past two centuries. (AUS143, $14.95)

At Home in Australia


by Peter Conrad

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Showcasing 200 photographs from the National Gallery of Australia, this erudite book, organized htematically, documents the social history of a nation. With 205 illustrations, 29 in color. (AUS147, $40.00)

Australasia Map


by Bartholomew Maps

  • MAP
  • OUT OF PRINT

A colorful map of the region from Australia to Samoa, including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and many Pacific Islands. At a scale of 1:8.5 million. (AUS61, $13.95)

Australia and New Zealand Map

Australia and New Zealand Map


by Reise & Verkehrsverlag

  • 2001
  • MAP

A map of Australia and New Zealand at a good scale of 1:5,000,000. (AUS77, $15.95)

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 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)

Australian Birds

Australian Birds


by Pocket Naturalist

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PLASTIC CARD

A laminated card featuring commonly encountered Australian birds. (AUS99, $5.95)

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)

Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before

Blue Latitudes, Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before


by Tony Horwitz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

Sailing on a replica of Endeavour, Horwitz mixes history, fun and adventure in this hilarious recap of Cook's daring voyages around the world. (EXP31, $17.00)

Captain Cook, A Legacy Under Fire


by Vanessa Collingridge

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

This eloquent, persuasive book resurrects the long forgotten George Collingridge and his evidence that not the venerable Captain Cook but Portuguese navigators got to Australia first. (PAC125, $14.95)

Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook


by Richard Hough

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 398 PAGES

This fine, vividly written narrative includes a gripping account of Cook's discoveries throughout the Pacific. (PAC24, $18.95)

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)

Claiming a Continent: A New History of Australia

Claiming a Continent: A New History of Australia


by David Day

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Written for a popular audience, this is an outstanding revisionist history of the country. Day tackles Australia's racial divisions, and the recent embrace of Aboriginal culture by white Australians. (AUS18, $17.95)

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)

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)

Discover the Northern Territory


by Jocelyn Burt

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

This photobook book captures the landscapes, people and wildlife of the Northern Territory. (AUS57, $19.95)

The Discovery of Slowness

The Discovery of Slowness


by Sten Nadolny | Ralph Freedman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

A late 20th century fictional biography of the 19th century polar explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), a man who makes history by discovering the power of his own slowness. (ARC59, $16.95)

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)

Eyewitness Guide Australia

Eyewitness Guide Australia


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 616 PAGES

Featuring hundreds of innovative maps, color photographs and choice recommendations for excursions and sightseeing. (AUS101, $30.00)

Farther Than Any Man, The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook


by Martin Dugard

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A fast-paced account of the discoveries of the 18th-century navigator. (PAC127, $15.00)

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia


by Ken Simpson | Nicholas Day

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

A handbook and field guide to Australia's birds with 2,000 vivid color illustrations, each accompanied by a brief description and revised range map. (AUS06, $39.50)

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)

The Floating Brothel, The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts

The Floating Brothel, The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts


by Sian Rees

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A richly detailed account of Australia's founding mothers, the more than 240 women deported from England for petty crimes in 1790. Sailing on the Lady Julian, these women were to ensure the future of the then-struggling colony. (AUS124, $18.99)

Fodor's Australia

Fodor's Australia


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 800 PAGES

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

Footprint Diving the World

Footprint Diving the World


by Beth Tierney | Shaun Tierney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated guide covers 220 favorite dive sites in Australia and the Pacific, Central America, the Red Sea, East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the South Pacific. (OCE102, $29.95)

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)

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)

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)

Indigenous Australian Voices: A Reader


by Jennifer Sabbioni

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 330 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An anthology of stories, poems, novel excerpts and artwork by 36 contemporary Aborigine artists. (AUS45, $25.00)

Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide

Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide


by Gerald Allen | Roger Steene

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 378 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This comprehensive identification guide to coral reef fishes and invertebrates from Hawaii to the Red Sea features 1,800 color photographs. (DIV48, $40.00)

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)

Joseph Banks, A Life


by Patrick O'Brian

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

A biography of naturalist and explorer Joseph Banks. (AUS47, $20.00)

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)

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 Cycling Australia

Lonely Planet Cycling Australia


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A compact practical guide with a focus on exploring Australia by bicyle. (AUS136, $24.99)

Lonely Planet East Coast Australia


by Verity Campbell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 524 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series. (AUS148, $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 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 Sydney & New South Wales

Lonely Planet Sydney & New South Wales


by Lonely Planet Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A practical, comprehensive guide to the Australian province of New South Wales, including Sydney, the Blue Mountains and over 60 national parks. It has a focus on adventure and outdoor activities.s. (AUS145, $23.99)

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)

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind


by David Quammen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

In search of lions in India's Gir forest, Australia's formidable saltwater crocodiles, Romania's brown bears and tigers in the Russian Far East. (BST84, $17.95)

Motoring Atlas of Australia


by UBD

  • 1999
  • MAP
  • 189 PAGES

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

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)

National Geographic Sydney

National Geographic Sydney


by Evan McHugh

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A traveler's guide to the history, nature, culture, and attractions of Sydney, thoroughly illustrated in dependable National Geographic style. (AUS133, $22.95)

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)

The Nutmeg of Consolation

The Nutmeg of Consolation


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 315 PAGES

This 14th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin series finds Captain Aubrey and his crew shipwrecked and making their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay, the notorious first European settlement in Australia. (AUS17, $15.95)

Nutmeg of Consolation

Nutmeg of Consolation


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 315 PAGES

Further adventures of Captain Aubrey & Co., shipwrecked in the Dutch East Indies, and finding their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay in the early 19th Century. (AUS69, $24.00)

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)

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)

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind, The Life of William Dampier

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind, The Life of William Dampier


by Michael Preston | Diana Preston

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A marvelously well researched, absorbing biography of the 17th century English explorer, sea captain naturalist and buccaneer. Long our favorite pirate, it's a pleasure to see the accomplishments of the swashbuckler laid out so effectively. (GBR436, $15.00)

Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates

Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates


by Paul Dallman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. (MED21, $35.95)

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 South East


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A locally produced, detailed map of southeast Queensland, scale 1:500,000. (AUS80, $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)

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)

The Remarkable Baobab

The Remarkable Baobab


by Thomas Pakenham

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A celebration of the tremendous, twisted baobabs of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. The 60 large-format color photographs show that the Baobab is indeed remarkable. (NAT71, $19.95)

The Road from Coorain

The Road from Coorain


by Jill Ker Conway

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 238 PAGES

An absorbing account of a young rural girl's coming of age in post-war Sydney. Conway paints a vivid picture of isolation and beauty -- and of the challenges of a bright, ambitious woman growing up Australian. (AUS03, $13.95)

The Secret River

The Secret River


by Kate Grenville

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES

Inspired by the history of her own family, Kate Grenville evokes all the bravado, trickery and conflict over the settlement of New South Wales in her tale of a Thames boatsman banished to the new colony in 1806 (AUS179, $14.00)

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 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)

The Southern Sky Guide

The Southern Sky Guide


by David Ellyard

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 104 PAGES

A primer of the southern sky for the amateur astronomer. With 24 outstanding charts by Wil Tirion and an introductory chapter on skywatching. (SCI05, $26.00)

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)

Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers

Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers


by Shyam Selvadurai

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

This fine anthology samples short fiction from South Asian authors like Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje and Jhumpa Lahiri. The settings range from Australia to colonial Trinidad and Sri Lanka. (ASA43, $14.00)

Surfer's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Surfing


by Doug Werner

  • SPORT
  • 1999
  • PAPER

An introduction to surfing for beginners with a focus on basic technique and safety. It also includes information on gear, etiquette and the history of the sport. (GEN329, $11.95)

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)

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)

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)

True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang


by Peter Carey

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

Carey's powerful, daring novel, steeped in the colonial history of late 19th-century Australia, won him a second Booker (the first was for Oscar & Lucinda). Outlaw, folk hero, thief and patriot, the Irish immigrant Ned Kelly and his clan figure large in the Australian mindset. (AUS119, $15.95)

The Turning, New Stories

The Turning, New Stories


by Tim Winton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES

These 17 overlapping stories, steeped in everyday life on western Australia, follow the fates of a handful of characters in a small coastal town outside Perth. Winton, short-listed twice so far for the Booker Prize, has published a string of memorable novels, children's books and stories, all richly set in the working class milieu of the sparsely populated coastal desert. (AUS169, $20.99)

Voyage of the Beagle

Voyage of the Beagle


by Charles Darwin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)

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)

Whale Rider

Whale Rider


by Witi Ihimaera

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 168 PAGES

A tale of Maori myth and magic. Based loosely on Ihimaera's youth in Whangara, this short novel traces the fate of a strong-willed Maori girl. Originally published as a young adult novel, it was made into a popular film. (NZL64, $16.00)

William Dampier's Voyages


by Gerald Norris

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

This nicely edited collection of writing by buccaneer, explorer and gentleman William Dampier includes selections from "A New Voyage Around the World" and "A Voyage New Holland." (WLD53, $29.95)

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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