Women of the Outback

Sue Williams

The women of the Outback are a different breed: tough, resilient and endlessly resourceful. This book tells the inspiring stories of 14 remarkable women, from high-achievers to everyday heroes. Their tales are often heart-rending and regularly touched by tragedy, but always life-affirming. They portray ...

Peter Duck (#3 Swallows & Amazons)

Arthur Ransome

The Swallows and Amazons are sailing with Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim (better known as Captain Flint) when their hired deckhand tells them a tale of his younger days - a tale to set pulses racing and hopes shooting sky high. Soon their boat is on its way to a Caribbean treasure hunt and they find themse...

Perfect Victim

ELIZABETH SOUTHALL AND MEGAN NORRIS

The true story of the murder of 15 year old Rachel Barber as told by court reporter Megan Norris and Rachel's mother. The account details the planning of the murder by the teenage killer, the harrowing account of a family torn apart by grief, and the bizarre psychology of an obsessive, disturbed 19 year...

There It Is Again: Selected Non-Fiction

Don Watson

Historian, essayist, speechwriter, humourist, anti-cant crusader; Don Watson has a gift for luring us to the nub of a matter, or at least to a new view of it, there to grin or grind our teeth at the spectacle. Over the years Don Watson has written on politics and politicians in Australia and the USA, sp...

Micro Life: Miracles of the Miniature World Revealed

DK

This book combines graceful design and beautiful photography to provide an elegant introduction to microscopic nature. Explore the everyday miracle of the microscopic world. With spectacular macro photography and microscope images, this book reveals a hidden, living world full of intricate structures be...