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Author: Paul Lockyer & Paul Lockyer

Lake Eyre occupies a vast mythological and real landscape - its basin makes up one sixth of the Australian continent and it is the 'inland sea' so many early exploreres died trying to disover. But for most of the time th ...

Author: Kate Knapp

The world can be a funny old place at times. But hey, it's the only one we have. So we'd best put on our best smiles, and our best foot forward. In the time-honoured tradition of the black-and-white artist, Australian il ...

Author: Paul McNeil & Barry Divola

Appealing to children's sense of the absurd, plus tickling grown-ups' funnybones with in-jokes about rock stars and their foibles, M is for METAL is one of those books where parents and kids can look at the same page tog ...

Author: Rod Stewart

This is the long-awaited autobiography of one of rock's true megastars. Rod Stewart (aka Rod The Mod and to a very select few, Dad) was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. He was never, as s ...

Author: Shannon Fricke

How to Decorate is a gorgeous, practical, down-to-earth guide to decorating your home from start to finish - with love, attention and style. Layer by creative layer, stylist, decorator and homewares designer Shannon Fric ...

Author: Neil MacGregor

Neil MacGregor's "A History of the World in 100 Objects" takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, ...

Author: Ivan O'Mahoney & Steve Bibb

Great Southern Land is an epic journey across Australia, from the top of the Snowy Mountains to the tropical wilds of the Gulf of Carpentaria; the irrigated farms of the Murray Darling Basin to the ancient forests of Tas ...

Author: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The aerial photographs in this collection, often taken from a low altitude, show landscapes, dwellings, coasts, forests, and animals. They reveal the imprint of human civilization on the face of the globe, recording the ...

Author: Alex George

With their bold flowering and fruiting spikes, banksias remain a favourite among artists and gardeners alike. A Banksia Album features over 90 stunning full-colour reproductions of watercolours, pencil and sepia-wash dra ...

Author: Ron Brooks

Ron Brooks grew up in East Gippsland, a country boy with a yen for drawing and observation of the life around him. He became an acknowledged master of the picture-book form, winning acclaim both nationally and internatio ...

Author: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby, author of The Digital Photography Book (the best-selling digital photography book of all time), is back with another follow-up to his smash best-seller, with an entirely new book that picks up right where vo ...

Author: John Ibbotson

This glorious book contains images of over 220 Australian lighthouses as they were at the end of the last century in over 500 brilliant photographs. Combined with concise, informative captions, 12 detailed location maps ...

Author: Ita Buttrose

Known and loved by Australians as the editor of The Australian Women's Weekly throughout the second half of the seventies, Ita Buttrose has also made lasting contributions to many other aspects of our lives and culture. ...

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Author: Gretel Killeen

When a clairvoyant tells Gretel Killeen that she has only days to live, she is forced to look back on all the most important things in her life. High on her list is the man with whom she has shared her longest relationsh ...

Author: Ian Britain

At age fourteen, Donald Friend declared: "Have done quite a lot of painting lately, and have made up my mind that I shall be an artist. And I shall be famous!" Friend achieved his aim. He also left behind more than two m ...

Author: Gok Wan

Style supremo Gok Wan is back to help you build up your perfect capsule wardrobe. The best news is that most of it can come from the clothes you already own! Gok shows you how not to be a slave to your credit card by cre ...

Author: Peter Gray

With an emphasis on developing creative techniques, this book focuses on aspirational or "sensational" imagery rather than the academic exercises of the traditional drawing manual. Each subject tackled is approached f ...

Author: Kamikaze Factory Studio

A step-by-step guide revealing all the tricks and secrets behind creating your own dynamic, eye-catching manga characters, "Shonen Manga" is a fun, easy to read manga manual for freehand and digital artists of all ages a ...

Author: Sammy Hagar

Loud rock, fast cars, and Cabo.This is the life of Sammy Hagar.

For almost forty years, Sammy Hagar has been a fixture in rock music. From breaking into the industry with the band Montrose to his multiplatinum solo ...

Author: Andrew Bolton

Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) was one of the most influential, imaginative and inspirational designers at the turn of the millennium. His fashions both challenged and expanded the conventional parameters of clothing beyo ...