There is much more to the Garden than the living collection on open air display. This beautiful hardcover book provides a fascinating insight into the rich and colourful history of the Garden through intriguing stories and over 200 images from the Garden’s early years to its world-class status today.
In a world full of conceptual theories of leadership, Pam Ryan goes back to experience to discover patterns and principles that actually work for the person in the bosss chair. After decades leading in Australian and overseas schools and government, she has honed an understanding of what concepts count in the real world. This book is in 4 parts, ......
The only book on the notorious Mohamed Haneef case, by the one journalist who stayed on it from day one. Exclusive interviews with Dr Haneef, Commissioner Keelty, ex-Attorney General Ruddock, and Federal Police leaks. Something unsettling for everyone in the miscarriage that started the Howard government's slide.
A big beautiful book with fabulous painting of famous sailing ships, working sail from colonial times, ships at war and modern freighters, by famous sailing ships, working sail from colonial times, ships at war, and modern freighters—illustrated in fabulous colour paintings by Australias best marine artist, perhaps the worlds ......
Originally published in 1944, this biography of Joseph Furphy was written by Miles Franklin. She tells of his multi-faceted life, from 1843 to 1912, including his days as a bullock-driver, and in Victoria building Furphy carts with his brother; of his friends and philosophy and his hopes for humanity and Australia.
Coming home from a friend’s house one Sunday afternoon, Thomas came across a street full of rubbish. Piles of it in front of peoples’ homes. It was a council clean up. Thomas peered into the heaps of stuff … and then something caught his eye on one of the untidy piles: a small, brown album full of old photos.
Decades before the First Fleet, French ships were exploring large stretches of Australia. This Handsomely colour-illustrated book tells the story of intrepid French explorers who charted and named many regions, laid claim to the West Coast and, but for upheavals back in Europe, could have established a French colony in Australia.
The tensions between nature and development, between reality and hopes are mirrored in the lives of people at the Passage. A Halstead Classic, republished after 70 years.
Richly imaginative writers from diverse cultures, from Japan to Italy describe other worlds, star wars, force fields, weird lifeforms and look at our planet from far, far away. Includes a Japanese story of advanced alien visitors, Plato's tale of Atlantis and the science fiction of famous writers such as Lucian and Cicero.
