Books under $50
An A-Z of Australian Bush Creatures
An A-Z of Australian Bush CreaturesMyke Mollard This unique A-Z book truly captures the range and...
An A-Z of Australian Bush CreaturesMyke Mollard This unique A-Z book truly captures the range and diversity of our unique and wondrous Australian wildlife. Exploring common names, Aboriginal names, Latin names and from every corner of Australia, the book includes over 400 native animals, from sea creatures and insects, to amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The book highlights the endangered, sometimes the extinct and the rare beauty of Australia and its islands and territories. Fully in...
$29.95
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Su...
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond SustainabilityRevised EditionDavid Holmgren Holmgren...
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond SustainabilityRevised EditionDavid Holmgren Holmgren’s seminal work, drawing together and integrating 25 years of thinking and teaching to show a whole new way of understanding and action behind a simple set of design principles. Essential reading for permaculture designers and accessible to a wide range of critical thinkers. This revised edition is more accessible than the original, with redrawn graphics, corrected and amended text, new references...
$49.95
Essential Bushfire Safety Tips
Essential Bushfire Safety Tips - Third EditionJoan Webster OAM Backed by scientific facts, this b...
Essential Bushfire Safety Tips - Third EditionJoan Webster OAM Backed by scientific facts, this book brings a message of hope and empowerment: that with appropriate knowledge, preparation and awareness, towns, homes and people can survive wildfires. Set out in easy-to-read dot-point one liners, it takes you step-by-step through every aspect of bushfire safety and danger: safe and unsafe ways to act at each stage of risk; benefits and hazards of defending, sheltering and evacuation and how to ...
$29.95
Nyoongar Boodja: Koomba Bardip Kooratan
Nyoongar Boodja: Koomba Bardip KooratanNyoongar Land: Long Story ShortFrancesca Robertson, Noel N...
Nyoongar Boodja: Koomba Bardip KooratanNyoongar Land: Long Story ShortFrancesca Robertson, Noel Nannup, Glen Stasiuk and Stephen Hopper A history of ancient Nyoongar land and people. An illustrated history of Nyoongar people and land from the Dreamtime to approximately 7,000 years ago. This work collates Nyoongar stories with geology and climate history.
$22.50
Archie 100: A Centenary Of The Archibald PrizeNatalie Wilson A tribute to portraiture, as well as...
Archie 100: A Centenary Of The Archibald PrizeNatalie Wilson A tribute to portraiture, as well as the artists and sitters, 'Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize' marks 100 years of Australia's oldest and most-loved annual portraiture award. Curator Natalie Wilson unearths fascinating stories behind more than 100 artworks representing every decade. Arranged thematically, these works reflect not just how artistic styles and approaches to portraiture have changed over time but, important...
$35.00
Day BreakAmy McQuire, illustrated by Matt Chun 'Day Break' is the story of a family making their ...
Day BreakAmy McQuire, illustrated by Matt Chun 'Day Break' is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape. The story refocuses the narratives around ‘Australia Day’ on Indigenous survival and resistance, and in doing so honours the past while looking to the future. Confronting yet truthful, painful yet full of hope, 'Day Break' is a crucial story that...
$24.95
The Story of Australia: For the Young
The Story of Australia: For the Young (And the Curious)Don Watson A modern classic - Don Watson's...
The Story of Australia: For the Young (And the Curious)Don Watson A modern classic - Don Watson's history of Australia for children of the twenty-first century History told so well it gives us a better idea of who we are - and who we are likely to become. Don Watson's 'The Story of Australia' is a modern history of our nation that integrates new understandings about Indigenous Australia and looks to the future, asking- where will we go from here? In clear, succinct language that both children...
$39.95
RespectAunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy Our Way is old. Older than the ...
RespectAunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy Our Way is old. Older than the red earth. Older than flickering stars. Our way is respect. A tender, thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves. Part of the Our Place series which welcomes children to culture. 'Dream team Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, who previously brought us the excellent Nganga: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words and phrases, have collaborated with artist Lisa Kennedy to ...
$27.95
Mardang Waakarl-ak: The journey of the Rainbow SerpentTheresa Walley, Cheryl Martin and Biara Mar...
Mardang Waakarl-ak: The journey of the Rainbow SerpentTheresa Walley, Cheryl Martin and Biara Martin This book contains six Wadjak stories composed by Theresa Walley and illustrated by herself, her daughter Cheryl Martin and granddaughter Biara Martin. Yok Waakarl wer Yondok (Rainbow Serpent and Crocodile) tells of the creation of the rivers, lakes and waterholes is Wadjak country. It is a story of romance and courage as the mother Rainbow Serpent fights the crocodile from the north to protec...
$27.95
Nyoongar Legacy: The naming of the land and the language of its peopleBernard Rooney The 'Nyoonga...
Nyoongar Legacy: The naming of the land and the language of its peopleBernard Rooney The 'Nyoongar Legacy' is the result of decades of research into Nyoongar language by the Rt. Rev. Bernard Rooney OSB, Emeritus Abbot of New Norcia. It is a study of the Indigenous place-names of the south-west of Western Australia, including over 300 Indigenous place names from the region. Each entry offers an interpretation of the source for a particular place and the possible or probable meanings. The book ...
$27.95
The City Gardener: Contemporary Urban GardensRichard Unsworth Taking on urban spaces big and smal...
The City Gardener: Contemporary Urban GardensRichard Unsworth Taking on urban spaces big and small, 'The City Gardener' provides design-driven solutions and inspiration adaptable for all garden types. Our urban gardens provide an essential green refuge amid the expanding concrete jungle. Even without the luxury of sprawling suburban lawns or vast garden beds, there are many ways to create unique verdant spaces in the inner-city - from a succulent-laden, full-sun rooftop to an entertainer's se...
$49.95
Treasure and DirtChris Hammer An unputdownable standalone thriller from the bestselling author of...
Treasure and DirtChris Hammer An unputdownable standalone thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands.In the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable young people and billionaires do as they please.Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straightforward, not even who found the body. Sydney homicide detective Ivan Luc...
$32.95