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  • Joe's Fruit Shop & Milk Bar

    by Zoe Boccabella ...
    A captivating true story that will speak to generations of Australians, from the author of Mezza Italiana.'Nonno Anni gives me a nudge. "You know, when I first came to Australia, I knew that my life would change forever."'Leaving the small village of Fossa in Italy in 1939 to meet a father he barely remembered in a place that was far from everything he knew, fifteen-year-old Annibale Boccabella ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

    The fascinating true story about the life of colonial Australia's most powerful woman from the bestselling award winning author of Mrs Kelly, Banks and Hudson Fysh

    by Grantlee Kieza ...
    The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial historyIn 1791, teenage runaway and sometime horse thief Mary Reibey narrowly escaped the English gallows with transportation to the brutal new penal colony at Sydney Cove.It was the beginning of a 60-plus year story of bravery and tenacity ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Funny Kid Stand Up (Funny Kid, #2)

    The hilarious, laugh-out-loud children's series for 2023 from million-copy mega-bestselling author Matt Stanton

    by Matt Stanton ...
    Book 2 - Funny Kid
    Farting clowns aren't funny ... right? Laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series!Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.Or he used to be. Something terrible is going on and Max seems to have lost his funny!Now Max is the Un-funny Kid, right when he's trying to win the town talent quest!Heckling clowns, kidnapped grandpas, giant police dogs called ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Black Holes

    The key to understanding the universe

    by Professor Brian Cox ...
    A brilliant exploration of the most exotic objects in the universe by Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw.At the heart of the Milky Way, there is a distortion in the fabric of the Universe. Caused by something 4 million times bigger than our Sun, it is where space and time are so warped that everything within 12 million kilometres is trapped, even light. This region of no return is ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Skullduggery

    by Kerry O'Keeffe ...
    A laugh-out-loud collection of tales from the crease, the stumps and the pub, from the inimitable Skull.From the pitch to the commentary box, Kerry 'Skull' O'Keeffe has covered Australian cricket from every angle for more than thirty years. His distinctive laugh, his self-deprecating humour and his incisive opinions have made his commentary of the game essential summer listening for cricket fans ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD

  • New Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    series Great Australian Stories
    Truth is stranger than fiction in this fabulous new collection of flying doctor stories from bestselling author Bill 'Swampy' Marsh.'Where's your thumb?' the doctor asked the injured ringer.'Oh, we stuck it over there on the gatepost, fer safe keepin'.'And just as the doctor turned around to the gatepost, he saw a crow heading skyward, thumb and all. So I don't know how the ringer actually lost ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Year in a Bottle

    How to Make Your Own Delicious Preserves All Year Ro und

    by Sally Wise ...
    Recipes and tips to create your own jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys from an ABC Local Radio regular.Zesty yet simple raspberry jam on steaming fresh scones from the oven; tasty pickles, relishes and chutneys to complement roasts; and plump, tasty pickled onions and sumptuous fruit cheeses for the cheese platter ... just a small taste of what readers will find in Sally Wise's ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD $14.99 AUD

  • The First Fleet

    by Rob Mundle ...
    A biography of unprecedented expedition under sailThe role of the sailor through history should never be underestimated. Over centuries battles were won and new lands discovered and settled by their skills and nerve. Rob Mundle is back on the ocean to tell one of the great stories of an expedition under sail: the extraordinary eight-month, 17-000-nautical mile voyage of the First Fleet. With ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Brilliant Outsider

    by Robert Wainwright ...
    The first full-length biography of George Ingle Finch - maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch.George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1922 he stood at the highest point on Everest, a feat not bettered for 30 years. He invented the ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Dampier, the Dutch and the Great South Land

    by Rob Mundle ...
    The extraordinary story of how Dutch sailors found Australia and an English pirate almost beat Captain CookRob Mundle is back on the water with another sweeping and powerful account of Australian maritime history. It is the story of 17th-century European mariners - sailors, adventurers and explorers - who became transfixed by the idea of the existence of a Great South Land: ‘Terra Australis ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD $16.99 AUD

  • Mezza Italiana

    An Enchanting Story About Love, Family, La Dolce Vita and Finding Your Place in the World

    by Zoe Boccabella ...
    Beautiful writing, gorgeous settings, mouthwatering food and heart-warming themes of acceptance and endurance make Mezza Italiana a very special journey into the soul of Italy, and into a family you'll never forget!Growing up in Brisbane in the 1970s and 80s, Zoe Boccabella knew if you wanted to fit in, you did not bottle tomatoes, have plastic on the hallway carpet or a glory box of Italian ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Changing Minds

    The go-to Guide to Mental Health for Family and Friends

    by Dr Mark Cross, Dr Catherine Hanrahan ...
    This compassionate and insightful guide will demystify mental health issues and help anyone concerned about themselves or loved ones.Leading psychiatrist Dr Mark Cross, from the acclaimed ABC TV series 'Changing Minds', feels strongly that everyone should have easy access to information they can trust about common mental health problems, whether for themselves or to help family or friends. The ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus