The stories behind Australia's many, many strange, inappropriate and downright hilarious place names.From Dismal Swamp to Useless Loop, Intercourse Island to Dead Mans Gully, Mount Buggery to Nowhere Else, Australia has some of the strangest, funniest, weirdest and most out-of-place names going - now described and explained in one humorous and fascinating book.Australia's vast spaces and irreverent, larrikin history have given us some of the best place name...

Whether you are an elite athlete, ambitious professional, dedicated parent or hard-working student, all of us are at times challenged by doubts and setbacks. This collection of inspiring and oft times hilarious quotes and quips from some of Australia's leading AFL players will lighten your mood and give an insight into the lives of people truly challenged by their own thoughts. With pearls of wisdom from some of AFL's best players and sharpest minds, Wit and Wisdom of the Players

Who stole the priceless Picasso from the NGV?Was Errol Flynn a Nazi spy? Did an Australian killthe infamous Red Baron?If you think Australia’s history is straightforward,you’re dead wrong. This is a land of the strange,the spooky and the unexplained. From the eerieball of light that stalked a terrified family acrossthe Nullabor, to the whereabouts of Victoria’sparliamentary mace, to the unidentified bodyfound propped up on an A...