Search Tips
Our search has the following Google-type functionality:
+ (addition symbol)
If you use '+' at the start of a word, that word will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry +Potter
Search results will contain 'Potter'.
- (minus symbol)
If you use '-' at the start of a word, that word will be absent in the search results.
eg. Harry -Potter
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
AND
If you use 'AND' between 2 words, then both those words will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry AND Potter
Search results will contain both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOTE: AND will only work with single words not phrases.
OR
If you use 'OR' between 2 single words, then either or both of those words will be present in the search results.
eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
Search results will contain just 'Harry', or just 'Potter', or both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOTE: OR will only work with single words not phrases.
NOT
If you use 'NOT' before a word, that word will be absent in the search results. (This is the same as using the minus symbol).
eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
NOTE: NOT will only work with single words not phrases.
" " (double quotation marks)
If you use double quotation marks around words, those words will be present in that order.
eg. "Harry Potter"
Search results will contain 'Harry Potter', but not 'Potter Harry'.
NOTE: "" cannot be combined with AND, OR & NOT searches.
* (asterisk)
If you use '*' in a word, it performs a wildcard search, as it signifies any number of characters. (Searches cannot start with a wildcard).
eg. 'Pot*er'
Search results will contain words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er', such as 'Potter'.
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50 this year! Abbey's at 131 York Street (next to QVB) is an Aladdin's cave for readers and Sydney's much-loved indie bookshop since 1968 ~ Where ideas grow.
50TH CELEBRATION SPECIAL
Jamie Cooks Italy is a celebration of the joy of Italian food. This is Jamie Oliver's labour of love - his thank you to all the Nonnas of the world. Travelling right around the country and into the heart - the kitchens - of Italian homes, Jamie has compiled delightful and thoroughly tested recipes from many distinctive regions in Italy. Some are quick and easy. Some are wonderful slow-cooking recipes. All are tasty.
A great Father's Day choice for the Dad who likes to express a bit of flair in the kitchen. Now that's amore!
FATHER'S DAY • SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
History, Science, Crime Thrillers, Sport, Biographies, Sci-fi & Fantasy and books in other languages.
FATHER'S DAY IDEAS
INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY
WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
We've kicked off our 2018 fund-raising for reducing the disadvantage experienced by children in remote Indigenous communities across Australia. Books help!
HELP US reach a target of $5000 in 2018
QUICK & EASY WAY TO HELP
MILES FRANKLIN 2018
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AUTHORS AT ABBEY'S
A timeless story, and a meditation on fatherhood.
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A new children's trilogy from the author of the bestselling The Keepers series.
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Watercolours, seeds, a diary, and two women's race to discover a life-saving flower...
Bestselling thriller set in an Australian rural town.
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