Travel & Lifestyle

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The Chaser Quarterly #15: The Official 2019 Election Guide

The Chaser

Fiction & Literature; Elections & referenda; Humour

Paperback

Know your electorate. All the other guides will tell you the swings and demographics of the seats. Only The Chaser tells you... [more]

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Your Backyard Birds: Understanding the Behaviours, Habits and Needs of Our...

Grainne Cleary

Mathematics & Sciences; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

Paperback

<div><strong>ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK</strong> ----- Most of us have bird stories. Maybe the butcherbird or kookaburra who... [more]

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The Wasp and the Orchid: The Remarkable Life of Australian Naturalist Edith...

Danielle Clode

Biography; Biography: science, technology & engineering; The natural world, country life & pets

Paperback

Award-winning zoologist and author Danielle Clode presents the life of one of Australia's foremost female naturalists, Edith... [more]

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Bradman + Packer: The deal that changed cricket

Daniel Brettig

Sports & outdoor recreation; Cricket

Paperback

In 1977 Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket insurgency jolted a staid and traditional sport into a period of chaos and upheaval.... [more]

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Origins: How The Earth Made Us

Lewis Dartnell

Social & cultural history; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Human geography; Social impact of environmental issues; The Earth: natural history general

Paperback

Dartnell has a rare talent in being able to see the big picture - and explaining why it matters' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of... [more]

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Capturing Nature: Early Scientific Photography at the Australian Museum...

Vanessa Finney

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Photographs: collections; Mathematics & Sciences; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Paperback

The ground-breaking scientific photographs of Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes are revealed... [more]

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I Built No Schools in Kenya: A Year of Unmitigated Madness

Kirsten Drysdale

Biography; Memoirs; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Humour

Paperback

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A Pleasure to be Here: The Best of Clarke and Dawe

John Clarke

Fiction & Literature; Humour collections & anthologies

Paperback

A hilarious collection of interviews discussing the highs and lows in the public and political life of Australia over the... [more]

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Croc!: Legendary front pages from the NT...

News NT

Fiction & Literature; Humour collections & anthologies

Paperback

THEY'RE BACK... Bigger, better and bolshier than ever. [more]

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The Chaser and Shovel Annual 2018

The Chaser

Fiction & Literature; Society & culture: general; Politics & government; Humour

Paperback

It was the year that our Deputy Prime Minister confessed he'd been drunk for the past three years, our biggest bank admitted... [more]

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A Sporting Chance: Australian Sporting Scandals and the Path to Redemption...

Titus O'Reily

Sports & outdoor recreation

Paperback

Ridiculous Australian tales of sporting stuff-ups and forgiveness by the bestselling author of A Thoroughly Unhelpful History... [more]

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Honeysuckle Creek: The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong's...

Andrew Tink

Australasian & Pacific history; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular astronomy & space

Paperback

Reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing.... [more]

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Truth, Love & Clean Cutlery: A New Way of Choosing Where to Eat in Australia...

Jill Dupleix

Cookery, food & drink; Restaurant, cafe & pub guides

Paperback

Of all the qualities that distinguish a truly outstanding restaurant or food experience, perhaps truth, love and care are... [more]

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The Getting of Garlic: Australian Food from Bland to Brilliant, with Recipes...

John Newton

History; Food & society; National & regional cuisine

Paperback

This brilliant, thought-provoking book charts the food eaten by the colonists onwards. [more]

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Secret Service Brainteasers: Over 100 Codebreaking Puzzles Inspired by Britain's...

Sinclair McKay

Espionage & secret services; Hobbies, quizzes & games; Trivia & quiz question books

Paperback

Pit your wits against the greatest minds of our time with brain bogglers, puzzles and hidden codes inspired by the secret... [more]

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100 Greatest Sportspeople of All Time

Sports & outdoor recreation

Hardback

Discover the history, achievements and unique stories behind the greatest athletes of all time. [more]

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Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language

Paul Anthony Jones

Language: history & general works; linguistics; Slang & dialect humour

Hardback

For armchair travellers and language nerds: the surprising stories behind places that have become words. [more]

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Halliday Wine Companion 2019: The bestselling and definitive guide to Australian...

James Halliday

Cookery, food & drink; Wines

Paperback

The annual bible for lovers of Australian wine, detailing the best wineries and vintages of the key regions [more]

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The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Pork, Honey, Salt,...

Jenny Linford

History; Cookery by ingredient

Hardback

This book looks at the seven most important ingredients in world cuisine: rice, salt, honey, pork, tomato, chilli and cacao.... [more]

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The Tree

Richard Woldendorp

Gardening; Trees, wildflowers & plants; Gift books

Hardback

Trees are the biggest plants on earth, and its longest living species. In this spectacular volume, acclaimed landscape photographer... [more]

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Histories of the Unexpected: How Everything Has a History

Dr Sam Willis, Professor James Daybell

History; History: earliest times to present day; History: specific events & topics; Humour

Hardback

A revolutionary and fun new book that reveals how everything, from beds and bubbles to sleep and signatures, has a history.... [more]

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Meat: The Ultimate Companion

Anthony Puharich, Libby Travers

Cookery, food & drink; Cooking with meat & game

Hardback

The most comprehensive and ambitious publication attempted on the topic of meat, written by a world-famous Aussie butcher... [more]

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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2019

Lonely Planet

Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Hardback

This annual bestseller ranks the hottest, must-visit countries, regions, cities and best-value destinations for 2019. Drawing... [more]

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Unicorn Taxidermy

Running Press

Fiction-related items; Humour; Stationery items

Novelty book

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The Best Moment of Your Life: 100 Life-Changing Travel Experiences

Lonely Planet

Anthologies (non-poetry); Travel & holiday; Travel writing

Hardback

Familiar faces from the world of travel, plus Lonely Planet writers, share their most remarkable, poignant and memorable experiences... [more]