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MYTHOPEDIA
Mythopedia is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, t...
View full detailsSEVEN RIVERS
Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives. We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecos...
View full detailsTHE AGE OF DIAGNOSIS
The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering ...
View full detailsON THE ORIGIN OF EVOLUTION TRACING 'DARWIN'S DANGEROUS IDEA' FROM ARISTOTLE TO DNA
The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been exa...
View full detailsTHE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE: HOW THE GLOW OF RADIUM LIT A PATH FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – ...
View full detailsLOOKING AFTER YOUR BOOKS
Have you ever wondered whether the assortment of books you have at home is a 'collection'? Do you want to reorganise it? Expand it? Or repair some ...
View full detailsTHE OUTBACK COURT REPORTER
One of Australia's most experienced court reporters goes on a judicial road trip. Outback Court Reporter is a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic loo...
View full detailsTHE TRUE BLUE GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN SLANG
Australians are known for their informality and laid- back nature and this is reflected in the liberal use of colourful and amusing slang. The True...
View full detailsDARWIN FOR ALL SEASONS 2ND EDITION
Darwin for all seasons is ideal for use as a guide book, souvenir and makes an ideal gift for family members not as lucky as 'us' to be living in D...
View full detailsTHE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
The Australian Outback covers the vast desert, the homes, lifestyles and nature at it’s best. Hearing native birds at dawn, and seeing kangaroos ho...
View full detailsLARRIMAH
Larrimah: hot, barren, a speck of dust in the centre of the nothingness of outback Australia. Where you might find a death adder in the bar and a s...
View full detailsKNOW THE TERRITORY? VOLUME 1 - MOSTLY THE TOP END
A Cryptic Crossword book written by a local author.
THE OUTBACK WRANGLER TRUE TALES OF CROCS, CHOPPERS AND SHOCKERS
The Outback Wrangler takes you on a wild ride, where that special outback flavour of danger, adrenaline and adventure comes together in the persona...
View full detailsTERRITORY ICONS IN THREAD
Over three vibrant months, the Textiles Travelling Suitcase Workshops stitched their way through the Top End of the Northern Territory-bringing tog...
View full detailsOUTBACK ADVENTURES TALES FROM THE TOP END AND BEYOND
Rescuing endangered species, piloting choppers and coming nose-to-snout with some of Australia's deadliest creatures is all in a day's work for Mat...
View full detailsLEADING FROM THE NORTH RETHINKING NORTHERN AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT
Leading from the North aims to improve public dialogue around the future of Northern Australia to underpin robust and flexible planning and policy ...
View full detailsNORTHERN DREAMS
The Politics of Northern Development in Australia Northern Australia is rediscovered by each new generation of Australian politicians. Dams, mines,...
View full detailsTHE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A CROC!
You have to wait 75 years to see Halley's Comet again. And ten years to see (and smell) the giant corpse flower bloom. But for the second time in l...
View full detailsTHE ECHO MACHINE
The 2024 election cycle made one thing clear- disinformation isn't just a byproduct of our political system-it's a weaponized force shaping public ...
View full detailsTHE ANXIOUS GENERATION
Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdom in some of the most difficult spaces - communities polarized by politics and religion...
View full details2026 AUSTRALIASIAN SKY GUIDE
The ultimate guide to the night sky. This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers with the perfect companion to the...
View full detailsTHE DINKUM AUSSIE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE
Packed with classic lines of vernacular humour and incisive observations, The Dinkum Aussie Dictionary will open your eyes to the strangeness and t...
View full detailsTAMING TOXIC PEOPLE
Psychopaths are often thought of as killers and rapists, but up to 10 per cent of people are probably psychopathic without being criminals. Science...
View full detailsREVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT
Why is Miami…Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so ...
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