In a perfect synergy of image and text, Smalltown shows us the bizarre, humorous and sometimes desolate aspects of our country towns, and challenges us to consider what Winton calls ‘fugliness and the smalltown shambolic’.
Essay by Tim Winton and photography by Martin Mischkulnig. Smalltown is a view of the Australia we politely ignore. In this [...]

Surf For Your Life: Mick Fanning is an inspirational tale of overcoming the odds to become world champ.
Mick Fanning might only be 27 but he already knows how a lot of things feel that most of us never will. How does it feel to lose a brother? Win a world title? Rip your hamstring muscle [...]

Our Choice is the pioneering follow-up to Gore’s bestselling An Inconvenient Truth, in which he unequivocally laid out the case for climate crisis. With Our Choice, he gives us the tools to solve it.
Al Gore has been a passionate advocate of action to halt climate change for many years. In his best-selling book, An Inconvenient [...]

Ray: Stories of My Life is the autobiography of the most famous face (and hair) on Australian television – Ray Martin
Ray Martin needs no introduction. Well known as the face of the Midday Show, A Current Affair, 60 Minutes, Carols by Candlelight… If you trust anyone on Australian television, you trust Ray Martin.

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Cadel: Close to Flying is the new biography of Australian World Champion cyclist Cadel Evans.
This is the personal story of a champion in the making. Physiologically Cadel Evans has the best numbers of any cyclist tested at the Australian Institute of Sport, the organisation that is behind Australia’s super stars in international sport. He was [...]

Driven to Distraction is the new book by Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is the perfect present for Dad for Christmas
Brace yourself, Clarkson’s back. And he’d like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters ). Or [...]

The Juice 2010: The Easy Guide to the Best Wine by sommelier and presenter on the Lifestyle Channel Matt Skinner is a great new guide to choosing and buying the best wine for 2010.
In his annual wine guide, Matt Skinner pares down the world of wine to offer 100 wines to try this year.With his [...]

Parrot and Olivier in America – Peter Carey

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Jarvis in Fiction

In Parrot and Olivier in America friendship and democracy are explored in the brilliant new novel from one of Australia foremost writers, Peter Carey.
Olivier is a young aristocrat, one of an endangered species born in France just after the Revolution. Parrot, the son of an itinerant English printer, wanted to be an artist but has [...]

Never Mind the Bullocks: Here’s the Science is the ABC’s Dr Karl Kruszelnicki’s 28th book, a top pick for all kids this Christmas
Dr Karl has taken on Santa Claus, atom bombs, friendly’ dolphins and killer’ whales, meteors, black holes, string theory and camel’s humps. In his 27 mega-selling books, he demolishes myths, tells readers how [...]

J.R. Ward Set – J. R. Ward

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Jarvis in Fiction

JR Ward fans should compare the price of this excellent six novel JR Ward Box Set against buying them individually as six novels for around $70 with free delivery is an excellent bargain and the perfect Christmas gift for any teenage girl this Christmas.
Perfect for fans of Ward’s bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, this beautiful [...]

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