Look Inside Space (Lift-the-Flap Board Book) by Rob Lloyd Jones

$19.99 AUD

Category: Reference | Series: Look Inside

This is a fun flap book packed with information about space, and the amazing things that float through it - stars, moons, comets, and the planets of our solar system. Each double-page spread has a colour illustration, and several flaps to lift to find out more about what's going on in the scene.

FireWise, FireSafe-Updated Edition by Richard Whitaker

$12.99 AUD

Category: Reference

Fully updated and revised, this is one of the most critical books for Australia by expert meteorologist of 30 years Richard Whitaker. 'Firewise, Fire-safe' tells you to how to protect yourself and your home from a bushfire. Bushfires are our most dangerous natural disaster, producing on average the high est number of deaths and injuries in Australia. This book helps you prepare for a bushfire and advises on what to do when a fire threatens you and your home. There is preparation information for when the fire approaches, when the fire arrives and after the fire. First aid is approved by St John Ambulance and there is a lost of emergency contacts. ...Show more

Collins Beginner's Italian Dictionary, Fourth Edition by HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

$19.99 AUD

Category: Reference

Indigenous Australia For Dummies by Larissa Behrendt

$39.95 AUD

Category: Reference

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture  What is The Dreaming? How many different Indigenous tribes and languages once existed in Australia? What is the purpose of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indigeno us peoples today??Indigenous Australia For Dummies, Second Edition answers these questions and countless others about the oldest race on Earth. It explores Indigenous life in Australia before 1770, the impact of white settlement, the ongoing struggle by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to secure their human rights and equal treatment under the law, and much more.  Celebrating the contributions of Indigenous people to contemporary Australian culture, the book explores Indigenous art, music, dance, literature, film, sport, and spirituality. It discusses the concept of modern Indigenous identity and examines the ongoing challenges facing Indigenous communities today, from health and housing to employment and education, land rights, and self-determination.  Explores significant political moments—such as Paul Keating's Redfern Speech and Kevin Rudd's apology, and more  Profiles celebrated people and organisations in a variety of fields, from Cathy Freeman to Albert Namatjira to the Bangarra Dance Theatre and the National Aboriginal Radio Service  Challenges common stereotypes about Indigenous people and discusses current debates, such as a land rights and inequalities in health and education  Now in its second edition, this book will enlighten readers of all backgrounds about the history, struggles and triumphs of the diverse, proud, and fascinating peoples that make up Australia's Indigenous communities. With a foreword by Stan Grant, Indigenous Australia For Dummies, Second Edition is a must-read account of Australia’s first people.     ...Show more

27 Essential Principles of Story - Master the Secrets of Great Storytelling, from Shakespeare to South Park by Daniel Joshua Rubin

$34.99 AUD

Category: Reference

Open your notebook, take out your pen, and welcome a bold new approach to teaching the art of great storytelling. In 27 lessons, drawn from 27 critical moments at the heart of 27 diverse narratives - from plays, novels, movies, television, and even songs and video games - Daniel Joshua Rubin unlocks the secrets of what makes a story work and then teaches us how to understand and use each principle in our own storytelling. Rubin, an incisive and no BS teacher, writing consultant, and founder of the Story 27 Studio, expands our understanding of narrative by drilling into examples ranging from Hamlet to The Godfather, Parts I and II, from Harry Potter to an episode of South Park, and unearthing exactly what makes each scene tick. The result is a collection of priceless advice: Escalate Risk, with an example from Pulp Fiction. Write Characters to the Top of Their Intelligence, from the Eminem song "Stan." Explore All Endings, from HBO's The Night Of. Attack Your Theme, from The Brothers Karamazov. Peel the Onion, from Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Clash Expectation with Reality, from Breaking Bad. After each principle comes a lesson in how to do it, plus a Mini Final Exam and Related Principles from other sources. Rubin's writing is the writing we all aspire to: insightful, encouraging, filled with attitude; the examples are relatable, contemporary, and fresh. For writers, storytellers, filmmakers, video game designers, podcasters, writing teachers, and anyone interested in how story works, it's a guide that turns the traditional writing manual on its head, drawing from a world of diverse voices and sources and media. In other words, from where contemporary storytellers find their inspiration.     ...Show more

Australian Basic School Dictionary by Mark Gwynn

$17.95 AUD

Category: Reference | Series: Australian Dictionaries/Thesauruses/Reference

The Australian Basic School Oxford Dictionary has been carefully compiled with the needs of students aged between 10-16 in mind. This new edition has been completely revised and updated, with hundreds of new entries added that reflect the important areas of contemporary word creation. Updated contentGra mmar and Reference guidePronunciation and UsageMore than 20,000 headwordsPaperback * 480 pp * 181 x 111 mm ...Show more

Big Book of Codewords Book 1 - A Bumper Codeword Gift for Adults by Richardson Puzzles Richardson Puzzles and Games

$14.99 AUD

Category: Reference

Perfect for coffee breaks, commutes or relaxing at home, this bumper collection of 300 brand new codeword puzzles is guaranteed to provide you with hours of entertainment. The book is arranged into easy, medium and hard puzzles and each puzzle is presented in a 13 x 13 grid on its own page. Printed in a portable paperback format meaning it can be taken with you on your travels or sit neatly on your bedside table. ...Show more

How to Be an Author: The Business of Being a Writer in Australia by Georgia Richter; Deborah Hunn

$34.99 AUD

Category: Writing

Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn look at the business of becoming an author. In a friendly, informative and practical way they share all you need to know about inspiration and research, preparing to submit to a publisher, creating an author brand, legal, ethical and moral considerations, pitching and ef fective social media and much more. ...Show more

Literary Lion Tamers: Book Editors Who Made Publishing History by Craig Munro

$29.99 AUD

Category: Writing

'Writers, their friends, enemies, editors, and publishers began to materialise out of the library's archive boxes, and I found myself setting off in search of these elusive, eccentric, and often quarrelsome characters.' In this unique and entertaining blend of memoir, biography, and literary detective w ork, highly respected former fiction editor Craig Munro recreates the lives and careers of Australia's most renowned literary editors and authors, spanning a century from the 1890s to the 1990s. Famous figures featured in this book include A.G. Stephens, who helped turn foundry worker Joseph Furphy's thousand-page handwritten manuscript into the enduring classic Such Is Life; P.R. Stephensen, who tangled with the irascible Xavier Herbert, working closely with the novelist to revise his unwieldy masterpiece Capricornia; Beatrice Davis, who cut Herbert's later novel Soldiers' Women in half, and whose lively literary soirees were the talk of Sydney; and award-winning fiction editor Rosanne Fitzgibbon, who was known as a friend and champion to her authors, including the prodigiously talented young novelist Gillian Mears. Throughout it all, in beguiling and elegant style, Craig Munro weaves his own reminiscences of a life in publishing while tracking down some of Australian literature's most fascinating and little-known stories. Literary Lion Tamers is a delight for anyone interested in the wild outer edges of the book world. ...Show more

Puzzle Ninja: Pit Your Wits Against The Japanese Puzzle Masters by Alex Bellos

$14.30 AUD

Category: Reference

The Japanese logic puzzle is one of the most addictive products known to man. Alex Bellos travelled to Tokyo to meet the puzzle masters behind these habit-forming brainteasers and brought back over 200 puzzles that will flex, stretch, and blow your mind. Can you beat the puzzle masters to become a puzzl e ninja?Puzzles are so enjoyable. They get your brain sparking and the competitive spirit flowing. Solving them is one of life's simple pleasures. The puzzle masters of Japan create the world's most satisfying puzzles, so Alex Bellos travelled to Tokyo to meet them. These enigmatologists include the godfather of Sudoku, the winner of the World Puzzle Championships, an inspiring teacher who uses games to enliven his students' maths lessons, and the puzzle poet whose name has become a Sudoku solving technique. They use noms de guerre - Edamame, Lenin, Teatime, Sesame Egg - and each has a distinctive style. What unites them are their megawatt brains and the beauty of their hand-crafted puzzles, which will challenge and sharpen your mind.Bellos has collected over 200 of their most ingenious puzzles, rated easy to excruciating, and introduces 20 new types of addictive problems including Shakashaka and Marupeke. Arm yourself with pencil, eraser and laser-like focus. Let's get puzzling ... ...Show more

The Cypher Files by Dimitris Chassapakis

$27.99 AUD

Category: Reference

The new interactive puzzle book from the creator of the bestselling cult phenomenon Journal 29 The Cypher Files is an utterly unique reading experience. In this brain-bending interactive game, you'll solve puzzles on every page, and obtain keys to move forward by submitting answers online. To solve eac h puzzle, you'll need to think outside the book. You are an agent of CY.P.H.E.R., the secret international agency working on 'unsolvable' code-based cases. Called upon to investigate cryptic clues discovered in the wake of a series of mysterious disappearances, the clock is ticking to crack the codes before it's too late. To escape this book, you must write, draw, search, fold and cut pages, explore virtual escape rooms and think laterally to identify the perpetrator and solve the mystery. All you need to play is a pencil, a pair of scissors, an internet connection, and a curious mind. ...Show more

Animals of Australia (Reed Concise Guide) by Kenneth Stepnell

$16.99 AUD

Category: Reference

Covers over 200 species of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Contains 250 photographs illustrating key features. Written accounts on habitat, behaviour and range. Plastic cover ideal for use in field.