Books »Art & Photography
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Rainforest Country
by Stanley & Kaisa Breeden
Australian Photography Magazine said the Breeden’s first book pushed ‘the boundaries of digital imaging’ while Discover Australia called it a ‘radical new photographic approach’ that captured ‘images of unparalleled fidelity of colour, light and focal clarity’.
In Rainforest Country Kaisa and Stanley Breeden bring their photographic innovation…Read more »
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River
by Brian Simmonds
Award-winning artist Brian Simmonds brings Australia’s waterways to life with his oils and mixed media colour paintings and sketches.
Eighty-four beautiful illustrations accompany uniquely local poetry and prose from well-known writers such as John Kinsella, T A G Hungerford and Elizabeth Jolley.
The perfect contemporary souvenir book that captures…Read more »
Price $35.00

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Soul of the Desert
by Philippa Nikulinsky
‘The Soul is there in the dust, the red rocks and blue sky, the wind and rain, in the dunes and salt-lakes, in the people, and in the plant and animal life, waiting to be experienced, revealed, revered, by those who would look.’ — Stephen D Hopper, author of the foreword.
The perfect book for anyone interested in botanical art, natural history or…Read more »
Price $45.00

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Boat People
by Carina Hoang
Published by Carina Hoang Communications
The years 1975 to 1996 were witness to the largest mass migration in modern history when more than a million people left war-torn Vietnam by boat in search of safety.
Thousands perished when their boats fell apart en route, others succumbed to starvation, dehydration and cold-blooded attacks by Thai…Read more »
Price $45.00

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Bhutan Heartland
by Robert van Koesveld & Libby Lloyd
This stunning photographic journey goes straight to the heart of Bhutan – a Buddhist country on the cusp of opening its doors to the West. It explores the culture, history, beliefs and dazzling Himalayan landscapes of the world’s newest democracy taking us into the lives of its people as their country enters the modern world.
Travel Talk called…Read more »
Price $59.95

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Wildflower Country: Discovering Biodiversity in Australia's Southwest
by Stanley & Kaisa Breeden
There are few other places on earth where flowers are so all pervasive, so varied and as sumptuous as in southwest Western Australia. It is one of 39 special places in the world, named International Biodiversity Hotspots, where there have been explosions of evolution—veritable cauldrons of species making.
Award-winning photographers Stanley and…Read more »
Price $75.00

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Margaret Priest An Artist's Life
by Philippa O'Brien
This is the fascinating story of a young sculptor who helped bring modernism to Perth.
Margaret Priest was educated at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art and won the Royal Scottish Academy’s award for best young artist before arriving in Perth in 1951.
Here she found herself at the centre of a stimulating circle of academic immigrants and…Read more »
Price $55.00

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Monuments and Masons
by Leonie B. Liveris
Did you know that an obelisk with a tapered column at the top symbolises eternal life or that measuring scales are often found on the grave of a person in the legal profession?
Monuments and Masons is a comprehensive telling of this unique industry history – about the monumental masons and the shapes, symbols and fascinating tales attached to…Read more »
Price $59.95

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Robbie: The Robinson Helicopter Experience
by Jon Davison
From the snow-clad mountains of Alaska to Australia’s desert heart, photographer Jon Davison explores the world’s most beautiful landscapes from the air.
Robbie is a tale of passionate and driven individuals. It is the story of fifteen people who made the ‘wild fantasy’ of owning and operating their own helicopter a reality.
Davison travelled…Read more »
Price $55.00

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Mowanjum: 50 years community history
Mowanjum will always be in my memories especially the people, the culture and the beautiful country the Mowanjum mob came from.
Mary-Lou DivilliThis is a lively and richly illustrated book produced to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mowanjum Aboriginal Community.
Mowanjum shares the Wandjina traditions in songs, myth, stories and poems alongside…Read more »
Price $55.00

From the Catalogue
Outdoor Reading in Freo
The National Year of Reading is about turning Australia into a nation of readers. Fremantle City Library invites you the launch of the National Year of Reading 2012 at their Outdoor Reading Room.
Indulge your love of reading this Valentine’s Day with a morning tea and talks by Susanna Juliano author of Fremantle Italians and Andrew Relph, author of Not Drowning, Reading
When: 10am, 14 February 2012
Where: Outdoor Reading Room, Kings Square, Fremantle
RSVP by 7 Feb: 08 9432 9766 or frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au

