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A Tale For Our Generation
by Henry Bowers & Edward Wilson
January 2012 will mark the centenary of Robert Falcon Scott’s arrival at the South Pole with his team. After a gruelling 11 month journey, on reaching the South Pole, Scott was to discover the tent and flag of the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who had achieved the goal just weeks earlier with his men. Tragically Scott’s entire party died on…Read more »
Price $49.95
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dotdotdash07: sacred
‘This is a local project worth keeping an eye on.’
The West Australian’I think it is the best looking magazine I have ever seen in Perth. Really professionally done, and gives that kind of synergy that comes from, you know, perfect text with perfect illustrations.’ Professor Brian Dibble
dotdotdash07 is about personal experiences…Read more »
Price $12.00
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The Waterboys
by Peter Docker
‘The Waterboys is a fist-clenching and nail-biting re-imagining of Australian history; what is, what could have been, or what really was.’ — Howard Pedersen, author of
Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance.Conway inhabits an apocalyptic future in a continent caught up in a violent struggle for control of water. He is a whitefulla whose heart…Read more »
Price $27.95
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Brothers: Justice, Corruption and the Mickelbergs
by Antonio Buti
When somebody swindled the Perth Mint out of gold worth more than half a million dollars — local police thought they had the culprits. The Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were their prime suspects. Already accused of defrauding millionaire Alan Bond by manufacturing a phony gold nugget, the Mickelbergs were tried and convicted despite the…Read more »
Price $32.95
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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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Greater Expectations: Living with Down syndrome in the 21st century
by Jan Gothard
Down syndrome is the most common cause of intellectual disability in Australia and renowned child health expert Professor Fiona Stanley calls Greater Expectations THE book to read if you have a child with Down syndromeRead more »
Price $26.95
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Greater Expectations: Living with Down syndrome in the 21st century ebook
by Jan Gothard
Down syndrome is the most common cause of intellectual disability in Australia and renowned child health expert Professor Fiona Stanley calls Greater Expectations THE book to read if you have a child with Down syndromeRead more »
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Sand
by Robert Drewe & John Kinsella
Renowned novelist and creative non-fiction writer, Robert Drewe teams up with internationally acclaimed poet John Kinsella, to explore a common geography in poetry and prose. The Australian Way Magazine calls it ‘evocative writing’ while Bookseller+Publisher calls it ‘excellent summer beach reading’.
Sand is quintessentially Australian. It is…Read more »
Price $27.95
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Under Corporate Skies: A struggle between people, place and profit
by Martin Brueckner & Dyann Ross
Foreword by Erin Brockovich
Under Corporate Skies is about what happens to communities when they stand in the way of corporate profits. It is the story of a tiny town pitted against a strong corporate neighbour.
With the help of international campaigner, Erin Brockovich, the small town of Yarloop in Western Australia is preparing a civil…Read more »
Price $26.95
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Under Corporate Skies: A Struggle Between People, Place and Profit ebook
by Martin Brueckner & Dyann Ross
Under Corporate Skies is about what happens to communities when they stand in the way of corporate profits. It is the story of a tiny town pitted against a strong corporate neighbour.
With the help of international campaigner, Erin Brockovich, the small town of Yarloop in Western Australia is preparing a civil class action against Alcoa World Alumina…Read more »
From the Catalogue
Wilderness Society Award
Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things