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Margaret River
by Frances Andrijich
The unique region of Margaret River in Australia’s south-west is captured with charm and intimacy through the lens of Frances Andrijich.
Frances is one of Australia’s finest photographers whose work features in national and international magazines such as Time Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Gourmet Traveller, Australian Geographic, Vogue…Read more »
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Kimberley Stories
by Sandy Toussaint
There are a thousand ways to connect to country. Kimberley Stories is one of them. Once known, never forgotten, the Kimberley gets under your skin.
Kimberley Stories tunes readers into one of Australia’s most intriguing and exotic regions via the work of talented authors and artists.
Interweaving fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Women of Note: The Rise of Australian Women Composers
by Rosalind Appleby
‘This much-welcomed book profiles those women, largely unacknowledged, who stand as the major landmarks in the Australian musical landscape.’
John Davis, CEO Australian Music Centre, President International Society for Contemporary MusicIn the early twentieth century being a female composer was a dangerous game; one composer was diagnosed…Read more »
Price $35.00
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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 & Stephen D Hopper, AC
‘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
The perfect book for anyone interested in botanical art, natural history or fauna and wildflowers.
Praise…Read more »
Price $45.00
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Homemade: Simply delicious food
by Anna Gare
Home cooking is something that responds to what’s in the market, what’s in the fridge and who walks through the door. The tart you make on a hot summer night while your friend tells you about her new love affair will be very different from the one you cook in winter for your mother-in-law. That’s what Homemade is all about.
The simple dishes…Read more »
Price $39.99
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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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Pirate Outrages: True Stories of Terror on the China Seas
by Douglas R G Sellick
You won’t be immune to a frisson of fear as you peruse these gripping stories of piracy on the China seas. After all, piracy is as prevalent today as it was in the early nineteenth and twentieth centuriesRead more »
Price $24.95
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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
From the Catalogue
Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist
Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
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