Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from 19th century London to Van Diemens Land. In the backstreets and dives of Hobart Town, Mary learns the art of brewing and builds The Potato Factory, where she plans a new future. But her ambitions are threatened by Ikey's wife, Hannah, her old enemy. The two women raise their separate families. As each woman sets out to destroy the other, the families are brought to the edge of disaster.

    In a riveting new novel of wartime Cambodia and Vietnam--part thriller, part mystery, part heroic epic--the author of The Year of Living Dangerously offers the story of a likeable, brave, but ultimately mysterious war photographer who has disappeared into the jungles of Cambodia.

    He's wanted to be in it for as long as he can remember. At last he's old enough to try out. But at the auditions, the first part goes to someone else. So does the next. And the next . . . Will there be a part left for Wombat?

    Ned Kelly emerges as a man who hated conflict yet never escaped it. A thorough account of a most remarkable life. Author Biography: As an historical writer, IAN JONES has written for television and film, his work including THE SULLIVANS, AGAINST THE WIND, THE LAST OUTLAW and THE LIGHTHORSEMEN.

    A wise old pelican teaches a valuable lesson about individual differences in this charming Australian tale.

    From high mountain rainforests to the barest cityscape, the region is home to an astonishing variety of wild creatures, large and small, seen and unseen. Worms, snails, spiders, insects, fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, birds and mammals, many of them rare or endangered, survive alongside the region’s human inhabitants, sharing our homes, backyards, parks and bushlands.Wildlife of Greater Brisbane is one of Australia's most successful wildlife guides. Now in its second edition, the book features 428 pages of easy-to-read information and hundreds of brilliant, full colour photographs.

    Hidden in each spread are six or seven small creatures.

    It is a journey through landscape into language and ideas, and personal and cultural location.

    

    Renowned for their audacity and hooliganism the 'Wobblies' were particularly notorious for their active opposition to World War I. This landmark book conveys the vitality and drama of Wobbly activity, and also assesses the impact of the IWW on Australian political and labour history. Drawing from an impressive range of sources, Verity Burgmann writes with vigour and passion about Wobbly culture, and describes their doctrines, methods and organisation. The book highlights the unique nature of the IWW in Australia, and traces Wobbly influence in much post-war activity. Now, with the widespread collapse of communism and the inadequacies of labour parties, the IWW, as an alternative form of revolutionary working-class politics, merits renewed investigation.

    Drawing on original interviews and including many rare photos, this book traces AC/DC'ss career through the life of their original front man.

    

    Lavish color photos showcase each dish as well as Australia's remarkable scenery, from Sydney Harbor to Ayer's Rock. 240 photos.

    

    Meet a Wayfarer and Rum Jungle Jim,go on Safari in Ghuznee Street,get a taste of Wild Pork and Strawberry Jam,experience a Bushman's Holiday, and go crocodile hunting with the Lizard-Skinner in this collection of Yarns by master storyteller,Barry Crump.From the poignant tale of The Last Brumby, to the uproarious adventures of living with the likes of Hank, Garth and the Brahman Bull, Barry Crump has produced another collection of whoppers in a long line of classic Kiwi books which proves once again why he is New Zealand's best-selling author.

    A sumptuous, thought-provoking book, When the World Was Young is a beautiful gift for young and old alike. Full color.

    But the quick-witted convict Clancy Fitzgerald did it in 1798, dragging with him the proud, but reluctant, Eliza Phillips.Failure meant the noose, so their only hope was to push forward, into the unknown. Faced with constant danger and wrenching isolation, Clancy and Eliza find themselves pale-skinned strangers in a land of ancient traditions and spiritual beliefs. But their destiny is dramatically altered when Clancy discovers a golden road to fortune and makes a triumphant return to white society as a new man - in more ways than one...'Clancy's Crossing' is a captivating story of entangled love affairs and high adventure, of man's battle with nature and with himself. Never has this period of Australian history been so vividly and compellingly captured.