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The Fatal Shore
Random House 2010; US$ 16.01In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia. An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia. The Fatal Shore... more...
The Hawke Ascendancy
Allen & Unwin 2008; US$ 31.81Paul Kelly's masterful study of the Hawke government, reissued to mark the 25th anniversary of its ascent to power. more...
Life on the Edge
Spinifex Press 2004; US$ 12.95From condoms to neutrons, oil slicks to T-shirts, and revolution to odd socks, this collection of insightful cartoons from a leading Australian cartoonist confronts an array of hilarious situations with signature zany wit. more...
Old-Timers
Allen & Unwin 2011; US$ 18.17An earthy, entertaining collection of yarns about twenty larger-than-life outback characters. more...
Goodbye Crackernight
Port Campbell Press 2011; US$ 12.99Crackernight! One night a year, the infinite normality of the suburbs is shot with utter magic. 'Goodbye, Crackernight' is the story of one boy's childhood in 1970s Australia. It is a story of fireworks, of fun that cost nothing, of second-hand bikes, UFO-crowded skies, streakers, lime green Valiants, half-sucked Sunny Boys and electric... more...
A Radical Life
Allen & Unwin 2012; US$ 11.81The influential and controversial historian of The Australian Legend. more...
A Brief History of Australia
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 59.40Taking a largely chronological approach, A Brief History of Australia looks at social, cultural, economic, and political trends in the country's long history, all of which have contributed to its unique and complex identity. Beginning with the peopling of the continent about 60,000 years ago, the volume examines the early history and culture of... more...
Gold!
Random House Australia 2010; US$ 31.66Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid- to late-1800s produced tremendous wealth and ensured the financial survival of the struggling Australian colonies. Not only that, but they also tripled the country's small population, were the last nail in the coffin for convict transportation, subverted the hierarchical British class system, laid the... more...
Best Australian Political Cartoons 2010
Scribe Publications 2010; US$ 21.992010 has been a year of reversals. At the start Kevin Rudd, the conscience of decent folk everywhere, was still enjoying an unprecedented run of popularity in the polls. Meanwhile, the Liberals were fast becoming a reactionary rabble who, after sacrificing most of their leadership talent, were left with only a mad monk to guide them out of the wilderness.... more...









