Top Non-Fiction
Van Diemen's Land: A History
$49.95 (Hardcover book / Black Inc )
Almost half of the convicts who came to Australia came to Van Diemen’s Land. There they found a land of bounty and a penal society, a kangaroo economy and a new way of life. In this book James Boyce shows how the convict... More »
The New Rome: The Fall Of An Empire and the Fate Of America
$27.95 (Paperback book / Scribe Publications )
The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds from the beginning of their republic. Today Americans focus less on the Roman Republic than on the empire that took its place. Depending on who's doing the tal... More »
Griffith Review 19: Re-imagining Australia
$19.95 (Paperback book / Abc Books )
Irrespective of the outcome of the election, Australia in 2008 will be a different place, more open to new ways of thinking. Essays in Reimagining Australia predict the big trends that will shape this country in the futu... More »
Quarterly Essay 28: Exit Right: The Unravelling of John Howard
$14.95 (Paperback book / Black Inc )
In 'Exit Right', Judith Brett explains why the tide turned on John Howard. This is an essay about leadership, in particular Howard’s style of strong leadership which led him to dominate his party with such ultimately cat... More »
An Exacting Heart: The Story Of Hephzibah Menuhin
$49.95 (Hardcover book / Viking )
Hephzibah Menuhin had a musical gift most people only dream of. Her refusal to be defined by it led her to reinvent herself not once, but twice in her remarkable life.
Born in 1920 in San Francisco she was, like her worl... More »
True Stories: History, Politics, Aboriginality
$19.95 (Paperback book / Text Publishing )
In 1999 Dr Inga Clendinnen delivered six lectures as part of the Boyer Lectures, a series broadcast nationally on ABC radio. True Stories is those lectures in essay form, released by Text for the first time since Inga wa... More »
The Battle For Bennelong
$24.95 (Paperback book / Melb Univ Press )
The battle for the seat of Bennelong in the 2007 federal election is shaping up as one of the more interesting contests the political landscape has witnessed in a while. In one corner is the rookie candidate, respected f... More »
Marley And Me
$25.00 (Paperback book / Headline )
The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and ... More »
A Man's Got To Have A Hobby
$24.99 (Paperback book / Hodder Headline )
A tail-end baby boomer, William McInnes recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay, a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate an... More »