The Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the Australian Frontier by Tim Flannery

$15.00 NZD

Category: Australia | Reading Level: very good

A lively collection of extraordinary stories of adventure and discovery, The Explorers tells the epic saga of the conquest and settlement of Australia. Editor Tim Flannery selects sixty-seven accounts that convey the sense of wonder and discovery, along with the human dimensions of struggle and deprivat ion that occurred in the exploration of the last continent to be fully mapped by Europeans.Beginning with the story of Dutch captain Willem Janz's 1606 expedition at Cape York -- the bloody outcome of which would sadly foreshadow future relations between colonists and Aboriginal peoples -- and running through Robyn Davidson's 1977 camelback ride through the desolate Outback deserts, The Explorers bristles with the enterprise that Flannery explains as "heroic, for nowhere else did explorers face such an obdurate country". ...Show more

The House: The Dramatic Story of the Sydney Opera House and the People Who Made It by Helen Pitt

$16.00 NZD

Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good

The best-loved building in Australia nearly didn't get off the drawing board. When it did, the lives of everyone involved in its construction were utterly changed: some for the better, many for the worse. Helen Pitt tells the stories of the people behind the magnificent white sails of the Sydney Opera H ouse. From the famous conductor and state premier who conceived the project; to the two architects whose lives were so tragically intertwined; to the workers and engineers; to the people of Sydney, who were alternately beguiled and horrified as the drama unfolded over two decades. With access to diaries, letters, and classified records, as well as her own interviews with people involved in the project, Helen Pitt reveals the intimate back story of the building that turned Sydney into an international city. It is a tale worthy of Shakespeare himself. 'A drama-filled page turner' - Ita Buttrose AO OBE'Helen Pitt tells us so much about the building of the Sydney Opera House we've never heard before' - Bob Carr, former Premier of NSW'Australia in the seventies-mullets, platform shoes and, miraculously, the Opera House. At least we got one of them right. A great read.' - Amanda Keller, WSFM breakfast presenter ...Show more

Captain Cook and Australia by Sylvia Corner

$15.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

Desert Country [Exhibition October 2010-January 2011] by Nici Cumpston and Barry Patton

$45.00 NZD

Category: Art | Reading Level: very good

Modern Administrative Law in Australia: Concepts and Context by Matthew Groves (ed.)

$45.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

Modern Administrative Law in Australia provides an authoritative overview of administrative law in Australia. It clarifies and enlivens this crucial but complex area of law, with erudite analysis and modern perspectives. The contributors - including highly respected academics from eleven Australian law schools, as well as eminent practitioners including Chief Justice Robert French AC and Justice Stephen Gageler of the High Court of Australia - are at the forefront of current research, debate and decision making, and infuse the book with unique insight. The book examines the structure and themes of administrative law, the theory and practice of judicial review, and the workings of administrative law beyond the courts. Administrative law affects innumerable aspects of political, commercial and private life, and yet is often considered difficult to understand. Modern Administrative Law unravels the intricacies and reveals how they are applied in real cases. It is an essential reference for students and practitioners of administrative law. ...Show more

The Colonization of Australia 1829-42. The Wakefield Experiment in Empire Building by Richard Charles Mills

$65.00 NZD

Category: Australia | Reading Level: good-very good

Dominions Diary - The Letters of E.J. Harding 1913-1916 by E. J. Harding; Stephen Constantine (Commentaries by)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Series: Ryburn Archive Editions Ser. | Reading Level: very good

Twined Together. Contemporary fibre practice and history from western Arnhem Land by Louise Hamby (ed.)

$150.00 NZD

Category: Maori & Pacific | Reading Level: very good

The only publication about contemporary fibre practice and history from Western Arnhem land in the Northern Territory. It is a guide for those with artistic, anthropological, linguistic, historical and fibre interests, providing insight into the previously unexplored complexities of fibre art from the r egion. ...Show more

Papunya Tula - Genesis and Genuis by Hetti Perkins and Hannah Fink (eds)

$40.00 NZD

Category: Maori & Pacific | Reading Level: good

Remarkable Incidents in the Life of The Rev. Samuel Leigh missionary to the settlers and savages of Australia and New Zealand with a succinct history of the origin and progress of the missions in those colonies by Alexander Strachan

$450.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Church History | Reading Level: very good

Indigenous Victorians: repressed, resourceful and respected. The La Trobe Journal No. 85 May 2010 by Lynette Russell and John Arnold (eds)

$20.00 NZD

Category: Australia | Reading Level: near fine

Walking Towards Thunder: The true story of a whistle-blowing cop who took on corruption and the church by Peter Fox

$14.00 NZD

Category: Australia | Reading Level: near fine

'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.' Former Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox is a hero in many people's eyes. A police officer with 36 years' service in the Hunter region, he rose to national prominence in 2012 for his major role in speaking out for the victims of abuse within the church. He had been at the coalface fighting these heinous crimes for decades. He had worked with the victims and supported their families. He knew an enquiry was long overdue. His decision to become a whistle blower helped trigger Prime Minister Julia Gillard's historic decision to establish a far-reaching Royal Commission into the sexual abuse of children in institutions. He had no idea what speaking up would unleash. Peter's dedication and focus cost him his career, his health and also affected his wife's health. He and his family were threatened. Former friends shunned him. But the victims and the families that he supported consider him their champion. To them he is a hero. WALKING TOWARDS THUNDER details the cumulative horrors our police face every day, it reveals the cover ups, the destroyed evidence, and the way sexual predators were moved around. It shows the backlash he faced and the lengths those in power will go to avoid facing the truth. Confronting and inspiring, this is an unforgettable story. ...Show more