The first book to collate and explain the many fascinating elements of Aboriginal culture; the song cycles and stories, artefacts, landmarks, characters and customs, by the author of Wild Cat Falling and Master of the Ghost Dreaming.
In the wake of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the world learned some big lessons. But not enough. Life eventually returned to normal, affluence and profligate activity increased – it was The Best of Times. But then the gap between the Haves and the Have-Nots grew. Finally, halfway through the 21st century urban riots, drone warfare and nuclear ......
In 1916 Alfred Wright enlisted in the AIF. After training at the Engineer Officer Training School in Moore Park and at Roseville NSW he embarked aboard HMAT A14 Euripides, headed for Britain. On the way, he bought an autograph book, and over the next four years, more than 100 of the people he met signed it.
In 1936, the celebrated American author Zane Grey arrived in the sleepy New South Wales town of Bermagui, with the express reason of angling for the world’s largest fish – Marlin, sharks and Swordfish. Here is his little classic of the chase, augmented with photographs of Grey in Bermagui and Watsons Bay, his an historical overview of his time in ......
An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery # 11 featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. A cat... a ping-pong ball... a drunken gardener... With these slight clues to go on Detective-Inspector Bonaparte investigates the mysterious death of famous author, Mervyn Blake, who dies an agonising death late one night in his writing room. But how did he die?
Essington Holt, in his second adventure, finds himself caught up in the complexities of Balkan nationalist groups, the French police and the ASIO while investigating the murder of an old Yugoslav lady. His investigations take him from the south of France to Venice and the Australian outback. The second in the Essington Holt Mystery series dealing ......
Margaret Preston's 92 Aphorisms have only appeared in a rare limited edition Recent Paintings 1929. This compilation offers the original design, the aphorisms and ten Preston woodcuts.
NO 46 WHY THERE ARE SO MANY TABLES OF STILL LIFE IN MODERN PAINTINGS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY LABORATORY TABLES ON WHICH AESTHETIC PROBLEMS CAN BE ISOLATED Margaret Preston's 92 Aphorisms have only appeared in a rare limited edition Recent Paintings 1929. This compilation offers the original design, the aphorisms and ten Preston woodcuts. NO ......