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1	The Secret River more books like this by Kate Grenville The Orange Prize-winning author Kate Grenville recalls her family's history in an astounding novel about the pioneers of New South Wales. Already a best seller in Australia, "The Secret River" is the story of Grenville's ancestors, who wrested a new life from the alien terrain of Australia and its native people. London, 1806. William Thornhill, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Eucalyptus more books like this by Murray Bail On a property in New South Wales, a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When she turns 19, Holland announces that she can only marry the man who can name all his species of eucalypt. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Acts of Love more books like this by Judith Michael Going through his deceased grandmother's possessions, 45-year-old stage director, Luke, finds letters spanning 15 years from an ex-actress named Jessica. After falling in love with her through the letters, he sets out to find her - an act which will lead to her starring as a leading lady once more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Pobby and Dingan more books like this by Ben Rice Pobby and Dingan live in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, the opal capital of Australia. They are friends with Kellyanne Williamson, the daughter of a miner: indeed only she can see them. Pobby and Dingan are imaginary. Ashmol Williamson, Kellyanne's brother thinks his sister should grow up and stop being such a fruit loop - until the day when ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Playmaker more books like this by Keneally In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play. As felons, perjurers and whores rehearse, their playmaker becomes strangely seduced. For the play's power is mirrored in the rich, varied life of this primitive land, and, not least, in the convict and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.58! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Cooper's Creek more books like this by Alan Moorehead The first fully documented story of the strange drama - familiar to every Australian child - that took place in the remote interior of Australia 150 years ago. More than any other incident in Australia's history the story of Burke, the dashing but inexperienced expedition leader and Wills, his heroic second-in-command, evokes the memory of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Idea of Perfection more books like this by Kate Grenville Harley Savage is a large, rawboned, plain person with a ragged haircut and a white t-shirt coming unstitched along the shoulder. Douglas Cheeseman is a big-eared man who avoids his own reflection, and has bored his wife into leaving him. They are not the usual suspects for a burgeoning romance. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Red-Hot and Reckless more books like this by Miranda Lee Ben just can't put his obsession with Amber Hollingsworth behind him. He reckons she thinks she can have anything she wants, when she wants it, but as far as Ben is concerned the time for getting even has finally arrived! see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	Dark Summer more books like this by Jon Cleary When the body of an informer is dumped in Inspector Malone's swimming pool, it is a clear warning to Malone not to pursue the drugs ring he is trying to smash. Malone's family are put under protective custody but Malone, determined not to be intimidated, leads the hunt for the killer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
10	Just relations more books like this by Rodney Hall Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, "Just Relations" relates the story of Whitey's Falls, an isolated Australian settlement harbouring a defunct gold mine and a mythical mountain of gold, whose geriatric residents are aghast when the government proposes to turn their town into a tourist centre. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Conversations at Curlow Creek more books like this by Malouf In 1827, in a hut on the plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. Carney, an illiterate Irishman, is to be hanged at dawn. Adair, also Irish, has been sent to supervise the hanging. The novel moves between Australia and Ireland to explore questions of nature and justice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Night in Eden more books like this by Candice Proctor Bryony Wentworth's life is shattered when she is unjustly accused and sentenced to indentured servitude in New South Wales. She wants no part of the man who would save her, Captain Hayden St. John. But the mother in her cannot turn away from Hayden's needy infant and the woman in her cannot deny her passion for the man she is bound to serve. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Kangaroos in Outback Australia: Comparative Ecology and Behavior of Three Coexisting Species more books like this by Dale McCullough, Professor Yvette McCullough A topic of perpetual fascination, the kangaroos of Australia have been the focus of myriad books and documentaries. "Kangaroos in Outback Australia" focuses on Yathong Nature Reserve, where three species of kangaroo - red, eastern grey, and western grey - overlap and create a unique opportunity for ecological study. Dale and Yvette McCullough ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $9.30!
14	Southern Cross more books like this by Terry Coleman see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Botany Bay more books like this by Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	I See What You Mean: Children at Work with Visual Information more books like this by Steve Moline see all copies from $7.89! new only from $26.55!
17 view cover	Wilde man more books like this by Daphne Clair see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.98! \| first editions
18	Timeless Land more books like this by Eleanor Dark see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Murder song more books like this by Jon Cleary When a sniper kills a classmate of Inspector Scobie Malone, and then attempts to kill another, Scobie begins to see a pattern emerging. Fearing for his family's safety and forced into hiding with his friend Boru O'Brien, Scobie must track down the the killer before he too becomes a victim. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.65! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Sydney more books like this by Jan Morris This portrait of Sydney describes a city surrounded by myth. The author outlines Sydney's development from penal colony to metropolis, the precarious sense of economic uncertainty, the underlying crime and bigotry and other changes in Sydney society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.91! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Voyage of the Exiles more books like this by Patricia Hickman The story of the Prentice family, torn apart by the English judicial system, is the saga of the colonization of Australia and the struggles of people in bondage to the white slavery of the penal colony. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Wrack more books like this by James Bradley While searching for the wreck of a Portuguese ship which could rewrite the history of Australia, archaeologist David Norfolk stumbles upon a corpse buried 50 years before. Determined to understand its connection to the ship, David uncovers a story of obsession, secrets and sexual passion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Lonely Planet East Coast Australia more books like this by Sandra Bao, Simone Egger, Cathy Lanigan revisited as a regional guide rather than a route guide - reflects how people really travel in this part of Australia the most popular part of Australia for travellers by far more comprehensive than the one competitor guide (Footprint) which only covers Sydney to the top end beefy Itineraries chapter, GIS mapping & expert history chapter Australia ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.99!
24 view cover	The Service of Clouds more books like this by Delia Falconer A first novel about an unrequited love affair, set in 1907 in an Australian mountain town. The book is based on the life and work of Australian photographer Harry Phillips. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.96! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Sydney more books like this by R Stein This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Civic Ideals & Practices Culture Individuals, Groups, & Institutions People, Places, & Environments Power, Authority, & Govermance Time, Continuity, & Change see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.45! \| SVS

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