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Author	Nino Culotta
ISBN	0947116923

Giovanni 'Nino' Culotta is an Italian immigrant, who comes to Australia as a journalist, employed by an Italian publishing house, to write articles about Australians and their way of life for those Italians that might want to emigrate to Australia.

In order to learn about real Australians,...

Author	Mervyn Peake
ISBN	0879514256

What an odd fantasy! No swords, no sorcery, no elves, no thieves, no imaginary beasts, no multiple planes of existence . . . nothing but a cavernous castle peopled by eccentrics with Dickensian names (Sepulchrave, Prunesquallor, Swelter, Flay) whose lives are determined by centuries--perhaps...

Author	John le Carré
ISBN	0671042785

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim.

In this thrilling and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue,...

Author	Raymond E. Feist
ISBN	0061468452

The first volume in legendary master and New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic heroic fantasy series, The Firemane Saga—an electrifying tale of two young men whose choices will determine a world’s destiny.

For centuries, the five greatest kingdoms of North and...

Author	David Hunt
ISBN	1863956115

Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia ...

In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past, from megafauna to Macquarie - the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.
Girt introduces...

Author	Geoffrey Blainey
ISBN	0333338367

'One of the most illuminating books ever written on Australian history.' - The Bulletin

In "The Tyranny of Distance", an Australian classic that has been continuously in print since 1967, Geoffrey Blainey describes how distance and isolation have been central to Australia's history and...

Author	Ken Follett
ISBN	0451167309

A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his team; a tycoon breakfasts with a Bank official. Then three stories break: an attempted suicide, a hijack, and a takeover bid. They seem unrelated – until Evening Post reporters ask questions. Why is a Jamaican bank in trouble? Who drove...

Author	Byron Farwell
ISBN	0393306593

This is an amazing book! I identify with the Boers in several things. In fact, one reason why I wanted to learn more about the Boer War is because I think there is much to learn about how and why a primarily Dutch Reformed, family-oriented, dominion-focused, and well-armed country went to war with one of...

Author	Krissy Kneen
ISBN	1925603881

When Jessica’s partner disappears into the dark Tasmanian forest, there is of course the mystery of what happened to him. The deserted car; the enigmatic final image on his phone.

There is the strange circle of local women, widows of disappeared men, with their edgy fellowship and unhinged...