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Inside The
Rocks: The Archaeology of a Neighbourhood by Grace Karskens. Published by
Hale and Iremonger. ISBN 0868066664. Recommended retail price $27, our price $23.
Based upon the internationally renowned Cumberland/Gloucester Streets archaeological
excavation, this book takes us inside the everyday life of Sydney’s historic Rocks
area over the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The author focuses on
human experience, exploring social, community, family and personal life at the
intimate level made possible by the ‘buried treasure’ from the site, combined
with oral and family history, and set within the broader sweep of nineteenth-century
social history.
The story begins with glimpses of Aboriginal occupation and interaction with the
first Europeans and then looks closely at subsequent periods, from convict society
to the culture of tradespeople and laboring families who occupied the close-packed
houses during the nineteenth century. It is a story which reflects the remarkable
transformation of Sydney from a pre-industrial town to one of the largest cities
in the world. Maps and photographs complement this fascinating narrative about
Rocks people, their houses and possessions, and the neighborhood they created.
Soft cover, 248 pages.
(36K)
Islands of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by Hugh Finlay, Mark Armstrong and Tony Wheeler. Recommended retail price $14.95, our price $14.
The Great Barrier Reef is often a high point for people visiting Australia. This Lonely Planet Guide provides everything you could possibly want to know about where to visit and what to do. Unlike some Lonely Planet guides this one has excellent coverage of natural history and has a color section on marine life. Highly recommended. Soft cover, 249 pages.
(53K)
Magnificent Australia by Robert Coupe. Published by New Holland Publishers.
ISBN 1864362219. Recommended retail price $49.95.
Extreme landscapes, unusual fauna and flora and a multicultural population
are all factors that contribute to the allure of Australia - the world's smallest
continent and its largest island. From the vast interior, or 'red centre', with
its harsh desertscapes and ancient, spiritually significant landforms to the
treacherous Victorian coastline, weathered by the relentless fury o the Southern
Ocean into dramatically carved cliffs and rocky outcrops, Australia is a land
on a grand scale painted in an extravagant array of colors.
Truly a place of striking contrasts, Australia embraces images as diverse
as the snow-capped peaks of the Snowy Mountains; the verdant rainforests of
north Queensland; the golden wheat fields of the Darling Downs; the busy cosmopolitan
cities that cling to the coastline; the blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef;
and the sparsely populated isolation of the outback. Magnificent Australia captures
the diversity and majestic beauty of this immense land, bringing it to life
in a series of thematically arranged chapters that are lavishly illustrated
with 250 photographs.
Robert Coupe worked for many years as a school teacher before he began a
successful career in publishing in 1973. Since then Robert has been involved
in numerous areas of the book publishing industry as editor, publisher, freelance
consultant and as author and co-author of more than a dozen books on subjects
that range from Australian history to natural history and current social issues.
In collaboration with his wife, he has written several textbooks that are used
widely in secondary schools throughout Australia. Hard cover, 160 pages. Published
in 2000.
(20K)
Melbourne
by Mark Armstrong. Recommended retail price $12.95, our price $12.
There is a constant battle between Melbourne and Sydney for the title of Australia’s
premier city. This elegant Lonely Planet City Guide stakes Melbourne’s claim without
ever intending to. Author Mark Armstrong was born and raised in Melbourne but
has traveled sufficiently to provide maturity and perspective to his views. Melbourne
packs a lot into a slim volume, including full color detailed maps of the city
and its environs. Soft cover, 293 pages.
(54K)
Melbourne,
Insight Guide. Published by Insight Guides. ISBN 1-58573-003-3. Recommended
retail price $22.95.
Insight Guide: Melbourne provides everything you'll ever need in a single
guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion
and a superb souvenir of your visit.
Included are detailed, cross-referenced maps with all sites clearly highlighted
and numbered in relation to the text. Full listings of travel details, restaurants
and phone numbers make it easy to get around. Soft cover, 297 pages. Published
in 2000.
(53K)
Melbourne,
Insight Pocket Guides by Cameron Duffy. Published by Insight Guides. ISBN
0-88729-118-X. Recommended retail price $12.95.
This Insight Pocket Guide includes a pullout map of Melbourne. It is the
guide that answers the questions you'd ask a friend who lived in Melbourne. Which
places are really worth seeing? What excursions shouldn't be missed? Where
are the great places tourists haven't yet discovered? Written by a local host,
it is based on intimate knowledge of the city and the surrounding area. Everything
you need is in this pocket guide.
¨
History and Culture
¨ Tailor-made
itineraries
¨ Selected
Excursions
¨ Shopping,
eating out and nightlife
¨ Essential
practical information
¨ Detailed
pull-out map
Soft cover, 96 pages. Published in 2000.
(52K)
Melbourne,
The Pocket Guidebook to, by Stephen Townshend. Published by Little Hills
Press. ISBN 1-863150900.
As the name suggests, a pocket guide. This highly useful little book provides
good information on:
¨
Where to Stay
¨ What
to Take
¨ How
to Get Around
¨ Where
to Dine
¨ Where
to Play
¨ What
to See
Maps are included to aid in orientation and all sight-seeing attractions are
laid out on logical touring order. Soft cover, 129 pages. Published in 1997.
(22K)
Northern Territory
by David Andrew and Hugh Finlay. Recommended retail price $16.95, our price $16.
Australia’s Northern Territory still has a frontier feel about it. Crocodiles
and sharks roam the rivers and aboriginal culture is prominent. For many folk
Northern Territory is Ayers Rock (Uluru) but the territory has much much, more
to offer. I am totally besotted by Kakadu National Park so was pleased to see
the excellent coverage this volume offers of this and other National Parks. Recommended.
Soft cover, 335 pages.
(31K)
North Shore
Walks by Joan Lawrence. Published by Hale and Iremonger. Recommended retail
price $ 7.
Because the North Shore now seems such a modern place, residents and visitors
are often unaware of its rich history and the characters that lived there. But
for the curious, Warungarea, ‘the other side’, has some fascinating stories to
tell about its Aboriginal prehistory, the early timber cutters, and of sly distilleries
operating deep in the bush.
Let Joan Lawrence take you on a leisurely tour of the lower North Shore. Armed
with maps, an historical time-line and background history, discover Admiralty
House, Billy Blue’s Cottage, Nutcote, Innisfallen Castle, and other historic sights
around North Sydney, Crows Nest, Lavender Bay, and through to Cremorne and Mosman.
For the less energetic or more far-ranging, Joan also includes a car tour of the
upper North Shore. Soft cover, 170 pages.
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