Abc Books: 302 books
Feast
Grow, Cook, Eat
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
From the nation's capital comes a delicious collection of the most popular recipes and horticultural tips from listeners, chefs, cooks, gardeners, providors as heard on 666 ABC Canberra. A must-have guide to planting, growing, buying and cooking food in Canberra and the surrounding region. From the...
by Zoe Boccabella
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
A captivating true story that will speak to generations of Australians, from the author of Mezza Italiana.
'Nonno Anni gives me a nudge. "You know, when I first came to Australia, I knew that my life would change forever."'
Leaving the small village of Fossa in Italy in...
by James Coventry
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
How the Data Analytics Revolution is Uncovering Footy's Hidden Truths
'Footballistics is more than just good writing. The nature of football continually changes, which means its analysis must also keep pace. This book is for students, thinkers, and theorists of the game.'
Ted Hopkins...
by John Bryant
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
A bumper collection of yarns from motorcyclist enthusiasts around Australia. Get out on the highway and into this new collection of all-Australian motorcycle stories - the latest addition to ABC Books' bestselling Great Australian series. Edited by John Bryant and full of laconic Aussie humour, the...
by Bill Marsh
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill 'Swampy' Marsh, bestselling author of Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories and Great Australian Police Stories.
I've been a trained nurse for almost sixty years now and I've never once...
by Andrew Daddo
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to announce the re-release of a range of best-selling, award-winning children's picture books. Including Children's Book Council winners and all-time favourites, no children's bookshelf is complete without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles...
The Cave
The Inside Story of the Amazing Thai Cave Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Twelve lost boys, their coach, and the heroes who rescued them.
When the 12 young members of the Wild Boars soccer club walked into a Thai cave with their coach, they expected to be out by nightfall. A birthday cake waited in the fridge for one boy, another boy had a tutoring class. They had rope...
Court Reporter
a tough and fearless memoir of the cases that have shocked, moved and never left us.
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
From true crime to petty crime - this is the memoir of one of Australia's most experienced court reporters.
Longlisted in the True Crime category for the 2019 Davitt and Ned Kelly Awards.
As a seasoned court reporter, the ABC's Jamelle Wells has filed thousands of stories on murderers,...
Bedtime Stories
21 Years Behind the Mike at RN's Late Night Live
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Reflections on 21 years behind the microphone at one of Radio National's flagship programs, Late Night Live, the people and the places which made it the cutting edge radio it continues to be today. For 21 years Phillip Adams has been the witty, smooth and informed voice of Late Night Live on ABC Radio...
Boyer Lectures 2009
A Very Australian Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
What are Australia's 'barbecue stopper' conversations right now? What are the things we talk and worry about? the 2009 ABC Boyer Lecturer is our best-known military officer, General Peter Cosgrove - an Australian Everyman whose interests are our own. As a father, General Cosgrove is concerned about...
The Stories That Changed Australia
50 Years of Four Corners
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
A landmark book written by household names in journalism, among them Kerry O'Brien, Chris Masters and Caroline Jones, this is the first book from FOUR CORNERS in 26 years and will be the must-have book for Fathers Day. In the fifty years it's been on air, Four Corners has broken more stories, triggered...
by Scott Bevan
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
"When I traced my finger along the squiggly line on the map, I had been imagining more than a journey down the river, from the source to the mouth. This was to be a journey into the soul, to help me understand who we Hunter people are, and how, like the rocks in the current, the river has shaped...
Real Wild Child
An insider's tales from the rage couch
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
From the ABC's iconic music show, 'rage', comes a rock biography about what happened when the world's biggest musical acts sat down on Australia's most famous couch. Packed with backstage anecdotes and music industry gossip! What happens when the world's biggest musical acts sit down on Australia's...
Alan Kohler's The Eureka Way
Navigating the Financial Advice Minefield Without Blowing Your Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
A must-read for investors everywhere, Alan Kohler's the Eureka Way explains how to navigate the limits and pitfalls of financial advice and how a good financial planner can be a valuable ally.ABC tV's Inside Business presenter and investment guru shows you how to maximise your financial future by...