Abc Books: 302 books
by Marc Fennell
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
260 movies, past and present, are reviewed in this high-energy, very funny journey through the world of film, as Marc Fennell, Hungry Beaster, TripleJ film reviewer, polymath, kills your social life by programming your DVD viewing for every weekend of the year.
PRAISE FOR MARC FENNELL
'Witty,...
Time and Space
Footy Tactics from Origins to AFL
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
An accomplished book about the genius and ingenuity of the game's greats (and the forgotten) and how they have shaped the game through the innovation of tactics.
From Pagan's Paddock to Clarkson's Cluster, from Fitzroy's huddle to Sydney's flood, the tactics of Australian football have become...
Australian Story
Stories of Courage, Determination and Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
In-depth, behind-the-scenes profiles of favourite Australian Story features from the last four years, as chosen by the Australian Story team. "I am amazed that people remember the smallest details of the stories that have most touched them and which, in a surprising number of cases, have altered...
by Zoe Daniel
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
A foreign correspondent's memoir like no other ... Zoe Daniel is the ABC's fifteenth South East Asia Correspondent, and one of only a handful of women to combine one of the most dangerous jobs in the world with one of the most demanding - motherhood.From the political unrest in Bangkok and the bittersweet...
China Baby Love
An Australian Grandmother's life-changing mission to help China's orphans
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
How one woman turned her life upside down to help those who needed it most - half a world away.
Every orphan comes with a story. Every journalist has a story that stays with them. And everyone has the power to make a difference.
From rural Queensland to rural China, China Baby Love is...
In Love With Betty The Crow
The First 40 Years Of The Science Show
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Robyn Williams reflects on why science matters, after 40 years of ABC RN's The Science Show.
The Science Show with Robyn Williams on Radio National is one of the longest running programs on Australian radio. Scientific issues, debates, events, personalities, exposing scientific fraud, discoveries...
by Ian Mannix
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
'the biggest cleared area was my vegetable patch ... I ran and lay down and made a little tent over myself. I thought it would preserve the last of the oxygen. Under the blanket I could hear explosions - the gas bottles from the houses further up, and I could just imagine all my neighbours dead up...
by Jon Faine, Jack Faine
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
An intelligent, humorous travel tale that is also the story of a tender father-son relationship from ABC Local Radio's legendary broadcaster Jon Faine. 'Somehow, I convinced myself it was a good idea. Somehow, I convinced myself that it was do-able. Now I shake my head... We drove through the Gobi...
A Year in a Bottle
How to Make Your Own Delicious Preserves All Year Ro und
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Recipes and tips to create your own jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys from an ABC Local Radio regular. Zesty yet simple raspberry jam on steaming fresh scones from the oven; tasty pickles, relishes and chutneys to complement roasts; and plump, tasty pickled onions and sumptuous fruit cheeses...
by Rob Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
It's all about fishing in the Top End ... sort of. Come on a fishing trip to the Northern territory with ABC Darwin's Rob Smith, tim Moore and Mario 'McFadge' Faggion as they chart the croc-filled waters of the top End, doing what they do best - telling tall tales, drinking beer, and crapping on -...
This Barren Rock
A True Tale of One Woman and Forty-seven Men, Shipwrec ked in the Southern Seas
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
In 1875 the clipper Strathmore ploughs into the jagged rocks of the remote Crozet Islands, en route to New Zealand, drowning half her passengers and crew. Left alive are a 3-year-old boy, 47 men and Fanny Wordsworth, the author's great-great-great grandmother. This compelling narrative tells the story...
by Bill Marsh
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
A selection of stories from shearers in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.In late 1999, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh began to collect shearing stories. When he was interviewed by ABC Radio broadcaster Colin Munro on SUMMER ALL OVER, dozens of people phoned in with their own tales. this book is...
Spotless 2
More room-by-room solutions to domestic disasters
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
More room-by-room solutions to domestic disasters Following the phenomenal success of SPOtLESS comes an all-new, indispensible guide to dealing with common domestic disasters. taking you through your home room by room, SPOtLESS 2 provides simple and environmentally friendly solutions to hundreds of...
Spotless
Room-by-Room Solutions to Domestic Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Room-by-Room solutions to domestic disasters SPOtLESS is the essential book for the kitchen bookshelf. Each chapter addresses the stains, cleaning and household problems that may come about in each room of the house: the kitchen, laundry, bathroom, bedroom, children's room - even outdoors on a deck...