Category: General
Lee Lin Chin - fashionista, newsreader, Gold Logie loser, social media superstar and Prime Chinister of Australia - has finally deigned to write an advice book. Here she shares her views on all the important topics, from acceptable careers (bartender; brewer) to her favourite cocktail recipe (beer, pref ...Show more
Category: General | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
RICHARD GLOVER: ''You won’t agree with all her rules – I, for one, am a great believer in the word “pash” – but there is a good laugh, and a lively argument, to be had on every page.'' 488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to l ...Show more
Category: General
Find love. Win at games and sport. Look smart. Save time.Lily Serna, a curious mathematician, believes passionately that 'mathematics is our golden key to unlocking the secrets of the universe'. She is on a quest to share her own sense of wonder about maths, and to leave all of us - even the maths phobi ...Show more
Category: General
The brand new collection of verse from the nation's favourite poet, Pam Ayres. With the same magic that has enchanted her fans for more than four decades, Pam's new collection is by turns side-splittingly funny, at others so reflective and profound that it moves whole audiences to tears. From the horr ...Show more
Category: General | Reading Level: 6 Sport
There’s nothing Australians love better than a sporting hero, except perhaps giving that hero a gentle ribbing for having the temerity to outstrip the rest of us. From the Jumping Doc and his ‘Peltzer flinch’ to late nineteenth century fashion on the field (knitted jumper, anyone?), th ...Show more
Category: General
More laid-back Kiwi humour from the team that devised the bestselling Sh*t Towns of New Zealand.
Category: General
The hilarious guide to the shittest towns in Australia.
Category: Comics & Cartoons | Series: Peanuts Kids Ser.
Even though the first moon landing was 50 years ago, Snoopy has a bold new mission: to be the first beagle in space! Join Snoopy as he sets out on his ambitious quest, while also leading Woodstock and friends as a Beagle Scout and keeping the company of his owner, the round-headed kid Charlie Brown.
Category: Poetry
Britain has been blessed with many fine poets; Simon Drew isn't one of them. It is tempting to call this a book of doggerel, but maybe that's aiming a little high. This book makes a Co-Op receipt seem intellectual. However, there are many collectors of Drew's work (some of them locked up) who will wel ...Show more
Category: General
What is it about the term 'wellness' that sets your teeth on edge? Do you really need someone to come in and help you declutter? Can you truly practice mindful meditation on the train to work every morning? If the answer to all these questions is a resounding 'no', then take heart, you're not alone. Wha ...Show more
Category: General
The perfect Valentine's Day or anniversary gift: An illustrated collection of love and relationship advice from New Yorker writer Patricia Marx, with illustrations from New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast.Everyone's heard the old advice for a healthy relationship: Never go to bed angry. Play hard to get. Se ...Show more
Category: General
What a wild year it?s been. With at least 20 Prime Ministers ousted and replaced this year, at least things have been steady at a political level. And who would have thought Andrew Bolt would have done that? On national TV?The Chaser and Shovel Annual 2019 brings you all the funniest headlines of the ye ...Show more
