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Grantlee Kieza
The grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important…
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The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others - from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Flinders, The…
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The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth
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Champion swimmer, trailblazer and film idol - the adventurous life of our first Hollywood superstar, by the bestselling author of Sister Viv, Mrs Kelly, Hudson Fysh, Banks and Banjo
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The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map
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Grantlee Kieza tells the thrilling story of Bert’s life and with it the bigger story of how the world was changed forever by men like Hinkler. Fast paced and revealing…
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Tales of the iconic flag that came represent the rebellious Australian spirit, from Eureka to Ned Kelly to Gallipoli and beyondEver since it was launched in the minefields of…
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The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others - from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Flinders, The Remarkable…
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his…
Lust, science, adventure – Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery
Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with…
The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial history
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A no-holds-barred collection of Australian boxing yarns by one of Australia's bestselling storytellers and boxing aficionado, Grantlee Kieza
Boxing has given Australian sport some of our most inspiring champions and…
The remarkable life of Australia’s greatest storyteller‘A detailed and sympathetic account … fascinating’ - The Australian
A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson is rightly recognised as Australia’s greatest storyteller and most celebrated…
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The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings
By the critically acclaimed author of bestselling biographies of John…
Bangka Island, 1942. Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed.
Miraculously, Vivian…
A no-holds-barred collection of Australian boxing yarns by one of Australia's bestselling storytellers and boxing aficionado, Grantlee Kieza Boxing has given Australian sport some of our most inspiring champions and…
The extraordinary rise, devastating fall and enduring legacy of an Australian icon Henry Lawson captured the heart and soul of Australia and its people with greater clarity and truth than…
The desperate manhunt to bring down Australia's most notorious outlaw When Ned Kelly and his band of young tearaways ambushed and killed three brave policemen in a remote mountain camp…
While we know much about the iconic outlaw Ned Kelly, his mother Ellen Kelly has been largely overlooked by Australian writers and historians - until now, with this vivid and…
The remarkable life of Australia’s greatest storyteller A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson is rightly recognised as Australia’s greatest storyteller and most celebrated poet, the boy from the bush who became the voice…
The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings By the critically acclaimed author of bestselling biographies of John…
The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial history In 1791, teenage runaway and…
By award-winning bestselling writer Grantlee Kieza, Banks is a rich and rollicking biography of one of the most colourful and intriguing characters in the history of exploration.
The desperate manhunt to bring down Australia’s most notorious outlaw
When Ned Kelly and his band of young tearaways ambushed and killed three brave policemen in a remote mountain camp…
The thrilling life of Bert Hinkler, Bundaberg boy, who grew up to become a pioneer of aviation, Mussolini’s favourite pilot, dubbed ‘the most daring man in the world’ by adoring…
The amazing life story of the general who shaped Australia; the first major biography of Monash in over a decade. John Monash’s life is emblematic of Australia’s much - heralded…
A lively and engaging portrait of a towering and complex figure of Australian colonial history.
Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping Australia’s destiny, transforming the harsh, foreboding penal colony of…
The extraordinary rise, devastating fall and enduring legacy of an Australian icon
Henry Lawson captured the heart and soul of Australia and its people with greater clarity and truth than…
When Ned Kelly and his band of young tearaways ambushed and killed three brave policemen in a remote mountain camp in 1878, they sparked the biggest and most expensive manhunt…
Henry Lawson captured the heart and soul of Australia and its people with greater clarity and truth than any writer before him. Born on the goldfields in 1867, Lawson became…
As a teenage orphan in England in 1791, Mary Reibey was sentenced to death for stealing a horse. When police cornered her, she was dressed as a boy, and she…
Hudson Fysh was a decorated World War I hero who not only founded Australia's national airline, Qantas, but steered it for almost half a century from its humble beginnings with…
A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson is rightly recognised as Australia’s greatest storyteller and most celebrated poet, the boy from the bush who became the voice of a generation. He gave us our…
Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with beautiful women was only trumped by his obsession with the natural…
In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French.
Four years later…
Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping Australia’s destiny, transforming a harsh, foreboding penal colony into an agricultural powerhouse and ultimately a prosperous society.
He also helped shape Australia’s national character…
