Keeping Your Own Free-Range Pigs: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Porkers, Baconers & Backfatters by OWENS JEN

$24.95 AUD

Category: Animals

Pigs are intelligent, challenging and fascinating creatures. They also taste great. This book guides you in feeding and housing your pigs in a caring and cost-effective way, in an environment that supports your pigs' natural instincts.

Urban Wild by Australian Geographic (Editor)

$59.95 AUD

Category: Animals

Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing native creatures. This book examines some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature. In Australia, we are fortunate that so many wild species can be seen without us having t o leave our own homes. It might not occur to us just how special it is to look through the window and spot a squadron of jewel-coloured rainbow lorikeets spearing through the air to join their mates in a nearby tree, or to witness the amusing antics of your neighbourhood flock of shrieking, cheeky sulphur-crested cockatoos. We are in danger of taking the animals that live around us for granted, or worse still, of finding them a nuisance and looking for ways to deter them. At Australian Geographic we have long championed the value of the natural world, no matter how far or near that world may be. In this book we revisit many of the stories of the species that we encounter in our daily city lives. Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing, fascinating native creatures. We examine some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature, we discover more about those familiar backyard species, and we offer advice on how to encourage wild things into your garden for their benefit, and yours. ...Show more

Hollywood Dogs: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation by ABBOTT, GARETH

$26.99 AUD

Category: Animals

"These stunning images of some of Hollywood's most iconic stars and their beloved dogs are possible the best thing we've ever seen" - Marie Claire Hollywood Dogs showcases a fine selection of photographs from the famous John Kobal Foundation. Taken between 1920 and 1960 during the Golden Age of Hollywoo d, they feature stars including Humphrey Bogart, Buster Keaton, Elvis Presley, Tony Curtis, Sophia Lauren, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Ava Gardner, Shirley Maclaine, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn posing with dogs of every stature and breed. In almost every case, these stunning photographs have never been seen before now. As much as the Hollywood studio system tried to control every aspect of their stars' lives, there was nothing the bosses could do to manipulate their illustrious employees' responses when photographed with their dogs. Hollywood Dogs celebrates this special relationship between these famous owners and their animals. Often caught off-guard, and almost always relaxed and natural, these are photographs of the Hollywood stars as real people. Amongst the images are some of the most famous dogs in Hollywood films: Lassie; Asta; Rin Tin Tin and Toto from the Wizard of Oz. There are also a few carefully-set-up publicity shots, such as Frank Sinatra on the set of Pal Joey, and Jean Harlow accessorised with a large hat and two Old English sheepdogs. Each image has been researched to identify the breed and wherever possible, the name of the dog, and Catherine Britton has included intriguing details about the location and background to the photograph. ...Show more

Where to Camp Guide

$64.95 AUD

Category: Atlas

Card Games - Fun, Family, Friends and Keeping You Sharp by Flame Tree Studio (Created by); Paul Chaser; Edward Copisarow (Foreword by); David Parlett

$24.99 AUD

Category: General | Series: Puzzle Power Ser.

Cribbage, Knockout Whist, Rummy and Klondike are among the multitude of games and variations packed into this simple companion to essential entertainment. With scoring systems and tips and tricks to amaze your friends and keep you sharp you'll find this new book an invaluable part of your leisure time, a sociable break from mobiles and TV screens. ...Show more

Hollywood Cats: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation by Gareth Abbott, Simon Crocker

$26.99 AUD

Category: Animals

"There is a saying that you never really own a cat, rather the cat owns you. If that really is the case then we should be grateful that they allowed themselves to be photographed at all, for they are just as much the stars of the show as their human counterparts" from the introduction There were an impr essive number of animal stars during the golden age of film; not just cats, but also dogs, lions, monkeys, elephants and any number of other species that could find a part to play. With studio contracts and the potential to earn sums equal to that of their human co-stars was it any wonder that animals (and their trainers) were ever present. Cats, however, had something of a unique place within this menagerie of animals. Some, like the young cat that sits on Marlon Brando's knee in a scene from The Godfather found themselves a place in cinema history, but most simply lived out their lives within the confines of the lots untroubled by dreams of stardom. Hollywood Cats showcases an incredible selection of photographs, taken during the golden age of Hollywood, of stars with their cats, celebrating and documenting this special relationship. Both Carole Lombard and Greer Garson manage to look even more sultry draped alongside their feline friends; photographs of madcap duo Laurel and Hardy playing with a kitten are both comical and endearing. Perhaps the most famous - and arguably the most important of all Hollywood cats is the MGM lion, Leo, who appeared (and still appears) on every MGM movie. ...Show more

Rebel Without a Clause by Susan Butler

$24.99 AUD

Category: Reference

The English language is changing constantly. We invent new words and phrases, we mash up idioms, we mispronounce, misuse, misappropriate. Sue Butler has heard it all and is ready to defend and disagree with common usage. Veering from tolerance to outrage, she examines how the word sheila took a nose-div e after World War II, considers whether we should hunker or bunker down, and bemoans the emptiness of rhetoric. She shouts 'down with closure' as it leaps from the psychoanalyst's couch, explains why we've lost the plot on deceptively, untangles the manuka honey stoush, fathoms why the treatment of famous is infamous, and ponders whether you would, could or should ...Rebel without a Clause is a fascinatingly idiosyncratic romp through the world of words by lexicographer and former Macquarie Dictionary Editor, Sue Butler. ...Show more

Macquarie Compact Dictionary Eighth Edition by Macquarie Dictionary

$19.99 AUD

Category: Dictionaries

The Macquarie Compact Dictionary is based on the complete Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition. It is an up-to-date record of the core of Australian English, in a convenient format.The Macquarie Compact Dictionary features:- more than 50,000 words and phrases- up-to-date entries such as cancel culture, d eepfake, eco-anxiety, hygge, influencer, Me Too, ngangkari, single-use, social distancing- pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet- idiomatic phrases- illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context- free six-month subscription to Macquarie Dictionary Online ...Show more

Camps 11 Camping Guide (Compact A4 Size Edition) by Michelle Gilmore (Editor)

$69.95 AUD

Category: Atlas

Explore hidden gems in every corner of Australia with Camps 11 (2021)- Australia's most trusted resource for the RV traveller! Now with over 5000 verified sites! Backed by over 25 years of updates, this is the most comprehensive and authenticated guide to Free and Low cost camping. Includes unique outba ck and remote camping sites throughout Australia. Spiral bound for lie-flat reading on the road.   ...Show more

Wristwatch Annual 2018: The Catalog of Producers, Prices, Models, and Specifications by Peter Braun

$80.00 AUD

Category: Machinery

The Wristwatch Annual is the classic annual for aficionados of fine watchmaking. It's a one-stop shop for watch buying, offering complete specs and prices on over 1,400 models by more than 130 international brands, while also tracking the latest developments in the watch industry. In addition to the ext ensive A-Z section, which includes many new entries, senior editor Marton Radkai presents editorial features that take a closer look at a number of exciting brands on the market today. Wristwatch Annual is one of the world's leading wristwatch publications and includes more than 100 of the most important mechanical watch manufacturers, describing their current collections in detail. Presenting a wide range of wristwatches, with exquisite close-up color photographs and complete specifications for each watch, Wristwatch Annual provides collectors with a wealth of information close at hand. The book is arranged alphabetically by producer-within each producer's section is a brief history of the brand (with contact information)-and specifications and materials for each watch, including price, movement, special features, complications, case, dial, band, and variations. Also included are a glossary and a guide to watch maintenance. The clear photography, structured layout, and lively writing also makes this book a pleasure to read or just browse. ...Show more

How Your Horse Moves: A Unique Visual Guide to Improving Performance by Gillian Higgins

$44.99 AUD

Category: Animal Care

Offers an 'inside-out' view of how the horse uses its body, that is presented in a graphic, easy-to-follow way to help you in improving various aspects of riding and training. This title includes practical exercises that demonstrate how to improve movement, build the right muscles and increase supplenes s in the horse. ...Show more

How Birds Behave: Interpreting What They Do and Why by Wenfei Tong

$39.99 AUD

Category: Animals

Birds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviours — from mobbing and mimicking to mating and joint nesting. Why do they behave as they do? Bringing to light the remarkable actions of birds through examples from species around the world, How Birds Behave presents engaging vignettes about the private lives of birds, all explained in an evolutionary context.We discover how birds find food, relying on foraging techniques, tools and thievery. We learn about the courtship rituals through which birds choose, compete for, woo and win mates; the familial conflicts that crop up among parents, offspring and siblings; and the stresses and strains of nesting, including territory defence, nepotism and relationship sabotage. We see how birds respond to threats and danger — through such unique practices as murmurations, specific alarm calls, distraction displays and anti-predator nest design. We also read about how birds change certain behaviours — preening, migration, breeding and huddling — based on climate. Richly illustrated, this book explores the increasing focus on how individual birds differ in personality and how big data and citizen scientists are helping to add to what we know about them.Drawing on classic examples and the latest research, How Birds Behave offers a close-up look at the many ways birds conduct themselves in the wild. ...Show more