Abc Books imprint: 303 books

Deeply personal, always amusing, YOU ONLY GET ONE INNINGS is the story of thousands of cricket tragics growing up in the Australian suburbs in the 70s and 80s. As a young boy growing up in the 1970s in the suburbs of Adelaide, Barry Nicholls was negotiating the dreadful haircuts and unrequited infatuations...

Truth is stranger than fiction in this fabulous new collection of flying doctor stories from bestselling author Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. 'Where's your thumb?' the doctor asked the injured ringer.'Oh, we stuck it over there on the gatepost, fer safe keepin'.'And just as the doctor turned around to the...

From the best-selling author of WHAT'S YOUR DOG TELLING YOU, a set of lessons gleaned from canine friends - which may just save your life. Martin McKenna, the Dog Man, has learned plenty from the dogs he grew up with and from the dogs he now owns. He firmly believes that dogs hold the key to human...

Do women kill? Yes they do, but often for very different reasons from men ... Do women kill? Yes they do, but often for very different reasons from men ...Meet the women who have murdered - they've killed children, husbands, lovers, relatives and friends. they include the desperate, the poor, the...

A biography that puts you on the quarterdeck with history's greatest sailor Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers in world history. Over three remarkable voyages of discovery into the Pacific in the latter part of the eighteenth century, Cook unravelled the oldest mystery...

For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped...

My life as a motoring tragic Was it luck that gave me the chance to race at Bathurst? They say Luck is when Skill meets Opportunity. In my case Luck came when Not-Quite-Enough-Skill overshot the braking marker, speared off the track, and slammed into Opportunity while Opportunity was doing...

Charming, funny autobiographical stories from one of Australia's best-loved authors of Australiana. For me, Beckom was one vast playground. From the plover-infested homestead to its dam crawling with yabbies; along the meandering mysteries of the Mirrool Creek; up to the forgotten pine forest; over...

Australia has a rich history of ghost sightings and spooky tales, from the time of European settlement until today - and they are all here in GREAT AUSTRALIAN GHOST STORIES. From gore-spattered convicts and elegant women out of our colonial past to the mysterious ghost lights of the outback and angry...

Part memoir, part wander through a changing political landscape, part rant about Australia, the media, politics, and everything, Joe Hildebrand's new book, like the man himself, defies description. Joe Hildebrand is the man you see on tV, the man you read in the Daily telegraph, the man you might...

A one of a kind book which provides a look into the closed world of the Vatican in Rome from the perspective of the first Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, Tim Fischer As the first Australian Ambassador to the Holy See tim Fischer is is the unique position of being able to tell what it's really...

COPING WITH GRIEF is the go-to book on the grieving process. It is a classic range title that has been in print since 1985. The new edition updates information and offers a fresh design, without losing the visual link with previous editions. this best-selling book offers sensitive and practical advice...

The long-awaited new book from the authors of the blockbuster bestseller Spotless. It's almost a decade since the original Spotless took Australia by storm, selling more than half a million copies and launching Shannon Lush as Australia's most trusted domestic guru. Now the original team of Shannon...

Create an organic medicine cabinet in your own backyard with this step-by-step guide to growing and using plant superfoods! the medicinal powers of herbs, vegetables and fruits have been revered for thousands of years. this practical guide shows you how to grow and use these plants to prevent diseases,...