Aged only eighteen, Australian soldier Ryan was sent out alone and untrained to conduct intelligence patrols for months on end, deep in the jungles of Japanese-occupied New Guinea. Isolated, and surro
When the Egret's pilot dies suddenly mid-flight, six teenagers, the only passengers, face a terrifying situation. Gerald has had some flying lessons, but has never flown alone and never landed a plane
Winner of the New York Times Book Review Children's Book of the Year, 1966.Commended title, American Library Association, 1966."The author has the power to get inside his characters."?The New York Tim
Patrick White's magnificent debut novel, available for the first time since 1939.Based on Patrick White's own experiences in the early 1930s as a jackaroo at Bolaro in southeastern New South Wales, Ha
"What begins as the story of an ordinary country boy quickly turns strange and unpredictable indeed. . . . Funny, inventively written, and more than slightly odd, Sydney Bridge Upside Down makes a lon
Ernest Hemingway called this breathtaking account of the Great War "the finest and noblest book of men in war." Hailed upon its initial publication as more true to the actual experience of modern warf
Fourteen-year-old Neddy and his mate Les take swift revenge on the chicken-rustling Lynch Gang, but things turn sinister when vulture-like Hubert Salter stalks into town. There's a sex killer on the l
"A rueful, cheerfully savage novel . . . lit with unearthly fires and enchantments."?The New York TimesIt is 1949, and Guy Langton's house?like his family's fortunes?has seen better days. But when Guy
Possibly the most important anthology ever published, this definitive collection features key works by such famous Australian poets as Gavin Milton, Arnold Wordsworth, Sylvia Blath, Very Manly Hopkins
An Iron Rose is a crime classic about Aussie Rules football, ironwork, men, and murder. Peter Temple—winner of Australian, French, German, and British crime writing prizes, as well as Australia's most
First published in 1886, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was a sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. It has lost none of its page-turning power in the century since.Set in gold-ric
Meat Man is a regular at the Southern Cross pub in Sydney. With his tribe he sits and drinks and watches as life spirals around him. David Ireland's novel tells his stories about the pub, its patrons,
"A true dark classic of Australian literature."? J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Nobel PrizeWake in Fright is the original and greatest outback horror story. It tells the tale of John Grant's journey int
In the award-winning Dark Places, celebrated Australian author Kate Grenville tells the tale of Albion Gidley Singer?a man with a comically grand exterior who believes he has the right, and the duty,
Laura Rambotham, clever, precocious but naive, leaves her home in the country for boarding school in turn-of-the-century Melbourne. She wants to fit in, but her artistic spirit chafes against the stuf
Since its founding nearly a century ago, Bentley has become an arresting and eloquent voice for the British persona. This book not only illustrates the engineering excellence of the marque, but also i
What began as a small mining camp during the Colorado Silver Boom of the late nineteenth century has since become the preferred getaway of the world’s elite. Treasured for what’s above ground rather t
It is no coincidence that Donald Robertson has become the fashion world’s favorite illustrator. Humorous and sharp, Donald’s work is collected by stars such as Beyoncé and featured in collaborations w
Projecting fantasy and desire back into nude photography, into some of the most famed years of the Pirelli calendar and into the portraiture of the world’s most famous artists, actors, and models, Gia
The second volume in an unprecedented series of books devoted to each designer of the prestigious house of Dior since its inception, Dior by Yves Saint Laurent encompasses Yves Saint Laurent’s most ic
From roaring nightlife to peaceful yoga retreats, Ibiza’s hippie-chic atmosphere is its hallmark. This quintessential Mediterranean hot spot has served as an escape for artists, creatives, and musicia
The Rescue, A Romance of the Shallows (1920) is one of Joseph Conrad's works contained in The Lingard Trilogy, a group of novels based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar. Although it
A melting pot of New Orleans' diverse flavors, cultures, and history.New Orleans' most famous Creole restaurants, including Antoine's, Brennan's, Galatoire's, Arnaud's, and Mr. B's Bistro, offer more
'There in the middle of the broad, bright high-road-there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven-stood the figure of a solitary woman, dressed from head to foot i