Category Archives: Xmas Gift Ideas
Sign Language; Travels in Unfortunate English. Hilarious!!!
Sign Language, HB $17.95 Come on in and grab this fantastic gift book that will make you laugh until you cry! Daily Telegraph readers in England sent in all the funny, silly, quirky signs they have encountered on their travels … Continue reading
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Powderfinger; Footprints
The inside story of Australia’s best loved band might be quite a grandiose tag line but this is a great pictorial homage to a truly great band. A photo-biography split into intelligent and interesting chapters this wonderful paperback is a … Continue reading
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Heston’s Back!
Everybody’s favourite kitchen scientist is back with a new book Heston Blumenthal at Home. This is, theoretically a ‘basic’ cookbook but it is Heston so theres digital probes and all sorts of interesting things to keep things exciting. As you … Continue reading
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Helicopters have Landed!!
As a great gift for kids of all ages we now have some Radio Controlled Helicopters. We have two models; both are 3 Channel RC meaning that they can be controlled up/down, forward and left/right. One model is smaller and … Continue reading
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Australian Poetry Since 1788
Although technically there was no ‘Australia’ back in 1788, this comprehensive anthology takes us from our British roots all the way through to modern times. Edited by poets Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray, this collection includes over 1000 poems from … Continue reading
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Popular Penguins- You asked for more, and now they’re here!! Plus a FREE BAG if you’re quick!
Tho good people at Penguin Australia have heeded the call and added another twenty-six titles to their very popular Popular Penguins! Cue massive rejoicing! With an impressive range of modern to contemporary classics, there is literally something for everyone in … Continue reading
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Foodies Diary 2011: Campion and Curtis
Melbourne is food mad, and this is a cookbook Christmas. We are groaning under the weight of all of the wonderful new cookbooks we have in the shop. But if you are looking for a different take on a food … Continue reading
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‘Gifts from the Kitchen’ too yummy to give away!
Gifts from the Kitchen, by Annie Rigg HB $29.95 This beautiful hardback makes a fabulous Christmas gift or a great book to buy yourself so you can make your loved ones delicious, creative presents. Annie Rigg has put together … Continue reading
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How To Make Gravy
To Her Door, From Little Things Big Things Grow. Australian classics we all know and love, by the one and only Paul Kelly; autobiography out now! Paul Kelly is an Australian icon of both music and Australiana in general. There … Continue reading
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks was a poor, overworked black lady in America. She is the foundation of most of the world’s knowledge and treatment of polio, cancer and other diseases and she never knew that she would become so important. And she … Continue reading
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