Collection: Reference

Many writers and artists have lived and worked under the spell of the Blue Mountains. This book highlights some of the creative talent in the region. The writers are diverse and innovative. Artists, illustrators and photographers also abound.

One of Australia's finest painters of still-life, her enthrallment with beauty finding a natural outlet in the imagery of flowers. Extraordinary in their botanical accuracy, they more than flirt with exactitude, yet embrace the aesthetic....

Practical guide for farmers. agricultural research and extension agencies and students and teacher of agriculture, first published in 1986. Each weed is illustrated with photographs and drawings of leaves, flowers and seeds, and accompanied by information about its life cycle and distinguishing f...

The first crossing of Antarctica in 1957/58 by the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Vivian 'Bunny' Fuchs, was one of the twentieth century's great triumphs of exploration. Sir Ernest Shackleton famously attempted to cross the great white continent during his ill-fated Endurance voyage, and ...