Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places


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Describes 2551 natural and man-made places, listed alphabetically within their regions, and keyed to a map reference. Covers national parks, nature reserves and recreation areas, geographical features such as rivers and lakes, as well as every town with a population over 500 people, and small hamlets of geographical, historical or tourist significance. Lavishly illustrated with more than 800 colour photographs and more than 170 maps. Indexed.







A Bit of This and a Bit of That


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A Bit Of This And A Bit Of That is the second story told using no word longer than four letters. Like the first, it was spawned from a classroom exercise in Australia where the author taught for almost 30 years. From the first book This Is As Big As It Gets Jake returns to his friends Paul and Jane who are now married and have a son, Andy. Between them, they help Jake to adjust to the loss of... well, read the book and find out. Their journey not only takes them widdershins (a colourful word for counter-clockwise) around England but also into a world of birds and a world beyond this one.




Tourist Shopping Villages


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This landmark volume - based on a two year research program from a team of authors - examines the forms and functions of approximately fifty tourist shopping villages in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States.




Amazing Facts about Australia


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This copiously illustrated collection of facts about Australia is arranged on a State by State basis and includes historical, geological, geographical and botanical information. Provides a timeline, a glossary and an index. The author's other publications in the Amazing Facts series include 'Amazing Facts about Australian Landscapes', 'Amazing Facts about Australian Mammals' and 'Amazing Facts about Australian Birds'.




Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Social and historical sciences, philosophy and religion


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This new edition of Volume II (last published in 1994) has been extensively expanded and revised in all areas. Fully updated, the new edition includes major changes and covers a span of topics from archaeology through medieval history to statistics. It includes philosophy, psychology, religion, social sciences, geography, biology and history. All areas have been completely updated with additional material in economics, business and management.







Australian Books in Print 1998


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"...excellent coverage...essential to worldwide bibliographic coverage."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. This comprehensive reference provides current finding & ordering information on more than 75,000 in-print books published in or about Australia, or written by Australian authors, organized by title, author, & keyword. You'll also find brief profiles of more than 7,000 publishers & distributors whose titles are represented, as well as information on trade associations, local agents of overseas publishers, literary awards, & more. From D.W. Thorpe.




Illustrated Guide to Australian Places


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This authoritative guide is filled with cities, towns, national parks and natural features such as mountains, rivers and islands. More than 2500 information-filled entries are keyed to nearby maps. A great guide for those planning a holiday or for those who just want to find out more about Australia.




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