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Collins Booksellers

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9654 7400

Address: Level 2, 86 Bourke Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.collinsbooks.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Bugger, rooted, bloody oath What is it about Australians and swearing? We've got an international reputation for using bad language and letting rip with a choice swear word or two. From the defiant curses of the convicts to the humour of Kath & Kim, Amanda Laugesen, Chief Editor of the Australian National Dictionary, takes us on an engrossing journey through the tumultuous history of Australia's bad language. #swearing #Australia #language #australianhistory #australianauthor NewSouth Publishing

25.01.2022 The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mother urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. #fiction Fans of Stephen King NewSouth Publishing

24.01.2022 In a series of written reflections, interwoven with her evocative, painterly photographs, Trisha explores the relationship that exists between ourselves, our gardens and the natural landscape. Beyond the design and the plants, there is the feel of the garden, which captures the heart from the moment you enter a landscape and stays with you long after you have left. She explains different approaches to garden design, exploring the teachings of landscape architects and designers of renown. And she frames this in the context of a harsh and changing climate that we need to embrace. #garden #gardening National Library of Australia

21.01.2022 I can't help it if I'm a boring conservative dag, but I love Christmas, always have and hopefully always will. Whatever brand of faith you fly under, even if you proclaim you don't have one, Christmas is a time of generosity, good citizenship and decency. It's the holiday where shopping centres become a sea of dazed shoppers bearing checklists as long as your arm, lunch is a neverending buffet of prawns and ham and your electricity bill is doubly struck by having to run the fan all day and keep those decorative lights blinking through the night. William McInnes tackles the silly season in a way only he can - telling stories brimming with good humour and nostalgia, to remind us what Christmas is all about: family. #christmas2020 #biography #australianauthor #christmasgifts Hachette Australia Books

20.01.2022 This brand new bind-up edition is beautifully embellished with May Gibbs' original illustrations and words from over 100 years ago. Containing stories from Gumnut Babies, Gum Blossom Babies, Boronia Babies, Flannel Flower Babies, Wattle Babies and much more. #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #maygibbs #australianauthor #christmasgifts Scholastic Australia

17.01.2022 Michael Parkinson's relationship with his late father John William was, and remains, a family love story overflowing with tenderness and tall tales of sporting valour, usually involving Yorkshire cricket or Barnsley FC. However, it was the overwhelming grief which poured out of Michael when Piers Morgan pressed him about John William in a television interview - four decades after the death of the father he encapsulated as 'Yorkshireman, miner, humorist and fast bowler' - that... convinced one of the outstanding broadcasters and journalists of our time to delve deeper into the dynamics of their lives together. Co-written with his son Mike, this affectionate and revealing memoir explores the influences which shaped John William, Michael and succeeding generations of Parkinsons. #biography #MichaelParkinson #yorkshire #england Hachette Australia Books

15.01.2022 He's bacccccck! Elf on the shelf is ready to take on Christmas! #elfontheshelf #collinsbooksellers #christmasgiftideas

15.01.2022 The king can't sleep until the dragon is found. Luckily, the three knights know everything about dragons and are armed to the teeth! Now they just have to find him. They set out into the night with a candle in hand. Soon they find something that looks very much like a dragon Attack! #picturebook Walker Books

09.01.2022 Revealing the best of Lonely Planet’s travel photography from across the globe, this pictorial does more than display beautiful photographs of classic scenes and locations. Our photographers in their words share the backstories of how they got the perfect shot, making this an inspirational and illuminating photography book for every kind of traveller. #travel #travelphotography #christmasgifts #christmasgiftideas Lonely Planet

07.01.2022 Parwana #food #cooking #afghanfood #Parwana #australianauthor Murdoch Books

07.01.2022 In July 2020 the National Archives of Australia released the long-suppressed correspondence between Sir John Kerr and Queen Elizabeth II, written during Kerr's tumultuous tenure as Governor-General of Australia. The letters cover the constitutional crisis that culminated in Kerr's infamous dismissal of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975. In The Truth of the Palace Letters Paul Kelly and Troy Bramston reveal their meaning and significance for understanding the dismissa...l. The analysis of these documents and their authors throws a revealing light on the connection between the Queen in Buckingham Palace and the Governor-General in Canberra. Coupled with newly discovered archival documents and interviews, Kelly and Bramston explain the implications of the letters for our Constitution, our democracy and the republic debate. ##australianhistory #history #GoughWhitlam #palaceletters Melbourne University Publishing

06.01.2022 Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything.Hidden within Halliday's vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible.With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest- a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize.And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who'll kill millions to get what he wants.Wade's life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. #ReadyPlayerOne #sciencefiction Penguin Random House

03.01.2022 #elfontheshelf #collinsbooksellers #christmasgiftideas

03.01.2022 Paul Bangay's celebrated Victorian property, Stonefields, has now been under his expert care for 15 years. Today, the garden is mature and more beautiful than ever - from the vibrant autumn colours in the woodland and evocative dormancy of winter to the jubilant flowering of the crab apple in springtime and perpetual rich harvest of produce. In Stonefields by the Seasons, Paul takes the reader through the garden at different times of year to highlight the design principles he has applied to various parts of it, and the wide-ranging inspirations for his choices. #gardening #gardeningaustralia #gardens ##gardensofinstagram Paul Bangay Garden Design Penguin Random House

02.01.2022 During the five years it has been appearing on our screens, ABC TV's Back Roads has taken us across Australia, through scorched deserts, along sapphire coasts, up breathtaking mountains and over gentle, rolling plains. It has shown us the rugged landscapes, the resilient communities and the extraordinary individuals who make a life in those areas outside the big cities. In this book, we capture in vivid colour some of our favourite people and places. Full of glorious photos that show us the spirit, purpose, difficulties and humour of outback life, this book is a tribute to the surprising characters, the rarely told stories and the sometimes beautiful, sometimes strange places that exist along the back roads of our extraordinary country. #australia #australian #AustralianLife #aussies #backroads #ABCtv HarperCollins Books Australia