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Music Train by Christopher Robbins; Susanna Covelli (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: On-Track Learning Ser.
All aboard! This noisy train is leaving the station! Every car on the 132cm fold-out train celebrates a different style of music, along with the instruments and styles that make it so unique. Jam with the jazz cats in one train car, break dance with the rappers on another, and belt with the opera sopran ...Show more
My Next Life As a Villainess Side Story: on the Verge of Doom! (Manga) Vol. 1 by Satoru Yamaguchi; Nishi (Illustrator); Nami Hidaka (Contribution by)
Category: No Category | Series: My Next Life As a Villainess Side Story: on the Verge of Doom! (Manga) Ser.
Don't miss this alternate universe spin-off for the beloved light novels, manga, and anime series My Next Life as a Villainess- All Routes Lead to Doom! What if, when Katarina Claes was reincarnated in the dating sim from the original series, she didn't regain the memories of her past life until she was ...Show more
On Artists (On Series) by Ashleigh Wilson
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
The #MeToo movement is overturning a clich� that has forgiven bad behaviour for years: to be creative is to be prone to eccentricity, madness, addiction and excess. No longer can artists be excused from the standards of conduct that apply to us all. But if we denounce the artist, then what becomes of th ...Show more
On Aunty (On Series) by Jonathan Holmes
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Australia's public broadcaster, 'Aunty', is about to turn 90, yet your ABC has seldom been in this much trouble: budget cuts, ferocious political pressure, sagging staff morale, leadership chaos and hostile commercial rivals. Meanwhile audiences are deserting broadcast TV and radio. What is the ABC's pl ...Show more
On Beauty (On Series) by Susan Johnson
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this exploration reflects on the concept of beauty. From both a personal and universal perspective, this essay analyzes what beauty means in Australian society, where discussing the topic is consi ...Show more
On Charlatans by Chris Bowen
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Chris Bowen, who was to be the next Treasurer has had plenty of time to think about what went wrong and why charlatans are winning in the game of politics. Why do we continue to vote for politicians who say, 'I don't hold a hose, mate,' or advocate we drink bleach to fight COVID? Or shut down pubs at 10 ...Show more
On Digestion (On Series) by Gay Bilson
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this essay reflects on food and how the way we eat has changed over time. Considering topics such as cooking, recipes, both domestic and professional chefs, and food developments, this handbook ap ...Show more
On Disruption by Katharine Murphy
Category: No Category | Series: On Series | Reading Level: near fine
The internet has shaken the foundations of life: public and private lives are wrought by the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week news cycle that means no one is ever off duty. On Disruption is a report from the coalface of that change: what has happened, will it keep happening, and is there any way out of the cha ...Show more
On Doubt by Leigh Sales
Category: No Category | Series: On Series | Reading Level: near fine
Her classic personal essay carries a message of truth, scrutiny and accountability--a much-needed'pocket-sized antidote to fake news. Donald Trump, the post-truth world and the instability of Australian politics are all examined ?in this fresh take on her prescient essay on the media and political tren ...Show more
On Ecstasy (On Series) by Barrie Kosky
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this biographical essay considers the concept of ecstasy, both its intense joy and delight as well as its power and terror. Compelling and entertaining, this biographical essay includes anecdotes ...Show more
On Experience (On Series) by David Malouf
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Australia's much loved author David Malouf presents a dazzling and illuminating personal essay on the power of imagination-and its effects on the life of a writer-in this first instalment of a collectible new series. Beautifully packaged as a pocket-sized keepsake, this treasurable approach salvages a p ...Show more
On Fairness by Sally McManus
Category: No Category | Series: On Ser.
Most of us believe in fairness. Why then do we have creeping inequality in the land of the fair go?The answer lies in stagnant wage rises, gender pay inequity, insecure work and the lack of real opportunities for all while corporations are still consuming large profits and executives claim record bonuse ...Show more