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Alexander, Alison
State of the Union
Tasmanian University Union
History
0959235329
$21.95

Alexander, Alison
A Wealth of Women

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Duffy & Snellgrove
History
1876631457
The Book: A history of Australian Women

Alexander, Alison
Obliged to Submit

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Montpelier Press
History
1876597011
$35
The Book: Wives and mistresses of colonial governors.

Alexander, Alison
The Companion to Tasmanian History

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Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies
History
186295223X
$69.95
The Book: A collection of works from around the Island

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Alexander, Denis
Rhymes with a Reason
Self-published
Poetry
$10
The Book: Poetry collection

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Anderson, John
The Shadow's Keep

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Black Pepper Press    
Genre:
ISBN: 1876044128
 

Appledorff, Gwendolyne 
All About Lottie and William   
Self-published
Genre: Memoir     
RRP: $7.65 
The Book: Family memoirs.
         
Appledorff, Gwendolyne
More Memoirs of Collinsvale   
Genre: Memoir     
ISBN: 0 9751239 3 9     
RRP: $19.95                  
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Ariston, Michael
Junkyard Bloom   
Self published
Poetry
RRP: $10                   
 

Ariston, Michael
Sometimes, I just don't know about Lemmings
Self published
Poetry
ISBN: 0975019503        
RRP: $10.00         

Ariston, Michael
Sunbathe in Moonlight            
Self published
Poetry
ISBN: 0686416200                           
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Armstrong-Whiting, Patricia
Bold Girl      

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Artemis Publishing
Autobiography/ Memoir
ISBN: 0975083805                           
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Arvier, Robyn
Don't worry about me: wartime letters of the 8th Division AIF

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Publisher:
Memoir               
ISBN: 0646440268        
RRP: $24.00         
The Book: Ninety previously unpublished wartime letters by ordinary people. 
The Author: Enthusiastic amateur historian and daughter of an ex Prisoner-of War.
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Atkins, Susanne Foster
How a Red Cross V.A.D. became a Russian Countess and other Soldiers' Stories
Self Published (Colando Press)
Memoir
ISBN: 095867163X
RRP: $25.00         
The Book: Lilian Foster, an Australian, was decorated with two Russian orders by General Wrangel for her work with Russian refugees in Turkey in 1921.      
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Atkinson, Reverend Henry Dresser       
The Woodpecker Papers: Talks with a Naturalist       
Self published
Nature      
ISBN: 0 646 41386 4     
RRP: $65.00         
About the book: Tales of Tasmania in the late 1800's      
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Attard, Karen
Whisper Dark       
Five Island Press
Poetry
ISBN: 1875604359

Aulich, Terry
The River's End
1992
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Aves, Kelsey
Hither and Thither
Artemis Publishing     
Memoir
ISBN: 0646285610        
RRP: $14.25         
The Book: A personal anthology of a Tasmanian by choice.       
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Bailey, Anne and Robin
An Early Tasmanian Story      
National Library Australia
History
ISBN: 0646432273 (cataloguing in publication entry)
RRP: $45.00         
The Book: For the next generation, so they can understand what went before.
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Barber, Elizabeth
Annabella Goldstone and the Magic Ring
Foot and Playsted
Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0 9578044 9 0     
RRP: $12.95         
The Book: Children's book about magic       
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Barker, Victor
The Tangier Script

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Simon & Schuster
Fiction
ISBN: 0731802586        
RRP: $29.95         
The Book: A 'literary' novel set in time-shifting sequences in Tangier in which the city itself, past and present, is the main 'character'.
The Author: A professional writer who has travelled, and lived in, many parts of the world.  

Barker, Victor
Retours Sur Tanger      
Editions Federop
RRP: €25 (Euro)
The Book: French edition of The Tangier Script.

Barker, Victor
The Truth Of Everything

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Simon & Schuster     
Fiction
ISBN: 0731803485        
RRP: $29.95         
The Book: A 'literary' novel in which a film director follows the worldly travels of an ex-gun runner turned cult guru.   
The Author: A professional writer who has travelled, and lived in, many parts of the world.

Barker, Victor
Baudin's Last Breath     

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Crawford House       
Fiction
ISBN: 1863332375
RRP: $29.95         
The Book: A 'literary' novel in which the author researches and meets up with the French/Australian nineteenth century explorer Nicolas Baudin.  
The Author: A professional writer who has travelled, and lived in, many parts of the world.

Barker, Victor
Inside The Reef   
Lansdowne Press      
Fiction
ISBN: NLA # AUS 68-685 
RRP: $35.00
The Book: A personal exploration of the Fiji Islands in the late sixties.  
The Author: A professional writer who has travelled, and lived in, many parts of the world.

Barker, Victor
Paris Studio

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Halstead Press
Fiction / Novel
ISBN: 1875684786        
RRP: $29.95
The Book: An anthology of Australian writers staying in the Keesing Studio, Paris.
The Author: A professional writer who has travelled, and lived in, many parts of the world.
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Barnard, Jenny
First Blue    
Walleah Press
Poetry       
ISBN: 1877010081
RRP: $6 
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Barrat, Glynn
The Russians in Hobart 1823

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Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies  
History
ISBN: 1862951268        
RRP: $27.50
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Bean, Charles
The Life & Love of a Seafaring Man
Self Published
RRP: $19.95

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Bellamy, John
Showers on Thursday   
Maygog Publishing     
Memoir
ISBN: 097505483X        
RRP: $24.95         
The Book: Stories from wartime.       
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Bensemann, Bob
Half Bushman Half Bookworm         
Self Published
Memoir
ISBN: 0975139207        
RRP: $12.95         
The Book: Descriptive and philosophical articles, lectures and letters.
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Biggs, John
The Girl in the Golden House

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Pandanus Books       
Fiction
ISBN: 1740760336        
RRP: $29.95         
The Book: 'A powerful portrait of a man forced to reconcile Chinese tradition with the West, while trying to find love'  The Age  12/07/03)
The Author: John Biggs draws inspiration from his Chinese and Tasmanian experience.  He has published thirteen short stories and one novel with more in the pipeline. 

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Binks, CJ
Explorers of Western Tasmania      
Taswegia        
History
ISBN: 073167300X        
RRP: $43.95                  
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Bird, Carmel
Cape Grimm

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Harper Collins  
Fiction
ISBN: 0732269938     
RRP: $22.95                  

Bird, Carmel
The White Garden

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UQP      
Fiction
ISBN: 0702228214                           
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Biscanic, Jenny 
Down the Sledge Track
Self Published
Genre:
ISBN: 0646428519     
RRP: $32.00         
The Book: A history of West Scottsdale and Lietinna.
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Black, Lesley
Sea Gypsy  
Self Published
Memoir
ISBN: 0646325655     
RRP: $21.95         
The Book: An account of the authors' nine years living and exploring Australian coastlines aboard a yacht.
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Blake, Philip and Mary
Secret Tasmania           

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New Holland Publishing        
Genre:
ISBN: 1864367350        
RRP: $21.95                  
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Bliss, MML
Legend!

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Cornford Press; www.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.com
Fiction (Short Stories; Children’s Literature)
ISBN: 09581196001
RRP: $22
The Book: A trail-bike ride along the firebreak of family life, this collection will delight readers of all ages, especially upper primary students.
The Author: MML Bliss has given readings and taken workshops in approximately 500 schools throughout Australia.

Bliss, MML
Ravo

Cornford Press;
www.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.com
Fiction (Short Stories; Children’s Literature)
ISBN: 09581196001
RRP: $22
The Book: A trail-bike ride along the firebreak of family life, this collection will delight readers of all ages, especially upper primary students.
The Author: MML Bliss has given readings and taken workshops in approximately 500 schools throughout Australia.

Bliss, MML
Ravo

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Cornford Press; www.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.comwww.cornfordpress.com
Non-fiction
ISBN: 0958196036
RRP: $22
The Book: A voice from a suburb that often doesn’t get the chance to speak out. This book is about the lives of real people in real words.
The Author: MML Bliss lived in Ravenswood for the year in which this book was written, a year in which she was bashed and robbed, lost a husband and won the Poetry Cup.

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Bolt, Frank
The Founding of Hobart 1803 - 1804

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Peregrine Pty Ltd
History
ISBN: 09757166003
RRP: $49.95
 

Bolt, Frank
Old Hobart Town - a photographic essay 
Waratah Publications 
History
ISBN: 0959918965        
RRP: $70.00          
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Bowden, Tim
The Devil in Tim - Travels in Tasmania

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Allen and Unwin        
Non-fiction
ISBN: 1741142156        
RRP: $26.95         
The Book: The author's experiences upon returning to his birthland.    

Bowden, Tim
No Tern Unstoned - Musings at Breakfast

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ABC Books
Non-fiction
ISBN: 0733314449        
RRP: $24.95                  
 

Bowden, Tim
Spooling Through - An Irreverent Memoir

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Allen and Unwin        
Non-fiction
ISBN: 1741144574        
RRP: $22.95          
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Bramble, Joe
Island Stint Memoir      
Self Published
Memoir
ISBN: 0646440966     
RRP: $30.95
The Book: An illustrated and sometimes amusing biographical account of life on the Furneaux Islands in the 1950's with a touch of James Herriot pervading the story.
The Author: A former Navy Beachmaster in WWII, Joe migrated to Tasmania in 1949.  During the 1950's he was Government Stock Inspector on Flinders Island.          
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Branagan, JG
The Story of the Bass Strait Submarine Telegraph Cable              
History
ISBN: 0949457132
RRP: $9.75           
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Breen, Shayne
Contested Places: Tasmanian Northern Districts from Ancient Times to 1900

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Tasmanian Historical Studies UTAS
History
ISBN: 0859018962     
RRP: $35
The Book: A history of Deloraine, Westbury, Evandale and Longford.
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Brown, Bob
Tasmania's Recherche Bay             
Green Institute
Political
ISBN: 0646448994     
RRP: $19.95                  
 

Brown, Bob
Memo for a Saner World

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Penguin 
Political
ISBN: 0143000349     
RRP: $24.95         
The Book: An essential record of what Bob Brown stands for.   
 

Brown, Bob and Vica Bayley
The Valley of the Giants         
The Wilderness Society
Political
ISBN: 1875768106     
RRP: $13.95         
The Book: A guide to Tasmanian Styx River Forests.       
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Brown, Frank Styant
Voyages in a Caravan   
Launceston Library    
Memoir
ISBN: 0957937911        
RRP: $34.95                  
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Broxam, Graeme (ed)  
The James of George Town 1813 - 1857          
Navarine Publishing   
History
ISBN: 0 9586561 8 5     
RRP: $19.95         
The Book: A Colonial Maritime, Mercantile and Family correspondence.

Broxam, Graeme and Michael Nash
Tasmanian Shipwrecks Vol. 1 - 1797 -1899               
Navarine Publishing   
History
ISBN: 0 9586561 5 0     
RRP: $44.00                  
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Buckby, Pauline
David Howe: Devil or Saint?             
Jamala Press   
Biography
ISBN: 1 87691 308 8     
RRP: $29.95         
The Book: A Biography of David Howe
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Buckingham, Bev and Murray Mottram
Beating the Odds          

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Allen and Unwin        
Biography
ISBN: 1 74114 483 3     
RRP: $22.95         
The Book: The fall and rise of Tasmanian racing legend Bev Buckingham.       
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Bugmann, Marlies

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Kangaroo Dog           

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Zumaya Publications BC Canada
Children Literature
ISBN: 1894869931    
RRP: $18.23 (plus GST)

Bugmann, Marlies
Tazzie Devil Double Trouble

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Zumaya Publications BC Canada
Children’s Literature
ISBN: 1554100259
RRP: $18.23 (plus GST) 

Bugmann, Marlies
Bluegum Christmas

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Zumaya Publications BC Canada
Children’s Literature
ISBN: 1894869850        
RRP: $18.23 (plus GST)

Bugmann, Marlies
Quoll Quandary
Zumaya Publications BC Canada
Children's Literature
ISBN: 155410131X
RRP: $18.23 (plus GST)
The Books: Tasmanian books about Tasmanian fauna and flora and children’s adventures in the Tasmanian bush.  Carefully researched, timely and topical.  Full illustrated with traditional cover art by author and artist.       
The Author: After Marlies settled in Tasmania the unique wildlife became the subject of her art and writing. Her books are about the environment in which we live and the way we interact with this environment.
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Butler, Susan
Midland Morsels          

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Starr Ink Publishing
Non-fiction
RRP: $19.95
The Book: 'This is an utterly delightful book.  You can read it like a novel. The plot is simple: intrepid reporter contacts a great many people who live in the Midlands asking for their never-fail family recipes and reproduces them in a simple spiral bound book that commemorates the spirit of our island, our pioneers and our fantastic home cooks.' Leatherwood Online.
The Author: Susan Woldenberg Butler lives in Campbell Town with her husband Colin, two pet sheep and numerous passing wild birds.  She is President of a non-profit organisation she and Colin founded in 1989 called Benelovent Organisation for Development, Health and Insight (BODHI).  See www.bodh.net.au

Butler, Susan
Secrets from the black bag

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RCGP Publications, London
Fiction
ISBN: 0850843022
RRP: $39.95
The Book: All over the planet - from Pakistan to Tanganyika, from Scotland to New Zealand - globe-trotting doctors, carrying their little black bags, enter the private worlds of patients as they go about the business of living and dying.
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Bywater, Scott    
Captain Zooba to the Rescue

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Equilibrium Books
Fiction
ISBN: 192076416X        
RRP: $19.95         
The Book: Sam Chauvel retro-musical mystery
The Author: A self-confessed muso-geek and part-time law student recently returned to Hobart from the sinful large island.

Also by Scott Bywater
Love is in the Air Conditioning

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