books about: australia     books:       Living and Working in Australia, Fifth Edition: A Survival Handbook (Living and Working in) David Hampshire Survival Books, Ltd., 2008 Written in an entertaining style with a touch of humour, Living and Working in Australia is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. Its contents include finding a job, permits & visas, health, accommodation, finance, insurance, education, shopping, post office and telephone services, public transport, motoring, TV and radio, leisure, sports and much, much more. It is packed with ...             Streetwise Sydney Map - Laminated City Street Map of Sydney, Australia - with integrated monorail lines & ...4 reviews Streetwise Maps Streetwise Maps, 2005 It's not a map, it;s a travel agent Streetwise Sydney is essential to experiencing a city rich in history. It is laminated, so it's easy to fold, and it fits almost anywhere - a breast pocket perhaps. The map color codes different points of interest and of necessity- i.e. the Royal Botanic Gardens, Restaurants and Hotels. This map made a trip to a foreign city not so intimidating, and I wouldn't want to use any other kind ...             Americans' Survival Guide to Australia and Australian-American Dictionary4 reviews Rusty Geller Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2007 You say 'Jello', I say 'Jelly'. You say 'TeeVee', I say 'Telly'! A Review of Americans' Survival Guide to Australia and Australian-American Dictionary (Paperback) by Rusty Geller (Author) Having been brought up in both the US and Australia, I bought this book out of curiosity for how one side saw the other and was surprised by it's breadth. Not only is it packed with the kind of information those who are visiting or emigrating from America (US/Canada) ...             Australia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Australia (Country Abcs)1 review Heiman, Sarah Picture Window Books, 2003 Great learning tool This is a wonderful book to help children learn about Australia. It's beautifully illustrated too!             Australia (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)21 reviews DK Publishing DK Travel, 2006 Not only covers the usual places to go and stay, but adds tips on local foods, cutaways and floor plans of all major sights Two fine new travel guides use the popular 'Eyewitness' approach DK fostered in its children's books to provide adult travelers with clear, eye-catching and fun guides. AUSTRALIA packs in the color photos, maps and illustrations and not only covers the usual places to go and stay, but adds tips on local foods, cutaways and floor plans of all major sights, town listings of sights and beaches, ...             Australia For Dummies (Dummies Travel) Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne For Dummies, 2008 From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to glorious, sophisticated cities like Sydney, this guide helps you find the Australian adventures and attractions that are right for you, whether you’d like to cuddle a koala, explore a shipwreck, swim with whale sharks, or climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It gives you the scoop on: The mysterious Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Red Center that has awed people for thousands of years ...             The Tiwi of North Australia (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) Charles William Merton Hart, Arnold R. Pilling, ... Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1987             Frommer's Australia 2008 (Frommer's Complete)2 reviews Ron Crittall, Llewe Marc, ... Frommers, 2007 I am planning a second visit based on descriptions in Frommer's Australia 2008 This well-organized book breaks down places to see in Australia by thier states. The sixteen Best of Australia lists; descriptive reviews of hotels and suggested itineraries; and 'Fun Facts' such as where to cuddle a koala are interesting to note. I am already planning to go back for a second visit because I cannot see it all in two weeks.             The Rough Guide to Australia 8 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) Margo Daly, Anne Dehne, ... Rough Guides, 2007 The Rough Guide to Australia, now in its eighth edition, is your indispensable guide to one of the most unforgettable countries on earth. The guide opens with the full- colour introduction bursting with ''what not to miss'', from travelling the magnificent great ocean road to catching the Manly ferry across Sydney harbour. The main chapters of the guide, arranged by region, provide detailed coverage of all the attractions from glamorous Sydney ...             Australia (Country Guide)2 reviews Justine Vaisutis, Becca Blond, ... Lonely Planet, 2007 good book good book that will be great assistance in planning trip to Oz, as well as during my journey             In a Sunburned Country400 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 In a Sunburned Country The book was sent promptly and was exactly as advertised. Great service!             Australia: Continents of Contrasts2 reviews Roland F. Karl, Jorg Berghoff, ... Bucher, 2007 Australia: Continents of Contrast Beautifully done "coffee table" book. Nicely divided into the different areas/states of Australia. It's going to be a gift for my parents who will be traveling to Australia this winter. They'll really appreciate it when they get back as a pictorial memory book. Many, many photos. Gorgeous.             The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding57 reviews Robert Hughes Vintage Books, 1988 Cultural Amnesia The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding By Robert Hughes Australia is one of those faraway places you read about in National Geographic or watch on Discovery. Remote, exotic, modern yet solidly based in its history, it's a chamber of commerce promotion writer's dream. T he only country to occupy an entire continent... spanning from the Pacific to the Indian Oceans; ...             A Concise History of Australia (Cambridge Concise Histories)4 reviews Stuart Macintyre Cambridge University Press, 2004 Informative and well-written I have long wanted to read a general history of Austrailia, and when I read. on April 3, 1988, The Fatal Shore, by Robert Hughes, I said to myself, in my post-reading note: "I am glad I read this book, but maybe I'd've done better to read a plain history of Australia than this long account of this aspect of its beginning." I am shamed to say that it has taken over 12 years to do what I thought ...             Lonely Planet Australia26 reviews Paul Smitz, Susie Ashworth, ... Lonely Planet Publications, 2004 Great book for big cities On my recent trip to Australia, I only visited the typical big American tourist spots: Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns (Great Barrier Reef). This book had great information about where to stay, what to do, and great places to eat. LP Australia provides lots of background and history for each city as well as information about what's been going on. It's almost like having your own personal tour ...             Fodor's Australia 2008 (Fodor's Gold Guides)1 review Fodor's Fodor's, 2007 2008 and already outdated? Note: This review is solely about the Sydney section. I'm in Sydney now on my one week trip. I had contemplated on purchasing a Lonely Planet version of Australia, but it was a bit old (published in 2005-06). I've used Lonely Planet books in the past for Japan and they worked rather well, but I decided to go for Fodor's because it was a brand new book, therefore up-to-date information... ...             Let's Go Australia 9th Edition (Let's Go Australia)4 reviews Janet Evanovich Let's Go Publications, 2006 Great Budget Backpacker's Guide The Let's Go series is fun and irreverently informative. The Australia guide offers many budget insights and interesting facts about this great country. I have found that the Let's Go books definitely cater well to the rough backpacker, but if you're faint of heart or looking for any fancy frills, this book is not for you.             Fodor's See It Australia, 3rd Edition (Fodor's See It) Fodor's Fodor's, 2008 Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences. Praise for Fodor’s See It guides: “…everything from the latest dish on local hotels and restaurants to Web sites, the nearest tram and metro stops, to prices. Best of all, it’s presented in a colorful, eye-catching format.” - Frequent Flyer magazine Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to ...             Birds of Australia: Seventh Edition (Princeton Field Guides)5 reviews Ken Simpson, Nicolas Day Princeton University Press, 2004 Very Good This guide covers all the bird species known to occur in Australia - not an easy task in a continent with as rich an aviafauna. I found it very good - the illustrations are excellent quality and often cover distinctive subspecies separately. The maps, conveniently placed opposite the illustrations also show boundaries of the various subspecies' distribution - something few field guides seem ...             Australia Travel Map Fourth Edition (Australia Regional Maps) Periplus Editions, 2008 Area Maps: Australia 1:7,700,000; Sydney Area 1:650,000; Greater Sydney 1:120,000; Greater Melbourne 1:150,000; Brisbane Area 1:650,000; Cairns Area 1:250,000; Perth, Darwin Areas 1:300,000; Adelaide Area 1:300,000 City Maps: Central Sydney 1:10,000; Central Melbourne 1:15,000; Central Brisbane 1:15,000; Central Perth 1:17,500; Central Adelaide 1:15,000              search for books american, americans, anthropology, australia, australian, australian-american, cambridge, complete, concise, continents, contrasts, cultural, dictionary, dummies, eyewitness, founding, frommer, handbook, histories, integrated, laminated, monorail, princeton, regional, seventh, stations, streetwise, studies, sunburned, survival books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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