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Tickle your tastebuds with delicious French treats with [The Art of French Baking] by [Ginette Mathiot] from [Penguin Books]. The essential cooking companion contains over 350 easy-to-follow, scrumptious recipes, ensuring you’ll be baking classic French treats in no time. From éclairs and choux buns to traditional tarte tatin, there’ll be something for everyone to indulge in.

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Give yourself a makeover with a professional touch with [Amazing Face: clever beauty tricks, should-own products and spectacularly useful how-to-do-its] by [Zoe Foster] by [Penguin Books]. The essential beauty publication is filled with expert tricks-of-the-trade and information on the best products for every occasion, ensuring you look and feel your best wherever you are. 

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In response to the enthusiastic reception for her Ladies, a Plate, Alexa Johnston has gathered another tempting selection of traditional home-baking recipes. This collection has many more old favourites, like Sponge Kisses, Melting Moments and Cream Lilies, as well as a few savoury treats. Alexa has also included a chapter on home-made sweets so that readers will be able to stock the sweet stall at the school fair with Hokey Pokey, Ginger Ice and the very best Russian Fudge.

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Confidently cook your own Lebanese feast using Abla's Lebanese Kitchen by Abla Amad. The acclaimed restaurateur has collected together a range of her delicious recipes from inviting casseroles to fresh salads. Full of photographs, tips and personal stories, the mouth-watering publication will ensure you can create a traditional Lebanese meal. You’ll be proudly presenting your home-made mezza-spread to all your friends with the help of Abla's Lebanese Kitchen by Abla Amad.

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One of Australia’s most respected food families hands you down the recipe to cook and shop cheap without compromising on taste and goodness. Join Suzanne Gibbs and her daughter Kate Gibbs, as they share their delectable family meals and multiple tips for saving time, money and waste in the kitchen.

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Do you love Asian food, but your culinary creations are limited to a measly tasteless stir-fry? Kim Terakes will warm your heart and your tummy with an array of mouthwatering dishes in his Great Aussie Asian Cookbook. Take inspiration from our friends in the north, and discover how to whip up salt and pepper squid, or the perfect pad Thai, and even learn how to make roll own sushi delights! This collection of recipes brings together traditional favourites such as beef pho, green Thai curry, and our much-loved, san choi bau in one handy volume.

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Notorious as an authority on the fairer of fine foods, Michel Roux takes a new look at the subject and conjures up delightful recipes, inspired by his travels and fresh modern tastes. From hot soufflés to scrumptious fruit sorbets to adorned meringues to lavish gateaux, Desserts has your delectable desires filled with step-by-step recipes, helpful guides to techniques, and sumptuous illustrations, sure to make this book the ideal indulgence for any sweet lover.

$29.00

Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook: Recipes And Reminiscences from their Italian Cooking School encourages us to step into Tuscany and enjoy the classes run by Maggie Beer and Stephanie Alexander. Part cookbook, part travel journal, the Tuscan Cookbook inspires us to cook outside the box of classic dishes. Stunningly photographed and inspirational, the book is a must have for any kitchen bookshelf.

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The waves are a sanctuary to those who call the sea their second home. Doherty Sean and several legendary surf writers explore the best waves in Pilgrimage: 50 Places to Surf Before You Die from Penguin Books Australia. The guidebook examines the best surf spots all over the world and the best times to go. It is a perfect read for those wondering what to take, wear or see while on a pilgrimage to the catch the greatest waves of all time.

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Dive right into the tapas, tacos and fried chicken with Dorling Kindersley's Ultimate Food Journeys from Penguin Books Australia which takes you right around the world to the most scrumptious eateries. Essential for travellers or foodie lovers, this 'what to eat and where' guide unveils the origins of the world's best dishes, exotic ingredients and dining experiences. Let your taste buds do the touring.

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Family in Paris: Stories of Food, Life and Adventure from Penguin Books Australia recounts the story of Australian Jane Paech moving to Paris with her family. A fun combination of travel articles, anecdotes and keen observations, this book offers sharp insight into Paris from an outsider’s perspective.

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So you’re bare foot and pregnant, and the heirloom book your mother gave you is filled with humdrum rules and absurd advice on how to iron while seated. Penguin Books Australia present you with Kaz Cooke’s

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Create a harmonious household with Parenting: A Practical Guide To Raising Preschool And Primary-School Children by Kathy Walker from Penguin Books Australia. The helpful publication covers a variety of topics, including the management of difficult behaviour, the maintenance of routines and promoting self-esteem, ensuring each challenge is overcome successfully. Communicating with your pre-schooler and school age child will be a breeze with the must-have guidebook, ensuring they are nurtured and develop confidently.

$32.00

Parenthood made easy with the Babycentre Baby: The All Important First Year by Dorling Kindersley from Penguin Books Australia. The book features all the information you’ll need in the first year of child birth, from sleeping and crying to bonding and practical care. Featuring expert advice from health professionals and even suggestive tips from other parents, Babycentre Baby: The All Important First Year is the ideal guide for new mums and dads.

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Having a child is one thing, but bringing it up can cause a mess of unexpected complications. Kidwrangling by Kaz Cooke from Penguin Books breaks this laborious task down for every kind of parent. You'll find it much easier to cope with your child’s tantrums, feeding requirements and dealing with common illnesses with Cooke's unique humour guiding you through.

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Organic Gardening by Geoff Hamilton is an easy-to-use handbook on organic gardening. The stunning book proposes a safer, happier garden without chemicals. Containing solid advice on growing fruit and vegetables, the book, from Penguin Books Australia, will help you and your familyl enjoy healthier, tastier produce in your meals.

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Create a garden that blooms throughout every season with Royal Horticultural Society: Garden Plants and Flowers in Australia by Ian Spence. An ideal guide for growing all kinds of plants and flowers, Spence shows us how to fill every part of our garden. Inspirational with stunning photographs, the book will have everyone getting their hands dirty in the garden.

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Love your garden, but in need of some fresh new ideas for a lift? Grow by author Dorling Kindersley is a practical, easy-to-use guide on all things green, from weeds to watering, useful gardening tips, or for the more adventurous green thumb, bulbs and quality borders. Learn the art of caring for blooms, how foliage grows, and all that you need to know about gardening in one complete volume. Translate your garden dreams into a reality with the hands-on guide, for both the novice and experienced gardener.

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Are you a gardening enthusiast with a desire to go organic? Grow Organic by author Dorling Kindersley is perfect for those seeking how to get vege patches and plants to bloom in all their glory, without pesky pesticides, and how to keep those nasty critters at bay. Sporting an easy-to-follow A-Z reference to seed sowing, creating your own plot, and how to use water wisely, Grow Organic is the ideal garden reference guide at arm’s reach. Be inspired by the rich photographs of veges, fruit, and herbs— all grown in an organic plot—with ailments for slugs and tomato diseases for every frustrated gardener. You’ll discover key techniques for growing plots organically, taking your gardening skills to impressive new great heights.

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Healthy, flavour-packed, organic fruit and vegetables are now easy to flourish with a little help from Grow Something to Eat Every Day, by talented author Dorling Kindersley. If you’ve ever aspired to grow your own plot out in the backyard, but have never really known how, the ultimate 50+ guide provides tips on sowing, planting, and dealing with pesky additions, the organic way. With a handy month-by-month guide on what to plant in which season, and bonus techniques on storing and preserving, Grow Something to Eat Every Day will take the pressure off designing the weekly menu. Pack a punch in your daily meals, and you’ll be truly inspired to live like you’re on a country farm filled with fresh produce.

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Summer Houses by Andrea Stevens is a tribute to experiencing summer home life in New Zealand. Featuring the stunning photography of Simon Devitt of over 20 luxury summer homes, this book makes a unique coffee table book. Touching on topics such as environmental awareness and breaking down the barriers between the indoors and the outdoors, it is as informative as it is visually impressive.

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From a time when anything from tree bark to packing twine could be pressed into service as building material, the shack has long been an Aussie icon. In his 2010 book, Griffiths’ pays tribute to this humblest of homes, searching out ramshackle beach houses, outback lean-tos and backyard barns that embody the Australian “no worries” mentality. As the author himself says, “Shacks make people happy”, and Simon Griffiths’ photographic homage to shacks is sure to do the same for you.

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MasterChef Australia finalist Chris Badenoch brings us a book that encourages cooking with the ‘entire beast’. Combining his love of beer and meat in his book Entire Beast: From Ear and Beer to Ale and Tail from Penguin Books Australia, Badenoch teaches us to go beyond conventional cooking. Reinventing the way we cook and eat, this book is a must-have for any chef.

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Make a sweet addition to your book collection with Alison Thompson's Bake: Essential Companion from Penguin Books Australia . The master baker now-turned-author reveals her wealth of pastry chef knowledge through the insightful culinary collection. Alison Thompson's personal favourites, from ciabatta to choc-orange ravioli, are all encased in a contemporary black and baby pink cover. The book of boulangerie bliss is even Coeliac-friendly with a gluten-free section to cater to everybody's sweet tooth.

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French-born chef and television personality Manu Feildel reveals his secrets about cooking French classics in a home kitchen in his cookbook, Manu's French Kitchen from Penguin Books Australia. The cookbook has step-by-step instructions which simplify the most complicated French dishes such as the Foie Gras into an easy home cooked Sunday dinner. Move over Julia Child and bon appétit.

$49.00

Make a sweet addition to your book collection with Belinda Jeffery's Mix & Bake from Penguin Books Australia. The celebrated chef shares her all-time favourite recipes within the delicious culinary collection. The book of boulangerie bliss is encased in the image of rich chocolate contrasting against a classic ivory to showcase the variety of tasty cakes, breads and tarts.

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The Edible Balcony from Penguin Books Australia follows Indira Naidoo as she transforms her tiny urban balcony into a lush kitchen garden. Spending just 10 minutes a day maintaining her fresh fruit, herbs and vegetables, Naidoo creates a broad selection of home-grown produce. The book documents a year long, season-by-season recount of Naidoo’s journey and includes 60 recipes based on her produce. Not only does this book contain environmentally friendly ideas about how to use your balcony space, but it will inspire you to get your hands dirty in the garden.

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With 25 years under his belt, David Doubilet rides in as the world’s most acclaimed underwater photographer. In a visual feast for the eyes, Water Light Time takes you right to the shores of North America, the edge of the Galapagos, and all the way to the Red Sea. Celebrating the rich beauty of life under sea, his extraordinary photographs accurately capture species, vegetation and vast populations in all their glory.

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Martin Parr examines the meaning of being English in his book Think of England from Penguin Books Australia. With funny and outrageous photographs playing on English stereotypes, the book has a fun, satirical element. The photos document Parr’s tour of England and his visits to places such as seaside hotels, to his experiences with things like baked beans. Ideal as a coffee table book, Think of England is a unique addition to any home.

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I Blame Duchamp is a collection of essays covering a broad range of topics from Chinese art to encounters with people like Sideny Nolan. Featuring over 50 reproductions of paintings and artworks, Capon’s book is an essential for any art-lover’s bookshelf.

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Take responsibility now, and watch what you eat with the Crunchtime Cookbook by Michelle Bridges. Bringing a vast amount of experience from her personal training experience, and achieving celebrity status from shows like The Biggest Loser, Michelle Bridges has compiled a delicious selection of recipes that will help you look and feel good. Featuring mouth-watering low calorie alternatives, valuable tips, exercise plans and food advice, the book is beneficial for anyone seeking a healthier lifestyle.

$34.00

If you’re finding it hard to lose that last bit of weight - don’t fret! Losing the Last 5 Kilos by Michelle Bridges from Penguin Books will help you complete a 30 day journey where you’ll reach a state of total confidence and great health. It features daily planners, healthy low calorie recipes, step-by-step exercise routines with photographs to show you how to do them. With boundless experience in the field of personal training, the Biggest Loser trainer has compiled the core essentials in this must-have package.

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Don’t let your personal food intolerances spoil your appetite. Dr Sue Shepherd and Dr Peter Gibson, world authorities in their field, bring you the Food Intolerance Management Plan. Featuring expert advice on menu plans, foods to avoid, and conditions including lactose and wheat intolerance, let this book help you to identify and avoid sticky situations.

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Performance in any arena of the human body is determined by quality eating. Experience a better lifestyle with the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Recipe Book from Penguin Books. Offering healthier alternatives to maintaining calorie levels, share this wealth of information with your friends and folks. Place more attention on your body and increase longevity.

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Watch the waist line and maintain a healthier lifestyle with Michelle Bridges’ Crunch Time Cookbook: Lose weight and keep it off from Penguin Books. Stay healthy, eat healthy and maintain. Michelle Bridges brings a vast amount of knowledge from her experience as a personal trainer on shows such as the Biggest Loser and offers a healthier alternative. Featuring a weekly guides, motivational advice and valuable exercise tips, this is books is beneficial to anyone seeking change.

$34.00

Don't get caught in a DIY dilemma again with Purls of Wisdom: The Book of Knitting to guide you. The crafty publication is a good yarn, filled with pictures and instructions for knitting projects to keep beginners and needle masters alike busy.

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Sew your creative seeds with Make it Perfect: 21 Easy Patterns for Sewing Women's and Children's Clothes by Toni Coward. The crafty book features garments everyone can wear, whether young or young at heart. The step-by-step illustrations are sure to easily guide you through any of the DIY projects. Select fabrics that reflect your style, a pattern that reflects your personality, and you are on your way to making the perfect outfit.

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Whether you find it creative or just plain cathartic, knitting has often been overlooked as an art form. Jane Brocket’s The Gentle Art of Knitting from Penguin Books puts knitting on a trendy new pedestal. Create anything from warm socks to colourful jumpers and scarves with easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Flip its attractive picture-filled pages and find a new appreciation for this art form.

$39.00

Creative forces, Patricia Hoskins and Rebecca Yaker come together in One Metre Wonders from Penguin Books Australia, to fortify your sewing skills with 101 gift-worthy items anyone could master, all made from a single metre of cloth. Don’t relinquish the tail-end of that eye-catching fabric to the trash – instead, grab one of these great patterns from the easy-to-use pull-out pockets. Follow the simple instructions, and relish in the creative inspiration that will have you sashaying around with your new fashionable tote, or handing over handmade gifts that loved ones will cherish forever.

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Create cosy quilts to adorn your home with The Gentle Art of Quilt Making, 15 Projects Inspired By Everyday Beauty by Jane Brocket, from Penguin Books Australia. With clear, easy to follow steps, the instructional publication will guide you through 15 quilt-making projects, ensuring you sew a decorative piece to be proud of. Filled with eye-catching images and inspiration, the craft book will be an educational and fun-filled addition to any home library.

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Uncover the delectable pages of Ms Clare Press’ collection of interviews and essays featuring women that understand the verve of style – the panache of taste. From infinite icons, to local trend-setters and the chicest of her friends The Dressing Table is one of Australia’s most accomplished fashion writer’s homage to true style – where quality surpasses quantity, manners are free, and advice is worth more than a Prada handbag.

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Do you ever ponder when a baguette became a bag and not just a piece of bread? If so, it’s time to meet Michi. Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance by Michi Girl is the perfect outlet for Michi to reveal her stylish, and sometimes tragic, knowledge on shopping and weather. It’s packed with personality that’s bound to lift any mood. Michi runs a distinctive Australian eye over everything from fabulous fashion to fashion faux pas.

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Beauty guru Zoë Foster pads out her new book with the long-awaited answers to all your essential styling questions. Formerly of Harper’s BAZAAR and Cosmopolitan, Foster equips you with the premier makeup brands, colours and looks, easy-do hair styles and skin care tips for every age, ensuring you’ll be permanently primped for every occasion.

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One of Australia’s most admired Italian chefs shows you how to prep with love in the My Italian Heart: Recipes from an Italian Kitchen from Penguin Books Australia.

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Something Italian is a quality cookbook by renowned chef Maurizio Terzini from restaurants such as Otto and Icebergs Dining Room and Bar. Featuring various Italian recipes and the flavours of Italy, the book brings a playful and delicious atmosphere to the kitchen.

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Love to cook, but are stuck with delicious new recipes to feed your family? The Great Aussie Cookbook by author Kim Terakes celebrates quick and easy recipes to fill those lunchboxes, and serve nutritious and tasty dishes night after night. With over 140 inspiring recipes to choose from, the Great Aussie Cookbook is sure to get the whole family’s taste bud’s watering. The comprehensive volume makes the perfect kitchen reference for whipping up tasty treats on the weekend, with fresh ideas guests will simply die for. Bon Appetite!

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Inject life back into old recipes with secrets shared by television personality, Gary Mehigan. The celebrity chef presents a delicious compilation of much-loved dishes he has given a modern twist in his cookbook titled Comfort Food. The popular MasterChef Australia judge transforms family favourites such as spaghetti and meatballs, pumpkin soup and pancakes by tweaking with finishing touches that will reinvigorate any meal.

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Over 178 pages, Alexa Johnston brings to life the familiar, and favourite, recipes of our mothers, aunts and grandmothers. Ladies, A plate: Traditional Home Baking captures a time when these talented women whipped up a tasty treat with the simple note included on an invite ‘Ladies, A Plate’. Be inspired by the cream-filled sponges, ginger kisses, custard squares, club sandwiches and more included in the book with recipes perfected over time by home bakers.

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Acclaimed kitchen gardener and avid writer, Kate Herd, brings a surfeit of knowledge, passion and inspiration to the table with her first book, Kitchen Gardens of Australia: Eighteen Productive Gardens for Inspiration and Advice. After travelling around the country, Herd has brought together information and ideas from eighteen of her favourite edible gardens in Australia, accompanied by vivid photography from Simon Griffiths. Homey illustrations add to the quaint country feel, while tips and tricks on irrigation techniques, organic pest control and overall sustainability make the book as practical as a kitchen garden itself.

$49.00

The English Garden from Penguin Books Australia models itself as a one-stop reference guide to the iconic gardens of England, spanning from Sixteenth Century to today. It’s an informative, easy-to-follow guide, with over 100 detailed gardens, with rich mesmerising imagery. Leading designers, artists, architects and literary figures combine to form the dutch-influenced gardens of the eighteenth century, like Sir Charles Barry's richly planted terrace at Harewood House (1844), and the official gardens of the nineteenth century, with the likes of Manyard Colchester's Westbury Court garden (1705). Let The English Garden help you design your own quaint, manicured plot, inspired from the great garden designers of an era gone-by.

$39.00

Royal Horticultural Society: Gardening Through the Year in Australia is an easy-to-follow guide to gardening by Ian Spence. Featuring guidance and instructions for a whole year of gardening in Australia, with generous illustrations and photography, the book is the ultimate book for you and your garden.

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Neill and Jenny Delmage, a husband-wife team, bring together designs for water wise, low maintenance gardens in From Coast to Country: Waterwise Gardens for Australian Living. As the title suggests, their landscape designs range from the coast to the country and inspire environmentally friendly gardens in every setting. Including stunning photography, this book is sure to motivate you to reinvent your garden.

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Work your way through hundreds of gardening projects with How to Grow Practically Everything. Suitable for gardeners of every level from beginners to experienced, and for gardens of any size, this book is a must-have for any green-thumbed person. With easy-to-follow photographic instructions, featuring many tips and techniques, Kindersley’s book is an essential in any gardener’s bookshelf.

$39.00

From mouthwatering Panna Cotta to scrumptious ravioli, Your Place or Mine? from Penguin Books Australia is a tell-all cookbook with 80 recipes for anyone who wants to whip up a foodie haven. Get inside the minds of George and Gary as they reveal their hot tips, inspiring techniques and delectable recipes to guide you to be the next Masterchef Australia. A spoon full of kitchen wisdom and a pint of passion, Australia's beloved chefs share their love of cooking with all the home chefs out there!

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Even more or your favourite traditional sweet treats have been compiled in this second book from Alexa Johnston, Second Helping: More from Ladies, a Plate, sprinkled with a few fresh twists for added spice. Melting Moments, and Boston Buns sit happily alongside Hokey Pokey Biscuits with added chocolate chips, carefully selected from over 60 years worth of community recipe books collected by the author. Johnston’s enduring interest in social history shows itself in the inclusion of notes from the original recipe writers, as well as morsels of information the author shares about them, in acknowledgement of their contributions. Round out your cookbook collection with this delicious addition.

$39.00

Celebrate scrumptious pesto sauces, gnocchi and all that defines Italian soul food with Mangia! Mangia! by Teresa Oates and Angela Villella from Penguin Books Australia. Embrace home-style southern Italian traditional food with recipes that have made their way through generations into this instructive cookbook. Each recipe is born and bred from the spirit of Italia, share the culture with a hearty warm meal for your beloved familia.

$39.00

Join head chef Matt Moran for dinner as he unveils the secrets of home cooking in his tell-all book, When I Come Home from Penguin Books Australia. Filled with indulgent delights, everyday sumptuous meals and savoury sides, Matt Moran shares his passion and love for food. The renowned chef proves that his odd restaurant methods have a place at every table.

$49.00

Jenny Ryan focuses on turning beautiful vintage fabrics, thrift-store finds, or repurposed possessions, into an array of gift-worthy items to reinvigorate your wardrobe or pass on to loved ones. With a spirit that harbours both a love of style and the planet we inhabit, Sew Darn Cute: 30 Simple & Sweet Projects to sew & Embellish will have you dressing up old tees with applique and embroidery, crafting children’s toys out of odds and ends, and converting old linens into unique signature items you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

$29.00

Tap into the DIY trend with The Needlecraft Book to guide you. Described as the bible covering everything you need to know about needlecraft, the inspiring publication will help you thread your craft skills into projects you can be proud to display in the home.

$49.00