Louise's votes on the list Best of Australian Non-Fiction

Listopia > Louise's votes on the list Best of Australian Non-Fiction (69 Books)

1	Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee by Chloe Hooper 4.27 avg rating — 4,151 ratings Louise rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Triumph of the Nomads: A History of Aboriginal Australia by Geoffrey Blainey 3.94 avg rating — 87 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright 3.98 avg rating — 395 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Men of Yesterday: A Social History of the Western District of Victoria, 1834-1890 by Margaret Kiddle 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer by Brenda Niall 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Caledonia Australis: Scottish Highlanders on the Frontier of Australia by Don Watson 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Struggletown by Janet McCalman 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Georgiana's journal: Melbourne, 1841-1865 by Georgiana Huntly Gordon McCrae 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Girt (The Unauthorised History of Australia #1) by David Hunt (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,439 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Kings in Grass Castles by Mary Durack 3.79 avg rating — 547 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Land Half Won by Geoffrey Blainey 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Bearbrass: Imagining early Melbourne by Robyn Annear 3.88 avg rating — 160 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Joe Cinque's Consolation: A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law by Helen Garner 4.10 avg rating — 7,172 ratings Louise rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	This House of Grief by Helen Garner 4.02 avg rating — 11,865 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	My Place by Sally Morgan 3.99 avg rating — 6,767 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the Australian Frontier by Tim Flannery (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 262 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Commonwealth of Thieves: The Improbable Birth of Australia by Thomas Keneally 3.68 avg rating — 1,495 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Beyond White Guilt: The Real Challenge for Black-White Relations in Australia by Sarah Maddison 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Social sketches of Australia, 1888-1975 by Humphrey McQueen 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Private Journal of a Voyage to Australia 1838-39 by James Bell 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill Gammage 4.14 avg rating — 751 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson 3.74 avg rating — 152 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia by James Boyce (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 310 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Damned Whores and God's Police: The Colonization of Women in Australia by Anne Summers 4.11 avg rating — 195 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni 3.56 avg rating — 54 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Day in the life of Australia by Rick Smolan 4.09 avg rating — 44 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Australia and New Zealand: Volume 2 by Anthony Trollope 2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Ghost towns of Australia by George Farwell 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Irish Women in Colonial Australia by Trevor McClaughlin (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Australia by Anthony Trollope 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History by Geoffrey Blainey 3.97 avg rating — 231 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Céleste de Chabrillan in Gold-Rush Australia (Miegunyah Press Second Series, 18) by Patricia Clancy (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia by Deborah Oxley 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Waltzing Matilda: The Secret History of Australia's Favourite Song by Dennis O'Keeffe 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Notes and sketches of New South Wales: During a residence in the colony from 1839 to 1844 by Louisa Anne Meredith 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Recollections of an Australian Squatter + Account of a Journey to Gipps Land by William Adams Brodribb really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Dancing with Strangers: Europeans and Australians at First Contact by Inga Clendinnen 4.06 avg rating — 264 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Australian pioneer women by Eve Pownall 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Letters of Rachel Henning by Rachel Henning 3.94 avg rating — 50 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Australia Through the Looking-Glass: Children's Fiction, 1830-1980 by Brenda Niall (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Gold Rush: The Fever That Forever Changed Australia by David Hill 3.83 avg rating — 108 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	We of the Never-Never by Jeannie Gunn 3.66 avg rating — 1,632 ratings Louise rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Kids' Birthday Cakes by Susan Tomnay (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 63 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Country Women's Association Cookbook by Country Women's Association really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings Louise rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding by Robert Hughes 4.09 avg rating — 10,356 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The first stone: Some questions about sex and power by Helen Garner 3.58 avg rating — 2,703 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	DEATH SENTENCE. The Decay of Public Language. by Don Watson 3.60 avg rating — 498 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Margaret Fulton Christmas: A Collection Of Christmas Favourites by Margaret Fulton 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings Louise rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia Of Food & Cookery: The Complete Kitchen Companion From A To Z by Margaret Fulton 4.62 avg rating — 37 ratings Louise rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Garnaut Review 2011 by Ross Garnaut 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Black Kettle and Full Moon by Geoffrey Blainey 3.87 avg rating — 115 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Our Side of the Country: The Story of Victoria by Geoffrey Blainey 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	TheGreat Shame by Thomas Keneally 3.86 avg rating — 661 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM by Don Watson 4.29 avg rating — 478 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet by David Hill 3.92 avg rating — 839 ratings Louise rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland 4.39 avg rating — 456 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Melbourne (The City Series) by Sophie Cunningham 3.55 avg rating — 331 ratings Louise rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey 4.25 avg rating — 9,902 ratings Louise rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Life Lines: Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 by Patricia Clarke (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings Louise rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Australians: Origins to Eureka (Australians, #1) by Thomas Keneally 3.96 avg rating — 250 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Miss D & Miss N: An Extraordinary Partnership: The Diary of Anne Drysdale by Anne Drysdale liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Nothing But Gold: The Diggers of 1852 by Robyn Annear 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	A City Lost and Found: Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne by Robyn Annear 4.02 avg rating — 88 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Place for a Village: How Nature Has Shaped the City of Melbourne by Gary Presland 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings Louise rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Radical Melbourne: A Secret History by Jeff and Sparrow Jill Sparrow 3.94 avg rating — 47 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Melbourne Dreaming: A Guide to the Aboriginal Places of Melbourne by Meyer Eidelson 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Forgotten War by Henry Reynolds 4.24 avg rating — 299 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	My Home in Tasmania, during a residence of nine years [combining two volumes] by Louisa Anne Meredith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People by Tim Flannery 4.21 avg rating — 939 ratings Louise added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars