Ready to read and reference!
Our Research Library is full of reference books ready for you to browse and explore.
We regularly add new books to the shelves in the State Library which are searchable and browsable in the State Library Catalogue.
The books we collect support personal research across multiple disciplines and in areas of contemporary interest. As the primary collector of South Australian published material, we also hold a full range of books about South Australia and by South Australian authors.
The following are some of the most recent additions to the shelves.
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Think talk create: |
Chronic care Nursing: a framework for practice Linda Deravin and Judith Anderson Catalogue link |
Wild mushrooming: a guide for foragers Alison Pouliot and Tom May Catalogue link |
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| The future is fungi Michael Lim and Yun Shu Catalogue link |
The herd: how Sweden chose its own path through the worst pandemic in 100 years
Johan Anderberg; translated from the Swedish by Alice E. Olsson. |
Freak out: how a musical revolution rocked the world in the sixties Tony Wellington Catalogue link |
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Chronicles of dissent: interviews with David Barsamian |
Terror : the French Revolution and its demons Michel Biard and Marisa Linton Catalogue link |
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| Vanlifers: beautiful conversions for life on the road Alex Waite (Ed.) Catalogue link |
Young and lonely: the social conditions of loneliness Janet Batsleer and James Duggan Catalogue link |
Spare parts: a surprising history of transplants Paul Craddock Catalogue link |
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| What I wish people knew about dementia Wendy Mitchell Catalogue link |
A history of masculinity: from patriarchy to gender justice Ivan Jablonka Catalogue link |
The myth of closure: ambiguous loss in a time of pandemic and change Pauline Boss Catalogue link |
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The avoidable war: the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China |
Fact or fission?: the truth about Australia's nuclear ambitions Richard Broinowski Catalogue link |
The authority gap: why women are still taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about it Mary Ann Sieghart Catalogue link |
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| Bridge the gap: breakthrough communication tools to transform work relationships from challenging to collaborative Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary Catalogue record |
The dignity of labour Jon Cruddas Catalogue record |
The last winter: the scientists and adventurers trying to save the world Fox Porter Catalogue record |
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| The science of plants: inside their secret world Jamie Ambrose and others Catalogue record |
A visual history of walking sticks and canes Anthony Moss Catalogue record |
Toi tū, toi ora: contemporary Māori art Nigel Borell (Ed.) Catalogue record |
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| The inside world: contemporary Aboriginal Australian memorial poles from the Debra and Dennis Scholl collection Henry F. Skerritt (Ed.) Catalogue link |
The plant hunter's atlas: a world tour of botanical adventures, chance discoveries and strange specimens Ambra Edwards Catalogue link |
Tonight's dinner Adam Liaw Catalogue link |
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Red comet: the short life and blazing art of Sylvia Plath Heather Clark Catalogue link |
Blood, powder, and residue: how crime labs translate evidence into proof Beth A. Bechky Catalogue link |
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| Nursing in Australia: contemporary professional and practice insights. Edited by Nathan J. Wilson and others. Catalogue link |
It's ok that you're not ok: meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn't understand Megan Devine Catalogue link |
Plagues upon the Earth: disease and the course of human history Kyle Harper Catalogue link |
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Control: the dark history and troubling present of eugenics Adam Rutherford Catalogue link |
The Holocaust James Bulgin Catalogue link |
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| Humanist reason: a history. an argument. a plan Eric Hayot Catalogue link |
Return to Vietnam: an oral history of American and Australian veterans' journeys Mia Martin Hobbs Catalogue record |
The forty-year war in Afghanistan: a chronicle foretold Tariq Ali Catalogue link |
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| The practical gardener's guide to trees, shrubs and climbers: get to know the 'personalities' of plants for your garden: featuring 160 drought-tolerant plants Stephanie Jackson Catalogue link |