{"product_id":"big-book-bundle-five-tim-ross-bestselling-books","title":"Big Book Bundle - Five Tim Ross Bestselling Books","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive books. One very good-looking stack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE ORDER NOW - SHIPS AUGUST 4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGo big with this bumper bundle of Tim Ross favourites, featuring the brand new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave A Good Weekend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChuck a U-ey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBewdy x Casserole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked with stories and images of brilliant buildings, roadside oddities, motels, modernist gems, memorable meals and plenty of Australian nostalgia, this collection is a joyful celebration of the places, people and peculiar details that make this country so wonderfully unique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for design lovers, architecture enthusiasts, road-trippers, collectors and anyone who appreciates the beauty in a fibro house, a vintage motel sign or a really good casserole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBundle includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave A Good Weekend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChuck a U-ey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBewdy x Casserole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRRP: $189.75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBundle price: $144.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/Have_A_Good_Weekend_COVER_c9da0af0-08e2-48c3-9016-0c16d2fdf3c3_240x240.png?v=1784769347\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHave A Good Weekend\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cstrong\u003e Images of Australians at Play\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAustralia may not have invented the weekend, but we certainly made it our own. With an embarrassment of open spaces and sunshine to burn, we’ve always managed to squeeze every last drop out of the best two days of the week. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this new book, Tim Ross pays tribute to our treasured leisure time, presenting a kaleidoscope of evocative images of Australians at play, drawn from the incredible collection of the National Archives of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhether it’s catching a wave, hitting the slopes, chasing a ball, having a BBQ in the park or watching the afternoon slip away in a beer garden, you’re having a good weekend. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft cover - 210mm x 210mm x 12mm - 112 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tim Ross. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in Australia on Gadigal Land. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/CHUCK_SQUARE_240x240.png?v=1753347443\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck A U-ey - Images of Australians and their cars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralians tend only to add -ey to words describing something they love. And Australians love cars. Aside from the A-to-B solution in a land of sweeping plains and dual carriageways, our cars are nicely parked in our memories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck a U-ey \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a pictorial road trip celebrating Australia’s relationship with its four-wheeled friend. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce again, Tim has partnered with the National Archives of Australia to uncover a treasure trove of evocative images that show our enduring love for automobiles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGiven our tyrannies of distance, it's no surprise Australians embraced the automobile, but cars have always meant more to us than simply a way to get from A to B.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck a U-ey\u003c\/strong\u003e is unashamedly nostalgic, and takes us back to a time before air bags, air conditioning and GPS navigation. It's a love letter to our old Holdens, Fords, Chryslers, VWs... even the Datsun 180B.\u003c\/em\u003e\" - Tim Ross \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft cover - 210mm x 210mm x 8mm - 80 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tim Ross. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in Australia on Gadigal Land. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/MOTEL_SQUARE_240x240.png?v=1753347492\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOTEL - Images of Australia on Holidays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf any country was born to holiday, it’s Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSun, space, beaches – the desire to hit the road and “get out of town” remains a strong and enduring part of our cultural identity. Many of us remember the summer ritual of packing up the car with half the stuff we owned and heading for our chosen “spot” in often incident-packed road trips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentral to those memorable journeys was the motel. “We’ll stay a night in Gundagai,” Dad would say, to break up the trip. Discovering the configuration of a new motel was all part of the holiday adventure – did it have a colour TV? The little packs of cereal? A couple of complimentary Arrowroots to go with the free tea and coffee? Bricks on the inside as well as the out?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book \u003cem\u003eMotel\u003c\/em\u003e, Tim Ross captures the heyday of Australia’s motels via a deep trawl through the National Archives, presenting a fascinating slideshow of Australians on holidays between 1950 and 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pictorial love letter to a somewhat bygone era, it captures the accessible glamour and car-friendly convenience of the road-side motel, from Gold Coast ‘palaces’ to out-of-the-way comfort stops (some with attached restaurant! Dinner: 6.30-8pm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotel \u003c\/em\u003eis an affectionate tribute to one of this country’s greatest democratic institutions. From Prime Ministers to punters, at some stage we’ve all had to lay our head down at a welcoming motel as the sun sets on the highway. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 Revised Edition - Soft cover - 210mm x 210mm x 8mm - 104 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tim Ross. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in Australia on Gadigal Land. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/RUMPUS_SQUARE_240x240.png?v=1753347470\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rumpus Room\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow in its fourth reprint, Tim's bestselling selection of stories from the suburbs has been re-released with this new, revised edition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beachside holiday house to the backyard pool and the rumpus room, the architecture of the suburbs forms the backdrop to a uniquely Australian way of life. Ross roams through these familiar places to paint a picture of Australian domesticity and its relationship to the Australian psyche in all its funny, nostalgic, ironic and often acutely cringe-worthy glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 210 x 210, paperback, 98 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevised 2024 Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tim Ross. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned in Australia on Gadigal Land. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/2371\/5886\/files\/BewdyxCasserole_Mockup_Paperback_02_240x240.jpg?v=1771822304\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEWDY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of short stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe unlevel playing field of the Kellogg’s Variety pack of cereals… the rustle of foil coming off the pav in the kitchen on Christmas day..the pre-pubescent pecking order around the school bubbler…. the unforeseen hostility of powerwalking baby boomers… the dark art of spending time alone… … and the sad and somewhat sage advice of the Lonesome Loser. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBewdy\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Ross deftly captures the conundrums, vignettes and milestones that life throws our way; celebrating a world in which we often  borrow from the memories of others while lamenting the sad demise of the communal bowl of Cheezels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASSEROLE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFurniture collecting, love in your twenties, old school footy grounds, parents, holidays with friends, record players, old Holdens and being middle-aged at a music festival… these are just a few of the topics Tim Ross offers his unique perspective on in his new mini book, \u003ci\u003eCasserole\u003c\/i\u003e. 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