The Life and Times of Australia's Biggest Cattle and Sheep Properties
Author: Evan McHugh
'From the helicopter I could see the property's waterholes surrounded by paperbark trees, its red-stone cliffs lit by the rising sun. And grass, endless seas of grass. Here was the vision splendid: Nat Buchanan's grass c ... |
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The Captain's Extraordinary Account of How One of the World's Worst Air Disasters Was Averted
Author: Richard De Crespigny
In 2010, what began as a routine long-haul flight from Singapore to Sydney came within a knife-edge of becoming one of the world's worst ever air disaster. When a sudden mid-air explosion shattered engine no. 2 of the Qa ... |
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Author: Jim Stynes
In July 2009, Jim Stynes was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. The diagnosis caught him by surprise - he was 42, healthy, fit - and he didn't have time for illness: he was director of the Reach Fo ... |
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A Hidden Inheritance
Author: Edmund De Waal
264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox: potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. Later, when Edmund inherited ... |
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One Woman's Search for Everything
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love aff ... |
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Author: Halina Wagowska
'These short stories are autobiographical but I am not their main sublect. Some pay homage to remarkable people (have known and loved. Some describe unusual places and events and are a kind of testimony.' But, contrary t ... |
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The Brutal True Story of the Bandidos' Legendary Sergeant-at-arms
Author: Caesar Campbell
Wrecking Crew takes you into the heart of the Bandidos, and the outlaw biker world, through the eyes, fists and boots of Caesar Campbell, founding member of the Bandidos in Australia and the club's first sergeant at arms ... |
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Author: Alice Pung
'Alice Pung is a gem. Her voice is the real thing.' – Amy Tan At twenty-something, Alice is hungry for the milestones of young womanhood: leaving home, choosing a career, finding friendship and love on her own t ... |
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Author: Sue Williams & Sue Williams
Sue Williams has delivered us Women of the Outback and Outback Spirit, stories she gathers from the people of the bush. Ever curious, this time Sue puts herself in the firing line, seeking to find the essence of the outb ... |
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Author: Evans Kathleen & Minns Sarah
Kathleen Evans was an ordinary woman from an ordinary suburb on the NSW central coast. Although a committed Catholic, she wasn't excessively pious and had even had a decade-long disagreement with her Church after her phi ... |
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Author: David Spiteri
'This story is a true account of the birth of outlaw motorcycle clubs in Australia. There was no template for us, it just evolved. It shows our simple creed: loyalty to the club and respect for your brothers.' David Spi ... |
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Author: Ian Mannix
'I tried to follow the road but the rushing waters pushed me into a deep rut where I lost my footing and was swept away downstream in the overflow of the river ...I got very frightened at the noise, and the water swept m ... |
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and Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation
Author: Barbara Arrowsmith Young & Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn--or worse. As a child, she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in languag ... |
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Author: Najaf Mazari , Najaf Mazari, Robert Hillman & others
Beautifully captured and penned by award-winning biographer Robert Hillman, this is a compelling story of an exceptional yet 'ordinary' man whose generous spirit, natural leadership and desire for peace transcends enormo ... |
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An ABC Journalist's Journey From Death By Cardiac Arrest to Complete Recovery
Author: Jeff Waters
One ordinary weekday evening, Jeff Waters had just gone to bed in his Melbourne home when pain began in his left arm and chest. He mentioned it casually to his wife, a GP, but dismissed her evident alarm - after all, he ... |
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Author: Peter Robb
In Lives , an extraordinary writer encounters some remarkable people - and evokes their inner lives. Peter Robb has an uncanny ability to get into the skin of other people: to show them in a new light, to home on what ma ... |
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Author: Tom Cole
In this remarkable autobiographical accountâ Tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and dramaâ he recounts his adventures as a drover and stationhand in the ... |
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Author: Adam Shand
Barwon Prison's maximum security unit, 19 April 2010: Carl Williams is beaten to death with the stem of an exercise bike by a fellow inmate, while guards sit in the next room. And so, the last moments of this convicted c ... |
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Modern Failings of Football's Finest
Author: Matthew Webber
Crossing all four winter codes, The Bad Boys of Footy shines a critical light on the tales of a host of contemporary footballing miscreants - those who've tripped up, boozed, lied, cheated, whacked, thumped, kicked, scra ... |
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Author: John Richard Bryant
We invented it. We love it. The ute is a national icon alongside the pie and sauce. It is the very symbol of our resourceful ingenuity. No matter what you drive, this collection of 80 ute yarns will charm you with its la ... |
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