A Memoir
Author: Anh Do
Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent ... |
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One Man, 20 Million Steps
Author: Pat Farmer
In a feat that ranks with the brave and inspiring deeds of Scott of the Antarctic, Sir Edmund Hillary and Jessica Watson, famed Australian ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer did what no human has ever done: run from the Nor ... |
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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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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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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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Having a Blast in Catania
Author: Shamus Sillar
This is the story of an Aussie couple who sought a Mediterranean sea change only to find themselves in the sprawling Sicilian city of Catania - the 'anti-Tuscany' of Italy. There, any romantic visions they'd had of resto ... |
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A Memoir
Author: Margaret Overton
During the four years of physician Margaret Overton's acrimonious divorce, she dated widely and sometimes indiscriminately, determined to find her soulmate and live happily ever after. But then she discovered she had a b ... |
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The Story of a Girl Who Loved Rock Stars
Author: Nikki Mcwatters
I looked down at this man who adorned the bedroom walls of girls all over the world. His eyes were spinning, his makeup was melting and he had the goofiest grin on his handsome face. This was what the Vulture Club was ab ... |
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The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942
Author: Peter Grose
The bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 is the battle Australia tries to forget. Although there was much to be proud of that day - courage, mateship, determination and improvisation - the dark side of the story lingers ... |
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Author: Marieke Hardy
From stalking and eventually meeting her Young Talent Time idol when she was twelve, to dalliances with streetwalkers, to a mildly perverse obsession with Bob Ellis, there is nothing Marieke Hardy won't write about. Voye ... |
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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: Jon Ronson
What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness. Along the way, Jon meets psychopaths, those whose l ... |
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Author: Jillian Schedneck
When Jillian Schedneck takes up a post teaching English to a classroom of UAE students in Abu Dhabi, she is young, idealistic, in love, and ready to take on the world. After an initial period of culture shock, she grows ... |
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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: Anita Heiss
I'm Aboriginal. I'm just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and pa ... |
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Author: Nelly Thomas
Growing up in post-feminist Australia, Nelly Thomas, one of Australia's most gifted and natural comedians, was told she could 'have it all'. She's giving it a crack u but she still isn't quite sure what 'it' is. What do ... |
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Author: Alice Greenup
'A girlfriend should know her place, Alice. First comes the mates, then the ute, then his hat, dogs, horses and last of all the girlfriend. Get that right and you might just stick around. Try to jump the queue and you're ... |
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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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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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