Law, Love and Life
Author: Daryl Dellora
For most of his life, Michael Kirby has been a man on a tightrope. A person of strong views working in a world governed by objectivity, he has had to balance the potent, sometimes contradictory impulses of passion and du ... |
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The Life and Times of a Surfing Legend
Author: Gary Elkerton
In the world of pro-surfing, personalities don't come any bigger than Gary 'Kong' Elkerton. Born in Ballina and brought up on a prawn trawler, Gary took to surfing when school, discipline and other conventions failed him ... |
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Author: Rod Stewart
This is the long-awaited autobiography of one of rock's true megastars. Rod Stewart (aka Rod The Mod and to a very select few, Dad) was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. He was never, as s ... |
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Life, Larrikins and Cricket
Author: Ian Chappell
This wonderful collection of stories showcases all the characters and events from the extraordinary life of an Aussie sporting immortal. Ian Chappell has plenty of strings to his bow - legendary captain of the Australian ... |
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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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Life on the Long Paddock
Author: Peter Moore & Shirley Moore
Peter Moore left the city behind in 1952 to become part of a dying breed - a long distance drover. In My Droving Days we follow his progress through the 1950s as he rubs shoulders with the larger-than-life characters - a ... |
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Author: Robert Drewe
Montebello continues where Robert Drewe's much-loved memoir The Shark Net left off, taking us into his mature years. In the aftermath of events, both man-made and natural, that have left a permanent mark on the landscape ... |
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Author: Alice Pung
At twenty-something, Alice is eager for the milestones of adulthood: leaving home, choosing a career, finding friendship and love on her own terms. But with each step she takes she feels the sharp tug of invisible thread ... |
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Dumbing Down Democracy
Author: Lindsay Tanner
'After spending much of my life dedicated to the serious craft of politics, I have to admit that I am distressed by what it is becoming. Under siege from commercial pressures and technological innovation, the media are r ... |
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The Shocking True Story of an Innocent Man on Death Row
Author: Damien Echols
In 1993 three teenagers, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelley Jr, were arrested and charged with the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The ensuing trial was rife with inconsiste ... |
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Lessons Learnt from Life
Author: Brett Kirk & Hayley Smithers-Kirk
There have been times throughout my life that have challenged who I am and I have not always held my head high and said: this is me. In September 2010 Brett Kirk walked off the MCG, having played his final game of AFL fo ... |
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Adventures in the Queer East
Author: Benjamin Law
Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. But as the child of migrants, he's also curious about ... |
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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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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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Tall Tales and True from Boyhood and Beyond
Author: Bill Marsh
For me, Beckom was one vast playground. From the plover-infested homestead to its dam crawling with yabbies; along the meandering mysteries of the Mirrool Creek; up to the forgotten pine forest; over to the dusty silos o ... |
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Author: Peter Troy
Peter Troy's travels are the stuff of surf legend. An original and influential figure in the early days at Bells Beach, Troy left Australia in 1963 and roamed the planet with surfboard under arm, from Europe to Hawaii, S ... |
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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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Author: Ita Buttrose
Known and loved by Australians as the editor of The Australian Women's Weekly throughout the second half of the seventies, Ita Buttrose has also made lasting contributions to many other aspects of our lives and culture. ... |
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Author: Bill Marsh
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped build our nation. The Flying Doctors, and the remote stations and com ... |
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In My Own Words
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Author: Adam McNicol & Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola was 17 years old when he was drafted by the Carlton Football Club. Less than a year later, he played his first senior game in front of more than 50,000 people. Despite the Blues' slide down the ladder and ... |
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