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Beijing Bound, A Foreigner Discovers China by Glen Loveland

Beijing Bound, A Foreigner Discovers China

by Glen Loveland

Travel

Discover China like never before in Glen Loveland's "Beijing Bound" -a riveting memoir/travelogue that captures the essence of a dynamic and evolving city. In 2007, Loveland, an American hired by an Australian firm, steps off the plane in B...

The Chant from Monte Bello by A.R. (Tas) Browning

The Chant from Monte Bello

by A.R. (Tas) Browning

Australian History

examines the naval role, particularly that of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), during the British Atomic tests conducted in the Monte Bello Islands in the 1950s.

Tales from an Ancient Marathoner by Greg Wilson

Tales from an Ancient Marathoner

by Greg Wilson

Memoir

From a deprived childhood within a family history of mental illness, suicide and addictions, Greg Wilson has attained unexpected heights as an ultramarathoner.
Joining the Australian Army at seventeen was the catalyst for an athletics care...

Voices of Australian Veterans by Brian Robertson

Voices of Australian Veterans

by Brian Robertson

Australian History

Eighteen veterans inhabit these pages. Each voice their story directly to the reader without intervention. One describes having breast milk squirted in his face, another tells of having his hands held behind his back as a knife put to his t...

BALI Ashes to Ashes by Kerry B. Collison

BALI Ashes to Ashes

by Kerry B. Collison

Asian Fiction

With the arrival of the Twentieth Century, Holland had control over all but the south of Bali, where rajas continued to resist foreign rule. The Dutch believed they could remove the last obstacle in the south with just one more major push.

Bush Tragedies by Bill Poulos

Bush Tragedies

by Bill Poulos

True Crime

Former journalist Bill Poulos delves deep into Australia's turbulent and lawless past with this collection of stories recalling crimes, murders and tragedies that once made headlines around the nation.

The O'Connor Protocol by Frank Burkett

The O'Connor Protocol

by Frank Burkett

Crime
Thriller

The year is 1990, and for twenty-something Tom O'Connor, life is good. Descended from a family of Queensland pioneers, he runs a newspaper at Airlie Beach.

An Unlikely Diplomat by George J. Knox

An Unlikely Diplomat

by George J. Knox

Memoir

This is a true-life story told by a man who believes that despite his start in life he succeeded in reaching the almost impossible goals he set for himself.

Kokoda Mist by Kenneth N. Price

Kokoda Mist

by Kenneth N. Price

Historical Fiction

Join Australian soldiers, Stan and Billy, in their stubborn resistance against an overwhelming World War II Japanese force in Papua New Guinea as the Australians fight a tactical withdrawal along the Kokoda Track.

Genocide Under the Red Sun by Roostam Sadri

Genocide Under the Red Sun

by Roostam Sadri

Historical
Memoir

This book has been written about the struggles for survival of three generations of an extended Tatar family who lived through the most turbulent periods of Russian, as well as Chinese, history. It also contains the first chapter explaining...

Never Fear the Spills by David Wilson

Never Fear the Spills

by David Wilson

Memoir

In 1973, facing prosecution for dangerous driving following a high-speed motorcycle collision, a young civil engineer accepted a short-term job offer in Singapore. That twist of fate catapulted him into a global oil and gas industry fuelled...

Sad Joys on Deployment by Greg Bruce

Sad Joys on Deployment

by Greg Bruce

Memoir

A Surgeon journeys into the confronting world of military surgery in war zones distressed by civil war, humanitarian disasters and battlefield conflict.

The Apocrypha by Bryan Keon-Cohen

The Apocrypha

by Bryan Keon-Cohen

Young boys and girls are sexually abused by Father O'Halloran at a parish church choir in Melbourne. A secret self-help society, The Apocrypha, is organised by victims Ashley and Keith at their school.

The Severed Cord by Stephen Twartz

The Severed Cord

by Stephen Twartz

Australian Fiction

As the world turns to war in 1914, three brothers and an aboriginal stockman have a decision to make - join the conflict or remain within their rural idyll.

Life with a Psychopath by Francesca Di Pietro

Life with a Psychopath

by Francesca Di Pietro

Thriller

When Carmella meets the charming Shaun, she thinks she's hit the jackpot. Recovering from a rocky first date, the relationship develops into a promising connection, but then degenerates, in stages, into a manipulative and abusive disaster. ...

My Gay Husband by Leanne Azzopardi

My Gay Husband

by Leanne Azzopardi

Memoir

In January 2016, Christina's life is turned upside down when a mysterious white envelope is placed inside her hand by Julian, her husband of twenty-one years.

The Silk Road Wars by Frank Spencer

The Silk Road Wars

by Frank Spencer

Historical Fiction

The Silk Roads created a vast trading empire which made China the wealthiest of nations. This also made China the prize other nations strived to plunder.

Walk Back in Time by Judith Flitcroft

Walk Back in Time

by Judith Flitcroft

Historical Fiction

“Shafts of memory like light from thunderclouds before a storm swept over them. There had been another time and another place when they had walked this path together.”

Foul Luck and Outrageous Fortune by Rick Hore-Lacy

Foul Luck and Outrageous Fortune

by Rick Hore-Lacy

Memoir

Rick Hore-Lacy, law-student-turned-horse-trainer who became an Aussie legend in the sport of horse racing. The outspoken larrikin caused a furor in the Elite horse racing industry by breaking conventions with his vociferous opinions and infamous a...

Rockefeller and the Demise of Ibu Pertiwi by Kerry B. Collison

Rockefeller and the Demise of Ibu Pertiwi

by Kerry B. Collison

Historical Fiction

In 1961, and one month following the disappearance of Michael C. Rockefeller off the southern coast of what was then known as Dutch Western New Guinea, Indonesia invaded and annexed the territory and commenced the systematic slaughter of indigenou...

Bloke Raising Boys by Russell Miles

Bloke Raising Boys

by Russell Miles

Relationships

David's two teenage sons won't do their homework and don't like the bolognaise sauce he has cooked, his bicycle tyre is flat, the current subject of romantic interest hasn't phoned back and a school pullover has been lost.

Pills and Potions A Pharmacist's Life by Rod Hunt-Sharpe

Pills and Potions A Pharmacist's Life

by Rod Hunt-Sharpe

Australian Fiction

When the Border Control official at London's Heathrow airport asked Rod Hunt-Sharp what he did for a living he replied, ?I deal in drugs.' Which was true, but not in the way the official took it to mean. And not the wisest of replies in suc...

Woven Fragments by Stephen Twartz

Woven Fragments

by Stephen Twartz

Australian Fiction

A journey to the realm of displaced first nation people?
In this concluding chapter of The Veiled Thread Series, Harry has changed, the journey has been long. From a brief association with his grandfather just before he died, and a meeting...

Search for Elisa by Alison Trimper

Search for Elisa

by Alison Trimper

Crime Fiction
Thriller

Without warning, Elise was grabbed from behind, arms pinned to her side. She struggled, knocking over the coffee table. The wine glass shattered on the floor. Prawn salad and phone went flying.

Much Given by Mark Kelly

Much Given

by Mark Kelly

Memoir

Surely each of us asks ourselves in the depths of the night, "Who am I?" "How did I get here?" "What am I to do about it?" Whatever our answers, they are going to be grounded in our gender, ethnicity, culture and life experience.

The Two Wars of Jimmy D'Aubin by James D. Wilson

The Two Wars of Jimmy D'Aubin

by James D. Wilson

Historical Fiction

Butcher's boy Jimmy D'Aubin went willingly to war when duty called in 1916. Excited, thrilled to be part of a big adventure and determined to play his part in fighting the enemy.
Like so many of those fortunate to return, this son of a lov...

Life in Parallel by Sadiq Awal

Life in Parallel

by Sadiq Awal

Fiction

Professor Arif Ahmed steps warily into a seedy massage parlour in suburban Melbourne, uncertain what he will find beyond the beaded curtain.

We Had a Dream by Bernard Marin

We Had a Dream

by Bernard Marin

Historical
Politics

The 1960s was a decade of social and political upheaval that reshaped every facet of American culture, from civil rights, through feminism, to gay liberation and the anti-Vietnam War movement.

Damengin by Jenny Wellington

Damengin

by Jenny Wellington

Australian Fiction

Damengin is a country town in Queensland weighed down by the worst drought in living memory and its inhabitants are all desperately waiting
for government drought relief.

A Toast to Travel by Fraser Beath McEwing

A Toast to Travel

by Fraser Beath McEwing

Travel

Most travel writing flatters destinations and how to get there - but not this book. While Fraser Beath McEwing loves travel, he has a wicked eye for absurdities, stuff-ups and grim realities, all narrated by a supreme humorist.

How to Research and Honour Our Returned War Heroes by Ian D. Burrett JP

How to Research and Honour Our Returned War Heroes

by Ian D. Burrett JP

Australian History

Many war veterans and their families have endured years of debilitating physical and emotional problems, and as a result they and their families have arguably suffered as much or more that those who have died during all conflicts in which A...

Broken Lives by Kenneth N. Price

Broken Lives

by Kenneth N. Price

Historical Fiction
Australian Fiction

Go into the trenches with the Australian troops of the 9th Battalion. Follow the exploits of Lieutenant Peter Bowen and Sergeant Craig Williams during the major battles of 1917 and 1918.

Pissed Off by Michael Thornton

Pissed Off

by Michael Thornton

Satire

Australia has five million baby boomers. Seventy-one-year-old Michael Thornton is one of them. He is so pissed off about the state of things, he's listed 3,300 gripes.

The English Colonel's Wives by A.C. Smith

The English Colonel's Wives

by A.C. Smith

Historical Fiction

Nothing is as it seems among passengers on the New Zealand Star. Colonel Newton's impotency resides in another when portraying to enigmatic widow, Nancyng Jenkins, his role as emissary to a dying woman...

Where Life Falls by A.R. (Tas) Browning

Where Life Falls

by A.R. (Tas) Browning

Memoir

An engaging account of an Australian naval aviator's life, of lifelong friendships and dangers shared, and adventures on the high seas, in the skies, and in foreign ports.

Kiya's Journal by Julie Priebbenow

Kiya's Journal

by Julie Priebbenow

Young Adult Fiction

Excited for the start of school life, Kiya was eager to make new friends. Hopeful to belong, she strived to fit in and yet she found herself an outcast, which threw her into an unlikely friendship with another outcast: a boy named Dorian. ...

Trochus Against the Odds by Warren Hill

Trochus Against the Odds

by Warren Hill

Memoir

After being forced out of his previous livelihood, Warren Hill recovers a wrecked vessel considered to be near-unsalvageable, intending to transform it into a vessel tailor-made for collecting trochus shells off the Queensland coast.

Well, This is Growing Up by Megan Street

Well, This is Growing Up

by Megan Street

Self Help

WHY ME?!
Have you ever wondered that?
What if I was to tell you that all the crap stuff you go through, consider bad, sucky and downright shit is actually doing you good?!
Although you may not see it now, every negative has a positi...

When Tears Ran Dry by Vivian Waring

When Tears Ran Dry

by Vivian Waring

Australian Fiction

In the mid-sixties Therrie receives a letter from an unknown soldier serving overseas. Falling hopelessly in love, she is catapulted on a course of love and adventure, unprepared for heartache and pain long after the Vietnam War is over.

The Longest Journey by Amanda Stuart

The Longest Journey

by Amanda Stuart

Psychology

In The Longest Journey: finding the true self, Amanda Stuart describes how clients, men and women, addressed a range of difficulties, including anxiety and depression.

The Ventriloquist by Terry Gardiner

The Ventriloquist

by Terry Gardiner

Australian Fiction

Paul Arnold, CSIRO scientist, pays $1000 for sex with Rachel Doyle, a prostitute from Northern Ireland who has a technique no other prostitute can match. Rachel escapes from Derry to Brisbane after a client threatens an acid attack.

The Accidental Strike Team by Andrew Nelson

The Accidental Strike Team

by Andrew Nelson

Thriller

Joe Burnett was living the dream; retired young from the corporate world and volunteering with his local fire brigade.
It didn't last.

No Comfort on  Chilly Night by Noel Braun

No Comfort on Chilly Night

by Noel Braun

Australian Fiction

Felix Schmidt is backpacking on the Camino de Santiago when he meets the love of his life, the beautiful French Pascaline. He brings her back to Australia where he joins a new firm of management consultants.

Board Basics by Warren Tapp

Board Basics

by Warren Tapp

Non Fiction

This is a simple non-technical book about how a Board of Directors works and what they do. It is ideal for new Directors or University business of finance graduates or business executives

Last Train Home by Dennis O'Bryan

Last Train Home

by Dennis O'Bryan

Crime

What happened to young mum-to-be Krystal Fraser on 20 June 2009 after she checked herself out of hospital to go to a party rather than await the birth of her first child?

A Field Battery by David Gibson

A Field Battery

by David Gibson

Biographic

In late 1969 the 12th Field Regiment was warned to prepare for active service in South Vietnam in 1971-72. 'A' Field Battery replaced 102 Field Battery in the regiment and moved to Townsville in late 1969.

Beyond His Station by Phillip Rosewarne

Beyond His Station

by Phillip Rosewarne

Australian History
Fiction

After his parents die, John Summers grows up on his relatives' sheep grazing property situated in central western New South Wales. Although treated as an outcast by his adoptive family, John has a close relationship with his grandmother, wh...

Frigate Birds by Margaret Atkins

Frigate Birds

by Margaret Atkins

Memoir

A young New Zealand nursing student is lunching in her college café in 1974 when an unknown ?Black man with a halo of corkscrew curls' sits uninvited next to her. Within a year, she marries the stranger in a traditional Solomon Islands' cer...

Fragrant Harbour by R.R. Lycette

Fragrant Harbour

by R.R. Lycette

Historical Fiction

Three young members of a Chinese commune risk all when they decide to flee the cultural revolution and make the treacherous swim to Hong Kong. For one, their desperate bid for prosperity and freedom comes to a tragic end.

Violence of Others by Rosemary Duncan

Violence of Others

by Rosemary Duncan

Australian Fiction

When a father returns from the war to his farm in remote NSW, he must struggle to restore a sense of ?home'.

Tuff Duck Earns His Name by Greg Booker

Tuff Duck Earns His Name

by Greg Booker

Children's Illustrated Fiction

The story of a brave surf lifesaving rescue boat and how he survived the spills and mishaps of his first day on the job and in doing so earned his name.

Azita and Me by Sarah Martin

Azita and Me

by Sarah Martin

Young Adult Fiction

Holly has been keeping a low profile at school to avoid situations where the class bully can make unkind comments about her single sex parents and exclude her.

My Way: Perspectives of a Riot by John Werchon

My Way: Perspectives of a Riot

by John Werchon

Memoir

The following book outlines, from lived experience, the true account of a riot situation in a prison facility. The opening pages describe ?business as usual' - the routines, procedures and protocols surrounding work in the prison arena - al...

Trust Me (You Can't Make This Up) by Scott Sturgess

Trust Me (You Can't Make This Up)

by Scott Sturgess

Memoir

The author's wide experience working in four Australian states, the United Kingdom, Vietnam and Central America has seen him encounter a variety of unusual events and accumulate a trove of funny stories, most of which are true.

Why Does My Dog Bark by Fraser Beath McEwing

Why Does My Dog Bark

by Fraser Beath McEwing

Psychology
Self Help

Journalist, novelist, music critic, pianist, sportsman - it has taken Fraser Beath McEwing the experience of a lifetime to answer this question: What is it that directs all living creatures to behave the way they do?

The Twins of Falconia by David Carter

The Twins of Falconia

by David Carter

Fantasy

Almost sixteen years: ago twin girls were born to the powerful witch Queen Katerina in the Castle of Falconia. One of the girls disappeared that day and the queen trusted she would never be heard of again.

It's a Matter of Trust by Mary Michaels

It's a Matter of Trust

by Mary Michaels

Thriller

Having married her childhood sweetheart, Princess Alia?s world begins to disintegrate. Her nine-year-old relationship with her husband, self-made engineering genius Alex Glandore is failing.

Benito's Gold by Bob Menzies

Benito's Gold

by Bob Menzies

Australian Fiction

This is the story of pirate treasure that people have been looking for in Australia for over 150 years.

Keep Pressing On, Brother by Noel Braun

Keep Pressing On, Brother

by Noel Braun

Memoir

Noel Braun commenced his working career as a country school teacher, then moved into a corporate career, which took him from Melbourne to Perth and Sydney. He has had a lifelong passion for writing and wrote the first words of his novels ov...

No Bed of Roses - Teo's Story by Helena Bryndzej Studdert

No Bed of Roses - Teo's Story

by Helena Bryndzej Studdert

Memoir

In no bed of roses, Teo speaks his story of being taken from his Polish village and forced into labour in Germany during World War II. He recalls the hardship, longing for home and perplexity of having his life turned upside down.

Bull Moon Memory by Susan Hutchinson

Bull Moon Memory

by Susan Hutchinson

Poetry

Susan Hutchinson wrote her first poem at age 10 and has been writing poems intermittently since. She is inspired by the challenge of different styles and variety of subject matter.

Everything in its Place by Beverley Buckley

Everything in its Place

by Beverley Buckley

New Age
Self Help

Beverley Buckley did not realise that information she accessed during a meditation session held on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Sydney early in the 1990's would transform her life and the lives of hundreds of others.

Cold Deep Waters by L. J. Hobson

Cold Deep Waters

by L. J. Hobson

Autobiography

Cold Deep Waters on the shores of Botany Bay Australia becomes the setting and sympathetic home for the secret Hanover line. A family cast adrift, torn between two vastly different worlds.

Kaha the Overweight Kunekune Pig by Bronwyn Holley

Kaha the Overweight Kunekune Pig

by Bronwyn Holley

Children's Illustrated Fiction

Kaha is overweight and doesn't have the energy to chase chooks, play catch or jump through hoops with his brothers and sisters. Will he achieve his goal of becoming healthy and happy?

Two Wishes by Tom Henderson

Two Wishes

by Tom Henderson

Children's Illustrated Fiction

Once upon a time there was a young frog who was dissatisfied with his lot in life. He yearned to fly around the world and do exciting things. Much to his surprise a good fairy drops by his pond and grants him his wish.

Beyond Life Without Purpose by Phillip Rosewarne

Beyond Life Without Purpose

by Phillip Rosewarne

Australian Fiction

He was the victim of an uncaring, heartless system that deprived him of everything. He wandered aimlessly around in a meaningless lifestyle with no desire for any form of caring or responsibility.

Anonasai by Jasmine Hind

Anonasai

by Jasmine Hind

Science Fiction
Fantasy

The Great Fire of London in 1666 was devastating for a young woman called Anonasai, and her brother, Constantine. They mysteriously become immortal, and from this time on, she is known as the wandering assassin, and Hunting Bird.

Rainbow Zebra by Bettina Brown

Rainbow Zebra

by Bettina Brown

Children's Illustrated Fiction

Mama Zebra looked down at her baby and was surprised to see that something was different.

Growing Wings by Phillip Rosewarne

Growing Wings

by Phillip Rosewarne

Australian Fiction

Jess was not meant to be, but her tenacity to overcome adversities moulded a personality determined to survive. In a twist of fate, Jess is forced to leave Sydney as a young teenager without a legal identity to make her home in a remote Kim...

Henry's Empire by Bob Bennett

Henry's Empire

by Bob Bennett

Historical Novel

Henry's Empire, an historical novel, is the story of the life and times of Ernest Henry, an English adventurer who, at the height of England's empire days, sought his fortune in Australia.

Your Heart and Mine by Sandee Banks

Your Heart and Mine

by Sandee Banks

Children's Illustrated Fiction

There are hearts throughout most of the book - some more hidden than others. The last line in the story is an invitation to find all the hearts (not just on the back page)....

From Technocrat to Leader by Donald Macrae Gordon

From Technocrat to Leader

by Donald Macrae Gordon

Business
Leadership

This book provides practical guidance to all people who are on the path to becoming leaders. The author focuses on the foundations of leadership - trust and care.

Alley Kid by Bronwin Dargaville

Alley Kid

by Bronwin Dargaville

Young Adult Fiction

At almost fifteen, Jess exists alone in a life which has known few luxuries.
A desperate attempt one night to free herself from her past is only the beginning of a new roller coaster ride of abuse and betrayal. She is thrust among stra...

Two Little Birds by Kate Grieve

Two Little Birds

by Kate Grieve

Children's Illustrated Fiction

This book was first written for the author's grandchildren. Kate watched Australian noisy miner birds build a nest in her garden and began taking photographs of the nest being built, the baby birds in the nest, how other birds from the floc...

Moonlight Predator by Graham Sharpe

Moonlight Predator

by Graham Sharpe

Thriller

The Kenyan bush is breathtakingly beautiful but potentially deadly without the honed skills of a highly trained marksman and experienced "white hunter".

Clones and Captains,  Book Two Beyond the Silence by Dave Crawford

Clones and Captains, Book Two Beyond the Silence

by Dave Crawford

Science Fiction

The old Chinese curse - may you live in interesting times - certainly applies to the space traveller Zan Kovac. The Aclasers, Earth's ruling elite, faced with revolts had genetically engineered a warrior species, the Krarls, to terrorise th...

Sandgroper's Penfriend by James Voûte

Sandgroper's Penfriend

by James Voûte

Children's Illustrated Fiction

From that moment, everything goes wrong when Squirrel and Sandgroper start their adventures along the beaches of the Indian Ocean.

Night Before Christmas at Australasia Zoo by Bronwyn Holley

Night Before Christmas at Australasia Zoo

by Bronwyn Holley

Children's Illustrated Fiction
Fiction

The animals at Australasia Zoo are trying their best to stay awake to meet Santa Claus and ask him lots of questions? but will they be able to stay awake long enough to get the answers they want?

Bubbles of the Flat Earth by Dave Crawford

Bubbles of the Flat Earth

by Dave Crawford

Fantasy

On a supposedly flat Earth most people live within two large bubbles, which are effectively worlds in their own right. Bubble Perfect encompasses a huge area that encloses everything from tropical forest to alpine pasture and the provincial...

Wouldn't be Dead for Quids by Bob Menzies

Wouldn't be Dead for Quids

by Bob Menzies

Australian Poetry and Prose

An irreverent look at surviving PTSD and depression, remembering a lost Australia and its values and a celebration of perseverance and optimism.


Nobody Chews an Oyster by S. Jessie Keyssecker

Nobody Chews an Oyster

by S. Jessie Keyssecker

Memoir

A funny and sensitive memoir about growing up on the semi-rural outskirts of Brisbane in the 1960s and 1970 and living and working in the Queensland Outback. From there to the opposite end of the spectrum and to urban Japan.

Cut Off by Col Foley

Cut Off

by Col Foley

Australian Fiction

How did a runt from an impoverished U.S. farm family come to be a sensitive, but highly-trained, killer?

The Aborigine and the Drover by John Lynch

The Aborigine and the Drover

by John Lynch

Historical Fiction

In the 1860's in the Colony of Victoria, Tabu an aborigine goes 'walkabout' after a violent tribal fight during which his brother is killed. He rescues the wife of a drover/farmer - Michael, who is an escaped Convict.

Billy Two by Gary Boyd

Billy Two

by Gary Boyd

Australian Fiction

The Australian outback is a vast emptiness most people never get the chance to visit. Many that do are overcome by the isolation, the incredible distances and for the most part its deafening silence. However, those lucky ones who live there love the

Real and Reel by Brian McFarlane

Real and Reel

by Brian McFarlane

Biographic
Memoir

A light-hearted, ironic account of a lifetime's addiction. It is one person's story, but it may strike familiar sparks among many others.

The Wheel: Saints and Sinners by Dave Crawford

The Wheel: Saints and Sinners

by Dave Crawford

Historical Fiction

In this fictional story, Jeff Greenstains, born in late-13th century England, tells the story of his life. He was born in the village of Lower Stint in the Pennine Hills, the son of Brother Stonefyus, a hermit monk, and Sister Ann, an exile...

Growing up in the 1930s by Richard Grimmond

Growing up in the 1930s

by Richard Grimmond

Memoir
Australian History

"They were desperate times but the Depression created a certain breed of people who economised, ?made-do', and ?got-by' without spending much money, eventually surviving those difficult times."

Justice for Constable Cook by Terry Richardson

Justice for Constable Cook

by Terry Richardson

Thriller

On a lonely, gravel road, Traffic Policeman James Cook is found dead. Along with his motorcycle, Cook is horrifically mutilated and crushed, then left to the elements beside the road.

A Gift of Friendship: A Small Brown Bear's Story by Anne Clark

A Gift of Friendship: A Small Brown Bear's Story

by Anne Clark

Children's Illustrated Fiction

This real-life journey started when a small brown toy bear was taken by the author as a keepsake for a loved one unable to accompanying her on the journey, another soft-toy-human bond in operation again.

A to Z An Anthology of Animal Poems by Cam Wyllie

A to Z An Anthology of Animal Poems

by Cam Wyllie

Children's Illustrated Fiction
Poetry

I was in London for work and my wife and children were back in Australia. I was missing them so much I started to write a poem about cooking as I cooked all the time for my kids and would turn it into a theme and a feast.

Shadows of Yesterday: A True Story by Chris Kirby Ryan

Shadows of Yesterday: A True Story

by Chris Kirby Ryan

Biographic

From the age of two, Georgina experienced the vilest abuse and cruelty, unimaginable for the average person. It seemed that everywhere she turned, every man who came into her life had just one purpose in mind.

One Dream, Four Countries by Sundram Sivamalai

One Dream, Four Countries

by Sundram Sivamalai

Memoir

There are many books about human struggles and achievements. This book offers the reader a captivating and inspirational account on how to build a live against diversity and many obstacles.

For Whom the River Runs by Wayne F.A. Pappin

For Whom the River Runs

by Wayne F.A. Pappin

Australian Fiction

For Whom the River Runs is a novel set in a small country town in 1954. It is a tragic tale of power and prejudice and the trials and tribulations of two boys whose innocence is tested by an environment jaundiced by the harsh realities of m...

Coona Girl by Valerie J. Griffiths

Coona Girl

by Valerie J. Griffiths

Memoir
Australian History

In Valerie's lifelong search for her identity, and her sense of belonging, she will discover not only her parentage, but also her family history. What she uncovers is a wealth of true ancestral stories of pioneering and determination.

Guess I'll Just Keep on Walking by Noel Braun

Guess I'll Just Keep on Walking

by Noel Braun

Spirituality

Since the suicide of Maris, his beloved wife of forty-two years, Noel Braun struggled to find himself. All his life assumptions were overturned and he lost his sense of identity. Endeavouring to find some anchorage, he embarked on a spiritu...

The Day Was Made for Walking by Noel Braun

The Day Was Made for Walking

by Noel Braun

Memoir

Noel Braun yearns to walk the Camino, the ancient pilgrimage route that leads across France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Since the suicide of Maris, his beloved wife of forty-two years, he has struggled to find himself.

Clouds and Sunshine by Ruth Pollock

Clouds and Sunshine

by Ruth Pollock

Australian Fiction

Rosie Franklin is an enthusiastic teacher and sports coach who, through her desire for adventure, cements a teenage school friendship into a loving relationship with Chas Anderson.

Bloody Moon by Ian Cordiner

Bloody Moon

by Ian Cordiner

Thriller

Dieter Paesano exploits the greed of small business "entrepreneurs" operating on the fringes of the gold industry in Africa. They are attracted by any proposition, risky or not, which leverages their investment stake.

Picture a Dry Riverbed by Geoff Hazel

Picture a Dry Riverbed

by Geoff Hazel

Memoir

The time: 1999. The location: The mountainous district of Ermera, East Timor. The Participants: Locals from the various Timorese factions; Indonesian Police and Military; International Electoral Observers; United Nations personnel, paid...

The Convict and the Soldier by John Lynch

The Convict and the Soldier

by John Lynch

Historical Fiction
Historical Novel

The story is set in the 1850s and begins in County Clare, Ireland. A young Irishman Michael Keogh, a shipwright, returns home to assist Edmund, father in his small farm. Simultaneously, a wealthy British Army Officer, John Hall, arrives at a posti...

Muesli by Jack French

Muesli

by Jack French

Australian Fiction

I've got your release papers on my desk.' The superintendent had cheerfully stated.
'I think there has been some sort of mistake,' said Sorrowful, confused. 'I have at least ten years to go.'

Operation Snakebite by Darryl Bishop

Operation Snakebite

by Darryl Bishop

Fiction

National serviceman, Tom Duncan, was a changed man when he returned from the Vietnam conflict. His pompous father, a successful New England fine wool producer, stating that he'd not have the family's good name tarnished any more, banishes h...

The Kissing House by Michael Pert

The Kissing House

by Michael Pert

Thriller

2001. East Timor remains a dangerous place. Memories of pro‑Indonesian savagery linger, a resurgent militia threatens, and a secret war rages between Indonesia and Australia.

Australia's Water Markets by Manabu Kondo

Australia's Water Markets

by Manabu Kondo

Educational

An evaluation of Australia's water market as a new global standard for managing water resources.

Letters from Aceh by Children of Aceh

Letters from Aceh

by Children of Aceh

Biographic
Historical

A collection of letters and photographs exchanged between students from the tsunami devastated Aceh province, and children from international destinations.
The foreword has been written by the Indonesian President, Dr Susilo Bambang Yu...

Looking Back at a Stranger Book 3 by Phillip Rosewarne

Looking Back at a Stranger Book 3

by Phillip Rosewarne

Australian Fiction

In his twilight years, John Summers reflects on his significant collection of assets, mostly centred on his extensive grazing enterprises in New South Wales. But his wealth is the product of a vile theft as a young man, which he has not div...

Memoirs of a Jersey Girl by Elizabeth Kempster

Memoirs of a Jersey Girl

by Elizabeth Kempster

Memoir

From growing up in the Channel Islands post World War II, to running sheep and cattle stations in Australia, Memoirs of a Jersey Girl is the story of a life filled with adventure, achievement, and at times, tragedy.

Short Eternities by James Martin

Short Eternities

by James Martin

Poetry

Short Eternities is not one poetry collection, but eight — a sequence that sums up the calculated insight and undying optimism of poet James Martin.

The Threads of Time by Dave Crawford

The Threads of Time

by Dave Crawford

Science Fiction

Experience the collision of two very different worlds. The first, as seen through the eyes of Rod, a fighter pilot and Hydie, a teenage girl, is one of titanic spaceships, hibernation, time travel, super computers and eerie outcomes from rampant g...