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Lonely for My Land

Memoir

As one of the earliest properties pioneered north of the twenty-sixth parallel in the Roebourne District of the Pilbara, Karratha Station harbours a fascinating history.

Tish Lees

Real and Reel

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.

Brian McFarlane

An Introduction to Bernard Lonergan

Biographic

This book aims to help form a basis for inquiry into Lonergan’s achievement in his new approach to the great philosophical questions...

Peter Beer

A Woman's War

Historical

Rosie is not alone in her growing apprehension towards Australiaís involvement in a war.

Jaqueline and John Dinan

ADHD to the Power of Three

Biographic

Medical

A mother’s story of raising triplets
Carolyn Angelin wants a quiet life - a husband, couple of kids, a house in the ’burbs, and a dog.
Is that too much to ask?

Carolyn Angelin

No Way to Behave at a Funeral

Medical

Memoir

The abrupt ending of a life by suicide can be the most catastrophic of events for those left behind. Survivors experience intense pain and massive guilt.

Noel Braun

Demons At Dusk

Fact-based historical novel

Historical Novel

“… every Australian should read this book. Demons at Dusk is an extremely powerful account of one of the most tragic and remarkable chapters of Australia’s history …” Peter FitzSimons. Author,

Peter Stewart

The Shipping Broker

Biographic

Australian History

On a winter’s day in 1913, Sverre Berg left Norway to get experience in shipping offices in Glasgow and Nantes.

Derek Berg

O’Malley MHR

Australian History

He well and truly does. Colour went with King O’Malley. He breezes into the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition of 1888 to have international pressmen rocking with laughter as he tells his stories.

Larry Noye

Why Have Babies

General

Philosophy

Being a parent is a lifetime event and there are few guarantees. Nobody can foretell the future. We can only do our best and try to be optimistic about the outcome.

Helen Davis

Goodbye Crackernight

General

One night a year, the infinite normality of the suburbs is shot with utter magic.

Justin Sheedy

Dream Raider

Johnny Marsh is different. For John the mysterious and unknown is not something to be afraid of. When he was a child he wasnít afraid of the monster under the bed; he would go looking for it.

KC Webb

Pemberley Through the Ages -- A Grand Reinvention of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Romance

British & Australian Fiction

In the 1400s, the Duke of York rewarded his steward, George Darcy, with a parcel of land in Derbyshire. This parcel of land came to be known as ‘Pemberley’.

Norma Jean Moseley

A Life on the Road An Autobiography

Biographic

John Casey has lived an unconventional life. While other people go to school for their education, John skipped right over that part and ran headlong into his future, getting his education the hard way.

John Casey

My Word

Creative Non-Fiction

Some of the best My Word newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language.

Laurie Barber

Benito’s Bangle

Fact-based Fiction

Men commit terrible crimes in war. When four Allied soldiers, drawn together in conflict against German General Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps, are captured in the Western Desert during World War II, their experience changes them forever.

Alan Duncan

The Wings of Leo Spencer

Fantasy

Fourteen year old Leo has found the most amazing present for his mum’s birthday. Unfortunately, someone has decided that he will not live to see it ...

Jerome Parisse

Left of Tomorrow – A Journey of Stroke Recovery

It comes as a great shock, when suddenly from one minute  to  the next,
we are who we are, and then we are not...
‘What? You had a stroke? Well, it could not have been very serious,’

Wendy J. Lyons

The Wong Way to Marry

Biographic

General

The 70s – an era when V8s ruled, motorbikes were naked, hair was long, Led Zeppelin and the Eagles soared the airwaves …

C A Poulter

Gems of a Generation

Biographic

The beading girls provides an exciting snapshot of the baby boomer era, historically important because of the introduction of the contraceptive pill.

Sue Trethowan-Jones

Before I Forget

Biographic

Australian History

Allan Stanton’s dreams of becoming a professional golfer were cut short in June 1967 when he was called up for National Service in the Australian Army

Allan Stanton

Scorpio’s Lot

Thriller

Following the murder of a young, well-liked man in the small, peaceful community of Pedley, Tom Harrison’s world is plunged into turmoil. Determined to protect his niece Brigit from Scorpio, a notorious drug syndicate.

Ray Smithies

Tojo's Fate

Australian History

Historical

During WW2 many Australian operatives inserted behind Japanese lines by submarine, parachute or boat fell into the hands of the enemy who were waiting for them as they landed.

Cyrus McFarlane

Escape from Oppression

Biographic

Escape from Oppression is a true story, set against the backdrop of Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.

Miriam Aviva Micheel

Three Small Suspects

Biographic

Memoir

No concrete evidence was ever found as to who lit the match but I overheard Dad tell Mum, “I’ve got it narrowed down to three small suspects.”

Nicholas James Horgan

Behind the Rock

Memoir

Australian History

Teen Time, Bandstand, Dig Richards, Johnny O’Keefe, Sing, Sing, Sing, Col Joye & The Joy Boys, The Delltones, Sydney Stadium, Saigon…

Jon Hayton and Leon Isackson

DemiChat and the Kent Street Mystery

Children's

For middle primary school readers
London detectives DemiChat and Lord Flannery Beagle discover that a scientist has gone missing!  He has left behind a trail of purple powder which makes Flannery sneeze his way across France into Italy.

Toni Brisland

Key Clicks and High Tension

Historical Fiction

Tom Adams was fascinated with telegraphy from an early age and was invited to witness the transmission of the first shore to ship message in the Southern Hemisphere.

Barry Abley

The Adventures of the Super Bubbleloos -The Bubble Orb and Splat the Dragon

Children's

The book ‘The Adventures of the Super Bubbleloos-The Bubble Orb and Splat the Dragon’, is the first in my Super Bubbleloos book series.

Janey Howe

Some Kind of Justice

Historical Fiction

For the poor in 18th century England, life was difficult and oftentimes brief, with pain and death a constant presence.

John Newman

The Dictates of Destiny

Memoir

The Dictates of Destiny is an intriguing story concerning a most unusual and complex man.View the movie trailer at http://www.dictatesofdestiny.com/

Royce Hall

Fragments from a Forgettory

Memoir

Religion

A tour de force of a memoir in an unmistakable Australian voice. Often humorous and with a heart for the underdog, this is also a kind of love story. Nick Greiner former Premier: "A highly personal, insightful reflection on a life of public service

Doug Buckley

Australia 2050

Educational

An examination of Australia's condition, outlook and option's for the first half of the 21st century.

Gregory R. Copley

You Blokes from the City?

Biographic

James Nott was born into a farming family in the Central West of NSW. His early schooling took place in Dubbo, followed by boarding school in Sydney.

James Nott

Slick Sisters Motorcycle Club

Action

Fiction

During the year of Our Lord, 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued a Papal Bull declaring ‘that members of both sexes do not avoid to have sexual intercourse with evil angels, incubi and succubi …’

Michael Joseph Stanton

Dragon of the Second Moon

Sci Fi

Finding himself resuscitated on a fertile world, exiled through the chasms of space, is only the first of many overwhelming surprises for Alex Hall.

Christian Tamblyn

Now Tell Me This

Thriller

Des Simpson wants to be a professional piano player, but in 1938 opportunities are rare, so when he gets the chance to play in a dance band he takes it.

Penny Becchio

Shallow Water

Thriller

Crime

A lifeless body by the side of the road in Notting Hill …
A gorgeous but high maintenance wife self-destructing because she’s been denied access to the family fortune … Another death – this time in the shallows of the stunning Great Barrier R

Stuart Black

Bil and Tina Bullying Is Lame

Educational

Educational

7 Steps To Avoid Bullying
In our early school years we are bombarded with many new educational tasks.

Michael L. Bush

Galaxy Trotters

Children's

Sci Fi

‘Hey! What is that thing?!’ asked Nikki with a gasp, for right there inside their galaxy hopper, an enormous hole had opened.

Marie Lukic

A Pogo's Perspective

Biographic

Memoir

The term Pogo was a label given to every soldier in Vietnam whose role it was to support the troops involved in combat duties, supposedly a safe vocation. Examples would be Orderly Room, Q-Store, Cooks, Ordnance, Medical and Dental Staff, et cetera.

Greg Smith

Inside the Ropes

Biographic

Medical

Humour outweighs dignity in this autobiography by a leading Australian surgeon, foundation Professor of Surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and past President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Professor G Douglas Tracy AO

Seventh Time Lucky

Memoir

A man stepped out from behind a rock. He looked decidedly friendly and identified himself without having to say a word – the Partisans’ red star on his cap said it all. “Jesus Christ!” I blurted out. “We’ve made it

Harry Giesen

Thylacine Man

Fiction

Australian Fiction

A brilliant, fast action novel from the prolific pen of freelance author N.G.Tuckey, which explores the hidden world of the elusive Tasmanian tiger, presumed extinct since 1936.

Noel Tuckey

Solly’s Way

Australian Fiction

Fact-based Fiction

It is the 1890’s and the prosperous years are one. Drought and depression are biting hard across the outback. The falling price of wool triggers violent confrontation between the pastoralists and the shearers’ union.

Ron Thomas

Prophecy of the Pendulum

Magic

Prophecy of the pendulum provides an opportunity for every person to become their own psychic! Board Game

Susan Taylor

Sharing Rice

Biographic

The garden of Phath Kantannam and her husband, Mai Khong, is a slice of Eden in the hardscrabble hills that crowd the Ou River in northern Laos. Young trees do not yet bear fruit, but chili, eggplant, banana, and pineapple earn a modest income.

Bob Hill

Speaking With Dogs

Educational

JB Garry, a successful breeder of Dobermans, has also worked as a dog trainer, providing his services to the police and the military. He has trained hundreds of dogs with great success – admirers say he ‘speaks with dogs’.

JB Garry

Fun, Fast and Fabulous Food

Cookbook

Alison Taafe’s inspirational cookbook takes all the pressure out of home entertaining for the most inexperienced of cooks.

Alison Taafe

Your Sustainable Garden

General

An invaluable and practical guide to those many home owners and keen gardeners as they struggle to cope with the challenge of continuing water restrictions in finding ways to maintain viable gardens.

Robin Johnson

Blow the Wind Southerly

General

Blow the Wind Southerly is a story of adventure and intrigue set against the background of World War 1 and a mother’s attempt to see her daughter disinherited in favour of her son.

Vincent Smith

Boggo Road Prison Riots to Ruin

Australian History

Biographic

Still standing and proud to have served. End of an Era in Penal Servitude and Punishment.

Stephen M. Cage

River Dance

Fiction

What had driven teenage grape-picker Sasha Cantrelle to commit suicide? Or was it murder?
Only six days remain before B&S Ball revellers and grape-pickers depart the outback river town of Kickabutt.

June Cookson

Gommera Woman

Australian Fiction

Gommera Woman is the exhilarating story of a colonial family pastoral empire and two brothers who seek to control it. Richard and Robert Barsden coolly and shockingly murder Aborigines in an attempt to drive them from their land.

Grant Rodwell

From the Land Beyond the Forest

Memoir

John Irtel was born in Transylvania, a land rich in traditions and populated by resilient people. Somewhat naively, John absconds in 1947 to escape the ravages of change in postwar Eastern Europe.

John Irtel

Such a Full Sea

Educational

The book looks at the transformation of a zone on which Australia is already disproportionately dependent for its wealth, and for its future opportunity.

Gregory R. Copley

Gouda Town Mice Chronicles Book 1 Tilly Nibbles, Lilly Squeak and Snowball the Bully

Children's

It’s Tilly’s first day at school and she’s come across a bully called Snowbell who wants to steal her lunch, but Tilly’s found a new friend called Lizzy.

Lainey Sheldon

The Brotherhood

Australian Fiction

Crime

A new job and a new life seem to have finally put him back on track after a tragedy devastated his family six months before, but soon after starting his new job he finds himself taking risks to investigate the strange events he has witnessed.

Steve Jovanoski

Pietro's Daughter

Fact-based historical novel

Escaping the crushing rural poverty of southern Italy, Pietro finds further challenges in his adopted country and experiences great personal hardship.

Trish Francese Hunt

Tea in the Library

General

Memoir

Fulfilling the dream of many a book-lover, Annette Freeman bravely stepped outside her mid-life comfort zone and opened a bookshop café in the heart of Sydney.

Annette Freeman

Unshackled

Fiction

It’s 1854 and John Leary has it made with Clarissa his expectant attractive wife and a growing building company.

Michael Beashel

The Sand Symbols

Sarah Gibson sat in her faded but comfortable old chair and looked fondly down at her 6 beautiful grandchildren seated on the ground in front of her.

Nola Turner-Jensen

Marketing With No Money

General

Educational

...how to get your business the attention it deserves" the book by Leah Squire owner of internet based travel company www.byokids.com.au ...your family travel gurus.

Leah Squire

Yesterday was Warm and Sunny

Thriller

Fiction

The disc of light was a thing of incredible beauty backgrounded by the blackness of space but what Ronnie Bleek was seeing and hearing just could not be, he knew.

Allan Skerman

Letters from 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 Yudhoyono.

The Hodgkiss Mysteries

Fiction

Crime

Hodgkiss is a cranky old sod. The continual sniping and point-scoring between him and his son-in-law, Detective Sergeant Donald Burke, drives his daughter Esme to distraction.

Peter Sinclair

Catch a Falling Star

Australian Fiction

When asked what it is about fame and celebrity that draws people so desperately to it, the record producer and songwriter Kim Fowley replied, "Inadequacy ... it's over-compensation for a crummy life, and you decide to have a fantasy life."

Peter Haywood

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Vol II

Fiction

Crime

The cranky old sod is still sniping at the conniving, manipulative members of Kanundda Council through his letters to the local paper, The Northern Star.

Peter Sinclair

The Hodgkiss Mysteries Volume III

Crime

Fiction

Hodgkiss is never wrong … or hardly ever. He was quite certain that the number thirteen was never used on houses in the streets of Kanundda.

Peter Sinclair

Recovery; Towards a New Future

Philosophy

Educational

“Ours is proving to be one of those decisive periods of history in which a fundamental transformation of the human prospect is taking place”.

Peter J. Dwyer

Legacy

Fiction

Political Thriller

Jade Green has done what she had previously thought impossible. The infamous madam has emerged from obscurity and dared to use her legendary videos to sway Toby Brown’s court case in his favour

Jeff Edwards

Journey Around My Family

Memoir

The story encompasses two journeys undertaken by the author. Firstly, the narrator travels in Tasmania by car shortly after the death of her husband.

Jan Gross

Capitalism

General

Self Help

It  has been previously noted that “so many people live lives of quiet desperation”. Stress occasioned by money troubles, such as caused by inflation and unemployment, is a major factor in such desperation.

Max Gregory

René the Spirit of the Rainbow

Children's

When Miley and Josh were scared of the thunderstorm, they were told the story of René, the Spirit of the Rainbow, and of her battle to save the world from a colourless existence.

Ivana May

Sighting of a Dolphin

Fiction

Fantasy

Matthew’s mother disappears one night, but leaves behind Fluke, a plastic dolphin, who becomes Matthew’s constant companion.

Rosslyn Thomas

The Red Witch

British & Australian Fiction

The Extraordinary Tale of Georgiana Lensdale. She was a woman in a man’s world, fighting for her own identity.

Sylvia Story

The Man In The Dress

General

The Man In The Dress is Leonardo from Vinci.

Francesca