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Archaeologists stumble upon an Egyptian hieroglyphic code that leads them around the world in a race to decipher many obscure clues, on their quest to find the lost secret of an ancient machine that could grant immortality.
"We've decided for our Moomba performance we should only do songs we know." "As the band's musical director I would like to say I agree with you completely."
Set in 1940s Melbourne our intermediary, Connie, a socially marginal and observant little girl, takes in events both every day and sensational without full understanding.
Dr Andrew Marshall returns to Melbourne's prestigious Prince Charles Hospital after three years in London.
Six women, all over fifty, have met each month for eight years to discuss books they've read. Now they've had enough of chick lit and fantasy and are writing their own book.
"We were never given a reason for being sent to the orphanage, but I suspect my father was in some sort of trouble. Our board and lodging was paid for. "
In the spring of 2008, an Australian woman arrives in Paris to fulfil a dream of discovery and to immerse herself in French history and culture.
Throughout her moving and epic tale set during the Second World War, first-time author, Irene Drummond, enthrals the reader with the adventures of the Land Army Girls.
Richard Sinclair is a successful consultant and a recognised authority in his field but he has a secret. He is trained in mixed martial arts and is deadly in his craft.
When Mark, a newly ordained young English Anglican priest feels called to work with one of the bush brotherhoods in the Australian outback he discovers that all of his recently acquired book learning is one thing...
Mavis uncovers a massive gold nugget while her husband Clarry sleeps off a hangover. Here is the potential for a better life, a brighter future.
Harry Wallace is asked by the Australian Intelligence Service to collect and deliver a small package during a business trip to Indonesia.
Philosophies of life and humanity, written by an Australian who has spent decades advising leaders on strategy in many capitals of the world.
I used to believe I was what some people would refer to as "normal" compared to others. My life was healthy, free and fun.
In 1979 Ruby O'Leary follows her dream, only to find herself on an island in the Pacific Ocean, about ten degrees south of the Equator.
In this sequel to the popular My Word, Laurie Barber highlights some of the common and not-so-common words used as we mangle our language. He also gives some fascinating stories about how words have evolved.
Susan Webster is a vibrant fifty-one-year-old, married for twenty-odd years to chauvinistic Nick. She has a family, a career and a lover
Mythology, environmental destruction, journeys in India, Europe and Australia, spirituality, especially the connection between the Great Goddess...
These are the reflections of an amiable old fellow as he contemplates life in its many aspects: ageing, personalities, housekeeping, fashions, entertainment, health, sex, finance, politics
They came in their tens of thousands and stayed to make Australia their own. What did they leave behind? What did they face?
Such is Pree’s motto in life. How different the sharp tongued Pree is to Katherine, a suburban housewife and mother.
Team spirit is the vital element that can turn a well‑trained crew into champions. The crews of the Henswytch Rowing Club know all about team spirit and how powerful it can be, but how far should they go?
Once it was quite an ordinary thing for human beings to see and hear the spirits of the place where they lived and to look to such spirits to provide food and shelter and all the materials for life as well as advice about how to live it.
“… 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,
For generations the Soh family have done whatever they felt necessary to expand their manufacturing business in Hong Kong. Harry Soh is the latest in a long line of obsessed businessmen with no respect for the law.
What happens when a wealthy Italian restaurateur charms a quiet-natured Scottish lass and they marry?
After the Great Split, a young Igloid named Grunt was banished forever from The Valley of Triplock. He had no memory of his past. Evil had overtaken his ancient lands and threatened the Five Valleys.
When body parts are found in the rough, is golf-mad Inspector Porthole up to the task of piecing together the departed souls and their perpetrators?
Ear nibbling is the greatest aid to climbing the mountain of love. It?s not how quickly you climb the mountain of love that?s important so keep believing and keep going even if the climb is tough.
Molly Rose?s tragic tale tracks the turbulent lives of Heather and her one true love, Tom ? a man born out of wedlock in rural Australia who fights against the odds of a bruising upbringing and the damaging effects of the Vietnam War.
When he receives a threatening message on his mobile phone, although it is a wrong number, he sets out to track down the caller in spite of his daughter, Esme’s, misgivings.
How do you feel when stressed? Muscles tense? Palms sweaty? Heart racing? Don’t worry - it’s all part of being human. All we Homo sapiens have such sensations. Why?
His hopes for fame and financial success as a lawyer shattered, Gordy Piper becomes disillusioned and depressed, believing the world has treated him unfairly.
When he is called up for jury duty the experience is not at all what Hodgkiss had expected.
Observant, imaginative, creative, aggressive … offensive, all terms that could be readily and fairly applied to Edgar Hodgkiss as he goes about the delicate business of assisting his son-in-law.
When he learns that Kanundda council is planning to hold an art exhibition, Hodgkiss immediately smells a scam in the making. And he is not wrong.
Some of the best My Word newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language.
At a young age, Gawain is left by his parents with a community of hippies who live on old Tom Slipper’s farm in the hills inland from the Gold Coast.
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.
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.
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.
The Eternal Search for God takes the reader on a guided tour of the belief systems practiced by the majority of mankind.
>Blurb- Hodgkiss is back. Hodgkiss is a suspicious old sod. When he hears of a dead body found in a locked room and the police have written it off as suicide, his suspicions are seriously aroused.
Hodgkiss is back. Hodgkiss returns — sharper and crankier than ever.
Since Marco Polo returned from China and recorded his epic adventures, the trials and tribulations of expats in Asia have made for colourful telling - and re-telling -the world over.
Frank Craig found himself on board ship sharing his meals at a table for eight with seven fellow passengers who are to influence his life and change his destiny.
And they lived happily ever after. That?s the dream ending we all expect from a committed relationship, but dreams can become nightmares, and relationships end.
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.
The beading girls provides an exciting snapshot of the baby boomer era, historically important because of the introduction of the contraceptive pill.
As the flames burned furiously, the body seemed to come alive. The fingers began to curl and turn white as the skin blistered and popped. Slowly the body began to sit up as the stomach muscles contracted in the heat.
Family law barrister Nic Yanopoulous wakes up one morning with foreboding.This morning his wife, Elizabeth, seduces him with bedroom antics unusual for her.
You've seen The Hunt for Red October and wondered if it was real. Now you'll know. Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet - a book about submarines, written by a submariner.
Englishman, Lieutenant Alex Fairchild, escapes from Japanese capture in Singapore and is found drifting by locals on tropical Southaven before returning home to England. Superbly written by
Having failed at his previous attempt to extract revenge against those implicated in his loss in the Family Court, a brilliant psychopath plots the destruction of his enemies.?
?Hey! What is that thing?!? asked Nikki with a gasp, for right there inside their galaxy hopper, an enormous hole had opened.
7 Steps To Avoid Bullying
In our early school years we are bombarded with many new educational tasks.
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.
When her friends become trapped in an ancient room supported by a 1500 year old rope, archaeologist Gillian Bright knows their time is limited. The rope could break at any moment, plummeting them to their deaths, and she is the only one with the ...
An examination of Australia's condition, outlook and option's for the first half of the 21st century.
In this memoir Peter Dwyer reflects on the events and decisions that have shaped his life, comparing them to the experiences of a new generation of young Australians.
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.
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.
Alison Taafe's inspirational cookbook takes all the pressure out of home entertaining for the most inexperienced of cooks.
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.
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.
The book looks at the transformation of a zone on which Australia is already disproportionately dependent for its wealth, and for its future opportunity.
The Indonesian Trilogy: 'Merdeka Square', "The Timor Man" and "Jakarta". Kerry B. Collison's best selling titles take us into a dangerous and corrupt world of high finance and global politics.
...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.