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Anything but Ordinary
by Cécile Dorward & Ron Davidson
The extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman. Born into a flamboyant family in 1911, the young Cécile married a middle-aged Professor of Philosophy, mixing with intellectual superstars of the day such as Russell, Moore, Huxley and Haldane. At fifty-eight she began touring the world solo in a campervan; becoming known as the ‘World’s oldest hippy’,…Read more »
Price $22.95
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Children's House of Belsen, The
by Hetty Verolme
Hetty’s family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands. Rounded up by the Nazis and then separated from their parents, Hetty and her brothers were sent to the Children’s House, within Belsen concentration camp. As one of the eldest, Hetty became the ‘Little Mother’, helping to care for not only her siblings, but the other children…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Into the Wadi
by Michèle Drouart
Whatever happens to me here, my understanding of it will be incomplete. Jokes, stories, events, decisions — like so many things in this part of the world — remain open-ended, intertwined like the encircled and encircling chambers of the thousand and one tales…
Into the Wadi is the compelling and intensely personal story of an Australian…Read more »
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Remember Me
by Liz Byrski
At eighteen Liz is separated from her first true love. Across the miles she dreams of the day he will return to marry her, but fate has other plans and love is lost. Thirty-seven years later, she picks up the telephone to hear a voice from the past that still has the power to stop her in her tracks. This is an extraordinary, true story of love lost…Read more »
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Rough with the Smooth
by B R Coffey
A collection of short stories, anecdotes and extracts from some of our best known writers. The selection includes a diverse range of stories about aspects of Australian men, from the rough to the smooth, the humorous to the profound. Among the writers included are Bruce Beresford, T A G Hungerford, A B Facey, Sally Morgan, Glyn Parry and Rampaging Roy…Read more »
Price $18.95
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The Children's House of Belsen ebook
by Hetty Verolme
Hetty’s family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands. Rounded up by the Nazis and then separated from their parents, Hetty and her brothers were sent to the Children’s House, within Belsen concentration camp. As one of the eldest, Hetty became the ‘Little Mother’, helping to care for not only her siblings, but the other…Read more »
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Wheatlands
by Dorothy Hewett & John Kinsella
The landscape, the people, the history, the myths and the experience of living in Australia’s wheatlands have been a dominant force in the writing of Dorothy Hewett and John Kinsella. In Wheatlands these two major writers come together to explore, in prose, poetry and photographs, the meaning of this place in their lives and in the Australian psyche.Read more »
Price $21.95
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Life's Been Good
by Glen McLaren
Today, few can comprehend what it was like to live through the trauma of the Great Depression as a child. Grinding poverty meant that many children had to work — they had no option, for there was no social security, and an extended childhood was an unaffordable luxury. Despite this, the Depression Generation did not become hard and bitter. Overall…Read more »
Price $21.95
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Water from the Moon
by Scott Bevan
The story of John Fawcett is one of triumph of determination in the face of impossible odds. As the Javanese say, like getting water from the moon. Near-death experiences are often the catalyst to re-examine and revitalise a life, but rarely are the results of such an experience so spectacular as in the case of John Fawcett.
Successful ceramicist…Read more »
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Whose Hand is This?
by Rosalie Leaney
A deeply moving account of one woman’s survival of and partial recovery from stroke. What makes this book so remarkable is that Rosalie’s story is presented side by side with that of her husband, Gordon. The enormous changes wrought to their relationship, their different experiences of the same event, their tenacity, love and commitment, make this a…Read more »
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Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist
Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
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