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This book recounts the adventures and observations of a British migrant, who in 1964, travelled to Australia with his family. In some ways, it is an adventure story, in others a biography of the Parker family.It begins in a mostly farming community in North Yorkshire and ends with the Royal Australian Navy and includes insights into ways of life in North Yorkshire, a Migrant Hostel, the Woomera Rocket Range in South Australia, University in NS...

In 2005, eight veterans of war, along with their partners, embarked on a life-altering emotional journey. Participating in the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Group Treatment Program, they boldly and bravely confronted years' of trauma and emotional distress. Throughout their treatment they formed an unprecedented bond of friendship and solidarity, a bond that has held strong for fifteen years.In Shadow...

The best pocketbook of new and emerging Australian writers, including: Andrew Nest Beau Windon CJ Quince Danielle Hughes Dominique Davidson Erin McWhinney James Karantonis Jamisyn Gleeson Jessica L Wilkinson Justine Stella Kate Welsh Laura Pettenuzzo Linda Kemp Mark Phillips Melanie Hutchinson Odette Des Forges Rebecca Howden Samuel Elliott Zack Pryor Zhiling Gao

In 1992, one woman packed up her life, headed to America and bought herself a little campervan.She hit the open road travelling 160, 000 miles across 48 states, discovering Bluegrass and Cajun music, attending festivals, honky-tonks and rodeos, dancing and romancing, camping in rather strange places.What started out as an exploration of America, its music, its people, scenery and geography, quickly became a journey of self-discovery. This is h...

A collection of poetry (book 2) that will take you down pathways lines with beauty, includes colour photographs by the poet.The paths we travel in our search for our true selves: we have all experienced those moments of crystal clarity, when everything made perfect sense andwe felt one with the universe. We seek to recapture this meaning and purpose in our life.I hope these poems will be guideposts along your way to help you reconnect to the s...

Lost and disillusioned, Sophia knows there has to be more to life than this. The discovery of a mystifying and deliriously beautiful rose garden, and its enigmatic and compassionate Gardener, changes Sophia's outlook on life.Helping to tend his roses throughout the seasons, Sophia is enticed into a fragrant and seductive world where all is not as it seems, and time has no meaning. Intrigued by the words of an ancient Persian poet, Sophia and t...

Enter the world of dance and follow Pamela on her travels as she dances in 21 countries across two decades.Find out what goes on behind the curtain as she faces a range of obstacles - from successes to stage fright, difficult directors and gruelling rehearsals, dancing for royalty, to homesickness, culture shock, heartache, lost love, dieting, injury and abuse.It's a story of self-discipline, determination and never giving up - all while getti...

A collection of poems by first time poet Steven Yellon.In a crowd of friends not foes but alone in my mind with savage thoughts repelled by my spirit and soul.My existence is complete in this world by my dreams and only my dreams, some of which achieve reality.The selection of these poems may illustrate to some the variances of one's life and mind but conditioned to display no expression.The symbolic stream created by nature or tears paves the...

A stunning fable about life and death and what it means to choose. Cherrie Adams lovingly pays tribute to her late son, accompanied by full colour illustrations by Lucinda Gregory.'I want to go down there. I want to be a human boy.' A long slender finger was pointing in the direction of a place far, far away. Beyond the clouds, through the darkness and into the light, where I knew that a small blue-green planet sat proudly in the infinite vast...

Swim in the tears of the poet and be transported to the secret places where beauty dwells, the raw emotion of grief, losing love and finding it again.Contemplate the vastness of the Universe, the mystery of life and death and know that these poems have been waiting for years to be written for you to enjoy.

This is Rachel Lea's experience of living with Lupus.I didn't have time to be a moody, sullen or ungrateful teenager. I had skipped that station. I was fast-tracked to a place where havingperspective and wisdom were needed if I was to join this army of chemical warfare and be at peace with the uncontrollable changes that hadhappened to me ... I was lucky because for the first time since I had become unwell, I was able totake medication that wa...

Touch-to-know' capability has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. From searching for the nearest petrol station, or finding the best route to take for a meeting, you probably touch your smart phone before acting on your impulse. Yet this capability hasn't reached hospitals to assist clinicians perform critical tasks more easily. Tracking and tracing the thousands of medical items used for patient care is humanly impossible without touch-to...

How do you keep a healthy mind?In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, it's a question that's often neglected. We may diet or exercise to take care of our bodies, but little thought is given to good mental health.Mental health issues - things like depression, anxiety, etc. - are on the rise. A general malaise of constant tiredness, agitation, or even anger, is common.How do you feel? As you read this blurb, pause a moment and reflect o...

Jackson and Tess are trapped in a dangerous game. The only way out is tonavigate through the game levels.Escape from this foreign place is dependent on them conquering their fears- and the balance of nature being so crucial to their survival. They will needto combine human knowledge and develop game skills as they travel manylands and risk their lives battling unnatural predators in their desperatesearch for the Burnstones.Help will be offered...

Jackson and Tess are trapped in a dangerous game. The only way out is to navigate through the game levels.Escape from this foreign place is dependent on them conquering their fears - and the balance of nature being so crucial to their survival. They will need to combine human knowledge and develop game skills as they travel many lands and risk their lives battling unnatural predators in their desperate search for the Burnstones.Help will be of...

When home becomes your prison, how do you escape?What if you had ninety minutes and an old suitcase, what would you pack?What do we value, what is important to us, what do we need? On an idyllic summer day as children play in the sprinklers, their lives are about to change as they are taken from the familiarity of home on a journey to safety, to the unknown.As a family they will lose all they have to begin a new life, whilst facing new challen...

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… destined to become a classic and a sought-after book in charity shops, long after you have dipped in and out of the twenty-six chapters."… a literary criticAlways the flâneur, Martin takes us through his wanderings (and wonderings!) over four decades of world travel.An inveterate explorer of the world's tapas bars and cafes, and finding more of interest in a wine and a beach than a museum or cathedral, he shares the thoughts and writings tha...

Unlike Curly, Mackenzie was fully aware of her actions as she tapped in a second sentence.Several lines of mumbo jumbo made up of repeated letters, dots and dashes confronted her. But even more distracting were the hands spinning wildly out of control on the clock.The hourglass suddenly took flight. It lifted off the desk and floated through the air. Mackenzie watched in amazement when, as smoothly as a glider on water, it landed on top of the...

Unlike Curly, Mackenzie was fully aware of her actions as she tapped in a second sentence.Several lines of mumbo jumbo made up of repeated letters, dots and dashes confronted her. But even more distracting were the hands spinning wildly out of control on the clock.The hourglass suddenly took flight. It lifted off the desk and floated through the air. Mackenzie watched in amazement when, as smoothly as a glider on water, it landed on top of the...