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The Pitts in Paradise by Laraine Dillon
Following in the style of her first novel, The Easement, Laraine Dillon again presents a tale that the reader is compelled to absorb. Another great little page turner, The Pitts in Paradise captures the interest from the first page and concludes with a belt. ISBN 978-1876344887
A Lethal Occupation - but some people thrive on it by Dr Monty Morris
A collection of modern parables about the experiences of Revd Canon Dr Monty Morris and his wife Barbara during their happy and fulfilling service in Thailand, watching God in action around this Christian Island in a Buddhist Sea. Many of these stories were written soon after the events for Anglican and other newspapers around the world. Also included are documents which seem pertinent or of historical importance. During an interview with a TV team from Britain, Dr Colin Britton, a long-time resident of the city and great friend of the author described the role of Vicar of Bangkok as a ‘lethal occupation - but some people thrive on it’. ISBN 978-1876344863
Priska goes to the theatre - The Evolution of the Gospel of John by John Gladstone Steele
The origin of the gospels has long been a subject of scholarly research and speculation. This entertaining semi-fictional story by an award-winning historian blends old and new research into an innovative, yet very plausible, whole. The story is set in the cosmopolitan city of Ephesus, where the written gospel is thought to have evolved, and it features historical characters who lived and worked there. The author has been honoured with medals by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland and the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his publications. ISBN 978-1876344825
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Backbench - behind the headlines by Peter S Fisher
What could be more Australian than the title Member for Mallee, a position Peter Fisher held for over 20 years, 1972-1993. His previous two decades as a Mallee farmer had prepared him for long travel distances, but life as a federal politician required much more than travel. His happy marriage and close knit family were essential assets in such a long political career. Backbench - behind the headlines should be read by every aspiring politician and people who are interested in the running of this country. ISBN 978 18763447 64
Making tracks - A Launceston lad by Ron Brimble
A philosophical view of growing up in the 1920's living in Tasmania and Queensland. Autobiogrephy of a determined and successful life where everyday challenges were met and new horizons explored. Loneliness was often his only companion, especially in his long distance motorbike rides to new destinations, but he found good friends along the way.
Where the Spirit Leads The Biondi Story by Harry H Biondi
The Biondi family was well known and respected in Mt Isa, especially in the field of boxing, with Alex Biondi just missing selection as an Australian representative in the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. The author, Harry Biondi, was also a boxer and sportsman of note and his book describes life in the northwest of Australia as lived by a remarkable family. His account of the incredible journey of 95 children from Croker Island near Darwin to Otford south of Sydney at the height of the Japanese threat to Australia adds another chapter to the history of that conflict. ISBN 978 1 87634485 6
Starlight - An Australian army doctor in Vietnam by Tony White AM
The duties and life of a frontline Australian doctor in the Vietnam War. STARLIGHT was the radio call sign for army doctors and medics. Vivid recollections of author's 12 month tour of duty as a frontline doctor in difficult territory. Born in Australia, reared in Kenya, and educated in England and Australia, he graduated in medicine from Sydney University. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for his service in Vietnam. Back in civilian life, he practised as a dermatologist in Sydney with a special interest in remote area work, including the Pacific Islands, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He was made a member of The Order of Australia in 2009. Foreword by Major General W.B. Digger James AC MBE MC MBBS (Syd) ISBN 987 1 876344 689
Union Jack by Dale Lorna Jacobsen
From the coalfields of Wales to the fettlers\' camps in Queensland constructing the first rail tracks to Gympie and Maryborough, to the Ipswich Railway Workshops and service in World War I, the author\'s grandfather played a significant role in the Australian Railways Union in Brisbane 1925-1936. Premiers Theodore and McCormack and their involvement in political corruption and union bashing, and the tumultuous days of Statewide strikes are brought to life in this well reconstructed story of those days Fiction based on actual events. ISBN 9781876344801
A Surgical Life - dreaming things that never were by John Frawley AM
A powerfully written, autobiographical sequel to his successful first book about his formative years, Some Horses have Purple Legs, A Surgical Life tells of the professional career of a pioneering Australian kidney transplant surgeon, John Frawley AM ... and of miracles. His writing has the reader beside him in the operating theatre. ISBN 978-1876344788
The Pearls of Broome by Aji Ellies
A beautiful book about a beautiful jewel of the sea. Pearls and Broome are synonymous. TB Ellies commenced his pearling dynasty in Broome in 1888, and his great-great grandson carries on the family tradition in this exotic industry. The story of the TB Ellies family and the story of Broome are inextricably interwoven and told unforgetably in this visually stunning publication. Australiana at its best. Part of proceeds from sales dedicated to The National Trust of Queensland. ISBN 978 1876344733
Civil 60 by In their own words
Life Stories of the Final Year Undergraduates, Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, 1960. A 50 year retrospective of the careers of the graduates of the Class of '60. Written in their own words and compiled by Rob Harrap and John McRobert (Jock as he was dubbed during those formative years), this should be of interest to their immediate families, their associates and to educators, career guidance advisers and anyone interested in becoming a civil engineer ISBN 978 1 876344771
Magnificent Monarchs by Ron & Jan Sharples
A beautiful picture book of the Magnificent Monarch butterfly of North America and the story of their mysterious migrations from a home base in Mexico for the first generation to breed, lay eggs in the poisonous milkweed in the southern states of the USA and die, the second generation traveling further to the northern states where milkweed is also to be found, to again breed, lay eggs and die, the third generation flies further north to the southern edge of Canada and repeats the process, and the fourth generation flies non-stop back to their base in Mexice. ISBN 978-1876344740
Understanding Ourselves and Others by Dr Phil Jauncey
The title says it all. Understanding Ourselves and Others, a companion to his best-selling Managing Yourself and others - secrets of successful management. One principle to start with: Take ownership of your actions and responsibility for their consequences.
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An Australian Monarch by William Pitt
The story of a remarkable episode in the history of Australia. Leonard Casley and his family who owned and operated a wheat farm in Western Australia, were faced with financial ruin under the centrally controlled wheat marketing rules. He studied the rules, he met the administrators of the rules, and found the only survival option, within the rules, was to secede from Australia. He did this, and the resulting adventure is a mixture of high stress and hilarity; of success against all odds; of great personal courage and family support. The Australian spirit of bucking an oppressive book of rules could not be better described than in the story of the Hutt River Province. ISBN 978 1876344672
Terra non Firma Earth by Dr James Maxlow
Published by Terrella Press but also available through CopyRight Publishing. In the late 1950s, Plate Tectonics was an amusing theory mentioned in passing in University geological courses. But in the intervening years, this theory rose to predominance and is now used to explain earthquakes and tsunamis. The theory didn't explain the ocean side of the equation. A new and plausible argument, that the Earth is expanding, was promoted by the late Prof S. Warren Carey, and has been more rigorously explained by Dr James Maxlow in his new book, Terra non Firma Earth - Plate Tectonics is a Myth. ISBN 0-646-44917-6
A Glimpse of Utopia by W.B. Sandy Thomas
A novel set in the period following World War II when hope for a better future drove reconstruction across a ravaged Europe and Asia. Written with close insights as to the political and military situation of those times, Sandy Thomas captures the mood of optimism with his delightfully written A Glimpse of Utopia. ISBN 978-1876344658