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No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World's Most Dangerous Sport
In a good year aerobatics is one of the most beautiful sports imaginable. Pilots pull through impossibly elegant figures at hundreds of miles an hour. In a bad year no...
Wild Olives
As a five year-old child, William Graves is taken in 1944 from England to the magical mountain village of Deya in Majorca, where his father, the poet Robert Graves, had...
Mr Felton's Beqeusts
When Alfred Felton died in 1904 he left [pound]378,033 in trust to the people of Victoria, the income to be split between approved charities and the acquisition of art. 'Without...
Gielgud: A Theatrical Life, 1904-2000
This authoritative biography of John Gielgud deals in fascinating detail with the life and work of the greatest classical actor of the twentieth century. Drawing on recollections of more than...
W.B.Yeats: A Life
In this biography of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) the author shows him through a life of tumultuous creativity through which he strove to bring new meaning to poetry, vision and politics....
Eden Renewed: Public and Private Life of John Milton
This is an account of the life and career of John Milton. The book traces the development of Milton's poetry from the Latin intimations of his boyhood through the lyrical...
Sharing the Climb
Sharing the Climb traces the development of the Anglican mission in Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea from 1948 to 1967 through the experiences of Sister Nancy White.
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Clown Doctors work in hospitals around Australia, and overseas, to give children, especially, the opportunity to play, laugh and sing at a time when everything else in their lives is...
Wait till Next Year
$10.00 AUD
By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit , Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin's touching memoir of growing up in love with her...
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans
Now in paperback, a "vital and powerful new memoir" (San Francisco Chronicle) about gender identity set against the backdrop of the transgender equality movement, written by the national press secretary...
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History
From the author of 'Britons', the story of the exceptional life of the intrepid Elizabeth Marsh -- an extraordinary woman of her time who was caught up in trade, imperialism,...
The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Anne Finch, Countess of
This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720), including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form...
The Cambridge Edition of Works of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea
This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720), including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form...
St. Gianna Molla: Wife,Mother and Doctor
The inspiring story of the newly canonized twentieth-century woman (1923 - 1962) who risked her life in order to save her unborn child. Diagnosed with uterine tumors during her fourth...
Well it Seemed Like a Good Idea
In June 2016 Hugh Pilsworth left Melbourne on board his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 BlueFlyer to embark on a world circumnavigation. Over a two-year period he was to visit more...
Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited
From myths and fables to literature and movies, twin stories have always captivated the public. In this gripping narrative Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, twins separated at birth, narrate their...
Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford
The captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters . Here's what readers are saying: 'It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling' ' A...
From the Ground up
John 'JC' Coutis is an exceptional person. Born with a severe disability that rendered him a double amputee, John defied medical opinion by refusing to die. Today he gets around...
Lifeline: My Fight to Save My Family
This follow-up to her bestselling volume of autobiography "Lifewish" describes two traumatic events in Ireland's life - her relationship with her adoptive son, who turned to drug abuse and the...
Daughters & Fathers
The love and the guilt- the brightest and darkest moments that mark the bond between father and daughter are examined by some of Australia's best writers.
Peter Brook: A Biography
$15.00 AUD
Peter Brook is one of the world's legendary theater directors. His productions are a byword for imagination, energy, and innovation. From his ground-breaking production of "Marat/Sade, " to his "white...
The Torn Veil: The Best-Selling Story of Gulshan Esther
$12.00 AUD
A true story of freedom and miraculous healing as a Muslim girl finds faith in Christ When Gulshan Esther, a devout Muslim girl, was six months old, typhoid left her...
Robert Graves: v. 1: The Assault Heroic, 1895-1926
This is a new edition of the first volume of the biography of the poet Robert Graves, giving an account of his early development. The author - the poet's nephew,...
Chita: A Memoir
"Chita Rivera blazed a trail where none existed so the rest of us could see a path forward."-Lin-Manuel Miranda "This deserves a standing ovation."- Publishers Weekly The wildly entertaining memoir...
The She of the Will of the Land: The Lady of the Tell-Me-Why
The book titled The She of the Will of the Land and subtitled The Lady of the Tell-Me-Why is written in an autobiographical style and covers the following aspects: geographical...
Bruchko
What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture, disease, terror,...
The Twelve Little Cakes
In a village on the outskirts of Prague, full of gossipy neighbours, state informants, friendly old 'grandmothers' and small-town prejudices, Dominika grew up a self-possessed child, whose openness and curiosity...
Granta 111: Going Back
We all go back: to the house or town where we were raised, to an old friend or lover, to an idea or belief we abandoned long ago. But can...
Firing
In this autobiography, Ninette Dutton recounts growing up in conservative Adelaide before World War II, marrying and setting off for England and Europe, and finally establishing her metier.