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Bethany Hamilton

An early morning surf with her friend Alana on the morning of Halloween was a turning point in young Bethany’s life. A passing shark, attention possibly captured by the glint...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Hilary Linstead & Elizabeth Davies

Going on “Holliers”, for those not in the know this means holidays, when you reach a certain age is supposed to be something that you do in a proper and...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Betty Riegel

In this modern age of cheap flights and easy air travel we tend to forget that in the not so distant past air travel was for the select few who...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Wendy Harmer

Elly Pickerings Mum gets to do PR on the visit of teen idol, and Elly’s heart throb, Jake Blake, who is coming to her seaside town of Oldcastle to film...
Non Fiction

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Rachel Renee Russell

Meet dork Nikki Maxwell and her friends who are determined to take out the schools talent show against all odds and especially MACKENZIE, the BFF, or is she, who never...
Non Fiction

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Jean-Francois Mallet

There is obviously more under the striking red wrapper of Babybel cheese than is first anticipated with a raft of new, tasty and delicious ways to cook, serve and temp...
Food, Non Fiction

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Munjed Al Muderis and Patrick Weaver

This is absolutely an insiders story of how a practising surgeon from a wealthy, respected family in Baghdad, came to Australia as a refugee. I have heard and seen many...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Kris Abbey

Dieting has been a hot topic on the TV and airwaves lately, possibly due to the rising rate of obesity in Australia and other areas of the world.  Fad diets,...
Health, Non Fiction

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Jane Hood

Beautifully titled for the content this is definitely a Magpies collection of odd bits and pieces, which becomes addictive after reading the first story relating to Chariot racing and Roman...
Non Fiction

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Aaron Smith

I thought that this would be a travel book and was prepared to hear many wonderful tales about South America.  To my surprise, the author's reason for travel was the...
Non Fiction, Travel

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Madeleine Morris with Dr Sasha Howard

To breast feed or to bottle feed that is the issue and never has an issue been so debated for so long with a variety of results, all ending usually...
Health, Non Fiction

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Barry Pearce

The first artist to feature in this tribute to Australian art and artist is John Glover who painted his piece titled ‘Natives on the Ouse River’, Van Diemen’s Land in...
Non Fiction