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Rebecca Solnit

It is seldom that a book comes along that leaves you so impressed.  Rebecca Solnit is gifted in so many ways.  She is gifted as a writer, has a scholarly...

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Ben Reynolds

Many years after the end of the Second World War, Ben Reynolds daughter asked him what the most important personal thing in his life was. His answer was ‘Freedom’. In...

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Thilo Wydra

It has taken an author and cultural journalist of Thilo Wydra's outstanding ability to present such a well-researched and documented biography.  Every statement, conversation and fact is backed up by...

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Hugh Dolan: Adrian Threlfall

During the Great War (World War 1) and subsequently World War 2 many indigenous Australians joined the Australian Armed Forces serving overseas with little recognition. Reg Saunders was the first...

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David Matthew Brown

When David’s personal life hit the wall he was left feeling challenged in every respect. His belief in self had taken a beating as he was learning to cope with...

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David Matthew Brown

When David’s personal life hit the wall he was left feeling challenged in every respect. His belief in self had taken a beating as he was learning to cope with...

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Chiu Kwong-Chiu, edited by Nancy S Steinhardt, translated by Ben Wang

This exquisitely presented history of The Forbidden City, the place of power in China for more than six centuries, allows us to discover and understand a time in China’s history...

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Yildiz Sethi

There is the conflict that by being spiritual you are already endowed with richness, but the other side is that this richness will not pay the bills. Perhaps materialism will...

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Jan Copeland with Sally Rooke and Etty Matalon

Cannabis, the weed that can do you no harm! The happy plant that brings you bliss, release from the daily grind and is not addictive at all! It can’t do...

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Anne Crawford

When Ralf became famous it was in his role as a Therapy Dog at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. He had been doing his job, a job he loved,...

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Hannah Fry

This little book is jammed packed full of information on the subject of love; but not about love as you would expect, that heart fluttering, gooey kind of love, but...

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Tom Chesshyre

Tom is a journalist whohas a great interest in travel writing. This is his story of visiting the Maldives once the tourist ban was lifted in 2009, allowing visitors to...