The Diplomatic Gardener by Pauline Payne

In March 1849 a young man sailed from Hamburg to begin a new life in South Australia. Trained as a gardener, he had already seized the opportunity to join a lengthy and hazardous expedition of exploration to Britain's on

Aesthetics of Violence by David L. Rowlands

The first part of this two-part work was written as part of the requirements for David's Honours program. During the same year that the university decided to disestablish the Anthropology Department, David was made Stu

The New World Order by Stephen Kaposi

Summing up this book, the United States of America, has been, and still is, the world's greatest bringer of death, destruction and wars in the decades since World War Two. Read why the American invasion of Iraq was

Infinity 48 by K. E. Perrott

What if we knew the world was about to end? And what if we could go back to the beginning and evolve a new breed of humanity, without disease, poverty, religion, war, misery and even death? What if we could genetically mod

No Ribbons or Medals by Valdemar Robert Wake

National security is an issue that affects everyone. Since the start of federation in Australia in 1901, Commonwealth security services have been operating secretly, serving the government of the day. There is a str

Andrea's Secret by John Kelly

Buried deep in the heart of every family, lies a story no one wants to tell -

In early 1974, a pregnant Andrea Steedman leaves home to conceal the birth of her daughter Mary Therese. A few months after she has give

The Theban Trilogy by Tony DeLorger

The Theban Trilogy contains three books under one cover - The Mountain Diva of Thebos, Mangarna in Exile & The Theban War. This book is a fast-paced, thrilling fantasy, filled with diverse creatures, cultures, wizards, m

A Death in the Making A Death in the Making
by Inge Meldgaard

When the body of a young woman is found in an isolated bushland area near the small town of Stanthorpe, in Queensland, Australia, the Brisbane Peacekeeping Force is called in to assist with th

Reading With Rules by Paquita Boston
A new system to teach reading. 30,000 words are listed with spelling rules and reason, and rebel words too, with their reasons for disobeying the rules. It doubles as a reference book to use with any reading system. A new so

Reading With Rules by Paquita Boston
A new system to teach reading. 30,000 words are listed with spelling rules and reason, and rebel words too, with their reasons for disobeying the rules. It doubles as a reference book to use with any reading system. A new so

The Time Tunnel and the Grail by Adrian Rogers

Adrian Rogers cleverly blends a tale of love and of the quest for the Grail which stretches over time and centuries and geographic locations as varied as the journey itself and all that it represents. John Finniss is j

Ripples of War by Una Clarke
The story of an Australian girl and an English boy living at opposite ends of the earth, who spend their entire teenage years under the menacing storm clouds of World War Two. As their teens unfold, hers in learning life's lesson

Baroonya by Helen Auld When Kate McLaren leaves Sydney for Baroonya station in Australia’s sheep country after a vicious attack, she is aware that the nearness of Rob Sumner, the man she has loved for more than a year, will be both agonising and wonderful.

Rainbow Goes to Sea by Roger Miles

"We sailed a very, very old wooden ketch six thousand miles from Vancouver Island to New Zealand, a feat we felt was singularly impressive since we had to learn how to sail and with no charts and inadequate sextant knowled

What Happened to Joseph? by TAG Hungerford In this retrospective collection of poems and short stories, TAG Hungerford draws on many periods of his long life to show why he is regarded as one of Australia's best writers. The variety of subjects is as stunning as his brillia

A Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Stuff and Alternative Healing by Susan Saliu & Jayne Collett

There is more to our world than meets the eye. There is a whole other world beyond it. With this in mind, this unique guide places at the fingertips of the beginner a wealth of valuable information about many

The Queenstown Conspiracy by John Hepher

Leon, sacked from his position in the Department of Foreign Affairs, finds himself in the Tasmanian West Coast mining town Queenstown. Here he seeks to find himself a new life of semi-retirement, and doing some odd jobs. H

The Great North Walk Companion by A. Henderson-Sellers, K. McGuffie and B. Henderson-Sellers The Great North Walk Companion tells a family story spanning the social history of a beautiful part of coastal Australia from the time before white people laid claim to Terra Australis up

Hiroshima Sunset by John Kelly In 2007, self-publishing author, Amanda Blackburn accepts an assignment in Japan to help exonerate the name of a former soldier who served in the post-war Australian occupation army in 1946. The soldier's damning exploits are revealed

Sex & Surfing by Daniel Salfield "Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going."
Paul Theroux, Traveler, Author Tommy doesn't know where he's going. Thrown back into the wild after a seven-year relationship he has become

100 Scenes by Tim Gaze

This novel is the first of its kind: an open-ended story, told by a series of 100 abstract shapes. You, the reader, get to use your imagination to invent your own personal interpretation. Exploring possibilities opened by th

The Code by Tony De Lorger

Forget 'Secrets', the knowledge and simple processes within 'The Code' have been around a very long time. Often the answers are simplicity itself; we just need to learn how to see them. If you have an electrical wire h

90 Years of an Interesting Life by Kath Doherty

The wisdom of age can be no more clear than in the writings of Kath Doherty (known affectionately to many as Auntie Kath) as she draws on a 95-year old memory still as sharp as a tack, to take us back through the years to a

The Egyptian by Roy E Edwards

Ahmose did gift Sh'e'aaba and she was fecund. The woman died unmourned. The child is carried deep into the desert and given into the care of the aging custodian of an old forgotten temple. With the help of a grizzled veter

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Wrongly punished for breaking the ancient laws, Samantha Honeycomb is expelled by the queen into the wild and untamed Crazy Lands. Her only hope of redemption is an impossible quest - to find the fabled hive of Beebylon a

The Art of Assessment by Magdalena Ball

If you love to read, listen to music, attend concerts, go to restaurants, or have children, and can write, you can become a reviewer, and earn money while getting lots of free review material. If you've always wanted to

Life is be Ready by Brian A Carter A hundred and sixty pages in paperback offered as a guide to forever... perpetuity for the human race, as against the politicians next election or short term remarks. Looking at all the issues in few words and everyday language for

GM High by David Roy Morgan

Would you do anything for your best mate, anything at all, no matter the cost!! Mates will do anything for each other. Isn't that what they say?

It's a beast. No, not a beast. A myriad of beasts who have weav

The Mountain by Tony McKenny, Al Adams, Jon Nermut & Dave Humphries

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Hydrobiological Modelling by Brian Williams This book provides the background to the physical, chemical and biological processes in aquatic ecosystems and their numerical modelling. It describes a broad range of hydrobiological models which have been used by scientists and e

New Wilderness Book I of the New Wilderness trilogy by Brian S Matthews

By day it's cats and dogs, by night it's mice and rats, and if the birds don't get you then the insects will. But hey, that's life at the bottom of the food chain. One normal summer

From There to Where... And Where to Now (2nd Edition set) by Jannie Bont The touchingly frank true story of a young Dutch woman's struggle to raise a family in Australia, against the culture shock and racial discrimination experienced during the latter part of the 20th Century. And Where to Now continue

Reading With Rules by Paquita Boston
A new system to teach reading. 30,000 words are listed with spelling rules and reason, and rebel words too, with their reasons for disobeying the rules. It doubles as a reference book to use with any reading system. A new so

Southern Highlands Story by John McColgan

This book is about the Southern Highlands of New South Wales in Australia which includes the Berrima District. It gives a chronology of dates and events between 1798-1980 and it tells the story of early exploration, sett

The Crest by Tony De Lorger

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The Tasmanian Climbing Guide by thesarvo.com

The climbing guide with the biggest coverage of the wealth of great climbing to be found in Tasmania. Covers more than 3000 routes, with numerous maps and topos. Contains all of the full guides found on thesarvo.com - aro

The Life Grid by Della Gee

The Life Grid is an extremely unique book. Even if you are not a 'New Age' type of person, but you do like to read your daily stars, this book is definitely for you. The Life Grid and associated text was written more than tw

My Asaria - Heroes Of The Prophecy by Tobiah Booth-Remmers

When the hearts of men are corrupted, who shall fight the evil that broods in them? Who shall stay pure and fight for love and freedom? There are those who will and when Asaria is suddenly cast into this desperate b

The Antonia Fantasy by Geoff Molyneux

Middle aged and unemployed, Wallace Watkins is by no means a happy individual, living in a dried-up marriage with an over-bearing and dominating wife, Rosemary and her belittling mother. What keeps Wallace going is a pe

The Duty of Guardians by Kel Harris

The return of magic to a sentient earth... a rustic lifestyle for the survivors of The Cleansing, living peacefully under the Magicians. These Guardians of Gaea and the Duty-bound Fishers are oath-sworn to preserve the Eart

Reading With Rules by Paquita Boston
A new system to teach reading. 30,000 words are listed with spelling rules and reason, and rebel words too, with their reasons for disobeying the rules. It doubles as a reference book to use with any reading system. A new so

Wednesday Sisters compiled by Kimberley Chin Poy The reality of having a baby can sometimes be different from what is expected. In this raw, soul baring collective, written by eight women who met by chance and formed a mothers’ group, you will read nearly every ima

Pawn of War by Rudi Stiebritz with Jay McKee

"Just nineteen years old and already I had smelt the smoke, seen death and watched blood flow. My three months of experience of battle so far seemed like a game that had to be played. Then a minor offensive

In You End Oh! by Fillup D'Crackson Fillup D'Crackson explores life, love and 'in-you-end-oh' in this collection of side-splittingly funny verse. Designed for the littlest room in the house, this book has quickly risen to the top of the Best Smellers list! "Th

The Legend of Terragorn by Wendy Mackenzie Like the relentless waves that pound her shore line, the new religion is eroding away the ancient beliefs from the mystical land known as The Great Isle. When Willelm is ordered by his father to kill the woman he loves he must de

EZ Guide to the Great North Walk by A. Henderson-Sellers, K. McGuffie and B. Henderson-Sellers If you are thinking of walking the Australian “Great North Walk” (http://www.thegreatnorthwalk.com) this guide is designed to help. The authors’ aim is to help make your goal a re

And Then My Mum Took Me To Hospital by Kevin Murray

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However,

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What happens when science can’t be proven, or, disproven?
What happens when government is owned by commerce, and scientists are man

Freycinet by thesarvo.com

The definitive guide to the suberb rock climbing of the Freycinet Peninsula (Coles Bay), one of Tasmania's finest climbing areas. Includes topos to most of the major cliffs and over 600 route descriptions. 104 pages softc

Dark Wind in Eden by Roy E Edwards

"In the face of great and terrible adversity, when all you own is yourself and the earth beneath you is divided, sometimes a Dark Wind will blow." Isian the Elder

For more than ten centuries "Mohenjarro" the

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by Marilyn Morgan
View a sample of this book.

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Jerimiah vs the Grabblesnatch by Michael Wallace

Have you ever wanted to break free of the rut, to make that great journey and discover the love of your life? Well, Jerimiah was a cobbler in a sleepy village, but each night his dreams were haunted by a fabulous castle

Land of the Rippling Gold by Una Clarke
A collection of snapshots emphasising the reality of events in this novel about life in a remote outback community. The main character's childhood is the central theme as she lives through events ranging from bushfires to school

Let the Trial Begin by Brian A Carter
A new chapter of poems, anecdotes, short stories and plays from Brian in 200 pages paperback. A sixty minute play titled "A poets journey" perfect for small school productions and include song opportunities to perform with o

The Embracing Woods by Richard Lee Fulgham

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Legal Reasoning by Christopher Enright

This book is written as an underpinning of the author's book Legal Method, which describes methods for working with law. These methods describe how to organise law, form law (that is make and interpret law), use law

Buck's Night by Jayne Collett

The truth is finally out there:
• UFO SIGHTINGS – explained
• STONEHENGE – explained
• CROP CIRCLES – explained
• ALIEN ABDUCTIONS – explained

All thanks to a classic

Angels & Atoms of Energy Healing by Sue Jones

This book explores energy as applied in the healing paradigm.

• Exploring ourselves as units of energy.
• How we relate energetically to the universe.
• The engagement of energy in its various manif

How to De-Stress and Prosper Companion Guide by Dr Scott Zarcinas
Discover what others already have - how to de-stress for good! Everybody suffers stress. It's normal. What's not normal is to suffer stress every moment of the day for years and years. Yet this is a state in which many peo

A Question of Future by Tony De Lorger

A Question of Future is in essence a social commentary on the state of society. The book reveals some shocking statistics and alarming trends that are affecting our way of life and our future. With populations exploding a

On The Brink by Tony DeLorger

'On the Brink' is an eclectic collection of poetry, prose and short stories written over the past 20 years. The author, who has also written several fictional novels, plays, and nonfiction has always enjoyed the freedom of

Invisible Families by Terry Stewart

To discover your child or family member is lesbian, gay or bisexual affects you deeply. Questions assail you, and it can be difficult to find the information you need and can trust. Invisible Families was written by a pare

Legal Writing by Christopher Enright

This text describes the task of legal writing. It does so in two phases:

General Technique: It describes a general technique for technical writing. Specific requirements for legal writing are blended

Play Guitar the Easy Way Book & CD by Ed Cooke

Play your first guitar chord using only 1 finger! You can play along with our exclusive MP3 soundtrack, giving you step by step instructions on how to get started on guitar. Ever wanted to play guitar but were afraid

Bearslayer by Andrejs Pumpurs, translated by Arthur Cropley

Lacplesis (Bearslayer) is the Latvian national hero, a legendary figure like King Arthur, Siegfried, or Roland. He received his name on his eighteenth birthday, when he saved his foster fath

The Howard Legacy by Peter Wilkinson

A book which should be read by all those who think about the future of Australia, but especially of concern to those with children/grandchildren with educational aspirations. In 2005 in the Sydney Morning Herald Michae

Legal Method by Christopher Enright

This text describes novel methods for four tasks that are central to studying or working with law:
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Ecological Sustainability and the Nuclear Power Story by Dr Bernardine Atkinson Does nuclear power matter? Can an entire nation be duped? Can we reverse climate change? The answer to these questions is ‘Yes’! Dr Atkinson’s letters innovatively examine nuclear power in relation to Australia achie

My Journey of Self Awareness by Elaine Miller

Elaine Miller was born in 1940 at Cardiff, South Wales, in the United Kingdom. She married her husband Gordon in 1960 and had three sons. In 1967, Elaine and her family immigrated to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, where they

Reading With Rules by Paquita Boston
A new system to teach reading. 30,000 words are listed with spelling rules and reason, and rebel words too, with their reasons for disobeying the rules. It doubles as a reference book to use with any reading system. A new so

Mine Tastes Better by Leigh McPherson A guide to fail-safe cooking. A suberb collection of fail-safe recipes by Australian chef, Leigh McPherson. The simple and practical recipes makes this book a good starting point for those who want to know more about healthy eatin

Boat People of the Empire by Donald Grey-Smith

The Boat People whose stories are told in this book are members of the author's family who migrated from the British Isles to Australia during the colonial period. Each chapter features an ancestral couple and their ch

Iraqi Icicle by Bernie Dowling

Blues-rock diva Janis Joplin liked to shout at her concerts that drugs 'n' sex 'n' rock 'n' roll would get us well; would get the whole world well. Joplin died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. Janis was not around B

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by Dorothy M Heinrich

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The Ghosts of Camals College by Annette Siketa Imagine being taught art by Leonardo Da Vinci, or competing in a fully restored Colosseum, having been taught archery by Robin Hood.  Imagine discussing natural history with Charles Darwin, or reading original works by Aristotle o

Blade of the Dragon by James Czerwonka

The flame of war has raged for years in the desolate land of Zhembier and all is but extinguished. Yet while on the verge of a fragile peace a new sinister threat emerges.

A hero rises from amid the bloody con

One Iota of the Big Picture One Iota of the Big Picture
by M.J. Lucas
Hi there, welcome to this Web page.
This is about philosophy or ways of thinking and food for thought.
If you're happy with your life the way it is, this book is probably a waste of time

Down a Country Lane by Gary Blinco

In the winter of 1948, a poorly educated jack-of-all-trades moved his ever-increasing family to a small vegetable crops' farm on the Darling Downs, in Queensland. They arrived in a horse and wagon to begin an extraordinary

Harold Be Thy Name by Tony DeLorger

'If God was a close friend of yours, would you listen to his every word?' This is one story that tells you why we mere mortals are still here on earth. Harold be thy Name is a roller coaster ride of emotions, documenting a

In Search of... the Southern Highlands by John McColgan

This book is published by the author of "Southern Highlands Story," a history of the original settlement and growth of the Berrima District, which was very favourably reviewed by "Publish Australia" of 1997. John McColgan

Negotiating For What It's Worth by Craig Williamson with Kevin Balshaw

N4W - a negotiating a practice that challenges the accepted approach of salespeople worldwide. It will arm salespeople in any field, but especially real estate, with the awareness and skills to ensur

The Secession by John Hepher

The West Coast of Tasmania produces about forty percent of Tasmania's income, and is, as far as the State Government is concerned, a region to be forgotten and ignored. There is just not the voting population there to affe

Reading With Rules by Paquita Boston
A new system to teach reading. 30,000 words are listed with spelling rules and reason, and rebel words too, with their reasons for disobeying the rules. It doubles as a reference book to use with any reading system. A new so

Holistic Gardening by Miles Trench

'Holistic Gardening' is based on a unique compilation of both age-old and modern principles and techniques used collectively to maximise the quality, quantity and nutrition of home-grown produce. Using five principles: Orga

Satan's Little Helpers by John Kelly

While watching the demolition of his old school Placidus College, Simon Hickey looks back on ten turbulent, life defining years, when the first crop of Australia's baby boomers were awakening to their sexuality. Seduced by

Wispa by Eva Rogers

This is the story of Clair, a little girl desperate for a friend. A magical unicorn named Wispa comes into Clair's life as a gift, sent to guide and guard her. The adventures begin when Clair discovers that she is the chi

From There to Where (2nd Edition) by Jannie Bont The touchingly frank true story of a young Dutch woman's struggle to raise a family in Australia, against the culture shock and racial discrimination experienced during the latter part of the 20th Century. “A must read book. A good

Successful Timber Flooring by Niel Morley The timber floor has become a popular choice in the home. But with so many choices available it can be a bewildering experience. Some floors are highly successful and are especially suited to use in a family home or commercial setting

Early Steps for Organising and Settling a Case by Christopher Enright The Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victoria have enacted legislation that seeks to make civil litigation less costly and less time consuming. The thrust of these provisions is to impose requirements that litigants must sati

Faces in the Street by Pip Wilson

Henry Lawson is usually depicted as a bushwhacking swagman, but Australia's most famous writer spent most of his adult life in Sydney and London, mixing with famous radicals and bohemians. His mother Louisa Lawson is almost

Reflections of a Kimberley Woman by Lucy Marshall and Colleen Hattersley

Lucy Marshall is a Nyikina woman from Western Australia. Born at a time when Aboriginal people were counted on the stock inventories of pastoral stations, Lucy has lived through many attitudinal c