Anticipating a hero’s welcome and free hospitality at every town, the pair soon discover that not only are they left to fend for themselves but that, in the bush, the bloody kangaroos don’t need saving and on many occasions angry farmers reminded them of this fact by firing bullets over their heads. Dirt roads, wild-driving semi trailers, feral pigs, crocodiles,…
A Long View From the Left is not only a fascinating and personal record of contemporary cultural and political ideas, but a revealing and valuable contribution to our social history.During his long career Max rose from a metalwork apprentice to shop steward and then a Trade Unions Industrial Officer, where he worked with and alongside the greats of the Australian…
In perhaps his most ambitious and comprehensive work yet, Andrew Fuller takes a deep dive into the architecture of our everyday human emotions to understand why we think, act and behave the way we do. If you have ever struggled with feelings you just can’t make sense of, have trouble controlling or feel helpless against then this is for you!
Author Georgie Brooks introduces her new release…‘After suffering through another 40+ degree day in Adelaide, a simple line drawing of an old cottage in the real-estate section of the paper catches my eye.
Released March 2021‘Sandie takes us on a deeply emotional journey through the haunting rooms of the Parramatta Female Factory and Institution Precinct, where her story reflects the neglect, the fear and abuse of the convict women and children that preceded her.’– Cate Whittaker, playwright and social historian
Thea initially wrestles with the idea of motherhood and the threat of losing her identity if she were to become a mother. However, all that is soon consumed by the birth of her first child, Julian, who is developmentally delayed and challenging.The story follows Thea and her son’s struggles to find acceptance in the education system, and mirrors Thea’s own…
SIGNED COPIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!We are thrilled to have signed copies of this book now available, so order yours now just in time for Christmas!Good Night Irene, a catch cry Michael would become well known for as a commentator, describes how Michael became one of the most highly sought after sports broadcasters on US cable networks, and relates many interesting…
This beautifully written story traces the history of brother and sister Annabet and Anders Ousback, who grew up living in the now iconic boatshed at Balmoral Beach in the 1950s. While it seemed idyllic, their lives were anything but. They were raised under the care of their overbearing, violent Swedish father and very strict, emotionally distant mother, who were both…
During the summer of 2011, the state of Queensland was ravaged by some of the worst flooding Australia has ever seen. Following years of crippling drought, the skies opened, releasing unprecedented amounts of water across the state for weeks on end. On 10 January, the Lockyer Valley would experience the worst of the flooding, and the small town of Grantham would become the epicentre of…
The Full MandyFor the first time, Mandy Nolan – legendary comic and author – has brought together a collection of some of her most provocative, polarising and most humorous columns written for the iconic and long-running newspaper The Byron Bay Echo.Mandy has been writing for over twenty years and her Soapbox columns are something of an institution.
Available NOW! FULLY REVISED editionKids with Tricky Behaviours don’t need to be ‘fixed’ because they aren’t broken. They do, however, need to be shown ways to play to their own strengths and to learn a range of ways to interact with the world. They need to be shown how to flourish and thrive, and parents are the best people to…
Sydney’s leafy northern suburbs were a bastion of Christian conservatism in the 1970s, but the Roberts family was always a little different. If having lots of children, pets and parties made them stick out, then a mum with a procession of live-in lovers had the neighbours wondering if this mob had mistaken Beecroft for Lesbos.
