Biography of Alan Douglas Reid, 1914-1987.

When Vivienne Ulman's youngest child left home, she and her husband were poised to enjoy their freedom. Then her mother's Alzheimer's intervened. In Alzheimer's: a love story, Vivienne records with tender lyricism and searing hones

01 It wasn't until years later that I realized the obvious - the difference between us and the mythical normal family I was certain existed, was in fact the fictional? There is always so much more and it swims, shimmering beneath the

Dr Catherine Hamlin has been described as a living saint and one of our greatest Australians. Since 1959 she has lived and worked in Ethiopia, helping the victims of fistulas - devastating injuries caused by obstructed labour in child

Known to millions of Australians simply as 'Smithy'? Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was one of Australia's true twentieth-century legends. In an era in which aviators were superstars? Smithy was among the greatest and? throu

Australian Shirley Shackleton was launched into an unexpected life as a human rights activist when her journalist husband Greg Shackleton was killed in East Timor in 1975. Her story is filled with a profound sense of purpose, enduring love for

Providing inspiration for today's women, in this book of profiles, Susanna de Vries examines what it takes to be a truly heroic Australian. Women of grit and courage, women of integrity, resilience and resourcefulness: t

Mary, a young Australian girl, suddenly finds herself in a Muslim girls' boarding school in Alexandria, Egypt. Everything is strange, including the other girls.A month of Ramadan fasting, a desert sandstorm, lesbian advances, accusations and

AWARDED SPECIAL JURY MENTION AT THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM AND BOOK FESTIVAL 2007 Foreword by Lachlan Murdoch. The day I summitted Mount Everest was the day I died. Lincoln Hall set off for Everest in early May 2006. Five weeks after re

The film "Rabbit-Proof Fence" is based on a true account of Doris Pilkington's mother Molly, who as a young girl led her two sisters on an extraordinary 1,600 kilometre walk home. Under Western Australia's removal policy of

01 An award-winning memoir from the bestselling author of MARCH and YEAR OF WONDERS Born in Sydney's western suburbs in the late 1950s, the young Geraldine Brooks longs to discover the vivid places where she believes history and cultu

02 Charts the rise and fall of a dynamic and unconventional entrepreneur - the Gatsby of his time, Gordon Barton. 03 Gordon Barton is one of the most extraordinary business people Australia has produced. He founded a poli

A warm and inspiring anthology of well-known Australians writing about grandmothers - either from the point of view of being one or having one - a celebration of grandmothers and the magic they weave. 03 Grandma, Nanna

The inspiring life story of cancer survivor and renowned mind-body pioneer, Ian Gawler. Before Lance Armstrong and his bike, there was Ian Gawler and his inspirational fight for survival against cancer. At the end of

It is 1948, Sydney. Pretty, blonde Grace discovers she is pregnant to a black merchant marine who has sailed back to America. The White Australia Policy is in place and society's judgement matters; so what will Grace do with this b

For two years police detective Colin McLaren disappeared off the face of the earth, eventually surfacing in Griffith as a dodgy art dealer with a pretty girlfriend, and talking his way into the Mafia. For days, weeks, then months a

This critical biography of Australia's best remembered leader examines his importance as the first prime minister, to encourage a sense of Australian nationalism. A Labor prime minister from 1941- 1945, he decided to no longer look to

Two things happen today. My mother falls and I foresee my own death. These two things may or may not be connected ...I know as I watch her fall that, contrary to the habit of a lifetime, I will not walk away. Linda Neil is a succes

Florence Broadhurst, the one-time chanteuse of Shanghai, Bond Street salon owner, world-renowned wallpaper designer and Sydney socialite, lived a life steeped in subterfuge and deception. Here, for the first time, we get a g

The moving and personal story of one woman's journey into the remote and rugged Tanami Desert with matriarchs of her husband's family.

At 18 months of age, Lucky a cream coloured terrior was dropped off at a vet's clinic in Queensland, abandoned by his owners. Just a week from being put down, he was adopted by Frank Robson, this is a story mateship and the joys of an

Gretel Pinniger - dominatrix, fetishist, artist, and courtesan to the rich and famous - has been shocking and outraging Australia for decades. Never shy of publicity, this introverted daughter of a handsome war hero fr

Newspaper columnist- author and former magazine editor Mia Freedman has been called the voice of her generation and in MAMA MIA she writes candidly about the myth of perfection so many high profile women tr

More than a decade in the writing, this is the authorised biography of Australia's most controversial historian now available in paperback.

Margaret Olley is arguably Australia's most loved living artist. She's also one of the country's most generous benefactors to public art galleries. This intimate biography begins in the 1920s in the green, tropical wet of Tu

A story of hardship and heartache in the rough Pilbara outback. This compelling memoir from Florence Corrigan, who grew up moving from camp to camp as her parents followed itinerant and contract work around remote stations, describes the har

Takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery by author, critic and arts commentator Robert Dessaix. This book traces his life from adoption to a most unusual childhood to his fascination with Russia. It is a story of comi

In this never before heard story from the only surviving member of the syndicate, James Shepherd tells of Mr Asia's rise and fall in gritty, horrifying detail. This is not the flashy, glamourised account put forward in 'Under

This frank and funny thought provoking memoir describes how Richard and his friend Philip built a mudbrick house in the bush on weekends.

Better known as the performer Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries here offers more anecdotes from his life. In this memoir, his various fascinations are explored: painting, travel, marriage and divorce, and his

A light-hearted memoir of one man's obsession with cars and all things automotive. John Wright is an automotive journalist and writer, now with Motor Magazine.

Nancy Wake is one of the true heroines of the Second World War. Born in New Zealand, she was living in Marseille and was married to Frenchman Henri Fiocca when the Germans invaded. Nancy immediately became active in the R

Taking us from Fleet Street to Clive James on TV, from Russian department stores to Paris fashion shows via fatherhood, some killer bees, and a satire starring Anne Robinson as Mrs Thatcher, this book is the story of a life

Growing up in rural Australia in the 1970s as a young English immigrant was a calculated risk, especially if you were fanatical the sport unkindly labelled 'wogball'. Offsider is about a boy coming to terms with growing up

As you may know, Father Peter Kennedy, of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in South Brisbane, was sacked by his bishop in February of 2009 - essentially for being too good a parish priest, and stretching the bounds and definitions of community t

In this memoir of his childhood in England during the Second World War, author Rodney Hall uses a little boy's point of view to tell the story of a time that changed the world. A time that not only changed the world, but one that would put into

For 50 years, Judith and Barbara were fond friends. Their letters record a lively conversation between two equally strong women writers, who both relished the play and beauty of words and whose first and most powerful link wa

When Juanita Phillips stumbled on an old pressure cooker in an op shop, it changed her life. As a frantically busy working mother, she was desperate for solutions to that modern dilemma: how to juggle kids, career, housew

Winner of the 2008 ACT Writing & Publishing Award

Now, in paperback, Ray Martin's bestselling autobiography tells the story of his less than stellar introduction to the glamorous world of television. Before Ray had even got to high school, he had lived in thirteen different places

Paul Barry's THE RISE AND RISE OF KERRY PACKER is a classic piece of Australian non-fiction publishing. Originally released in 1993 when Packer was still alive, it has sold well over a quarter of a million copies and is widely seen as

02 The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif traces the extraordinary story of an Afghani refugees amazing journey from shepherd boy in the mountains of northern Afghanistan, his flight from torture and certain death by the Taliban, to owner of

For as long as he could remember Julian Mather wanted to be a photojournalist. Then he got side-tracked. And while military sniper seemed like a good idea at the time, he found the telescopic sights of his rifle were star

02 A well-crafted memoir of a young woman who spends two years teaching at the school at Aurukun in Cape York paints a colourful picture of life in a remote Aboriginal community in the sweltering tropics. 03 Paula Shaw

Jan Murray - known to millions of Australians as the Cabinet Minister's wife who rocked the nation with her cheeky 60 Minutes revelation of having sex on his desk - now goes hell-for-leather to tell her story. A deaf-eared kid from a working-cl

01 A gorgeous, piercing memoir of two families linked through betrayal - and of the fierce childhood will to survive in them.

01 A fast and furious journey into the underbelly of Kings Cross, this is also a true account of the man who was in the thick of the scams and rorts, the power struggles and gang wars, betting rings and match fixing, i

Anne Manne reflects on her idyllic childhood in rural Australia in this charming collection of vignettes. First published as an occasional series in Quadrant magazine in the early 1990s, this marks the first time these delightful s

The author's own story of the life she always dreamed of. Taking on the challenges of the professional fishing game, it is physical, tough and often perilous. Along the way, Robyn develops a remarkable bond with the environme

Stella Miles Franklin was born in the Australian bush and, at the age of twenty-one, became an international publishing sensation with MY BRILLIANT CAREER. The book struck a chord with women and girls all over the country

Parish priest of Redfern in Sydney for over thirty years, Ted Kennedy became part of modern Aboriginal history in Australia. He committed his life to the aboriginal cause and they responded by giving him an honoured

Long regarded as one of Australia's greatest poets, Robert Gray (winner of every major Australian poetry prize, and widely studied in schools and universities) has now penned his autogbiography.

From quiz kid to Australian Minister for Science, from frustrated school teacher to National President of the ALP, from the suburbs of Melbourne to UNESCO in Paris, Barry Jones has had a prodigious public life. Barry Jones f

02 The definitive biography of the visionary sportsman who brought us Australian Rules football. 03 Great sporting prowess and a battle with alcohol. A charmer and a rogue. A visionary who seemed bereft of insight into