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It's All Good |
| by Andrew Daddo |
| Published by Hachette Livre. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing. |
| This memoir of the friendship and motorcycle trip of a lifetime goes from
the poignant to the comically ridiculous, as Andrew and his best mate Ray take
the ultimate drifters' tour across the US. But Ray dies in a workplace accident,
leaving behind his wife and their young daughter, Rose. A combination of travelogue
and memoir, It's All Good starts out as a letter to Rose, but becomes
a story about Andrew himself - and the funny, sad, mad experience of families
and friendship. |
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| The Secrets of Successful Romance Writing |
Emma Darcy |
Arrow |
| Dear Heart |
Jenny Davis |
Allen & Unwin. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing. |
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Desert Queen: The Many Lives and Loves of Daisy Bates |
| by Susanna de Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins. |
| In the 1890s, when a woman's role was seen as marrying well and raising a family, Daisy Bates reinvented herself from a humble governess to heiress-traveller and 'woman of science'. She would become one of the best-known and most controversial ethnologists in history, and one of the first people to put Aboriginal culture on the map. For decades she led a double life. But who was the real Daisy Bates? |
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To Hell And Back - The banned account of Gallipoli by Sydney Loch |
| by Susanna de Vries and Jake de Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins. |
| As a young soldier on the battlefields of Gallipoli, Sydney Loch witnessed the horrors of war first-hand. On his return to Australia, he wrote an account of all he saw, describing his work as a 'novel' to evade censorship. As the war ground on abroad and battles raged at home over conscription, Sydney's book, The Straits Impregnable garnished widespread literary acclaim. But when the publisher revealed that it was a work of non-fiction, Australian military censors swiftly ordered it be withdrawn from sale, and the book vanished. Now renowned historian Susanna de Vries and her husband Jake de Vries have unearthed Sydney's book for a new generation of readers and, to accompany it, have written a biography of the remarkable life of Sydney Loch: soldier, writer, humanitarian. |
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The Complete Book of Heroic Australian Women |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins. |
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. They faced different tests -- harshness as pioneers in outback Australia; the turmoil of war -- but when encountering adversity, even death, each proved her mettle. We of the Never-Never, these are women who displayed extraordinary determination in often terrible circumstances.
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Great Pioneer Women of the Outback |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing. |
| From the 1880s to the onset of World War I, pioneers making their homes in
outback Australia were joined by their wives, many of whom had no idea of the
difficulties and dangers ahead. This is the story of those women and the conditions
which would test their resilience and resourcefulness to the utmost: relentless
heat, dust and isolation; hostile wildlife; no medical facilities; and never-ending,
backbreaking work. |
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The Complete Book of Great Australian Women |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins. |
| This complete collection combines de Vries' best-selling books Great Australian
Women and Great Australian Women 2. It tells the stories of women
who were pioneers of our nation, and in their fields, and who changed the course
of history. |
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Great Australian Women Vol 1 - From Federation to Freedom |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing. |
| Every nation needs both heroes and heroines, but the lives of Australia's
greatest women have largely been ignored. Great Australian Women details
the life stories of twenty-five courageous Australian women who broke down the
barriers of prejudice against women entering the professions, the arts and sport,
in the period from colonisation to the mid-twentieth century. |
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Great Australian Women Vol 2 – From Pioneering Days to the Present |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins |
| In this second volume more Australian women are celebrated for their hard
work, intelligence, talent, dedication and compassion. These are women who have
affected the lives of thousands through their achievements in their chosen fields.
These are the women that helped to forge the Australia we know today. |
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Blue Ribbons, Bitter Bread |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Hale & Firemonger |
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Parenting Girls |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Tower Books. Also published in the US. |
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Strength of Spirit: Australian Women 1788-1888 |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Millenium Books |
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Strength of Purpose: Australian Women of Achievement 1888-1950 |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by HarperCollins |
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Ethel Carrick Fox: Travels and Triumphs of a Post-Impressionist |
| by Susanna De Vries |
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Conrad Martens on the Beagle and in Australia |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Tower Books |
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The Impressionists Revealed: Masterpieces & Collectors |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Pandanus Press |
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Pioneer Women, Pioneer Land |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Angus and Robertson
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Historic Sydney: the Founding of Australia |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Tower Books |
| An illustrated history of Sydney from colonial paintings, this book has become
an Australian classic and gone into three editions.
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Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists |
| by Susanna De Vries |
| Published by Boolargon |
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| Paper Bags & Dreams |
Fran Dobbie |
Hodder Headline |
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Half My Size |
| by Susie Elelman |
| Published by New Holland |
Susie details her road to weight loss and how she shed 50 kilograms and
managed to keep it off. Also included are entertaining interviews with well-known
personalities and sports people and the tricks they use to keep fit and healthy.
Susie also discusses the unrealistic expectations on body image that the media
promotes and reveals how men really want women to look. |
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