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Spirit Sisters
Spirit Sisters
by Karina Machado
Published by Hachette

Spirit Sisters illuminates the very personal ghost stories of ordinary Australian women. Journalist Karina Machado passes on their secrets and share those incredible moments when someone leans in to whisper their tale and the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Whether you believe in the afterlife or not, reading this book will lead you to question your reality and wonder…maybe?

Intuitive Mothering
by Lyn Macpherson
Published by New Holland

This valuable resource uncovers the natural joy of motherhood and helps you 'tune in' to the instincts you were designed to use, leaving unnatural and unnecessary dogma and doctrine behind. Here, you can find the answers that work for you managing pregnancy and birth; sleep, behaviour and cooperation issues; sibling relationships; work and money; partners and much more.

Happily Ever Parted
Happily Ever Parted - Surviving Separation and Divorce
by Bronwyn Marquardt
Published by New Holland

Inside Happily Ever Parted you'll find everything you need to help you when you're splitting for good - from divvying up the CDs, to sharing childcare and dating again (imagine!). In writing Happily Ever Parted, author Bronwyn Marquardt extensively surveyed experts in family law, counselling, property and childcare. Don't leave home without it.

KamaSEAtra
KamaSEAtra - Secrets of Sex in the Sea
by Sheree Marris
Published by Pan Macmillan

You though your love life was complicated? Be thankful you're not a fish... Imagine having to wait three days for your lover to get undressed, being devoured in the throes of ecstasy, or chased across the vast ocean by a detachable penis with a mind of its own. KamaSEAtra is a comical expose of the raunchy sex lives of sea creatures - from how to attract the opposite sex to getting it on, and the tools and tricks they use in the process.

Roden Culter, V.C.
by Colleen McCollough
Published by Random House

Roden Cutler, V.C. is the story of Sir Roden Cutler, war hero, diplomat and former Governor of New South Wales - a widely respected, and widely loved, figure whose life encompasses major moments in Australian and international history.

Some Days are Diamonds Max Moore New Holland Publishers. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing.
The Wind in My Hair Brigette Muir Viking
Alone Across Australia: one man's trek across a continent Jon Muir Penguin
A Home of My Own Mary Murray Mallon
My Mother's Times Mary Murray Mallon
My Mother's Ways Mary Murray Mallon
Lilya's Story
by Ksana and Bohdan Natalenko
Published by Simon & Schuster
Born into a poor, but educated, smolensk family just before the 1914 Russian Revolution, Lilya Makarova began the extraordinary life that would take her from a passionate engagement with the theatre, language and literature, through the Second World War - and an escape to 1950s Australia. Accompanied by her husband and fellow-actor and their two children, Lilya uses her acting skills and courage to defy incredible dangers in the escape across Europe.
Better Birth: The Definitive Guide to Childbirth
by Lareen Newman and Heather Hancock
Published by New Holland
Many women believe that birth is painful and something that has to be 'endured'. They tell of horror stories in hospital, of last-minute surgical intervention and alienation from their own bodies. This book, supported by the Australian College of Midwives, explains how the right choice of birthplace, caregiver, and an understanding of the process, can result in a truly positive and satisfying birth where the mother remains in control and at the centre.
I'm Hungry, Daddy Cliff Nichols Random House. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing.
Solid Start
by Anne Opray
Published by Penguin

Advice and recipes for starting your baby on solid food.
Outback Heart
by Joanne van Os
Published by Random House. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing.

Joanne van Os was just 22 when she met Rod Ansell. At 23 Rod was already a legend, having survived alone for two months without supplies in one of the harshest parts of northern Australia. To Joanne, Rod was a genuine hero who could do anything. But as time went on Joanne came to realise that Rod was both a complicated and deeply troubled man. Outback Heart captures the Territory life - the dust, the heat, the struggle and the larger-than-life characters. But it's also a deeply moving story of a love affair and marriage...

TJ The Midas Man TJ - The Midas Man
by Kevin Perkins
Published by Bolinda Press

TJ - The Midas Man is the compelling story of a true-blue Aussie battler, Tommy Smith, who climbed to the top on sheer ability and became the world's most successful horse trainer. If ever a book breathed the stuff of legends this is it. He enjoyed ever moment of the struggle on his way from poverty to the spoils of his new-found wealth. It is an inspiration for anyone who dares to dream.

Against All Odds Against All Odds - Gai Waterhouse: Woman in a Man's World
by Kevin Perkins
Published by Pan Macmillan Australia
Gai Waterhouse has earned her place as one of Australia's most conspicuous and admired women. Gai Waterhouse is not only one of the world's most successful woman trainers, she's one of the most successful in Australia - full stop. Her feat of training all three placegetters in the prestigious $2.5 million Golden Slipper at Sydney's 2001 Autumn Carnival was simply unheard of for a major race anywhere in the world.
Bristow Bristow: Last of the Hard Men
by Kevin Perkins
Published by Bonmoat Pty Ltd
Tim Bristow. A legend. They called him Earthquake. The Enforcer. Bruiser Bristow. The toughest private eye in the world. Bristow's beat was the mean streets of Sydney. Ruthless and tough as tungsten, he could also be compassionate, helping the underdog and victims of a corrupt society often without payment. Never backed away from danger or a challenge
Heart Can Wait The Heart Can Wait
by Kevin Perkins
Published by Polynesian Press
Ludmila Gregorieva and Vladimir Bogatchev are young lovers from Leningrad, the once-imperial city of the Tsars. Of the gentry and intelligentsia class, they are torn apart by the tragedy of war, the treachery and tyranny of the KGB. Remarkably, after eventually finding each other on different continents, they resume their life together - in sunny, freedom-loving Sydney, Australia. The Heart Can Wait...one of the most poignant untold love stories to come out of war-torn, totalitarian Russia.
Dare to Dream Dare to Dream: The Life and times of a proud Australian
by Kevin Perkins
Published by Golden Wattle
Dare to Dream is the true story of one man's struggle for acceptance in the land of his birth. Tom Hayson, born in a small bush town to a poor migrant family, was driven all his life by one aching need - to be accepted as an Australian. After numerous "firsts," he created world-renowned Darling Harbour which won Sydney the right to stage the 2000 "best ever" Olympics.
The Gambling Man The Gambling Man
by Kevin Perkins
Published by Polynesian Press

Bill Waterhouse has all the gambler's legendary qualities - analytical, cold blooded, ruthless, devious, incisive, the power and concentration to overwhelm an opponent... His compulsion is as natural as his heartbeat; his instincts are predatory: he wants the lot - fishguts and scales! The Gambling Man has it all - greed, power, wealth, intrigue, love, hate, conspiracy, corruption, scandal and revenge... the greatest racing story ever told.

Time Out for Living
A Pressure Cooker Saved My Life: How to have it all, do it all and keep it all together
by Juanita Phillips
Published by ABC Books

A baby + a toddler + a full-time job = total meltdown
When Juanita Phillips stumbled across and old pressure cooker in an op shop, it changed her life. The pressure cooker helped her solve one of the biggest problems – preparing healthy meals – but that was just the beginning. These candid confessions of a failed supermum offer practical tips for anyone searching for a calmer, simpler, healthier life.

Sri Chimnoy's Heart Garden
compiled by Sahayak Plowman
Published by New Holland

A book of aphorisms to bring you joy and inspiration, offered in celebration of Sri Chimnoy's tireless efforts to inspire and encourage countless individuals around the world in over 40 years of selfless service to humanity.

Voice for the Fortress
Voices from the Fortress
by Paul Rea
Published by ABC Books

Paul Rea uncovered the extraordinary story of an Australian ex-prisoner of war who had been illegally thrown into a Nazi Concentration camp called the Small Fortress of Terezin in Czechoslovakia, known as the 'Living Grave'. An investigation tracked down more than a dozen Australian and New Zealand veterans who broke a long silence to speak of their horrendous ordeals Voices from the Fortress tells the survivors' stories of escape and daring, inhuman treatment at the hands of the Gestapo and their long fight for recognition at home.

You Can Call Me Ellie
by Anne McCullagh Rennie
Published by New Holland

This is one family's story of love and determination. Diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome, Ellie, the second child to Anne and Jim Rennie, was enrolled in Macquarie University programs aged four months. From that point on, Ellie and her family pushed on with courage, persistence and love to prove that she is an individual with the ability to achieve beyond all expectations.

Pain-Free Living Anne Rennie Aerospace
Also published in NZ
The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit
by AJ Rochester
Published by Random House. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing.

From the bestselling author of Confessions of a Reformed Dieter, who admits to being the laziest girl in the world, this book will show you how to lose weight, get fit and stay motivated -- and have your cake and eat it, too. Funny, simple and effective, The Lazy Girl's Guide focuses on realistic goals, having fun and loving yourself while you make one of the biggest changes in your life.

Confessions of a Reformed Dieter
by AJ Rochester
Published by Random House. Also available on audio by Bolinda Publishing.

A must-read for every woman who has ever tried to lose weight and failed, AJ Rochester offers her own unique recipe for success - from someone who looked like the last of the lost causes.

A Silent Love
by Adrienne Ryan
Published by Penguin

For too long now, people who've suffered miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death have been made to feel they shouldn't talk about it. This collection of real-life stories gives voice to that grief, and considers the medical, social and personal issues involved.

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