Books - Non Fiction
The Wind in My Hair
It was at the foot of Victoria’s majestic Mount Arapiles that Brigitte Muir first conceived the dream to climb the highest mountain on each continent. It was a dream she fell slave to for nine years, and a dream that …
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Tibooburra
When journalist Julietta Jameson, a true city slicker, recently ventured to the country NSW town of Tibooburra to experience living in an isolated country town, her perceptions and expectations were quickly shattered. This book gets to the heart of what …
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TJ – The Midas Man
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 …
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To Hell And Back – The banned account of Gallipoli by Sydney Loch
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 …
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Touched by the Devil
They are the most warped, troubled people on the planet. Their sinister machinations are a mystery to everyone but themselves. And yet these twisted individuals have infiltrated the highest echelons of our society. This book shows how…
In this unique …
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Tour to Hell – Convict Australia’s Great Escape Myths
All colonies are built on dreams – and imagination was the only real freedom enjoyed by convicts brutally transported to Australia in the early days of white settlement. The first book-length account of a little-known aspect of Australian history, Tour …
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Tunnel Rats
They were young, they were Australian, they were Army engineers and they were the first allied soldiers to risk their lives in the darkness of the Vietcong tunnels of South Vietnam. Thrilling, inspiring and action packed, this is the true …
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Tunnel Rats vs The Taliban
They were young, they were tough and they were everywhere. They were both the backyard builders and the frontline troops in Australia’s war against the Taliban.
This is the powerful story of the sappers, the Army engineers in Afghanistan whose …
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Under Siege
Belinda Neil lived and breathed her high-octane job. She relished her roles as a homicide investigator and hostage negotiator with the NSW police force, but she never knew what her work day might bring.
She could be investigating brutal murders …
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Victor Chang: Murder of a Hero
Victor Chang was a brilliant man, held up as a hero because of his ground-breaking medical work. So why exactly was he senselessly murdered in the leafy streets of Mosman in Sydney in 1991? With his usual story-telling skill and …
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Voices from the Fortress
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 …
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Voyage of their Life
Diane Armstrong came to Australia in 1948 on a terrible sea voyage aboard the SS Derna. This is her story. The voyage of the SS Derna in 1948 was a scandal that sparked an official inquiry when the ship finally …
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Wake Up, Shake Up, Stand Up
Whilst doing promotion for the bestselling Succeed With Me, Selwa was overwhelmed with support for her belief that “Australia needs a shot of self-confidence”. She became convinced of the need for a sequel – a positive thinking book for …
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Walking Towards Thunder
‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’
Former Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox is a hero in many people’s eyes. A police officer with 36 years’ service in the Hunter region, he …
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Waltzing Australia
A unique collection of original Australian bush ballads and the stories that inspired them – in the tradition of Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson.
Waltzing Australia is a wonderful celebration of the Australian bush and the people who live there, …
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Watto
It is March 2011 and Shane Watson is vice-captain of the Australian Test and one-day teams and has become an opening batsman of prodigious talent, a reflexive catcher at first slip and a bowler who rarely fails to take wickets. …
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Welcome to the Outback
Sue Williams has long been fascinated by the Outback – its striking landscapes, the salt-of-the earth characters it breeds, its wonders and its weirdness. Now putting her bravest foot forward, Sue sets out to see our country as it really …
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Wendell Sailor: Crossing the Line
Superstar Brisbane Broncos and Kangaroos winger Wendell Sailor shocked everyone when he switched codes to play union in 2001. The King of the Wing, whose thunderous runs intimidated anyone in his path, surprised even himself when he was selected for …
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What Is Mother Love?
In this tribute, mothers of all ages – from the not-so-famous to celebrities such as Deborra-lee Furness, Chris Bath and Sophie Lee – describe their thoughts, feelings and experiences of motherhood and of a love that is at once mysterious …
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What Men Don’t Talk About
What do men and boys long for, agonise over, aspire to? Why are men often silent in dark and difficult situations? Why do so many find it hard to express how much they care? Every day we read articles about …
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