Books - Non Fiction
Band-Aid for a Broken Leg
Damien Brown, a young Australian doctor, thinks he is ready when he arrives for his first posting with Médecins Sans Frontiéres in Africa. Band-aid for a Broken Leg is a powerful, sometimes heart-breaking, often funny, always honest and ultimately uplifting …
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Bear With Me
This little book is the perfect antidote to silly worries and everyday stress. It carries an uplifting message that is delightful read through, or dipped into, and is accompanied by heart-warming images of teddy bears.…
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Behind Closed Doors
Four children by her father. Thirty years of horrific sexual abuse.
In March 2009, Joseph Fritzl was sentenced to life in jail for the systematic imprisonment, torture and rape of his daughter Elisabeth over 24 years, fathering seven children. The …
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Being Shot
My ear tracked the sound … the slow roll of rubber on blue metal, the stealthy crunching undergrowth sound of something prowling.
At the age of seventeen, Gail Bell was shot in the back. Coming home from evening class later …
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Bessie’s Body Secrets
This is an easy to read step by set guide on how to give up wheat and gluten without upsetting your lifestyle. It includes over 20 original fool-proof recipes for the busy girl, lists of restaurants Australia wide that serve …
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Bessie’s Guide for Girls Who Want More from Life
Best-selling author and media personality Bessie Bardot gives all the steps, tips and encouragement needed to take control of your life – from beating fear and failure to getting into shape and dressing to show off your success.
“I only …
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Better Birth: The Definitive Guide to Childbirth
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, …
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Beyond Bad
Beyond Bad is the shocking true story of Katherine Knight, the first Australian woman to be sentenced to serve out her life in prison. Her crime – the ritual slaying and skinning of her de facto husband for a cannibal …
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Blood on the Rosary
A heartfelt, brave and inspiring memoir about the power of speaking out
A brave nun. Her twin brother. The secrets and lies that would tear them apart.
There is a special bond that twins share, an ethereal connection that can’t …
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Blood Ties
In Australia, an astonishing 80% of homicides are committed by someone related to the victim or within their close family circle. But why do people kill those close to them, and how do these killings affect the family circle – …
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Blue Ribbons, Bitter Bread: The Life of Joice Nankivell Loch
A compelling and best selling biography of the remarkable Joice Loch. Born in 1887 on a cane plantation in Queensland, Loch is Australia’s most decorated woman. For decades Loch helped save thousands of refugees in war-torn Europe from starvation and …
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Born to Fly
When Ryan Campbell was six, he fell in love with aeroplanes. Inspired by his first flight, and his uncle and grandfather two where both aviators, flying was a passion that dominated his childhood.
It was no surprise to his family …
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Bound By Blood
Three victims and three perpetrators—all bound by blood. What would drive an 18-year-old youth to bash, dismember and mutilate the body of a former lord mayor of Wollongong? Suter Linton tracks the connections between this murder and two others in …
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Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves
The seven pillars all boys need to grow into well-rounded, thriving young men who are ready for anything.
Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves will give you more clarity and peace of mind about:
1. How to give your boy …
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Bristow: Last of the Hard Men
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 …
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Call Me Sasha
At just fifteen years old, Geena had no choice but to leave home.
Without an education or any real options, she found herself being lured into the sex industry by the promise of big money and the validation of strangers. …
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Casting Couch Confidential
The good, the bad and the ugly business of the beautiful people. An insider’s view of the glamorous, cut-throat modelling industry from the former management team of Bardot’s Bodies modelling agency. These are confessions from the fast lane: out-of-control shoots, …
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Cecilia
At only seventeen, Cecilia Cahill joined the Sisters of Mercy and started life as Sister Mary Scholastica. Following a breakdown, some years later, she decided to renounce her vows and leave the convent forever. This book is tesimony to the …
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Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
One morning in August 2001, Julietta Jameson heard an ABC radio interview with Captain Don O’Donnell, the harbour master of Christmas Island. He was describing the moving send-off the islanders had given the Tampa – the Norwegian freighter that had …
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Coming Home, Rediscovering Our Sacred Selves
A wonderfully warm introduction to ways to embrace life’s adventure and nurture yourself, this gem of a book is now out in A format – and in your nearest bookshop.…
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