Books - Non Fiction
Milperra: The Road to Justice
On 2nd September 1984, Father’s Day, the Comancheros and the Bandidos motorcycle gangs waged war against each other at a bike swap meet in the Sydney suburb of Milperra. Seven people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in the car …
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Mixed Blessings
There are around 20,000 children in foster care in Australia, but how many of us would actually open our hearts and homes to help? With husband Cedric, Deborah Lee is one of the unsung heroes of foster care, having fostered …
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Mosaic
Mosaic is compelling storytelling at its best: from the fascinating detail of Polish-Jewish culture and the rivalries and dramas of family life, to its moving account of lives torn apart by war and persecution, this is an extraordinary story of …
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Mother Zen
In 2010 Jacinta Tynan innocently sparked a media storm when her article in the Sun Herald exposed a fault line in our perception of motherhood. Her premise — that motherhood could be easy — split the parenting community down the …
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Mothers Behaving Badly
“I wrote this book for Miranda. One minute Ms Miranda was a Gucci-shod executive, chairing meetings and firing the non-compliant, and the next, Whoosh, Miranda’s brain came out with the placenta.”
So starts Maggie Groff’s hilarious romp through the trials …
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Mrs Groff’s Mischievous Book of Motherhood Management
You can fool all of the children some of the time, and some of the children all of the time, but with practice you can fool all of the children all of the time. And their fathers.
Warm, funny and …
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Murder At Anna Bay
When Judith Brown was brutally murdered in her home on the north coast of NSW, police were baffled. There was no witness, no motive, and no conclusive physical evidence to indicate a suspect. Detective Sergeant Peter Fox was determined to …
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My Brother’s Keeper
A blood smear trailing along a footpath of a suburban Sydney street went largely ignored by local residents accustomed to hoaxes and bloody turf brawls in their beachside suburb. Initially police suspected it was nothing more than animal blood. But …
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My Greek Family Table
Greek-Australian Maria Benardis welcomes you to her table to enjoy Greek food the way her family has always done. My Greek Family Table is a personal invitation to experience all the depth and flavour of Greek food and the wonderful …
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My War
This is no ordinary war story. In 1943, twenty-year-old Brian Walpole leaves his Melbourne home for the steaming jungles of New Guinea to serve in one of Australia’s first commando units. Then in Borneo, as a member of the elite …
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No Time For Fear
Paul de Gelder chased adventure wherever he could find it, from his wild ride as a hoodlum teen and his drug-and-alcohol fuelled stint working in a strip club to hauling his way up to the elite echelons of the defence …
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Not Your Average Nurse
To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it’s never easy. So when Maggie Groff defies her parents’ wishes and embarks as a student nurse at London’s King’s College …
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Not Your Ordinary Housewife
In this extraordinary memoir, Nikki vividly recounts her intriguing past with emotional honesty and great insight. Leading a double life as a mother of three small children
Nikki Stern found herself in a world she never imagined. Descending into the …
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On The Road With Kids
John Ahern has a high-flying job, a big house, a loving wife and two great kids. But if this is success, why does he sense he is failing as a husband and father?
So John does something insane. He blows …
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One Door Too Many
This is the true story of the police shooting of David Gundy and the shooting of young police officer, Allan McQueen. The death of David Gundy triggered widespread prejudice and bitterness in the community and was analysed intensely by both …
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Out of the Ashes
The story of one young woman’s survival against the odds, and how the love of her mother saved her.
When the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand in 2019, it shattered the lives of Stephanie and Marie Browitt.
Stephanie, …
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Outback Heart
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 …
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Outback Heroines
Horse-whipping, crocodile-hunting and single-handedly changing an 80-kilo flat tyre on a road train in 40-degree heat…there is nothing these modern-day outback women can’t do.
But when it comes to hardship and heartbreak, they’ve endured far more than their fair share. …
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Outback Spirit
In the great Outback traditions of mateship, resilience and generosity comes stories of ordinary people who, against seemingly insurmountable odds, help out those who inhabit Australia’s vast untamed frontiers. Inspiring, stirring and touching by turn, these people draw on enormous …
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Overseas War Brides: Stories from the women who followed their hearts to Australia
Here are the stories of the girls who took on an adventure into the unknown. After whirlwind courtships, weekend weddings and long sea voyages they arrived in an unfamiliar landscape. This is an important social record capturing the essence of …
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