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That Deadman Dance
Author: Kim Scott
ISBN: 9780330404235
Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up doing the Dead Man Dance, but with him it was a dance of life, a lively dance for people to do together Told through the eyes of black and white, young and old, this is a story about a fledgling Western Australian community in the early 1800s known as the 'friendly frontier'. Poetic, warm-hearted and bold, it is a story which shows that first contact did not have to lead to war. It is a story for our times.
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Indelible Ink
Author: Fiona McGregor
ISBN: 9781921844201
Marie King is a fifty-nine, recently divorced, and has lived a rather conventional life on Sydney's affluent north shore. Now her three children have moved out, the family home is to be sold, and with it will go her beloved garden. On a drunken whim, Marie gets a tattoo an act that gives way to an unexpected friendship with her tattoo artist, Rhys. Before long, Rhys has introduced Marie to side of the city that clashes with her staid north-shore milieu. Her children are mortified by their mother's transformation, but have their own challenges to deal with: workplace politics; love affairs old and new; and, of course, the real-estate market.
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Mud, Sweat and Tears
Author: Bear Grylls
ISBN: 9781905026548
Bear is a man who has always loved adventure. After leaving school, he spent months hiking in the Himalayas as he considered joining the Indian Army. Upon his return to England after a change of heart, he passed SAS selection and served with 21 SAS for three years. During this time he broke his back in several places in a free-fall parachuting accident and it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. However, after months of rehabilitation, focusing always on his childhood dream of climbing Everest, he slowly became strong enough to attempt the ultimate ascent of the world's highest peak. At 7.22 a.m. on 26 May 1998, Bear entered the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest Briton to have successfully climbed Everest and returned alive. He was only twenty-three years old and this was only the beginning of his extreme adventures... Known and admired by millions - whether from his prime-time TV adventures, as a bestselling author or as a world-class motivational speaker - Bear has been there and done it all. Now, for the first time and in his own words, this is the story of his action-packed life.
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One Day
Author: David Nicholls
ISBN: 9781444724585
I can imagine you at forty,' she said, a hint of malice in her voice. 'I can picture it right now.' He smiled without opening his eyes. 'Go on then.' 15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY.
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Fair Cop
Author: Christine Nixon
ISBN: 9780522856859
It's no surprise that Christine Nixon grew up to be a cop. Her father Ross brought his police work home with him often: she helped mull over crime-scene photos at the kitchen table and helped lug seized weapons in from the car. She was one of the first women in Australia to move into operational policing and ultimately became Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria. In this frank and engaging account of Christine Nixon's career, she writes openly about the challenges and rewards of working in one of the toughest jobs in the country and the later controversy surrounding the Victorian Bushfire Recovery Authority.
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Dollhouse
Author: Kardashian
ISBN: 9780062088055
The Kardashian sisters live life in the fast lane. Reality TV stars and fashion icons, Kourtney, Khloe and Kim are no strangers to Hollywood drama: from unexpected pregnancies and quickie weddings to troubled relationships and sex tapes, the Kardashian sisters are the source of much Hollywood gossip. This drama is reflected in their novel, a riveting fictional account of what it's like to be a Hollywood 'It Girl', written by the three most experienced women in that area: the Kardashians.
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Greatness: Inside the Rebirth of a Football Club
Author: Gullan
ISBN: 9780646567259
Author Scott Gullan delves inside the premiership year that stamped Geelong as one of modern football's outstanding football clubs.Over a five-season rebirth, the Geelong Football Club elevated itself from perennial bridesmaid to competition powerhouse. Three premierships from four Grand Finals marked that incredible span of success - no team has ever won so many games of football across such a su...stained period.The Cats punctuated this success with an unlikely 2011 flag that came after the highly controversial exit of their best player, Gary Ablett, and their coach, Mark Thompson. The departure of both men was notable for ongoing drama and bad blood, be it internal turmoil, fans' claims of treachery or comment on the mercenary nature of professional football.Countless players stepped up to fill the breech left by the departure of Ablett and, in Thompson's place, the club handed the reins to untried coach Chris Scott, who made an impact from day one of his coaching journey.Highly respected Melbourne journalist Scott Gullan, author of The Mission and The Mission 2, now returns to Kardinia Park to complete the picture of a club that defied reason to remain at the head of the pack.
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Red Dog
Author: Louis De Bernieres
ISBN: 9781742752259
Red Dog is a West Australian, a lovable friendly red kelpie who found widespread fame as a result of his habit of travelling all over Western Australia, hitching rides over thousands of miles, settling in places for months at a time and adopting new families before heading off again to the next destination and another family - sometimes returning to say hello years later. While visiting Australia, Louis de Bernieres heard the legend of Red Dog and decided to do some research on this extraordinary story. After travelling to Western Australia and meeting countless people who'd known and loved Red Dog, Louis decided to spread Red Dog's fame a little further. The result is an utterly charming tale of an amazing dog with places to go and people to see. RED DOG will delight readers and animal lovers of all ages.
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