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An energetic and enthralling series of encounters with warlords, mujahideen fighters and hardy deminers that will take you into the life of an Australian soldier sent alone into the wilds of Afghanistan.

 

In 1991, following the Soviet-Afghan war, Graeme Membrey left the comfort of his home in Perth to work for an Afghan NGO in the United Nations demining program. Along with his pregnant wife, he travelled to Karachi, then to Islamabad, before settling in the city of Peshawar where he was to spend a year closely working with deminers in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

 

Away from the front line, this book deals with the less-told story of what is left behind after war ends. With humour and humility, Graeme Membrey recounts a variety of incidents and surprising stories of his time in this part of the world. Behind the anecdotes lies the story of friendship and the universal connexion between humans in spite of language barriers and cultural differences.

Tracy Busse was living a relatively normal life as mother, wife, and working woman when an unexpected heart event threw her into a storm, turning her calm into chaos...

This is her story. How she recovered physically and emotionally and discovered a greater depth of joy and compassion in her daily life.

Tracy shares practical skills that are accessible to us all and enable us to live a richer and more vibrant life filled with joy, creativity, compassion and resilience.

Life is unpredictable. Rather than being wiped out by the inevitable storms, Calm Through Chaos shows us we can learn to ride the waves of life and thrive with dignity and grace.

Author Tracy Busse is a heart patient advocate and a career and transitions coach. She runs Waveform Consulting to assist people to be the best they can be and live a creative and fulfilled life.

Gathered on a cold, misty morning in their Georgian mansion on the shores of Lough Derg in depressed 1950s' Ireland, with debts mounting, this seemed like a dream for the prominent Esmonde family, including the teller of this captivating memoir, then seven-year-old, Rosemary.

Hardship awaits down under, but Rosemary and her family bravely fight back, seizing every opportunity and experience with courage and humour.

Rosemary's remarkable story has many twists and turns as she moves from Tipperary to remote rural New South Wales, post war Canberra, as a young bride to Papua New Guinea, apple orcharding and setting up a successful business in Tasmania and sailing the Mediterranean (where she and her husband, Rob are compiling their fifth photographic coffee table book on sailing, seafood and wine). Come with her as we meet her illustrious ancestors (including two Victoria Cross recipients), encounter exotic countries and fascinating people, always living her life to the brim.

Yes!! Another book by Erica Bentel, author of the much-loved word play book "Has a Book Got a Spine?"

With more funny, quirky illustrations by cartoonist/artist Neil Elliott.

Can You Crack Them? are word games that make the mind think laterally - often with laugh-out-loud consequences. Youngsters and adults alike will strain their brains to solve these unique visual/word puzzles.

Highly interactive, hugely fun. Crack them if you can...

Whimsical nursery rhymes,

surprising playtime rhymes,

adventurous action verse,

lively counting rhymes,

fun finger plays,

and soothing lullabies.

 

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful unique collection to share and treasure.

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from all around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful, unique collection to share and treasure.

 

Can You Keep a Secret - Volume 1 features Nursery Rhymes.  

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from all around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful, unique collection to share and treasure.

 

Can You Keep a Secret - Volume 2 features Playtime Rhymes.  

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from all around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful, unique collection to share and treasure.

 

Can You Keep a Secret - Volume 3 features Action Verse.  

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from all around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful, unique collection to share and treasure.

 

Can You Keep a Secret - Volume 4 features Counting Rhymes.  

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from all around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful, unique collection to share and treasure.

 

Can You Keep a Secret - Volume 5 features Finger Plays.  

This playful new selection of timeless rhymes features familiar favourites and unusual gems from all around the world. Warm and vibrant illustrations bring the rhymes to life in this beautiful, unique collection to share and treasure.

 

Can You Keep a Secret - Volume 6 features Lullabies.  

To a quiet life has come something truly extraordinary. Jared's seen the Lights since he was a child. Every night for a few minutes at 10pm a strange beacon would shine high up in the darkened factory opposite his tiny house. He ventured there one fateful night, and there he found the spectral creatures. Since then they've taken him to fantastical places, far away from the grey monotony of his life and the darkness of his past. All he's ever cared about is keeping the secret intact and leading a quiet life of anonymity. But it's a lonely, introspective existence that's always eaten away at him. When change comes to the factory, he finally finds another that he comes to trust and then share his secrets. But in the shadow of Amelia's arrival is one that already knows everything, and has intentions that are both dark and vicious. An ancient ritual is then taken to another time.

Canoe polo,basic skills and tactics is a complete guide to the sport of canoe polo. It is an essential guide for players and coaches at all levels of the sport.

 

A rollicking ride through the early days of Australian Motorsport set in 1900-1918 in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the true story of bitter rivalry between two Brisbane car importers/dealers: E.G.Eager Son and Canada Cycle and Motor (CCM). There are four main characters: Fred Z. Eager, Alec Fraser Jewell, E.G.Eager and CCM managing director A.V.Dodwell.

The paths of speedsters Fred Eager and Alec Jewell collide on Christmas Day, 1916, on Southport Beach at the first attempt to set an Australian land speed record.

Whitey in the premier motorsport event of hill climbs so they decided to stage an event of their own, bespoke for Studebaker. This race would nullify Fred Eagers driving skills and suit the big-engined Studey: A straight line speed contest against the clock on the firm low-tide sand of Southport (Surfers Paradise) beach. Only one of them could win ... Or could they?

How do women defy the odds and get their careers back on track after a break? How do women manage the mummy mafia at the school gate? Is there a motherhood penalty? Can women really have it all - a successful career and a rewarding family life? Does overseas experience really accelerate your career in Australia? How do you recreate your career after a setback?

 

In Career Interrupted fourteen high-achieving women talk openly about their challenges in carving out a successful career after a break. These women come from all walks of life - from battlers to privileged backgrounds, from small business to big corporations, from large corporates to small business, from professional services to the community sector. Several women had children and talk candidly about what it's like to be in the throes of mother guilt and come out the other side; some are expatriates who returned to Australia to rebuild their career, yet others had to re-establish their career after a misstep.

 

These stories are interwoven with the latest research from thought leaders around the obstacles and pitfalls in leaving the workforce for a time, and include practical and proven strategies to overcome these hurdles.

 

Career Interrupted contributes to the discussion and debate in business and the broader community about how to develop workplaces where the contribution of everyone, including women, is recognised, nurtured and optimised. It explores the shared experiences of women who have had to navigate a break in their career and provides a beacon for other women about to embark on a similar journey.

 

Her Excellency Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China;

Anna Burke, Federal member for Chisolm;

Lisa Croxford, Capability Development Manager, Herbert Smith Freehills;

Lucinda Dunn OAM, Artistic Director, Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy;

Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea, Scientist, Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute;

Jennifer Keyte, Seven News Melbourne Weekend News Presenter;

Dr Sharon Lierse, Lecturer, Charles Darwin University;

Samone McCurdy, PhD candidate and Program Consultant, Monash University;

Lucinda Nolan, Deputy Police Commissioner, Victoria Police;

Kelly O'Dwyer, Federal Member of Parliament for Higgins and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer;

Dr Hannah Piterman, Consultant, advisor and author, co-founder of Gender Worx;

Moira Rayner, Lawyer and former WA Anti-corruption Commissioner;

Lucy Roland, Marketing specialist and Communications Coach;

Jodie Sizer, Principal, PwC Indigenous Consulting;

Tracey Spicer, Journalist and newsreader;

Dr Helen Szoke, Chief Executive, Oxfam Australia;

Dr Jennifer Whelan, Director, Psynapse Psychometrics and Research Fellow, Melbourne Business School.

 

'These stories offer inspiration and give insight into how success was achieved by many women despite the ongoing barriers to equality. They provide plenty of ideas for anyone wishing to have a career break, for any reason.' - Kate Jenkins, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner