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Australian Arnold Rosen is celebrating his 70th birthday with his family aboard a cruise ship in the Mediterranean.

By coincidence, on the same cruise ship, the American Gus Smith and his family are also celebrating his 70th.

The two men meet. They are identical in appearance but clearly not related. Arnold is the son of Jewish Holocaust survivors, while Gus' parents were German - indeed, his father was a rabid anti-Semite.

It seems they are doppelgangers, or 'doubles'. However, it may be more complicated than that. Not only were the two men born on the same day, it turns out that they were both born in the same small town, in post-war Germany.

The two men's backgrounds are so different that despite their similarities, there is surely no possibility that they could be related...

What will they uncover when they travel to Waiblingen, the small town in Germany where they were both born, to seek the truth?

After some traumatic early life experiences, Dougal the black-and-white kitten falls on his paws into a loving home with two kind humans.

Dougal decides to repay his humans' kindness by trying to be a Good Cat at all times.

But when you have a little sister like Shadow, being good isn't as easy as it should be; because Shadow is an alley-cat who eats his food and loves rummaging in bins and stealing from neighbours' barbecues.

And, although they don't know it, the kind humans are not in charge in this house. That role goes to the imperious old cat Belladonna, who does not take kindly to newcomers in her space.

Dougal and Shadow's new home also has a large resident family of wattle-birds, and a supporting cast of neighbouring cats with agendas of their own; so the kittens must learn their place in the pecking order.

Dougal's diplomatic skills will be tested to their limit as he tries to make sense of human and feline psychology.

You can also catch up with Dougal, join his fanclub and get some pressies at his very own website http://www.dougalsdiary.com.au

"Dragon's Gate is a superb book, a fascinating story written from the heart and woven into a complex cultural and historical tapestry - a modern classic in the making." - Robert Macklin, author of Dragon and Kangaroo

 

Shi Ding is seventeen. In an attempt to impress a girl, he joins a local Red Guard unit and succeeds in having a nine-year-old boy arrested and a widowed professor of foreign literature driven to a shameful suicide. But when his father's death is also revealed as suicide, Shi Ding is expelled from the gang. He suspects there was more to the relationship between his father and the professor than friendship and he moves into her empty house. There he discovers a library of translations of forbidden Western classics. Himself a born storyteller, he is transfixed by the stories in these books by the likes of Dostoevsky, Stendhal, Hugo, Dickens, and Dumas …

 

Set in China in the mid-60s, Dragon's Gate is about the power of storytelling. Within its overarching narrative, there are stories of little-known worlds: river logging in remote mountains, armed fighting between Red Guard factions, fortune telling on long train journeys, community life in the courtyards of Beijing hutong.

 

Memorable characters abound in this rich and varied tale - characters like Sun Lanfen, the nosy, tough but decent residential compound leader; the blind singer who was struck dumb when he had to sing songs set to Chairman Mao's quotations; and the Buffalo Boy who was reputed to have fathered a hundred children in a Tibetan village.

 

"The unique interweaving of fascinating tales set in exotic places with familiar and much loved western classics makes this book a page turner from beginning to end." - Jane Sydenham-Kwiet, German teacher and translator

Drake Dramco's father is head of Thermodynamics in Dragonland and has invented a shield called a force field to protect the dragonfolk from the terrifying Quintas. Drake thinks his father is a superhero even though his father is too busy to spend time with his family.

When Drake's father is kidnapped, Drake, Juniper and Ronan - another dragon boy who is tougher than Drake - literally fly into an adventure in their quest to find him. He has been taken to a city across the wasteland through the force field. After exhaustive preparations, the young dragon folk set out into the unknown.

The precarious journey, their experience with the Quintas, the relationships of the adventurers and the unravelling of the mystery will keep young readers enthralled. The young friends discover the real facts about the force field and Drake's father. Drake, not his dad, is the real superhero.

'We've driven around Australia, how about we drive around the world?'

And with this one fanciful remark, the seeds were sown for what would become a worldwide adventure for one Melbourne family.

Fuelled by itchy feet and a profound desire to expand their family's horizons, after five years of meticulous planning and seemingly endless vaccinations, Danny and Sandra packed their two kids, Maddy and Raffy, into their 4WD and headed off on their 'Big Trip'.

Over the next 360 days and more than 36,000kms, this ordinary family undertook a truly extraordinary expedition, circumnavigating the globe and taking in experiences, both profound and everyday, which would prove to be life-changing.

Based on the blog that the family kept while on the road, Drive Around the World is a touching, at times hilarious and genuinely unique account of their journey. Filled with tales of the unexpected, close calls and boundless adventure, it's a book that the whole family can enjoy and be inspired by.

David’s girlfriend dumped him, he writes about bars for a shrinking newspaper, and he’s desperately searching for meaning amongst Sydney’s shallow social and dating scene.

 

Then he meets a young woman at a party who just might be the answer to his life’s meaninglessness. However, she’s only 19 – and one of his journalism student’s friends.

 

Drowning in the Shallows is about a man who tries to curb his sleazier tendencies in the #metoo era, about a cat’s ruthless attempt to dominate its owner, and about how – in a society obsessed with networking – we’re more estranged than ever.

You've tried everything! Now are you ready to learn how to live pain free?

Dealing with pain can be distressing and depressing but now is the time for you to take charge! This book is full of practical information and resources to help anyone who is suffering from back and neck pain, headaches, muscle and joint pain, sports injuries, stress etc. For those of you not in pain now, but have been in the past and definitely don't want it back again - this book is also for you!

At the age of 22, international author and natural therapist Suzanne McTier-Browne was diagnosed with fast progressing MS and given less than a year to live. In excruciating pain and with her mobility quickly deteriorating, Suzanne's own investigations gave her the tools which helped her fully recover and now help her clients deal with a variety of pain conditions. This ultimate guide can help you take back control of your life and live pain free!

You'll discover:

- Natural and non-invasive techniques to help free yourself from pain

- Body alignment tips crucial to relieving your pain plus helping you move and feel better

- The golden health rules you should know to improve your life and support your recovery

- Easy and practical ways to handle your physical and emotional stress

- Simple exercises and stretches you can do at home

- How to avoid aggravating your pain

- Case studies from real people who have used these techniques to relieve their pain and improve their quality of life

Take action and live pain free!

To one who for a good many years has lived among the tropic isles of Torres Strait, and whose constant regret has been that their romantic attractiveness is so little known even to Australians, the Drums of Mer comes with very strong appeal. There are some who may think that Mr Idriess is giving us simply an imaginative picture, but the author has travelled the Strait with the discerning eye and contemplative soul of the artist who is satisfied only with first-hand colour, and who, while blending history and romance with subtle skill, at the same time keeps within the region of fact. The records and documents placed at his disposal by those who have patiently collected them in the interests of history, of ethnological and scientific research, and (if one may be allowed to say so) even of missionary theological science also, provide the rich store upon which he has drawn for the thrilling story he has woven round the people of Mer and the other islands of Torres Strait. We have been waiting for someone to catch the charm and appealing mysteriousness of these islands, and to visualize the days, not so very long past, when the great outrigger canoes, with their companies of feather-bedecked headhunters, traversed the opalescent waters a couple of hundred miles down the Barrier, to return perhaps with cowering white captives or grim human trophies for the ceremonies of the 'Au-gud-Au-Ai,' the 'Feast of the Great God.' And if it seems that the starkness of tragedy throws a cloud here and there over the dramatic episodes which the author has so well narrated, possibly it is a good thing for present-day tourist-travellers (and others too!), to realize that a trip along the Barrier and through the Strait on the way to China was not always so free from danger.

(from Foreword by Wm. H. MacFarlane), Mission Priest, Torres Strait; Administrator of the Diocese of Carpentaria. 31 July 1933.)

Wir befinden uns in unserem Lebem alle auf einer Reise. Des Autors Reise beginnt bescheiden in Transylvanien und geht von dort stufenweise hinaus in die Welt.

"Durch Dick & Dünn, Teil 1" zählt die ersten Hürden des Autors auf seinem Lebensweg, die eines gewohnlichen Bürgers: Zweiter Weltkrieg, Flucht, Kindheit in Nach-Kriegs-Deutschland, Erfahrungen sammeln auch in der Schule des Lebens mit den Menschen beginnend in; Europa, Klein-Asien, Nordafrika.

Alles findet einen Platz in "Durch Dick & Dünn, Teil 1": Widersprüche, Herausforderungen, Ausbildung, Bemühungen, Arbeit, Hobbies, Reisen, Romantik, Enttäuschungen und Erfolge.

Mut mit einem festen Blick auf die positiven Seiten des Lebens überwindet so manche Hürde in dieser Autobiographie.

"Durch Dick & Dünn, Teil 2" ist das zweite Kapitel in dem Leben des Autoren. Er geht hinaus in die Welt, um auch in der Schule des Lebens zu lernen. Das Buch erzählt von einer achtkopfigen Familie. Der Leser erlebt den Weg in zunächst drei Kontinenten, bis der Autor, seine finnische Frau Arja, ihre drei Mädchen und drei Jungen sich eine paradiesische Bleibe mit unermüdlichen Anstrengungen in Australien geschaffen haben. Das Buch beinhaltet nicht nur Handlungen, sondern auch die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse einer Weltbürger-Familie.

"Durch Dick & Dünn, Teil 3" ist das dritte Kapitel in dem Leben des Autoren. Aus der Schule des Lebens erhält er hier gültige Zeugnisse. Das Buch erzählt weiter von einer achtkopfigen Familie, wie sie weitgehend selbständig dem Leben die guten Seiten abringen. In Australien findet dann das "Familien-Boot" einen Anker, wo die gesammelten Erfahrungen auf den Prüfstein kommen. Am Ende ist dann alles gut.

Dr Thomas McMahon, a self-assured and ambitious Australian environmentalist, journeys into the Philippines, intending to 'save' the tribal peoples of Mindanao and their mountain environment from the exploitation of Horizon Mining Corporation (HMC). Instead, the country changes him in ways that he never thought possible.

Tom is in his mid-thirties, married, with a successful academic career and important international environmental connections. He heads The Melbourne Environment Centre, which locks horns with the Company. This battle spills over into the Philippines, where HMC is launching a new mining operation after uncovering the largest copper deposit in Asia.

As a political pragmatist who campaigns on climate change and sustainable development, Tom becomes enmeshed in a network of green militant insurgents who see him and his campaign as part of the problem. Tom discovers that people are the primary threatened species - not birds, pandas or whales.

Reshaping education from the ground up.

International author and grassroots education expert, Ian Davies, exposes the essential issues causing so much grief in our schools today. His candid thoughts and empowering strategies will inspire educators who have all but given up hope. In a time when we can all be distracted by the glitter of modern technology, this book brings the focus back to the very essence of education - the relationship between the teacher, the child and the parent. Ian's amazingly simple and practical strategies and tools for teachers and parents cut through all the clutter and promise to improve student outcomes and results in the 21st Century!

You'll learn:

- The 9 essential issues undermining student results today

- The 5 key habits of successful teachers

- The opportunities and challenges technology brings to teaching in the 21st Century

- The psychology for developing a success mindset in students

- How to cultivate outstanding classroom management

- 7 proven steps to support teacher wellbeing

- 10 quick and easy ways to ruin any normal school kid and 10 powerful tactics to win them back

'You don't need a PhD to change a life. You only need the right strategies.' - Chloe Madanes, Madanes Institute

This book is essential reading for teachers and parents who care.

Um den Fall Marks aufzuklären, nahm Inspektor Bonaparte, der berühmte »Bony«, seinen Abschied bei der Kriminal-polizei von Queensland. Jetzt streift er inkognito durch Neusüdwales. Für die Polizei galt der Fall als abgeschlossen. Bony aber hält den Tod des Polizeibeamten Luke Marks für einen - fast - perfekten Mord!

Elderly Holocaust "survivor" Jack (Yaakov Stein) now lives in Melbourne. After trying to pass off a false testimony to a young Catholic photographer, Ian Gross, he then relents and tells us the truth ... Or does he?

 

With false memoirs all the rage, this is clearly a fictitious story with some real characters, at once highly entertaining and deadly serious.

 

Ernst Leitz II ("the photography industry's Schindler") not only designed and manufactured Germany's most famous camera, the Leica, but also saved hundreds of Jewish lives from certain death during the Holocaust. From the kernel of this true story, Joe Reich weaves an interesting - sometimes outrageous - blend of fact and fiction, historical and contemporary times, drawing the reader into the fictional life and exploits of the protagonist.

 

"Joe has the ability to seamlessly merge history with the present, and create a most readable and enjoyable story." - Nicolas Brasch, author of Gallipoli Reckless Valour

 

"Ein Stein is a real page turner and a terrific read." - Esther Kister, Chairperson Melbourne Jewish Book Week