Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
A Commonwealth of Thieves	Thomas Keneally	It was 1786 when Arthur Phillip, an ambitious captain in the Royal Navy, was assigned the formidable task of organizing an expedition to Australia in order to establish a penal colony. The squalid an…	OL103683W
This is not a drill	Paul Carter	Adrenaline junkie, oil rigger, motorbike fanatic, madman... Paul Carter, author of Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm A Piano Player in a Whorehouse is back with more (mostly) good cle…	OL11886881W
10 for 66 and all that	Arthur Mailey	A classic in Australian cricket writing - Arthur Mailey's wry and engaging autobiography.Arthur Mailey's classic autobiography, first published in 1958, is a wry and engaging account by a talented cr…	OL12089891W
Left for dead	Ricky Megee	Gripping and inspiring story of how one man endured almost three months alone in the desert living on nothing but insects and frogs. An extraordinary story of survival in the outback.'No shoes, no ve…	OL13649529W
Seeing the Sunrise	Justin Langer	Motivational life lessons and observations from one of Australia's most respected cricketers.This is more than just a sports book, although the author is an accomplished Test cricketer. Justin Langer…	OL15181164W
Never Tell Me Never	Janine Shepherd	On an afternoon bike ride in the Blue Mountains, Janine Shepherd's life was altered irrevocably. When the champion cross country skier in training for the Winter Olympics was hit by a truck, doctors …	OL15187005W
Cats & daughters	Helen Brown	"Some say your previous cat chooses your new feline. If so, what in cat heaven's name was our beloved Cleo thinking when she sent us a crazy cat like Jonah?" Jonah entered Helen Brown's life not long…	OL17857527W
Welcome to paradise	Cody Simpson	A look into the life of singing sensation Cody Simpson. Follow Cody as he goes from singing cover songs in his bedroom to opening sold-out concerts for Justin Bieber. This book is perfect for pop mus…	OL17886313W
Days like these	Kristian Anderson	There are love stories and then there's the story of Kristian and Rachel Anderson. When Kristian wanted to show his wife Rachel how much he loved her after learning he had terminal cancer, he ended u…	OL18026168W
Dead man running	Ross Coulthart	Steve Utah provides an account of his experiences as a member of the Bandidos, one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs, and discusses why he came to the decision to become a police inf…	OL19840390W
Anyone who had a heart	Burt Bacharach	Burt Bacharach is one of the most celebrated and legendary song-writers of the twentieth century. Throughout his sixty year career he has worked with artists from Dionne Warwick to Dr Dre, Marlene Di…	OL19963591W
Buried country	Clinton Walker	An account of the unique century-old reconciliation of two disparate traditions: black Australia and American country music.	OL20004074W
Ugly	Robert Hoge	This book is based on the author that had a tumor on his face that made him ugly. It is a depressing story.	OL20214851W
Rosetta	Alexandra Joel	328 pages, 8 pages of plates : 20 cm	OL21145384W
Battle order 204	Christobel Mattingley	The riveting true story account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated throughout with fascinating photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books.'Bomb doors open!'It was the call that…	OL2479027W
Lost Anzacs	Greg Kerr	This is a fascinating account of two very different Anzac experiences of World War I. Drawing on letters, diaries, and photographs from his grandfather and great-uncle, Greg Kerr relates the bitter e…	OL2871269W
Never say die	Chris O'Brien	Of all the medical graduates who dedicated themselves to oncology, few could have been such a livewire as Chris O'Brien. His autobiography, Never Say Die, portrays a man who never would settle for sa…	OL28771045W
The Hot Seat	Richard Woolcott	A revealing account of the last fifty years of world affairs as seen by one of Australia's most successful diplomats, from Communist Moscow to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam to the tragic events o…	OL5794307W
Kylie	Sean Smith	"Pop icon ... Style icon ... Gay icon ... No popular figure of modern culture deserves the description 'iconic' more than Kylie, a star whose name alone evokes more than twenty-five years of memories…	OL5850701W
Steve & Me	Terri Irwin	Terri Raines took a vacation from her wildlife rescue work in Oregon, traveled to Australia, and there, at a small wildlife park, she met and fell in love with a tall, blond force of nature named Ste…	OL8165574W