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Leigh Sales: Storytellers
Storytellers: questions, answers and the craft of journalism

Highly respected ABC anchor, bestselling author and hit podcaster Leigh Sales interviews the cream of Australian journalists about their craft - how (and why) they bring us the stories that inform our lives | Read more

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◉ Taste Top 100 - The Fast Revolution

Australia

Your ultimate intermittent fasting cookbook RECIPES & MENU PLANS FOR 800-CALORIE DAYS 250-CALORIE LIGHT MEALS 125-CALORIE SNACKS AND MORE Losing weight has never been so easy so sustainable or tasted so ..

◉ The Lyrics: Paul McCartney

Australia

The Lyrics 1956 to the Present By: Paul McCartney From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 ..

◉ 200km Around Sydney

Sydney

Detailed map coverage of the Sydney region with 19 suggested tourist drives, complete with detailed maps. ISBN: 9780731911172 ISBN-10: 0731911172 Publisher: Universal Press Date Published: 29/11/1999 For ..

◉ Camp Oven Cooking: The Complete Aussie Guide

Australia

Camp Oven Cooking is a unique recipe collection collated from contributions to The Great Coronavirus Camp Oven Cookoff Facebook page. Launched in March 2020 by photo-journalist Peter Lorimer and iconic Aust ..

◉ Captain Moonlite: Queer Bushranger

Australia

Andrew George Scott (January 8, 1845 - January 20, 1880) was a famous Australian bushranger, known as Captain Moonlite, sometimes spelt "Moonlight". Captain Moonlite is today an Australian folk figure.. and ..

Australia

Chopper (feature film) | Chopper (book) Few Australian films have sparked as much controversy as Chopper, beginning well before it arrived in cinemas in 2000. Why perpetuate the myth of Mark "Chopper" R ..

◉ Cruden Farm Garden Diaries

Langwarrin

The Cruden Farm Garden Diaries by Lisa Clausen and Michael Morrison Hardback Publication Date: 18/04/2017 Buy Online: Fishpond This beautiful book was written by gardener Michael Morrison who alongsi ..

Australia

Dodgy Mike By: Michael Yiannoudes This is the story of Michael. Dodgy Mike features real witty comical stories about family friends rebellious youth teenage pranks travels and adulthood. The anecdot ..

◉ Inside the Rocks - the Archaeology of a Neighbourhood

Australia

Using as her starting point the internationally renowned Cumberland/Gloucester Streets archaeological excavation, the author has written a narrative which takes us inside the everyday life of the Rocks, focussi ..

◉ Jane Harper | The Dry

Australia

"The Dry" is a literary crime novel in the style of Peter Temple, telling a story of desperation, resolution and small town prejudice, played out against the blistering extremes of life on the land. About th ..

◉ Kitty Flanagan: 488 Rules for Life

Australia

488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Providing you with the antidote to every annoying little thing these rules are not made to be broken. 488 Rules f ..

◉ Leigh Sales: Storytellers

Australia

Storytellers: questions, answers and the craft of journalism By: Leigh Sales Highly respected ABC anchor, bestselling author and hit podcaster Leigh Sales interviews the cream of Australian journalists ab ..

◉ Lisa Wilkinson: It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This

Australia

The long-awaited autobiography from one of Australia's most popular much-loved and enduring media stars Lisa Wilkinson. Lisa Wilkinson has lived much of her life in the public eye. One of Australia's most re ..

◉ Paul Hogan: The Tap Dancing Knife Thrower

Australia

Book - Paul Hogan Autobiography: The Tap Dancing Knife Thrower my life -- without the boring bits By: Paul Hogan The icon and legend at last tells his story his way - without the boring bits. Paul H ..

◉ Paul Kelly: Love is Strong as Death

Australia

A collection of more than 300 of Paul Kelly's favourite poems. Paul Kelly's songs are steeped in poetry. And now he has gathered from around the world the poems he loves - poems that have inspired and challe ..

◉ Rosalie Ham: The Dressmaker's Secret

Australia

Rosalie Ham has written the long-awaited sequel, The Dressmaker's Secret. The Dressmaker's Secret returns to the world and characters of Rosalie's bestselling debut novel The Dressmaker. It is 1953 and M ..

◉ Slow Guide to Sydney

Sydney

The Slow Guide is for anybody who wants to slow down and live it up, seachange without shifting postcode. They celebrate all thats local, natural, traditional, sensory and most of all gratifying about livin ..

◉ Sound As Ever: A Celebration of the Greatest Decade in Australian Music (1990-1999)

Australia

By: Jane Gazzo, Andrew P. Street The '90s was a magical time for Australian music. The Big Day Out and Triple J went national and suddenly everyone was getting a 3-piece together and gigging in the inner-ci ..

◉ Spare - Prince Harry: His words. His story.

Australia

Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century- two young boys two princes walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. ..

◉ Sydney Lives: Photo Book

Sydney

SYDNEY LIVES PHOTO BOOK THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD CELEBRATES 190 YEARS Our extraordinary city captured. SMH photo editor Mags King reveals the best of The Sydney Morning Herald's extensive and rich ar ..

◉ The 78 Storey Treehouse

Australia

Join Andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. Theyve added 13 new levels including a drive-thru car wash a combining machine a scribbletorium an ALL-BALL sports stadium Andyland Terrytow ..

◉ The Barefoot Investor

Australia

Classic Edition Revised and Updated By: Scott Pape THE ALL-TIME #1 AUSTRALIAN BESTSELLER This is the only money guide you'll ever need. That's a bold claim given there are thousands of finance book ..

◉ The Birthday Book: What the day you were born says about you

Australia

The Birthday Book What the day you were born says about you By: Shelley von Strunckel Combining astrology with tarot and other numerology tools this irresistible book offers readers an insight into what ..

◉ The Pyjama Boy

Redfern

The Pyjama Boy is Steve Murphys poignant and strangely haunting story that captivates its reader from the very beginning and remains long after the book has been closed. Steve Murphy spent his formative yea ..

◉ The Spirit of Cricket - India - Steve Waugh

Sydney

A NEW BOOK BY STEVE WAUGH During January 2020, I was fortunate to travel through India, over 17 days, catching up with old friends and meeting new acquaintances along the journey. I spent time on the Ma ..

◉ The Thursday Murder Club

Australia

The hottest book in the UK in 2021: The Thursday Murder Club. The Thursday Murder Club is an intelligent mystery about a group of senior citizens who find themselves in the center of a murder investigation. ..

◉ When McKinsey Comes to Town

Australia

When McKinsey Comes to Town The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm By: Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An explosive, deeply reported expose of McKi ..