No matter how far she roamed, Olivia always called Australia home. From the UK to Melbourne and beyond, Grease superstar Olivia Newton-John remains a global icon in music, acting, and philanthropy. This updated edition of Grace and Gratitude celebrates Olivia’s remarkable life as an artist, mother, wife, and advocate, with a new chapter exploring ......
A Simple Twist of Fate is the story of the Gippsland fisherman’s daughter born in 1957 with no arms and only tiny legs, who—thanks to the love, courage and support of her family, local community and her own determination and resilience—went on to live an inspiring life full of love and meaning.
Ayrton Senna grew from being a clumsy toddler who couldn’t climb stairs into the one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.
After early successes in his motorsport career, Senna was catapulted into the world’s premier motorsport championship with the unfancied Toleman team – and straight away he was ......
In Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars, the enigmatic Barry Adamson shines a probing light into his own heart of darkness. Born in the black and white world of post-industrial Manchester, Adamson saw music as a chance to turn his world technicolour.
Dave Morrell grew up on cattle stations in the Kimberley before becoming Broome’s only vet. The Kimberley and its wild frontier is as much part of Dave as he is of it. This high quality, 208-page coffee-table book of stories and poetry is the perfect memento for those who love the normally-untold histories of Australia’s remote regions.
These simple sketches of Territory life centre around the young Aboriginal girl Bett-Bett (Dolly Bonson) and her dog Sue; as she appears from the Never- Never, stays awhile, learns a little, laughs a lot, wonders much, and finally returns to the bush again. This early tale of life in the Northern Territory was first published in 1905, and was ......
The Autobiography of the Most Glamorous Mitford Sister
Diana Mitford, the most glamorous of the Mitfords, rivetingly narrates her life populated with key characters of 20th century history. Evelyn Waugh and Oswald Mosley fell in love with her, while not only Winston Churchill but also Adolf Hitler adored her. She lived in the grandest houses as well as in Holloway Prison. Later the Duke and Duchess of ......
Late in 1930, a cricket team from the West Indies visited Australia for the first time. It arrived at precisely the time when Australia’s modern iconography was being forged: Don Bradman was in the ascendant, Phar Lap dominated the racetrack, Nellie Melba returned home, Charles Kingsford Smith.
Actor, comedian, raconteur, writer, poet, painter, songwriter, music lover and one of the most gifted artists of the last century, Barry Humphries was an Australian global superstar. In this affectionate tribute, Rowan Dean, one of the last people to spend time alone with his friend Barry, reminisces the many lives of Barry Humphries with a ......
