Биографии и Мемуары
35106 кн.
This is a truly courageous book. Lisa tells us what it is like to be the victim of extreme school bullying and what it was like to be hospitalized, institutionalized and homeless. Lisa also had the courage to stand up to those who bullied her and the school that failed in its duty of care, by taking her case to court and winning.
| Автор | Lisa Eskinazi |
Drovers hold an iconic place in our Australian identity, due to the courage and perseverance needed to transport cattle and sheep hundreds of kilometres through rural and outback areas. But what of the women and children who travelled with them?<br />
| Автор | Patsy Kemp |
This book follows Australian musician Kim Salmon, from bands The Scientists, Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon, from childhood in Perth through his many bands, albums, tours, family upheavals, triumphs and disappointments and examines the characters of the music business he collaborates with along the way.
| Автор | Douglas Galbraith |
"Four Wheels – Good!<br />Two Wheels – Better!"<br /> <br />Roaring out of the Desert and across the Seas comes the true story of a Broken Hill boy who found thrills, adventure and romance in a life of speed, power and Pride!
| Автор | Alan G Pride |
Lack of opportunity is the common reason people give for their inability to attain their potential. This story invites the reader to take the colourful route of gaining an education in adulthood. In doing so we satisfy restless curiosity and obtain peace of mind. The author's story provides clues as to what might be obtained if good advice is followed with fortitude and tenacity. Worthwhile careers are only attained by hard work – what have we to lose?
| Автор | Peter Cliff |
Christine is in a purple patch of her life. Recently retired, she has big plans for the future and decides to keep a journal. This is her time: time to pursue her passion for gardening, time to travel with her partner Rec, time to live life to the full… and then it turns on her.
| Автор | Christine Lister |
When it was first published in 1950 The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody was on the New York Times best-seller list for four months. An hysterically funny (yet historically accurate) romp through world history by a great American humourist and raconteur.
| Автор | Will Cuppy |
This is the true story of Tiffany Beard. The trials she endured in her young life; how she fell away from God, and how her dreams and struggles brought God back into her life, as the main focal point. In this book, you will learn why it is important to depend on Christ, after you've tried to make changes on your own, but have failed your flesh.
| Автор | Tiffany Beard |
Biography of an idealistic boy from New York who joined the U.S. Air Force during the Viet Nam war, and discovered that the military and government he loved was killing innocent people and lying about it. Turns out it's not the first war Dr. Leff has with people in positions of power.
| Автор | Gabriel Constans |
The Roar of an Uncaged Lion reveals to the world the struggles of one man with the hope that a connection will be made to the struggles of a greater population. People within and without of the community can gain the understanding that change and growth are possible for people who are dealing with generational ignorance and trauma.
| Автор | Frederick Howard Jr. |
This story of how I came to study History at Portsmouth Polytechnic in the 1970s and what life was really like for students back then – the wild parties, the drugs, the sex, the motorcycles, the bands, the girls, the beaches – and the poverty, the cold, the terrible digs, the drug busts, the unhappy neighbours, the hard work, the arrests, the loneliness and the daily fight for the bathroom. The truth is out.
| Автор | Chris Rooke |