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ZWARTZ, Morag

Jan 3, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Biography, Medical, Melbourne, Victoria
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ISBN 978-0-6483693-4-9
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Being Sam

Being Sam opens a different window on the world. It may make you smile, it may make you cry …

Being Sam is memoir of life and death, rascal chromosomes and rogue cancer cells, and a lot of love in between, written by Sam’s mother, Morag Zwartz.

Diagnosed with leukaemia at two, Sam astonished his medical team by surviving so many relapses before the disease took its toll.

About the Author

Morag Zwartz began as a journalist in New Zealand, at The Press, Christchurch, where she was able to pursue an interest in investigating stories behind the scenes.

Later, in Australia, she wrote The New Age Gospel: Christ or Counterfeit? – a detailed investigation of the New Age movement in all its forms (1987). Two exposes of religious cults followed: Fractured Families (2004) and Apostles of Fear (2008).

LOWINGER, Jocelyn

Jan 2, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Children's Books, Melbourne, Painting & Illustration, Victoria
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ISBN 978-0-6483693-7-0
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Chasing Birdsong

An invitation to share the enchanting world of young children through the magic of words.

Words by Jocelyn Lowinger
Illustrated by Karen Goldsmith

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ISBN 978-0-6485544-9-3
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Music in Words

Music making with rhymes for early childhood, a resource book for teachers.

Words by Jocelyn Lowinger
Illustrated by Karen Goldsmith

About the Author

Jocelyn Lowinger was born and educated in Christchurch, New Zealand.

She trained as both a Primary and Secondary teacher. After several years teaching in Christchurch she moved to Melbourne Australia where she undertook specialist training in music education.

Jocelyn has twenty five years’ experience as an early childhood music teacher.

In conversations with children, Jocelyn has gained insight into how thoughtfully chosen words can bring humour, sense and ease into a child’s world.

Like music, poetry holds within its energy the power to create, gives a voice to self-expression and facilitates the communication of stories, emotions and ideas between and among humans.

About the Illustrator

Karen Goldsmith trained as a Secondary Art Teacher working in ceramics and textiles.

Over the years Karen has made large papier mache sculptures, ceramic animals, mosaics and various textile creations.

Karen’s style is folky, whimsical and fresh and she manages to tap into the magical essence of childhood with her playful imagery.

For this project Karen has drawn from Jocelyn’s poems, aspects that resonate with her, bringing the words to life.

LUTTRELL, Rhonda

Dec 30, 2019 | *, *listed, Australian, Christian, Victoria
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ISBN 978-0-9876317-8-7
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Out of the Darkness

Out of the darkness came a light so bright, so enduring that its power will never be extinguished. This is the testimony of the church, and her compulsion to take the Good News of Jesus into all the world.

This small book contains four studies for Advent
1. Jesus came to overcome darkness – He is the light of the world.
2. Jesus came to overcome blindness
3. Jesus came to deliver us – He is the gate and the good shepherd
4. Jesus came to reveal his glory – He was almighty God who came to earth for our benefit

My prayer is that you spend time with the family and take a fresh look at the familiar Scripture readings, and as you read and talk together, you will be encouraged to bring a renewed hope and vitality to your Christmas celebrations, and a renewed understanding of the message of Advent.

About the Author

Rhonda Luttrell is a counsellor and family therapist and her heart is to help families experience the joy of celebration and love together. This is her first published book. She and her husband, Kevin work in partnership providing counselling and
enrichment events to individuals, couples and families. They live in the beautiful Gippsland Lakes region in Victoria, Australia. You can find out more about Rhonda and Kevin by visiting their website www.meetaroundthecampfi re.com

ROBINSON, Chris

Dec 20, 2019 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Children's Books, Painting & Illustration, Victoria
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ISBN 978-1-922337-94-9
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Ray The Rainbow

A tale of morality, self-discovery and we discover the secret behind the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Rainbows are little, they are only black and white. No colours at all. But something special happens on their 7th birthday! Through a tale of morality and self-discovery, Ray learns some very important aspects about himself and the world and we also discover the secret behind the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

About the Author

High school teacher, outdoor adventure sport enthusiast, acoustic entertainer and now a Children’s Book author of Ray the Rainbow. Chris Robinson grew up on the Mornington Peninsula as a beach baby listening to parents singing and playing piano and guitar, hearing countless improv tales by campfires and favourite children’s book stories on the couch at home.
 
He spent many years travelling and exploring the world and its continents, from Africa to South and Central America, Asia, living in Japan for 2 years, snowboarding in Canada all the while, listening to other people’s stories, discovering more about self and unearthing important aspects of life.
 
Now residing in Mornington with his fiancé, they aim to work in schools around Australia and use the book to teach children about morality, self-discovery and explore and inspire them about what is important in life and how to make ourselves and the world a better place.
 
 

EVERITT, Adrian

Dec 18, 2019 | *, *listed, Alternative Spirituality, Australian, Victoria
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ISBN 978-0-6485415-9-2
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Cosmic Answers

From a young age Adrian has experienced the paranormal. Now he shares his journey, revealing moments of self-discovery, near misses, and other encounters with the spiritual realm.

About the Author

ADRIAN EVERITT is a Clairsentient and Indie Author from the Cosmic Answers brand. Since 2013 Adrian has been offering readings. You may know him from Perth, the Mornington Peninsula or East Gippsland where he now lives & works. Now you can read his first book!

CONNECT WITH ADRIAN

Follow Cosmic Answers on Facebook or visit him at his market stall.

 
 

HIGGI-NAUMANN, Carlos

Apr 9, 0202 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction \ Novel, Melbourne, Victoria

Carlos Higgi-Naumann - Threads of Retribution
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ISBN 978-1-922527-58-5 PAPERBACK

The Threads of Retribution

After almost four decades, Amelia Grover receives the answer to a question she asked during her childhood; she does not remember it. It is a fulfilment of a promise made by Agrippina. Amelia must cross a series of thresholds. Dimensions bring predestination that Amelia must assume, forcing her to lose something precious.

Through Agrippina’s letter and Amelia’s tapestry, her memory tells this saga; about a house built on a white rock; first counting the sadness and happiness of the five generations that came to live in the house. Hidden are the reasons; a Mother and son must be born. They will be the descendants of a family chosen by destiny. Alondra and Kaspar Sabacio will arrive in this world with a predetermined and precise aim; to remove from the planet, its most severe scourge, religion.

That will not happen before the pieces of a message, lost during the long history of humanity, can go back to the human eyes, and thus be able to redeem the world.

Kaspar Sabacio will live a single life to the end. Throughout his journey, Kaspar wishes to be more human. Within him rages a constant battle between his human form, real essence, and purpose, especially his mother’s design. He questions his humanity and wishes to experiment with all human emotions.

This book brings reincarnations from the present, taking them to an unsuspected future. They are past living, and with them, they bring their guilt, liberation, becoming and the actions of all. The time of this story is indefinite.