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LE BAS, James

Sep 23, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Health & wellbeing, Victoria

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Beyond Bipolar

 

Ancient Realms New Directions

Imagine that you wake overseas one night and think you are in hell. In this darkness you fight oriental demons and dodge laser beams. You are strapped to the bed of a baffling building, tended by people you don’t recognise. Then imagine you are home again, and that you gradually get better on no medication. You take a year off to travel.

What would you then think and feel? Far from being broken you finish a medical degree and study psychiatry whilst holding on to your secret. Spin forward forty years after a career in community psychiatry. You decide to study and Beyond Bipolar- Ancient Realms New Directions is incepted, about living mood and psychotic disorders from the inside and the outside.

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Australian born psychiatrist Dr James Le Bas PhD is the author of Beyond Bipolar, Ancient Realms, New Directions. As a sufferer himself, his career was awakened in a basement ward in Manilla, the first of four hospitalisations for psychosis, depression, and mania. His new book explores the role of ostracism in the determination of what he has termed the tripolar disorders and incorporates the models of Jaak Panksepp and Jeffrey Gray. In his new book he deals with the difficult issues – love, addiction, and loss, as he faces up to the mystery of mental illness, both at large and within himself, with his new mode of understanding – the Tesseract.

BOND, Stanley Arthur

Aug 16, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Autobiography, Biography, History, Military, South Australia

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Twists Of Fate

This remarkable story, compiled by his daughter, draws from Stanley’s manuscripts, letters, and newspaper articles written throughout his life.

TWISTS OF FATE spans eighty-five years, from 1914 to 1999, chronicling Stanley’s incredible journey from orphan to farm hand, Medic and POW, and ultimately, a foreign correspondent. The narrative offers a contemporary journalistic account of global history, covering pivotal moments like the 1926 British General Strike, life in German POW camps, post-war Europe, and the civil wars and unrest in Greece, Palestine, and China.

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Born in the slums of London’s East End and raised as an orphan, Stanley Arthur Bond’s life took an extraordinary turn during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Moving to a farm in New Zealand opened doors to work and study, setting him on a path of global travel and participating in and observing many of the twentieth century’s historic events.

MALES, James

Aug 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Memoir, New South Wales, Sydney

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ISBN 978-1-923214-41-5
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Shock the Monkey

 

Living with Schizophrenia

“My dad found me on the street and he approached me and said hello, but I told him to piss off because I thought he was someone with a mask and that he wasn’t my father. It was very damaging for my dad to cop this. To think that I thought my dad was a man with a mask … I was so far gone. I told him I nearly tried to rip the mask off his face because I was so sure it wasn’t him. ”

Misdiagnosed, angry, and homeless, James’ journey through life became a nightmare for him and others around him. paranoid schizophrenia.

Afterall, that’s how it can be with paranoid schizophrenia.

DAHL, Kai

Jul 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, Queensland

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Survivor of Scourge

 

A true story of a survivor of paedophilia in an Australian school setting

 

“Survivor of Scourge,” tells Kai Dahl’s courageous journey in battle against paedophilia. In this compelling narrative, the author navigates the murky waters of justice, shedding light on the complexities of this crime across different nations.

From the revelation of varying age of consent laws to the details of his victimization, Dahl lays bare the realities of abuse and the ways perpetrators gain access to their victims. With unflinching honesty, he recounts the horrors endured over six agonizing years, revealing the heart-wrenching struggle to seek help amidst the turmoil.

From unsettled teenage years to desperate self-medication, the author’s journey to reclaim his voice unfolds with gut-wrenching intensity. With the gripping police interrogations and triumphant pursuit of justice, every page resonates with the indomitable spirit of survival.

“Survivor of Scourge” offers not only a window into the author’s trauma but also a stark reminder of the pervasive nature of abuse in society. Yet, it is also a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of speaking out. In the final chapters, Kai reflects on the profound impact of his experiences on his
married life, offering a poignant insight into the enduring scars of abuse.

This book is more than a memoir; it is a rallying cry for awareness and action, a testament to the strength found in confronting the shadows and reclaiming one’s narrative.

ROGER, Ian

Jun 11, 2024 | *, *Featured books, Australian, Autobiography, Memoir, Victoria

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ISBN 978-9-23214-2-62
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The Life Story of a Jolly Roger

From War to Pandemic

A life worth living

Embark on a journey through the vivid memories of Ian Roger’s life, from the poignant pre-war era to his life changing settlement in Australia. The Life Story of a Jolly Roger – from War to Pandemic weaves the threads of family, friendship and the unforgettable moments in the life of a man whose existence has been anything but ordinary.

Discover the resilience and warmth that defined Ian’s early years, the challenges and triumphs that shaped his character and the adventurous spirit that led him across the world to call Australia home. Through laughter, tears, from many experiences, this book captures the spirit of a life fully lived.

McBRYDE, Fiona

Jun 4, 2024 | *Featured books, Autobiography, Health & wellbeing, Memoir, Parenting, Queensland

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ISBN 978-1-923214-71-2
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F*ck the Lesson

My wild ride to motherhood and all the obstacles in between

A raw and honest memoir of one woman’s journey to becoming a mother; faced with a series of traumatic events riddled with zesty personality and a brutal sense of humour. With the aim to bring awareness to the depths of physical and psychological warfare that exists in motherhood, the book is not only for mothers or those who have suffered significant loss, but also for the partners, the friends and the family to see through an unfiltered lens.