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NELSON, Craig

Apr 18, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Fiction \ Novel

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ISBN 978-1-923214-11-8
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Pulp and Papermakers Fiction

A novel

Larrikin Papermakers of the 1980’s in Australia

Pulp and Papermakers Fiction is a story that takes you back to Melbourne Australia in the 80s and follows the life of a Green Papermaker enjoying the simple times of the Era. An Era that saw the last hoorah of the “Great Australian Larrikin!”

Follow the times of Craig Nelson as he enters the fray of working life with all its highs and lows. Upon entering the world of Papermaking on Shiftwork Craig encounters a new world full of different characters who always made life interesting and helped him look at life as an adventure. You will read of characters that you just don’t see any more, as individuality seems to be lost in today’s busy so called connected world.

It also gives a light insight into the Papermaking process which is an Industry that is, and has always been, quite small in this country.

So buckle up for a totally different story that is lightly informative but mainly comical, due to it amazing cast of Pulp and Papermaking Aussie Larrikins!

Sergeant Mick

Apr 18, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Memoir

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ISBN 978-1-923156-18-0
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From the P’lice!

To fight the good fight for truth and justice

It’s the mid-80s and Mick realizes it’s time to take a stand: to make a difference.

But instead, he becomes a police officer… This is the story about what happens when one man, young and fearless, brave and determined, smart and resourceful, realizes none of these things matter when you’re knee-deep in drunks, trudging through insect-infested bush, or stuck in the in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night, busting for a pee.

From the P’lice! recounts Mick’s journey from shiny recruit to jaded detective, and the many escapades he gets caught up in, as he strives valiantly to fulfil his pledge of causing Her Majesty’s peace to be preserved without favour or affection, malice or ill-will. Albeit with a few shenanigans along the way.

GILLAN, Kimberley

Apr 3, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Culinary \ Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, Manual \ Training Material, Parenting & Family, Queensland, Reference

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ISBN 978-1-923156-37-1 
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How Low Can You Go?

Nutritious meals from $30 per week

This book has over 80 recipes that prove it can be down. Yet this is more than a recipe book. It is a book for our times, giving you the edge in a crisis. You will learn what foods to buy and when, supermarket psychology and how to stay ahead of the game when things change. There are tricks for when a favourite food becomes expensive and ideas on free foods that might be right underneath your feet.

Just how low can you go? For most of us, 40% of what we currently spend on food.

A family of four can feed themselves for $90 per week.

When Kimberley Gillan stopped work due to illness, drastic changes were needed for her family to keep a roof over their heads. The challenge was, how low could she go on groceries, while providing the 17 more essential vitamins and minerals her family needed and still having weekly treats, snacks, and celebrations. Over seven years of trial and error she learnt more than how to survive; she learnt a recipe for a better life.

Here it is, a set of instructions on how to play the grocery game and win.

About the author

Kimberley Gillan’s processional career has included being a fairy princess at a theme park, an economic development officer, policy writer and strategic planner. She has a Bachelor of Community, Planning and Development, graduation with honours and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning. Her Master’s dissertation was on Food Security.

Kimberley lives with her husband Keith, and his cat, on the Atherton Tablelands and now writes full time.

HSU, Nel

Mar 27, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction \ Novel, Western Australia

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ISBN 978-1-923156-64-7
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Sleepwalker

Some of us dream when we sleep. Some of us walk in between the realms of the subconscious and reality. 

It’s tough being a sixteen-year-old girl who hides in the shadows of others. It’s even tougher when you’re trying to balance living in two worlds—reality and the dreamworld.

When Eleanor falls asleep, she begins to remember her dreams in vivid detail. At first, it starts trivial; she befriends a beautiful magician named Hal who shows her the enthralling magic of the dreamworld, taking her to places she could only, well, dream of.

Soon, she begins to live in and out of her dreams, trying to keep her dual life from her friends and grandfather. But keeping the secret hidden from those around her becomes increasingly more difficult as she starts to lose consciousness during school, slipping into the dreamworld and waking with memory of haunting visions while surrounded by giggling peers.

While her social reputation feels like it’s hit rock-bottom, Eleanor somehow manages to catch the eye of the popular but mysterious Leigh Forrest, the school’s golden bad-boy. As Eleanor dives deeper into the fantastical dreamworld, the rose-coloured filter wears off and a sense of real danger creeps in, one that threatens her own existence and that of all who call the dreamworld home.

Pulled into a whirlwind of events that shake the two realms, Eleanor is forced to look inside herself and question everything she knows about her reality and those around her.

McKENZIE, Blake

Mar 19, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Children's Books, New South Wales

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ISBN 978-1-923156-55-5
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ISBN 978-1-923156-98-2
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Poocasso

The Artist Series

In a coastal town, meet Pablo, a mischevious boy spreading joy with his unconventional art – created with a twist!

As parents and young readers join the town’s quest to solve the mystery of Poocasso, they’ll discover a delightfully charming story supported by amazing imagery that’ll have the whole family laughing together!

CARVOSSO, John

Mar 19, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Biography, Family History, South Australia

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ISBN 978-1-923156-36-4
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Samuel Carvosso 1814-1874

Coachbuilder & Much More

People fade from the pages of history, often leaving little or no historical memory in their community. Yet, for a time, they have occupied centre stage, some longer, some shorter, but all heroic. Samuel Carvosso arrived in Adelaide with his young family in February 1849, an ‘Old Colonist’. He lived life to the full, was memorable, likeable, complex, honest, generous, yet flawed (as we all are). He lived a Wesleyan life integrating a personal faith in his Lord with the church, his work and the broader community.

Extensive appendixes include family trees and details of Samuel’s contemporaries, friends and extended family who intersected his life. Also includes insightful fragments about the women—Samuel’s wife Louisa, their daughters, and other women.

“Samuel Carvosso’s story takes the reader on a journey through the challenges and achievements of another time. It brings to light a slice of history, showing us the differences and similarities with our own lives.”

Lisa Lark
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About the Author

John Allan Carvosso was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1952 and is a direct descendant of Samuel Carvosso.

John is a retired engineer. He specialised in piping, associated equipment, and engineering management. He is a current member of Engineers Australia, holding chartered status. He rose through the engineering ranks to the role of Technical Director with AECOM.

John’s educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering and a Diploma in Technology Management.

John has been a committed Christian all his life.

This book is the fruit of his retirement dream. The project picked up where is father, Rex Samuel Carvosso, left off in 1994.

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