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ORTIZ, Nicole

Feb 26, 2026 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Children's Books, Exercise \ Fitness \ Health, Health & Wellbeing

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ISBN 978-1-923645-85-1
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Britta Bowls Beauties

 

Britta is a cricket superstar fast bowler – fast, fierce and full of spin. Her team counts on her to deliver the winning edge.

But when disaster strikes and her famous bowls falter, Britta faces her toughest challenge yet…

Discover what happens next in Britta the Bowler, a bold, inspiring story of grit, friendship, and the power of giving it a go. A vibrant celebration of girls in sport, Britta the Bowler empowers young female readers to step up, play hard, and chase their dreams.

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About the Author

 

Nicole Ortiz is a storyteller with a big imagination and an even bigger belief in children’s potential. Through vibrant and uplifting tales, Nicole encourages young readers to discover their courage to dream beyond limits. Her stories blend adventure, hope, and heart, showing kids that bravery comes in many forms and that small steps can lead to great things

When not writing, Nicole shares the magic of stories in schools and libraries. She believes every child deserves stories that speak to them and spark action and that carry the message, “You can do this.”

Nicole lives on the NSW Central Coast with her husband Brandt and two children.

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KOVACS, Joshua

Nov 28, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Exercise \ Fitness \ Health, Health & Wellbeing, Manual \ Training Material, Psychology \ Mental Health, Self-help \ Personal Development, Western Australia

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ISBN 978-1-923088-93-1
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ISBN 978-1-923156-12-8
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Essentially You

“The most important conversations you need to have are with yourself.”

For your benefit, I’m sharing the physical activities and thought processes I focused on that I accredit my success to through the most challenging time of my life, suffering from poor mental health and low self-esteem.

Once I got myself up and started exercising, it allowed me to start thinking and self-reflect honestly about different situations, choices and interactions from my teen years and throughout my life.

I realised the choices I had made years before only provided limited options. I needed to understand better how I could continually improve my life’s path and create better opportunities going forward.

Over time and with my continual efforts, my mental health improved with my outlook on life being from a more positive perspective, creating greater self-belief and confidence to overcome my challenges.

The lessons learnt via my experiences can provide guidance and support, reducing confusion in your own journey. My dream is to help you continually improve your normal and then be the better you. Read on and believe in yourself.

SOLOWIJ, Valentyna

Dec 7, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Exercise \ Fitness \ Health, Health & Wellbeing, Manual \ Training Material, Self-help \ Personal Development
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ISBN 978-1-923443-42-6
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Banishing Back Pain

 

Relief is Within Reach

A SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND MANAGEABLE SELF-HELP PROGRAMME, SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

Do you feel frustrated because your back/ neck pain never quite settles down, or relief after treatment is only temporary?

Does it feel as though you have tried everything but nothing seems to work and you have been told to ’just live with it’?

Based on the author’s personal experience of recurrent back/neck pain and the knowledge gleaned over a 40 year physiotherapy career, this book may well be what you have been searching for. Thinking outside the box, Valentyna has developed a simple and eff ective self-management programme, based on 4 basic exercises and modifi cation of everyday habits. Read on…

This is the second edition of Left of Centre: Turn Your Life Right Around.
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LEFT OF CENTRE: Turn your Life Right Around

A simple and manageable self-help programme suitable for all ages.

Do you feel frustrated because your back and neck pain never quite settles down, or relief after treatment is only temporary?

Does it feel as though you have tried everything but nothing seems to work and you have been told to just ‘live with it’?

Are you starting to despair because you are developing other areas of symptoms, like neck, shoulder and elbow pain, in addition to your ongoing back pain?

Based on the author’s personal experience of recurrent back and neck pain and the knowledge gleaned over a 40 year physiotherapy career, this book may well be what you have been searching for. Thinking outside the box, Valentyna has developed a simple and manageable self-help programme, based on 3 basic exercises and modification of our every day habits. Read on…
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About the Author

Author’s website:

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Valentyna always planned to undertake a medical career. However, after learning that physiotherapists work more closely with patients during their rehabilitation, she commenced studies in physiotherapy at the South Australian Institute of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physiotherapy in 1981. Further study at the University of South Australia led to a Master of Applied Science in Physiotherapy (Orthopaedics) in 1991. During this time, Valentyna was strongly influenced by the teachings of David S Butler (theory and research on adverse mechanical tension of the nervous system) and Mark Jones (teachings on clinical reasoning), which ultimately contributed to the formulation of her theory of the Right Functional Scoliosis (RFS).

In addition to her physiotherapy career, Valentyna has performed with the State Opera of South Australia as a chorus member in more than 40 productions, over a period of 24 years. She has also taught singing to adults and children, and more recently has trained in vocal physiotherapy techniques as well as the Estill Voice Training method.

A second edition detailing how the RFS can contribute to vocal, throat or jaw issues, as well as to upper limb (shoulder and elbow pain) and lower limb (hip, knee and heel pain) conditions is already in the planning.

HOOPER, Mandy

Apr 29, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Exercise \ Fitness \ Health, Health & Wellbeing, Self-help \ Personal Development, Victoria

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Incremental Health: Putting it together.

 

Ever feel like you are running from pillar to post; constantly juggling and trying to fit it all in?

Do you lie in bed at night wishing you had made it to the gym?

Do you feel like you have tried everything and failed?

Are you sick of trying to sift the facts from the hype and piece it all together?

Do you want to increase your vitality, improve your complexion and extend your life expectancy?

Incremental Health is for you.

Incremental Health will show you how to make small, cumulative changes to your life that will add up to real health benefits.

Learn how to break down barriers and add healthy habits to every day of your busy life – simply and without pressure.

About the Author

Mandy is a seasoned IT project manager by day but a health fanatic 24/7. Mandy takes a pragmatic approach to healthy living and loathes sounding like a used-car salesman, preferring her work to speak for itself.

With a Bachelor of Science and certificates in fitness instruction and counselling, Mandy has spent the last seven years researching health and wellbeing to transform her own life. Founded on nine pillars, Incremental Health has been written to help busy people easily incorporate healthy habits into their lives with joy and ease.

Find out more at incrementalhealthbymandy.com

 
 

RENAUT, Andrew & ARONIS, John

Dec 18, 2019 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Exercise \ Fitness \ Health, Health & Wellbeing, Manual \ Training Material, Medical, Self-help \ Personal Development
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The User’s Manual For Your Body

  • HOW THE BODY HANDLES THE FOOD WE EAT
  • WHY WE GET OBESITY AND BECOME SICK
  • HOW TO CURE IT AND STAY HEALTHY

Your body is the most sophisticated thing in the Universe, and you should view it as your most treasured possession. But you did not arrive in this world with a user’s manual that tells you how your body works, particularly in relation to the food you put into it, and what goes wrong when you do things differently to how you have evolved.

Two thirds of western society are either overweight or suffering from obesity. This a potent source of unhappiness, extending in many to anxiety, stress and clinical depression. But there’s also a significantly increased risk of serious diseases such as cancer, heart attacks, strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and diabetes. If you contract any of these there’s a very good chance you will die prematurely.

Statistics show that what we are currently doing is clearly not working. And that’s because people simply don’t know or have been given the wrong information. The User’s Manual For Your Body provides in simple terms everything you need to know.

About the Authors

ANDREW RENAUT

MS(Lond) FRCS(Gen) FRACS FDSRCS

Cancer Surgeon, Media Entrepreneur, Wellbeing Guru

Andrew was born and raised in the UK. He trained firstly as a dentist then as a doctor and finally as a surgeon, almost exclusively in London, but also completing a year in both San Francisco and Sydney. Part of his specialist training included a dedicated period of research resulting in a Masters of Surgery and a thesis entitled ‘Immune Mechanisms in Cancer’. He now runs a very successful surgical practice in Brisbane, and has spent the whole of his professional career looking after patients with gut-related problems such as bowel cancer that often require major surgery,

In addition to his surgical practice, Andrew is a media entrepreneur and is Director of Online Medical – a web design and development company specialising in websites for medical specialists, hospitals and allied health professionals. He has also established an online education forum for doctors, medical students and nurses – the Australian Institute of Medical Education. He is passionate about teaching and has previously held academic appointments at Bond and Griffith universities in Queensland as well as Jiangnan and Shandong universities in China.

Andrew has a continued to pursue his career as a scientific researcher in his role as Director of Fasting Science, a forum established to conduct research into the role of obesity in diseases such as cancer.

Through this experience, he has a profound understanding of nutrition and how the body handles it. He is deeply concerned that the public have been spectacularly misled by so-called experts with regard to the causes and management of obesity.

In response, he has developed Nysteia and the Nysteia Formula. with his good friend and business partner John Aronis. The science is complex but the solution is easy.

 
 
 

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JOHN ARONIS

MBBus (Acc) GradDipCA MComm MA (PAIS) CA CTA

John was born in Sydney, and was raised in Brisbane with some of his childhood spent in Goondiwindi, Murgon, and Yeppoon. He now calls Brisbane home (or, more correctly, Pine Rivers Shire!)

He has a Bachelor’s degree in business, a Master’s degree in Commerce, and a Master of Arts in Political and International Studies. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor, and is Principal of his accountancy business based in Brisbane.

John has experienced a personal battle with obesity for many years, and like many individuals was left frustrated and totally confused by the lack of authoritative information on how best to deal with it. His personal story can be found in his bio video.

After studying the topic extensively and putting into practice the Nysteia Formula he has now reached his biological optimum weight (BOW). And importantly, he will never again become overweight and progress to obesity.

With his good friend and business partner, Dr Andrew Renaut, he has developed Nysteia and put all of this experience and knowledge into the one place, so that others may derive the same benefit.

When he is not working, John likes to maintain his physical and mental wellbeing by continuing with the Nysteia Formula on a daily basis.

John is a trained classical guitarist, but can damn well play the blues on a Fender Stratocaster, and shares this guitar passion with Andrew. He also enjoys flying planes, walking in rainforests, and practicing the Japanese martial art of Aikido in which he holds the rank of 3rd Dan Black Belt. As often as he can, he returns to Osaka Japan, which he considers paradise on Earth.