How one man telegraphed Australia to the modern world
In 1855 Charles Todd had a bold dream to build a telegraph line across Australia to connect it to the world. By 1870, Singapore had joined the global network: now for Australia. Todd and his men successfully erected thousands of telegraph poles - one every 80 metres - across land that was relentlessly inhospitable and largely unknown to them.
Kidnapped on his ninth day of teaching, Rob Hunter retells the story of how Edwin John Eastwood, the Faraday kidnapper, having escaped from prison, burst into his remote South Gippsland school and at gun point took Rob and his nine students hostage.
Universal Wisdom explores the lives of 7 people that have changed the world, who answer some of life's ultimate questions. You get a billionaire, civil rights activist, freedom fighter, humanitarian, pope, disabled person and saint through biography, essay, speeches and quotes, sharing the idea that powered their own life - their uncompromising ......
This book has everything readers want from a memoir. Lucy Bloom shares her experiences with humour and realness. You feel as if you’re experiencing these things right alongside her. Lucy proves that anyone can lead an extraordinary life.
How a journey through three contintents, with a kayak, changed a climatewarrior
“It echoed around my head. The carbon wing blade flexed in the water as I thrust like a man possessed. Past the point of no return, I was above the log jam. A broken blade, maybe even a missed stroke and that could be my last. The river was rough, it was ugly and I was bouncing like a cork.” Lovers of adventure will thrill at the task Steve ......
‘A Carlton please!’ a name that’s still shouted across every bar and hotel in Australia. It was one of six breweries that united to form the company we know today as CUB (Foster’s), yet we still call it Carlton. But this is not a book of that great company – it’s a book of the people that made Carlton the greatest. They were all part of the long ......
The Untold Story of Australia's First Land Speed Record
A rollicking ride through the early days of Australian motorsport. Set in 1900 - 1918 in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the true story of bitter rivalry between two Brisbane car importers/ dealers: E.G. Eager & Son and Canada Cycle and Motor (CCM). There are four main characters.
An inspirational, fun-filled journey of self-discovery that will openyour mind to who you really are and what you stand for!
Thirty-five years ago, a professional speaking colleague of mine tossed some prophetic words into a conversation we were having: “Before anything else,” he said, “always get the people right first.” These wise words had such a profound impact on my thinking they’ve influenced the way I’ve coached people in communicating effectiveness ever since.