True Stories from One of the Last British Police Officers in ColonialHong Kong
Sex, drugs, gambling, ghosts, drinking, rugby, overseas adventures - and even some police work. Hong Kong on the edge of empire was a place teeming with triads, smugglers, Chinese immigrants and Vietnamese refugees.
Originally serialised in 1929, and out of print for 90 years, The Girl Who Helped Ned Kelly was written within the life spans of people who knew the Kellys – including interviews with Ned’s brother Jim, while Ellen Kelly died only a few years before publication. This is one of the earliest romanticised fictions of Ned Kelly.
From life in small New South Wales country towns to the glitter of Sydney, this memoir explores life in a changing Australia, from ages 7 to 17. Especially written and recorded for ABC Radio, this book evokes an innocent Australia through a quietly comic delivery.
American-born Gus Pierce arrived in Australia and 1860 and promptly deserted, swimming ashore at Port Phillip. He worked as a photographer for Batchelders and painted scenery for the Lyceum theatre before hunting for snakes with Joe Shires – the inventor of a snake-bite cure. He compiled a strip map of the Murray River from Albury to Goolwa, by ......
With authenticity that sometimes surprises the reader, Idriess introduces us to Aboriginals from Northern Australia, Papuan head- hunters, and Islanders around the Great Barrier Reef, all still in the colonial phase of European contact.
On 2 July, multi-millionaire Ghislaine Maxwell - Jeffrey Epstein’s former lover and a close friend of Prince Andrew’s and ex-President Donald Trump’s - was arrested in new Hampshire on charges relating to the serial abuse of underage girls.
Amazing People from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Across Our World
Refugee Heroes shares the authentic stories of inspirational refugee journeys, including recent stories of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. It's a compelling read for people interested in empowering human stories, international politics and the humanitarian sector. The book puts a human face to the conflicts, tensions and ......
Survivors' stories of hope from the aftermath of unimaginable trauma,abuse and burns
In the extraordinary new book, When bad things happen - good things grow. Dr. Susie O’Neill, founder of the KIDS Foundation, has compiled remarkable survivor stories of hope from the aftermath of unimaginable trauma, abuse and burns. These personal stories from children and adults, told in their own words.
The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons
Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man.
