Flight 232 - A Story of Disaster and Survival
On 19 July 1989, while United Airlines flight 232 wallowed d...
K2, The Savage Mountain - The Classic True Story Of Dis...
When eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a ...
Forty Autumns - A family's story of courage and surviva...
In Forty Autumns, Nina Willner recounts the history of three...
Forty Autumns - A family's story of courage and surviva...
In Forty Autumns, Nina Willner recounts the history of three...
The Children of Willesden Lane - A True Story of Hope a...
Jewish musical prodigy Lisa Jura has a wonderful life in Vie...
Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Prepared...
Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness:...
Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse
Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse - Universit...
An African Love Story - Love, Life and Elephants
Daphne Sheldricks best-selling love story of romance, life...
The Dig Tree - The Story of Burke and Wills
Murgatroyd has brought together for the first time new scien...
The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip
Age range 6 to 9 The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip...
Dear World - A Syrian Girl's Story of War and Plea for ...
A story of love and courage amid brutality and terror, thi...
Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Stor...
Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboar...
Formation, Evolution, and Survival of Massive Star Clus...
Formation, Evolution, and Survival of Massive Star Clusters ...
Flight 232 - A Story Of Disaster And Survival
Dear World - A Syrian Girl's Story of War and Plea for Peace
A story of love and courage amid brutality and terror, this is the testimony of a child who has endured the unthinkable. J. K. ROWLING Im very afraid I will die tonight Bana Alabed, Twitter, 2 October 2016 Stop killing us. Bana Alabed, Twitter, 6 October 2016 I just want to live without fear. Bana Alabed, Twitter, 12 October 2016 When eight-year-old Bana Alabed took ...
The Never, Um, Ever Ending Story - Life, Countdown and Everything in Between
Molly gives us the full scoop on the Countdown years
The book is rich with behind-the-scenes lore and gore
It would be unpatriotic not to love the guy. He takes some of the better elements of the national character lack of pretension, a love of simple pleasures and cranks them up to 11. Weekend Australian A missive from a time well never see again. Rolling Stone More than ...
The Tin Ring - Love and Survival in the Holocaust
Zdenka Fantlovas peaceful life was changed forever when she was sent to Terezin concentration camp. Here she was given a humble engraved tin ring by her first love Arno. When he gave her the ring he said, Thats for our engagement. And to keep you safe. If we are both alive when the war ends I will find you. Arno was sent East on a penal transport later that same day. Zdenka survived six co...
Codename Suzette - An extraordinary story of resistance and rescue in Nazi Paris
During the German occupation of France, Suzanne Spaak displayed almost super-human courage
Anne Nelson has written an extraordinary book that finally does justice to Spaaks story of heroism and sacrifice. Andrew Nagorski, author of The Nazi Hunters Codename Suzette is one of the untold stories of the Holocaust, an account of outstanding courage in the face of evil. Suzanne Spaak was b...
A Wife's Heart - The Untold Story of Bertha and Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson is a revered cultural icon, but despite his literary success he descended into poverty and an early death. While many blamed his wife for his decline, Bertha Lawson alleged in April 1903 that Henry was habitually drunk and cruel, leading her to demand a judicial separation. In A Wifes Heart, Kerrie Davies provides a rare account of this tumultuous relationship from Berthas perspe...
My Very First Story Time: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Fairy Tale with picture glossary and an activity
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a story full of excitement, surprises and satisfying repetition. Children will love to join in with the bears questioning cries of Whos been sleeping in my bed? Along the way they learn to differentiate between big, medium and small, hot and cold, and discuss comparisons. Its never too early to introduce children to the magic and wonder of fairy tales. ...
Rabbit and Bear: The Pest in the Nest - Book 2
Rabbits Bad Habits is a breath of fresh air in childrens fiction, a laugh-out-loud story of rabbit and wolf and bear, of avalanches and snowmen. The sort of story that makes you want to send your children to bed early, so you can read it to them. Neil Gaiman From novelist and playwright Julian Gough, and the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Jim Field, comes a brilliantly funny st...
Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)
Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek God, Ive had my share of near-death disaster and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So its goodbye sunshine, hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying...
Do You Sing Twinkle? - A Story About Remarriage and New Family
Mom has a new family! She has a new husband who is not my dad, and worst of all, new kids. Girls! Just as it feels for the young child in Do You Sing Twinkle? living apart from a parent can be a hard adjustment for kids. And, when that parent remarries and has stepchildren, things can get really confusing for kids! Told from a young boys point of view, the book sensitively addresses many...
Flight - The Complete History of Aviation
From the Wright brothers first powered flight, to Concordes final voyage and the tragic crash of the Columbia, Flight takes you on a sky-high journey through the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored in this stunning book. Recalling memorable events record-breaking flight...
Shining - The Story of a Lucky Man
A remarkably warm-hearted, uplifting and inspiring story of one boys survival against the odds. Abdis world fell apart when he was only fifteen and Somalias vicious civil war hit Mogadishu. Unable to find his family and effectively an orphan, he fled with some sixty others,heading to Kenya. On the way, death squads hunted them and they daily faced violence, danger and starvation. After almo...
Ravensburger Tell A Story Game
Ravensburger Tell A Story Game is a game of matching and squencingTelling stories boosts the imagination and is simply awesome fun, the Ravensburger Tell A Story Game let's kids tell their own stories about the character's on the cards but first they must find all the cards using their memory.Features :Each character in the Ravensburger Tell A Story Game has a story to tell and five card...
Ravensburger Tell A Story Game
Ravensburger Tell A Story Game is a game of matching and squencingTelling stories boosts the imagination and is simply awesome fun, the Ravensburger Tell A Story Game let's kids tell their own stories about the character's on the cards but first they must find all the cards using their memory.Features :Each character in the Ravensburger Tell A Story Game has a story to tell and five card...
A Higher Call - The Incredible True Story of Heroism and Chivalry during the Second World War
Five days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a twenty-one-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. Suddenly a German Messerschmitt fighter pulled up on the bombers tail the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber with the squeeze of a trigger. This is the true story of the two p...
Before We Say Goodbye - An unforgettable, heart-warming story of love and letting go, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes
Josie Hudsons whole life has been about one thing and one thing only: keeping her son Scott alive. And when Scott, now nineteen, finds out that his heart is once again failing with no hope of a transplant Josies world comes crashing down. Determined to give meaning to his final months, Scott decides to find a match for his mum: someone to be there for her when he will no longer be. Po...
The Luck Of Politics - True Tales Of Disaster And Outrageous Fortune
A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortune. In 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects- I think back how fortunate I was to have lost. It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australias longest-serving prime ministers. In The Luck of Politics, Andrew Leigh weaves together numbers an...
Ming's Adventure with Confucius in Qufu - A Story in English and Chinese
Age range 4 to 8 In his newest adventure, Ming and his father travel to Qufu in Chinas Shandong Province, the hometown of the famous Chinese sage Confucius, born over 2,500 years ago. While Mings father studies the stunning historic architecture, Mings attention is drawn to a game of Chinese checkers set up in a gazebo. But as soon as he touches the checkers, Ming finds himself magically tr...
Forty Autumns - A family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall
In Forty Autumns, Nina Willner recounts the history of three generations of her family mothers, sisters, daughters and cousins separated by forty years of Soviet rule, and reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Shortly after the end of the Second World War, as the Soviets took control of the eastern part of Germany, Hanna, a schoolteachers daughter, escaped with nothing more than a sm...
Forty Autumns - A family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall
In Forty Autumns, Nina Willner recounts the history of three generations of her family mothers, sisters, daughters and cousins separated by forty years of Soviet rule, and reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Shortly after the end of the Second World War, as the Soviets took control of the eastern part of Germany, Hanna, a schoolteachers daughter, escaped with nothing more than a s...
Transformer - The Complete Lou Reed Story
`A triumph Time OutTransformer is the only complete and comprehensive telling of the Lou Reed story. Legendary songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed passed away on the 27th October 2013, but his musical influence is assured. Now discover the true story of the Velvet Underground pioneer in this update of Bockriss classic biography.Transformer: The Complete Lou Reed Story follows the great songw...
Madame de Villeneuve's the Story of the Beauty and the Beast - The Original Classic French Fairytale
Think you know the story of Beauty and the Beast? Think again! This book contains the original tale by Madame de Villeneuve, first published in 1740, and although the classic elements of Beauty giving up her freedom to live with the Beast, during which time she begins to see beyond his grotesque appearance, are present, there is a wealth of rich back story to how the Prince became cursed and r...