Australia's Hardest Prison - Inside the Walls of Long B...
Welcome to Long Bay, Australias hardest prison. For the fi...
Australia's Hardest Prison - Inside the Walls of Long B...
Welcome to Long Bay, Australias hardest prison. For the fi...
Coast - A history of the New South Wales Edge
From Eden to Byron Bay, the New South Wales coast is more th...
Environmental History and Ecology of Moreton Bay
The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing t...
Long Bay - A Prison History
Australia's Most Murderous Prison
BEHIND THE WALLS OF GOULBURN JAIL An unprecedented spate of murders in the 1990s seven in just three years earned Goulburn Jail the ominous name of The Killing Fields. Inmates who were sentenced or transferred to the 130-year-old towering sandstone menace declared they had been given a death sentence. Gang alliances, power plays, contracted hits, the ice trade, the colour of your skin ...
Rescue At Los Banos: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid Of
From the bestselling author of Hero Found comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time; the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los Baños in the Philippinesâa tale of daring; courage; and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers; Unbroken; and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc.In February 1945; as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer; the Japan...
Australian History In 7 Questions
If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable and dull. From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australias past and present. Hirst asks and answers questions that get to the heart of Australias hi...
The London Cage - The Secret History of Britain's World War II Interrogation Centre
The first complete account of the fiercely guarded secrets of Londons clandestine interrogation center, operated by the British Secret Service from 1940 to 1948 Behind the locked doors of three mansions in Londons exclusive Kensington Palace Gardens neighborhood, the British Secret Service established a highly secret prison in 1940: the London Cage. Here recalcitrant German prisoners of war we...
The Prison Book Club
Winner of the 2016 Edna Staebler Award for Non-Fiction How to start a book club in a mens prison? After a violent mugging, Ann Walmsley was understandably anxious when her friend set one up and asked her to help. But curiosity got the better of her, and she signed up. And this wasnt to be a typical book club there would be no wine and cheese, no plush furniture and no superficial chat ab...
Australia's Hardest Prison - Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail
Welcome to Long Bay, Australias hardest prison. For the first time, guards and inmates of the notorious South Sydney facility reveal what really goes on behind its towering concrete walls. Opened in 1909 Long Bay Jail, originally a womens reformatory, has a dark and extraordinary history. From ghosts to legendary prisoners, there has been an infamous collection of Long Bay guests, includi...
Australia's Hardest Prison - Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail
Welcome to Long Bay, Australias hardest prison. For the first time, guards and inmates of the notorious South Sydney facility reveal what really goes on behind its towering concrete walls. Opened in 1909 Long Bay Jail, originally a womens reformatory, has a dark and extraordinary history. From ghosts to legendary prisoners, there has been an infamous collection of Long Bay guests, includi...
The Untold History of the United States
This is not history for historys sake, however this is the history of our present and future, long beyond cold war, into war on terror, war on drugs Ed Vulliamy, Guardian /i> i>The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick s riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire the most powerful and dominant nation the world ...
The Bay | Limited Edition Print by Ali McNabney-Stevens
Printed on beautiful 300gsm archival paper, each Ali print is available in two sizes. There is a strictly limited print run of 50 per size, per design.
Ali McNabney-Stevens is a Melbourne based British artist who earned her Honours Degree in Design and History of Art from Edinburgh College of Art in 1991. She furthered her studies in London at a number of St Martinâs Fine Art Summ...
The Roman History - The Reign of Augustus
Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dios Roman History gives the fullest description of that long struggle and ultimate triumph detailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to the collapse of Romes 400-year-old republic, and Augustus subsequent reign as e...
Speed Read F1 - The Technology, Rules, History and Concepts Key to the Sport
Strap yourself in and fill the tank with high octane! F1: Speed Read is loaded with all the information youll need to get into the world of blinding speed called Formula 1. Youll get the history of the sport, biographies of major drivers and figures who have dominated the sport in its long and storied history, and a rundown of the incredible technology that makes these cars so fast that they s...
The Mammoth Book of Prison Breaks
True stories of prison breaks including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is told in Catch Me If You Can; Henri Charriere who claimed to have escaped from the supposedly inescapable Devils Island the true story as opposed to his questionable memoir, Papillon; Bud Day, said to be the only US serviceman ever to have escaped to South Vietnam; the six prisoners who escaped from Death Row in Me...
Get Over It - Finding Release From the Prison of the Past
Got difficulties? Get over it
GET OVER IT is the perfect resource to help you feel more grounded in your ability to face the difficulties in your life. Finding Release From the Prison of the Past Got difficulties? Get over it
the past can be a prison which traps us in the illusion that life is hard, that we are meant to suffer and that our fate is out of our hands. One day I decided that...
Long Bay - A Prison History
Long Bay has housed some of Australias most notorious criminals: Tilly Devine, Darcy Dugan, Russell Cox, Neddy Smith, Chow Hayes, Bernie Matthews, Rex Jackson and Roger Rogerson have all spent time behind its bars. Patrick Kennedy has a personal connection: his parents worked there as medical staff and he grew up metres from the outer wall. As a paramedic he tended to Russell Cox after his escap...
A Short History Of Christianity
For 2000 years, Christianity has had a varying but immense influence on world history. Who better, then, than Geoffrey Blainey, author of the best-selling Short History of the World and one of Australias most accomplished historians, to bring us a history of this world-changing religion. A Short History of Christianity vividly describes many of the significant players in the religi...
True History Of The Kelly Gang
The first Penguin edition of Peter Careys Booker Prize-winning True History of the Kelly Gang, with a cover by Michael Leunig As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his narrative in semiliterate but magically descriptive prose. To his pursuers he is a thief and a murderer. To his own people hes a hero for opposing the English. Ned, who saw his first prison cell at fifteen, has become th...
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregors A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objec...
The Pursuit of History - Aims, methods and new directions in the study of history
This classic introduction to the study of history invites the reader to stand back and consider some of its most fundamental questions what is the point of studying history? How do we know about the past? Does an objective historical truth exist and can we ever access it? In answering these central questions, John Tosh argues that, despite the impression of fragmentation created by postmodern...
Key Features of Modern History 1 Year 11 Student book + obook assess
New South Wales most trusted Modern History series has been updated for the 2018 Modern History Stage 6 syllabus. The first of a two-volume series, Key Features of Modern History 1 offers complete support for teachers and their students in 2018 and beyond. Authors Bruce Dennett, Bernie Howitt, Stephen Dixon and Angela Wong bring their years of classroom, curriculum and academic experience to the...
Orange Is the New Black - My Time in a Women's Prison
With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous womens prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187...
A Prison Diary Volume II - Purgatory
The No 1. Bestseller and storyteller continues his forceful account of life inside the British penal system. On Thursday 19 July 2001, after a perjury trial lasting seven weeks, Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in jail. In this second installment of his diaries, Jeffrey Archer recounts the time he spent in Wayland Prison. (Content confidential)Praise for Prison Diary One-Belmarsh: HellTh...