John Porter: 45 books

All small towns thrive on gossip. It's not what happens that matters but what's said about it. A clergyman visiting a crazy old lady soon finds that tittle-tattle can be socially harmful, as well as confusing, and quite dangerous to his own health. One of ten stories in a compilation called A Collection Of Dirty Little Stories.

Two centuries of one of Australia's founding families unfold as generations are shaped and moulded by historic events, relationships, and the grand and majestic sweep of the Hawkesbury River. One in a series of ten short stories published in a compilation entitled A Collection Of Dirty Little Stories. A companion volume calle The Cutest Little Animal Horror Stories is also available.

We all know a few braggarts. People who would have to be 150 years old to have fitted everything into their lives that they boast about. But what if they were telling the truth? Some surprises are in store for the owner of a small hardware shop as he finds out some unexpected facts about one of his customers. One in a series of ten stories published as A Collection Of Dirty Little Stories.

Christmas - a a time for kids to have fun, open presents, play with their friends, and eat too much. A time too, for parents to pretend that the gifts their children wrapped with sticky, grubby fingers, are exactly what Mummy and Daddy wanted. Of course it's also a time to consider those less...

The stories of Australia's Aborigines date back thousands of years to the great Dreamtime, but still they impact on the people and the land of today. This tale describes how the ancient tales affect a series of events over several days as a violent windstorm sweeps New South Wales. One of a compilation...

Dirty dealings in a country hospital lead to an unexpectedly natural punishment for the perpetrator. One in a series of ten short stories in the compilation entitled A Collection Of Dirty Little Stories.

All puppies are loved... until they grow old and lose their teeth... start to smell... then they're replaced by a newer model and left to live out their last years in a world of their own. Unless they're lucky enough to have a hobby.The luckiest old dogs have hobbies they can take with them......

For a young couple moving ahead into an exciting new stage of life, everything is an exciting challenge... a journey together through the shared adventures of renovating an old house, starting a new business, and keeping a most extraordinary new pet. But life can be unpredictable, and insufficient...

A detailed guide from go to woe which describes in step-by-step detail exactly how to print and bind your own book at home, achieving a professional finish, but using only low-cost items. The construction of a simple, but efficient book-binding press is described, and various pitfalls are mentioned....

KNOWLEDGE GIVES YOU FREEDOM I have always been fascinated in History i.e. Gallipoli, Crete and mankind’s desire for power. My search for the truth began in 1997 after I had become friends with a neighbour of ours in Bush Road, Te Puke.  I had taken up an invitation to visit,...

A travelogue with a difference. The account of a brief, seven-day trip to the author's home country of England, with often very humorous and poignant comments about the history, geography and sociology of the place. Includes a touching account of a Scottish family wedding, and numerous amusing...

Im Herbst 1982 löste sich in der riesigen Südwand der Annapurna ein einzelner, faustgroßer Stein und traf den 28 Jahre jungen Schotten Alex MacIntyre – so wurde die Bergsteigerwelt eines ihrer größten Talente beraubt. MacIntyre war ein Enfant terrible der Kletterszene und zugleich ihr Visionär:...

A revelatory and poignant memoir showing mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst as it draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant climbing legend. In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck...

For centuries, Presque Isle served as a way station for Native Americans and explorers. Lumbering and shipping led to the development of wooding stations along the Lake Huron shore, where settlements emerged. The roads created by loggers eventually led to the building of resorts and hotels for tourists....