Jonathan King: 14 books
Gallipoli Diaries
the Anzacs’ own story, day by day
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Gallipoli, for the average Australian, is the most famous battle that our volunteer soldiers ever fought, because it was our first entry as a nation into the war, and our people were keen to prove themselves. It would be, however, a long time before the families back home, and the nation as a whole,...
Palestine Diaries
the light horsemen’s own story, battle by battle
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
The third instalment in Jonathan King’s acclaimed World War 1 centennial trilogy.
‘In the history of the world there never was a greater victory than that which was achieved in Palestine.’ — Prime Minister Billy Hughes addressing the Australian Parliament in 1919.
Culminating...
Tall Ships and Tall Tales
a life of dancing with history
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Over the last 40 years, Jonathan King has brought history to life, re-enacting events such as the First Fleet’s voyage across the high seas to Botany Bay, the mutiny against ship’s captain William Bligh on the Bounty, Matthew Flinders’ troubled circumnavigation of Terra Australis, Ernest Shackleton’s...
by Jonathan King
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
A gripping account of the worst disasters to hit Australia since Federation
From bushfires to cyclones; sinking ships; train and plane crashes; mine explosions and bridge collapses; the Port Arthur massacre and the Bali bombings; Australia has suffered numerous terrible tragedies.
Bestselling...
by Jonathan King
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Great Moments in Australian History presents an exciting collection of stories about the most colourful highlights and heroes of Australia's history. Pioneering a fresh approach, award-winning author Jonathan King dramatises events to bring each moment vividly to life.
Dodge Aboriginal spears...
The Western Front Diaries
the Anzacs’ own story, battle by battle
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2015
A special 100th-anniversary edition.
Long overshadowed by the national obsession with the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, the breathtaking story of what really happened on the Western Front has finally been brought into the bright light of day.
The Anzacs’ Western Front campaign had...
by Jonathan King
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
'Yes, we could fight all right. Nobody could fight better than us diggers.' - Jack Buntine, veteran of Gallipoli and the Western Front
Great Battles in Australian History tells the story of the forty most remarkable conflicts involving Australians through the eyes of the great heroes who were...
The Beauty of the Lord
Theology as Aesthetics
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
Why is God's beauty often absent from our theology?
Rarely do theologians take up the theme of God's beauty—even more rarely do they consider how God's beauty should shape the task of theology itself. But the psalmist says that the heart of the believer's desire is to behold the beauty of...
Worship The King
An Inspiring Devotional That Draws the Heart Into His Presence
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Worship. That intimate, face-to-face encounter with our most wonderful God, where we lavish our love upon Him... hear His heart... and simply, BEHOLD. Worship the King is a book compiled by authors who know what it is to have their hearts entwined with His in the intimacy of worship. Come; respond to...
Nous sommes des histoires
Réflexions sur la littérature autochtone
Language: French
Release Date: October 17, 2018
Cette anthologie est une plongée dans la culture et dans l’imaginaire des Premières Nations, des Métis et des Inuits. C’est aussi l’esquisse d’une pensée autochtone par les Autochtones. Pour un vivre-ensemble, pour échanger et établir la relation, commençons par découvrir la profondeur...
by Elizabeth Gilbert, Richard Blanco, Jonathan Lethem
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
20 stories, poems, and essays by bestselling writers paired with 20 pieces by aspiring writers
40+ pages of interviews, writing prompts, and tools for classroom use
THE STORY I WANT TO TELL pairs the work of 20 aspiring young writers—including immigrants from war-ravaged countries—with original...
Our Prince of Scribes
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...
by Ben Fogle, Michael Palin, Jonathan Scott
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Publishing to coincide with Bradt's 40th anniversary, The Irresponsible Traveller is a light but edgy collection of travellers' tales. Travel writers and celebrities alike recount their exciting, and often dangerous, adventures which include being chased by a sea lion, accosted by Brazilian kidnappers...
Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism
Shifting Healthcare Landscapes in Maya Guatemala
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism is the first collection of its kind to explore the contemporary terrain of healthcare in Guatemala through reflective ethnography. This volume offers a nuanced portrait of the effects of healthcare privatization for indigenous Maya people, who have historically...