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Tales from the Chill Zone is a collection of short stories about theAustralian supernatural. It is a thriller which delves, often deeply into the darker more sinister Australian. Set in Australia in the 1960s, the book features Stella of the Outback a story concerned with the Australian psyche of the times.

This is a book of poetry about much loved cats; their individual photographs included. From tiger tabbies and tortoiseshells, to red tabbies, Orientals, little black cats, Persians, a Blue Cream Shorthair Persian, a Norwegian Forest Cat, a Himalayan and others. All are precious and have their individual personalities that enrichen our lives so much.

There will always be a special group of humans living on Mu, who will be called the story tellers. They will be known as the first people. It is their sacred duty to keep their story pure and to pass the truth on to each generation. One day they will know it is time for the return of the Star People. It...

Once let out... there are some things that can never be put back! Mikesh was new to the school. He was a shy, awkward kid. Most of his classmates thought he was weird. Corey was the first to pay attention to Mikesh. He nicknamed Mikesh Meerkat. Corey and his best mate Brayden both enjoyed teasing...

Author Kathy Parker is a lover of beautiful words and wide-open spacesa writer, poet, survivor, warrior, and word alchemist. In this new work, she presents a journey of breaking to mending, surviving to loving, and the courage to rise from our darkest places, undefeated. The Unravelled Heart, her...

Yesterday, I knew how disgusting it was to eat sheep brains And broccoli. And oysters. Yesterday, I could fly a kite, Keep a secret, And swing from the clothesline. The world felt settled. Then Laura Fisher spoke to me. Now a million weird worries surround me, And Im not sure if I will survive grade...

Australian Psychologist and author, Denise Greenaway uses her own experience as a guest of one of the oldest tribes in the world, and takes the reader on a powerful journey into the ancient female mind and spirit. Set in a remote, desert, Aboriginal community, her novel re-discovers the powerful connection...

When Alices husband, George, passes away, her world is turned upside-down by grief. Still, she is a strong, modern woman, unafraid of facing challenges head on. She will not allow the loss of her beloved to completely destroy her life, especially since she still has a daughter to care for. However,...

In 1988 Gary wrote forty-seven poems in forty-seven days. He has not written anything since. His poems capture many aspects of human lifethose things we strive for in ourselves and which we seek to find in others. The poems contained in this book are quite reflective and wanting at times. They are...

In this extraordinary memoir Jenny vividly recounts her past with emotional honesty making it an absorbing account of the incredible life of THE GREAT PROVIDER her father Ernest Johns. A Powerful true story of Love and Life.

1918: Lord Howe Island, off Australias eastern coast. An American, Paul De Martinet, arrives to paint the sub tropical outposts vanishing birds. Home to an insular community, jealousy and suspicion lurk not far below the surface of what appears to be an otherwise carefree community. On expeditions...

In todays world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theological commentaries available to them, but due to volume and depth, many of these are out of reach of laypeople. Others lose contact with the Bible, because...

Hilarious, challenging and heart-warming. Enjoy the personal adventures of two Australian volunteers, living and working in the former Soviet State of Kazakhstan.

Virginia Goodall is a control freak. And shes miserable. Fresh off the stinging defeat of a divorce, her career as an attorney in transition, and an impending empty nest that looms large with her childrens departure from home, shes dubious about life without her familiar roles. If she is not...