Big Sky Publishing: 104 books

Lie Catcher, is Dr David Craigs easy-to-read guide that demonstrates through practical examples how to apply lie detecting skills in your day-to-day life. From the simple skills of bargaining, making a purchase, or dealing with children through to negotiating a contract or identifying infidelity, he...

Much of how we think, feel and behave is dictated by the images of our mind. Imagine is one of the first books on the market to provide a practical and comprehensive guide to understanding and using the power of positive mental imagery to help people achieve goals and reach their full potential. Dr Lydia...

The Battle of Fromelles - until recently largely forgotten in the accounts of Australias experiences in World War One- remains the single bloodiest day in terms of numbers of soldiers killed, wounded or missing, in Australias military history. The battle now is also one of the most controversial military...

Whatever Remains is a true story. The fall of Singapore is considered one of Britain's worst defeats of the Second World War. For Penny Graham's father, however, it became a life-changing opportunity to shed once and for all, all of the shackles of a family he no longer wanted. From 1942 onwards her...

My Vietnam is Dave Morgans story. A typical 20 year old, he was forced into extraordinary circumstances in Vietnam. Far from his carefree youth, the Vietnam War would expose Dave to an atmosphere of ever-present danger and sheer terror that would impact him forever. His return to a divided Australia...

Dogs really are the perfect best friend. They are loyal, smart, fun and totally awesome! In this fabulous combination of remarkable true stories, amazing facts and lots of fun stuff, we get to discover just how incredible our canine friends really are. From stories about dogs in history, heroic dogs...

In the years of 1914-1918 over 330,000 Australians served their country in a war far from their homeland, more than 60,000 of them die. Five of these Australians were brothers; three of them were destined to never return to the home they loved. The Great War brought enormous sorrow to families all over...

Seven Bones is the story of one of the more bizarre murder investigations in Australia's criminal history. Two wives die in suspicious circumstances: co-incidence or, as husband Thomas Keir describes it, 'bad luck'? Three years after Thomas Keir alleged his first wife Jean deserted him and her young...

While the North African campaign has been studied in detail over the years much of this study has been dedicated to the battles between the British 8th Army and Rommels Afrika Korps. There has been little serious study of Wavells campaign against Italian forces in 1940-41 nor of the role played by the...

...Well dear Jim it breaks my heart to write this letter. Our dear [brother] was killed yesterday morning at 5.30. The bullet killed him instantly and he never spoke a word. I had just left him and gone down the trench to see the other lads when I was called back. Oh Jim it is awful...Oh I do hope he...

Ben Hall, sometimes referred to as the 'gentleman bushranger', was the son of poor ex-convicts. His early adult life held promise though; he was hard-working and well respected. He had a family and a partnership in his own cattle station. Then a series of misfortunes befell Hall and his path crossed...

With nearly two mounted divisions engaged against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East for almost three years the Palestine Campaign was Australias longest running militarily significant endeavour of the First World War after the Western Front. And yet apart from the battle of Beersheba the Palestine...

On her eleventh birthday, Annette returned home from her favourite playground, dirty and dishevelled. She didnt know what to say when her parents asked what happened.  It would take a very long time for her to understand what really happened that day. Soon after, Annette retreats into herself and her...

Lethality in Combat shines a blazing light on the three most controversial aspects of military combat: the necessity of killing; the taking, or not, of prisoners; and the targeting of civilians. This book argues that when a nation-state sends its soldiers to fight, the state must accept the full implications...