But John Pilger reveals a hidden side: the rapacious politicking that has kept the nation from true independence in the 20th century, and that has held the aborigines under the heel of what can only be called apartheid. 40 photographs.

    Courted long and hopelessly by young scientist, Ted Tice, she is to find that love brings passion, sorrow, betrayal and finally hope. The milder Grace seeks fulfilment in an apparently happy marriage. But as the decades pass and the characters weave in and out of each other's lives, love, death and two slow-burning secrets wait in ambush for them.

    Distraught over her parents' separation, Abigail follows a strange child called Beatie Bow and time slips back a hundred years where she becomes involved with an Australian shopkeeper's family.

    Presenting a field guide to Australian birds, this illustrated handbook is useful for birdlovers in Australia.

    It is the first much loved book in the ‘May’ series and was originally published in 1980 and was reprinted several times. In 2017, this book was reprinted.

    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURERobyn Davidson's opens the memoir of her perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company with the following words: “I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back." Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity. Tracks is the compelling, candid story of her odyssey of discovery and transformation. “An unforgettably powerful book.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of WildNow with a new postscript by Robyn Davidson.

    At eighteen she left the institution to live with her teacher, Rosemary Crossley, but only after Supreme Court judgements had found her able to communicate and manage her own affairs.Challenging deeply held prejudices, this story raises vital questions, and demands a radical re-evaluation of the potential and basic rights of people with disabilities.[description is from back cover]

    

    

    However in recent years the subject has come to mean considerably more than that.In this book - the first overview of the occult in Australia - the authors have included in their investigation such topics as ESP, Tarot symbolism, the philosophies underlying white and black magic, witchcraft and goddess worship, trance and fantasy art, Kirlian photography, astrology and spiritualism. Also included are chapters on how scientists and religious leaders view the occult, and a special feature on the magical beliefs and supernatural art of the late Rosaleen Norton - 'the witch of Kings Cross.'Occultism emerges as an alternative philosophy which, for many, parallels yoga as a New Age religious expression. Other Temples, Other Gods represents a detailed and positive inquiry into the manifestations of the occult in Australia and seeks to answer the question: in a time of scientific and technological advancement why should the occult once again raise its head?

    

    

    Besides, she knew she was strong enough to face any changes the years had brought.What she wasn't prepared for, though, were the changes in herself whenever she was around the disconcertingly attractive Chayne!