by Roland Perry

Reviewed by Gary Furnell

In France, General Monash lead the Australian Infantry Force, the only all-volunteer army of World War I. Monash, a Colonial, and not even a full-time professional solider, fought with the British mil ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Roland Perry

Reviewed by Gary Furnell

The Light Horse were bloodied in battle at Gallipoli; after the evacuation from the Dardanelles, the Light Horse were sent to Arabia to fight, with Lawrence of Arabia, against the Turks. There they di ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Adam Russ

Reviewed by Anne Barwick

“I’m hoping for a slow cheese,  this year”  this is what you can expect to hear if you are at a cheese rolling event according the author of this new ‘sports’ book.This entertaining book alp ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Marcus Zusak

Reviewed by Gary Furnell

Markus Zusak wrote the internationally successful novel The Book Thief, and it was this book gave him real prominence as an author, but he has been writing hugely popular children’s and young adult no ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Robert B. Parker

Reviewed by Mark Dwyer

Robert B.Parker is an American author who has been writing novels featuring the private detective Spenser since the 1970’s. Spenser is one of those characters who have attained legendary status over t ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Esther Wanning

Reviewed by

This is an essential guide for anyone who is interested in the United States or who wants to live and work there. Learn about the political and social divides and how the various ethnic societies co-e ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Lee Reich

Reviewed by

It's difficult to find food that's more local than one's own backyard. Spring blossoms, summer and fall fruit, and the year-round presence of the plants themselves bring a special magic to the home la ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Colin McLaren

Reviewed by

Colin McLaren was recently interviewed on the ABC’s The Conversation Hour and told snippets of his life from a violent childhood to joining the police force and being a single father at 24.  This ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Robert Wilson

Reviewed by

Robert Wilson is a former winner of the CWA Gold Dagger award and has been writing wonderful novels for a number of years.  Starting with a freak car accident on a Seville Highway involving a tur ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation

by Seth Hunter

Reviewed by

This is the second in the Seth Hunter’s naval adventure series.  Captain Nathan Peake is torn between liberty and loyalty to his King.  This title in the series is set in the late 1700’s whe ...

comments (0) | Add a comment | Place reservation