Grog War by Alexis Wright

Over My Dead Body

Winner, 2008 IP selections most sensible Fiction AwardMarked by way of the occasions of the nice Flood of 1893 and the formation of the 1st miners’ unions, Over My useless physique is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and commitment to bringing historical past alive. This ebook places Australia’s present resource-driven prosperity into context through displaying the each day struggles of standard employees simply attempting to get through.

The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians

The lives of twelve notable Australians supply a desirable glimpse of a 'vanished and vanishing land' - revealing a mosaic of Australia during the last century. 'To listen the tale of an individual who has lived lengthy and good is a privilege past expense. it's a unusual and beautiful strategy to delve into one other person's existence; unusual simply because we often specialize in our personal lives, now not others, marvelous simply because to find one other is to discover a treasure.

Ghost Platoon (Hachette Military Collection Book 1)

'thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account' - The sunlight HeraldAn eye-opening account of Australian wrestle background, untold . . . before. In 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 males have been thrown jointly at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It used to be so slapdash a bunch it did not also have an officer or sergeant accountable.

Ireland's New Worlds: Immigrants, Politics, and Society in the United States and Australia, 1815–1922 (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora)

Within the century among the Napoleonic Wars and the Irish Civil conflict, greater than seven million Irish women and men left their fatherland to start new lives out of the country. whereas the bulk settled within the usa, Irish emigrants dispersed around the globe, a lot of them discovering their solution to one other “New World,” Australia.