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Blueback details the life of Abel Jackson, a diver and later marine biologist, from when he was 10 years old into his adult life.

Intrigued by contemporary reports of a sensational murder trial in 1843 Canada, Atwood has drawn a compelling portrait of what might have been.

Lady Jane Derwent faced formidable odds as she set out to win the furious coach race to Brighton.

A young bird goes in search of it's mother.

Autobiographic account of the author's life including the accident that left him blind at age 29.

A collection of writing on the history of Troy and modern scholarship.

At the Devonshire estate of Pennacombe House, Sir Clement Carnell ensures his children enjoy themselves as little as possible.

General history of Greece in textbook and tutorial form.

The true story of Judith Fordham's journey through the legal system to become a successful barrister and Associate Professor of Forensic Science at Murdoch University.

From the author of the international bestseller "Year of Wonders" comes a powerful love story set against the catastrophe of the Civil War.

Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's role in launching modern conservationsim, identifying the contributions of such influences as James Audubon and John Muir while describing how Roosevelt's e

The remarkable story of Endal, voted 'Dog of the Millennium', and how, through his remarkable skills, companionship and unstinting devotion, he gave Allen Parton a reason to live again.

A cryptic message from an oddly familiar winged visitor is all Paul Jonas has to help him survive in the complex virtual reality world known as "Otherland."

When we think of pirates we conjure up images of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, but these characters hailed from one period.

The author explores her own conflicting feelings as a mother as she protects her offspring and probes the roots and tendrils of the girlie-girl movement and concludes that parents who think through