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1 .A Captain's Duty [paperback]
Phillips, Richard
Film/TV tie-in ed.
London, UK Bantam Press 2013.
Summary: 8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for 53 -year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter.
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2 .Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography (Norton Critical Edition) [paperback]
Chaplin, Joyce E, Editor
2nd rev ed.
New York, US W W Norton (us + Uk) 2012.
Summary: The only edition of the celebrated Autobiography that includes the long-missing and recently identified Wagon Letters.
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3 .Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year [hardback]
Lovato, Demi
New York, US Baker & Taylor 2013.
Summary: Demi Lovato is a superstar with 21 million Facebook fans and 17 million Twitter followers. For the first time in her own words, Demi offers 365 daily affirmations that will console, support, and inspire readers to stay strong.
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4 .Railway Man, The [paperback]
Lomax, Eric
London, UK The Harvill Press 2013.
Summary: A naive young man, a railway enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. He was put to work on the 'Railway of Death' - the Japanese line from Thailand to Burma. Exhaustively and brutally tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio, Lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences.
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5 .The True Benjamin Franklin [paperback]
Fisher, Sydney George
Scotts Valley, US Baker & Taylor 2013.
Summary: The True Benjamin Franklin
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6 .Last Kiss for Mummy: A Teenage Mum, a Tiny Infant, a Desperate Decision [paperback]
Watson, Casey
London, UK Harpercollins Publishing Aust 2013.
Summary: At fourteen, Emma is just a child herself - and one who's never been properly mothered. She has been in foster care several times already and when she discovered she was pregnant, and refused to have an abortion, her mother threw her out of the house.
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7 .Seven Deadly Sins [paperback]
Taylor, Corey
London, UK Ebury Press 2012.
Summary: I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so. 1995 was a full 365-day year of drinking, fucking, lying, raging and exploration for me - not a dull one in the bunch. It was a time of self-shit: self-importance, self-absorption, self-indulgence and selfishness.
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8 .Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration [hardback]
Roberts, David
New York, US Baker & Taylor 2013.
Summary: On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist and leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders.
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1 .No parachute : a classic account of war in the air in WWI in letters written in 1971 by Lieutenant A.S.G. Lee, Sherwood Forresters, attached Royal Flying Corps / Arthur Gould Lee Vice-Marshal, Royal Air Force.
Lee, Arthur Stanley Gould, author
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1 .No parachute : a classic account of war in the air in WWI in letters written in 1971 by Lieutenant A.S.G. Lee, Sherwood Forresters, attached Royal Flying Corps / Arthur Gould Lee Vice-Marshal, Royal Air Force.
Lee, Arthur Stanley Gould, author
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
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1 .Conman in Prison [paperback]
Levi, Bon
Surry Hills, NSW Dennis Jones & Associates / RHYW 2013.
Summary: The media claim he is 'Australia's Greatest Conman.' Read this story and decide for yourself. Over five years Bon Levi wrote this book in prison, somehow getting it sent out without the screws stopping him.
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2 .Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life [hardback]
Hart, Melissa Joan
New York, USA St Martin's Press 2014.
Summary: Thousands of young people consider Melissa Joan Hart an integral part of their childhoods. She played the title roles in the trailblazing Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explains It All and the wildly popular Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, but she never let fame go to her head. This book offers behind the scenes tales from her past and her present.
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3 .Maroon 5: Shooting for the Stars [paperback]
Govan, Chloe
New York, USA Omnibus Press 2014.
Summary: Since debuting in 2002, Maroon 5 have sold millions of albums worldwide and won 3 Grammy awards. Their biggest hit single yet is Moves like Jagger featuring Christina Aguilera, selling over 8.5 million copies.
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4 .In The Line of Duty: A tribute to Australia's fallen police officers [paperback]
Peters, Allan L.
Melbourne, A Bas Publishing 2013.
Summary: This book is dedicated to the memory of police officers across Australia who have died in the line of duty. Between the years 1803 and 2012, there have been seven hundred and fifty four duty related deaths in Australia.
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5 .One Chance [paperback]
Potts, Paul
Boston, USA Weinstein Books 2013.
Summary: A memoir by international opera star Paul Potts, winner of the first season of Britain's Got Talent? Most people only dream about becoming a famous superstar--but against all odds, one man from Wales did just that. This is his journey.
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6 .Madiba A-Z : The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela [paperback]
Schechter, Danny
New York, US Seven Stories Press (US) 2014.
Summary: Madiba A to Z: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela, tells the story from personal experience and goes beyond the surface with a lively sense of humour and deep caring that even we South Africans can learn from.
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7 .Knowing Mandela [hardback]
Carlin, John
London, UK Atlantic Books 2013.
Summary: A personal tribute to the great Nelson Mandela, one of the iconic figures of our time, written by the acclaimed South Africa correspondent and author of the international bestseller Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus) who has been reporting on Mandela since the 1990s.
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8 .Adele - The Biography [hardback]
Newkey-Burden, Chas
London, UK John Blake Publishing 2013.
Summary: Adeles soulful voice, catchy hits and vulnerable personality have won her critical acclaim and huge popularity.A global success, Adele has topped the charts in 18 countries.But who is she? This compelling book traces her story from her childhood in London, where she began singing at the age of four.
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9 .Storyteller: A Foreign Correspondent's Memoir Like No Other [paperback]
Daniel, Zoe
Sydney, NSW ABC Books 2014.
Summary: Zoe is only the second mother to be appointed as an ABC correspondent; her memoir documents how she has managed to work as a correspondent, settle her family into a new country, and be a mum to two littlies - as well as provide a fascinating insight into the region.
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10 .Leonardo Dicaprio: The Biography [paperback]
Wight, Douglas
Rev/Updated ed.
London, UK New South Books 2014.
Summary: While looking at the story of DiCaprio's meteoric rise to fame, this updated edition delves beneath his polished Hollywood image to examine just what makes him tick It was only the beginning when Leonardo DiCaprio stood astride the bow in Titanic.
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11 .Peter Andre: the Biography [paperback]
Ford, Louise
London, UK Blake Publishing 2013.
Summary: Australian heart-throb Peter Andre captured the hearts of millions when he burst onto the music scene in the early 1990s with summer hit 'Mysterious Girl', and since then he's gained national treasure status among his legions of fans. With international chart success spanning many years:
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12 .Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris [paperback]
White, Edmund
London, UK Bloomsbury 2014.
Summary: A memoir of Edmund White's years among the cultural and intellectual elite of 1980s Paris. White fell passionately in love with the city and its culture: intoxicated and intellectually stimulated. Inside a Pearl recalls those fertile years, and offers an examination of a city and a culture eternally imbued with an aura of enchantment.
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13 .Li Na: My Life [paperback]
Na, Li
London, UK Viking 2014.
Summary: After leaving China's state-run sports apparatus and embarking on an independent career free of government funding, Li Na went on to claim an unprecedented victory at the French Open in 2011, and became the first player representing an Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles title. This is the moving story behind an extraordinary sporting icon.
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14 .Sheila: The Australia beauty who bewitched British society [paperback]
Wainwright, Robert
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2014.
Summary: Born on a NSW sheep station, she wedded earls and barons, was feted by London and New York society, and when she died was a Russian princess.
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15 .Pets by Royal Appointment: The Royal Family and Their Animals [hardback]
Hoey, Brian
London, UK New South Books 2013.
Summary: The Royals say they can do without many things, but not their animals. They are suspicious of practically everyone outside their own family, so the only creatures they really trust are not of the human variety.
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16 .9/11 and the Art of Happiness: An Australian Story [paperback]
Kennedy, Simon
Lane Cove, NSW Finch Publishing 2014.
Summary: Simon Kennedys mum Yvonne was one of 10 Australians to die during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the only one to die outside of New York, in the attack on the Pentagon. 9/11 and the Art of Happiness is their story; a thoughtful, reflective and, at times, amusing memoir about the impact a global political event has on the individuals.
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17 .Prisoner in the Garden : Opening Nelson Mandela's Prison Archive [paperback]
London, UK Penguin Books Australia 2014.
Summary: A Prisoner in the Garden: Opening Nelson Mandela's Prison Archive, published in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, reveals for the first time the intimate details of Nelson Mandela's life in prison.
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18 .Haatchi and Little B [hardback]
Holden, Wendy
London, UK Bantam Press 2014.
Summary: On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog was hit over the head, and abandoned on a railway line to be hit by a train. The driver saw the adorable five-month old Anatolian Shepherd moments too late. Somehow, the terrified puppy survived the blood loss from his partially severed leg and tail and managed to crawl away to safety.
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19 .Too Many Tears [paperback]
Doyle, Fiona
London, UK Penguin Books Australia 2014.
Summary: For as long as she can remember and well into her teens, Fiona Doyle father sexually abused her. The effects on her life were catastrophic. Fiona first reported her father in 1991 but the garda investigation went nowhere.
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20 .The Liam Jurrah Story: From Yuendumu To The McG [paperback]
Mackinnon, Bruce Hearn
Rev/Updated ed.
Carlton, Vic Victory Books 2014.
Summary: 'Thousands of people come to watch particular players because there is something about them that they can connect with and that excites, and Liam is doing just thatBut he's also showing that he's a great man, a special person.' Jimmy Stynes, President of the Melbourne Football Club.
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21 .Arthur Edwards' Magical Memories: The Greatest Royal Photographs of All Time [hardback]
Edwards, Arthur
Rev/Updated ed.
London, UK New South Books 2013.
Summary: A fully updated collection of the very best of Arthur's delightful color pictures and unique stories, including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the 2012 Olympics, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new babyIn terms of royal photography, Arthur Edwards is a legend.
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22 .Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products [paperback]
Kahney, Leander
London, UK Portfolio 2014.
Summary: Jony Ive's designs have not only made Apple the most valuable company in the world, they've overturned entire industries, from music and mobile phones to PCs and tablets. His impact is so great that he is increasingly cited as an influence in industries Apple doesn't compete in.
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23 .Under the Microscope [paperback]
Owens, Earl
Milsons Point, NSW Random House Australia 2014.
Summary: Under the Microscope is the story of an extraordinary man, his many life-changing inventions, and his exceptional life and special friendships.
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24 .My Life With Leopards: Graham Cooke's Story [paperback]
Van Riel, Fransje
London, UK Penguin Books Australia 2014.
Summary: Human emotion and animal instinct meet poignantly when two six-week-old leopard cubs become the charge of 22-year-old game ranger Graham Cooke at Londolozi. Staying with the cubs in an unfenced bush camp surrounded by lions, hyenas and other leopards, he must first gain their trust before he begins to guide them towards release in the wild.
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25 .Altitude [paperback]
Baikie, Barbara
Cummins, Dolores
Dennis Jones & Associates 2013.
Summary: For Barbara Baikie and Dolores Cummins, climbing the world's highest free standing mountain, Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro was more than a test of physical endurance: it challenged the framework of ideals and expectations of the society in which they work and live.
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26 .Who?: The Most Remarkable People You've Never Heard Of [paperback]
O'Brien, Donough
Hungerford, UK Bene Factum Publishing 2013.
Summary: In a world dominated by shallow celebrity, many remarkable people often remain unknown and unrecognised. This book brings the unrecognised to recognition - with over 200 names that should trip off the tongue, but don't.
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27 .The Poet's Wife [paperback]
Sayer, Mandy
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2014.
Summary: In the follow-up to her bestselling memoir, Dreamtime Alice, Mandy Sayer tells the story of the ten years she and Yusef Komunyakaa spent together, first as lovers, then as husband and wife.
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28 .I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia [hardback]
Meck, Su
de Vise, Daniel
New York, US Simon & Schuster (us & Uk) 2014.
Summary: For fans of Susannah Cahalans Brain on Fire, the courageous memoir of a woman robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injuryand her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life.
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29 .Clarke of the Kindur: Convict, Bushranger, Explorer [paperback]
Boyce, Dean
Carlton, A Melbourne University Press 2013.
Summary: Transported convict George Clarke absconded in the early 1800s and went far into the then unexplored wilderness of northern New South Wales. There, thought by the Aborigines to be a 'ghost', he lived with them for four years, integrating into their lives and later leading them on raids to steal the white men's cattle.
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30 .Sharks, the Sea and Me [paperback]
Fox, Rodney
Kent Town, SA Wakefield Press 2013.
Summary: The extraordinary story of great white shark attack-survivor Rodney Fox, depicted in Sharks, the Sea and Me. Fox overcame his experience and returned to the sea - building the first shark cages enabling divers to film and observe the sharks in their own domain.
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1 .Conman in Prison [paperback]
Levi, Bon
Surry Hills, NSW Dennis Jones & Associates / RHYW 2013.
Summary: The media claim he is 'Australia's Greatest Conman.' Read this story and decide for yourself. Over five years Bon Levi wrote this book in prison, somehow getting it sent out without the screws stopping him.
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2 .Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life [hardback]
Hart, Melissa Joan
New York, USA St Martin's Press 2014.
Summary: Thousands of young people consider Melissa Joan Hart an integral part of their childhoods. She played the title roles in the trailblazing Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explains It All and the wildly popular Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, but she never let fame go to her head. This book offers behind the scenes tales from her past and her present.
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3 .Maroon 5: Shooting for the Stars [paperback]
Govan, Chloe
New York, USA Omnibus Press 2014.
Summary: Since debuting in 2002, Maroon 5 have sold millions of albums worldwide and won 3 Grammy awards. Their biggest hit single yet is Moves like Jagger featuring Christina Aguilera, selling over 8.5 million copies.
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4 .In The Line of Duty: A tribute to Australia's fallen police officers [paperback]
Peters, Allan L.
Melbourne, A Bas Publishing 2013.
Summary: This book is dedicated to the memory of police officers across Australia who have died in the line of duty. Between the years 1803 and 2012, there have been seven hundred and fifty four duty related deaths in Australia.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820244983%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
5 .One Chance [paperback]
Potts, Paul
Boston, USA Weinstein Books 2013.
Summary: A memoir by international opera star Paul Potts, winner of the first season of Britain's Got Talent? Most people only dream about becoming a famous superstar--but against all odds, one man from Wales did just that. This is his journey.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564029%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
6 .Madiba A-Z : The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela [paperback]
Schechter, Danny
New York, US Seven Stories Press (US) 2014.
Summary: Madiba A to Z: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela, tells the story from personal experience and goes beyond the surface with a lively sense of humour and deep caring that even we South Africans can learn from.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564030%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
7 .Knowing Mandela [hardback]
Carlin, John
London, UK Atlantic Books 2013.
Summary: A personal tribute to the great Nelson Mandela, one of the iconic figures of our time, written by the acclaimed South Africa correspondent and author of the international bestseller Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus) who has been reporting on Mandela since the 1990s.
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8 .Adele - The Biography [hardback]
Newkey-Burden, Chas
London, UK John Blake Publishing 2013.
Summary: Adeles soulful voice, catchy hits and vulnerable personality have won her critical acclaim and huge popularity.A global success, Adele has topped the charts in 18 countries.But who is she? This compelling book traces her story from her childhood in London, where she began singing at the age of four.
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9 .Storyteller: A Foreign Correspondent's Memoir Like No Other [paperback]
Daniel, Zoe
Sydney, NSW ABC Books 2014.
Summary: Zoe is only the second mother to be appointed as an ABC correspondent; her memoir documents how she has managed to work as a correspondent, settle her family into a new country, and be a mum to two littlies - as well as provide a fascinating insight into the region.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564033%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
10 .Leonardo Dicaprio: The Biography [paperback]
Wight, Douglas
Rev/Updated ed.
London, UK New South Books 2014.
Summary: While looking at the story of DiCaprio's meteoric rise to fame, this updated edition delves beneath his polished Hollywood image to examine just what makes him tick It was only the beginning when Leonardo DiCaprio stood astride the bow in Titanic.
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11 .Peter Andre: the Biography [paperback]
Ford, Louise
London, UK Blake Publishing 2013.
Summary: Australian heart-throb Peter Andre captured the hearts of millions when he burst onto the music scene in the early 1990s with summer hit 'Mysterious Girl', and since then he's gained national treasure status among his legions of fans. With international chart success spanning many years:
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564035%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
12 .Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris [paperback]
White, Edmund
London, UK Bloomsbury 2014.
Summary: A memoir of Edmund White's years among the cultural and intellectual elite of 1980s Paris. White fell passionately in love with the city and its culture: intoxicated and intellectually stimulated. Inside a Pearl recalls those fertile years, and offers an examination of a city and a culture eternally imbued with an aura of enchantment.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564067%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
13 .Li Na: My Life [paperback]
Na, Li
London, UK Viking 2014.
Summary: After leaving China's state-run sports apparatus and embarking on an independent career free of government funding, Li Na went on to claim an unprecedented victory at the French Open in 2011, and became the first player representing an Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles title. This is the moving story behind an extraordinary sporting icon.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564068%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
14 .Sheila: The Australia beauty who bewitched British society [paperback]
Wainwright, Robert
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2014.
Summary: Born on a NSW sheep station, she wedded earls and barons, was feted by London and New York society, and when she died was a Russian princess.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564069%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
15 .Pets by Royal Appointment: The Royal Family and Their Animals [hardback]
Hoey, Brian
London, UK New South Books 2013.
Summary: The Royals say they can do without many things, but not their animals. They are suspicious of practically everyone outside their own family, so the only creatures they really trust are not of the human variety.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564070%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
16 .9/11 and the Art of Happiness: An Australian Story [paperback]
Kennedy, Simon
Lane Cove, NSW Finch Publishing 2014.
Summary: Simon Kennedys mum Yvonne was one of 10 Australians to die during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the only one to die outside of New York, in the attack on the Pentagon. 9/11 and the Art of Happiness is their story; a thoughtful, reflective and, at times, amusing memoir about the impact a global political event has on the individuals.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564071%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
17 .Prisoner in the Garden : Opening Nelson Mandela's Prison Archive [paperback]
London, UK Penguin Books Australia 2014.
Summary: A Prisoner in the Garden: Opening Nelson Mandela's Prison Archive, published in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, reveals for the first time the intimate details of Nelson Mandela's life in prison.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564072%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
18 .Haatchi and Little B [hardback]
Holden, Wendy
London, UK Bantam Press 2014.
Summary: On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog was hit over the head, and abandoned on a railway line to be hit by a train. The driver saw the adorable five-month old Anatolian Shepherd moments too late. Somehow, the terrified puppy survived the blood loss from his partially severed leg and tail and managed to crawl away to safety.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564073%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
19 .Too Many Tears [paperback]
Doyle, Fiona
London, UK Penguin Books Australia 2014.
Summary: For as long as she can remember and well into her teens, Fiona Doyle father sexually abused her. The effects on her life were catastrophic. Fiona first reported her father in 1991 but the garda investigation went nowhere.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564074%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
20 .The Liam Jurrah Story: From Yuendumu To The McG [paperback]
Mackinnon, Bruce Hearn
Rev/Updated ed.
Carlton, Vic Victory Books 2014.
Summary: 'Thousands of people come to watch particular players because there is something about them that they can connect with and that excites, and Liam is doing just thatBut he's also showing that he's a great man, a special person.' Jimmy Stynes, President of the Melbourne Football Club.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564075%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
21 .Arthur Edwards' Magical Memories: The Greatest Royal Photographs of All Time [hardback]
Edwards, Arthur
Rev/Updated ed.
London, UK New South Books 2013.
Summary: A fully updated collection of the very best of Arthur's delightful color pictures and unique stories, including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the 2012 Olympics, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new babyIn terms of royal photography, Arthur Edwards is a legend.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564076%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
22 .Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products [paperback]
Kahney, Leander
London, UK Portfolio 2014.
Summary: Jony Ive's designs have not only made Apple the most valuable company in the world, they've overturned entire industries, from music and mobile phones to PCs and tablets. His impact is so great that he is increasingly cited as an influence in industries Apple doesn't compete in.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564077%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
23 .Under the Microscope [paperback]
Owens, Earl
Milsons Point, NSW Random House Australia 2014.
Summary: Under the Microscope is the story of an extraordinary man, his many life-changing inventions, and his exceptional life and special friendships.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564078%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
24 .My Life With Leopards: Graham Cooke's Story [paperback]
Van Riel, Fransje
London, UK Penguin Books Australia 2014.
Summary: Human emotion and animal instinct meet poignantly when two six-week-old leopard cubs become the charge of 22-year-old game ranger Graham Cooke at Londolozi. Staying with the cubs in an unfenced bush camp surrounded by lions, hyenas and other leopards, he must first gain their trust before he begins to guide them towards release in the wild.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564079%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
25 .Altitude [paperback]
Baikie, Barbara
Cummins, Dolores
Dennis Jones & Associates 2013.
Summary: For Barbara Baikie and Dolores Cummins, climbing the world's highest free standing mountain, Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro was more than a test of physical endurance: it challenged the framework of ideals and expectations of the society in which they work and live.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564080%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
26 .Who?: The Most Remarkable People You've Never Heard Of [paperback]
O'Brien, Donough
Hungerford, UK Bene Factum Publishing 2013.
Summary: In a world dominated by shallow celebrity, many remarkable people often remain unknown and unrecognised. This book brings the unrecognised to recognition - with over 200 names that should trip off the tongue, but don't.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564081%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
27 .The Poet's Wife [paperback]
Sayer, Mandy
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2014.
Summary: In the follow-up to her bestselling memoir, Dreamtime Alice, Mandy Sayer tells the story of the ten years she and Yusef Komunyakaa spent together, first as lovers, then as husband and wife.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564082%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
28 .I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia [hardback]
Meck, Su
de Vise, Daniel
New York, US Simon & Schuster (us & Uk) 2014.
Summary: For fans of Susannah Cahalans Brain on Fire, the courageous memoir of a woman robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injuryand her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564083%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
29 .Clarke of the Kindur: Convict, Bushranger, Explorer [paperback]
Boyce, Dean
Carlton, A Melbourne University Press 2013.
Summary: Transported convict George Clarke absconded in the early 1800s and went far into the then unexplored wilderness of northern New South Wales. There, thought by the Aborigines to be a 'ghost', he lived with them for four years, integrating into their lives and later leading them on raids to steal the white men's cattle.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564084%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
30 .Sharks, the Sea and Me [paperback]
Fox, Rodney
Kent Town, SA Wakefield Press 2013.
Summary: The extraordinary story of great white shark attack-survivor Rodney Fox, depicted in Sharks, the Sea and Me. Fox overcame his experience and returned to the sea - building the first shark cages enabling divers to film and observe the sharks in their own domain.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820564085%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
Sunday, December 8, 2013
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1 .THE Lonely Sense: The Autobiography of a Psychic Detective [paperback]
Cracknell, Robert
San Antonio, US Baker & Taylor 2011.
Summary: A CANDID AND UNCOMPROMISING LIFE THE LONELY SENSE is the unique story of ROBERT CRACKNELL who underwent a harrowing childhood, came to terms with his growing psychic powers, and ended up assisting the police and people around the world with his uncanny ability to see back into the past...and forward into the future.
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1 .THE Lonely Sense: The Autobiography of a Psychic Detective [paperback]
Cracknell, Robert
San Antonio, US Baker & Taylor 2011.
Summary: A CANDID AND UNCOMPROMISING LIFE THE LONELY SENSE is the unique story of ROBERT CRACKNELL who underwent a harrowing childhood, came to terms with his growing psychic powers, and ended up assisting the police and people around the world with his uncanny ability to see back into the past...and forward into the future.
http://catalogue.frankston.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN%2820563538%29&QRYTEXT=SDI%20Alert
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