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    The Happiest Refugee

    by Anh Do ...
    Narrated by Anh Do ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 31 min

    Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing – not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days – could quench their desire to make a better life in a country where freedom existed. Life in Australia ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Kings in Grass Castles

    by Mary Durack ...
    Narrated by Jenny Seedsman ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 21 min

    When Patrick Durack left Ireland for Australia in 1853, he was to found a dynasty of pioneers, and build an empire of cattle-land across the great stretches of Australia. His grand-daughter, Mary Durack, with a profound sense of family history, has rebuilt the saga of the Duracks, a saga that is the story of Australia itself, huge, pioneering, and tremendous in concept. ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Marching Powder

    by Rusty Young ...
    Narrated by Rusty Young, Adrian Mulraney ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 5 min

    Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the twenty-something Australian law graduate travelled to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. What followed took both men by surprise: they formed a strong and instant friendship and then became ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Desert Column

    by Ion Idriess ...
    Narrated by John Derum ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 46 min

    'One hundred years after the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba in October 1917 ... The Desert Column is based on the diaries that he kept through out the war. Published in 1932, it is one of Idriess' earliest works. Harry Chauvel noted in the foreword that it was the only book of the campaign that to his knowledge was 'viewed entirely from the private soldier's point of view' ... ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Speaking in Tongues

    by Tom Tilley ...
    Narrated by Tom Tilley ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 47 min

    From the outside, Tom Tilley's childhood seemed ordinary. The first son of a pastor, he grew up in a beautiful country town where life revolved around football, his loving family and their Pentecostal faith. But behind church doors, a strictly enforced set of rules included a looming ultimatum – if Tom didn't speak in tongues, he'd go to hell and be outcast from his close-knit, devout community. ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Working Class Man

    by Jimmy Barnes ...
    Narrated by Jimmy Barnes ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 33 min

    It’s a life too big and a story too extraordinary for just one book. Jimmy Barnes has lived many lives – from Glaswegian migrant kid to iconic front man, from solo superstar to proud father of his own musical clan. In this hugely anticipated sequel to his critically acclaimed bestseller, Working Class Boy, Jimmy picks up the story of his life as he leaves Adelaide in the back of an old truck with ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Wonder of Little Things

    by Vince Copley, Lea McInerney ...
    Narrated by Greg Fryer ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 11 min

    Vince Copley was born on a government mission into poverty in 1936. By the time he was 15, five of his family had died. But at a home for Aboriginal boys, he befriended future leaders Charlie Perkins, John Moriarty and Gordon Briscoe. They were friendships that would last a lifetime. 'Always remember you're as good as anybody else,' his mother, Kate, often told him. And he was, a champion ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Space Between the Stars

    On Love, Loss and the Magical Power of Nature to Heal

    by Indira Naidoo ...
    Narrated by Indira Naidoo ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 16 min

    After her younger sister died suddenly, broadcaster Indira Naidoo's world was shattered. Turning to her urban landscape for solace, Naidoo found herself drawn to a fig tree overlooking Sydney harbour. A connection began to build between the two – one with a fractured heart, the other a centurion offering quiet companionship while asking nothing in return. As Naidoo grappled with her heartbreak, an ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    How to End a Story

    Diaries 1995–1998

    by Helen Garner ...
    Narrated by Helen Garner ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours

    Living with a powerfully ambitious writer who is consumed by his work, and trying to find a place for her own spirit to thrive, Helen Garner rails against the confines. At the same time she is desperate to find the truth in their relationship – and the truth of her own self. This is a harrowing story, a portrait of the messy, painful, dark side of love lost, of betrayal and sadness and the sheer ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Working Class Boy

    by Jimmy Barnes ...
    Narrated by Jimmy Barnes ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 38 min

    Long before Cold Chisel and Barnesy, long before the success and excess, there was the true story of James Dixon Swan – a working class boy whose family made the journey from Scotland to Australia in search of a better life. Working Class Boy is a powerful reflection on a traumatic and violent childhood, which fuelled the excess and recklessness that would define, but almost destroy, the rock’n ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies

    by Kitty Flanagan ...
    Narrated by Kitty Flanagan ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 19 min

    Kitty Flanagan has been locked in an industrial freezer in Western Australia, insulted about the size of her lady parts in Singapore and borne witness to the world’s most successful wife swap in suburban Sydney. It’s these valuable lessons from The University of Life that have taught her so many things, including the fact that cliches like ‘The University of Life’ are reeeally annoying. In these ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Black and Blue

    A Memoir of Racism and Resilience

    by Veronica Gorrie ...
    Narrated by Tamala Shelton ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 56 min

    The story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian Police Force. A proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, Veronica Gorrie grew up dauntless, full of cheek and a fierce sense of justice. After watching her friends and family suffer under a deeply compromised law-enforcement system, Gorrie signed up for training to become one of a rare few ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Finding My Place

    From Cairo to Canberra – the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman

    by Anne Aly ...
    Narrated by Anne Aly ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 58 min

    In 2016, Anne Aly was the first Australian Muslim woman, the first Egyptian-born woman and the first counterterrorism expert to be elected to federal parliament. She was also probably the first parliamentarian to have seen Zoolander 23 times. ‘What am I doing here?’ she asked herself as she was sworn in with her hand on her English translation of the Quran. It’s a question the former professor has ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    How To Make Gravy

    by Paul Kelly ...
    Narrated by Paul Kelly ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 18 min

    Paul Kelly is a uniquely gifted storyteller, and here, using his lyrics as starting points, he reads stories of his life and his songs, including 'Before Too Long', 'To Her Door', 'Leaps And Bounds', 'Don't Start Me Talking', 'Dumb Things', 'From Little Things Big Things Grow' and 'How To Make Gravy'. Mirroring the structure of his legendary A to Z shows – where he performs around a hundred of his ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    One Hundred Years of Dirt

    by Rick Morton ...
    Narrated by Rick Morton ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 47 min

    Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress. Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    A Shorter History of Australia

    by Geoffrey Blainey ...
    Narrated by Humphrey Bower ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 59 min

    After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events which have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport, the suspicion of the tall poppy, the rivalries of Catholic and Protestant, Sydney and Melbourne, new and old homelands, the ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Shark Net

    by Robert Drewe ...
    Narrated by Michael Carman ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 28 min

    Aged six, Robert Drewe moved with his family from Melbourne to Perth, the world's most isolated city - and proud of it. This sun-baked coast was innocently proud, too, of its tranquillity and friendliness. Then a man he knew murdered a boy he also knew. The murderer randomly killed eight strangers - variously shooting, strangling, stabbing, bludgeoning and hacking his victims and running them down ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    So Far, So Good

    On Connection, Loss, Laughter and the Torres Strait

    by Aaron Fa'Aoso, Michelle Scott Tucker ...
    Narrated by Aaron Fa'Aoso ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 23 min

    ‘I am a descendant of the Samu and Koedal clans of Saibai Island. My people are warriors, but we are storytellers too.’ On his long path to success – from aspiring professional footballer to actor, director and producer – for every opportunity Aaron Fa’Aoso had, there were setbacks and heartache. He was six when his father and grandfather both died. His fiercely proud mother and even fiercer ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Caught in the Act

    A Memoir

    by Shane Jenek ...
    Narrated by Shane Jenek ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    Boy, girl, artist, advocate. Courtney is more than the sum of her parts. Meet Shane Jenek. Raised in the Brisbane suburbs by loving parents, Shane realises from a young age that he's not like all the other boys. At a performing arts agency he discovers his passion for song, dance and performance, and makes a promise to himself: to find a bigger stage. Meet Courtney Act. Born in Sydney around the ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Craft for a Dry Lake

    by Kim Mahood ...
    Narrated by Kate Hood ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 2 min

    In Craft for a Dry Lake, Kim Mahood embarks on an extraordinary journey to her heartland - the outback of her youth. Compelled to revisit the haunts of her childhood by the tragic death of her father, Kim seeks to lay his ghost to rest, but instead finds herself faced with many of her own. Her adventures are interwoven with the echoes of childhood memories and peopled by an intriguing cast of ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Down The Dirt Roads

    by Rachael Treasure ...
    Narrated by Jennifer Vuletic ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 22 min

    ‘For me, being in a paddock means anything is possible ...’ Country girl and bestselling novelist Rachael Treasure had worked hard to build a long-dreamed-of lifestyle on her own patch of dirt in Tasmania’s rugged and beautiful wilderness. But through the breakdown of her marriage, Rachael lost her family farm and, in her words, lost her way in life. Discovering an all-new compass to live by, she ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    In the Middle of Nowhere

    by Terry Underwood ...
    Narrated by Terry Underwood ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 33 min

    This remarkable journey of a young city convert following her man and his dream to the back of beyond involves the listener with rare intimacy. In one of the most remote locations in the world, you share their hopes and heartaches, joys and laughter, with emotions as deep as the love of Terry and John Underwood. This audiobook transports you to the real outback, and is as vast, dramatic and ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Who Was Salvador Dalí?

    by Paula K. Manzanero, Who HQ ...
    series Who Was?

    Unabridged

    1 hour

    Learn about the fascinating career of surrealist Salvador Dalí from his early life in Spain through his public life as an internationally famous artist in this exciting addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.Most famous for his surrealist painting The Persistence of Memory and its melting clocks, Salvador Dalí combined his dreamlike ideas with his excellent technical skills to ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    More Rules for Life

    A Special Volume for Enthusiasts

    by Kitty Flanagan ...
    Narrated by Kitty Flanagan ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 4 min

    More Rules for Life is the latest collection from comedian and rule-maker, Kitty Flanagan. Following the success of her bestseller, 488 Rules for Life, Kitty realised there was still a lot of work to be done. What if there were people who didn't know that you're supposed to take the lettuce off the sandwich before toasting it? Or that you should never make eye contact with someone while eating a ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial