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David Williamson

Forty years ago, a young playwright muscled his way onto the scene with a clutch of time-defining plays, including Don’s Party. With this sequel, David Williamson celebrates four decades of telling the tribe their story.It’s 21 August 2010, the night of yet another Federal election and, of course, yet another election night party at Don’s place. Over the decades, as he and his friends watched governments come and go, they have also closely followed the incoming results fro...

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David Williamson

In this trilogy, David Williamson explores community conferencing—a process which brings together the victims and the perpetrators of a crime in an attempt at some kind of reconciliation.Face to Face: When Glen comes face to face with the employee who rammed his Mercedes, he must acknowledge some responsibility for a series of incidents that helped provoke the crime.A Conversation revolves around the confrontation between the family of a rapist and murdere...

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David Williamson

The revealing and candid memoir of Australia's legendary playwright and screenwriterThe definitive memoir of David Williamson, author of iconic dramas such as The Removalists, The Club, Don's Party, Emerald City and Travelling North, as well as more than fifty other plays, explores the life of the writer and the true stories and real lives that inspired his works. A powerful force in theatre since the 1970s, Williamson's plays have uniquely explor...

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David Williamson

A symphony of discord unfolds at Monique's annual family gathering, celebrating her three beloved sons' birthdays. While Monique's adoration for her boys knows no bounds, disdain for their wives is palpable.Festivities crescendo and Monique takes the spotlight with a performance of a renowned opera aria, a poignant reminder of the dreams she sacrificed to raise her brood. In her mind, she was destined for the illustrious stages of La Scala, the Met and Covent Garden.But ben...

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David G. Williamson

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Campaign Chronicles

This WWII military study sheds new light on the legendary Siege of Malta, combining a detailed narrative with provocative strategic analysis.The heroic defense of Malta against the Axis powers is one of the most famous episodes of the Second World War. For more than two years this tiny island was the critical to maintaining control of the Mediterranean and essential to the outcome of the North African campaign. David Williamson, in this thought-provoking reassessmen...

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David Williamson

Stephen has, with ill grace, returned home to his mother’s deathbed. As he and his sister rake through the family photographs and childhood memories, they find conflicting versions of their parents’ unhappy marriage.

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David Williamson

Travelling North is David Williamson's moving homage to age and the old radicals who changed the course of Australian history.Frank and Frances find new life in a twilight love affair, to the consternation of their conventional children. Their dream takes them north to the sun; but no sooner do they find their idyll than signs of mortality betray Frank's lion spirit.

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David Williamson, Andrew Gillespie, Malcolm Surridge, George Vlachonikolis

This title is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the syllabuses for examination from 2027.Develop knowledge and analytical skills with engaging, comprehensive coverage of the International History 1870-1939 Option from the Cambridge International AS Level History syllabuses 9489 (outside the US) and 9982 (US only) for examination from 2027.- Trust in the high-quality, in-depth narrative and analysis written by experienced authors and reviewed by ...

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David Williamson

A celebrated federal judge.His son, a born-again Christian.His daughter, a Border Force officer.Her partner, the captain of a Border Force ship.His other daughter, a left-wing activist.His wife, who has worked all her life to keep the family together.Saba, an asylum seeker on the run from Nauru.On the eve of his birthday, is it too much to expect his wife and three children celebrate with him?For 50 years, David Williamson has...

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David G. Williamson

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Campaign Chronicles

An in-depth history of the attack that began World War II, and one country's courageous fight against two unstoppable forces.Hitler's military offensive against Poland on September 1, 1939 was the brutal act that triggered the start of World War II, wreaking six years of death and bloodshed around the world. But the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe.In this thought-provoking study, each stage of...

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Charles R. Swindoll

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David Williamson

We live in a time when things are tough for a lot of folks. The boomers are beginning to feel anxiety as they move toward retirement. Many people are facing financial pressure and are up to their ears in debt. We are having to care for both our kids and our parents.The pace of life, and the demands of life, just keep getting more intense. And for many, these tough times bring life crises. This is a book of encouragement, hope and freedom... an invitation to meet Christ at the cross...

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Jonathan A.C. Brown

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David Williamson

What do you do when divine law and the justice demanded by your conscience clash? Muslims have wrestled with this problem since the earliest caliphates. The mazalim courts, dating back to the eighth century, were the answer: courts where any subject could appeal directly to an Islamic ruler regarding any matter of justice. Mazalim courts, which were not bound by the rulings of an established school of Islamic law, could address crises in authority and order that Shari...