She was born in the wind, on a farm not too far from home, and on an unusually warm Sunday morning. In no time at all, we saw that this was a foal who wouldn't need much nudging, or urging, or hurrying along. Within half an hour, she was up and tottering across the straw on unsteady pirate's legs, making her way straight for the safety webbing, even before she had taken her first all-important gulp of milk. Her already steady gaze taking in her new world. And so life with Rosie began.'...

So You Think's incredible journey.As a youngster, So You Think caught the eye of Australia’s legendary trainer Bart Cummings. He liked the future he saw in his gangly frame, and soon, So You Think captivated Australasia with his rockstar good looks, his brilliance and strength.As a three-year-old, and at just his fifth race start, he led all the way to win the prestigious W.S. Cox Plate. A year later, he became the only horse to win the race as a three- and...

The remarkable story of a champion Aussie horsemanIn March 2016 Peter Moody, the man who took his ‘good mare’ Black Caviar to an unprecedented 25 straight victories, walked away from racing. Suspended for six months after he was found to have presented a horse on race day with an illegal level of cobalt in its system, the trainer made the drastic decision to close down his Caulfield stables altogether. How had it come to this?In Moods, respected jo...

This is a book containing a selection of my favourite recipes. All the recipes are easy to prepare, use only a few ingredients, are made using cheap cuts and vegetables. The ingredients should be easily obtained in any country. I give instructions for growing three of my favourite herb plants - Curry leaves, lemon grass, and pandanus.The meals recommended are healthy as they contain limited amounts of fat, sugar, salt and refined flour.

On a warm night in January, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were savagely murdered in their house on Easey Street, Collingwood – stabbed multiple times while Suzanne’s 16-month-old baby slept in his cot. Although police established a list of more than 100 ‘persons of interest’, the case became one of the most infamous unsolved crimes in Melbourne. Journalist Helen Thomas was a cub reporter at The Age when the murders were committed and saw how deeply they affected the city. Now, 42 ye...

By examining the development of modern dance in the USA in the inter-war period, Thomas develops a framework for analysing dance from a sociological perspective. She applies her approach to, among others, St Denis, Ted Shawn, and Martha Graham.

We Are Poets! is Helên Thomas's sparkling collection for younger readers and winner of The Poetry Kit's Book of the Month award. It features a selection of children's poems, ranging from the floor filling anthemic action poem 'Everybody Everywhere Stomp Your Feet!' to the calming, chill-out poetry of 'Memory Beach'. The book showcases a variety of poetic styles including narrative verse, limericks, rap, and there's even a villanelle in there! The poems introduce a wide range of fantastic c...

In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the contemporary social study of the body which has raised important theoretical and methodological questions regarding traditional social and cultural analysis. It has also generated corporeal theories that highlight the fluid, shifting, yet situated character of the body in society. In turn, these corporeal theories have implications for social relations in an era of new technologies and global market economies.The B...

Here is a portrait of the poet by his wife which has no equal, not even in Mary Shelley's sketches of her husband.New StatesmanUnder Storm's Wing collects all that Helen Thomas (1877-1967) wrote about the poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917): the celebrated volumes As It Was and World Without End, her letters to Edward, and separate memoirs of her meetings with W.H. Davies, D.H. Lawrence, Ivor Gurney, Eleanor Farjeon, Robert Frost and W.H. Hudson. The book has been assembled by Myfanwy, the youn...

Under Storm's Wing collects all that Helen Thomas (1877-1967) wrote aboutthe poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917): the celebrated volumes As It Was andWorld Without End, her letters to Edward, and separate memoirs of hermeetings with W.H. Davies, D.H.Lawrence, Ivor Gurney, Eleanor Farjeon,Robert Frost and W.H.Hudson. The book has been assembled by Myfanwy,Edward's and Helen's youngest daughter. She includes her own enchantedacco...

Cooking My Way for Christmas Day is the complete guide to preparing food for a celebration gathering. It includes traditional favourites such as turkey and Pavlova, as well as some new ideas like marinated leg of lamb.If you follow these yummy recipes you will have an easy time on the day, happy, well-fed friends and lots of compliments.

Children's fiction. Twins, Sam and Sarah take part in the church Nativity play. Their pet lambs Tom and Tilly also take part. The story includes suspense, taking part in a group activity, and handling a baby.