Darren has two big talents: cricket and trouble. It is noo surprise then that he becomes an Australian sporting star of the bad-boy variety; one of those men who’s always got away with things and just keeps going… Until the day we meet him; middle aged and in the boot of a car, and everything pointing towards a shallow grave…

In Canberra, a Federal election looms and Cassius Calvert, Minister for Border Integrity is facing a new hard-line policy regarding asylum-seekers. Off the Indonesian island of Dana, Isi Natoli, skipper of the Java Ridge, and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored beside an idyllic reef. A few kilometres away, Roya and her mother are amongst the passengers fleeing persecution aboard the Talakar. When a storm breaks, these stories collide with chilling consequences…

It doesn't matter where you’re heading to. For a travel photographer the process is the same even if the destination is the Moon. Yes, there are small changes, mostly logistics (you may need a passport and a visa or you may only need your national ID, you’ll drive or you’ll fly renting then a car in location, you may need a spacesuit or you can only take your casual clothes). But in any case you will need a camera, you will need a lens, you will need a memory card, you wil...

From multi-award-winning author Jock Serong comes Cherrywood, an imaginative, darkly playful and deeply meaningful delight, a novel about legacy, community, wonder, love and reinvention.Shortlisted Indie Book Awards for Fiction 2025Shortlisted ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2025'One rainy Friday evening in the winter of 1993, a taxi swept through the streets of East Melbourne, on its way from the city to Richmon...

Embark on a transformative journey with "A Guide to Personal Growth." This insightful guide navigates the complexities of self-discovery, offering practical exercises and profound wisdom to foster positive change. Delve into the realms of self-compassion, mindfulness, and resilience, unlocking the doors to a fulfilling and purposeful life. Whether you're overcoming setbacks or seeking balance and fulfillment, this guide is your companion to embracing personal growth. Explore the significan...

In June 2005 Jock Soto, at forty years old, gave his farewell performance as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. The program, an event of unprecedented ambition, showcased pieces from five legendary choreographers, and it capped one of the most storied careers in ballet history—an ascent that began when Soto was just three years old. After retiring, Soto was determined to embrace a new future, but he found himself obsessed with questions about his past—where had he come from,...

Analyzing everything from shipping records to death registers, this book takes an in-depth look at New Zealand's European ancestors, exploring the origins of the island's national identity. Using individual examples of immigrants and their families, it examines their geographical origins, their occupational and class backgrounds, and their religion and values to get a better understanding of the lives and motivations of New Zealand's first settlers.

Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone is one of New Zealand's best-known First World War soldiers, having held off fierce Turkish counter-attacks for nearly two days before being killed by a shell from a British warship. The defence of Chunuk Bair has been described as one of New Zealand's finest hours. Malone and his men captured and held the heights of Chunuk Bair on the Gallipoli Peninsula in August 1915.William Malone was not only an outstanding military leader, as commander of the...

'Moving and refreshingly irreverent' John Nichol'A brilliant book that gave me hope for the future' Dr Duncan HardingThe powerful and heart-warming story of how horses and humans can find happiness.On a remote Scottish farm, something remarkable happens. Broken people – the war wounded, the vulnerable, the desperate seekers of happiness or well-being – start to feel whole again. Because a man in a cowboy hat, helped ...

Authored by award-winning historian Jock Phillips, The History of New Zealand in 100 Objects is gripping, inclusive, often revelatory and deeply human. A colourful and characterful retelling of our shared past, relevant to today, particular to all of us. The sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; the Endeavour cannons that fired on waka in 1769; the bagpipes of an Irish publican Paddy Galvin; the school uniform of Harold Pond, a Napier Tech p...

In this book, Jock McKeen and Bennet Wong distill a lifetime’s investigation of the theory and practice of Western psychology and classical Chinese philosophy and medicine. They trace the personalities and ideas from East and West that have influenced their own lives and their work with people in North America, Asia and around the globe. In so doing, they describe their vision of a world in which people can learn to appreciate diversity and experience the fullness of contact, understanding...

Does the Christian Bible seem somehow remote, inaccessible, or difficult to penetrate? This unusual book offers a way in to the Bible which has probably never been attempted before...It introduces the first six books of the Bible through a combination of poetry, conversation and commentary. The poems are written in a variety of styles, from sonnet to Haiku, reflecting the variety of writing in the Bible, and simply to enjoy the art of poetry as one of God’s gifts to humankind....