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In January 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded New Guinea, landing on the northern coastal areas of this harsh, remote country. This book recounts the desperate efforts of missionaries, along with groups of downed allied airmen, ANGAU (Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit), officials and members of the 39th militia Battalion, to escape the invading Japanese army. Following each groups harrowing story as they made their way through the energy sapping heat of the Papuan jungle, skirmished with Japanese troops, grappled with the, at times dubious, loyalties of the Papuans they encountered, and tried to survive. Lines of Escape also details the incredible mission undertaken by Australian forces to cripple the Japanese air base at Salamaua.

Between 2016 and 2020 Australia's foreign and security policies were significantly impacted by profound changes in geopolitics and geoeconomics, particularly as great power competition re-emerged between the United States and China. Australia in World Affairs 2016-2020: A Return to Great-Power Rivalry examines Australia's engagement on the international stage in light of these events. The thirteenth volume in the Australia in World Affairs series builds on the history of Australia's foreign policy covered in other volumes to identify patterns of continuity and change. It catalogues the key developments in this period of world history from an Australian perspective. Organised thematically, chapters cover Australia's foreign policy response to climate change, Australia's strengthened ties to the Indo-Pacific region, and its security interests in Southeast Asia. Australia's increasing security dependence on the US in an age of great-power rivalry is evident throughout.

Critique Match NY 2nd place winner: literary fiction. This story explores the murky area between good and evil in a dance that epitomises the essence of humanity. Based on the true story of Sam, a man of humour, heart, and legendary courage

Edward is now married and a father. He is on the committee of the A-Alliance, the secret magical society. Logan, his son, can transform into a cat like his father. Logan is also bullied at school like his father was. Book Two of Edward's Cat.

It's 1884. Emma, now with a young son and no longer travelling with Daniel on the Mary B is finding it difficult to settle into town life. Until she's called on by her friend and neighbour Henrietta Pickles to investigate the death of her father-in-law.Who wanted Old Mr. Pickles dead? Was it his business partner, that arrogant patron of the Ladies Benevolent Society whom Emma recently confronted?Or is this about wills and inheritance? The police seem to think so when they arrest Henrietta's daughter Janet. Her family is distraught. Emma redoubles her efforts, determined to prove her friend's innocence before her children are left without a mother.But Daniel, home for the weekend, isn't thrilled with her involvement. As she rallies family and friends to the cause including Janey, her annoying but indispensible maid-of-all-work, Emma finds herself treading a delicate path when delicacy isn't what is needed.With Janet about to be sent down south to that grim and forbidding edifice, the Melbourne Jail, can Emma prove the coroner and Sergeant Donovan wrong before her friend ends up on death row?

The authors take an in-depth look at an accepted practice of classifying ALL animals held in a business of primary product in Australia as revenue assets regardless of the function they perform in that business. This practice denies retiring farmers tax concessions granted to other businesses. They describe the practice as unfair, and after a deep examination of the circumstances that gave rise to the generally accepted accounting and tax interpretation, they find that it is not true. They report their story and point their fingers at a glaring tax injustice.

Embark on a captivating journey through the diverse landscapes, rich cultures, and unique experiences that define the enchanting continent of Australia. "Discovering Australia: A Traveler's Guide" invites you to explore the extraordinary tapestry of this vast and vibrant land, providing an expertly crafted companion for both first-time visitors and seasoned travelers seeking new adventures.From the iconic skylines of Sydney to the ancient wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, the red-earthed landscapes of the Outback to the urban elegance of Melbourne, this comprehensive guide unravels the layers of Australia's allure. Expertly written with a tone that combines insightful knowledge and the excitement of discovery, each chapter unveils a different facet of Australia's identity.Key Features:In-Depth Exploration: Dive into the heart of Australia with immersive chapters that unfold the secrets of its landscapes, cultures, and culinary delights. Whether you're drawn to the untamed beauty of national parks or the underwater wonders of coral reefs, each section provides a detailed exploration of the diverse regions that make Australia a true mosaic of experiences.Cultural Enrichment: Discover the profound connection between Indigenous peoples and the land, unravel the stories etched in ancient rock formations, and witness the vibrant multiculturalism that defines modern Australian cities. "Discovering Australia" goes beyond the surface, delving into the cultural tapestry that weaves together traditions, histories, and contemporary expressions.Culinary Odyssey: Embark on a gastronomic journey that celebrates Australia's diverse culinary scene. From the fresh seafood markets of Melbourne to the vineyard-laden valleys of Tasmania, savor the flavors that reflect a fusion of cultures and a commitment to quality. This guide introduces you to the chefs, markets, and regional specialties that make Australian cuisine a delight for the senses.Outdoor Adventures: Australia's vast and varied landscapes offer a playground for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you're seeking adrenaline-pumping activities in the Outback, exploring the pristine waters of the Great Barrier Reef, or hiking through ancient rainforests, "Discovering Australia" provides a comprehensive guide to the thrilling outdoor experiences that await.Island Escapes: Venture beyond the mainland to explore the coral-fringed wonders of the Great Barrier Reef Islands, the historical enclaves of Norfolk and Lord Howe, and the remote wilderness of the Kimberley's archipelagos. Each island is a microcosm of Australia's natural and cultural diversity, inviting you to escape to tropical paradises and secluded retreats.Practical Resources: The guide includes a valuable appendix with additional resources, ensuring you have access to the latest travel information, safety tips, and cultural insights. From official tourism websites to accommodation options and travel insurance, this section serves as a handy reference for a well-informed and enjoyable journey.Discovering Australia: A Traveler's Guide is more than a guidebook; it is an invitation to connect with the essence of Australia, to uncover the stories that lie beneath the surface, and to embark on a journey that transcends the ordinary. Whether you're planning your first visit or seeking to deepen your understanding of this extraordinary continent, this guide is your passport to the wonders of Australia. Let the discovery begin.

I år 2000 i Tokyo i Japan arbejder den unge britiske kvinde Lucie Blackman som værtinde i det japanske natteliv, hvor hun opvarter japanske rigmænd, og sørger for at de bruger godt med penge på natklubberne. Det er en lukrativ tjans for Lucie, og som en del af arbejdet tager hun på betalte dates med nogle af disse rigmænd. Men en dag kommer hun ikke hjem. Hun forsvinder sporløst.Dette afsnit af 'Forbrydelse og straf' handler om seriemordere, der udvælger og dræber unge blonde kvinder som ofre, når værterne Janne Aagaard og Lone Theils hver har en sag med, hvor unge kvinder er blevet dræbt af en seriemorder.Værter: Lone Theils og Janne AagaardManus og tilrettelæggelse: Janne AagaardKlip: Andreas Lindinger SaxildRedaktør: Andreas Lindinger SaxildForbrydelse og StrafHar du altid undret dig over, hvordan efterforskningen af seriemordere foregår? Hvorfor nogle slår ihjel sammen med andre? Og hvordan drabsmænd udvælger deres ofre? Så har vi podcasten til dig. De to erfarne forfattere og krimi-journalister Janne Aagaard og Lone Theils går i kødet på kendte drabssager og dissekerer dem for lytteren. Her får du endelig detprogram, du har ventet på: alt om true crime med en stor faglighed og indlevelse.Lone Theils (f. 1971) er journalist og har blandt andet arbejdet som korrespondent for Politiken. Hun har tidligere været bosat i London i mange år, men bor nu i Danmark, hvor hun arbejder som fuldtidsforfatter og freelancejournalist. Blandt andet er hun kommentator på TV2.Janne Aagaard (f. 1972) er journalist og forfatter. Hun har blandt andet skrevet over 100 afsnit af Danmarks mest lyttede true crime-podcast Mord i Nord, og 3 sæsoner af serien Mord Down Under. Janne har taget sin master i journalistik og kriminologi på University of Queensland, og i dag bor og arbejder hun i Lissabon.

Hochstetterbugt-regionen i den store nationalpark på Grønlands nordøstkyst er et enestående naturområde med et væld af øer, søer, dale, bugte, vige, stræder, sunde, fjorde, gletschere, bakker, fjelde og sletter. Et relativt ukendt område, der rummer næsten det hele: stort som småt, bredt som smalt.HOCHSTETTERBUGTEN giver for første gang i ord og billeder et samlet indtryk af denne region og dens spændende historie. Bogen er flot indbundet og spækket med mere end 250 pragtfulde fotos. Teksterne er på parallelt dansk/engelsk.HOCHSTETTERBUGTEN er den femte bog i serien ”På opdagelse i Nordøstgrønland. Bogserien er for enhver, der besøger Nordøstgrønland. Den er også til alle, der ikke har mulighed for selv at komme derop; men som alligevel ønsker at få kendskab til den enestående nordøstgrønlandske natur og områdets unikke historie.Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen er tidligere medlem af den navnkundige militære slædepatrulje Sirius, direktør for Nordøstgrønlandsk Kompagni Nanok og forfatter til en række bøger om Grønland. Han har berejst Nordøstgrønland talrige gange gennem mere end 45 år. I 2021 blev han valgt som den første og hidtil eneste ikke-britiske formand for den engelske Arctic Club.Description in English available at: https://www.xsirius.dk/en.

Grønlandsk udgave af "den lille bibel" Den lille bibel rummer 40 af de bedste bibelhistorier gendigtet kort i et let og flydende sprog af Joan og Daniel Øhrstrøm. Bogen er velegnet til højtlæsning for de allermindste med livlige illustrationer at gå på opdagelse i. Indeholder søg-og-find-element, spørgsmål og lege. En oplagt dåbs- eller fødselsdagsgave.Giv det største videre med Den lille bibel.

This book describes the ethnic identity construction involved in ¿being¿, ¿feeling¿ and ¿doing¿ Chinese for multi-generation Australian-born Chinese, who were born and raised in a different social environment. It demonstrates how Chineseness is manifested in a multitude of ways and totally debunks any notion that being Chinese is a simple identity marker. The book shows that while there are commonalities with the American-born, the experiences of Australia-born Chinese are distinct in many ways.This book is a timely and critically examination of the inescapability of Chineseness particularly when social and economic stability is threatened and those in power are looking for a scapegoat.

In this poignant new poetry collection, one of New Zealand's most significant voices reflects on home, on away, and on friends living and dead. 'I lead a life of quiet medication', the poet claims, 'longing for foreign shores, adventure and death.' But whether swimming to the yellow buoy or remembering an encounter in Belsize Park, in the thick of it or asking, 'what next?', Stead's voice is intimate, amusing and always compelling.'This Side of Silence resounds with intimations of mortality, compounded with reactions to a contemporary world of pandemic, climate change and war, but this collection is not in the least morose. Rather, the poetry is enlivening - concrete, particular, detailed and often playful. There is a wealth of sensory content, and each poem has its own satisfying shape, with easy idiomatic speech forming its special kind of rhythm. In this book a major modern poet continues to "live and sing".' - MacDonald P. Jackson'Stead has his usual quick wit and steely eye for his world and, at 90, has the linguistic dexterity that many thousands of aspiring writers can only dream about.' - Chris Reed, NZ Booklovers

Fulfilling a lifelong dream and buying a rural property, the writer is surprised to discover the farm becomes a rich source of poetic inspiration. This collection is the outcome of over three decades of reflection and writing about the joys and sorrows of a small farmer. With boyhood memories of Australian wheat-belt farms and ideas from Wendell Berry's agrarian writing, the author sets out to discover his own reality of farming on this hillside property. 'Get big or get out' is perhaps the counter mantra of this collection, as the struggle to find sufficiency in being small and unprofitable defines the lived experience of farming. Deeper considerations emerge, as a growing awareness of the destructive nature of Australian agriculture tempers any romantic notions of 'life on the land'. In the end, it is the agrarian spirit, the sense of a true community of nature, which activates and sustains this collection.

Wendell Watt lives in Sydney. Apart from family, her two loves have been science and writing. She chose science for a secure livelihood but now writing takes top place. Her work has been published in newspapers, journals and anthologies and has won various prizes, and a poetry chapbook Oranges Grow on Trees was published by Ginninderra Press. Her poems take inspiration from the natural world, and reflect on a range of life experiences and the humorous absurdities that crop up along the way.

På den anden dag brød intet igennem!Arthur er knap nok vendt hjem fra sit eventyr, før en ny dag truer. Hans familie rammes pludselig af gæld, og i hele hans verden går en økonomisk katastrofe i gang. Grumme Tirsdag og hans Groteske er på spil. Og Arthur må tilbage i Huset. Her venter der ham et mørkt eventyr. For han må gå den tunge vej ned i selve Den Grummes Grav …Syv dage, syv nøgler, syv dyder, syv synder – træd ind i en verden, der overgår al fantasi."Grumme Tirsdag" udkom første gang i 2007 og er anden del af syv i serien "Rigets Nøgler". Af forfatteren til den prisbelønnede Abhorsen-trilogi. Garth Nix (f. 1963) er en australsk ungdomsforfatter. Efter en kort karriere i australsk politik, tog han på en lang rejse i Europa. Da han kom tilbage besluttede han sig for at forfølge sin drøm om at leve af litteratur og har siden arbejdet både i forlagsbranchen og som populær fantasyforfatter. Udover en lang række bøger har han også skrevet scenarier til rollespilsfænomener, blandt andet Dungeons & Dragons.

The Islamic occupation of the Algarve during the Middle Ages left a strong legacy in many areas of Portuguese culture. We call this territorial domain Gharb al-Andalus. In addition to the intangible legacy, the material remains discovered throughout the region attest to the long permanence of Islamic occupation. Within these parameters, a large number of Islamic buildings have been classified as National Monuments and Buildings of Public Interest. However, many of these structures leave us in doubt as to the state of preservation and dissemination of the heritage to local communities. This book addresses this shortcoming in an informative way, with fact sheets on Islamic heritage in the Algarve. Safeguarding the built cultural heritage is a patent that should not be ignored and, hopefully, new initiatives to protect the legacy of our history and culture will be realised.

Wild Swans meets Educated in this riveting true story spanning four generations 'Revelatory and remarkable' - TRENT DALTON'Memorable and vivid' - RICHARD GLOVER'Lands with a thump in your heart' - LISA MILLAR'Heartbreaking and uplifting' - MEAGHAN WILSON ANASTASIOS'An heroic saga' - MIKE MUNROThe dragon circles and swoops ... a tiger running alone in the night ...Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter?The collision was over the estate of Mimi's beloved Aunt Theresa, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant's 32 children, Mimi's father, Francis, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi's mother, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed, chronic mental illness. Soon after, 'tiger' Mimi arrived, and her struggle with the past - and the dragon - began ...Riveting, colourful and often darkly humorous, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and finally putting them to rest. Throughout, her inspiration is Francis's late older sister, the jet-setting, free-spirited Aunt Theresa, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness.PRAISE FOR HOUSE OF KWA'House of Kwa enchants and enthrals like the best kind of sweeping, dynastic fiction, but it rattles the bones and breaks the heart with the pure facts of Mimi Kwa's extraordinary story. Revelatory and remarkable storytelling.' Trent Dalton'An astonishing true tale that leaps across centuries and cultures to land with a thump in your heart.' Lisa Millar'A startling tale of the past, its terrible grip on the present, and the battle to set yourself free. Full of scenes that hover between tragedy and farce, House of Kwa is one of the most compelling stories you'll read this year. Memorable and vividly told, this is a book for anybody forced to survive their own parents.' Richard Glover'From the back streets of China to war-torn Hong Kong to suburban Australia, this is an heroic saga that reveals just some of the stories behind the multi-cultural nation we are today.' Mike Munro AO'This is a charming and compelling story, an insight into a deeply traditional Chinese family in times when China was undergoing internally and externally induced upheaval.' South China Morning Post'A rich and riveting read which heralds a new chapter in Kwa's life as a writer. The spirited tiger, full of life and driven to achieve, has many stories to tell yet.' The Weekend Australian'House of Kwa answers the question of how one should write about one's family with generosity and love - to read it is to experience Kwa's wonder at the strength and resilience of her family, as well as the intimacy of her relationships with them. Traversing the boundaries of a traditional memoir, House of Kwa is the biography of a family that explores the way our lives are shaped by the past we can and cannot remember. Kill Your Darlings'A rare work of non-fiction which balances page turning prose with lyrical depth. Do yourself and everyone you know a favour and dive in!' Megan RogersAn utterly captivating, gripping and inspirational tale of one woman's triumph over adversity. In this extraordinary multi-generational memoir, Kwa fearlessly grapples with questions of love, loyalty, and the power of the human spirit. Intimate and revelatory, House of Kwa is the most heart-breaking and uplifting book I have read in years and announces the arrival of an exciting writer. Meaghan Wilson Anastasios'If you're a fan of the book Educated by Tara Westover, as I am, and most readers I know are, then you have to read this.' Joan McKenzie, Joan's Picks, Whitcoulls'Mimi's narrative about their family life is heart-breaking, hilarious, and often unbelievable.' Magic talk FM'An exotic journey that takes readers through the contributions Chinese immigrants have made to multicultural Australia.' ABC Nightlife'Kwa is an engaging storyteller.' Asian Review of Books'Extraordinary - I couldn't put it down. Wonderfully written, this intriguing family story reads like a page-turning novel. The journey of the Kwa dynasty and its legacy is told in such rich, colourful detail, you feel like you are there. I loved it. Sue Smethurst'I laughed, I grieved, I was intrigued. It took enormous strength to write this story of trauma, abuse, mental health, dislocation, racism and reinvention. Above all it is a story of love and kindness. It will resonate with so many people.' Kirsty Manning