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A comic pseudo-history of the von Schnitzelgruber family in Australia who bred haggises for sport and trained kangaroos to draw the stage coaches that crossed Australia from Perth to Sydney. Other members of the family are described and the problems inflicted on Australia when haggises escaped and went feral.

Strange and frightening things happen at the school. First, Sasha is kidnapped off the school bus during an outing, but then mysteriously freed and left by the road within hours. Then Wendy is kidnapped from the school building at night, but she is not freed. Instead, a ransom note is sent to the school, demanding the silver locket that she normally wears. What is the secret of Wendy's locket? Who is behind the kidnappings and why is Alex's father, a colonel in the Australian Army Military Intelligence involved in the case? Sasha, Wendy, Alex and Sally must all show great courage and determination to help solve the case and avoid the serious dangers presented by the mysterious people behind the events.

About 80% of the world believes they have a novel in them. Most are probably right but they have no idea how to write one, develop plots, characters and atmosphere or how to structure a book of any genre, whether it be a thriller, a romance, a sci-fi epic or anything else. This book uses the problem-solving techniques of the top-level international business consultant to show you how to develop plots from almost anything and how to create characters that leap out of the pages with a life of their own. After that, it's the mechanics of writing that can stall the prospective novelist. What are the essential ingredients of each novel? How does a thriller differ from a sci-fi adventure? How do you write for kids and young adults? The author has written and published more than twenty-five books of his own and published more than that of other writers' works. He has taught writing classes with local groups and with the prestigious Camp Creative in Bellingen, NSW for the last two years and both groups have produced authors who have finally learned how to get that novel written that has been in their minds for many years. He uses the same workshop techniques to work with schoolchildren and develop a complete novel by getting the students to develop their own stories, characters and twists. This is the pathway to getting over that final hurdle at last and sit at the computer, typewriter or notebook and get that novel written.

Mustapha al Yaffi had murdered Scott's parents and sister, apparently by accident when the internationally feared assassin had targeted some diplomats in a hotel. But when Scott retires from the Royal Air Force as a helicopter pilot, he is offered the chance to join the Mongoose Section, a British anti-terrorist group charged with protecting VIPs and hunting down just the sort of assassins as al-Yaffi. Scott leaps at the opportunity. But as he seeks out the terrorist all over the globe, his world is turned upside down as everything he thought he knew about his friends, his target, his origins, even the real nature of his family turn out to be nothing that he could ever have imagined. In the end, he is faced with a decision that nobody should ever have to make.

A massive conspiracy has been brewing in the USA since the end of WWII when two young American servicemen came home from the ruins of Berlin with stolen Nazi treasure and embarked on the creation of the "New America." Over fifty years they became the two richest men in the country and formed their secret committee consisting of some of the most powerful men in the nation, sufficiently well funded and connected to military, industrial, religious and political powers to establish control over the USA. A coup is planned after they have destabilised America by a series of murderous riots that kill tens of thousands. Only a small group of highly trained operatives learns about the conspiracy and is frantically working to destroy it as the day of the coup approaches. But not everything is as it seems, and neither the agents nor even the members of the Council for the New America know the real objectives of the Council's founders. The dreams of those two old men are far more complex, far more ambitious and far more lethal than any of them could possibly have envisaged.

Over a hundred years has passed since the Yshan Empire was invaded by an alien race and the Imperial Fleet driven into exile in a distant galaxy. Now the old Empire is ruled by the aliens and their puppet, the one-time Princess Sophie and her descendants. The startling reappearance of "The First," the original rulers of the Yshan planet who passed the torch to the Yshan people over 5,000 years ago now gives hope that the Empire can be retaken. But first, the descendants of the original players from over a century ago, Prince Kyle, Josh Bradshaw and Charlie Foster must go to Earth on a strange mission to restore the Emperor Garamax and somehow find a new Star that will empower them to defeat the aliens and retake the Yshan Empire.

It was Christmas 1821 at Ballbritton. James teamed up with a wild mob that had been tagged the 'White boys.' They terrorized the wealthy neighborhood, robbing from the rich. He had met up with John Daly from the days when he would hang around the wharf unloading barges. They finally met their match when on 26th December 1821, they were apprehended on the Grand Canal in Kings County. To make matters more serious they had stolen arms from a house owned by Mr J. Cooper. The two men were sentenced to death in Phillips town under the 'White boys Insurrection Act.' They were tried in the Assizes court on the 20th March 1821.

When twins Kyle and Sophie arrive at the school, there is something clearly different about them. But despite Sophie's antagonism, they are befriended by Josh, Charlie (Charlotte) and the youngest, Henry aged nine. Kyle and Sophie are more than just different; they are the children of the Galactic Emperor and their mission is to seek out the mysterious, sentient crystal, the Star of the Yshan Kings which has guided the Empire for 5,000 years. It was stolen from the Empire Capitol twelve years ago together with the Emperor's son who was just a toddler at the time and signs have been detected of the Star on Earth. Josh, Charlie and Henry are drawn into the hunt and must face incredible dangers and draw on all their courage and intelligence before the final discovery of a truth that is far beyond what anybody's imagination could have anticipated

Erwin Biener's comfortable middle-class boyhood in Hungary was destroyed by the coming of the Nazis. For a long time, he and his mother lived a terrible existence hiding from the Nazis and their equally maniacal Hungarian allies, often just seconds from capture and deportation to the concentration camps. Eventually he was able to get out of Hungary, but that was not the end of the privations, the hunger and the battle to survive. But at last he was able to come to Canada, shortly after followed by his mother and it was not long before the drive, the intelligence and the mutual caring were able to provide them with a comfortable life again. These vignettes reflect the bad days, the fear, the danger and eventually a humorous, philosophical outlook on life that has stood Erwin in good stead over the years.

Henry Smith, a Senior Immigration Officer has been murdered. His funeral is attended by a mysterious woman of extraordinary beauty who tosses an object into the open grave. Also there is Smith's assistant, Susan Harvey who stands to inherit his art collection worth millions, and Colin Jackson who is dating Smith's daughter and is also a suspect in an international drug investigation. Henry Smith had been under investigation by Internal Affairs for granting permanent residency to asylum seekers even though they didn't meet the criteria and one of these had been his close friend Ivan Renowicz. Ivan had committed suicide on the same day as Henry's death. Detective Inspector Matthew Hudson heads the investigation but it is his colleague, Detective Senior Constable Jill Morellix, the rough diamond from Sydney's Western Suburbs whose ingenuity uncovers the entire corrupt process and a series of other crimes, including murder. Dark secrets are revealed, ugly motives are uncovered and the twists and turns will keep the reader guessing 'who dunnit?' to the bitter end.

When Ben goes to preschool, he has a wonderful time, meeting new children, playing with lots of toys and learning lots of new things. In the second story, Stephen is a boy with such energy that his mother thinks he's several dinosaurs during the day. See how many dinosaurs Stephen can be between getting up in the morning and going back to bed at night.

Rock fishing is often claimed to be the most dangerous sport in the world. The author, despite several close shaves (described in the book), survived over 40 years of the sport, including highly risky solitary night fishing. When seas were simply too treacherous, big fish were sought from beaches instead. This book describes the author's often colourful and amusing introduction to the sport at a young age and follows his fishing adventures to the age of 63 (and still going strong) in both South Africa and Australia. Boasts of the longest fishing trips without washing, how to avoid the use of soap if you must wash, dealing with diarrhoea in the bush, enemas and poop-eating bush pigs, as well as numerous stories of hooks-in-the-body help to make up the humorous side of the book. Suggestions on how to stay alive while rock fishing and how to land big fish conclude the book. So sit back in a comfortable armchair, beer in hand, and allow In Search of Big Fish to take you away to the roar and salty spray of the sea, the bite of a big fish, the fight that follows, and the joy of landing the prey...or the horror of losing it.

The time is the early 1950s and Gary leaves home in the Seychelles to come to Kenya to search for his missing father who had once lived there. But this is the time of the Mau Mau uprising and Kenya had been placed in a state of emergency. All men of eighteen or older were automatically drafted into the Kenya Police Regiment and Gary found himself being trained for and then assigned to protecting farmers around Nairobi and the Rift Valley for six months. His service takes him deep into Mau Mau territory as he fights to protect the white farming families of East Africa. Released from service, he resumes the search for his father around the coastal province where he meets the local tribes and receives help from the most unlikely people.

When Gilbert discovers the astounding propulsive powers of his farts, a whole new world opens up to him. He flies in orbit round the world, saves a house from being burgled, rescues a man trapped at the top of a building, saves the local market from a plague of rats and finally saves the world-famous Sydney Hobart Yacht Race from disaster when the entire fleet becomes becalmed. His only failure was when he attempted to effect a win for his local football team by lifting the ball over the crossbar, but the referee penalises Gilbert for cheating. Despite that, Gilbert is truly a local hero in his home town of Coffs Harbour, the beautiful resort area by the sea in Australia.

One of the most devastating diseases to hit the world in recent decades has been the HIV virus. More than twenty million people have died since the disease was first discovered in 1974 and the numbers keep climbing. But what caused it? The conventional wisdom has always been that it originated in the homosexual community and spread like wildfire because of the unsafe sexual practices within that group. This book tells a different story, one of a globe-spanning plot by the President of the USA and the head of the FBI to eradicate homosexuals by creating and spreading the HIV virus. Only the dedicated investigative work of a young journalist and her friends uncovers the details of this plot and they must fight to protect their lives against the murderous efforts of those who need to keep the secret as they dig deeper and deeper into the monstrous, inhuman plot.

Mary lives in the beautiful coastal town of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, Australia with her Mummy and Daddy. She likes to go out into the garden and sit in the peace and quiet or occasionally climb into the branch of a tree. She meets a Potoroo, a Wombat, a Kookaburra and two Pythons called Edna and Ethelred and when she goes flying in a glider with a friend, she meets a Wedge-Tailed Eagle who tells her about the wonderful games he plays with his friends, hide and seek among the clouds. And she also meets some dolphins when she goes swimming and finally an alien lands in her garden one night and takes her for a trip around the Moon in his spaceship.

A collection of short stories, some based on actual events, some not, all taking place in the beautiful mid-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The stories range from events in the author's youth to tales of the lesser known history about gold mining in the Valla region and stories from the lives of some of the author's relatives.

Socrates has been quoted as saying, "An unexamined life is not worth living." For years, Ted Heaton has been a strong devotee of Socrates, so when one morning, an unexpected gift of a chipped Buddha he would later call Irving was left at his front door, he had a realisation about what self-acceptance as a man can really mean. After years of childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse, stalked by a pack of wolves, chased by mafiosa, threatened with death by fathers, husbands and ex-husbands, suffering the wrath and cost of many wives and confronted by Mounties, Ted's expectations of reaching enlightenment were remote. But the passion generated by the imperfect Buddha's presence drove him to explore his own imperfect life and by so doing, helped others find what he has - happiness and meaning.

Mermaids and Lions and Other Mortal Creatures is a collection of short stories about family relationships, love affairs, holiday incidents and fantasy.

A collection of short stories and verse by the South West Rocks Writers Group

A series of murders is happening in a small town in New South Wales. At first, some are not even recognised as murders but appear to be accidents and a suicide. But in all cases, there is not a single clue as to the perpetrators. The Detective in charge of the case is baffled. And why are the killings all occurring on the ninth of the month? As she begins to identify the deaths as murders, she is faced with a crisis that could threaten her sanity and even her life.

Garry Barton is an Australian business consultant working for a Chicago-based accounting firm. He reviews his firm's computer technology and advises the partnership that they are severely at risk because of their outdated systems. This so enrages the partners that they fire him. Garry joins a small, advanced accounting group and builds up their consulting business, much of it by taking away clients from his old firm. They begin to panic and try threats of violence against him. This doesn't work and the partners become more and more panicked as they see their firm decline and eventually the try and have Garry killed.

Taree Scribblers is a writers' group based at the library in Taree. It has been in operation since 2010 and has a number of published authors of both prose and poetry in its membership. The group has published previous works, including "Duets" a collaboration between writers and artists, a collection of short stories and now this history and record of its activities since its founding.

A tale of a group of pixies as they go on a hunt for various treasures and encounter several gnomes, a curious cat, a huge dog and face numerous dangers. In the process, they finally make friends with one of the tribe who has always been full of herself.

A new, vast spiritual force is approaching Earth. As it nears, the influence becomes extraordinary as people's spiritual awareness grows dramatically. Some remember past lives, others develop new abilities. The Infinite Soul is coming for a purpose - to cure Humanity of a sickness that threatens the survival of the entire Universe. There are one million species in the Universe, of which Humanity is one. As they near the end of the spiritual cycle of growth, they will eventually merge to form the supreme entity we have called God. But this cannot happen while Humanity is sick. The approaching Infinite Soul must complete its mission. But therre are evil forces in the Universe, committed to the destruction of the entire Universe. The final battle between Good and Evil must be won or all of Creation will be lost.