Strange Country

Dapin, Mark

Macmillan,Australia

King of the Cross

Macmillan

Spirit House

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Bula, and welcome to the diverse islands of Fiji. There are white-sand islands here perfect for a relaxing beachside holiday, or little-visited islets and rugged hinterlands for the more adventurous. Wherever you’re based, coral gardens teeming with life are only a short paddle away. Let us help you choose a trip that can be as relaxing, or as challenging, as you choose. Choose Your Island – large or tiny, party or romantic, exclusive or family-friendly...there’s an island in Fiji for you. Go Native Or Do It In Style – our authors tell it like it is with frank, opinionated reviews of backpacker digs, homestays, luxury resorts and everything in between. Immerse Yourself – with a detailed special section on diving in Fiji. Dig The Locals – we reveal the inside scoop on history, culture, and how to fit right in.

Lonely Planet Fiji

Travel

Vaisutis, Justine

Australia & South Pacific

Lonely Planet

A landmark history of Australian Jews in the military, from the First Fleet to the recent war in Afghanistan. Over 7000 Jews have fought in Australia’s military conflicts, including more than 330 who gave their lives. While Sir John Monash is the best known, in Jewish Anzacs acclaimed writer and historian Mark Dapin reveals the personal, often extraordinary, stories of many other Jewish servicemen and women: from air aces to POWs, from nurses to generals, from generation to generation. Weaving together official records and interviews, private letters, diaries and papers, Dapin explores the diverse lives of his subjects and reflects on their valor, patriotism, mateship, faith and sacrifice.

Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military

History

Military

NewSouth

When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn’t alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters. Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia’s experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history.

Australia’s Vietnam: Myth vs history

Australia & Oceania

University of New South Wales Press

The gripping and revealing inside story of Australia's most notorious armed robbers.

Public Enemies: Ray Denning, Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

Allen& Unwin

David is 13 and confused. His mum has left with her lover and dumped David on his grandparents. David's grandfather, Jimmy, is 70. He spends his days at the social club grumbling with his three best friends, all of them Jewish-Australian survivors of the enforced labor camps of the WWII Thai-Burma Railroad. But behind their playful backbiting and irresistible wit, Jimmy and his friends are haunted by the ghosts of long-dead comrades, and the only person Jimmy can confide in is a 13-year-old from a different world. . .

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MORRIS, JAN

ANDERSEN, KURT

COURTENAY, BRYCE

MAYES, Frances

Carson, Tom

Obreht, Téa

Finch, Charles

Yogerst, Joe

Kelman, Stephen

HULME, Keri

IYER, PICO

Block, Stefan Merrill

Gemmell, Nikki

George, Don

Pavone, Chris

Jones, Lloyd

Joinson, Suzanne

Hall, Steven

Birch, Carol

Davies, Peter Ho

ALLENDE,ISABEL

PIERRE, DBC

Amsterdam, Steven

Zable, Arnold

Parssinen, Keija

Cunningham, Sophie

Whitely, Aliya

Hyland, M.J.

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Lewycka, Marina

McCall-Smith, Alexander

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