Robert Louis Wainwright

Maverick Mountaineer

The first full-length biography of George Ingle Finch - maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch. George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1...

Sheila: The Australian ingenue who bewitched British society

Lost Boy

This journalistic book relates one of the most gripping news events in Australia in 1993—the disappearance of 8-year-old Clinton Liebelt in the outback. A reporter who originally covered the incident revisits this compelling mystery and shares the uplifting story of how one child's tragic disappeara...

The Killing of Caroline Byrne: A Journey to Justice

On a bleak, moonless winter night in 1995 beautiful Sydney model Caroline Byrne died, her body embedded head-first into a crevice at the bottom of The Gap at the entrance to Sydney Harbor. How did she get out so far, almost 12 meters from the base of the sheer sandstone precipice? Did she jump, as s...

Sheila

As a child Sheila Chisholm chased kangaroos on horseback and swam with sharks at Bondi Beach. As a young woman she nursed soldiers wounded at Gallipoli, married an English lord, became a darling of London society and had an affair with 'Bertie', the future King of England. By the age of thirty Sheil...

Rose: The unauthorised biography of Rose Hancock Porteous (New Speciality Titles)

For two decades, Rose Hancock Porteous has fascinated Australians. The Filipina housekeeper who became the lover and then the wife of her millionaire employer has regularly created headlines, but behind the facade of the colourful socialite there is much that has not been revealed about this fabulou...

Costa Rica Wildlife Guide (Laminated Foldout Pocket Field Guide) (English and Spanish Edition)

Birds of Costa Rica, Costa Rican Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Arthropods: 229 total. Highly portable waterproof full color scientifically reviewed illustrations of the diversity of Costa Rica Wildlife.

The Luddite

Set at the turn of the century 1800 in West Yorkshire area