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Padma Viswanathan takes us deep inside the private lives of a Brahmin family as the subcontinent moves through sixty years of intense social and political change. At the novel's heart is Sivakami, a captivating girl-child married at ten to an astrologer and village healer who is drawn to her despite his horoscope, which foretells an early death.

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For 90 years, the Government Railway Workshops at Midland were the largest Industrial workshops in Western Australia, training tradesmen to build and repair locomotive engines and rolling stock, and maintain the States railway network that was at the heart of its economic development. This title records the history of this industrial facility.

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Theo & Co. covers all aspects of pizza making, from the raw ingredients and the fine art of dough to the decadent and delicious finished pizzas. Step-by-step instructions, effective tips and stunning photos make it possible for us all to be master pizza chefs in our own home.

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Makes a substantial contribution to multicultural and migrant writing. From humble, self-published memoirs by amateur chroniclers to celebrated releases by high-profile authors, this title interweaves events and attitudes, literary theory and narrative forms to address important and often moving topics such as Holocaust memory, and more.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-331) and index.

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Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams was a member of the Stolen Generations. She was removed from her mother at birth and put into a home for white girls. As an adult she spent ten years in court suing the state government for negligence. She lost the case and two separate appeals. Several years later she was found dead, alone in her flat.

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Western Australian wild flowers are internationally renowned for their beauty and variety, and verticordias are no exception. This title brings together information on all the described taxa of Verticordia (101 species, 13 subspecies and 30 varieties) providing a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to their identification and cultivation.

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Water is rapidly becoming the crisis area that most directly affects all Australians. This book provides a multidisciplinary exploration of issues relating to water and its management. It was developed following a successful international symposium held at The University of Western Australia.

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A domestic thriller that takes the form of a classic imposter novel, but with a 21st century twist. A seemingly perfect family household is rocked by the reappearance of a sister they thought was long gone. Suspicions soon arise and no one is sure if she is who she claims to be.

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This is a history commissioned by the SWALSC to present as evidence at the Single Noongar Native Title Claim over metropolitan Perth and south-west WA. The single Noongar Claim hinged on the proof that the Noongar were a single unified people and not a number of unrelated groups as claimed by the state of Western Australia.

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In January 1788, William Dawes came to Botany Bay with the First Fleet Marines. This book offers a look into Dawes' notebooks which bring vividly to life the first four years of British colonisation, and in particular, Dawes' encounter with the indigenous peoples of what is now the Sydney Harbour region.

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With photographic precision, author Susan Midalia captures the fleeting beauty, light and darkness to be found in the ephemera of everyday life. Like the beanbag of the title, the stories are an invitation to settle yourself in for a reading experience by turns vivid, haunting, bizarre and strangely comforting.

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Brings to life a childhood in a large Aboriginal family. While her stories include time spent at the Wandering Mission, their main focus is on memories of family life: picnics, roaming through the bush, sharing campfire tales, and events such as buying a new dress and first communion.

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