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A chronicle of life in a small French town. This book describes how an apprenticeship as a cook evolved into a lifelong immersion in French cuisine and culture. It also contains over 50 recipes.

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Third in the exciting adventure series set in an all-action Rugby League world. Sam and Vinny start the new term at St Helens, a private school with a proud sporting tradition but not all is smooth sailing. The is considerable rivalry between the two football codes - and soccer is gaining the upper hand. Australian author. Ages 10-13 years.

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At the Hug, a research centre for the neurosciences, parts of a body are discovered. Soon, Lieutenant Carmine Delmonico learns of a string of horrifying disappearances throughout Connecticut. Then another body is found. It is the case of Delmonico's career, and he is determined to solve it. But how do you find a monster who leaves no clues

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In 1980, Jacqueline Gillespie married Prince Raja Bahrin and was transported to Malaysia, where she was forced to suppress her intellect and endure physical brutality. She escaped to Australia with her children, only for them to be abducted by their father. This is her story. Australian author.

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Written by Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book sets out to make sense of the horror that was China's Cultural Revolution.

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Sean is in Nepal on atrek through some of the most beautiful, and dangerous country in the world. His path takes him into territory held by Maoist guerillas determined to overthrow the Nepalese government. Author is 2006 Australian Idol winner.

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Nikko lives in a small farming village in Greece near the stronghold of Mycenae in 1200 BC. When his sister Thetis is born, Nikko rescues her from the hillside where she has been abandoned, setting off an unforeseen chain of events.

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Samiha was put on trial on charges of grand heresy and thrown off the docks in Argos city, into the mists of the World Below. Still grieving for the loss of his love, Tymon is exiled by the priests and condemned to a life of slavery in a southern Tree-mine. Flogged for his insubordination, he is helped in his recovery by a worker named Zero.

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Peter Alander, a flawed copy, and Caryl Hatzis, an original, were on a space survey mission that ended in disaster. A fleet of space vehicles, the Spinners, arrived with gifts of amazing technology and information, but the whole colony was destroyed by alien species, the Starfish... This is the second book in the "Orphan" trilogy.

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Leela is a gifted mathematician who has escaped her small Southern tow town to study in Boston. From the first moment she hears Mishka playing his violin in a subway, his music grips her and they quickly become lovers. Love can take you to the drakest places.

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Sets out the sorry story of HIH's failure, the Royal Commission which followed, and the spending sprees HIH's directors embarked on. This book takes in the developments since Adler's guilty plea, and the consequent sentencing of Adler and Williams.

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One autumn night, when most people in the small town of Teasdale are sleeping, the sky fills with strange blue flashing lights. Is it just a meteor shower The town is buzzing with questions, and ED, Angus, Hannah, Gabby, Ling and Sean set out to find the answers. Ages 10+.

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Two strangers reach an opal mining town in Queensland's outback, where two opposing cultures - the rough diamond, boozing, fiercely individualistic bush folk and the teetotaller, church-going fundamentalists - used to coexist peaceably, until the arrival of the cult messiah, Oyster.

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A modern chick's guide to medicine, social situation, taboo and living - things that you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask even your girlfriends.

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In 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. This is the autobiography of one of the survivors, Betty Jeffrey, who was imprisoned for three-and-a-half years.

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This is for every parent who feels that purpose and meaning are things they lost under a pile of nappies, crayons and odd socks. Living and parenting with soul means enjoying a rewarding and active inner life. It also means living a life that is rich, deep, authentic, heartfelt - complete with the flaws and imperfections that make us who we are.

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