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In this book, we have Rica Erickson's account of how she became interested in natural history, who were her guides, mentors and associates, and how she did her research. Through these pages we meet many other naturalists of the century, as well as some who came before. The book is interspersed with reproductions of some of Rica's writings.

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A year ago Rosie's dad died; but this young girl, wild of hair, smart of mouth and with an open heart, is busy embracing the world. Unfortunately her mother, Elizabeth, is finding the business of living much more difficult. Rosie is part of Ann Lamott's best-selling trilogy about a mother and daughter.

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Australia was the first country in the world to officially ban old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs as a solution to climate change - but was it a good idea Why should we think twice about our shopping choices And what's the real story behind Australia's light bulb ban Screw Light Bulbs delivers straight answers to all those questions.

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A biography of former High Court Justice, President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Chancellor of Murdoch University, W A Inc Royal Commissioner and President of the Uniting Church of Australia, the late Sir Ronald Wilson.

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An organisation called The Cleaners is making threats, days before the Australia Day holiday in Sydney. An Aboriginal protester was murdered the year before. Lost in the emotional quicksand of marital breakup, journalist Alex Tolman finds himself caught up in the events. An intricately plotted novel written with page-turning energy.

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This volume on the history of native title in Western Australia includes Aboriginal perspectives on native title, alongside those of oral historians, historians, lawyers and practitioners in the field.

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An exploration of the theoretical approaches to the use of historical sources. Papers from a UWA history honours seminar series.

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Focuses on the centenary of White women's franchise and takes account of the exclusions that mark the history of female suffrage in WA. For example Aboriginal women did not exercise the vote on the same terms until 1983.

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Threads the stories to two sisters, two betrayals and the two acts of violence years apart that lead Isabelle and Madeleine to Ravello, Italy, the mythical place of their childhood. From Hong Kong to Paris, this book about the sisters' past and present become a haunting narrative of longing and unfulfilled desire.

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Enlisted in 1910 by a Cambridge University sponsored expedition of Western Australia, Grant Watson served as biologist and research aide to celebrated anthropologists A R Brown and Daisy Bates, recording Aboriginal marriage customs. This title presents a fascinating portrait of English writer E L Grant Watson.

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In March 2002, three Muslims attend an evangelical Christian seminar promoted to reveal the inner secrets of Holy Jihad. Shocked by what they hear, they convince the Islamic Council of Victoria to lodge a complaint against Catch the Fire Ministries, under a controversial new hate speech law.

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A no holds barred collection of short stories tells of people caught between places and lovers as well as between desire, addiction and regret.

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The Lure of Politics takes readers back through the pivotal moments of Geoff Gallop's five years as premier of Western Australia. Gallop was elected to power after eight years of conservative rule during which the reputation of previous Labor administrations had been damaged in the findings of the WA Inc Royal Commission.

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Jon-Jon Goulian has spent his late teens, twenties and thirties somewhat adrift - in and out of employment and generally confusing all those who met him. The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt is a riveting account of a very intelligent man growing up left of centre, trying to work out who he is and where he fits, both personally and privately.

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The story of Eva, a cleaning lady in a small scientific laboratory who embarks on a secret mission to discover a cure for her autistic daughter, The Secret Cure is both a love story and an exploration of new ways to be human, honourable and passionate.