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Memorial days

Brooks, Geraldine2025
A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey toward peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse. It was Memorial Day, 2019, when Geraldine Brooks received news that her husband, Tony Horwitz, had collapsed and died, far from home, in the middle of his o...
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Roman year : a memoir

Aciman, André2025
In Roman Year, André Aciman captures the period when his family first set foot in Rome after being expelled from Egypt. All vestiges of their status vanished when they fled, and the author, his brother, and his deaf mother moved into an apartment in Rome's Via Clelia. Aciman's time in Rome did no...
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Angeball

Rugari, Vince2024
The definitive biography of Ange Postecoglou, Australia's first Premier League manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm. With unparalleled access to Postecoglou himself and a career spent pitch-side, leading Australian football writer Vince Ru...
List view record 4: Friends, lovers and the big terrible thing : a memoirList view anchor tag for record 4: Friends, lovers and the big terrible thing : a memoir
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Friends, lovers and the big terrible thing : a memoir

Perry, Matthew, 1969-20232024
'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.' So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-th...
List view record 5: Get the picture : a mind-bending journey among the inspired artists and obsessive art fiends who taught me how to seeList view anchor tag for record 5: Get the picture : a mind-bending journey among the inspired artists and obsessive art fiends who taught me how to see
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Hope

Batty, Rosie, 1962-2024
On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about fami...
List view record 7: Jackie : public, private, secretList view anchor tag for record 7: Jackie : public, private, secret
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Jackie : public, private, secret

Taraborrelli, J. Randy2024
Based on interviews with friends, family and lovers, J. Randy Taraborrelli paints an portrait of a woman whose flaws and contradictions only serve to make her even more iconic. 'I have three lives,' Jackie told a former lover, 'public, private and secret'. New insights include: Jackie's cold feet...
List view record 8: Mickey : the cat who helped me through times of changeList view anchor tag for record 8: Mickey : the cat who helped me through times of change
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Mickey : the cat who helped me through times of change

Brown, Helen, 1954-2024
In 1966, New Plymouth, New Zealand, was a changing place with changing times. Twelve-year-old Helen, the daughter of an eccentric engineer and a musical theatre fanatic, lived in a crumbling castle overrun by nature and overshadowed by Mount Taranaki. On the eve of puberty, Helen feels lonely and...
List view record 9: More great Australian outback police storiesList view anchor tag for record 9: More great Australian outback police stories
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More great Australian outback police stories

Marsh, Bill, 1950-2024
This collection of real-life accounts from Australia's outback police is a testament to the resilience and courage of the Australian outback community. The story begins with a robbery in a Wiluna retirement unit where two police officers arrives to investigate. The first unit in the block is visi...
List view record 10: My mother's eyesList view anchor tag for record 10: My mother's eyes
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My mother's eyes

Dawson, Shanelle2024
When she was four years old, Shanelle Dawson's mother, Lynette, disappeared. On 8 January 1982, the woman who had been a loving, constant presence vanished without a trace. Shanelle's father, Chris Dawson, claimed that his wife just needed to get away. But Lyn never returned home. Her side of the...
List view record 11: Once upon a time : the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-KennedyList view anchor tag for record 11: Once upon a time : the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
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Once upon a time : the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Beller, Elizabeth2024
A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh. Yet, Carolyn is still an enigmatic figure, a woman whose short life in the spotlight was besieged with misogyny and cru...
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Radio Birdman : retaliate first

Engleheart, Murray2024
Sydney's legendary Radio Birdman were a stake through the satin and scarfed hearts of the mid 70s' music scene, revolutionising the conservative Australian industry in the process. Regarded as one of the earliest punk bands, before the world had heard of the Sex Pistols, Birdman were feared and l...
List view record 13: Send me : the true story of a mother at warList view anchor tag for record 13: Send me : the true story of a mother at war
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Send me : the true story of a mother at war

Skovlund, Marty, Jr2024
The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who was killed at the age of 35 by a suicide bomber while hunting high value targets on a classified mission in Syria in 2019. Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the U.S. military, only a tiny fracti...
List view record 14: Stories my grandmothers didn't tell me : two women's journeys from war-torn Europe to a new life in AustraliaList view anchor tag for record 14: Stories my grandmothers didn't tell me : two women's journeys from war-torn Europe to a new life in Australia
List view record 15: The woman in meList view anchor tag for record 15: The woman in me
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The woman in me

Spears, Britney2024
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice - her truth - was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey - and the str...
List view record 16: 15 ways to live longer and healthier : life-changing strategies for more energy, vitality, and happinessList view anchor tag for record 16: 15 ways to live longer and healthier : life-changing strategies for more energy, vitality, and happiness
List view record 17: After the miracle : the political crusades of Helen KellerList view anchor tag for record 17: After the miracle : the political crusades of Helen Keller
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After the miracle : the political crusades of Helen Keller

Wallace, Max2023
Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to the NAACP. She used her fame to oppose American intervention in WWI. She spoke out against Hitler the month he took power in 1933 and embraced the anti-fascist cause durin...
List view record 18: The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsessionList view anchor tag for record 18: The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession

Finkel, Michael2023
For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred brazen heists over ten years - in museums and churches across Europe - Breitwieser, al...
List view record 19: Be useful : seven tools for lifeList view anchor tag for record 19: Be useful : seven tools for life
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Be useful : seven tools for life

Schwarzenegger, Arnold2023
The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident. Schwarzenegger's stratos...
List view record 20: Being Henry : the Fonz ... and beyondList view anchor tag for record 20: Being Henry : the Fonz ... and beyond
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Being Henry : the Fonz ... and beyond

Winkler, Henry, 1945-2023
Henry Winkler, launched into prominence by his role as 'The Fonz' in Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood, Henry shares in this achingly vulnerable memoir the disheartening truth of his childhood, the dif...
List view record 21: Build the life you want : the art and science of getting happierList view anchor tag for record 21: Build the life you want : the art and science of getting happier
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Build the life you want : the art and science of getting happier

Brooks, Arthur C., 1964-2023
You can get happier. When times are good, this is easy to believe., But sometimes life's hardships can feel like impossible barriers, making happiness seems out of reach. Other times, we may just feel stuck - not unhappy, but wanting more out of life. In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks ...
List view record 22: Empress of the Nile : the daredevil archaeologist who saved Egypt's ancient temples from destructionList view anchor tag for record 22: Empress of the Nile : the daredevil archaeologist who saved Egypt's ancient temples from destruction
List view record 23: Madly, deeply : the diaries of Alan RickmanList view anchor tag for record 23: Madly, deeply : the diaries of Alan Rickman
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Madly, deeply : the diaries of Alan Rickman

Rickman, Alan2023
Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue...
List view record 24: My friend Anne Frank : the inspiring and heartbreaking true story of best friends torn apart and reunited against all oddsList view anchor tag for record 24: My friend Anne Frank : the inspiring and heartbreaking true story of best friends torn apart and reunited against all odds
List view record 25: The Queen : her lifeList view anchor tag for record 25: The Queen : her life
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The Queen : her life

Morton, Andrew, 1953-2023
When her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated, Elizabeth Windsor became heir to the throne. Ascending to the throne at only 25, this self-effacing monarch navigated setbacks, family conflict and occasional triumphs throughout her 70 years as the Queen of England. Now in The Queen, renowned biograph...
List view record 26: Road to surrender : three men and the countdown to the end of World War IIList view anchor tag for record 26: Road to surrender : three men and the countdown to the end of World War II
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Road to surrender : three men and the countdown to the end of World War II

Thomas, Evan, 1951-2023
In this riveting you-are-there account, the final weeks of World War II in the Pacific come vividly alive as bestselling author Evan Thomas takes us into the hearts and minds of the three men faced with a pivotal moment in history: America's decision to use nuclear weapons and Japan's decision to...
List view record 27: What the dead know : learning about life as a New York City death investigatorList view anchor tag for record 27: What the dead know : learning about life as a New York City death investigator
List view record 28: Atlas of the heart : mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experienceList view anchor tag for record 28: Atlas of the heart : mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experience
List view record 29: Back to the prairie : a home remade, a life rediscoveredList view anchor tag for record 29: Back to the prairie : a home remade, a life rediscovered
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Back to the prairie : a home remade, a life rediscovered

Gilbert, Melissa, 1964-2022
Known for her childhood role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the classic NBC show Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert has spent nearly her entire life in Hollywood. From Dancing with the Stars to a turn in politics, she was always on the lookout for her next project. She just had no idea that...
List view record 30: Brothers and wives : inside the private lives of William, Kate, Harry and MeghanList view anchor tag for record 30: Brothers and wives : inside the private lives of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan
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