Author: William

"When Claude Tarba showed off a family heirloom in a crowded Arabian restaurant in Melbourne, that simple act of pride among friends didn’t go unnoticed. It set in motion a journey through the little known high mountain country of The Yemen; then on to the Italianate City of Asmara in the Ancient land of Eritrea and a hi-jacking, which landed him in Western Turkey. Eventually after a number of risky adventures that took him to the far southern reaches of Egypt, he found himself committed to a treasure quest which if proved successful [read more...]

Harry's Grandma dreams of climbing a mountain but she lives on the dusty plains of outback Queensland. She travels to the Tasmanian wilderness to see if she can do it.

My book 'Dirty Monsters' revolves around my character Bernie. He is a boy that refuses to clean his house until one day it comes alive with monsters made of dirty clothes, dishes, garbage and other mess that has not been cleaned for days. Bernie finds himself faced with the challenge of fighting the monsters with household cleaning products and saving the day.

Before first light, a watchman came to Datius. He rose instantly and with Ian climbed a hill and looked out across the water into the black western sky. His heart fell. There was a red glow in the northwest, barely visible in the pre-dawn blackness. "Isca" said the watchman. It grew brighter as they watched. It seemed to flicker. Westward there was another glow. ‘Caerdyf’ said the British civilian watchman. Lightning flickered beyond the western horizon. "Brecon" said the watchman. Within a quarter of an hour every headland and [read more...]

Living in the Shadows is a chilling tale about a violent, psychopathic criminal who spent ten years in Melbourne’s infamous underworld. This is the story of how a troubled young man defied all the odds to eventually become one of the most dangerous, bloodthirsty criminals society has ever seen. "Organised crime is often glamorised, but it isn't always fun and games. I have been shot at, bashed, knives pulled on me, guns pointed at my head and had contracts put out on my life. I've rubbed shoulders with some of the worst criminals [read more...]

Writing up literary reviews would be an agreeable pastime if not for the hundreds of man hours spent reading so many books. Seasoned (read aging) literary critic Michael B. has had enough of wading through oversized predictable novels and formulaic, impractical self-help books and so decides he’ll cut out the middle man, as it were, and write reviews sans books. Outstanding Fake Book Reviews showcases Michael’s best reviews of non-existent books in a collection that takes up where real novels and real reviews leave [read more...]

This book describes the fundamentals and strategies allied health business owners can put into their business immediately to drive new numbers into their practice. Marketing is the heartbeat of your any business and this is an aspect that the majority of health care professionals have no training or expertise in. This book has been written to alleviate that. The fundamentals that every person who owns a allied health business and wants to market their services must know. With the majority of health professionals facing tough [read more...]

Bob Pearson has led a very active and diverse life spanning three careers: soldier, engineer administrator. With his first book ’A Penny On Friday.’ about his early life which began in pre-war Lancashire leading up to and included the Second World War. He has also made several contributions to works in Australia and England as recent as 2012. With his sequel ‘A Peg Leg Hero‘; he enlisted in the army in Feb 1945 , under age at 16 years, and served from 1945 to 1961, with active service in the occupation forces in Italy, [read more...]

Moving your loved one into Aged Care is never going to be easy. There are so many emotions to deal with – there is a lot of advice on where to go and how to pay for it - but there is nothing about dealing with your emotions. We are here to ease your way and help you through this difficult time. In the last couple of years things have changed. My sisters and I became our father’s care givers, our roles have been reversed. How do we handle it? How does he handle it? Lots of emotions rushing about, harsh words but more [read more...]

There are more people employed in the selling profession then in any other field of work. In fact we are all ‘selling’ something one way or another; a product or service, big ideas or personal issues. We ‘sell’ to our wives or husbands, the children, and we could be said to be ‘selling’ even when we are buying! Everyone is a salesperson; everyone is ‘marketing’ something. This book is aimed at achieving more successful outcomes through selling and personal communications. This work, and its sometimes unusual ideas and methods, will [read more...]