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BIOGRAPHY & TRUE STORIES
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
SONGS OF A WAR BOY
Cosentino
RRP $35.00
Deng Thiak Adut
Ben McKelvey
RRP $32.99
A book on magic not only taught Cosentino how
to read, it propelled him on an extraordinary
journey - from a shy boy with low self-esteem to
the international star that he is today - and that
journey is the core of this inspirational memoir.
This is a story for anyone who ever dreamed of
achieving the impossible.
This is an inspiring story of a man who
has overcome adversity to become a lawyer and
committed worker for the disenfranchised. It is an
important reminder of the power of compassion and
the benefit to us all when we open our doors and our
hearts to those fleeing war, persecution and trauma.
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NUJEEN
BEYOND THE VAPOUR TRAIL
Nujeen Mustafa
Christina Lamb
RRP $29.99
Brett Pierce
RRP $29.99
An extraordinary voice, Syrian teenager, Nujeen
tells the story of what it’s really like to be a refugee,
to have grown up through war and left a beloved
homeland to become dependent on others. This is
the story of our times told through a remarkable
girl.
An Australian aid worker finds himself off the tourist
map confronted by the struggles of people in the
developing world. He discovers the inspirational and
the beautiful; people and cultures responding to
their changing landscape; the stories and courage
of individuals who bring fresh perspectives to life.
NOT ALL SUPERHEROES WEAR CAPES
A TEAR IN THE SOUL
Quentin Kenihan
RRP $32.99
Amanda Webster
RRP $29.99
Quentin Kenihan’s story is one of abandonment,
drug addiction and dark days. But battling through
it all, his resilience is inspiring. Now he is a
filmmaker, stand-up comedian, radio host, actor,
film critic and living proof that superheroes don’t
need capes, just the right attitude!
Amanda Webster embarks on a search
for two former school friends, Aboriginal
kids from the Kurrawang Mission near where she
grew up in Kalgoorlie. She returns to her hometown
with her friend, Gregory Ugle to piece together the
Kurrawangs story through oral histories and local
newspaper archives.
FASHION IS FREEDOM
ALL FOR MY CHILDREN
Tala Raassi
RRP $29.99
Sally Faulkner
RRP $35.00
Fashion is Freedom takes us on Tala's extraordinary
journey that crosses the globe, from Tehran to
Columbia, centre stage at the Miss Universe
contest and a new life heading a fashion empire
and supporting charities that focus on empowering
women. Tala’s story inspires women everywhere to
be fearless and follow their dreams.
In May 2015, Sally Faulkner hugged her children
as they left for a three-week holiday to Beirut with
their father, Ali Elamine. All for My Children is the
unforgettable true story of how
one Australian mother’s fairytale
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life fractured in the instant she
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kissed her kids goodbye.
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POUM AND ALEXANDRE
Catherine de Saint Phalle
RRP $29.99
This is the story of two flawed eccentrics. They
meet just after the war in liberated Paris but they
cannot quite free themselves from the many strings
attached to them. Poum and Alexandre is an
honest, humorous and moving elegy to family and
place, and a meditation on the ways they ultimately
define us.