Flights of Fantasy

$15.00 AUD

Category: Sunshine Coast Authors

Flights of Fantasy is the fourth book by Black Possum Publications (Maleny). It is a collection of original short stories, poems, and artwork. Journey with us into magical, romantic, humorous, macabre, and mystical worlds. Meet the women who turned into a fish, the mysterious 'It', the hermit and the oc tagonal cloud, the wizard Amazmakka, a Russian fairy, and dung beetle... ...Show more

Lazy Runner by BEAN, MARIE

$15.00 AUD

Category: Sunshine Coast Authors

'Everyone Can Run,Every Runner Can Run A Marathon'‘Running is simple, it’s just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other’ says Australia’s greatest runner, Robert de Castella ... and Deek is right, so how do you get a 300+ page book out of something so basic?       •    Discover why running is the best activity you can do for your fitness and health    •    Learn how to run    •    Know the right way to run    •    Run injury and pain free    •    Find out what muscles runners use and how to look after them    •    Train for a fun run, or the ultimate – a marathon    •    Learn the best way to fuel your runner’s body    •    Know why shoes are a runner’s Holy Grail and how to get the right ones for you    •    Discover how to get through the mental running road blocks    •    Have a good laugh at the Funny Running Shorts    •    Learn the insider tricks and tips on running    •    Fuel the running nerd in you by reading the Lazy Stats on running ...Show more

The Lazy Loser by Marie Bean

$15.00 AUD

Category: Sunshine Coast Authors

“Lazy Loser” challenges what we’re constantly told about diets, food, exercise, and obesity by asking (and answering) the big questions: How fat are we really? How fit should we be? Do we have to exercise? Are counting calories and reading food labels necessary? and many more.Read this book if you want to:    •    Find out why you’re putting on weight and how to stop    •    Learn to stop feeling guilty about your weight    •    Get fit your way: the Lazy way    •    Stop being confused about food and fitness claims    •    Discover that no food is bad and it’s your choice of what to eat    •    Get tips on how to eat and move without overhauling everything in your life    •    Never go on another diet    •    Find the right fitness activity for you (and actually enjoy it)    •    Learn some insider tips on food and fitness    •    Become a Lazy Loser   ...Show more

An Unfortunate Life - Based on the True Story of Serial Killer Joshua Beard by Roger K. Wagstaff

$20.00 AUD

Category: Australian

Early in 1896 a man named Joseph Marlo went missing and was last seen in the company of Joshua Beard. In 1897, Walter Richards disappeared after joining Beard on a hunting trip. In court, on a charge of stealing articles of clothing from Richards, Beard suddenly confident that he would be believed told the court he would tell them the 'honest truth'. He claimed that Richards had accidently shot himself and after being questioned about Marlo, Beard told police he had been killed by a kick from a horse. Beard's explanations were not believed and after a hearing at Streaky Bay he was sent to Adelaide to stand trial for the murder of Walter Richards.The more I researched the more I was aware that Beard did not get a fair trial. His explanations of both accidents were plausible but reporters, committed to boosting their newspapers circulation and acting on the principle 'never let the facts get in the way of a good story', reported both deaths to be gruesome murders. Based solely on circumstantial evidence and a flimsy and unprofitable motive, Beard, in a classic case of trial by media, was demonised by reporters. His quiet demeanour was interpreted by some reporters to be a "surly callousness". His powerful menacing build and the fact that he could neither read nor write led to him being described as "an incredibly ignorant lower form of life". In the eyes of newspaper readers, Beard was already guilty well before his appearance in the Supreme Court Adelaide.This book is as factual an account as it could be and, always ready to champion the underdog, I have put forward an argument for doubt. ...Show more

Sundowner of the Skies - Oscar Garden, Forgotten Aviator by Mary Garden

$28.00 AUD

Category: Sunshine Coast Authors

In the early morning of 16 October 1930, Oscar Garden taxied his tiny open-cockpit Gipsy Moth across London's Croydon aerodrome and, with a wave of his hand to the only person there to farewell him, took off. He had carpet slippers on his feet and a packet of sandwiches on his lap. His plan was to fly t o Australia, which was sheer madness as he only had a mere 39 flying hours under his belt. Miraculously, he survived in spite of several forced landings. ...Show more

Serpent Rising by Garden, Mary

$15.00 AUD

Category: Sunshine Coast Authors

The Third Reich by Roberto Bolano

$25.00 AUD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: 16

Shortly after becoming the German war-games champion, Udo Berger and his girlfriend, Ingeborg, take a holiday on the Costa Brava. There they meet another vacationing German couple, Charly and Hanna, and a band of shady locals - including the Wolf and the Lamb - who introduce them to the darker side of l ife in the town. Then, late one night, Charly disappears without a trace, and Udo's well-ordered life is thrown into upheaval ...Refusing to leave the resort, even after Ingeborg returns home, Udo's increasingly feverish dreams push him into delirium. As everything slips beyond his grasp, he attempts to re-assert himself by engaging the enigmatic and severely disfigured El Quemado a foreigner who lives in a Spartan burrow on the beach in a days-long match of his favourite war game, Third Reich. But, too late to stop the madness, he realises that the consequences of this game are more serious than he ever imagined. Less fragmented than his shorter work, this visceral novel exploring memory, madness and violence will be both a welcome addition to the established oeuvre and a significant new work for those yet to discover the strange, oblique genius of Roberto Bolano. ...Show more

Green Legends - People Power on the Sunshine Coast by Elaine Green

$22.00 AUD

Category: Environment

An Accidental Terrorist by Steven Lang

$23.00 AUD

Category: Sunshine Coast Authors

An Accidental Terrorist is an engrossing literary thriller set on the breathtakingly beautiful south coast of New South Wales.The very topical issues of terrorism and environmental activism act as a backdrop for this dramatic story of self-discovery. Through the unlikely relationship between Kelvin, a f ormer runaway, and Jessica, a lawyer, we see the complexity of the political/environmental debate. As the couple struggle to make sense of life-changing events and the consequences of their actions, deep in these southern forests, the story builds to a tragic climax. ...Show more

You Had Me at Hola by Leigh Robshaw

$25.00 AUD

Category: Biographies

In February 1995, a young Australian woman leaves home for the first time to backpack through Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru for three months. A lost soul with a deep-seated desire for love and adventure - and an obsession with Latin America bordering on a mental health disorder - Leigh is willing to embrace everything this fascinating continent has to offer. On her third day in Buenos Aires, she has a chance meeting with Gabriel, a handsome Peruvian artisan, and falls instantly in love. With only one day left in Buenos Aires before embarking on her trip with her travel partner Emily, Leigh devotes every spare minute to Gabriel and their bond is sealed. Vowing to return to Buenos Aires and be with Gabriel, Leigh is conflicted as she leaves him to travel and fulfil her lifelong dream to experience Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, the Amazon and Carnival in Brazil. With no mobile phones or internet, it's almost impossible to stay in touch while Leigh is on the road and she worries about Gabriel losing interest or worse, meeting someone else. Anxiety and self-doubt force her to question his trustworthiness and her own wisdom in pursuing the relationship. But Leigh returns to Buenos Aires to find Gabriel waiting for her, even more beautiful than she remembered. What was to be three months becomes three years, as she gives herself over to a new life, living like a local and conducting her relationship with Gabriel entirely in Spanish. Her rudimentary understanding of the language gradually becomes so deeply imprinted in her psyche, she begins dreaming in Spanish rather than English. They move in with Gabriel's family in Lima to a large house crammed with three generations living under one roof in a dangerous part of the city. Under the watchful eye of Gabriel's mother, who does not approve of Leigh's vegetarianism or her sharing of Gabriel's bed out of wedlock, they fall into a drug-fuelled city lifestyle, until tragedy forces them to flee. Leigh and Gabriel head north in search of a place to settle down and make a living selling jewellery to tourists. They join Latin America's vibrant brotherhood and sisterhood of travelling artisans, selling jewellery made with semi-precious stones in streets and squares spanning Peru to Mexico. Living on little or no money, they trade jewellery for food and shelter, skip meals, sleep on beaches and mix in dangerous circles, dodging bandits and narrowly escaping death. Relying on their wits and the kindness of strangers, they find their way to Playa del Carmen, an idyllic Caribbean village in the Yucatan Peninsula that is beginning to rival Cancun and Acapulco as Mexico's most popular tourist destination. In Playa del Carmen, they live in a thatched-roof cabana by the sea, selling thousands of dollars worth of jewellery to wealthy tourists flooding into the town. Dreaming of marriage, children and a happy future in this tropical paradise, they live a lifestyle neither thought possible. Until everything changes. Desperate to stay in Playa del Carmen with Gabriel no matter what, Leigh finds herself venturing into increasingly dark places that put her safety at risk and test her sense of morality. Finally, after a shocking betrayal, she must face the truth about the man she has devoted her life to - and about herself. You Had Me at Hola is a passionate, colourful and daringly honest memoir about finding yourself, partly through the many challenges posed by travel, but also in terms of increasingly defining yourself against your lover. It's a heartfelt tale about finding your true life's purpose, facing your shadow and the primal quest for belonging. And ultimately, it's a story about and saving yourself, because you finally realise you are worth saving. ...Show more

88 Lines About 44 Women by Steven Lang

$30.00 AUD

Category: Fiction

For a while Lawrence seemed to have it all. A successful rock band, big money, his choice of women. It was all a long way from the British boarding school where he met Roly - and it all began with Roly. Only after it all went wrong did Lawrence learn that he's not only been sharing the creative process with Roly, but other things as well. ...Show more

Hinterland by Steven Lang

$29.95 AUD

Category: Fiction

Tensions have been slowly building in the old farming district of Winderran. Its rich landscape has attracted a new wave of urban tree-changers and wealthy developers. But traditional loyalties and values are pushed to the brink with the announcement of a controversial dam project. Locals Eugenie and Gu y are forced to choose sides, while newcomer Nick discovers there are more sinister forces at work. The personal and the political soon collide in ways that will change their fates and determine the future of the town. In Hinterland, Steven Lang has created a gripping novel that captures contemporary Australia in all of its natural beauty and conflicting ambitions. ...Show more