A Hole in My Genes by Jodie Fleming

$27.95 AUD

Category: Biography & Memoir

Dr Jodie Fleming, a clinical and health psychologist who previously specialised in the field of psycho-oncology - the human side of cancer - receives the terrifying news that she has two primary breast cancers. This becomes a frightening opportunity to practise what she preaches. The doctor becomes the patient. Having dedicated her career to helping others with cancer, and also caring for her husband with testicular cancer eight years prior, Jodie understands the role of caregiver on both a personal and professional level. The role of patient, however is another matter. Especially when the diagnosis comes exactly one month after the end of her marriage. What ensues is the epitome of complicated grief and a foray into the world of cancer from the other side of the desk. Jodie relocates interstate to her parents' home in country Victoria for a healthy dose of family dysfunction. Genetic testing and a prophylactic hysterectomy add salt to the open wound of infertility before viciously rubbing it in. Forced to draw upon the psychological strategies she'd previously taught her clients, Jodie begins her true education. A Hole in My Genes is Jodie's journey from that terrifying diagnosis to a cancer free future. ...Show more

THE WARRNAMBOOL FIRE BRIGADE 1863 - 2013 by QUARRELL, AVIS

$15.00 AUD

Category: Australiana

Stone Woolsheds of the Western District - 2021 Calendar

$20.00 AUD

Category: Calendars

SOUTHERN OCEAN SEAWEED BOOKMARK CARDS

$11.99 AUD

Category: Stationery

Our Magnificent Western District - 2021 Calendar

$20.00 AUD

Category: Calendars

Port Fairy Fishing: Land and Boat by Russell Allardice

$30.00 AUD

Category: Sport

Port Fairy Ghost Stories by Tracie Griffith (Editor)

$38.00 AUD

Category: History

A collection of the town's most beloved tales of hauntings and ghostly encounters.

Plants of the Great South West 3rd Edition - Revised and Updated by Kevin Sparrow (Photographer); Jodie Honan ((various roles))

$35.00 AUD

Category: Gardening

Completely Revised and Updated to include an extra 108 plant species described and photographed.

'the Bool - The History of Racing in Warrnambool, From 1848 by Mark McNamara

$45.00 AUD

Category: Sport

Mark McNamara's near-30-year toil has produced a book of more than 400 pages that is an amazing and well-researched story of more than a century and a half of horse-racing history in Warrnambool that also is a history of the region's people and their sporting passion. The magnificent Grand Annual Steepl echase takes centre stage at Warrnambool's annual three-day May carnival, and it is covered extensively in Melbourne barrister McNamara's much wider labour of love. As the proud Warrnambool man and highly respected former chief steward, Des Gleeson, says in his foreword: "The carnival's Grand Annual Steeplechase is the ultimate test of horse and rider, run over an exhausting 5500 metres with 33 obstacles, more than any other steeplechase in the world. It is a spectacle unmatched, conducted through open paddocks and up and down hills, horses running clockwise and anti-clockwise at different stages." The book covers the Annual and the other iconic carnival races, the Warrnambool Cup, the Wangoom Handicap, the Brierly Steeplechase and the Galleywood Hurdle. Warrnambool-born McNamara tells of the exploits of the great horses, including Galleywood, for whom the hurdle was named, and delves into the fight to save jumps racing, an "endangered species" in racing in recent years. It details the exploits of trainers such big winners Kevin Lafferty and Darren Weir, the great jockeys such as Tom Corrigan and Ted Byrne, and the jockey- trainer combinations such as Pat Hyland and Jim Moloney. Horse owners Tozer, Manifold and more provide key moments, right from the mid-1800s when many rode their own horses in races as amateurs and also were involved-as or with administrators-in the establishment of clubs and Warrnambool's racecourses. ...Show more

We Love the Farm Animals by Tracey Kruger

$14.95 AUD

Category: Children's Reference

The Maremma and the Mermaid by Mellisa Lane (Mellisa Lynch)

$16.99 AUD

Category: Children's Picture Books

Horrible Man: The Baffling Portland Hairdresser Murders by Leonie Wallace

$29.95 AUD

Category: True Crime

It is one of Australia's worst unsolved crimes. On a Friday afternoon as the wind down to the weekend begins, two women are held hostage in a hairdressing salon. They scream and fight for their lives, but they face a killer's frenzied rage. Two unlikely victims and an unlikely crime scene at an unlikely time of day. No motive, no weapon found, no known offender; but, someone, somewhere, knows the truth. It is a long time to keep such a shocking secret - it has now been more than 20 years. Former journalist, Leonie Wallace, traces the lives of those closely connected to this crime including members of the victims' families, witnesses and suspects to present some important and surprising revelations. Also explored are the circumstances that impacted on the inability of police to solve this case. This is a disturbing account, however, it is not just a book about murder. Many more layers exist. It is also a story of great courage and love as those at its epicentre continue their quest for justice and closure. ...Show more