Download or read book Dictionary of Australian Analogies Similes Idioms written by Kerrin P. Rowe and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is an an-al-o-gy? Its a similarity between like features of two things which are quite different from each other, on which, a comparison may be based: the Analogy between the heart and a pump. Writers use analogies as a literary technique as a play-on-words or for the purpose of wit or amusement. What is a simile? A simile is (dictionary form) a figure of speech that makes a comparison showing similarities between two different things, the resemblance is drawn by use of like or as (they are) like two peas in a pod (he is) as a slippery as an eel.

Download or read book Wordbook of Australian Idiom Aussie Slang written by Kerrin P. Rowe and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A direct and informative Wordbook of Idiom and Slang which is directed at giving explanation to the meaning of and the correct usage of the Australian English language. There are some words used that may offend as they have converse meanings to other English Speaking countries; however, there is no intent to offend or malign or denigrate anybody. This book is designed to be informative, educational, and full of humor and will give the reader insight to a unique and colorful language.

Download or read book Third Language Dictionary written by Kerrin P. Rowe and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third Language Dictionary is a guide to everyday language that is peculiar to and used by Australian folks from all walks of life no matter what or who they are or the level of success, education, credence, or place in society they have attained.

Download or read book 110 Per Cent Great Australian Sporting Speeches written by Michael Winkler and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Bradman on his 'small' contribution to cricket. Roy Masters on getting the best out of the hard men of Western Suburbs Rugby League FC. John Howard on cycling legend Sir Hubert Opperman. Cathy Freeman on lighting the Olympic flame. Phonse Kyne on making sure his players made history for the right reasons. Jeff Fenech hollering 'I love youse all!' to a packed-out stadium. Ranging from the eloquent and stirring to the downright funny, these are Australia's greatest sporting moments, seen through the eyes of the winners and losers, experts and legends of all our favourite sports. Entertaining and informative, 110 PER CENT casts a keen eye over Australia's sporting history, and confirms there's much more to sport than the score line (as long as you're winning). Adam Gilchrist ? John Landy ? Dallas Brooks ? Frank Lowy ? Alan Jones ? Kevin Sheedy ? JJ Giltinan ? Alfred Deakin ? Keith Miller ? Les Darcy ? Anthony Mundine ? Kim Hughes ? Ric Charlesworth ?Norman Brookes ? Victor Trumper ? Bob Rose ? Bob Skilton ? Lionel Rose ? Marjorie Jackson ? Sir Robert Menzies ? Max Walker ? Shane Gould ? William Dean ? Rod Laver ? Kieren Perkins ? Ron Barassi ? John Singleton ? Casey Stoner ? Rod Marsh ? Malcolm Blight ? Debbie Flintoff-King ? Alan Killigrew ? Geoffrey Blainey ? Greg Chappell ? Andrew McLeod ? Jack Gibson ? Johnny Lewis ? Steve Waugh ? Leisel Jones ? Lindsay Hassett ? Danny Green ? Louise Sauvage ?Lucas Neill ? Bob Hawke ? Laurie Lawrence ? Mark Webber ? Ray Connelly ? Stuart O'Grady ? Ted Whitten ? Tom Hafey and more

Download or read book The Delta Star written by Joseph Wambaugh and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L.A. Wambaugh-style. A world of cops on the rocks with a twist of murder. A cheap hooker named Missy Moonbeam takes a fatal dive from the roof of a sleazy hotel. But what’s a Caltech phone number doing in her trick book? And how does that connect to a dead private eye and a useless credit card? And what does all that have to do with a Whisky-class Russian sub and the Nobel Prize? Join Joseph Wambaugh’s ravaged cops of Rampart Station as they follow a trail of corruption from the world of pimps and crazies to the think-tank labs of the country’s top chemistry wizards—where genius and greed mix to create an award-winning case of murder. “A page-turner . . . This is a must-read for Wambaugh fans.”—USA Today

Download or read book The Outback Volume 5 written by Various authors and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of short stories about the Outback is the result of the fifth writing competition for the Outback Writers’ Festival held in Winton. Owing to Covid-19 the festival was cancelled. All royalties go to the festival to assist attracting great Australian authors to the festival in Winton.

Download or read book Weeds in The Garden of Love written by Steven J. Daniels and published by The Unknown Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this suspense thriller, Craig Andrews survives a gut-wrenching divorce and begins a new life only to be targeted by a mass murderer. A hard-nosed detective is motivated to stop the killing spree and is closing in on the killer. Weeds in The Garden of Love is a gritty "slice-of-life" tale exposing dysfunctional people trying to ease their suffering through alcohol, illicit sex, and cold-blooded murder. It’s a story about more than winning and losing. It’s about survival.

Download or read book The Clan written by JR Carroll and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No-one can mess with the clan and expect to live... The Killing: An unarmed teenage ram-raider is gunned down by police in a back alley ... The Family: The Beatties, one of Melbourne's most notoriously lawless clans stretching back to the Sixties. Now their youngest is dead, and Melbourne holds its breath, waiting for the payback it knows is coming. The Job: But someone is planning the biggest hold-up in Australia's history, and no-one, not even the Beattie family, is allowed to get in the way ...

Download or read book The Glorious Dead written by Tim Atkinson and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happened when the Great War ended and the guns stopped firing? Who cleared the battlefields and buried the dead? It's 1918 and the war may be over but Lance-Corporal Jack Patterson and the men of his platoon are still knee-deep in Flanders mud, searching the battlefields for the remains of comrades killed in action. But duty isn't all that's keeping Jack in Flanders. For one there is Katia, the daughter of a local publican, with whom he has struck up a romance. And then there is something else, a secret that lies buried in Jack's past, one he hopes isn't about to be dug up...

Download or read book The Flush of Victory written by Ray Smith and published by Biblioasis. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Ray Smith has correlated the recent electronic version of the Dubai Typescript and travelled the world corroborating the sordid and highly sensitive details contained within this novel. A lurid tale of murder, buggery and embezzlement, Ray Smith has created in Jack Bottomly perhaps the most despicable anti-hero in Canadian Literature. Sensitive readers (ie: you snivelling politically-correct pansies): be warned.

Download or read book Funny Old Sayings written by Allana Worthington and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are certain sayings that are tried and trueones weve heard through our entire lives and will never forget. Dont put all your eggs in one basket Great minds think alike Curiosity killed the cat For author Allana Worthington sayings such as these, bring to mind happier times as a child, spent with her own grandmother. Funny Old Sayings is filled with such aphorisms, sure to take you back to a simpler time. With her own granddaughters, Allana, often says; Its nice to be important but more important to be nice. Allana finds comfort in these maxims. She hears her ancestors voices whenever she uses playful phrases with her own kids. In a similar way, certain sayings will spark a memory in you of a time past or perhaps serve as a reminder of a family member long lost. Either way, these sayings promise to bring a smile to your face and even make you laugh.

Download or read book Kangaroo s Comments and Wallaby s Words written by Helen Jonsen and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ideal book for those interested in things and people Australian, as well as travellers to Australia.

Download or read book The Island written by Adrian McKinty and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chain comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a family that must face their darkest fears--and deepest secrets--when they go on the run for their lives. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER OF 2022" "Unrelenting suspense." —Stephen King “Extraordinary.” —T. J. Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Falling "You'll never go on vacation the same way again." —Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of City On Fire IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VACATION. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT CHANGED EVERYTHING. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY. After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare. When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. Now it’s up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don’t trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead. Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive. SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES “Gripping and unpredictable. No one does high-stakes tension like McKinty . . . Prepare to be hooked.” —Sarah Pearse “A haunting masterpiece.” —Steve Cavanagh “McKinty has written another irresistible and pulse-pounding thriller about the surprising places evil hides and just how far we’ll go for those we love.” —Karin Slaughter

Download or read book Cold Gold 3 written by Dennis J. McTaggart and published by Australian Self Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dennis J. McTaggart, once again leads us on an exciting journey, following Teddy and his band of evildoers as they illegally harvest abalone. Fisheries Officer, Wallace P. Trotter (Piggy) has been moved sideways and has to work with a Fisheries Officer, Brian, from South Australia, who has a shady past. Brian and Piggy, along with their young sidekicks, Justin and James, all plot together to arrest the evil doers. Louie and Gazza, the two down and outs, also get stuck into poaching abalone just to confuse the issue. Detective Karl gets a new partner, Paul and sets about showing him the benefits of being a copper on the vice squad. Des finds love with Rosie Box, and Dean is faced with a dilemma. Teddy is helped out by a washed out Vietnam veteran, Bevin, who turns out to be smarter than Teddy expected. Hilda isn’t feeling too good and Barry is forced into making a decision. Dean and the beautiful Leckie make a life changing decision. Rosie cops a belting, Louie and Gazza make a trip down south and get a new business partner. Bevin, the Vietnam Veteran, rekindles a lost marriage, and all the while Teddy and the boys keep on keeping on, poaching abalone. Due to the Authors knowledge of mateship, danger, gangsters, and all that goes on when honest people are asleep, this book is not for the faint-hearted as the author plunges you head first into all sorts of danger. Be brave.

Download or read book The Fearless Five written by David J. McMullen and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of action, adventure, and young love is set against the backdrop of a time of great change, as the “peace and love” era of the 1960s gives way to the “freedom revolution” of the 1970s. Sex and drugs and rock and roll? Sure. That and so much more. So much to learn and so fast: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Five teens set adrift in that era experience and absorb everything life throws at them as they traverse that difficult bridge that will take them from mid-teens to young adults. It’s a story today’s teens will find fascinating, and somewhat confronting to think that their parents actually did some of these things. The Fearless Five – Jordie, Jess, Marty, Robbie, and Josh – were about to embark on a life-changing journey. No more little kid stuff; things were getting serious. Set in Tasmania at the end of the swinging sixties, A Journey of Discovery picks up their story as they are about to enter their last year of high school. But it’s outside of school where they gain a real education. The school of life – it’s a great teacher – but unlike school it rarely gives second chances. Stuff up in the real world and the consequences can be brutal. But make the right decisions and the payoff could be huge, as Jordie and Jess through the music they create are about to discover.

Download or read book Behind the Moon written by Hsu-Ming Teo and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Behind the Moon is a satisfying, original and thought-provoking pleasure.”—Good Reading Magazine “Neatly balanc[es] betrayal and real drama, with farce and macabre, biting humour. . . . Highly recommended.”—Australian Bookseller & Publisher Outsiders and misfits in their Australian school, three friends form a mutual bond: Justin Cheong, an only child and the idol of his Singaporean-Chinese parents; Tien Ho—daughter of a Vietnamese mother who stayed behind and an African American soldier she has never met—who lives with indifferent relatives; and Nigel “Gibbo” Gibson, an oddity: an Australian boy who, to his father’s chagrin, dislikes sports. When Tien Ho’s mother arrives, the adjustment for mother and daughter is extreme. Gibbo is strongly attracted to beautiful, dainty Linh, to whom he is a kid, her daughter’s pal. And Justin discovers that he likes Gibbo as something more than a friend. The three draw apart as they grow up, only to be reunited once more on Saturday, September 6, 1997, for the dinner Mrs. Cheong hosts for them and their parents, to watch the funeral of Princess Diana on television. This Dead Diana Dinner turns out to be a more explosive event than any of them would have dreamed possible.

Download or read book The Mahler Erasures written by John Kinsella and published by Deep Vellum Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a fêted literary figure, the former lover of B-list movie star Lucida, but now derelict, incontinent, asexual, ageing poet Harold Lime turns his back on material modernity, withdrawing to a basement in the university town of Cambridge, England. But human connections will prove difficult to sever completely, and he is drawn out of himself by a fox hunt saboteur (“the sab woman”), with whom he forms a poignant, uneasy relationship and who acts as his mutual confessor. In the isolation of his basement, Harold Lime obsessively listens to Mahler, whose nine symphonies, unfinished tenth, and Earth Songs, each corresponding to a separate chapter of this innovative poetic novel, will reawaken the sensitivities he has tried to erase, taking him back to his Australian childhood and youth, fostering a growing awareness of intertwined body and soul, of commitment and connectedness, of the ecology of rootedness and unrootedness in an unjust world.