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Andrews believed that that the coastal land of New South Wales has some of the most beautiful country on earth. In this book he nostalgically revisited excursions he made as a boy and a young man - the catchments of the Manning, the Hunter and the Hastings rivers. The Manning area, where his great-grandfather was a pioneer was particularly interesting to him and ha special tales to tell - all before the bulldozer and the chainsaw. In the snowland of the Snowy Mountains are Andrews; first forays on skis at the time the Kosciusko State Park was just emerging, and before the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Filled with maps, photographs, sketches and Andrews' poems. -
we've been told that cancer is caused by environmental factors such as sunlight and cigarette smoke; that most of the money donated for cancer research is used for research; that there's been tremendous strides in therapy; that there's over 300 types of cancer, so no single cure or vaccine is possible; and anyone who disagrees with any of the above is a dangerous quack. This book offers some different answers - such as: vitally important research has been buried; that it holds the promise of new therapies, new diagnostic tools and a vaccine to prevent all cancers; and the scandal of cancer research is covered - how billions have been squandered while important research is neglected, unfunded and suppressed. -
Roberts; survey of 2000 years in the life of the greatest city in history is a pageant with frequent excursions into the trivia of ancient scandals and the excesses of papal and other tyrants.He takes a famous Roman castle, villa or ruin and recalls to its battlements, boudoirs or colonnades its most celebrated - or notorious - occupants. Or he looks upon a masterpiece of painting or sculpture and can tell a long tale with gossipy tidbits. He also muses - and presents observations - on the way in which Rome presents an "astonishing graph" of the rise and fall of the Roman people Fine illustrations and photographs. -
Evans was one of the party under Scott to explore the Antarctic in what became known as the Terra Nova expedition of 1911. After wintering in the Cape Evans hut, the party began to prepare for the main journey in August and September. Evans was given command of the Motor Party, which was to leave first, taking four men and two tracked motor sledges south onto the Barrier with supplies for the main expedition, which would follow with dogs and ponies. When these broke down a few days later, the men of the party hauled the sledges. By December 10, the party consisted of three groups of four men each and Evans' group began to fall behind - two of the groups were relatively rested, but his group had been hauling sledges since November 1 covering a distance of 600 miles. This led to bad feeling between Evans and Scott, and the Evans team consisting of Evans, Lashly and Crean were ordered by Scott to return north. On the return journey Evans suffered snowblindness and scury so debilitating that on February 13, he ordered Lashly and Crean, who were pulling him on a sledge, to abandon him. A few days later, Crean left Lashly and Evans and walked 35 miles to Hut Point. Two men and a dog team set out when the weather cleared and brought Evans, almost dead, and Lashly back to base. Evans was taken on board the Terra Nova and nursed back to health. He eventually returned to England and worked to raise funds for the relief of the expedition. He dedicated this book to Lashly and Crean. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/scotts-command-lashlys-antarctic-diaries-commander-r-ellis-editor/ -
Daring men and women who could be other people - and get away with it. Such as Ferdinand Demara, the high school drop out who masqueraded as a doctor, worked in hospitals and performed surgery (!); Sarah Wilson, a chambermaid who escaped poverty by posing as the sister of the Queen of England; Victor Lustig, a criminal who posed as a French Count and who sold the Eiffel Tower - twice! Just some of the outrageous characters in this volume. -
Thayer's biography traces the life of Ulysses S. Grant from birth, to failed businessman; to hero of the Union in the Civil War; to two terms of President of the United States. In the 19th century, one of the surest ways to rise to prominence in American society was to be a war hero, like Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison. But few would have predicted such a destiny for Hiram Ulysses Grant. Recently republished as From Tannery To White House. -
Australia is one of the richest countries, growing far more food that can be eaten, as well as a major source for minerals. To whom should Australia sell its food, minerals and energy? On what terms? How secure are Australia's relations with its major trading partners? How much does Australia's growth depend on immigration. These are just some of the themes covered in this book. -
Mature visitors to our shelves may remember the British 70s sitcom The Good Life, wherein Tom and Barbara Good got off the corporate treadmill and began a life of self-sufficiency in Surbiton, complete with pigs, chickens and an irascible goat called Geraldine - much to the initial dismay of their neighbours Margo and Jerry. Their mistakes and adventures were many and hilarious but always on an upward learning curve. Here, Sue Perkins and Giles Coren (Supersizers Go... series) live the good life as an experiment of modern day self sufficiency and have a go at growing and cooking veggies; pottery; baking bread; building a chook run; generating power; how to choose and keep a pig; making Christmas decorations and keeping bees - all a la Tom and Barbara. There's recipes, herbal remedies and how-tos in plenty with coloured photographs. -
A portfolio of paintings by artists who sailed with Cook, able men with a spirit equal to their Captain's who earned, through their talent and courage, the fame their sketches, watercolours and oils of unknown lands brought to them. Beautiful colour, sepia and black and white artworks.
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