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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. -
Twas the night before Christmas when a self-described curmudgeon rescues a bedraggled feline from a snowy New York City alley. Thus begins this tale of a man and his cat or, rather, of a cat and his man as told by Amory in The Cat Who Came For Christmas. This is the sequel and Book II of The Compleat Cat. Despite his hard-knock beginnings, Polar Bear is finicky about his newfound fame. Will nine lives be enough for him to answer all his fan mail? This tale of two curmudgeons will tickle the fancy of everyone who has ever been owned by a cat. Cleveland Amory has devoted a tremendous amount of his time and energy to The Fund for Animals. -
When Thea and her partner agreed to share the raising of two new kittens with their constantly travelling friends Ron and Robin, the idea seemed straightforward. But that's before the cats arrive, and before a beguiling stray makes it a menage a trois. These are no ordinary cats. Grace, is a part-Burmese, smart enough to rule the roost and curious enough to look at the sky; The Fluffer is a black part-Persian with all the glamour of a Hollywood screen siren; and Kate is a slightly neurotic tabby regarded as the world's best copycat. Full of cat facts, cat drama and wry asides.
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The Celts: Aedeen Cremin
$12.00A fascinating insight into the daily lives of the Celts - their beliefs, their creations, their flamboyancy, their love of nature, beauty, poetry and the family. Fabulous colour photographs and reproductions of Celtic art and illuminated manuscripts. -
After Singapore falls to the Japanese early in 1942, 70 000 prisoners - including 15, 000 Australians - are held as POWs at the notorious Changi prison, Singapore. To amuse themselves and fellow inmates, a group of sportsmen - led by the indefatigable and popular `Chicken' Smallhorn - created an Australian Football League, complete with tribunal, selection panel, umpires and coaches. The final game of the one and only season was between `Victoria? and the `Rest of Australia', which attracted 10, 000 spectators and a unique Brownlow Medal was awarded in this unlikely setting under the curious gaze of Japanese prison guards. Meet the main characters behind this spectacle: Peter Chitty, the farm hand from Snowy River country with unfathomable physical and mental fortitude, and one of eight in his immediate family who volunteered to fight and serve in WW2; `Chicken' Smallhorn, the Brownlow-medal winning little man with the huge heart; and `Weary' Dunlop, the courageous doctor, who cares for the POWs as they endure malnutrition, disease and often inhuman treatment. Illustrated with black and white photographs. -
Do you feel 'spaced out' after using strong household cleaners or a photocopier? Do you feel sick while having your car filled up with petrol or do you love the smell and can't get enough of it? Do you get headaches or ache all over after a day in the city? Since World War Two, our bodies have been assaulted by a barrage of previously unknown physical hazards — thousands of new chemicals in our air, water and food; electromagnetic radiation and changes in ultra-violet light conditions. This book explains how chemical sensitivities can have a profound and alarming effect on our social, emotional and intellectual development. It also discusses what we can do about it. The book offers a range of sensible and practical precautions we can take to minimize our chemical exposure, and encourages us to choose the least chemically hazardous options — or demand that satisfactory alternatives be made available. -
An Inquiry Into the Nature of Citizenship in the British Empire and Into the Mutual Relations of the Several Communities Thereof. In 1910 groups were formed in various centres in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa for studying the nature of citizenship in the British Empire. In the course of time, others were constituted in the United Kingdom; India and Newfoundland - and they all came to be known informally as The Round Table from the name of the quarterly review instituted by their members as a medium of mutual information on Imperial affairs. With black and white illustrations and all map inserts. -
One thing makes this a stand-out gardening book - the author, while having due respect for botanical science, is inclined to go her own way so much of the information in this book comes from her own beliefs. Therefore it is a very practical and interesting book. She covers garden planning and structure, small gardens, rock gardens, propagation, seedlings, lawns, trees and shrubs, camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons, lilacs and roses, annuals and perennials, bulbs and tubers, climbers, vegetables and fruit and so much more - and all for Australian conditions. With colour and black and white photographs. -
Roden Cutler's list of honours is long and impressive, but it is his sole decoration, the Victoria Cross, that marks him as a hero. Over 800,000 men and women served in the Australian armed forces during the Second World War, but only twenty were awarded the V.C. Here are is the vivid life and times of the young soldier with the dashing good looks, the laconic humour and dislike of pretension who came back from the war determined to continue to support his mother, but, having lost a leg, with no idea how to do so. Yet by the age of 29 he was the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand and his future diplomatic career would include stints to Ceylon, Egypt during the Suez crisis of 1956, Pakistan and New York. In 1966 he was appointed Governor of New South Wales; during his 15 years in the office he shared with Captain Arthur Phillip and Lachlan Macquarie, he earned his own niche among them as the `people's governor'. Much loved, still remembered as a man equally at home in the company of royalty or trade unionists. His story is embedded in Australian history, and part of it. But it is also the story of a man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps to serve his country with courage and dignity in the face of all obstacles.
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