Man from Coolibah by James Knight

Man from Coolibah by James KnightThe youngest in a family of five, Milton Jones grew up on large properties in the outback. His father was a farm manager and so his early life was a world away from that of city kids. Milton left school in Queensland in his mid teens and moved back to the Northern Territory. Mustering was in his blood and so his first job was as a bullcatcher. Milton Jones is a man of his environment; tough and hardworking with a firm opinion on most things that he

Sarah Holland-Batt's highly acclaimed and popular poetry columns from The Australian are collected together for the first time in Fishing for Lightning - suitable for the general reader as well as poetry aficionados

It has guns

They are all brought to life in this brave and heartfelt memoir

rife with emotional power

is sent to the island of Roke to learn the true way of magic

A self-taught ethnologist

Want to upset good-looking ex

pay attention and follow your heart and find joy

In addition there are suggestions on the best ways to prepare and eat your bushfoods

You could cook out of this for years and never eat a dull meal

downs and every bump in the road imaginable- a childhood racing prodigy from the tender age of 2 - there was hardly a paddock that could contain him

Kiriyama Prize 2004