DISCOVER OUR RANGE OF LIVING BOOKS :

MIGRANT FROM LIBERIA - I grew up in Liberian culture and I also spent 7 years in a refugee camp in Sierra Leone. I came to Australia in October 2007. Australia is my home now forever!

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE - Growing up with disability, school, work, ambitions, overcoming barriers.

MY LIFE AS AN OUTSIDER - Many people struggle, and do things that they normally wouldn’t do to be accepted into the in-crowd, while others don’t seem to mind at all and are perfectly happy with their social status.

DEMYSTIFYING THE `ONLY CHILD'- I have this little thing I like to say: ‘ I am the oldest and the youngest’. Being an only child doesn’t have to impact strongly on who you are, but for me, it held a dilemma that helped to shape who I am.

TEARS FOR THE OPERA HOUSE - What was it that moved me to tears as a migrant ship sailed into Sydney Harbour?

THE VALLEY OF SEARCH - " The stages that mark a wayfarer's journey are said to be seven". My spiritual journeying began with agnosticism and ended with Baha'i. On the way I passed through strange "valleys".

MAKING AUSTRALIA MY NEW HOME - I came from Germany to Australia in 1952, to work on the Trevallyn Hydro scheme, and later worked as an employee for Ansett. I have had varied life experiences.

LIVING WITH AN EATING DISORDER - Why can’t she just eat?

LOTUS FLOWERS AND COAL DUST: CONUNDRUMS OF CHINA 

LIVING WITH APARTHEID - I lived in South Africa during the apartheid era. I had a first hand experience of apartheid.

TOURETTES...AND LOVING IT - Tourettes is not all swearing and uncontrollable tics. It can be more stimulating of creativity than debilitating

WHAT A GREENS POLICY ADVISOR DOES - Being the Greens Policy Convenor is exhilarating. Your writing is often vilified publicly, misrepresented and incorrectly reported, but seeing policy issues which were once thought radical become mainstream can be very satisfying.

NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITY: IT'S A LIVING - What happens when one morning you're leading a normal life, and by the afternoon you're eligible for a total and permanent disability pension ...

WHAT DO POETS DO? - Poets do not live in garrets. They do not suffer for their art, wear wide brimmed floppy hats or black capes. They simply see things that others may miss.

GAY GRANDAD -  Is it possible for Gay people to become loving and responsible parents? Come read me, and I will take you on my journey of self-discovery, enlightenment and the joys of being a Gay Grandad.

THE ROLE OF A UNION OFFICIAL - What has changed in 20 years? A unionist’s contribution to the community.

GREEN ELECTRICIAN - Why I enjoyed a professional career in the electrical field. The joy of balancing career practicalities & environmental concerns. Issues I have with the conduct of the pursuit of acquiring energy in this state.

LIVING THE QUESTIONS: AN ALTERNATIVE TO FUNDAMENTALISM - How do we assess our decisions within a religious framework? Whose teaching do we follow? Interesting questions I think…

MALE EMBROIDERY - Can a male enjoy needlework? Why do it? What type of needlework? What comments is one likely to encounter from friends, family, etc?

LIVING A VIBRANT OLD AGE - Former teacher, principal and administrator; an active 74 year old heavily involved in a voluntary retiree group; a bee-keeper (a productive hobby) … definitely not just killing time.

ROCK MUSICIAN'…AND WOMAN TOO! -There's so much more to life than "sex, drugs and rock & roll"

STOP! POLICE! - Being a cop is not just about busting down doors and locking up the crooks, eating donuts and drinking coffee. Being a police officer is challenging, weird, demanding, confusing, stressful, funny, sad, easy, hard and occasionally rewarding. And that's on a good day! Most of the time nobody wants anything to do with you, that is until something goes wrong ...

NOT THE ONLY GAY IN THE VILLAGE - Can a bloke who has a beard down to his chest, drives a 4WD, smokes cigars & chops his own wood be gay? This is my world folks, in fact it's the world of many men in the villages of Tasmania, & though ya wouldn't want to pick a fight with me ... sometimes, I don't feel safe in the village.

LIVING A MONASTICAL LIFE - How does it feel to be a Coptic priest, living a monastical life in Launceston?

SOCIAL WORKER - Not just problem solving… but working with life’s issues.