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List view record 1: 3 minute Stephen Hawking : digesting his life, theories and influence in 3-minute morselsList view anchor tag for record 1: 3 minute Stephen Hawking : digesting his life, theories and influence in 3-minute morsels
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List view record 2: 999 : my life on the frontline of the ambulance serviceList view anchor tag for record 2: 999 : my life on the frontline of the ambulance service
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Absolutely

Lumley, Joanna, 1946-2011
Books, Manuscripts
Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's undisputed national treasures, an English actress, voiceover artist and author, best known for her roles in the British television series ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS portraying Edina Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in THE NEW AVENGERS and SAPPHIRE & ...
List view record 4: The accidental tour guide : adventures in life and deathList view anchor tag for record 4: The accidental tour guide : adventures in life and death
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Accidental weatherman

Mac, Sam2021
Books, Manuscripts
Accidental Weatherman is the story of what happens when a hilarious Adelaide boy who knows nothing about meteorology scores the coveted weatherman gig on the highest rating breakfast TV show in Australia.As the Sunrise weatherman, Sam Mac has bungee jumped, swum with sharks, got his cat on the co...
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Acting up : me, myself and Irene

McGranger, Lynne2021
Books, Manuscripts
'For almost 30 years, Lynne McGranger has been entertaining TV viewers all around the world. As a veteran on the popular soap Home and Away, her much-loved character Irene Roberts has long been a font of wisdom, good humour and unforgettable lines. But Lynne's story goes far beyond Summer Bay. Fr...
List view record 7: Adrenalized : life, Def Leppard and beyondList view anchor tag for record 7: Adrenalized : life, Def Leppard and beyond
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Adventurous spirit

Hawkins, Heather2017
Books, Manuscripts
At 41 - with two teenagers and a contentedly unadventurous life - Heather Hawkins made a doctor's appointment. Diagnosed with stage one ovarian cancer, within nine days she had surgery to remove an 18cm tumour, and a full hysterectomy. Instead of chemotherapy, she chose a non-invasive surveillanc...
List view record 9: After the Tampa : from Afghanistan to New ZealandList view anchor tag for record 9: After the Tampa : from Afghanistan to New Zealand
List view record 10: Against my will : groomed, trapped and abused. This is my true story of survivalList view anchor tag for record 10: Against my will : groomed, trapped and abused. This is my true story of survival
List view record 11: Against the water : a surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic gloryList view anchor tag for record 11: Against the water : a surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory
List view record 12: Agatha Christie : a very elusive womanList view anchor tag for record 12: Agatha Christie : a very elusive woman
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List view record 13: Agent Sonya : lover, mother, soldier, spyList view anchor tag for record 13: Agent Sonya : lover, mother, soldier, spy
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List view record 14: AJ : how Alan Jones climbed to the top of formula oneList view anchor tag for record 14: AJ : how Alan Jones climbed to the top of formula one
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An Alice girl

Heaslip, Tanya2020
Books, Manuscripts
Whether working the mobs of cattle with the stockmen, playing cattleduffing on horseback or singing and doing lessons at their School of the Air desks, Tanya Heaslip and her siblings led a childhood unimaginable to many Australians. Growing up on a vast and isolated cattle property just north of ...
List view record 16: Alice to Prague : the charming true story of an outback girl who finds adventure - and love - on the other side of the worldList view anchor tag for record 16: Alice to Prague : the charming true story of an outback girl who finds adventure - and love - on the other side of the world
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All in : an autobiography

King, Billie Jean2021
Books, Manuscripts
An intimate self-portrait encompassing the life, times, and career of one of the most transformative individuals -- let alone athletes -- of recent times. Journeying from a blue-collar childhood to shatter tennis's exclusive country-club culture, Billie Jean King paved the way for a more open, in...
List view record 18: The all of It: a bogan rhapsodyList view anchor tag for record 18: The all of It: a bogan rhapsody
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The all of It: a bogan rhapsody

Bell, Cadance2022
Books, Manuscripts
Seven years ago, Ben was loveless, overweight, in debt and living in his parents' rumpus room, trying to find a way to quietly die. Days passed by in a haze of marijuana smoke and self-loathing. Then, one day, Ben decided not to die. He decided to change everything - starting with the Ben bit. Be...
List view record 19: Always home, always homesick : a memoirList view anchor tag for record 19: Always home, always homesick : a memoir
List view record 20: Always look on the bright side of life : a sortabiographyList view anchor tag for record 20: Always look on the bright side of life : a sortabiography
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