'That exotic tribe was us. And the time we have taken, our moment.'1970, Glenroy. One summer's morning Rita is awakened by a dream of her husband, only to look out onan empty bed.It's been years sinceVic moved north and left her life, but her house holds memories and part of her remains tied to a different time. As their son Michael enters the tender and challenging realm of first love, he too discovers that innocence can only be sustained for so long.As they prepare to cel...

There they are, still as a photograph, listening for the distant thud of the sun as it prepares to drop from the sky...On a hot summer's night, a family of three are off to a party in their bristling suburbia. But nothing is as it seems and soon we are walking with them through the past lives of a bully, a drunk and a disaffected youth.As the story of the neighbourhood unfolds the old and the new, diesel and steam, town and country all collide - and nobody will be ...

In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia and Michael, who is sixteen, is enthralled. If, like his heroes, he has the gift of speed, he will move beyond his suburb into the great world ...As his summer unfolds, Michael realises that there are other ways to live. When the calypso chorus accompanying Frank Worrell and his team fades, Michael has leartn many things ... about his parents, a girl called Kathleen Marsden, and about himself.The Gift of Speed is a masterful blend...

An insightful book of forty eight cocktail recipes and how to make them. A COCKTAIL is an appetizer or stomach stimulant and differs from other drinks in that it is supposed to contain Bitters. Cocktails should always be made in a glass with cracked ice, stirred with a spoon, and sufficient ice should be used so that when the drink is served the melting of the ice will cause the drink to be at least one-third water. The finer the ice the quicker it dissolves in the liquor, and hence the co...

Do you experience deep and radiating aches in your body? Are you often fatigued and restless, regardless of the amount of sleep you’ve had? Are you not sleeping enough and find it difficult to get a full night’s rest? Have you ever wondered whether the body aches you are feeling are due to fibromyalgia? Has a doctor confirmed that you or a loved one is suffering from fibromyalgia? An estimated 5 million US adults suffer from fibromyalgia and 90% of them are women. Unlike heart disease, dia...

The complete, comprehensive guide to choosing the right golf club. Topics covered: What do you need?, Ability level matters, The low handicap golfer, Mid handicap golfers, The high handicap golfer, Should beginning players buy clubs? Club type, Golf club shaft selection, Graphite Shafts, Steel Shafts, Shaft Flex, The club head, Woods, Wood materials, Iron types, Tips for club selection, think putters, irons and more, Buying club sets, and much more. Club shopping for children and women. Th...

A complete and comprehensive guide to health for men. Subjects covered: Heart Disease, Men & Cancer Risks, Stroke, COPD, Diabetes, Depression & Suicide In Men, Men & Alcohol, Influenza & Pneumonia Among Men, Low Testosterone In Men, Sperm Count Health, Erectile Dysfunction, Stress & Men's Health, Workplace Health & Safety Issues, Key Factors In Living A Healthy Life For Men, Healthy Diet For Men, Key Medical Screenings For Men, Key Factors In The Disconnect Between Men & Doctors.

The Fit Man is a comprehensive health & fitness guide for men. Some of the subjects covered are: Fitness: The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle?, Why Is General Fitness Important?, The Importance Of Muscle, The Premise Of Fat Burning, The Dreaded Belly Fat, Endurance/Stamina/Strength: The Triple Threat Advantage, Exercise And Disease Prevention, Fitness As You Age: Training For The Senior Man.

Your dieting efforts may be hindering your weight loss efforts! It's true. Despite your best efforts, your approach to dieting for weight loss is actually promoting your body to manufacture and store fat. And here's the kicker... it's not your fault. You see, for decades you were being fed the wrong information. You were told that dieting is the answer to weight loss and healthy weight maintenance. And truth be told, most diets do result in weight loss. Sometimes the weight you lose can be...

Department of Justice cases are stupendously big in many instances. They may affect the relations that exist between nations, they may mean the wrecking of hundred-million-dollar corporations, the stopping of practises that are blights upon the morality and good name of the nation. They are endless in variety and stupendous in their results.... Within this book are the fictionalized accounts of ten actual early FBI cases featuring Special Agent Billy Gard.

It's the simplification of The Golf Swing that constitutes the chief claim of this vintage little work to a place on the 21st century golfer’s bookshelf still. The complexity of the golf swing has arisen largely as the result of the imperfect appreciation of the influence of the wrists in the execution of the movements of the club. Confusion, too, has been introduced by the inaccurate terminology that is usually employed in the description of the “so-called” action of the wrists. The objec...

On a hot summer’s night in the 1950s, the old and the new, diesel and steam, and town and country all collide—and nobody will be left unaffected.As a passenger train leaves Spencer Street Station on its haul to Sydney, a family of three—Vic, Rita, and their son, Michael—are off to a party. George Bedser has invited the whole neighborhood to celebrate the engagement of his daughter. Vic is an engine driver, with dreams of being like his hero Paddy Ryan and becoming the master of the...