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With a twist of fate - and of historical fact - Gallipoli was a military success, Australia had a female prime minister in the 1920s and Gough Whitlam chose his time to retire from the top job. In Victory on Gallipoli and Other What-ifs of Australian History, prominent historians contemplate how Australia today could have been a very different place but for a decision made or not made, an opportunity taken or not taken. These are the nation's sliding door moments, our alternative history. The Cold War had the world teetering on the edge of mutually assured destruction. What if it had heated up? What if the 1951 referendum to outlaw the Communist Party had been successful? Would Australia have had its own McCarthy era and where would we be today? With essays by Janette Bomford, Guy Hansen, Carolyn Holbrook, Walter Kudrycz, Michael McKernan, Ross McMullin, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, John Maynard, Michael Molkentin, Roslyn Russell, Peter Stanley, Craig Wilcox and Clare Wright.

A selection of short stories and poems to entertain you by U3A Moraira - Teulada Creative Writing Group. This book does not bite!! But it will lead you through a wise and wonderful collection of short stories and poems that all sniff around the theme of "Lucky Escapes". Contrary to all our clues, this is not a book full of stories about dogs or animals in general! We will show you the diversity of genres our writers encompass. You will experience a whole spectrum of emotions when you read these stories of fantasy, political intrigue or suspense alongside everyday life experiences. Every year Moraira - Teulada U3A adopt a local charity, "Make A Smile" is the chosen local charity for 2018 and we hope you will support them in as many ways as you are able, including buying this book, of course, and all profits will be donated to them.

First class fiction at an appropriate interest level, TreeTops More All Stars Pack 2A provides: BLQuality books by top authors and illustrators to challenge and motivate your children BLThe right level of content, at an appropriate interest level for Year 1 children BLFlexible Teaching Notes provide support for much more than guided reading The titles in TreeTops More All Stars Pack 2A are: Badcats, Cleaner Genie, Beastly Basil, Town Dog, Nelly the Monster-Sitter, and Terry Takes Off.

A thought-provoking collection of essays on life and living Voices from the Heartland is a celebration of women’s contributions to Oklahoma’s recent past. It records defining moments in women’s lives—whether surviving the Oklahoma City bombing or surviving abuse—and represents a wide range of professions, lifestyles, and backgrounds to show how extraordinary lives have grown from the seeds of ordinary girlhoods. From former Cherokee principal chief Wilma Mankiller, First Lady Kim Henry, novelist Billie Letts, and prima ballerina Maria Tallchief, to OU basketball coach Sherri Coale, the authors share their personal reflections on finding balance as they look back on defining moments in their lives, mull over what they wish they had learned sooner, and convey the wisdom they’ve unearthed on their journeys thus far. Touching on topics from adultery to left-handedness, from losing children to losing perspective, these essays speak from the heart to reveal what it means to be an American woman today. Readers will meet activists and writers, advocates and artists—some of whom are household names, while others work outside the public eye. Voices from the Heartland speaks to readers all across America and demonstrates that women in Oklahoma represent the heart of us all.