Portfolio Category: Books

A HISTORY OF ORTHOPAEDICS IN AUSTRALIA

The history of orthopaedics in Australia is richly interwoven with the dedication of its surgeons. Their stories are closely intertwined with determination, innovation, politics, controversy and once, sadly, many years ago, multiple murders by a disgruntled patient.

Orthopaedic surgeons are characterised by a passion for their profession and generosity in passing on their skills to new generations of trainee surgeons throughout Australia. Many also give willingly of their time and skills in developing countries where they have been known to operate with intermittent power, few tools and basic facilities while staying in ‘no-star’ accommodation.

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ALL HANDS ON DECK

They said the restoration of this forgotten hulk was an impossible task, that it was a project with ‘magnificent scope for failure’. It took 22 years to prove them wrong.

Why were more than 300 people and over 140 corporations prepared to spend 22 years and millions of dollars in time, equipment and donations to bring her back to life?

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BEYOND NEANDERTHAL

A jigsaw of fiction too close to the truth for the world’s comfort, set against the backdrop of the world financial crisis. A story of greed, gold, science, love and the secrets of the Ancients.

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DIARY OF A DECADE

In 1997, 1,300 Commonwealth Bank people transitioned to EDS in the then largest financial services outsourcing agreement ever signed. By the very nature of any multi-million dollar deal, some big personalities were involved and, by all accounts, the first ten years saw both tense and humorous moments.

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EAT TO CHEAT AGEING

What you eat is the key to living longer and healthier to help your body meet the challenges of later age, prevent premature ageing and stave off dementia, diabetes and more. Food choices maximise body and brain function, how well every cell, every tissue, every muscle repairs, functions and renews itself.

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THE FLOWER SEEKER

Judy Cuppaidge was an intrepid explorer, acclaimed painter, a noted gardener, and a marvellous and witty storyteller. Her search for the perfect flower—before it became forever lost to deforestation, encroaching roads, houses and people—took her across the Pacific to remote islands, the Americas, Fiji, New Zealand, through bustling cities as well as mainland rainforests, via abandoned airfields and back to her own backyard in Australia.

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HEROIC, FORCEFUL AND FEARLESS

The history of tugboats and their crews is written large through the stories of the characters, of cheeky 'kisses' on a Queen's hull, of convenient collusions but also rivalry so intense there was more than a touch of skulduggery afoot.

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HISTORY OF BNP PARIBAS

In 1881, it was boldness and daring by the management of the Comptoird’ Escompte de Paris that led to the decision to open two branches: one in Melbourne and one in Sydney. It was a move motivated the bank’s wish to become a bigger player in financing the importation of Australian wool to France.

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LIFE IS A ZOO

Introduced by Bradley Trevor Greive*

Life is a Zoo takes you up close and very personal to get to know the animals the way their keepers do - as individuals with distinct personalities, behaviours, family backgrounds, quirks and funny antics.

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