https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BTYP%3A%20I&QRYTEXT=Audiobooks&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267796&CF=BIB I'm Tom Weekly. This is a nail-biting - make that toe-biting - thrill ride through my life. This is where I pour out whatever's inside my head. Like the time a bloodthirsty magpie was out to get me. Or when I had to eat Vegemite off my sister's big toe. And don't forget the day I ate 67 hot dogs in ten minutes. My life gets a bit weird sometimes but that's how I roll. I'm Tom Weekly. This is a nail-biting - make that toe-biting - thrill ride through my life. This is where I pour out whatever's inside my head. Like the time a bloodthirsty magpie was out to get me. Or when I had to eat Vegemite off my sister's big toe. And don't forget the day I ate 67 hot dogs in ten minutes. My life gets a bit weird sometimes but that's how I roll.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bancks, Tristan<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2011.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : ABC Audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (02 hr., 48 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Tom Weekly ; 1<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Junior - CDBJ BAN - Available - W00192365<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Junior - CDBJ BAN - On Order (Set: 09 Nov 2023) - Catalogued awaiting processing (Set: 09 Nov 2023)<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267797&CF=BIB When Helena inherits her grandparents' apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed with memories of the summers she spent there as a child, when Greece was under a brutal military dictatorship. Her remote, cruel grandfather was one of the regime's generals and as she sifts through the dusty rooms, Helena discovers an array of valuable objects and antiquities. How did her grandfather amass such a trove? What human price was paid for them? Helena's desire to find answers about her heritage dovetails with a growing curiosity for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent with volunteers on a dig on an Aegean island. Their finds fuel her determination to protect the precious fragments recovered from the baked earth - and to understand the origins of her grandfather's collection. When Helena inherits her grandparents' apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed with memories of the summers she spent there as a child, when Greece was under a brutal military dictatorship. Her remote, cruel grandfather was one of the regime's generals and as she sifts through the dusty rooms, Helena discovers an array of valuable objects and antiquities. How did her grandfather amass such a trove? What human price was paid for them? Helena's desire to find answers about her heritage dovetails with a growing curiosity for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent with volunteers on a dig on an Aegean island. Their finds fuel her determination to protect the precious fragments recovered from the baked earth - and to understand the origins of her grandfather's collection.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hislop, Victoria<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (11 hr., 54 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB HIS - Available - W00192364<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267798&CF=BIB 1890, Northern England. Hannah Todd dreams of a future where women have the right to vote. Fresh from her teaching studies in Durham, the university city, she joins her parents in a rural village, brimming with newly found passion and the groundswell towards women's suffrage unfolding in London. Working tirelessly to help women and children in the county, Hannah is determined to make the fight for the vote her life's work, adding her voice to the rising chorus across the nation and hopes of a new world and a new way of thinking. But soon she must fight a new, unexpected battle ? that of the yearning of her own heart ? and discovers that when power is threatened, darkness, brutality and dangerous, closely guarded secrets are never too far from the surface. How far can she go to fight for what's right? From the exciting, progressive hive of London to the traditional villages of the rural north, A Woman of Courage rings with the strength and struggles of women at time of momentous change, and the choices one woman must make to help forge a new future. 1890, Northern England. Hannah Todd dreams of a future where women have the right to vote. Fresh from her teaching studies in Durham, the university city, she joins her parents in a rural village, brimming with newly found passion and the groundswell towards women's suffrage unfolding in London. Working tirelessly to help women and children in the county, Hannah is determined to make the fight for the vote her life's work, adding her voice to the rising chorus across the nation and hopes of a new world and a new way of thinking. But soon she must fight a new, unexpected battle ? that of the yearning of her own heart ? and discovers that when power is threatened, darkness, brutality and dangerous, closely guarded secrets are never too far from the surface. How far can she go to fight for what's right? From the exciting, progressive hive of London to the traditional villages of the rural north, A Woman of Courage rings with the strength and struggles of women at time of momentous change, and the choices one woman must make to help forge a new future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blanchard, Tania<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (13 hr., 1 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB BLA - Onloan - Due: 29 Jan 2024 - Yes (Set: 13 Apr 2024) - W00192378<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267799&CF=BIB By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West's affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this genre-defying daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die. At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, place and memory is about how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves. By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West's affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this genre-defying daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die. At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, place and memory is about how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Flanagan, Richard, 1961-<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Tullamarine, Vic.] : Bolinda/Penguin Audio Australia, 2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 928.9915 FLA - Available - W00192368<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267800&CF=BIB 'Which is more important,' asked Big Panda, 'the journey or the destination?' 'The company,' said Tiny Dragon. Friends Big Panda and Tiny Dragon journey through the seasons of the year together, day and night, in rain and in sun. Travelling through nature, they find hope and inspiration in the world around them, realising that even in the darkest of days, spring will always return. Feel the calming influence of Big Panda, who reminds us of the bigger picture while appreciating the simplicity of small moments. Explore your surroundings with the inquisitive eye of Tiny Dragon, our friend who is big in heart if not in stature. And on their journey through the ever-changing seasons, join these two friends as they learn how to live in the moment, be at peace with uncertainty and find the strength to overcome life's obstacles, together. Inspired by Buddhist philosophy and spirituality, the story of these whimsical characters makes the perfect gift for anyone looking for a little hope and comfort. 'Which is more important,' asked Big Panda, 'the journey or the destination?' 'The company,' said Tiny Dragon. Friends Big Panda and Tiny Dragon journey through the seasons of the year together, day and night, in rain and in sun. Travelling through nature, they find hope and inspiration in the world around them, realising that even in the darkest of days, spring will always return. Feel the calming influence of Big Panda, who reminds us of the bigger picture while appreciating the simplicity of small moments. Explore your surroundings with the inquisitive eye of Tiny Dragon, our friend who is big in heart if not in stature. And on their journey through the ever-changing seasons, join these two friends as they learn how to live in the moment, be at peace with uncertainty and find the strength to overcome life's obstacles, together. Inspired by Buddhist philosophy and spirituality, the story of these whimsical characters makes the perfect gift for anyone looking for a little hope and comfort.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Norbury, James<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (45 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Junior - CDBJ NOR - Available - W00192379<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=267801&CF=BIB Kaye is used to drifting from place to place with her mother's rock band, until an ominous attack forces them back to her childhood home. Kaye's always had the unique ability to see faeries, so when she stumbles upon an injured faerie knight in the woods, she decides to save him. But this fateful choice has dire consequences, as she soon finds herself the unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms. Will Kaye escape with her life? Kaye is used to drifting from place to place with her mother's rock band, until an ominous attack forces them back to her childhood home. Kaye's always had the unique ability to see faeries, so when she stumbles upon an injured faerie knight in the woods, she decides to save him. But this fateful choice has dire consequences, as she soon finds herself the unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms. Will Kaye escape with her life?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Black, Holly<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2019.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (07 hr., 27 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />A Modern Faerie Tale ; 1<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB BLA - Available - W00192372<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268035&CF=BIB It's the summer of 1929 and Mhairi MacKinnon is in need of a husband. As the eldest girl among nine children, her father has made it clear he can't support her past the coming winter. On the small, Scottish island of St Kilda, her options are limited. But the MacKinnons' neighbour, Donald, has a business acquaintance on distant Harris also in need of a spouse. A plan is hatched for Donald to chaperone Mhairi and make the introduction on his final crossing of the year, before the autumn seas close them off to the outside world. Mhairi returns as an engaged woman who has lost her heart - but not to her fiancé. In love with the wrong man yet knowing he can never be hers, she awaits the spring with growing dread, for the onset of calm waters will see her sent from home to become a stranger's wife. When word comes that St Kilda is to be evacuated, the lovers are granted a few months' reprieve, enjoying a summer of stolen hours together. Only, those last days on St Kilda will also bring trauma and heartache for Mhairi and her friends, Effie and Flora. And when a dead body is later found on the abandoned isle, all three have reason enough to find themselves under the shadow of suspicion. It's the summer of 1929 and Mhairi MacKinnon is in need of a husband. As the eldest girl among nine children, her father has made it clear he can't support her past the coming winter. On the small, Scottish island of St Kilda, her options are limited. But the MacKinnons' neighbour, Donald, has a business acquaintance on distant Harris also in need of a spouse. A plan is hatched for Donald to chaperone Mhairi and make the introduction on his final crossing of the year, before the autumn seas close them off to the outside world. Mhairi returns as an engaged woman who has lost her heart - but not to her fiancé. In love with the wrong man yet knowing he can never be hers, she awaits the spring with growing dread, for the onset of calm waters will see her sent from home to become a stranger's wife. When word comes that St Kilda is to be evacuated, the lovers are granted a few months' reprieve, enjoying a summer of stolen hours together. Only, those last days on St Kilda will also bring trauma and heartache for Mhairi and her friends, Effie and Flora. And when a dead body is later found on the abandoned isle, all three have reason enough to find themselves under the shadow of suspicion.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Swan, Karen, (Novelist)<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 28 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Wild Isle ; 2.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB SWA - Available - W00192370<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268036&CF=BIB When Trent Cotchin was handed the reins of Richmond Football Club's team in 2013, he was a 22-year-old star, skilful and fearlessly hard at the ball. Coming off a Brownlow Medal-winning season, he embraced the captaincy and continued his quest to get the most out of himself for the benefit of the club. Yet by the end of 2016, Cotchin was suffering from serious self-doubt. The media and fans were circling, questioning the club's leadership and culture, demanding answers for their poor performance in finals. With nothing to lose and facing down his own fear of failure, Cotchin put himself on the line in a new way. He laid himself bare and asked his teammates to do the same. Vulnerability ? a foreign word to tough footballers back then ? gave the players an incredible connection that resulted in the 2017 premiership, breaking a 37-year drought. Cotchin went on to lead the team to two more flags in 2019 and 2020, cementing his place in Tiger history. When Trent Cotchin was handed the reins of Richmond Football Club's team in 2013, he was a 22-year-old star, skilful and fearlessly hard at the ball. Coming off a Brownlow Medal-winning season, he embraced the captaincy and continued his quest to get the most out of himself for the benefit of the club. Yet by the end of 2016, Cotchin was suffering from serious self-doubt. The media and fans were circling, questioning the club's leadership and culture, demanding answers for their poor performance in finals. With nothing to lose and facing down his own fear of failure, Cotchin put himself on the line in a new way. He laid himself bare and asked his teammates to do the same. Vulnerability ? a foreign word to tough footballers back then ? gave the players an incredible connection that resulted in the 2017 premiership, breaking a 37-year drought. Cotchin went on to lead the team to two more flags in 2019 and 2020, cementing his place in Tiger history.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cotchin, Trent<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (8 hr., 43 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 796.336 COT - Available - W00192369<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268037&CF=BIB Viv?s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam?s Ravens isn?t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she?s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk ? so far from the action that she worries she?ll never be able to return to it. What?s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do? Spending her hours at a struggling bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted. Even though it may be exactly what she needs. Still, adventure isn?t far away. A suspicious traveller in grey, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected. Sometimes, right things happen at the wrong time. Sometimes, what we need isn?t what we seek. And sometimes, we find ourselves in the stories we experience together. Viv?s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam?s Ravens isn?t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she?s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk ? so far from the action that she worries she?ll never be able to return to it. What?s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do? Spending her hours at a struggling bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted. Even though it may be exactly what she needs. Still, adventure isn?t far away. A suspicious traveller in grey, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected. Sometimes, right things happen at the wrong time. Sometimes, what we need isn?t what we seek. And sometimes, we find ourselves in the stories we experience together.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Baldree, Travis, 1977-<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (8 hr., 2 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Legends & lattes ; 2.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB BAL - Available - W00192373<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268038&CF=BIB Three girls have left. None has come back. Brighton, 1963. Edgar Stephens has been promoted to Superintendent and is married to his former sergeant, Emma Holmes. Edgar's wartime partner in arms, magician Max Mephisto, is a movie star in Hollywood while his daughter Ruby has her own TV show. The funeral of an old friend highlights just how much the gang's lives have changed in the last nine years. Edgar is struggling with fresh responsibilities and the new swinging Brighton of rioting mods and rockers; Emma is chafing against the restrictions of life as a housewife. Bob Willis, meanwhile, is tackling his biggest case since his promotion to DI ? a schoolgirl missing from high-class boarding school Roedean. It looks like she's run away, but there are disturbing similarities to the disappearances of a young local nurse and a tearaway Modette, neither of who has been seen or heard from since. A new world is dawning in Brighton, but the city's dark side is as dangerous as ever. Three girls have left. None has come back. Brighton, 1963. Edgar Stephens has been promoted to Superintendent and is married to his former sergeant, Emma Holmes. Edgar's wartime partner in arms, magician Max Mephisto, is a movie star in Hollywood while his daughter Ruby has her own TV show. The funeral of an old friend highlights just how much the gang's lives have changed in the last nine years. Edgar is struggling with fresh responsibilities and the new swinging Brighton of rioting mods and rockers; Emma is chafing against the restrictions of life as a housewife. Bob Willis, meanwhile, is tackling his biggest case since his promotion to DI ? a schoolgirl missing from high-class boarding school Roedean. It looks like she's run away, but there are disturbing similarities to the disappearances of a young local nurse and a tearaway Modette, neither of who has been seen or heard from since. A new world is dawning in Brighton, but the city's dark side is as dangerous as ever.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Griffiths, Elly<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (7 hr., 59 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Magic men mystery ; 5.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB GRI - Available - W00192375<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268512&CF=BIB It’s time to take your seat for a dinner party like no other. Discover the long, long history of the dildo. Hear James Joyce celebrate the beauty of his wife’s farts. And you’ll never guess Albert Einstein’s thoughts on marital relations.Kinky History draws on Esmé Louise James’s phenomenally successful series on TikTok, which explores scandalous stories in the ancient world and the saucy secrets of famous figures. Teaming up with her statistician mother, Dr Susan James, the pair have surveyed the nation for all of your intimate secrets – and the results are in.By placing the past in conversation with the present, we’ll explore five ‘kinks’ that challenge our thinking about sex. How has the idea of sin shaped our sex lives? Why is masturbation so taboo? Where are our hidden queer histories? How do kinks and fetishes play with the idea of sex? And why does pornography have so much power over us?Kinky History aims to blow open our conversation about sexuality and gender. Strap yourself in (or on?) – let’s build a more liberated, sex-positive future. It’s time to take your seat for a dinner party like no other. Discover the long, long history of the dildo. Hear James Joyce celebrate the beauty of his wife’s farts. And you’ll never guess Albert Einstein’s thoughts on marital relations.Kinky History draws on Esmé Louise James’s phenomenally successful series on TikTok, which explores scandalous stories in the ancient world and the saucy secrets of famous figures. Teaming up with her statistician mother, Dr Susan James, the pair have surveyed the nation for all of your intimate secrets – and the results are in.By placing the past in conversation with the present, we’ll explore five ‘kinks’ that challenge our thinking about sex. How has the idea of sin shaped our sex lives? Why is masturbation so taboo? Where are our hidden queer histories? How do kinks and fetishes play with the idea of sex? And why does pornography have so much power over us?Kinky History aims to blow open our conversation about sexuality and gender. Strap yourself in (or on?) – let’s build a more liberated, sex-positive future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>James, Esmé Louise<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268709&CF=BIB Anna Oglivy hasn't opened her eyes for four years. Not since the night she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close by. She'd committed the crime of the century, but nothing and no-one could wake her from the nightmare. With the clock ticking towards a trial, Harley Street sleep doctor Benedict Prince is summoned to bring Anna back to life. He must study the darkest chambers of her mind - the dreams that could unlock her secrets. But as Sleeping Beauty stirs, so do Prince's fears. Resurrecting Anna means awakening the horrors of that night four years ago - and the dark thoughts that sleep inside his patient ... Anna Oglivy hasn't opened her eyes for four years. Not since the night she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close by. She'd committed the crime of the century, but nothing and no-one could wake her from the nightmare. With the clock ticking towards a trial, Harley Street sleep doctor Benedict Prince is summoned to bring Anna back to life. He must study the darkest chambers of her mind - the dreams that could unlock her secrets. But as Sleeping Beauty stirs, so do Prince's fears. Resurrecting Anna means awakening the horrors of that night four years ago - and the dark thoughts that sleep inside his patient ...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blake, Matthew<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Tullamarine, Vic.] : Bolinda/HarperCollins UK, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (04 hr., 24 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB BLA - Available - W00203839<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268710&CF=BIB To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera's mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia; the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire - no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn. While Sera reunites with her estranged lover who now leads the rebellion, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina's secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire - or bring it all down. To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera's mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia; the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire - no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn. While Sera reunites with her estranged lover who now leads the rebellion, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina's secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire - or bring it all down.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Elizabeth May<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (17 hr., 18 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />These Monstrous Gods ; 1.<br />These Monstrous Gods ; 1.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB MAY - Onloan - Due: 13 Jun 2024 - W00203838<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268711&CF=BIB This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women. Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed - even, like the Bayeux tapestry, fought over by nations - and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a 16th century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. Through the variety and nuance in all these 101 objects, Annabelle Hirsch has created a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating. This overdue corrective reveals what a healed femur says about civilisation, what men have to fear from hat pins, and it shows that the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women that peopled it. This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women. Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed - even, like the Bayeux tapestry, fought over by nations - and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a 16th century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. Through the variety and nuance in all these 101 objects, Annabelle Hirsch has created a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating. This overdue corrective reveals what a healed femur says about civilisation, what men have to fear from hat pins, and it shows that the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women that peopled it.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hirsch, Annabelle<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 305.409 HIR - Available - W00203830<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268712&CF=BIB 1983, Moscow. Twenty-one-year-old Ella dreams of stardom and playing Natasha Rostova in War and Peace at the Moscow Theatre Academy. One day when meeting her friend Vlad in the city, she finds herself in the middle of a protest and attracts the glare of the KGB. Labelled a traitor, she must withdraw from the academy and she soon yearns to escape the cruel and oppressive Soviet regime. However, her hopes of leaving the country are smashed when her husband Roman is sentenced to two years' labour camp for selling American jeans with the intent to make a profit. As she looks for another way out, Ella is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a KGB general, who has the power to secure her freedom. Will she risk everything and leave behind those she loves to pursue a life in the West? 1983, Moscow. Twenty-one-year-old Ella dreams of stardom and playing Natasha Rostova in War and Peace at the Moscow Theatre Academy. One day when meeting her friend Vlad in the city, she finds herself in the middle of a protest and attracts the glare of the KGB. Labelled a traitor, she must withdraw from the academy and she soon yearns to escape the cruel and oppressive Soviet regime. However, her hopes of leaving the country are smashed when her husband Roman is sentenced to two years' labour camp for selling American jeans with the intent to make a profit. As she looks for another way out, Ella is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a KGB general, who has the power to secure her freedom. Will she risk everything and leave behind those she loves to pursue a life in the West?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Levitina, Julia<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (09 hr., 46 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB LEV - Available - W00203829<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268713&CF=BIB Since leaving the Boston Police Department, Bill Robinson has run The Inn by the Sea in Gloucester, Massachusetts. There he offers a safe and supportive home for his long-term guests. That tranquil life, however, is about to be shattered. Two murderers are heading to Bill's door. One needs his help to evade the cops. The other plans to kill again to silence the truth. Standing in their way are the residents of the Inn. And not everyone will get out alive. Since leaving the Boston Police Department, Bill Robinson has run The Inn by the Sea in Gloucester, Massachusetts. There he offers a safe and supportive home for his long-term guests. That tranquil life, however, is about to be shattered. Two murderers are heading to Bill's door. One needs his help to evade the cops. The other plans to kill again to silence the truth. Standing in their way are the residents of the Inn. And not everyone will get out alive.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Patterson, James, 1947-<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Tullamarine, Vic.] : Bolinda/Penguin Audio Australia, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB PAT - Available - W00203817<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268714&CF=BIB 'Urgent. Come tomorrow. Can't wait any longer.' Charli Trenthan plans to leave her hometown of Stone Lake. But when she receives a cryptic message from a member of the Sanctuary, a conservative closed community nestled in the forest, she is determined to find answers. A gruesome discovery soon lands Charli in hot water with the police, but how is the Sanctuary connected? As she digs deeper, dark secrets are uncovered and the fight to prove her innocence turns into a fight for her life. 'Urgent. Come tomorrow. Can't wait any longer.' Charli Trenthan plans to leave her hometown of Stone Lake. But when she receives a cryptic message from a member of the Sanctuary, a conservative closed community nestled in the forest, she is determined to find answers. A gruesome discovery soon lands Charli in hot water with the police, but how is the Sanctuary connected? As she digs deeper, dark secrets are uncovered and the fight to prove her innocence turns into a fight for her life.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Reddan, Erina<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (09 hr., 53 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB RED - Available - W00203841<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268715&CF=BIB Louise and Ben Hunter's loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben's father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes. Ben's lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie's small fortune. And he means to have his brother's wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear ... Louise and Ben Hunter's loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben's father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes. Ben's lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie's small fortune. And he means to have his brother's wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear ...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cox, Josephine<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2001<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (10 hr., 12 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB COX - Available - W00203834<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268716&CF=BIB Mabel lives with her parents in the Mermaid Hotel, where she keeps an eye on all the guests, particularly her friend, the endlessly fascinating Madame Badobedah. Madame Badobedah, who considers herself part of a long tradition of daring women such as Amelia Earhart and Zora Neale Hurston, has pirouetted through pyramids, swum with mermaids and helped a triceratops with a toothache. Just opening one of the drawers in her dressing table full of mementos elicits tales of banshees and curses and an exciting new quest - a reverse jewel heist! On a mission to return a priceless 'borrowed' emerald, Mabel and her adopted godmother don their best spy costumes and head to the Natural History Museum, where they might just meet an old - very old - friend. But as Mabel discovers, no one is too young or old for adventure, because it's adventuring that makes life worthwhile. Mabel lives with her parents in the Mermaid Hotel, where she keeps an eye on all the guests, particularly her friend, the endlessly fascinating Madame Badobedah. Madame Badobedah, who considers herself part of a long tradition of daring women such as Amelia Earhart and Zora Neale Hurston, has pirouetted through pyramids, swum with mermaids and helped a triceratops with a toothache. Just opening one of the drawers in her dressing table full of mementos elicits tales of banshees and curses and an exciting new quest - a reverse jewel heist! On a mission to return a priceless 'borrowed' emerald, Mabel and her adopted godmother don their best spy costumes and head to the Natural History Museum, where they might just meet an old - very old - friend. But as Mabel discovers, no one is too young or old for adventure, because it's adventuring that makes life worthwhile.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dahl, Sophie<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (00 hr., 21 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Junior - CDBJ DAH - Available - W00203835<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269161&CF=BIB Birnam Wood is on the move ...Five years ago, Mira Bunting founded a guerrilla gardening group – Birnam Wood. An undeclared, unregulated, sometimes-criminal, sometimes-philanthropic gathering of friends, this activist collective plants crops wherever no one will notice, on the sides of roads, in forgotten parks and neglected backyards. For years, the group has struggled to break even. Then Mira stumbles on an answer, a way to finally set the group up for the long term – a landslide has closed the Korowai Pass, cutting off the town of Thorndike. Natural disaster has created an opportunity, a sizable farm seemingly abandoned.But Mira is not the only one interested in Thorndike. Robert Lemoine, the enigmatic American billionaire, has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker – or so he tells Mira when he catches her on the property. Intrigued by Mira, Birnam Wood and their entrepreneurial spirit, he suggests they work this land. But can they trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust each other? Birnam Wood is on the move ...Five years ago, Mira Bunting founded a guerrilla gardening group – Birnam Wood. An undeclared, unregulated, sometimes-criminal, sometimes-philanthropic gathering of friends, this activist collective plants crops wherever no one will notice, on the sides of roads, in forgotten parks and neglected backyards. For years, the group has struggled to break even. Then Mira stumbles on an answer, a way to finally set the group up for the long term – a landslide has closed the Korowai Pass, cutting off the town of Thorndike. Natural disaster has created an opportunity, a sizable farm seemingly abandoned.But Mira is not the only one interested in Thorndike. Robert Lemoine, the enigmatic American billionaire, has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker – or so he tells Mira when he catches her on the property. Intrigued by Mira, Birnam Wood and their entrepreneurial spirit, he suggests they work this land. But can they trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust each other?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Catton, Eleanor<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/Audible audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269207&CF=BIB Kayla Lawson believes nothing is good unless it's perfect. This search for perfection has made her a successful high-end wedding planner. But all that comes crashing down when Kayla discovers she is pregnant. She retreats to the sanctuary of Willowbrook Stud to consider this imperfect future as a single mother.Connor Knight has never known perfection. A kid from the wrong side of the tracks and a motorcycle gang member, he's no stranger to trouble with the law. But he's trying to leave that past behind. By giving a run-down pub in Scone a new lease on life, he's hoping to rebuild his own.At Willowbrook, Kayla is reunited with her childhood best friend. Jen and her two kids have come to stay while her husband is awaiting trial for a crime he didn't commit. While struggling to decide her future, Kayla is suddenly exposed to what motherhood really looks like.When she meets Connor, there's instant chemistry between them that can't be denied. But with her plans in tatters around her, is there any way to make the pieces fit? Or are the obstacles in front of them insurmountable? Kayla Lawson believes nothing is good unless it's perfect. This search for perfection has made her a successful high-end wedding planner. But all that comes crashing down when Kayla discovers she is pregnant. She retreats to the sanctuary of Willowbrook Stud to consider this imperfect future as a single mother.Connor Knight has never known perfection. A kid from the wrong side of the tracks and a motorcycle gang member, he's no stranger to trouble with the law. But he's trying to leave that past behind. By giving a run-down pub in Scone a new lease on life, he's hoping to rebuild his own.At Willowbrook, Kayla is reunited with her childhood best friend. Jen and her two kids have come to stay while her husband is awaiting trial for a crime he didn't commit. While struggling to decide her future, Kayla is suddenly exposed to what motherhood really looks like.When she meets Connor, there's instant chemistry between them that can't be denied. But with her plans in tatters around her, is there any way to make the pieces fit? Or are the obstacles in front of them insurmountable?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gover, Janet<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/HarperCollins audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269208&CF=BIB Horsewoman Brenna Lancaster has no time for relationships. Unless a man looks good on a horse and lets her call the shots, she isn't interested. She'd rather wear a dress and heels than give someone else power over her life.Finance guru Wyatt Killian is a self-made man who has left the train wreck of his childhood behind. There is zero room in his workaholic world for downtime and distractions, let alone emotions or country girls.When Wyatt's corporate horse-riding retreat is led by a woman determined to unplug him from his urban life, it isn't just his laser focus that becomes compromised. Being in a saddle unlocks a part of himself that he'd long ago discarded. In a rare moment of nostalgia, he prolongs his stay in the high country.After Brenna becomes mired in a family secret that involves a historic feud and bushrangers, she has no choice but to involve Wyatt in the search for answers. But as Wyatt's past collides with his future, and the only home Brenna has known comes under threat, both must decide what they need to let go of and what is worth fighting for. Horsewoman Brenna Lancaster has no time for relationships. Unless a man looks good on a horse and lets her call the shots, she isn't interested. She'd rather wear a dress and heels than give someone else power over her life.Finance guru Wyatt Killian is a self-made man who has left the train wreck of his childhood behind. There is zero room in his workaholic world for downtime and distractions, let alone emotions or country girls.When Wyatt's corporate horse-riding retreat is led by a woman determined to unplug him from his urban life, it isn't just his laser focus that becomes compromised. Being in a saddle unlocks a part of himself that he'd long ago discarded. In a rare moment of nostalgia, he prolongs his stay in the high country.After Brenna becomes mired in a family secret that involves a historic feud and bushrangers, she has no choice but to involve Wyatt in the search for answers. But as Wyatt's past collides with his future, and the only home Brenna has known comes under threat, both must decide what they need to let go of and what is worth fighting for.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Callen, Alissa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/HarperCollins audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br />Bundilla ; 4<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269209&CF=BIB 'Urgent. Come tomorrow. Can’t wait any longer.'Charli Trenthan plans to leave her hometown of Stone Lake. But when she receives a cryptic message from a member of the Sanctuary, a conservative closed community nestled in the forest, she is determined to find answers.A gruesome discovery soon lands Charli in hot water with the police, but how is the Sanctuary connected? As she digs deeper, dark secrets are uncovered and the fight to prove her innocence turns into a fight for her life. 'Urgent. Come tomorrow. Can’t wait any longer.'Charli Trenthan plans to leave her hometown of Stone Lake. But when she receives a cryptic message from a member of the Sanctuary, a conservative closed community nestled in the forest, she is determined to find answers.A gruesome discovery soon lands Charli in hot water with the police, but how is the Sanctuary connected? As she digs deeper, dark secrets are uncovered and the fight to prove her innocence turns into a fight for her life.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Reddan, Erina<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269210&CF=BIB Norm has lived in Norman his whole life. It’s where he grew up with his dad, where he went to school and met his best friend Ella. But the town is dying – the river has dried up, and with it all the jobs.One night at the pub, on the anniversary of his dad’s death, Norm announces a plan. He’s going to build a Big Thing – like Coffs Harbour’s Big Banana or Ballina’s Big Prawn – to drive tourism to the town and give it a future. And to show Ella that she could have a future here too, maybe even with him.Ella, meanwhile, plans to leave Norman for the big smoke. She’s tired of being a big fish in a small pond, especially when that pond is running out of water.Ella encourages Norm’s big idea nonetheless. If it works, Norm will have a four-metre-high reminder of her. And if not, at least they’ll have one last perfect summer together. Norm has lived in Norman his whole life. It’s where he grew up with his dad, where he went to school and met his best friend Ella. But the town is dying – the river has dried up, and with it all the jobs.One night at the pub, on the anniversary of his dad’s death, Norm announces a plan. He’s going to build a Big Thing – like Coffs Harbour’s Big Banana or Ballina’s Big Prawn – to drive tourism to the town and give it a future. And to show Ella that she could have a future here too, maybe even with him.Ella, meanwhile, plans to leave Norman for the big smoke. She’s tired of being a big fish in a small pond, especially when that pond is running out of water.Ella encourages Norm’s big idea nonetheless. If it works, Norm will have a four-metre-high reminder of her. And if not, at least they’ll have one last perfect summer together.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Colley, James<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269211&CF=BIB In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, men and women who forged the nation we would one day become.There’s Joseph Banks, the true founder of the colony; Surgeon John White, the saviour of the First Fleet; Pemulwuy, the Bidjigal freedom fighter; Mary Reiby, the horse thief who made good; Sapy Lovell, the Eora gypsy convict; John Donohue, the wild colonial boy; Lady Jane Franklin, the true leader of Van Diemen’s Land – and many more!Why did transportation occur, why did it end and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim’s warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia answers these questions and brings to life well-known and unknown figures from Australia’s history as a penal settlement. This is the true story of the colonisation of Australia. In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, men and women who forged the nation we would one day become.There’s Joseph Banks, the true founder of the colony; Surgeon John White, the saviour of the First Fleet; Pemulwuy, the Bidjigal freedom fighter; Mary Reiby, the horse thief who made good; Sapy Lovell, the Eora gypsy convict; John Donohue, the wild colonial boy; Lady Jane Franklin, the true leader of Van Diemen’s Land – and many more!Why did transportation occur, why did it end and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim’s warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia answers these questions and brings to life well-known and unknown figures from Australia’s history as a penal settlement. This is the true story of the colonisation of Australia.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Haynes, Jim<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : ABC Audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269212&CF=BIB Gilbert's underpants are hanging on the school gate.He must get revenge on the bully who put them there, and who better to help than A BUNNY WITH ATTITUDE!A hilarious story full of heart and packed with drones, wedgies, rockets and Parmesan cheese!From the creator of Funny Kid and The Odds comes the best friend you could ever imagine ... Fluff! Gilbert's underpants are hanging on the school gate.He must get revenge on the bully who put them there, and who better to help than A BUNNY WITH ATTITUDE!A hilarious story full of heart and packed with drones, wedgies, rockets and Parmesan cheese!From the creator of Funny Kid and The Odds comes the best friend you could ever imagine ... Fluff!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stanton, Matt<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : ABC Audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br />Fluff ; 1<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269213&CF=BIB Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and we could all do well if we focus on what we can control and worry less about things we can't.As head of the Roman empire, he encountered his fair share of difficult people, frustrating situations and political infighting. In his Stoic philosophy bible, Meditations, Marcus Aurelius encouraged us to accept other people's inevitable shortcomings, make the most of our short life, resist the temptations of fame and flattery and, when things get too much, take a cosmic perspective of our existence.Stoic at Work is for anyone with a job, applying ancient wisdom to the modern workplace set out in 49 rules, such as: think less; suck up but don't suck up; avoid irrelevant meetings and remind yourself that work happiness sits somewhere on the spectrum between fear and boredom. These will help you manage the mind games, the meltdowns and the numbing reality that most of us must work until we die, transforming your experience of work from a place of irritation to a place of joy. Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and we could all do well if we focus on what we can control and worry less about things we can't.As head of the Roman empire, he encountered his fair share of difficult people, frustrating situations and political infighting. In his Stoic philosophy bible, Meditations, Marcus Aurelius encouraged us to accept other people's inevitable shortcomings, make the most of our short life, resist the temptations of fame and flattery and, when things get too much, take a cosmic perspective of our existence.Stoic at Work is for anyone with a job, applying ancient wisdom to the modern workplace set out in 49 rules, such as: think less; suck up but don't suck up; avoid irrelevant meetings and remind yourself that work happiness sits somewhere on the spectrum between fear and boredom. These will help you manage the mind games, the meltdowns and the numbing reality that most of us must work until we die, transforming your experience of work from a place of irritation to a place of joy.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lawson, Annie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269214&CF=BIB When five couples pool their resources to live in a house located where a turquoise lagoon meets the sea, the quirky little offshore community of Cook's Basin is shocked. How will ten people – one in a wheelchair and one with a hauntingly familiar face – survive where the only way in or out is by boat?When a member of the household is found floating face down in the bay, the police insist the death was accidental but the bizarre circumstances have locals scratching their heads.Former journalist turned café owner Kate Jackson is curious to discover why a group of retirees in their late 70s would choose such an isolated location. Then a throw-away line in an old magazine story leads to shocking revelations.Wrapped in the colourful culture of a boat-access-only community, Sleepless in Stringybark Bay celebrates having a go at any age, revels in the magic of the bush and explores the fragility of relationships, old and young. When five couples pool their resources to live in a house located where a turquoise lagoon meets the sea, the quirky little offshore community of Cook's Basin is shocked. How will ten people – one in a wheelchair and one with a hauntingly familiar face – survive where the only way in or out is by boat?When a member of the household is found floating face down in the bay, the police insist the death was accidental but the bizarre circumstances have locals scratching their heads.Former journalist turned café owner Kate Jackson is curious to discover why a group of retirees in their late 70s would choose such an isolated location. Then a throw-away line in an old magazine story leads to shocking revelations.Wrapped in the colourful culture of a boat-access-only community, Sleepless in Stringybark Bay celebrates having a go at any age, revels in the magic of the bush and explores the fragility of relationships, old and young.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Duncan, Susan<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269215&CF=BIB Deklan ‘Dek’ Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. ‘Old Mate’, Mr Henry, who has lived in town for a long time, has been found murdered. He had been selling grog on the black market for years. To add to these worries, the Year 12s, who were on camp, are now missing. The police think there is a link between the missing students and the murder.Dek and his friends are torn. Dek and Willum, his best mate, have an important football match that evening – professional recruiters are in town. Neither wants to let their coach down but they feel they must search for their friends.Deklan’s grandfather, a renowned tracker with certain otherworld gifts turns up, and expects him to go bush. This choice will change Dek’s life and family forever. A journey that moves deep in to an ancient landscape uncovers secrets, and the past, which is never far away, continues to call them. Deklan ‘Dek’ Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. ‘Old Mate’, Mr Henry, who has lived in town for a long time, has been found murdered. He had been selling grog on the black market for years. To add to these worries, the Year 12s, who were on camp, are now missing. The police think there is a link between the missing students and the murder.Dek and his friends are torn. Dek and Willum, his best mate, have an important football match that evening – professional recruiters are in town. Neither wants to let their coach down but they feel they must search for their friends.Deklan’s grandfather, a renowned tracker with certain otherworld gifts turns up, and expects him to go bush. This choice will change Dek’s life and family forever. A journey that moves deep in to an ancient landscape uncovers secrets, and the past, which is never far away, continues to call them.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hustler, Hakea<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : ABC Audio, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269216&CF=BIB In the darkest hour, a blood-soaked teenager flees the rural Gerandaroo football oval. Eight months later, Bess, a young teacher, returns home to Gerandaroo. A childhood game of dare with her former best friend has forced Bess to form a women's footy team to play against Denby, a rival town. She reluctantly recruits players, but the team has to contend with hostile locals – including Bess's own father. Will this help the small community to come back together – or will it be the final thing that blows everything apart?As tensions in the town boil over, so too do resentments, secrets and violence that have been previously held tight and close. In the darkest hour, a blood-soaked teenager flees the rural Gerandaroo football oval. Eight months later, Bess, a young teacher, returns home to Gerandaroo. A childhood game of dare with her former best friend has forced Bess to form a women's footy team to play against Denby, a rival town. She reluctantly recruits players, but the team has to contend with hostile locals – including Bess's own father. Will this help the small community to come back together – or will it be the final thing that blows everything apart?As tensions in the town boil over, so too do resentments, secrets and violence that have been previously held tight and close.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McNeel, Claire<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/Macmillan Australia, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br />