Dambusters: A Landmark Oral History

Max Arthur

The Dambusters raid is an unforgettable event in British military history and has passed into legend. On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bomber crews gathered in the dusk at RAF Scampton. Their brief was to fly at night across occupied Europe and drop specially designed 'bouncing' bombs at a mere 60 fee...

The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black

E. B. Hudspeth

Philadelphia. The late 1870s. A city of cobblestone sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages. Home to the famous anatomist and surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a "resurrectionist" (aka grave robber), Dr. Black studied at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hy...

Play On: How to Get Better with Age

Jeff Bercovici

Sports are about challenging our physical limits. But the greatest limit of all remains undefeated: age. We're taught to believe that ageing thwarts effort and grace, talent and grit, outstanding teamwork and individual brilliance. But a new breed of top professionals - the likes of Roger Federer, Tom ...

52 Questions for Families: Learn More About Your Family One Question At A Time

Hellstrom Travis

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Her Fidelity

Katharine Pollock

A very funny confessional novel set in one of the only Australian independent record stores still functioning, if barely. This is High Fidelity with a female gaze. Her Fidelity is the comedic, confessional story of 29-year-old Kathy, who is in a state of arrested development. Kathy has accidentally cont...

The Book About Getting Older (for people who don't want to talk about it)

Lucy Pollock

Now more than ever, we need to talk about getting older.Many of us are living to a very great age. But how do we give those we love, and eventually ourselves, long lives that are as happy and healthy as possible?Dr Lucy's book gives us answers to the questions we can voice - and those that we can't. A l...

A Mermaid Girl

Sana Rafi; Olivia Aserr (Illustrator)

A young girl celebrates the experience of wearing a burkini for the first time in this lyrical and heartwarming picture book, adapted for audio, that casts a fresh light on timeless summer activities, and celebrates cultural traditions and intergenerational bonds. Summer is here and Heba is so excited ...

7th Time Loop: the Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Manga) Vol. 1

Touko Amekawa; Hinoki Kino (Illustrator); Wan Hachipisu (Contribution by)

Reincarnation drama gets sent into overdrive in this tale full of romance and scheming--and don't miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas!Every time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day she gets dumped. She has been a merchant, an apothecary, and even a maid. For her ...