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Oh Happy, Happy Days! Catching and Cooking Seafood Around Australia  By
Paul Cross & Victoria RamshawHyland House Publishing Pty Ltd, RRP $24.95 ISBN 1864470542 A perfect read for anyone who loves both seafood and the Australian outdoors, this book includes information on what to catch, where and how to catch it and finally, the tastiest way to cook it! The authors have brought their enthusiasm for both fishing and travelling to the book, written in such a way that it will be appreciated by both novices and experts. With colour photographs, maps, fishing regulations for each state and equipment guides, it’s the ideal companion for anyone who wishes to actively experience Australia’s rich marine environments. City of the Dead By Don Chambers  Hyland
House Publishing Pty LtdISBN 1864470208 Written to commemorate the hundredth birthday of The Necropolis at Springvale, this book is an historical study that begins with the Victorian government’s acquisition of the site in 1878. For those who wish to understand the history behind the beautiful memorial park at Springvale, this book will take you from the initial 19th century controversy surrounding metropolitan cemeteries through to the opening of the new crematorium in 1991. The Necropolis has had an eventful life and seen many impressive State funerals but it is also the resting place of many ordinary Australians that represent the many ethnic groups that make up our country. A story of a long economic struggle, it has a happy ending with The Necropolis finally being free of financial pressure by the time of its centenary in 2001. Please contact The Necropolis at Springvale to purchase on (03) 9546 9377. Skins By Sarah Hay  Allen
& Unwin, RRP $21.00ISBN 1865088072 Winner of the The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for 2001, this book reads like a classic rather than a contemporary novel. Based on actual historical information, the story is of a young woman, Dorothea Newell, who was shipwrecked and stranded in a sealer’s camp off the coast of Western Australia in 1835. Sarah Hay has used court records, newspaper articles and hearsay to piece together what occurred on Middle Island and afterward. Her story is all the more fascinating for its basis in truth. This is Australian history as we rarely see it, a tale of survival related from a woman’s perspective, told skilfully, convincingly and unforgettably. The Ethics of Palliative Care: European Perspectives Edited by Henk ten Have & David Clark  Open
University Press, RRP $59.95ISBN 0335211402 Part of the popular Facing Death series, this book is aimed toward people working in the palliative care services, students and researchers. Although it is a somewhat scholarly tome, we feel that it will be of interest to anyone whose life has been touched by palliative care and wishes to do further research. It tackles the vital issues and examines the ethical challenges associated with palliative care, and is the first to put the subject in a European context. The contributors include philosophers, ethicists, doctors and social scientists. |
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Graham Ascough
