Krakatoa Lighthouse

Allan Baillie

The world's deadly volcano is about to explode. A long time ago it devastated every civilization in the world, include the Roman Empire. Now it will create the loudest sound ever recorded, sending air waves seven times around the world. And it will create tsunamis of a height of forty metres. There...

Fidel Castro: My Life - with Ignacio Ramonet

Fidel Castro; Ignacio Ramonet (Editor); Andrew Hurley (Translator)

He is the only world leader to have outlasted nine US presidents, has survived over 600 assassination attempts and remains one of the twentieth century's most controversial figures. Here Castro tells his story in full for the first time, speaking openly about everything from his parents and earliest inf...

One True Thing

Nicole Hayes

When is a secret not a secret? When your whole life is public. Frankie is used to being a politician's daughter, but with her mum now running for Premier, life's a whole lot crazier than usual. All Frankie wants is to lose herself in her music. So when her best friend, Kessie, invites a student journo t...