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Patsy Adam-Smith is our first profiled Author.
Patsy Adam-Smith, AO, OBE, was born in 1926 in Nowangie, Vic, the daughter of country railway workers; a childhood she wrote about in Hear The Train Blow, 1964. Patsy Adam-Smith is one of Australia's best-known writers. The author of some 28 books, she has the rare ability to tap our Australian consciousness and bring us closer to our nationalidentity. Throughout her life she has displayed a passion for adventure and scholarship, and a great love of Australia. The Anzacs, 1978 shared the 1978 Age Book of the Year Award and was made into a popular TV series.

Awards: The Age Book of the Year - Non-Fiction Winner - 1978 for The Anzacs
Available Titles:

" The Anzacs ”
Come on a journey through our dramatic war history. Their simple accounts are more vivid than any novel; discover the truth of what happened to this generation through their eyes. Currently on special.

" Prisoners of War: from Gallipoli to Korea ”
"This book has not been written for ex-prisoners: they know the homesickness of exile, the tyranny of bondage; it was written for those people of today who know little of the experiences of these men and women, of their courage, endurance and pain. Written for the generations to come." Currently on special.

Paul Clitheroe is our second profiled author.
Paul Clitheroe is a founding director of ipac securities, one of Australia’s leading financial planning firms, & has been involved in the investment industry since he graduated from the University of New South Wales in the late 1970’s. He had completed the two year post graduate course offered by the Securities Institute & is a fellow of that professional body. He was a board member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia between 1992-94: in 1993 he was elected the vice President & in 1994, the President. Since June 1993 Paul has been hosting the Channel 9 program ‘Money’ & since 1999 has been the chairman & chief commentator of Money Magazine. Overall, he has been a media commentator & conference speaker for more than fifteen years & is regarded as the leading expert in the field of personal investment strategies & advice. Paul lives in Sydney with his wife & three children.

His latest book in the Making Money series is: " Making Money: The 10 Steps to Financial Success "
This, the fifth updated & revised edition has become Australia’s trusted, best-selling personal finance guide. Currently on special.

Maggie Beer, Our Third profiled Author..
Maggie Beer operated the Barossa Valley’s famous Pheasant Farm restaurant with her husband, Colin, for fifteen years. Since closing the restaurant in 1993, she has established an export kitchen in Tanunda to develop & make products for domestic & international markets. These include the popular Pheasant Farm pate & quince paste, the indispensable ingredient verjuice, mushroom pate` luscious desserts & and an ever-increasing range of regional products. Visitors to the Barossa can sample these wares & other local produce at Maggie’s thriving Farm Shop near Nurioopta.

Maggie has written for the past four years for The Australian’s colour magazine & is the author of three successful cookbooks, Maggie’s Garden, Maggie’s Orchard. Currently on special & Cooking with Verjuice, & co-author of the best-selling Stephanie Alexander & MaggieBeer’s Tuscan Cookbook. Currently we have Maggie’s Orchard, is currently in stock and on special. Maggie’s other titles are available upon request.

Emma Alberici, Our Fourth profiled Author..
Emma Alberici has been a finance journalist for ten years, first on the Herald Sun in Melbourne and more recently at Channel 9’s Money and Business Sunday. Emma helped start up The Small Business Show in 1994 before joining the reporting team on A Current Affair in 1997. She also presents a weekly financial markets report on the Today show on Saturdays. Emma was born and educated in Melbourne and has a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) from Deakin University.

Available Titles: The Penguin Small Business Book
Discover proven techniques & secrets on how to successfully establish your very own business from one of the countries leading business writers. Learn valuable information & keep it on hand for further reference. Currently on special.

Tom Clancy, Our Fifth profiled Author..
Over the course of twelve novels, Tom Clancy has become established as one of the pre-eminent storytellers of our time. His latest book, however, is perhaps the most remarkable one of all, and the most timely. Filled with the exceptional realism and cutting-edge authenticity that are his hallmarks, this is Clancy at his best - and there is none better.

Edward De Bono, Our Sixth profiled Author..
Edward de Bono has had faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, London, Cambridge and Harvard. He is widely regarded as the leading authority in the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He originated the concept of lateral thinking and developed formal techniques for deliberate creative thinking. He has written sixty-two books, which have been translated into thirty-seven languages, has made two television series and there are over 4,000,000 references to his work on the Internet.

Dr de Bono runs the most widely used programme for the direct teaching of thinking is schools. This is now in use in many countries around the world. Dr de Bono's key contribution has been his understanding of the brain as a self-organizing system. From this solid base he set out to design practical tools for thinking. His work is in use equally in the boardrooms of some of the world's largest corporations and with four-year-olds in school. His design of the Six Hats method provides, for the first time, Western thinking with a constructive idiom instead of adversarial argument. His work is in use in elite gifted schools, rural schools in South Africa and Khmer villages in Cambodia. The appeal of Dr de Bono's work is its simplicity and practicality.

Timothy J. Sharp, Our Seventh profiled Author..
Dr Timothy J. Sharp is a qualified and registered clinical psychologist and a clinical academic in the University of Sydney's Department of Psychology, where he also coordinates the Good Sleep Program through the department's Clinical Psychology Unit. He is founder and director of Dr Timothy J. Sharp & Associates and is involved in developing new programs and products for a range of clients.

For over a decade, Dr Sharp has been helping people with psychological and medical problems in individual consultations and in group programs. His research, which has been published in scientific and academic journals locally and internationally, focuses on developing theories that better explain psychological problems and that lead to more effective methods of helping people. Dr Sharp also gives talks to businesses and corporate groups about how to maximise work performance by ensuring the psychological health and wellbeing of employees and by improving the work environment.

Paul Wilson, Our Eighth profiled Author..
Paul Wilson thrives in several high-stress worlds: he is chairman of a Sydney advertising agency, strategic consultant to some of Australia's major corporations, father to a teenager and two young children, and a director of an internationally recognised hospital. To succeed in these worlds, Paul Wilson has chosen to master the secrets of 'calm' and he is now widely acknowledged as one of the most influential writers in this genre. He is also a noted presenter and his no-nonsense approach has made him a sought-after speaker in businesss, medical and self-help forums. Paul funds and maintains a calm research group, The Calm Centre, with an Internet site of the same name. In recent years they have been exploring the relationship between calm and pleasure.

"Wonderfully free of new age jargon. For once we're not disappointed." Triple J FM

"Plenty of new age gurus claim they have the answer to a stress-free life... but when the word comes from a 45-year-old [businessman], who hustles each day in the tension-packed world of advertising, the advice somehow has more credibility." New Woman

Paul Wilson is the chairman of a Sydney advertising agency, a strategic consultant to major corporations, and a director of a medical research foundation. But this is nothing compared to being Dad to his young children.

It would be understandable if any of his responsibilities had turned him into an authority on stress. Instead, Paul has become known as the 'guru of calm', with his bestselling titles Instant Calm and The Little Book of Calm being translated into numerous languages and selling millions of copies.

Brian Tracy is a leading authority on personal and business success. He is the best-selling author of 16 books and over 300 audio and video learning programs. Brian addresses more than 250,000 people each year, has spoken in 23 countries, and speaks 4 languages. Brian Tracy Home Page

Stephanie is a regular contributor to various national food publications. Her other books include Stephanie's Feasts and Stories, Stephanie's Seasons, Recipes My Mother Gave Me, A Shared Table and Cooking & Travelling in South-West France. Her classic, The Cooks Companion, has established itself as the kitchen bible in over 250 000 homes.

Food Media Awards - Best Hard Cover Book Winner - 2003 for Cooking & Travelling in South-west France

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards - Best French Cuisine Book Winner - 2002 for Cooking & Travelling in South-west France

Prix La Mazille International - Best Foreign Cookbook Winner - 2002 for Cooking & Travelling in South-west France