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A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper... And thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed forever the world for its readers.

An escaped convict with a false passport, Lin flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay, where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter the city’s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere.

Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for companions, journeys to a remote scrubby patch of land that he has inherited in the Australian hills. When the land is cleared enough for a rudimentary house to be built, Stan brings his new wife, Amy, to the wilderness. Together they struggle to establish a home for themselves and their growing family.

Now published in over 70 languages, this number one international best seller gently offers answers to life's biggest questions as well as a practical process to help you create prosperity, vitality, happiness and inner peace. This is the incredible story of Julian Mantle, a superstar lawyer whose out-of-balance lifestyle leads him to a near-fatal heart attack in a packed courtroom. His collapse brings on a spiritual crisis, forcing him to seek answers to life's most important questions.

After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events which have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport, the suspicion of the tall poppy, the rivalries of Catholic and Protestant, Sydney and Melbourne, new and old homelands, the conflicts of war abroad and race at home, the importance of technology, the recognition of our Aboriginal past and Native Title.

It has been two years since the events in Shantaram, and since Lin lost two people he had come to love: his father figure, Khaderbhai, and his soul mate, Karla, married to a handsome Indian media tycoon. Lin returns from a smuggling trip to a city that seems to have changed too much, too soon. Many of his old friends are long gone, the new mafia leadership has become entangled in increasingly violent and dangerous intrigues, and a fabled holy man challenges everything that Lin thought he'd learned about love and life.

Hamlet's father has just died. By the time they've filled in the grave, his mother has remarried. Hamlet suspects foul play, and it's troubling his spirit. Or maybe he was always troubled. Ophelia is in love with him. His best friend Horatio can't work him out. Then, on a cold, still night, Hamlet meets the ghost of his father.

In a far-off desert world remarkably similar to outback Australia, evolution has taken an unexpected turn. The dominant life form is a creature covered in fur but with living steel panels beneath. It gnaws on bones and sniffs lamp posts but fills up on oil, brake fluid and petrol. And it's wonderfully clever with its wheels and wing mirrors – able to do just about anything, in fact – which is lucky since it hasn't got any arms or legs.

Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck are looking forward to a quiet afternoon in the garden. But a stray balloon is heading for the rose bush. Oh no!

A group of elephants is called a herd. But what are other animal groups called?

When Horace the Elephant turns 11 he celebrates in grand style by inviting his other animal friends to a splendid party. There are games, fine music and the promise of a magnificent feast to come. But little does Horace know that when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most curious mystery will be revealed.

The inhabitants of a coral reef are threatened when a shady real-estate deal started by the greedy Groper floods their area with poisonous waste.

Victorian scientist R.W. Greasebeam presents a series of letters – by a ninth-century Viking, thirteenth-century Chinese girl, and a Prussian cartographer, among others – recording the discovery of the world's most fearsome dragons.

Pigs have piglets. But what are other baby animals called?

The fish that live in the pond beneath the dragon-moon are happy. They know the moon will keep them safe. But it was not always like this. There was a time when they looked to the skies with fear.

This is the story of a cow, a duck and a very big tree. Cow and Duck set out to protect their tree from one another and in doing so destroy everything they have. Can they live together and work together to rebuild, and can they learn to share?

Bertie loves to visit the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians and watch his grandpa perform magic tricks. But one day all the magicians' props go missing, so Bertie sets off to investigate.

This is the story of a very unusual Grandma who rides kangaroos, has emus to tea, flies in a pelican’s beak and has a wombat as a best friend. Grandma’s adventures take her from the mythical town of Gooligulch to a lush rainforest and on into the wide blue yonder.

Birds fly. But how do other animals get around?

When our hero uses his Amazing Monster DetectoScope, he finds that the house is infested with monsters! Can he find the courage to face his fears? From sneaky creatures beneath the sofa to sneaky fiends in the cupboards, join a brave dog to unveil a multitude of mysterious monsters hiding beneath the mundane.