Mckernan: 17 books
When This Thing Happened
the story of a father, a son, and the wars that changed them
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015
A tour de force about the impact of war on one family over the twentieth century.
Working at the Australian War Memorial for many years, Michael McKernan had heard and written about many stories of war. For him, war was never about the big picture; it always came down to the individual. Yet...
by Victoria McKernan
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
When orphans Aiden and Maddy Lynch first meet trailrider Jefferson J. Jackson in the spring of 1865, they’re struggling to survive on their family’s drought-ravaged Kansas farm. So when Jackson offers an escape—a 2000-mile journey across the roughest country in the world—Aiden knows it’s...
Gallipoli
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Jack Fothergill worked on Melbourne's trams before he went to war and was killed on Pine Ridge on 25 April 1915. In Gallipoli, Michael McKernan tells Jack's story and that of his family, who never recovered from their grief. He also tells the stories of journalist Charles Bean, Chaplain Bill McKenzie,...
by Victoria McKernan
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one.
Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a...
The Valley
A story from the heart of the land
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
'I had two paddocks to look after,' said Les Gilpin, 'one of 1800 acres, one of 1000 acres. My job was to keep the rabbits down.' Les left school when he turned fourteen and went to work as a rabbiter, living in a corrugated iron hut, on a remote corner of a property. This was Australia in 1945. Les...
by Kathleen McKernan
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2005
McKernan takes the rich tradition of the Dodgers and presents the legend and lore "in brief" through quotes, humor, facts, figures, and memories.
Charles Urban
Pioneering the Non-Fiction Film in Britain and America, 1897 - 1925
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Charles Urban was a renowned figure in his time, and he has remained a name in film history chiefly for his development of Kinemacolor, the world’s first successful natural colour moving picture system. He was also a pioneer in the filming of war, science, travel, actuality and news, a fervent advocate...
Fire Sale
How to Buy US Foreclosures
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
The ads are everywhere. US real estate at rock-bottom prices. Posh homes in gated communities devalued 50% from a year ago. US real estate agents with nowhere to go in their own backyard are targeting Canada and other countries to attract buyers to the land of the foreclosed and the home of the bushwhacked.
As...
by Victoria McKernan
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Aiden Lynch is a survivor—only 16 years old, he's seen himself through near-starvation on the Kansas prairie, a brutal journey on the Oregon trail, and backbreaking work in a lumber camp. Now he's reached the glittering city of San Francisco, and though his future is uncertain, promise lies ahead....
by Michael McKernan
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
A compelling and passionate account of Australians in World War II, both on the home front and on the battle fronts. Nearly one million Australians out of a total population of just seven million people joined the armed forces in World War II. They made an enormous contribution to the allied war effort;...
South of 49
The Canadian Guide to Buying Residential Real Estate in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2009
"South of 49 is a must-read for anyone wanting to buy real estate in the United States. This groundbreaking book is jammed full of practical information that will ensure you avoid all the potential pitfalls."
—Les Hewitt, author of The Power of Focus
"When buying real estate...
Television and the Self
Knowledge, Identity, and Media Representation
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Sitting prominently at the hearth of our homes, television serves as a voice of our modern time. Given our media-saturated society and television’s prominent voice and place in the home, it is likely we learn about our society and selves through these stories. These narratives are not simply entertainment,...
Curriculum and Imagination
Process Theory, Pedagogy and Action Research
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2007
Curriculum and Imagination describes an alternative ‘process’ model for designing developing, implementing and evaluating curriculum, suggesting that curriculum may be designed by specifying an educational process which contains key principles of procedure.
This comprehensive and authoritative...
The Strength of a Nation
Six years of Australians fighting for the nation and defending the homefront in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Nearly one million Australians out of a total population of just seven million people joined the armed forces in World War II. They made an enormous contribution to the allied war effort; they inflicted the first land defeat of the Japanese at Milne Bay in New Guinea during that war and played a crucial...
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