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Clans and Tartans of Scotland by Neil Grant
Category: Fiction
This book offers a look at Scottish clan society and an explanation of how the clans' tartans evolved. It takes a look at over 100 clans, describing their often turbulent history. Each entry features the clan's most recent tartan together with its family crest and motto. Beautifully illustrated througho ...Show more
From Kinglake to Kabul by Neil Grant
Category: Children's
Students from Diamond Valley College and the International School of Kabul share their stories: "There is dirt on my face. I do not care about anything else in the world except for what I am writing." - Paige Dwyer. "After twenty-five years, my father and uncle have moved back to Afghanistan. My father ...Show more
Indo Dreaming (POD) by Neil Grant
Category: Teenage/Young Adult Fiction
A surf odyssey that reveals a rarely seen glimpse of Indonesia and its people: funny, compassionate, angry, wild, clever. It's for anyone who has the spirit of travel wedged in their soul. 'My dead friend is sending me postcards. It's like a voice from hell.' 'I saw Castro die. A week later the po ...Show more
Mauser Military Rifles by Neil Grant; Peter Dennis (Illustrator); Alan Gilliland (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Weapon Ser.
This volume offers an insight into the iconic Mauser family of German bolt-action rifles. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the weapons in combat and primary sources regarding their mechanical performance, this fully illustrated study charts the Mauser's origins, combat record and lasting influence. It ...Show more
Medieval Longsword by Neil Grant, illustrated by Peter Dennis
Category: CHILDREN'S NON FICTION | Series: Weapon Ser.
The formidable European longsword - featuring a double-edged straight blade in excess of 40in, and capable of being used with one or both hands - remains one of the most impressive and distinctive edged weapons of the late medieval era. Also known as the 'bastard' sword and the 'hand-and-a-half' sword, ...Show more
Oxford Children's History of the World: the 20th century world by Neil Grant
Category: Fiction | Series: Oxford children's history of the world
How was the Second World War fought and won? What was the Cold War? How are advances in science changing our world? This work answers these questions and is for children aged 8+. Illustrated in colour, it contains a Timeline showing comparisons between the world's regions; and an illustrated Who's Who t ...Show more
Rhino Chasers by Neil Grant
Category: Young Adult Fiction
A dead-end life. A big-wave dream. An epic surfari. School's out, but Goog is about to learn three new Rs - relationships, responsilibility and revenge - as he and Castro go barrelling across the country in Aldo's old Kingswood. Three guys can get into a lot of trouble covering 4000km of coastline.
The Honeyman and the Hunter by Neil Grant
Category: Young Adult Fiction
The sea is inside his blood. Cursed, or blessed, on both sides. When sixteen-year-old Rudra Solace dredges up a long-hidden secret in his father's trawl net, his life in the sleepy fishing village of Patonga shifts dramatically. It is not long before Rudra is leaving Australia behind, bound for India on ...Show more
The Ink Bridge by Neil Grant
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Omed is a boy from Afghanistan. After making an enemy of the Taliban on the day the Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed, he undertakes a perilous journey to seek asylum in Australia. Hector is a grieving Australian boy who has given up on school and retreated into silence. Their paths meet at a candle fact ...Show more
The Lewis Gun by Neil Grant; Peter Dennis (Illustrator); Alan Gilliland (Illustrator)
Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: Weapon Ser.
As a lightweight machine gun, the American designed Lewis Gun made a place for itself in World War I & World War II. Although machine guns were widely issued and used during the bloody opening months of World War I, these deadly weapons proved to be too heavy to be tactically mobile. Casting around ...Show more
The Oxford Children\'s History of the World The Medieval World 2 by Neil Grant
Category: Fiction | Series: Oxford children's history of the world
How did the Vikings live? How big was the Mongol Empire? Where did the Black Death come from? This work answers these questions and is useful for children aged 8+. It is illustrated in colour. It contains a Timeline showing comparisons between the world's regions; and an illustrated Who's Who that highl ...Show more