Queensland? place of barren land and wild politics with subtropical weather, beaches, and natural wonders's the subject of this rich literary history. Chronicling a wide range of literature, from the first days of European settlement to the present day, this collection touches upon thematic topics such as travel stories, writing for children, and indigenous writings. The role of institutions such as schools, public libraries, the press, and publishers, as well as how they have contributed to the shaping of Queensland? literary development, is also included.

The Gold Coast is one of Australia's premier tourism destinations, a city cut out of coastal vegetation, including paperbark swamps, mangroves and rainforests of worldwide significance. The Gold Coast Transformed is a collection of integrated chapters identifying and assessing the environmental impacts of the building of Australia's sixth largest city. From the time of the first timber-getters through to the present, the book traces the cumulative impacts of humans on the now World Heritage-listed rainforest and surrounding ecosystems. The city's natural and engineered environments are both fascinating and vulnerable. The construction of massive high-rise apartment blocks, on what were frontal beach dunes, is one of the fundamental mistakes not to be repeated. The book illustrates how and why major environmentally destructive development took place and discusses the impacts of such development on the Gold Coast's beaches, wildlife, and terrestrial and marine environments, such as the destruction of riparian mangrove forest. The Gold Coast Transformed also shows the possibility of sustaining natural populations and reducing the city's ecological footprint. It will be of interest to ecologists, environmental scientists and managers, town planners, economists, policymakers and the general public.

Packed with humor, angst, and that get-even quality women are born with, this collection offers an insight into the workings of the heart and devious mind when "done wrong." These stories stitch a quilt of fun and mayhem that prove the inner strength of women. Amanda and Lori dish up poison. Randy sends her beloved to the same psych ward he had planned to confine her to. Mama uses her computer to move money out of reach. Marylou, with help from an aunt with a generation-old grievance, seeks revenge against a lawman who thought he ruled the women in his county henhouse. Gathered here are women from across the country who have never met but who offer a glimpse of a hidden-until-needed attribute they all share─the willingness, the capability, and the joy, to seek revenge.

Glitz and glamour, greed and sleaze, fall and redemption. It's all happening on the Gold Coast. Icarus is a penthouse salesman on the Gold Coast. In his early thirties and at the top of his profession, he revels in the trappings of his success- the luxury apartment at Parthenon Place overlooking the endless rolling surf, the red Mustang convertible, the gorgeous beautician girlfriend. His life couldn't be more perfect - or could it? This is the story of the rise and fall and redemption of a modern-day Icarus, and is the final word on that strangely unsettling and gloriously tacky place we call the Gold Coast. Matt Condon's reputation as one of our most original and talented writers was set once and for all with the publication of this novel.

In three adventures, Hound and Poodle discover how much they enjoy each other's company, in spite of, or maybe because of, their differences.