The Narrow Gauge, Nick Anchen
A thorough look at the narrow gauge railway experiment in Victoria.
Tag Archives: non-fiction
Survive, by Peter DeLeo
The amazing survival of Peter DeLeo after a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Puffing Billy in the Modern Era
A brief and colourful look at Puffing Billy in more recent times.
Anna Wood: the facts, the fury, the future
A thoughtful and insightful look at the tragic 1995 death of fifteen-year-old Anna Wood, caused by the recreational drug “Ecstasy”.
Vax-Unvax, Let the Science Speak
A controversial look and vaccines and the possible detriment to public health.
Life on the Victorian Railways, Nick Anchen
An informative and detailed look at life working for the Victorian Railways through the words of those who lived it.
A Spectacle of Dust, Pete Postlethwaite
A candid and vibrant autobiography that was completed not long before he died, the story of Pete Postlethwaite is a good read.
The Railways of Victoria, 1854-2004
Learn about the history of the Victorian Railways, from the beginning to modern times.
Terra, by Michael Novacek
Our 100-million-year-old ecosystem, and the threats that now put it at risk.
Clarkson on Cars, Jeremy Clarkson
With Clarkson on the cover, there’s a good chance you’re for a read with much humour and wit, and I wasn’t wrong.