title: We are Australian (Vol 2 - B/W interior): Australian stories by Aussies
author: Linda Brooks
description: Linda Brooks is writer, artist and former registered nurse. This collection has come from Lindas vision of historic narrative as bold and full-bodied. As the publisher and designer for this collection, Linda has goaded everyone into action. Her sideways slant on life brings wicked humour and sharp characters. She authored 'Im not broken, Im just different', a book about Aspergers Syndrome, 'A Curious &amp; Inelegant Childhood' a childhood memoir, and several illustrated childrens books. Visitwww.lindaruthbrooks.com
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  Brendan Shanahan is a writer based in Sydney and Las Vegas. He writes
  regularly for various publications internationally and is the author of Mr
  Snack and the Lady Water (2013), The Secret Life of the Gold Coast (2004) and
  In Turkey I am Beautiful (2008). The latter was described as ‘laugh out loud
  funny’ by the Sydney Morning Herald, named ‘one of the best travel books ever’
  by the Sun Herald and listed in the year’s 10 best non-fiction works by ABC
  Radio National.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  
  
  An imprint of Melbourne University Publishing Limited
  
  
  11–15 Argyle Place South, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
  
  
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  First published in Australia by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd in
  2008
  
  
  First published in Turkey by Brendan Shanahan in 2010
  
  
  This edition