Books published by publisher Austin Macauley Publisher LLC

Jake and Jill are twelve-year-old twins whose parents are employed at the Limpopo Game Park during the 1950s. Set in the southern part of Africa covering the modern territories of Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique, this charming book begins with the end of term at boarding school as brother and sister travel to their new home to spend the long summer holidays. The twins' parents have built them their own holiday home inside a hollowed-out baobab tree. From there they embark on many delightful and sometimes dangerous adventures, mostly involving the local wildlife which is described in fascinating detail. Together with their new friends Sipho and Thandi they encounter hippos, lions, elephants, crocodiles and many other animals and insects.They experience plenty of camping, safaris, river trips and other expeditions, as well as wild animals and reptiles who visit them! Given independence which can only be dreamed of by modern children, Jake and Jill show extraordinary levels of initiative, courage and self-sufficiency. This is a fascinating and entertaining book which will please a wide readership.

Broke, facing divorce and bankruptcy, April, aged 35, is facing a dilemma. Her new job at a corporate childcare center, leaves her feeling unfulfilled and empty. Even the pay rise can't stop her from feeling miserable, especially since she had given up her photography career to support her musician ex-husband. It's time for a career change, but what can she do?Sitting in Central Park one day with her dog, Frances, April watches dog walkers go by and her new career choice is made. In spite of discouragement from friends and family with her decision to start a dog walking business, she persists with the idea.April Jean Leite's Memoirs of a Dog Walker follows her story as her business expands, presenting her with a world of opportunities, including finding love!

Native American traditions are rich and enigmatic to many, with populations sadly dwindling and protectiveness over the culture that remains. In this book, Valerie Albrecht, Australian Biographer of Indigenous Peoples, writes the life, work and world views of Elroy Begay, a Navajo Medicine Man who unexpectedly invited her to do so. The telling and scripting spread over four years of meetings and conversations, living within his family and community on Chinle Reservation Arizona, attending and assisting his ceremonies and researching. Included is knowledge on the Navajo Creation story; time honoured traditional medicine and ceremonial practices which are permissible to be written; information on reservation family life and Elroy's philosophical perspectives. As well, Albrecht shares her processing of what proved to be an intensely paradigm shifting experience for both herself and Elroy.Clearly interwoven through-out, is Elroy's creed and core principle of acceptance: acceptance of your history, your culture, yourself and your uniqueness, and for the ‘hand' you have been dealt - Elroy is a paraplegic medicine man living, practising and being cared for between two ways of life and two sets of health conventions. He tells The Story Behind the Story to preserve it and to bring hope and pride for his people.

Journalist Charlie Barrow originally intends to explore Spain as a tourist, to relax and escape from the pressures of work. But after his arrival in Castillo, where a mass grave of Civil War victims has been discovered, Barrow can't resist the temptation to follow his gut and seek answers. Accompanied by an intelligent lawyer, Carlito, and a beautiful archaeologist, Elena, Barrow wastes no time making enemies of a powerful political party and another, misguided, lawyer, Ortiz.Chasing the story of corruption in a land where old-fashioned political prejudices die hard, Barrow travels from country to city, and back again. Dodging bullets, Arab bodyguards, and untrustworthy officials, the shambling journalist seems certain to face many triumphs as well as the loss of friendships, loves and hopes.

Buried in a place, uninhabited by the sun, rests a community built upon the false premise that the world above them is dangerous. Lies sown into the minds of this society by their governors, the Officials, are meant to confine its people between the dirt walls of the tunnel complex.Emma Beckett is just one of the many people trapped underground, but unlike the rest, secrets surround her life and her mysterious past. When her best friend suggests that they join an adrenaline-seeking adolescent tournament, things begin to unravel. Emma finds herself falling for the charismatic boy on the opposing team. Soon she begins tumbling unwillingly into a life filled with shocking truths.

Demetra Demi Gregorakis has found herself feeling that technology has overtaken love in the priorities of life. In an age where whole relationships are carried out by texting, she remains a dreamer, a hopeless romantic, who wishes that her 'Memories throughout her time she wishes she could keep in jars' will inspire love, romance, and happy memories in her readers as she seeks - and hopes that we all find - that which she calls 'Agapé love,' the type of perfect love that transcends all others. Her journey is the somewhat convoluted one which most of us take, ebbing and flowing through this stage and that, meeting the right one, the wrong one, the next one ... love and adoration, heartbreak and happiness, they all appear here, in thoughts and poems, love letters and even text messages sent and exchanged - written from the ever-romantic heart.

A dramatic story sourced from the author’s past, Flight of the Swallows is set against defining events of the twentieth century—wars and political upheavals. It is a riveting tale of love, courage, human flaws and ultimate redemption, where the next generation emerges from shadows of the past and thrives.1939: young lovers Rosa and Dan escape the holocaust in Nazi-occupied Poland, fleeing to the depths of Russia. Through their eyes—and subsequently through Nina, their daughter—we are taken on an enthralling journey across Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Poland and ultimately, to Australia.The book is a poignant account of what people will do to survive, their sacrifices and their secrets, and how their ordeal affects the next generation. It leaves us thinking—what shapes our lives and makes us the people we are? Is it the world around us or is it written in our DNA?

50s and 60s New York; a fine time and place for a musician to learn his craft. One such musician is JR, a founding member of The Jay Tones, an Italian American trio riding the wave and the excitement of the burgeoning demand for Rock n' Roll. With their youthful voices behind their first hit, ‘My Only Love' the boys soon become a magnet for the girls.But this is New York and the music business can be merciless. JR navigates the group through the ups and downs of the industry not to mention the strict code of behaviour demanded by the Italian/American community.In a book that will be a welcome addition to the libraries of music fans, George Colabella presents in Taking it from the Top a warm account of the journey JR took from the heady days of New York City as popular music began its unstoppable rise, through to the present day.With romance, skulduggery in the underworld, and strange relationships, this electrifying story will have you on the edge of your seat as attempts are made to fathom and master the very concept of time and space in C. S. Arle's sci-fi thriller!