Best Selling Books by Allan Drummond

Mary Reibey became Australia''s richest woman, but she had a skeleton in her closet. Orphaned after the death of her mother, father and a caring grandmother, she ran away from home disguised as a boy, ''borrowed'' a horse and was sent to NSW. Was the criminal system inhumane? How did she find her way to the top?

A strapping young lad from country Victoria, Weary played rugby for Australia while studying medicine. He went to England to further his studies but caught caught up in the maelstrom of the Second World War. He served in Greece and Tobruk before becoming a hero of the prison camps of the Burma Railway. Worked strenuously for returned soldiers and for other good causes after the war. Australian of the Year in 1990.

Illustrations and rhythmic text tell how the famous engineer, Casey Jones, risks his own life to save others.

William had to fight for everything from the time he was a little kid. He beat up everyone in Northern France before he invaded England in 1066. Everyone was scared of him - except his wife who was only one hundred and twenty centimeters tall.

The first woman elected to any Australian parliament, and the second to any English speaking country. Discover how Edith Cowan overcame a tragic childhood to become a feminist heroine in this engaging and fully illustrated biography, ideal for children aged 10 - 14 years. Follow-up activities linked to the Australian Curriculum: History in Years 5 and 6 are also available, making Edith Cowan an excellent classroom resource and an informative introduction for the general reader.

Australia''s Sweetheart'' - that''s what we called her after her daring solo flight in a Gipsy Moth from England to Australia, in 1930. But Amy was more than a nations sweetheart. She was a fine pilot and a very competent mechanic with the imagination and determination to take on challenges that only the most daring would consider.

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith would rather you called him Smithy. He saw himself as an ordinary sort of bloke and always found it easy to mix with ordinary people. But he well and truly earned his reputation as one of the greatest trail blazing aviators in the world during the 1920s and 1930s

We can all see that big changes are happening in world energy. This book looks at who is leading this change, and how we can all learn to take part in the transition to clean energy