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Brave Heart: Lessons Learnt from Life by Brett & Hayley S. Kirk

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Brave Heart is an inspiration glimpse into the life of Australian footballer Brett Kirk. With the help of his wife, Hayley S. Kirk, Brett has given access to the highs, lows and very lows of his life and his sporting career.

Sharing details from losing his mentor, meeting the Dalai Lama, the support of his wife and family, leaving his AFL Team the Swans behind and learning the tough lessons from life.

With co-writing this autobiography the Kirk’s hope to inspire, challenge and motivate the reader to find out who they really are and where their path in life leads.

Brave Heart includes journal extracts, helpful life advice, wisdom from the Kirk’s close friends, and family photos. this book is not only for the AFL of Swans Fans. This inspiring motivational story is for anyone that needs a little push to find the right path at the crossroads of life.

Available in BLRC: NF 796.336092 SMI

Glenrowan by Ian W. Shaw

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The siege of Glenrowan is more than just an Australian legend. The 41 hours when the Kelly Gang took over Ann Jones’ Glenrowan Inn and held the police at bay have become a part of the Australian psyche.

Most people know the bare bones of the story, but few know the names and actions of some of those who literally made history over those two days. In this impeccably researched work and vivid retelling, Ian Shaw brings the characters to life through their own words and the observations of those who were there. The real heroes – and the real villains – take centre stage, just as they did at Glenrowan in June 1880.

There’s the soulful Joe Byrne who toasts the success of the gang one moment and bleeds to death on the hotel floor the next. And the two younger outlaws, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart who were well and truly out of their depth, seeing no way out at the end, preferring to die rather than surrender. Above it all sits the enigmatic figure of Ned Kelly – vainglorious, cunning and brave – a figure who made too many mistakes in too short a time for his gang to survive.

Available in BLRC: NF 364.15 KEL