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Started Out Just Drinking Beer

The Mental As Anything Story

by Stuart Lloyd ...

The Mentals went from the top of a pool table to the top of the charts. Enjoy the untold stories behind Aussie classics like: Live it Up, Too Many Times, If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?, Berserk Warriors, Egypt, The Nips are Getting Bigger, and a whole lot more. Plus tales from the road as told by Greedy, Martin, Bird, Pete & Reg - and a star-studded cast including Colin Hay, Richard Gottehrer, ... Read more

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The Mentals went from the top of a pool table to the top of the charts. Enjoy the untold stories behind Aussie classics like: Live it Up, Too Many Times, If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?, Berserk Warriors, Egypt, The Nips are Getting Bigger, and a whole lot more. Plus tales from the road as told by Greedy, Martin, Bird, Pete & Reg - and a star-studded cast including Colin Hay, Richard Gottehrer,
... Read more
A Monkey's Wedding

A Pioneering Family's Seven-generation Saga in Southern Africa

by Stuart Lloyd ...

"A rollicking adventure, written with wit and grace, about a remarkable family that spanned an empire and helped forge a continent. I loved it.” Douglas Rogers, author of The Last Resort and Two Weeks in November.Every family has its stories. Ours just happen to involve empires, 1820 Settlers at the Cape, 1890 Pioneers in Rhodesia. War heroes. International sportsmen. A roll call of colourful ... Read more

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"A rollicking adventure, written with wit and grace, about a remarkable family that spanned an empire and helped forge a continent. I loved it.” Douglas Rogers, author of The Last Resort and Two Weeks in November.Every family has its stories. Ours just happen to involve empires, 1820 Settlers at the Cape, 1890 Pioneers in Rhodesia. War heroes. International sportsmen. A roll call of colourful
... Read more
The Malay Experiment

The Colonial Origins and Homegrown Heroics of The Malay Regiment

by Stuart Lloyd ...

In 1933, the British colonial government embarked on a controversial social experiment: to raise and train a professional military unit made up entirely of native Malay soldiers. The result was the Malay Regiment, a disciplined and loyal force that would come to embody a new sense of national identity—just as the world descended into chaos.By February 1942, as the Japanese Imperial Army advanced ... Read more

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In 1933, the British colonial government embarked on a controversial social experiment: to raise and train a professional military unit made up entirely of native Malay soldiers. The result was the Malay Regiment, a disciplined and loyal force that would come to embody a new sense of national identity—just as the world descended into chaos.By February 1942, as the Japanese Imperial Army advanced
... Read more
The Depths of December

The Sinking of HMS Repulse, Prince of Wales ... and the British Empire.

by Stuart Lloyd ...

Just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain’s naval strength in Southeast Asia was tested — and found wanting.In The Depths of December, Stuart Lloyd delivers a fast‑paced, immersive retelling of the fateful encounter between Force Z and the Japanese 22nd Air Flotilla, as HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales were left vulnerable in open seas without air cover.Lloyd draws heavily on first-hand ... Read more

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Just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain’s naval strength in Southeast Asia was tested — and found wanting.In The Depths of December, Stuart Lloyd delivers a fast‑paced, immersive retelling of the fateful encounter between Force Z and the Japanese 22nd Air Flotilla, as HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales were left vulnerable in open seas without air cover.Lloyd draws heavily on first-hand
... Read more

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The Missing Years

A POW's story from Changi to Hellfire Pass

by Stuart Lloyd ...

‘The Missing Years’ is one of the most enduringly popular POW memoirs, because it is part military history, part travelogue, and pure human spirit.A gripping wartime chronicle of Captain Hugh ‘Pilk’ Pilkington, this 80th Anniversary Edition traces his prewar life as a rubber planter in Malaya to the horrors of Changi Prison, Japanese occupation, and forced labor on the Thai‐Burma Death Railway. ... Read more

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‘The Missing Years’ is one of the most enduringly popular POW memoirs, because it is part military history, part travelogue, and pure human spirit.A gripping wartime chronicle of Captain Hugh ‘Pilk’ Pilkington, this 80th Anniversary Edition traces his prewar life as a rubber planter in Malaya to the horrors of Changi Prison, Japanese occupation, and forced labor on the Thai‐Burma Death Railway.
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A Bleeding Slaughterhouse

The Outrageous True Story of the Alexandra Hospital Massacres, Singapore, February 1942

by Stuart Lloyd ...

On the fringes of military history sits a horrifying true crime event few dare to discuss: the Alexandra Massacres at Alexandra Military Hospital (the largest British military hospital outside England). In A Bleeding Slaughterhouse, this long-suppressed chapter is resurrected through the painstaking work of investigation, testimony, and forensic records."There are some books, which once read, you ... Read more

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On the fringes of military history sits a horrifying true crime event few dare to discuss: the Alexandra Massacres at Alexandra Military Hospital (the largest British military hospital outside England). In A Bleeding Slaughterhouse, this long-suppressed chapter is resurrected through the painstaking work of investigation, testimony, and forensic records."There are some books, which once read, you
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GONE TROPPO!

My Search for Tropical Paradise

by Stuart Lloyd ...

What if paradise had a underbelly? In Gone Troppo, Stu Lloyd trades civilization for wild beaches, jungle trails, and swaying palms—and finds more mischief, madness, and magic than postcards ever show. This is escapism with grit, laughter, and heart.“A thigh-slappingly funny travelogue!”—8 Days Magazine, Singapore.“A hilarious read. Entertaining to the hilt, this irreverent tone of this book ... Read more

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What if paradise had a underbelly? In Gone Troppo, Stu Lloyd trades civilization for wild beaches, jungle trails, and swaying palms—and finds more mischief, madness, and magic than postcards ever show. This is escapism with grit, laughter, and heart.“A thigh-slappingly funny travelogue!”—8 Days Magazine, Singapore.“A hilarious read. Entertaining to the hilt, this irreverent tone of this book
... Read more
Hare of the Dog

History, Humour, and Hellraising from the Hash House Harriers

by Stuart Lloyd ...

They call it “a drinking club with a running problem”—but Hare of the Dog proves the Hash House Harriers are much more: a global phenomenon, a social circus, and a subculture of mayhem.This is THE Hash Bible. Stuart Lloyd (author, Hasher, raconteur) offers the definitive Hash history, humour, and hell‑raising of the Hash House Harriers. Updated for the Hash's 80th anniversary 2018, this volume is ... Read more

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They call it “a drinking club with a running problem”—but Hare of the Dog proves the Hash House Harriers are much more: a global phenomenon, a social circus, and a subculture of mayhem.This is THE Hash Bible. Stuart Lloyd (author, Hasher, raconteur) offers the definitive Hash history, humour, and hell‑raising of the Hash House Harriers. Updated for the Hash's 80th anniversary 2018, this volume is
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Started out just Drinking Beer

by Stuart Lloyd ...

Narrated by Stuart Lloyd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Started Out Just Drinking Beer is the official biography of Mental as Anything. It captures the Riotous Rollercoaster Ride of one of Australia's greatest bands, The Mentals, from 1976-2019 as they went from the top of a pool table to the top of the charts.VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS OF 2023 by Australian Financial Review.Enjoy the untold stories behind Aussie classics like: Live It Up, Too ... Read more

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Started Out Just Drinking Beer is the official biography of Mental as Anything. It captures the Riotous Rollercoaster Ride of one of Australia's greatest bands, The Mentals, from 1976-2019 as they went from the top of a pool table to the top of the charts.VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS OF 2023 by Australian Financial Review.Enjoy the untold stories behind Aussie classics like: Live It Up, Too
... Read more
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The Grubby Little Men Who Raped Hong Kong

by Stuart Lloyd ...

Narrated by Stuart Lloyd ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

"At bayonet point, the tall sister and the short officer headed for the mortuary where the prepared body lay.“If you lived in England, you should know how civilized people behave,” said Sister Mary Curry.The officer looked into the eyes of Sister Curry: “Do English women never cry?”“Not when we have work to do,” she replied.This is a short, sharp, punchy treatment of what happened that dreadful ... Read more

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"At bayonet point, the tall sister and the short officer headed for the mortuary where the prepared body lay.“If you lived in England, you should know how civilized people behave,” said Sister Mary Curry.The officer looked into the eyes of Sister Curry: “Do English women never cry?”“Not when we have work to do,” she replied.This is a short, sharp, punchy treatment of what happened that dreadful
... Read more
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The Depths of December

The Sinking of HMS Repulse, Prince of Wales ... and the British Empire.

by Stuart Lloyd ...

Narrated by Stuart Lloyd ...

Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

The Depths of December is a short and punchy (12,000 word) treatment on one of the most pivotal naval battles in WW2: when the British Far East Fleet found itself pitted against the Mitsubishi Bombers of the 22nd Flotilla Imperial Japanese Air Service off the coast of Singapore and Malaya.It is narrated in an engaging and high-energy style by the author of the book. Praise for Stuart Lloyd’s ... Read more

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The Depths of December is a short and punchy (12,000 word) treatment on one of the most pivotal naval battles in WW2: when the British Far East Fleet found itself pitted against the Mitsubishi Bombers of the 22nd Flotilla Imperial Japanese Air Service off the coast of Singapore and Malaya.It is narrated in an engaging and high-energy style by the author of the book. Praise for Stuart Lloyd’s
... Read more

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The Missing Years

A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass

by Stuart Lloyd ...

Narrated by Stuart Lloyd ...

Unabridged

12 hours 16 min

This is a Secret Memoir of Living Hell ... Revisited 60 years on. Capt Hugh Pilkington enjoyed the full and fun life of a rubber planter in pre-war Malaya. Then war broke out and he found himself fighting in Johor. Blasted by a sniper, he was hospitalised in Singapore, only for the hospital to be overrun by the Japanese in a horrific massacre. Then as a POW he was soon sent to labour on the Death ... Read more

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This is a Secret Memoir of Living Hell ... Revisited 60 years on. Capt Hugh Pilkington enjoyed the full and fun life of a rubber planter in pre-war Malaya. Then war broke out and he found himself fighting in Johor. Blasted by a sniper, he was hospitalised in Singapore, only for the hospital to be overrun by the Japanese in a horrific massacre. Then as a POW he was soon sent to labour on the Death
... Read more

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