Take a journey through space and time to discover the history, exploration, culture, traditions, myths and lifestyle of the Australian Outback from pre-history to tomorrow.

You're off on a pirate adventure, matey Travel out to an unknown island in search of the infamous Black Jack's treasure. But be warned - mystery, magic and danger await all those brave enough to start the journey. Can you withstand the deadly encounters, turbulent storms and daring escapes of a true adventure with pirates?

From the all-too-sweet sounds of the contemporary
British artists of the mid-1950s through to the
breakthrough of the more biting and vibrant sounds
of Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard and all the
Elvis clones that emerged during the late 1950s,
this book chronicles the development of British
rock n roll into a fully blown home industry that paved
the way for the British takeover that was to come in 1962
when the Beatles conquered the world.

However, before that earth-shattering event, British
pop music suffered an anti-climactic decline into the
mediocrity of what is often...

There is no doubt that Rock 'n' Roll had its beginnings in America. Artists such as Bill Haley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran were the idols of the early British rock 'n' rollers, as homegrown acts such as Tommy Steele, Lonnie Donegan, Billy Fury and Cliff Richard produced their own versions of this new music. But by the end of 1962, rock 'n' roll was in danger of becoming extinct. The music charts on both sides of the Atlantic were overwhelmed by softer songs lacking the dynamism and raw power of the originators. Emerging from this panache of...