About Being Happy!

"The contents are universal. Andrew Matthews questions the premise of many people -- that we need to go through pain for growth. It's how long you hang on to anger and frustration that makes the difference. Matthews reckons you'll be much better off if you make that half a minute than half a year. Pain, he says, is inevitable but misery is a choice."
-- The Advertiser, Adelaide

"A treasury of advice. A banquet of ideas."
-- The West Australian, Perth

"The book's audience is wide-ranging, from workers in computer assembly plants to officers in police academies. Anyone who cares to listen."
-- The Sunday Times, Perth

"As Andrew explains in the book, he gets up every day telling himself he's going to have more fun that he did yesterday. His book is about aiming to squeeze the most out of life."
-- New Idea, Melbourne

"Andrew Matthews' philosophy on happiness is catching."
-- The Sun, Melbourne

"Being Happy! treats the subject of self-confidence and personal security as it should be -- with rapid pace, straight-forwardness and plain, old-fashioned honesty."
-- The Malay Mail, Kuala Lumpur

"A light-hearted but very sensitive and informative study of the art of happiness."
-- Sunday Telegraph, Melbourne

"Andrew Matthews believes that being happy is not always easy, but there are some concrete measures to make it easier and he shares them in this book."
-- The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois

About Making Friends

"Andrew Matthews makes us look at ourselves again without all the artificial wrappings we all wear. Far from patronising, Matthews' tone is encouraging. Why would anyone want to read a book entitled 'Making Friends'? Because it's by Andrew Matthews, that's why!"
-- New Sunday Times, Malaysia

"A natural sequel of Being Happy! It is simple, funny and easy to read. Senior Canberra politicians say that now Australia is no longer the lucky country, it must quickly become the clever country. Clever or lucky, Andrew Matthews is a winner."
-- The Sunday Times, Perth, Australia

"A light-hearted approach to human imperfections."
-- The New Paper, Singapore

About Tender Touch

"His book explains the sustaining gift of touch, the effect of touch on a child's emotional development (with a moving foreword about neglected children) as well as basics of the nervous system and its touch connection."
-- Sunday Times, Perth

"Tender Touch explores exciting new perspectives for baby massage, with an additional section teaching the simple use of acupressure points."
-- Illawarra Mercury, NSW, Australia

"This beautifully presented book, with enchanting color photography, looks at how and why our bodies react to massage, before going on to examine the benefits of the healing touch and its role in bonding and emotional development."
-- Sunday Mail, Adelaide

About Meditate Rejuvenate

"In Meditate Rejuvenate, the reader will learn about the true nature of stress, and then, step-by-step be guided through a stress release technique. . . the author has made an overall study of well-being a life-long passion."
-- Health Arena, Australia

"Galbraith's book is like a stroll in the park, full of common sense advice and easily consumed how-to-pointers, complemented with illustrations for comic relief and positive reinforcements."
-- The New Straits Times, Malaysia

"In spite of Dr. Paul Galbraith's warning about impatience, I only got to page 95 before I had to put the book down and have a go."
-- Sunday Times, Perth

About Snaring The Other Tiger

"There remains an interesting poser. If Ward is right, and an Australian court really did condemn an innocent man, what now?"
-- The Age, Melbourne

"A meticulously researched book... Ward's examination of procedures is clinical and remorseless."
-- The Courier Mail, Brisbane

"In Snaring The Other Tiger, Ward follows the trail from first suspicions to gallows, tracking the process of investigation, prosecution and -- six years after war's end -- execution. He says Nishimura was condemned after a shamefully-rigged trial. He presents disturbing elements in his account... Chilling. Ward challenges Australian folklore."
-- The West Australian, Perth

"It must be said that Ward in no fashion demeans the courage of the Australian Digger, the blood, sweat and the fear of war in Asia, or even diminishes the atrocities committed by the enemy (also we read of the occasional unlawful killing by the allies). But what the author hammers is the rush to justice, the desire for vengeance and the appeasement of the Australian public in post-war euphoria."
-- Sunday Mail, Adelaide

"Ward reveals the astonishing efforts of the Australian army and judiciary system to execute Lt. Gen Takuma Nishimura, at any cost."
-- The Star, Penang

About The Killer They Called A God

"Few people are as well-qualified as Ian Ward to probe the complexities surrounding the life and times of Masanobu Tsuji."
-- The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

"... an important historical footnote."
-- The Bulletin, Australia

"... but it is not the detail of accepted military history that occupies Ward's work. "
-- The Canberra Times, ACT

"... a finely researched book."
-- The West Australian, Perth

"The author has a way of presenting facts that makes history interesting. The reader's interest is perked up, one wants to know more. Ward obliges."
-- The Star, Malaysia

About The Battlefield Guide
(The Fall of Malaya and The Surrender of Singapore)

"History made palatable for the masses. While readers pore over this illustrated record of the 70-day campaign of General Yamashita to wrest Malaya and Singapore from the British, the co-authors may just find they have redefined the term "pop historians."
-- The Straits Times, Singapore

"... with a difference and fresh appeal. There is more in it of an informative value, culled from documented sources, and certainly more illustrations than those found in any other available war books on events culminating in the Fall of Singapore in 1942."
-- The Straits Times, Singapore

About One Woman's Opinion, the collection

"Engaging, honest and provocative, her prose is gentle and unintrusive. The essays thrive on their spontaneity. Tempered by a woman's disposition and guided by her professionalism, they offer sound advice on how, especially not to live life. Read and reflect."
-- The New Straits Times, Malaysia

"She tells us how to relax, enjoy life and sometimes go crazy. One Woman's Opinion should be read slowly to allow time for the observations to sink in. The book makes us stop to reflect on life and what it puts in our path. The author is your friend, your colleague, your sister, your aunt."
-- The Star, Malaysia

"Her book makes you wonder why you only survive when you can triumph... Admittedly, by sharing her personal convictions, she makes us sit up and re-learn the basic values in life."
-- Female magazine, Singapore

About Island of Wives

"Miraflor is a lady who knows how to go for broke. Island of Wives runs as much through the tunnels of the mind as it does through the tunnels built by soldiers and prisoners during distant, far-off wars. The tunnels of the mind whisper and echo; tunnels in the jungle evoke the gritty sound of spade wielded by forced labour. Miraflor paints both with a vivid, confident brush. Here's a writer with a gratifyingly malevolent eye for foibles. With a clever pen gleefully dipped in acid, Miraflor has written a stylish and very readable book."
-- The Star, Malaysia