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Extinctions Josephine Wilson

Frederick Lothian, widower, estranged and difficult father, collector of modernist design icons, esteemed professor of structural engineering, reluctant retirement home resident. When circumstances force him to interact with Jan, his nearest neighbour, he realises that he needs to re-evaluate his relationship with the world in general, and his children in particular.

At times quite funny, and yet also poignant as it details the damage a man has done in trying not to damage those he loves, and the reparations he attempts when he realises the errors of his ways. Lindy Pb $29.99

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Man Booker Prize

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The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved 11-year-old son lies gravely ill. When Willie dies and is laid to rest, a grief-stricken Lincoln returns alone to the crypt several times to hold his boy's body. From this historical truth, Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm – the bardo – and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. Pb $29.99, 6 Audio CDs $39.95

"You will feel the heat, taste the dust and blink into the glare... a wonderful crime novel that shines a light into the darkest corner of a sunburnt country" says Michael Robotham.

Who really killed the Hadler family? The farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily. But did Luke Hadler really turn his gun on his wife and child, then himself?

Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders

The Dry Jane Harper

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Force of Nature (#2 in series Pb $32.99 out now)

Atlantic Black A S Patric

First Person Richard Flanagan

Katerina Klova and her mother are sailing on the Aquitania to Paris, where she anticipates being reunited with her father and her beloved brother Kornel, who is soon to graduate from a military academy. When her mother suffers a psychotic episode, Katerina is free to wander the ship, meeting unsettling characters and witnessing inexplicable incidents. Set over the course of New Year’s Eve 1938, this extraordinary literary fiction is full of rich and strange imagery, and is an unflinching examination of fragility, darkness and impending tragedy. Lindy Pb $29.99

A struggling would-be novelist, Kif Kehlmann, is given the opportunity to ghost-write the memoir of Australia’s most wanted con-man, Siegfried Heidl.

As Kif begins work on the book, Heidl becomes more and more evasive, taunting Kif with well deployed psychological games. Loosely based on Flanagan’s own experience of ghosting infamous fraudster John Friedrich’s biography, this is a darkly comic, yet equally disturbing read, as Kif struggles to hang on to his own personality and resist submitting to Heidl’s stronger will. A gripping read from the 2014 Man Booker Prize winner.

Greg Hb $39.99

The Life to Come Michelle de Kretser

The new book from the 2013 Miles Franklin Award winner! This is an episodic novel in five parts, with different characters to the fore, though the reader realises that one in particular is always there.

Looping round Sydney, with diversions to Paris and connections to Sri Lanka, this is an elegant examination of modern life’s inability to create intimacy, despite all the ways we can connect technologically. Full of wise observations and arresting images, this masterful novel is a pleasure to read. Lindy Pb $32.99

A Long Way from Home Peter Carey

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Early ‘50s Australia, and disgraced teacher Willie Bachhuber joins his car dealer neighbours, Irene and Titch Bobs, as navigator on a wild ride around Australia in the famous Redex Trial, a brutal race in the celebrity spotlight over roads no car – or relationship – ever survives unscathed. Willy learns the poignant truth of his troubled past as Carey’s vivid and lively novel revisits how Europeans took possession of a timeless culture and the crimes they committed along the way. Pb $32.99

To Die in Spring Ralf Rothmann

Walter and Friedrich are two young men (practically boys) who work on a dairy farm.

One night they are harangued into joining the SS during the last days of the war. One becomes a driver, the other is sent to fight at the front.

In this powerful and restrained novel, Rothmann manages to capture the guilt and pain that haunted an entire generation. The gravitas of the narrative is never compromised with anachronistic sermonising. Greg Hb $29.99

Comes with a free copy of In the Light of What We Know $19.99 while stock lasts.

The Baker’s Alchemy John Stephenson

Ignacy Wadowski has taken a new and much younger wife. He is besotted, and whilst Jadwiga is attentive and dutiful, she has not allowed him into her bed.

Enlisting the aid of a white witch’s potion to renew his youthful vigour, Ignacy is surprised to find it is his youth that is renewed! He hatches a mischievous plan to seduce his wife, who succumbs to his wiles, but of course this leads to trouble and twisty moral conundrums... A jolly read, full of playfulness, inventive details and entertaining wordwit.

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Fools and Mortals Bernard Cornwell

Young Richard Shakespeare is struggling as an actor in a company dominated by his estranged older brother William. He wants more than the bit parts he’s thrown as a sop and will do almost anything for larger roles.

As playhouses, writers and actors vie for popularity, the rivalry between the brothers leads to conflict and betrayal. Full of vivid depictions of life in Elizabethan London, this is a departure from Cornwell’s other historical novels, but has all the impeccable research his fans enjoy! Pb $32.99

Munich Robert Harris

September 1938, Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. Two young men travel with secrets of their own. Hugh Legat is one of Chamberlain’s private secretaries; Paul Hartmann a German diplomat and member of the anti-Hitler resistance. Great friends at Oxford, they haven’t seen one another since they were last in Munich six years earlier. Now as the future of Europe hangs in the balance, their paths are destined to cross again. When the stakes are this high, who are you willing to betray? Pb $32.99

The Last Hours Minette Walters

This is acclaimed crime writer Minette Walters' first historical novel. Set in Dorset in 1348, the year the Black Death arrived in England, it's a riveting tale of human ingenuity and endurance during the worst pandemic in history. To prevent the disease from spreading to their town, Lady Anne of Develish gathers her serfs within the town gates and refuses entry to outsiders. But what will they discover when the time comes for them to cross the moat? Pb $32.99

Soon Lois Murphy

Nebulah is an almost-deserted town in the middle of nowhere, its days of mining and farming long gone.

Yet for ex-policeman Pete, Milly, Li and a small band of others, it's the only place they've ever felt at home. One winter, a mysterious mist arrives that makes even birds disappear. Partly inspired by the true story of Wittenoom, the West Australian asbestos town, this is the story of the death of a haunted town and the people who won't, or can't, abandon their home. Pb $29.95

The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse Alexander McCall Smith

In 1944, Val is working as a land girl when the Americans arrive at the nearby airfield. She soon meets Mike, a young American airman, and also Peter Woodhouse, a dog badly treated on a neighbouring farm. Mike takes the dog with him on flying missions, and when his plane is shot down over Holland, they are both feared lost.

But they survive and are taken in by the Dutch resistance, hiding until the end of the war when they are reunited with Val. Pb $19.99

Mrs. M Luke Slattery

Elizabeth Macquarie, widow of the disgraced former Governor of NSW Lachlan Macquarie, is in mourning – not only for her husband, but for the loss of their dream of transforming the penal colony into a bright new world. One long and sleepless night on the windswept isle of Mull, she remembers her life in that wild, strange country; a revolution of ideas as dramatic as any in history; and her dangerous alliance with the brilliant Francis Greenway, the colony's maverick architect.

HELEN GARNER

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A wonderful sense of time and place.

Stories The Collected Short Fiction A beguiling mystery and fable.

This collection celebrates the 75th birthday of one of Australia’s best loved authors. These stories delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness and joy of life. Hb $29.99

Ambition and empire on the Hudson.

True Stories

The Collected Short Non-Fiction

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Helen Garner gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She writes about dreaming, about turning 50, and the storm caused by The First Stone ($22.95), her account of the 1992 sexual assault of two female uni students. Her story about the murder of two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award. Garner looks at the world with a shrewd and sympathetic eye. Hb $39.99

Powerful novel of From the author of Contemporary survival and renewal The God of Small Things retelling of King Lear

CHILDREN'S BOOKS Our vast selection of children's books is lovingly curated by Lindy Jones, Miles Franklin Literary Award judge and Australian Booksellers' Association Inaugural Bookseller of the Year 2011.

Tilly’s Reef Adventure Rhonda Garward

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Searing, profound, eloquent road-trip

Sly, comic romp set in rural Victoria

Family talents are both curse and gift

Tilly is a baby Green Turtle who hatches on a far north beach and makes her way into the Great Barrier Reef. There she comes into contact with a range of other creatures and threats, none more dangerous than a plastic bag she mistakes for her natural prey, jellyfish. Fortunately for her, she is rescued by a group of children who are cleaning up their local beach. With vivid colours and vivacious illustrations, this is a beautiful book with an important environmental message gently delivered. Perfect for ages 4-7. Lindy Pb $19.99

Molly the Pirate

Lorraine Teece & Paul Seden

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Youth, creativity and passion

Clash of neighbours, clash of cultures

Struggle, friendship and endurance

Molly lived a long way from the sea, but every day she wished she was a pirate.

So starts this joyful and humorous tale of a little girl with a big imagination. With a tiny bit of make-believe, her dusty backyard is transformed into the blue and rolling sea, her pets into loyal companions, the chooks into buccaneers, and an ordinary morning into an energetic adventure. Illustrations by Paul Seden are bright and exuberant.

A jaunty tale for ages 3-6. Lindy Pb $17.99

The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse Nicholas Gannon

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Art, sexuality and family secrets

Provocative dystopian tale

Gut-wrenching and unforgettable

This sequel to my favourite children’s book in 2015 (The Doldrums Hb $24.99) does not disappoint!

Archer returns from his boarding school in the hope of finally meeting his famous grandparents. However rumours fly that their disappearance was faked, and Archer is determined to prove their innocence. Along with his friends, he braves poisonous plants, blizzards and menacing strangers. Not to mention chocolate geniuses, cross mothers and fried grasshoppers!

Absolutely charming adventure, with stunning illustrations. Lindy Hb $24.99

Turtles All the Way Down John Green

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In his long-awaited return since The Fault in Our Stars ($19.95), John Green introduces us to 16-year-old Aza Holmes, a girl grappling with the mystery of a missing billionaire, while also grappling with the same mental illness that has affected Green throughout his life. He shares Aza’s story with unflinching clarity in this novel of love, resilience and the power of lifelong friendship. Hb $27.99

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M is for Mutiny! History by Alphabet John Dickson & Bern Emmerichs

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This relates colonial Australian history in an audacious and sophisticated picture book format. Whose history is it – the European settlers or the Indigenous people who had been here for 60 000 years? Why and how did the British insist on their cultural superiority? Explaining these questions and many more in a sequence of alphabetical entries, this is a fine way of enticing young readers into exploring some of our more interesting stories. Energetic and finely detailed illustrations.

Ages 7+ Hb $29.95

A Bag and a Bird Pamela Allen

Accidental Heroes #1 The Rogues

One warm Saturday morning, John and his mother walk from their home in Kirribilli, across the Harbour Bridge, through Circular Quay and into the Botanic Gardens. Lunch is shared with the birds, but when a plastic bag entangles an ibis, a crowd gathers to watch. It is only when an elderly man steps forward that the bird is saved... A heartwarming story with a gentle environmental message, full of robust verbs and Allen’s trademark read-aloud rhythmic text.

A delight to share with the pre-schooler in your life! Lindy Hb $24.99

Lian Tanner

Duckling wants her grandfather Lord Rump to settle down. He promises, but only after they find a Disposable Boy to fulfil one last Scheme.

Enter Pummel, naïve, loyal and honest. When a powerful old woman unleashes a black wind to finish her final work, both Duckling and Pummel become its unwitting instruments. In the meantime, while those schemes are being woven, someone else is planning something more sinister... Full of action, well drawn characters and a plot intricate enough to be interesting without being confusing, this energetic, sometimes funny adventure is a great delight! Perfect for ages 8-12. Lindy Hb $19.99

Dinosaur Atlas Anne Rooney & James Gilleard

If you have a budding palaeontologist in your life, then this is the perfect gift to foster and inspire their enthusiasm for dinosaurs! Maps unfold to reveal a wealth of information about various dinosaurs which have been discovered around the world, flaps lift up to show photographs of fossils, life-sized reproductions allow the reader to get an idea of scale. There are stories about famous fossil hunters, current theories and discoveries, and wonderfully expressive illustrations. An engaging and eye-catching book for ages 6-10. Lindy Hb $27.99

The Animal Book Lonely Planet Kids

This colourful and informative compendium presents a variety of the special creatures on our planet. Not just the usual mammals, but also birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and insects.

With striking illustrations by Dawn Cooper, crisp photographs, interesting text and key facts, it includes information about our relationship with, and impact upon, these animals. An engaging book that manages to educate and entertain at the same time! Lindy Hb $29.99

How Animals Build

Moira Butterfield & Tim Hutchinson Animals are the most amazing architects, and this colourful and interesting book shows the young reader some of the fabulous constructions of the natural world! With lots of flaps to encourage interaction with the book, it reveals the secrets of animal homes. Whether bee hives or pufferfish beds, spider webs or ant colonies, beaver lodges or rabbit warrens, bird nests or mouse holes, this combines fun with education. Lindy Hb $24.99

The Big Earth Book

How Our Planet was Shaped

by Earth, Air, Fire and Water

Mark Brake

Earth, air, fire, water – these four elements created the world and everything in it! A combination of geography, science and history, this energetically illustrated book explains everything from plate tectonics to tsunami, how human society developed to how animals learnt to fly, fireworks to music, global warming to civil engineering – a cornucopia of knowledge for the enquiring mind! Aimed at ages 7-10. Hb $29.99

The Incredible Cabinet of Wonders Lonely Planet

Twelve collectors create their perfect cabinet of curiosities: a toymaker, sailor, naturalist, monster hunter, doctor, miniaturist, archaeologist, treasure seeker, costume maker, musician, scientist and make-believer. Each is illustrated by a different artist and features unusual and astonishing objects.

Peek behind lift-out flaps to see what’s revealed and read the story attached to the artefact. Guaranteed to provide hours of wonder and entertainment!

Sydney City Trails Lonely Planet Kids

This is Sydney for kids – both local and visiting.

Aimed at children, rather than adults, so it's concerned with subjects that kids find interesting!

Trails take them to convict Sydney, or hunt for haunted buildings, show them the sporty side or the wild (natural!) side of the city, and reveal Aboriginal art sites and modern architecture.

Colourful illustrations and photographs round out the lively text.

A great treat – and maybe not just for kids! Pb $19.99

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David Astle’s Gargantuan Book of Words

Puzzles, Games and Stories for Wordy Whiz–kids

David Astle

ABCs of ... Chris Ferrie

If you have a youngster who dotes on words, rather than numbers, then this is a delicious book especially for them! Crammed full of activities, facts and linguistic amusements, dipping into a number of other languages to explain our own, this will not only entertain, but enthral and educate. Not as devilish as those cryptic crosswords, but just as full of mischief and sneaky fun – I think adults might enjoy this book too! Lindy Pb $19.99

See also his For Babies series: Newtonian Physics, Optical Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Entanglement, Rocket Science and General Relativity.

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Do you have plans for the little genius disguised as your toddler? Maybe a future Eureka Award for them? A scientist and father of four, Ferrie wanted engaging board books for his youngsters because no child is too small for big ideas, so he wrote his own. Simply explained, brightly illustrated with diagrams and colourful line drawings, these are of much more substance than the average board book! And they're probably not a bad idea for the less scientifically-gifted adult either! Lindy Board books $14.99 each

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Goodnight, Mr Panda

MIND GAMES

Mr Panda is back, teaching the mannerly way to go to bed!

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The Number Games Adam Spencer

Asterix and the Chariot Race

Following on from his Big Book of Numbers ($24.99), World of Numbers ($34.99) and Time Machine ($34.99), Australia's funniest mathematician is back with a brand new book of number puzzles and trivia. Featuring hundreds of mind-bending, head-scratching, intelligence-testing number games, puzzles and quizzes – plus heaps of hilarious and fascinating number-based trivia – this book will make you think, laugh and cry. Test yourself against your friends and family! Pb $34.99

Cheeky, energetic and all the jokes you expect!

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Bad Dad

Hilarious, high-speed, heartwarming: everything you expect!

Bletchley Park Brain Teasers Sinclair McKay Over 100 Puzzles, Riddles and Enigmas Inspired by the Greatest Minds of World War II

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The Sleeping Beauty

Swan Lake

Based on the spectacular Australian ballet production – glorious!

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From mathematical geniuses and chess masters to linguists and Egyptologists who could interpret hieroglyphics, the Bletchley Park recruiters scoured the country for potential code-breakers. The chosen few had to complete various tests – chess puzzles, crosswords, secret language translations and complex riddles – to see if they had what it took to join the country's elite code-breaking team. Try these brainteasing puzzles and riddles to see if you have what it takes too! Pb $29.99

Sublimely illustrated, atmospheric: the iconic ballet retold.

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The Story Orchestra The Nutcracker

A colourful interpretation with high-quality musical excerpts.

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The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone

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An orphan's reluctant travels and revelations.

Marvellous characters!

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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A magical adventure.

2017 Newbery Medal winner.

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The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome Friendship, family and finding yourself.

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Big Fella Rain

Exquisite illustrations and simple text capture the drama of Top End seasons.

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"If feathers are your thing…"

PETER

"A great adventure" The North Water

The Australian Bird Guide

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"Utterly compelling & satisfying" Blackwing Pb $29.99

CHRISTIAN

"Get out of my head!"

It's Alive!

Artificial Intelligence from the Logic Piano to Killer Robots

GREG

"What's French for 'tour de force'?"

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The 7th Function of Language

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"Tells what happened to Al Qaeda after 9/11 – unputdownable" The Exile The Flight of Osama bin Laden

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"Snarky, sexy and action-packed" Hidden Legacy trilogy

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"Art, Venice and extraordinary women – fantastic!"

The Unfinished Palazzo Life, Love and Art in Venice

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Toscanini Hb $56.95

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"A wide-ranging & fascinating life" Minefields A Life in the News Game: Hugh Riminton

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The Death of Robin Hood

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A Dangerous Language Sulari Gentill

A Legacy of Spies John le Carré

The ghosts of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ($19.95) haunt le Carré’s latest book. This is a story of retribution and atonement as the past rears its head and the Circus (British Secret Service) is called to account. Peter Guillam, one of Smiley’s most trusted foot soldiers, is summoned back to London to give his version of an operation called Windfall that ended in the deaths of two people. This is classic le Carré, a period all his fans have been waiting for him to revisit. Not to be missed. Greg Pb $32.99

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Rowland Sinclair is back! In this fast-moving mystery, Rowland has volunteered to fly renowned activist Egon Kisch from Perth in order to subvert the possibility he will be denied entry into Australia.

Before that happens though, there is a murder on the steps of Parliament House, his first love reappears to wreak emotional mayhem, various political shenanigans, encounters with right-wing thugs and the continued disapprobation of his older brother...

Great fun, with a clever weaving of real people and incidents into the narrative, adding depth and interest. Lindy Pb $29.99

The Midnight Line Lee Child

Reacher takes an aimless stroll past a pawn shop in a small Midwestern town. In the window he sees a West Point class ring from 2005. It’s a female cadet’s graduation present to herself.

Reacher is also a West Pointer, so he knows what she went through to get it. He tracks the ring back to its owner, step by step, down a criminal trail leading west, set on a raw and elemental quest for simple justice. Best advice – don’t get in his way! Pb $32.99

Clear to the Horizon Dave Warner

In 1999, three young women disappear from a Perth nightclub. Snowy Lane has been hired by one girl’s family and, though he works tirelessly on the case, it is never solved. Years later, a mining magnate’s daughter goes missing, a body is found in the desert, a petty thief’s haul includes an astonishing clue and Snowy, hired to find the heiress, links up with Broome policeman Dan Clement to try to catch the killer. But is there more than one? Everything unfolds with more turns than a crocodile’s death-roll... Evocative writing elevates this above the norm! Lindy Pb $29.99

Under the Cold Bright Lights Garry Disher

Re-hired into the force to work cold cases, DI Alan Auhl’s laconic style sees him shrug off jibes from younger officers. Easing back into it, the first case is ‘Slab Man’, the gruesome discovery of a skeleton under a residential concrete slab. There are also new developments in two cases Auhl had investigated before his five-year hiatus: a dead farmer, and a doctor whose wives and girlfriends keep dying. When an unexpected turn of events makes it personal, everything changes. Disher is always enjoyable!

Craig Pb $29.99

The Accident on the A35 Graeme Macrae Burnet

The second book of a trilogy, Macrae Burnet has found a wonderful niche: the unprepossessing underdog. No mastermind detectives or villains here. Death even visits the dreary French town of Saint-Louis with lacklustre menace.

Detective Gorski, whose personal world has been bent out of shape with the departure of his wife and daughter, investigates a seemingly straightforward death by car accident. Macrae Burnet's affinity and fascination with the awkward and ill-at-ease sees him craft a crime story that is pitch-perfect. Craig Pb $29.99 Book #1 The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau ($19.99)

The Burden of Lies Richard Beasley

Marlborough Man Alan Carter

Burnt out from dealing with reprehensible clients, Peter Tanner is feeling deep rage. Then a colleague calls in a favour and asks him to defend a bankrupted Sydney property developer. Tina Leonard is charged with murdering the banker who reneged on refinancing her business – someone recently released from jail after serving time for possession of drugs. Tanner is convinced of her innocence and prepares his brief feeling he is finally defending someone worthwhile...

An entertaining story with a character who denies his moral qualms and has a self-deprecating or facetious quip for all occasions! Lindy Pb $29.99 Due Dec

Sleep No More

Six Murderous Tales

P D James

Gathered together for the first time, these six exquisite tales are all based on revenge, meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice, rather than legal institutions.

Brilliantly crafted, utterly satisfying! Hb $24.99

Nick Chester is a sergeant with the Havelock Police in the Marlborough Sound at the top of NZ’s south island. If the river isn’t flooded and the land hasn’t slipped, it’s paradise – unless you are also hiding from a ruthless man with a grudge. In the last couple of weeks, two local boys have vanished. Their bodies are found, but the Pied Piper is still at large. A gripping story of the hunter and the hunted, and about what happens when evil takes hold of a small town.

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A Spot of Folly

2017 Ned Kelly winner Miles Franklin shortlisted

Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem

Ruth Rendell

Previously uncollected short stories from the master of psychological suspense – full of murder, mischief, magic and mayhem!

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The Mitford Murders Jessica Fellowes

Bibliomysteries Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores

Otto Penzler (Ed)

The stories in this unique collection were written by some of the mystery genre’s most distinguished authors including Ken Bruen, Mickey Spillane, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver and C J Box. You have Sigmund Freud dealing with an unwelcome visitor; Columbo confronting a murderous bookseller; a Mexican cartel kingpin with a fatal weakness for rare books; deadly secrets deep in the London Library; plus books with hidden messages, beguiling booksellers and crafty collectors. Hb $39.95

Lose yourself in the first novel in a new series of murder mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters. It's 1919 and Louisa dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London.

Her salvation is a position in the Oxfordshire countryside as chaperone to the Mitford sisters, especially 16-year-old Nancy. But when a nurse is killed on a train in broad daylight, Louisa and Nancy become entangled in the crimes of a murderer who will do anything to hide their secret... From the author of the bestselling Downton Abbey books. Pb $29.99

The Wages of Desire

Little Secrets

In the late summer of 1941, as the war in Europe drags on, long-buried secrets begin to surface in the Hampshire village of Winstead. The body of a young woman – a former conscientious objector – is found shot in the church cemetery. The woman’s only connection to Winstead seems to be that she had lately joined a group of conscripted workers building a prisoner of war camp on an abandoned farm nearby. But Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Lamb has his doubts. Pb $22.95

An arsonist is on the loose in a small Australian town, burning down the courthouse and killing a young boy trapped inside. Meanwhile the clock is ticking for Rose Blakey, an aspiring journalist whose job pulling beers at the local pub doesn't even cover her rent. When she turns her attention to the mysterious stranger living nearby, neighbour turns on neighbour and the town is seized by paranoia. A fast-paced thriller full of twists and turns. Pb $29.99

Anna Snoekstra

Stephen Kelly

A is for Arsenic

Sherlock Holmes The Australian Casebook

The Poisons of Agatha Christie

Christopher Sequeira (Ed)

Kathryn Harkup

So where did Sherlock and his companion Watson spend those lost years after the 1891 confrontation with Moriarty at the infamous Reichenbach Falls?

Obviously, in the Antipodes, where the great sleuth was able to solve a number of intriguing crimes!

Australian authors Kerry Greenwood, Meg Keneally, L J M Owen, Doug Elliott and others take it upon themselves to relate Holmes’ triumphs. Whether it’s murders in the city or the bush, robbery, extortion or kidnapping, even bunyips, Holmes unlocks their mysteries.

Highly entertaining! Hb $34.99

In 14 of her murder mysteries, Agatha Christie used 14 different poisons to kill her characters.

Each poison formed a central part of the novel and its chemical and physiological characteristics provided vital clues in finding the murderer. Each chapter of this book takes one of these novels and investigates the poison used, examining how it interacts with the body and the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting the poison, both at the time of writing and today.

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Underworld Mugshots from the Roaring Twenties Nerida Campbell

Featuring intriguing mugshots and stories of police suspects from 1920s Sydney, this is a rogues’ gallery of thugs and thieves, prostitutes and pickpockets, white-collar opportunists and blue-collar gunmen.

The photographs are from the NSW Police Forensic Photography Archive and the accompanying essays ponder the remarkable aesthetic of the images, while also exploring how new trends in crime played out on the streets of New York, Paris and Sydney. Hb $90

Following The Dry

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The conspiracy Master

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Following The Widow

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Can You Hear the Sea? My Grandmother’s Story

Tracker

Brenda Niall

Alexis Wright Tracker was larger than life: a paradoxical, charismatic Aboriginal man full of entrepreneurial ideas to improve people’s lives, whose sense of humour was devastating and whose networking ability was legendary. This brilliant biography is told in a series of stories taken from interviews with Tracker and people who knew him. It captures the oral tradition of storytelling in different voices as they relate his life and times, and forms a fascinating and nuanced portrait of a complex, influential, sometimes divisive character. Lindy Pb $39.95

The Trauma Cleaner

One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster

Sarah Krasnostein

Sandra Pankhurst runs a business that cleans up messes others can’t – deaths, accidents, hoarders and abnormal squalor. She is compassionate, practical and gently insistent with her clients.

It’s because she has suffered too much herself to be judgemental. Born a boy, adopted, neglected, abused, married young. Then the gay scene, drag queens, sex-work and gender reassignment. Add drink and drugs, horrific crimes committed against her; but also success in business and a loving husband – Sandra has lived fully! Intersperse with clients’ stories and you have a book as fascinating as the woman herself! Lindy Pb $32.99

This gentle memoir of Niall’s beloved grandmother shows how an ordinary person can still have a lasting impact and quietly shape their own place in the world. Agnes Maguire left Liverpool in 1888, aged 19, married a Riverland grazier in 1893 and was widowed in 1908. Whilst her family ‘back home’ became important industrialists, and her brothers-in-law became wealthy, she herself was at best comfortable and towards the end of her life reduced in circumstances. Still she fostered a fierce love of reading in her many descendants, which has endured. An affectionate tribute. Lindy Hb $29.99

Adventures of a Young Naturalist The Zoo Quest Expeditions

Sir David Attenborough In 1954, a young David Attenborough was offered the opportunity of a lifetime – to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for London Zoo and to film his expeditions for the BBC's Zoo Quest.

It heralded the start of a lifetime career making nature documentaries. Written with his trademark wit and charm, this is the story of that remarkable adventure and of the man who forever changed the way we viewed the natural world, and who still does so today. Hb $39.99

The Quotable Darwin Janet Browne (Ed)

Here is Charles Darwin in his own words – the naturalist, traveller and great scientific thinker.

A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations drawn from his scientific writings, letters, autobiographical reminiscences and private notebooks, it takes us through his youth, the famous voyage of the Beagle, his gradual loss of religious faith and the time spent developing his well-articulated theory about the natural origin of all living beings.

Charles Darwin Victorian Mythmaker A N Wilson

This bold new biography goes in search of the contradictory Charles Darwin. On the one hand, a naturalist of genius and a precise collector and curator; on the other, diffident and even lazy, hiding a burning ambition to have a theory which explained everything. Was his 1859 master work, On the Origin of Species ($16.99), really what it seemed, a work about natural history?

Or was it a consolation myth for Victorian middle classes, reassuring them that selfishness and indifference to the poor was part of Nature's grand plan? Hb $49.99

Gandhi An Illustrated Biography Pramod Kapoor

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is an icon of the 20th century, but this book seeks to show the man behind the achievements. With 275 illustrations (many not seen before), it traces his life from his early years in India, England and South Africa, through to his return to India and involvement in various political actions, and on to India’s eventual partition and independence, and finally his assassination. An even-handed and deeply researched biography, bringing Gandhi to a new generation of readers. Hb $50

Becoming Myself A Psychiatrist’s Memoir Irvin Yalom

Yalom has made a career of investigating the lives of others. In this profound memoir, he turns his therapeutic eye upon himself. We see the development of the compassionate and insightful thinker whose books have been a beacon to so many. This is not simply one man's life story; Yalom's reflections on his life and growth are an invitation for us to reflect on the meaning of our own lives. Pb $35

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Simon Leys Navigator Between Worlds Philippe Paquet

Simon Leys was the pen-name of Pierre Ryckmans, who was born in Belgium and settled in Australia in 1970. He taught at the Australian National University and was Professor of Chinese Studies at Sydney Uni from 1987 to 1993. He died in 2015. Writing in three languages – French, Chinese and English – he played an important political role in revealing the true nature of the Cultural Revolution. This book draws on his extensive correspondence and unpublished writings. Translated by renowned French translator Julie Rose. Hb $59.99

Saga Land Richard Fidler & Kári Gíslason

Iceland holds a particular fascination for Fidler, and he first met Gislason as a guest on his radio program.

They became firm friends and Fidler learned that the powerful Sagas – sweeping stories of blood and family, feuds and love – are true tales of the medieval Vikings who settled on Iceland. They decide to travel to the places mentioned in the Sagas, but also to try to solve a mystery – is Gislason descended from the greatest Saga writer of them all? An enticing and enchanting read! Lindy Hb $39.99

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Richard Nixon The Life John Farrell

At the end of WWII, navy lieutenant ‘Nick’ Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now-legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon’s finer attributes gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness – and this was just the beginning.

Farrell delivers a rich, precisely written portrait of the past to help us understand the present.

He traces the origins and turning points of one of the most complex Presidents of the modern age with flair and narrative skill. Hb $59.99

Hannibal's Oath

The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy

John Prevas

Historian and internationally recognised Hannibal expert John Prevas reveals the truth behind the myths of Hannibal’s life, wars and character - from his childhood in Carthage to his training in military camps in Spain, his crossing of the Alps, spectacular victories in Italy, humiliating defeat in the North African desert, banishment from Carthage, and suicide. An epic account of a monumental figure in history. Hb $49.95

The White King Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr Leanda de Lisle

The Ghost The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton

The English Civil War set family against family, friend against friend, and its casualties were immense. At the head of the disintegrating kingdom was King Charles I. This vivid portrait depicts a man who was principled and brave, but fatally blinkered. The tragedy of Charles was that he fell not as a consequence of vice or wickedness, but of his human flaws and misjudgements. A story for our times – of populist politicians and religious war, of manipulative media and the reshaping of nations. Hb $49.95

Jefferson Morley

James Jesus Angleton acquired a mythic, untouchable stature during his time with the CIA from the start of WWII to the end of the Cold War. Chief of counterintelligence for over 20 years, he was one of the most important unelected officials in the US, operating beyond the view of the public, Congress and even the President. He proved to be a formidable adversary to America’s enemies, while also initiating many secretive programs including the first mass surveillance of US citizens.

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Kathryn Tempest

The name of Marcus Brutus was immortalised by his leading role in the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC. Conspirator and assassin, philosopher and statesman, promoter of peace and commander in war, Brutus (ca. 85-42 BC) was a controversial and enigmatic man even to those who knew him. This compelling new portrait delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the ancient world's most famous assassin. Hb $49.99

Carrington’s Letters

Her Art, Her Loves, Her Friendships

Dora Carrington

Dora Carrington was considered an outsider to Bloomsbury, but she lived right at its heart. She was friends with the greatest minds of the day and her correspondence stars a roster of fascinating characters – Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, Rosamund Lehmann, Maynard Keynes to name but a few. This book examines the maverick artist and compelling personality with access to fresh correspondence never before published. Unmediated, passionate, honest and playful, reading these letters is like having her whisper in your ear and embrace you gleefully. Hb $65

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Newton Peter Ackroyd

Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, an MP, President of the Royal Society and author of Principia ($19.95). Fascinated by calculus, the planets and the laws of motion, he often blurred the borders between natural philosophy and speculation (he was as passionate about astrology as astronomy), yet his religious faith was never undermined by his scientific efforts. Pb $19.99

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AUSTRALIAN HISTORY Songlines Tracking the Seven Sisters Margo Neale

Although conceived as a catalogue accompanying the major exhibition at the National Museum, this splendid book is also a special record of one of the most important Indigenous story sequences.

It aims to both share and preserve knowledge, and vibrantly documents artworks and the stories of the sisters who flee from one water source to the next, pursued by a lustful shape-shifter. Spinetinglingly beautiful – and an important resource for anyone who wishes to learn about the spiritual, cultural and ecological pathways of this extensive songline. Lindy Hb $49.95

Paradise in Chains The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia Diana Preston

This deeply researched book examines the First Contact history of Britain and the South Pacific (particularly Tahiti) and weaves the stories of the infamous mutiny on the Bounty with the establishment of the Port Jackson penal colony. It juxtaposes the reality of colonisation with the perceived romantic notion of the noble savage in paradise. Quoting extensively from primary sources, it traces Bligh’s adventures and misfortunes, the fate of the mutineers, as well as Arthur Phillip’s governorship, and Mary Bryant’s epic escape by open boat. A solid history.

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Caroline Chisholm An Irresistible Force Sarah Goldman

Chisholm was an inconvenient woman. She wasn’t going to let society dictate what she could or couldn’t do when it came to questions of charity.

If young women lacked protection or education, she would rectify that. If migrants had difficulty finding employment or housing, she would find them suitable positions. If powerful men wouldn’t do anything, she would! A well-researched, easily read and descriptive history that seeks to recreate the pragmatic, charismatic, determined and intelligent woman – one who was certainly ahead of her time. Lindy Hb $39.99

Burke & Wills

The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia’s Most Famous Explorers

Peter FitzSimons

The Victorian Exploring Expedition set off in 1860, aiming to traverse the continent from south to north – and back again. Led by Burke, who basically lacked the skills needed, but who was a gifted selfpromoter, and Wills, his much put-upon, stoic and methodical offsider, it became the byword for brave, but tragic, enterprise. Following the expedition from its inception to its aftermath, this book has all the hallmarks FitzSimons’ fans expect in a rattling good story drawn from Australian history. Hb $49.99

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How Australia’s Two Greatest Generals Changed the Course of World History

Roland Perry

Australia’s War with France

The Campaign in Syria and Lebanon, 1941

Richard James

The story of how the 7th Division came to fight against the Army of the Levant – Australia against France – in the rocky hills of Lebanon and the barren wastes of Syria. Contrary to Churchill’s expectations, the French resisted viciously. No contemporary Australian historian has studied the conflict. British and French accounts exist, but fail to do justice to the Australian contribution.

Through interviews with veterans, archival records and on-the-ground research, this book seeks to understand this neglected campaign. Pb $29.99

A gripping narrative history that follows the extraordinary campaigns of the two most outstanding battlefield commanders of WWI. Almost uniquely among Allied generals, Monash learned from past failures, devising tactics that allowed his Australian troops to break through the stalemate of trench warfare. Chauvel considered himself British first, Australian second.

That changed when he realised he would have to ignore the directives of his British superiors and take the initiative in planning battle tactics himself if he was to defeat the Turks. Pb $34.99

John Curtin’s War

Pompey Elliott at War In His Own Words Ross McMullin

The Coming of War in the Pacific and Reinventing Australia

The wartime letters and diaries of Pompey Elliott, Australia’s famous fighting general, are very forthright and reveal his volatile emotions. He wrote frankly about what happened to him and the men he was commanding; he was also frank about what he felt about both! This book, by the author of the awardwinning Pompey Elliott (Pb $39.99), allows a new appreciation of his character and importance in the dramatic final year of World War I. Hb $59.99

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Barney Greatrex

From Bomber Command to the French Resistance: The Stirring Story of an Australian Hero

Michael Veitch

Barney Greatrex signed up to the RAAF in 1941, and after initial training was sent to Britain, where he flew 19 successful missions. On his 20th one, he was shot down over occupied France, where he was rescued by members of the French Resistance – and decided to join in their struggle. For close to a year, he led the life of a resistance fighter, until the Americans arrived…

One of those incredible true-life stories that has only recently come to light! Pb $35

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This is the first volume in a major new biography of Curtin. His struggle for power against Joe Lyons and Bob Menzies, his dramatic use of it when he took office in October 1941, and his determination to be heard in Washington and London as Japan advanced, is a political epic unmatched in Australian experience. Using much new material, this vivid, landmark biography places Curtin as a man of his times, puzzling through the immense changes in Australia and its region that were released by the mighty shock of the Pacific War. Hb $49.99

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Australian Gypsies Their Secret History Mandy Sayer

A chance meeting sparked Sayer’s interest in Gypsies, and she soon realised that Australia has a Gypsy history. This lively book traces it chronologically from the First Fleet (at least three Romani men were transported, including James Squire, the first colonial brewer). Traditions and customs are explained and there are profiles of a number of contemporary Australian Gypsies, who share insights into their closed world. Persecution equals distrust of outsiders, but Sayer obviously had the ability to empathise with her subjects, and this makes for a fascinating read! Lindy Pb $34.99

The Prince and the Assassin

Australia’s First Royal Tour & Portent of World Terror

Steve Harris

The engrossing true story of how Queen Victoria’s favourite son, Prince Alfred, undertook the most ambitious Royal tour in 1867. Australia’s overwhelming joy at having the first Royal on its shores was jolted by his decadent behaviour, then shocked by a failed assassination attempt by a man who had trained as a priest. Royal intrigue, sexual appetite, religious bigotry, patriotic vengeance, naked ambition, national security and moral panic all feature in these stories of royals, immigrants, archbishops, republicans and the founding fathers of Australia. Pb $32.99

Living the 1960s

Dissent The Student Press in 1960s Australia

Noeline Brown

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Sally Percival Wood

Noeline Brown started her acting career in 1960, and remembers that decade with great fondness.

She breezily guides the reader through those times, taking in politics, art, music, fashion, family life, women’s issues, society and sport. The text is entertaining and informative, but it's the wealth of photographs (drawn from the National Library’s archives) that truly make this a delight. Wander down memory lane, or show a youngster what the 60s really looked like! Lindy Pb $39.99

The 1960s was a decade of profound change, marked by an accumulating tension between political conservatism and social restlessness. Wood encapsulates the spirit of this era, delving into the people, the places and the politics of the time to reveal how this transformation took place, showing just how profoundly the political conservatism emblematic of post-war Australia struggled to adapt to this new generation. A passionate portrayal of Australia’s social awakening – the people, the politics and the power of the student press. Pb $32.99

Dear Lindy

A Nation Responds to the Loss of Azaria

Mirror Sydney

Alana Valentine

Vanessa Berry

Anyone who remembers the 80s remembers Sydney has its ghost lines, those mysterious details Lindy Chamberlain and the legal battles (not to and faded memories that underpin its contemporary mention the media ones) over the death of her physicality, but which are still visible to anyone with a baby daughter Azaria. Lindy received thousands keen eye and a curiosity to reconstruct and re-imagine of letters from people all round the country, and the past. This engaging book follows the tracks of they are now in 199 boxes in the National Library. vanished and vanishing histories, particularly in the Renowned playwright, Alana Valentine, wrote ordinary and overlooked suburbs, and celebrates both a moving play based upon a selection of these, and now presents a Indigenous and European landscape. Decorated with further collection. Ranging from outrage to compassion, eccentricity to idiosyncratic maps, this is a book any Sydneysider support, these epistles represent a nation’s preoccupation with big issues. would enjoy for its recognition of place, any visitor for A fascinating microcosm of Australian society, compelling, and at times the chance to peer beneath and behind the facades – in short, anyone who heart-wrenching. Lindy Pb $39.99 wants to see the details, rather than the distractions! Lindy Pb $39.95

Signs of Australia

The Pivot of Power

Vintage Signs from the City to the Outback

Brady Michaels & Dale Campisi

Once upon a simpler time, hand-painted, hand-crafted signs brought colour and vibrancy to Australian towns and cities.

They advertised everything from milk bars, Chinese restaurants and CWA halls to ice cream, oatmeal and stout. Now faded and slowly disappearing, they tell the story of life over two centuries, recording a distinctly Australian vernacular and style. Lovingly preserved here, these nostalgic images are accompanied by commentary pondering their significance – artful, kitsch and at times hilarious. Pb $32.99 The first of four volumes

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Australian Prime Ministers and Political Leadership 1949–2016

Paul Strangio et al

The prime ministership remains the main prize in Australian politics, but it is a precarious one. Leadership turnover in recent years has seen many prime ministers rise and fall. After years of strong national leadership, the office has rarely seemed as volatile as it does now.

This new book explains how this has come about.

Its rich account of prime-ministerial fortune since the mid-20th century yields historical lessons for overcoming the current malaise. Hb $49.99

Tinkering Australians Reinvent DIY Culture Katherine Wilson Tinkerers are people who habitually devote their time and passions to adapting, inventing, mending, improvising and creating, often as a direct response against consumerism or commercialisation. Arguing that tinkering is culturally, socially and economically important, this book combines a sociological and philosophical approach with deep research, as well as interviews with Australians who reveal tinkering to be a way of reintroducing artisanal knowledge into mass culture, and bypassing the formal economy. This is an academic but highly readable and thoughtprovoking book. Lindy Pb $29.99

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God’s Philosophers

How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science

God A Human History Reza Aslan

Aslan sheds new light on mankind’s relationship with the divine, challenging our perspective on faith and the birth of religion. From the origins of spiritual thought to the concept of an active, engaged, divine presence that underlies all creation, he examines how the idea of god arose in human evolution, was gradually personalised, endowed with human traits and emotions, and eventually transformed into a single Divine Personality.

Bold, wide-ranging and provocative. Pb $35

James Hannam

A celebration of the forgotten scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages.

Charting an epic journey through six centuries of history, this brings to light the discoveries of neglected geniuses like John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Thomas Bradwardine, as well as the contributions of more familiar figures like Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Saint Thomas Aquinas. Pb $22.99

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The Darkening Age

Mythos The Greek Myths Retold

Catherine Nixey

The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. In Stephen Fry’s hands, the stories of titans and gods become a brilliantly entertaining account of ribaldry and revelry, warfare and worship, debauchery, love affairs and life lessons, slayings and suicides, triumphs and tragedies.

Thoroughly spellbinding, informative and moving, this perfectly retells these stories for the modern age – in all their rich and deeply human relevance. Pb $32.99

Stephen Fry

The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

This is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and suppressed the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to ‘one true faith’. Despite the long-held notion that the early Christians were meek and mild – going to their deaths as martyrs while singing hymns of love and praise – the truth is very different. Authoritative, vividly written and utterly compelling, this is a remarkable debut from a brilliant young historian. Pb $32.99

Rome A History in Seven Sackings Matthew Kneale

In the Name of Rome

It’s astounding that you can walk around Rome in the footsteps of Caesars and Popes, seeing what they saw, but more so when you know that the city has been subject to many natural disasters and the pillaging armies of her enemies, from the Gauls to the Nazis.

Rome has been transformed, sometimes for the better...

A vivid and meticulously researched history that shows how resilient and courageous the Romans have been over many centuries! Hb $39.99 Due Dec

The Men Who Won the Roman Empire

Adrian Goldsworthy

The Roman army carved out an empire which included the greater part of the known world.

Focussing on the Roman generals whose strategic and tactical decisions resulted in the greatest victories, the 26 chapters of this book cover the entire span of the Roman Empire.

A comprehensive history of Roman warfare.

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Beneath Another Sky

The Templars

A Global Journey Into History

Norman Davies

This is an account of a global circumnavigation of the places Davies visited and the history he found there, from Abu Dhabi to Singapore, the settlement of Tasmania to the short-lived Republic of Texas.

As in Vanished Kingdoms ($29.99), his historical gaze penetrates behind the present to see how things became as they are, and how peoples came to tell themselves the stories which make up their identities.

He has his eye on the historical horizon and brilliantly complicates our view of the past. Hb $69.99

Martin Luther

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The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World

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The Rise and Fall of God's Holy Warriors

Dan Jones

The Knights Templar were the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era. Their story encompassed the greatest conflict of the Middle Ages, a network of international finance, a swift rise in wealth and influence, followed by a bloody and humiliating fall, leaving behind a mystery that continues to fascinate and inspire.

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Chaucer’s People

Everyday Lives in Medieval England

Liza Picard

Eric Metaxas

In 1517, Martin Luther posted a document he hoped would spark an academic debate, but which instead ignited a conflagration that would forever destroy the world he knew. Written in riveting prose and impeccably researched, this new book tells the searing tale of a humble man who, by bringing ugly truths to the highest seats of power, caused an explosion which is still ringing in our ears. Luther’s monumental faith and courage birthed the ideals of belief, virtue and freedom that today lie at the heart of modern life.

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The poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer gives us a wonderful window into the lives of people in 14th-century England. It was a century of upheaval – plague, war, revolt and the overthrow of a king. Through the assorted characters of Chaucer’s work, Picard recreates medieval society – what they ate, wore, read and thought – uncovering the detail behind the poetic portraits. Drawing on a vast range of subjects including religion, trade, banking and war, this is an informative and entertaining read.

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Queens of the Conquest England’s Medieval Queens

Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking

The story of England’s medieval queens is vivid and stirring, packed with tragedy, high drama and even comedy. It is a chronicle of love, murder, war and betrayal, filled with passion, intrigue and sorrow, peopled by a cast of heroines, villains, stateswomen and lovers. Weir strips away centuries of romantic mythology and prejudice to reveal the lives of England’s queens in the century after the Norman Conquest. This book is a seamless tale of interconnected lives and a rich portrait of English history in a time of flux. Pb $35

Deborah Cadbury

Alison Weir

The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe

After the death of her consort Albert, Victoria felt it was her sacred duty to uphold his vision of disseminating British constitutional monarchy to other royal houses of Europe through matrimonial ties. To that end, she had very decided ideas about who their grandchildren should marry. This captivating book follows the grandchildren, who eventually married rulers of various countries. From the doomed to the defiant and the dutiful, this is an enjoyably readable and deeply researched history that shows the human heart and politics rarely ever mix well!

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What You Did Not Tell

A Russian Past and the Journey Home

Mark Mazower

Munich 1919 Diary of a Revolution

Uncovering his family’s remarkable and moving stories, Mazower recounts the sacrifices and silences that marked a generation and their descendants.

It was a family that fate drove into the siege of Stalingrad, the Vilna ghetto, occupied Paris and even into the ranks of the Wehrmacht. In the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this book recounts a brand of socialism erased from memory – humanistic, impassioned and broad-ranging. It also explores the unexpected happiness that may await history’s losers, the power of friendship, and the love of place that allowed Mazower to call England home.

A vivid portrayal of the chaos that followed World War I and the collapse of the Munich Council Republic by one of the most perceptive chroniclers of German history. It provides a moving and thrilling account of what turned out to be a decisive turning point in the fate of a nation, for the revolution of 1918-19 not only produced the first German democracy, it also heralded the horrors to come. Essential reading for anyone interested in 20th century history.

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Red Famine Stalin’s War on Ukraine Anne Applebaum

Going Deep John Philip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine Lawrence Goldstone

John Philip Holland was completely self-taught, a brilliant man raised in humble circumstances, and he was obsessed with creating a machine that could successfully cruise beneath the waves. His struggle to unlock the mystery behind controlled undersea navigation would take three decades, during which he endured scepticism, disappointment and betrayal. This is a vivid chronicle of the fierce battles not only under the water, but also in the back rooms of Wall Street and the committee rooms of Congress. A rousing adventure set in an atmosphere of corruption and with greed at its heart. Hb $39.95

In 1932-33, nearly four million Ukrainians died of starvation, deliberately deprived of food. It is one of the most devastating episodes of the 20th century.

With unprecedented authority and detail, this new work investigates how this happened, who was responsible, and what the consequences were. It is the fullest account yet published of these terrible events, drawing on a mass of archival material and first–hand testimony only available since the end of the Soviet Union, as well as the work of Ukrainian scholars all over the world. Hb $55

Escaping Hitler Stories of Courage and Endurance on the Freedom Trails

Monty Halls

Young Hitler The Making of the Führer

Some of the great untold stories of WWII occurred on the freedom trails, the highly dangerous escape routes out of Nazi-occupied Europe. Over 5,000 British, Commonwealth and American servicemen made the journey over the Pyrenees, the Slovenian mountains and the Italian Alps. Mixing in-depth research, interviews with survivors and his own experience of walking the trails, Halls brings the past to life in this dramatic and gripping slice of military history.

Paul Ham

By peeling back the layers of Hitler’s childhood, war record and early political career, Ham conjures the ordinary man beneath the myth and seeks to solve the riddle behind the enigma of the Nazi leader.

What turned "a Viennese bum", as Göring later damned him, into one of the most brutal dictators in history? In a broader sense, was Hitler a freak of history who personified in his words and actions the darkest prejudices of humankind? Hb $32.99

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Stormtroopers

The Third Reich

Daniel Siemens

Thomas Childers

A New History of Hitler’s Brownshirts

A History of Nazi Germany

Also known as the SA or Brownshirts, Stormtroopers were the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party and waged a campaign of violence from the 1920s to the Night of the Long Knives in 1934, when Hitler ordered the killing of its Chief of Staff Ernst Rohm and many other SA leaders. This history explores not only its roots and swift decapitation, and its growth into an organisation of over three million men, but also its continued activities during WWII and its involvement in the Holocaust. Hb $59.99

The most comprehensive and readable one-volume history of Nazi Germany since William Shirer's classic Rise and Fall of the Third Reich ($49.95), this compelling study focuses on the conditions that allowed the Nazi Party to take control of Germany.

Based in part on German documents seldom used by previous historians, it charts the dramatic, improbable rise of the Nazis, the suffering of ordinary Germans under Nazi rule and the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust. Hb $59.95

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Six Minutes in May How Churchill

1947 When Now Begins Elisabeth Åsbrink

Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister

In 1947, production of the Kalashnikov begins, Christian Dior creates the New Look, Simone de Beauvoir writes The Second Sex (Pb $12.99), the first computer bug is discovered, Hassan Al-Banna draws up the plan that remains the goal of jihadists to this day, and a UN committee is given four months to find a solution to the problem of Palestine. Åsbrink chronicles the creation of the world we now inhabit, as the forces that will go on to govern our lives during the next 70 years first make themselves known.

Nicholas Shakespeare

London, early May 1940 – Britain is on the brink of war and it takes just six minutes for MPs to vote to bring down Neville Chamberlain. It's hard for us to imagine the Second World War without Winston Churchill at the helm, but in his latest book Shakespeare shows how easily events could have gone in a different direction. Uncovering fascinating new research and delving deep into the backgrounds of the key players, he presents a new perspective on this critical moment in history.

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Holidays in Soviet Sanatoriums

Alone Britain, Churchill and Dunkirk:

Maryam Omidi

Defeat into Victory

Soviet citizens had an enshrined ‘right to rest’, meaning two weeks off a year, which led to the rise of the Sanatorium. Holidays were meant to be purposeful, rather than relaxing, and sanatoriums were meant to encourage communion with other guests and nature, while allowing workers access to treatments designed as preventatives and cures. Workers were also meant to gain weight! This fascinating book showcases a number of sanatoriums, which were often architecturally interesting, as well as some of the treatments. Call me decadent, but I think I’ll stick with the South Coast...

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Michael Korda

Combining epic history with rich family stories, Korda chronicles the outbreak of World War II and the great events that led to Dunkirk. In an absorbing work peopled with world leaders, generals and ordinary citizens who fought on both sides, this book brings to resounding life a critical year of 20th century history. It seamlessly weaves a family memoir into an unforgettable account of a political and military disaster – redeemed by the evacuation of more than 300,000 men in four days. Hb $49.95

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The Cold War A World History Odd Arne Westad

The Campaign Against the Courts

Despite an initial optimism after WWII for a chance of global peace, things quickly escalated into a battle between East and West which would develop into what we now know as the Cold War. Westad has taken on the herculean task of covering aspects of this fascinating period of history. He doesn’t just concentrate on the more obvious ideological battles in Europe, but covers all continents, whether it be the demise of colonial Africa, the internal conflicts of Asia or the emergence of a new world power in China. An enthralling and informative read. Greg Hb $69.99

A History of the Judicial Activism Debate

Tanya Josev

The term ‘judicial activism’ is seemingly ubiquitous in Australia and the United States today, but what does it mean and what are its origins? Used by prominent public figures to describe and condemn decisions of national importance, ‘judicial activism’ was initially employed as a descriptor of judicial behaviour by scholars. Josev follows its adoption during the culture and history wars of both countries to its current manifestation as part of election campaigns and the politics of anti-elitism. This is a timely account of one of the most controversial topics in law–making today. Pb $49.95

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Prisoners of Geography

The Future of War A History

Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics

Lawrence Freedman

Tim Marshall

A new approach to ideas about war. Freedman shows that ideas about the causes of war, and strategies for its conduct, have rich and varied histories which shape predictions about the future.

Looking at how the future of war was conceived in the past (and why this was often wrong) can put into perspective current thinking about future conflicts.

Filled with fascinating insights from one of the most brilliant military and strategic historians of his generation. Hb $55

Geopolitics is a fascinating concept and this engaging book examines ten countries in terms of their geography to explain the politics of the lines drawn on the map of the world. Artificial borders do not always take account of physical features and even in these times of advanced technology, sometimes geography is the greatest influence.

Russia, China, USA, Western Europe, Africa, Middle East, India/Pakistan, Japan/Korea, Latin America and the Arctic are all analysed in clear and effortless prose – and what might have determined their past will still impact upon their future. Lindy Pb $22.99

The Square and the Tower

Worth Dying For

Niall Ferguson

The Power and Politics of Flags

Tim Marshall

Flags are merely scraps of fabric, but they are also extremely potent political symbols, representing in their patterns and colours a nation’s collective identity. Nine chapters cover: the USA, UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, international flags and flags of terror. Full of historic detail, as well as commentary on current affairs, this is a fascinating and entertaining insight into the banners that can unite – and divide. Pb $22.99

Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power

Historians love to write about rulers – kings, emperors, presidents – or about vast social forces like migration, industrialisation. But what if they're all missing the point? Thinking about our own lives, isn’t it clear that what makes the world go round are families, colleagues, teams, associations: in other words, networks. In his enormously enjoyable new book, Ferguson celebrates the myriad ways in which the battle between rival networks makes history happen. Pb $35

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ART & DESIGN at The Art of Winnie–the–Pooh How E H Shepard Illustrated an Icon

James Campbell

It is impossible to separate the prose of A A Milne from the illustrations of E H Shepard.

Their collaboration helped redefine how children's books were presented, with word and image inextricably linked. Both men came from similar backgrounds, both were officers in the Great War, both worked for Punch and were family men. We discover that Pooh was based on Growler, the teddy bear of Shepard’s son, and The Hundred Acre wood was based on Ashdown Forest in Surrey. Using photos, sketches and an array of archival material, this book is a true delight. Greg Hb $49.99

Phantom Architecture

The Fantastical Structures the World’s Great Architects Really Wanted to Build

Philip Wilkinson

Some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built.

These are the projects in which architects took materials to the limits, explored challenging new ideas, defied conventions and pointed the way towards the future. Some are architectural masterpieces, some delightful flights of fancy. It was not usually poor design that stymied them – politics, funding or a client’s cold feet could all stop a project leaving the drawing board.

They are all captured in this magnificently illustrated book. Hb $49.99

Cats in Art Desmond Morris

Renowned zoologist Morris turns his attention to the relationship humans have with cats, specifically as inspiration for artists. This superbly illustrated book starts with the earliest representation (a rather marvellous Palaeolithic rock carving), looks at the cat as hunting companion in Egyptian times, pest controllers in Rome, medieval companions, purveyors of satanic connotations, status symbols and figures transformed by artists no longer bound to realism once photography took hold.

A beautiful gift for any cat-lover! Lindy Hb $59.99

Seeing Saltwater Country

Sally Mayman & Dale Kentwell Photographer Sally Mayman and artist Dale Kentwell’s project evolved from them attending a Save the Kimberley event to oppose the construction of a giant gas hub. Realising this would be calamitous for both the environment and the local population, both artists felt a need to connect with, and give voice to, the Indigenous community. This book allows a crosssection of the community to articulate their personal connection to the land and is captured in the warm sepia tones of Mayman’s photos and Kentwell’s paintings, illustrating each person in their particular environment. Greg Hb $45

Painting by Numbers

The Life and Art of Ferdinand Bauer

David Mabberley

Ferdinand Bauer was a supreme botanical artist, best known for accompanying Flinders on his circumnavigation of Australia. His work was technically accomplished, but also possessed a sensitivity that elevated his illustrations to art, rather than mere scientific recording. Bauer had an unparalleled memory for colour, and used codes for the various shades in conjunction with his preliminary drawings, which he could later complete in life-identical colour.

This absorbing and superbly produced book is plentifully illustrated, with fascinating insights into the man and his achievements. Lindy Hb $69.99

Sargent’s Women

Four Lives Behind the Canvas

Donna Lucey

The fascinating backstories of four women painted

by John Singer Sargent come alive in this seductive, multilayered biography. With unprecedented access to newly discovered sources, Lucey illuminates the lives of four extraordinary women painted by the iconic high-society portraitist. Born into unimaginable wealth, these women lived on an operatic scale, and their letters and diaries create a rich depiction of the Gilded Age and the acclaimed, but secretive, painter whose canvases defined the era. Hb $42.95

Captain Cook and the Pacific

Journeys into the Wild

Art, Exploration and Empire

The Photography of Peter Dombrovskis

John McAleer

Those of us old enough to remember the No Dams campaign of the early 80s may also have had a poster of Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend.

The iconic image of the conservation movement was to be seen everywhere! But the photographer, Peter Dombrovskis, chronicled other wild beauties of untouched Tasmania and his serene images are gathered in this superb book. Technically impressive, aesthetically pleasing, they still remind us of the need to protect these special places. Includes an introduction and commentary by Bob Brown. Lindy Hb $39.99

A showcase from London's National Maritime Museum illuminating every aspect of James Cook's voyages of Pacific exploration: oil paintings of lush landscapes, scientific and navigational instruments, ship plans, globes, charts and maps, rare books and manuscripts, coins and medals, ethnographic material and personal effects. Each artefact holds a story that sheds light on Captain Cook, the crews he commanded and the impact of his expeditions on world history. Hb $69.99

The House of Worth, 1858–1954

Leonardo da Vinci Walter Isaacson

The Birth of Haute Couture

Chantal Trubert–Tollu

Leonardo. Illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left–handed, easily distracted and at times heretical. Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science, based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation and imagination. His life reminds us of the importance of instilling, in ourselves and our children, received knowledge and a willingness to question it – to be imaginative and to think differently. Hb $49.99

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How did 20-year-old Englishman Charles Frederick Worth, who arrived in Paris with 40 francs in his pocket, rise to become the first fashion designer, founding a family business that lasted for nearly a century? By clothing women of wealth in exquisite garments, which were beautifully constructed, finely detailed and in the most luxurious fabrics. He combined technical knowledge with marketing flair and this sumptuous book is an authoritative history and tribute to his brilliance, with hundreds of glorious illustrations. Truly stunning! Lindy Hb $120

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SCIENCE at

Big Pacific An Incredible Journey of Exploration and Revelation Rebecca Tansley

Joseph Banks’ Florilegium

Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage

Mel Gooding, David Mabberley & Joe Studholme

When Banks returned from Cook’s first voyage, he commissioned 743 engravings taken from plant specimens he and his team had collected in South America, the Pacific, Australia and Java. Not published in his lifetime, and finally printed in 1990 as a limited run, this is the first time there has been an edition for general buyers. Beautifully bound, printed on high-quality stock and with 147 exquisitely detailed prints. Includes excellent commentaries on the specimens and their place in botany, as well as general text about the voyage and Banks' achievements. A magnificent, desirable and outstanding book. Lindy Hb $120

Biggest, widest, deepest – the Pacific Ocean covers a third of the planet and contains many wonders indeed. This finely-produced book is a tribute to its denizens (both deep sea and shore-dwelling) and its extraordinary beauty, with high quality photos of an appealing clarity and extended captions. Sections cover feeding and mating behaviours, mysteries (both manmade and creaturely) and natural disasters and their impact upon geography and life forms.

A fabulous way to explore the ocean! Lindy Hb $49.95

The Secret Life of Whales Micheline Jenner

Marine biologist Micheline Jenner discovered humpback breeding grounds off the Kimberley coast and is one of very few people to witness a humpback whale giving birth. Here she explores the little-known world of these giants of the deep. She shares insights from her work with humpback, blue and pygmy blue whales, taking us from Australia to Antarctica and beyond. Enlightening and eye-opening, it reveals fascinating information about how whales live, infused with her infectious enthusiasm for these magnificent creatures. Pb $29.99

Endangered Tim Flach

This superb book aims to show the importance of connecting humans to nature before it’s too late for them (and us) through images of some of our more endangered species and their habitats. Technically impressive photographs are paired with clean, precise and balanced text. Portraits of creatures like seaangels, pangolins, lemurs, olm, sturgeon, snub–nosed monkeys, military macaws, even partula snails are here, along with more familiar (but still threatened) animals. A beautiful reminder of the importance of conservation. Lindy Hb $80

The Oceans A Deep History Eelco Rohling

The Lost Species

Beginning with the formation of primeval Earth and the earliest appearance of oceans, Rohling takes readers on a journey through prehistory to the present age, vividly describing the major events in the evolution of our oceans. He explores the close interrelationships of the oceans, climate, solid Earth processes and life, using the context of Earth and ocean history to provide perspective on humankind's impact on the health and habitability of our planet. Hb $59.99

Great Expeditions in the Collections of Natural History Museums

Christopher Kemp

Each year, scientists encounter new species in the drawers and cavernous basements of natural history museums. Sadly, some specimens have waited so long to be named that they're now gone from the wild, victims of climate change or habitat loss. This book vividly tells these stories of discovery, from the people who collected them to the scientists who finally realised what they had unearthed. Includes the latest information on each creature, reinforcing the enduring importance of these collections. Hb $59.99

The Wonder of Birds

What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future

Darwin’s Backyard

Jim Robbins

How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory

James Costa

How Darwin found universal evolutionary truths in simple, yet ingenious, homespun experiments. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin’s youth and travels on the HMS Beagle to Down House, his bustling home of 40 years. We accompany Darwin in his myriad pursuits against the backdrop of his enduring marriage, chronic illness, grief at the loss of three children, and joy in scientific revelation. At each chapter’s end, Costa shows how we too can investigate the wonders of nature at work, with directions on how to recreate Darwin’s experiments. Hb $39.95

Birds are everywhere – because they're common, sometimes people don’t notice them. This finely written book combines the personal joy and satisfaction of birdwatching with the pleasures of discovering more about our avian cohabitants.

Robbins is American, but is interested in birds from around the world, and there are plenty of Australian examples here (even emu farms in Montana!) The book is also about human-avian relationships, how we interpret the miracles that are birds, and how they can show us the way to reconnect with nature. Effortless prose, fascinating insights and a delight to read! Lindy Pb $34.99

Improbable Destinies

The Unexpected Truth About Animals

Jonathan Losos

History is full of strange animal stories, invented by the brightest and most influential – from Aristotle to Disney – and they reveal as much about us and the things we believe as they do about the animals they misrepresent. Cooke unravels many such myths, revealing the fascinating – and often hilarious – facts she uncovered while chasing hyenas, spying on tobogganing penguins and stalking drunken moose. You’ll discover that even the most outlandish theories may have some truth in them after all. Pb $35

Lucy Cooke

How Predictable is Evolution?

Losos reveals what the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary biology tell us about one of the greatest ongoing debates in science. Evolution can occur far more rapidly than Darwin expected, which has opened the door to something that was previously thought impossible: experimental studies of evolution in nature.

Drawing on his own work with anole lizards on the Caribbean islands, Losos reveals just how rapid and predictable evolution can be. This book will change the way we think and talk about evolution. Hb $49.99

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The Quantum Astrologer’s Handbook

Atomic Adventures

A book of science like no other, about a scientist like no other. This is a landmark in science writing. It resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the 16th century. Who was he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, emperors and popes. This is a science book with the panache of a novel, for readers of Carlo Rovelli or Umberto Eco. Pb $29.99

James Mahaffey

Michael Brooks

The River of Consciousness

Secret Islands, Forgotten N–Rays and Isotopic Murder

This book looks back at the atom’s wild, secretive past, then towards its potentially bright future. Mahaffey unearths lost reactors on far-flung Pacific islands and finds trees exposed to active fission that changed gender or bloomed in the dead of winter. He explains why we have nuclear submarines, but not nuclear aircraft, and why cold fusion doesn’t exist. The vivid prose holds the reader in thrall to the infectious energy of scientific curiosity and ingenuity that may one day hold the key to solving our energy crisis... or send us to Mars.

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Oliver Sacks

Ten Great Ideas About Chance

Sacks examines questions of memory, time and consciousness. How do we think, how do we remember? Do different individuals have different speeds or ways of thinking? Is memory reliable?

How do the neural correlates of memory differ for true memories and false memories? How do we construct our sense of time, our visual world? What is consciousness, neurologically speaking? And most importantly, what is creativity? Pb $32.99

Persi Diaconis & Brian Skyrms

In the 16th and 17th centuries, gamblers and mathematicians transformed the idea of chance from a mystery into the discipline of probability, leading to greater understanding of the fields of mathematics, statistics, economics, physics and computer science. This book tells the story of ten great ideas about chance and the thinkers who developed them, tracing the philosophical implications of these ideas and their mathematical impact. Hb $59.99

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The Ends of the World

Quackery

A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Peter Brannen

The world has ended five times. At least!

Deep time shows us that Earth has been scorched, frozen, gassed, smothered and bombarded by Journey back to a time when doctors tried to jolt your asteroids. New techniques have allowed scientists paralysed muscles awake with a strychnine-laced to discover the past apocalypses through fossil enema. When a physician wrote you a prescription for records, and to follow the punctuations and the mercury-based Thunderclapper pill to relieve your constipation. When surgeons promised to improve your diversions in the course of evolution. This is a scientific detective story, a vivid narrative and virility with goat-testicle implants. A tour of medicine’s most outlandish misfires, this dives into 67 ‘treatments,’ a riveting insight into what the future may have in store for life on the planet! Hb $35.99 exploring their various uses and why they thankfully fell out of favour – some more recently than you might think. Hb $44.99

Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen

The Joy of Mathematics

Mask of the Sun

Marvels, Novelties and Neglected Gems That are Rarely Taught in Math Class

The Science, History and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses

Alfred Posamentier et al

John Dvorak

Using jargon-free language and many illustrations, the authors – all veteran math educators – explore five areas: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability and the ways in which mathematics can reinforce common sense. This book promises to help teachers and readers do just that by revealing some wonders of mathematics often missing from classrooms. Here’s your chance to catch up with the math gems you may have missed at school. Pb $32.99

What do Virginia Woolf, the rotation of hurricanes, Babylonian kings and Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity all have in common? Eclipses. Both entertaining and authoritative, this book reveals the humanism behind the science of both lunar and solar eclipses. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, Dvorak explains how and why eclipses occur.

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The Origins of Creativity

The Best Australian Science Writing 2017 Michael Slezak (Ed)

Edward O Wilson

Wilson demonstrates that human creativity began not 10 000 years ago, as was once assumed, but over 100 000 years ago in the Palaeolithic Age. Chronicling the evolution of creativity from primates to humans, he shows how the humanities, in large part spurred on by the invention of language, have played a previously unexamined role in defining our species. He proposes a transformational ‘Third Enlightenment’ in which the blending of science and the humanities will enable us to gain a deeper understanding of the human condition, and ultimately how it originated. Hb $39.99

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Now in its seventh year, this collection once again brings together the cream of Australian scientific writing. Authors include Cordelia Fine, Peter Singer, Ann Jones, John Pickrell, Elizabeth Finkel, John Long and nearly 30 other writers on a diverse set of subjects. From Indigenous astronomy to cuttlefish in Sydney Harbour, the rights of aliens to robotics and artificial intelligence, the origins of our national highways to the mass deaths off our coastline, this is a banquet of lively, insightful, informative and sometimes even challenging articles.

Lindy Pb $29.99

TODAY’S WORLD at

A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2017 Russ Radcliffe (Ed)

The year in politics as observed by Australia’s funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists. Including Dean Alston, Peter Broelman, Pat Campbell, Andrew Dyson, John Farmer, First Dog on the Moon, Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Bill Leak, Alan Moir, Peter Nicholson, Bruce Petty, David Pope, David Rowe, John Spooner, Ron Tandberg, Andrew Weldon, Cathy Wilcox, Paul Zanetti and many more. Pb $32.99

Ducks for Dark Times Michael Leunig

The Harbour

Titus O’Reily

When it comes to sport, Australians are mad. It’s the closest thing we have to a culture. From Don Bradman’s singular focus to Steven Bradbury’s heroic not falling over, sport has shaped our sense of self. But how did we get here?

Part history, part social commentary and a lot of nonsense, Titus O’Reily, Australia’s least insightful sports writer, explains. Sport is important – gloriously stupid, but important. To understand Australia, you must understand its sporting history.

With this guide, you sort of, kind of, will. Pb $34.99

A collection of cartoons about many strange and lovely things – kind words for dark days; simple poems concerning wonderful mysteries; reflections on sadness, joy, dismay, sanity, soup and beauty. Also doubts, confessions, laments and tributes. Spirited depictions of dogs, ducks, teapots and trees, with various peculiar attempts to shine some light on dark and troubled times. Pb $24.99

Margaret and David 5 Stars

Amanda Duthie (Ed)

Scott Bevan

This is a joyful celebration of the feature that characterises Sydney: its fabulous harbour. Bevan decided to get to know it by kayaking into all its little coves and bays, talking to the people he encountered and discovering its moods and stories. Each chapter is devoted to an area, from the Parramatta River, along the North Shore, over to Manly, across the heads, and along the southern and city reaches back towards Parramatta River. A very likeable book, written in an easy and conversational style, and full of fascinating tales of past and present! Lindy Hb $49.99

TASTEBUDS Sweet

Yotam Ottolenghi & Helen Goh In his stunning new baking and desserts cookbook, Ottolenghi and his collaborator Helen Goh bring the Ottolenghi hallmarks of fresh, evocative ingredients, exotic spices and complex flavourings – including fig, rose petal, saffron, aniseed, orange blossom, pistachio and cardamom – to indulgent cakes, biscuits, tarts, puddings, cheesecakes and ice cream. There is something here to delight everyone, from simple mini-cakes and cookies that parents can make with their children to show-stopping layer cakes and roulades that will reignite the imagination of accomplished bakers.

Hb $55

“OH DAVID!”

Australian film-makers, critics, distributors and festival directors pay tribute to Australia’s most loved critics.

For 28 years on The Movie Show and then At the Movies, Margaret and David shaped the way Australians talked about cinema – and themselves.

Contributors include Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi, Jan Chapman, Warwick Thornton and many others. “Margaret and David are critics who love movies to the point of obsession.”

– Fred Schepisi Pb $19.95

A Timeline of Australian Food From Mutton to MasterChef

Jan O’Connell

This bright, breezy book is a delicious smorgasbord of facts and local histories, served with a liberal side dish of archival photographs! Chronicling 150 years of Australian cuisine, every page contains something that surprises or delights. A random sample: Dolly Varden cake (1880), Neenish tarts (1901), Aeroplane Jelly (1927), fairy bread (1929), the first shopping mall (1957), Tim Tams (1964), the first chardonnay vines (1973). And if you want a recipe for Anzac Biscuits, French Onion Dip or Deep Fried Camembert, you’ll find that too.

Guaranteed to satisfy! Lindy Pb $34.99 Due Dec

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Australian Bush Superfoods Lily Alice & Thomas O’Quinn

Knowledge tailored to urban gardens

Discover the real food of Morocco

Middle Eastern food to fall in love with

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Australia’s unique native ingredients boast nutritional and medicinal benefits that cannot be found anywhere else. From the Kakadu plum with its unmatched vitamin C content, to Bunya nuts that contain natural antibacterial properties, knowledge of these superfoods has been passed down in Aboriginal culture for thousands of years. This cookbook features Australia’s most interesting and beneficial bush superfoods, with beautiful illustrations and information on where they grow, traditional Indigenous uses, nutritional benefits, and advice on how to use them in your home kitchen. Pb $29.99

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A Rightful Place A Road Map to Recognition

The First Casualty

Shireen Morris (Ed)

From the Front Lines of the Global War on Journalism

Soon we will all decide if and how Indigenous Australians will be recognised in the Constitution.

Starting with the Uluru Statement from the Heart, these eloquent essays show what constitutional recognition means, and what it could make possible – a political voice and a renewed appreciation of an ancient culture. With remarkable clarity and power, the essays traverse law, history and culture to map the path to change. Contributors include Noel Pearson, Megan Davis, Stan Grant, Rod Little and many others. Pb $27.99

Peter Greste

In a world where the first casualty of war is truth, journalism has become the new battleground.

Having covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, and spent time in prison in Egypt. Greste is well placed to describe in vivid detail what effect this has on the nature of reporting and the mind of the reporter. He unpicks the extent to which modern investigative journalism is under threat, and the fraught quest – and desperate need – for truth in the age of terrorism. Pb $35

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

A World of Three Zeroes

A Brief History of Capitalism

The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment and Zero Carbon Emissions

Yanis Varoufakis

Why is there so much inequality? In this short book, the world famous economist sets out to answer his daughter Xenia’s deceptively simple question.

Using personal stories and famous myths – from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix – he explains what the economy is and why it has the power to shape our lives. Intimate, yet universally accessible, this book introduces readers to the most important drama of our times, helping to make sense of a troubling world, while inspiring us to make it a better one. Pb $32.99

Revolution

Muhammad Yunus

Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner who invented microcredit, argues in his new book that the capitalist system is broken. In its current form, it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment and devastating environmental destruction. To save humankind and the planet, we need a new economic system based on a more realistic vision of human nature. Yunus offers a challenge to young people, business and political leaders, and ordinary citizens to embrace his mission and improve the world for everyone. Pb $32.99

Democracy in Chains

Emmanuel Macron

Nancy MacLean

The youngest president in the history of France reveals his personal history and inspirations, discussing his vision of France and its future in a new world that is undergoing a ‘great transformation’ unknown since the invention of the printing press and the Renaissance. A remarkable book that seeks to lay the foundations for a new society – a compelling testimony and statement of values by an important political leader who has become the flag-bearer for a new kind of politics. Pb $32.99

This book tells the story of how US businessman Charles Koch has used the work of Nobel Prizewinning economist James Buchanan to try to influence politics, education and the rights of workers in America. It gives a fascinating insight into a part of American politics most of us never hear about. I found the author’s arguments compelling, and she writes really well. The chapter on how Buchanan worked with the Pinochet regime was particularly interesting (although depressing). Highly recommended. Dave Pb $35

Not for the Faint-hearted

A Personal Reflection on Life, Politics and Purpose

Philosophy, Science and Religion for Everyone

Kevin Rudd

In 2007, Kevin Rudd became only the third Labor Prime Minister since WWII, after Whitlam and Hawke, to win government from opposition. In doing so, he also defeated, and unseated, John Howard, the longest-serving conservative Prime Minister since Menzies. So who was the man behind the phenomenal success of the Kevin07 campaign?

This is an optimistic book, written with passion, conviction and insight. It is the first in a two–volume autobiography and covers the unlikely rise of the ‘boy from Eumundi’ to the most powerful office in the land. Hb $44.99

Mark Harris & Duncan Pritchard A book for those seeking to understand the ways in which philosophy, science and religion challenge and inform each other. Why should anyone care about the science-and-religion debate? Is God hidden or does God simply not exist? What provides a better explanation for the origin of the universe – science or religion? What constitutes science and what constitutes pseudoscience? Do logic and religion mix? Pb $31.99

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Conversations with Bob Hawke

Trapped in a Closed World Catholic Culture and Sexual Abuse

Race, politics and changing Australia

Success, fame and addiction

Kevin Peoples

A lived exposé of the poisonous clerical culture dominating life in a typical Catholic seminary in Australia in the 1960s, which links this culture to the clerical abuse highlighted in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

The God whom Kevin Peoples met as a seminarian was not the God he knew and loved and wanted to serve. This is his firsthand account of an endemic culture that still exists in some seminaries today.

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WORDS & WRITING

Chronicles of a Liquid Society Umberto Eco

In this, his last collection, the celebrated essayist and novelist explores many aspects of the modern world with irrepressible curiosity and wisdom.

In these pieces written for his regular column in l’Espresso magazine, he brings his dazzling erudition and keen sense of the everyday to bear on topics such as popular culture and politics, being seen, conspiracies, the old and the young, mobile phones, mass media, racism, good manners and the crisis in ideological values. A final gift to his readers – astute, witty and illuminating. Hb $45

There it is Again Collected Writings Don Watson

Historian, essayist, speechwriter, humorist, anti-cant crusader, Watson has a gift for luring us to the nub of a matter, or at least to a new view of it, there to grin or grind our teeth at the spectacle. Over the years, he has written on the politics of Australia and the US, sport, nature, history and crimes against speech. At the heart of his work is the belief that, more than just about anything else in a civilised society, words matter. Pb $34.99 Due Dec

Books that Changed History

The Book of Forgotten Authors

From The Art of War to Anne Frank’s Diary

Christopher Fowler

Dorling Kindersley

Fame can be so fickle. There are authors who were the mega-sellers of their times, whose books were adored, eagerly awaited and even highly-awarded, but who are now largely forgotten. This book tells of 99 such authors, listed alphabetically, with a few pages on their life and works, written with humour and insight. Of course, some of those authors aren’t forgotten here at Abbey’s – the first listing is for Margery Allingham, still a favourite with our customers! A wonderful book to dip in and out of, which just might remind you of past reading pleasures... Lindy Hb $35

Over 75 of the world’s most celebrated, rare and seminal books are examined and explained in this stunning treasury. Chronological chapters show the evolution of human knowledge and the changing ways in which books are made. Discover incredible details about history’s most influential books including the Mahabharata, Shakespeare’s First Folio, Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl and Penguin’s first ever paperbacks. Every book is presented with breathtaking photography and fascinating biographies of those who created them. Hb $45

The Drover’s Wife

A Celebration of a Great Australian Love Affair

We Are Not Amused

Frank Moorhouse (Ed)

Victorian Views on Pronunciation as Told in the Pages of Punch

Since Lawson wrote The Drover’s Wife in 1892, Australian writers, painters, performers and photographers have created a wonderful tradition of works, stories and images inspired by the character. In essays and commentary, Frank Moorhouse examines our ongoing fascination with this story and has collected some of the best pieces of writing on the subject. This remarkable, gorgeous book is, he writes, "a monument to the drovers' wives." Hb $34.99

David Crystal

Crystal shows how our feelings about pronunciation today have their origins in the views of our Victorian predecessors, as revealed in the pages of the satirical magazine Punch. He looks at the articles and cartoons that poked fun at pronunciation, commenting on the context of the times and explaining why people felt so strongly about accents. This collection brings to light a society where class distinction ruled and where the way you pronounced a word determined how you should be treated. Hb $32.99

The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities A Yearbook of Forgotten Words

Devotion Why I Write

Paul Anthony Jones

Patti Smith

A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic - its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring.

How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? Patti Smith offers a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations and unexpected connections.

Whether writing in a café or on a train, Smith generously opens her notebooks and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in this arresting and original book on writing. Hb $27.99

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This is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the oddities of language! A book to dip into, with a page-a-day format, exploring intriguing, obscure or delightful words. Maybe the word illustrates the date (for instance on 1 Jan: quaaltagh, the first person you meet on New Year’s Day) or aims to entertain or elucidate, unearthing etymology or trivia as it goes along. Light-hearted, but always with a fine dash of scholarship! Hb $29.99

Outsiders Five Women Writers Who Changed the World Lyndall Gordon

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Mary Shelley, Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Olive Shreiner, Virginia Woolf: five writers who wrote influential novels which still powerfully resonate with readers today.

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Great Railway Journeys in Australia and New Zealand

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Here are 35 of the most interesting, scenic and rewarding railway journeys, including the Indian Pacific that takes travellers on a three-day trip between Perth and Sydney, and the Northern Explorer in New Zealand’s north island that travels between Wellington and Auckland. Bowden’s entertaining text describes the route, the major features of interest along the way and any special technical details about the locomotive or the track. Hb $39.99

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Fancy a weekend exploring Gothic Tasmania?

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Now in its 13th edition, this guide has proved its worth for the discerning traveller! It ranks the ten best countries, regions and cities to visit in the coming year, gives top travel lists that bring fresh perspectives on exploring the world, and maps out monthly events not to be missed.

Written with passion, experience and an eye for the unforgettable, now you can plan the best holiday possible! Pb $24.99

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Perhaps you're in search of a particular emotion when you travel: euphoric or awed, adventurous or brave, exhilarated or enlightened, joyful or amused? This guide, with full-page photography, presents 12 chapters on a single feeling and 20 destinations where you can experience that emotion.

Ranging from natural places to modern cities, with all the information you need to get there and when best to go, this is the ideal guide to help you find what you’re looking for! Hb $39.99 Due Dec

If you're the sort of traveller who enjoys the great outdoors, preferably with thrill-seeking involved, this is the guide for you! Covering 150 countries and packed with 336 pages of full-colour photographs and maps, suggested activities include trekking in Argentina, canyoning in South Africa, mountain biking in Australia, climbing in the US, canoeing in Canada, dogsledding in Greenland, snow sports in Japan, rafting in New Zealand, surfing and volcano diving in El Salvador and even riding with eagle hunters in Mongolia! Hb $44.99

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A fully revised and updated edition of this bestselling title, celebrating 200 of the world’s most exciting, intriguing and inspiring urban centres. Plenty of photographs to capture the essence of the cities, lots of recommendations and tips from travel experts about what to see and experience, highlights and tales to bring the locations to life. Whether planning or dreaming, this is a fabulous book for any traveller! Hb $80

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The second edition of the wildly popular guide to every country on the globe. Set out in the same format as the famous travel guides, this is the perfect book for deciding where to go next. It includes detailed maps, essential facts, excellent photographs and country highlights; it also has a feature that enables you to choose your destination according to your interests. A wonderful reference book to launch a thousand dreams! Hb $39.99

An inspired wander Bradshaw's famous through the City of Lights handbook. All aboard!

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An indispensable companion to Homer and the most extensively illustrated account of the landscape around Troy ever published.

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The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a stepby-step course for the language as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

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Zen Origami Seekers of inner peace and wisdom will find a new way to relax. Fill the papers with colour and then immerse yourself in the creative act of folding beautiful origami models. Kit includes marker pens, papers, patterns and instruction book. Kit $19.99

Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols & More

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Tokyo is ground zero for Japan's popular geek or 'otaku' phenomenon that has swept across the globe and this is the most comprehensive travel guide on this fascinating sub-culture. It provides a run-down on each major district where geeks congregate, shop, play and hang out, from hi-tech Akihabara and trendy Harajuku to newer and lesser-known haunts like chic Shimo-Kita and working-class Ikebukuro. Interviews with local otaku experts and people on the street let you see the world from their perspective and provide insights on what is happening in Tokyo now. Pb $24.99

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Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen. Shoya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shoko Nishimiya, because she's deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shoya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shoko and Shoya do not speak to each other again… until an older, wiser Shoya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shoko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late? Region 4 DVD $29.95

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Freely and savvily adapted from Josh Lawson's 2014 comedy The Little Death, León's stylish injection of Latino spirit and Almodóvar-esque blending of comedy and pathos makes this film irresistibly unique, in no small way thanks to his talented ensemble of Spain's brightest stars.

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I am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck

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This Oscar-nominated film is based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House, a stirring, personal account of the lives and deaths of his friends and US Civil Rights Movement leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Part history lesson, part biography, this is a remarkable example of the documentary genre and a stirring call to action against injustice in the 21st century. Region 4 DVD $24.95 Companion edition: I am Not Your Negro (Pb $26.95)

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Blending visual grandeur and literary wit, this is a beguiling reinvention of the standard cinematic biography. Playfully confounding expectations at every turn, the film offers a startling rumination on the split between the person and persona, the man and the artist.

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Winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Picture. When Rana and Emad's home is devastated by earthworks on a nearby building site, they are forced to move into a new apartment, until recently occupied by a mysterious young woman. A tragic incident occurs in the apartment and their lives are changed in ways they could never have predicted. As Rana draws into herself, Emad sets out for revenge, opening a rift between the couple that will push their marriage to its limits.

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A lot of hype suggests this one is the new Harry Potter.

That kind of comparison is a killer in my book, but does it stand up all by itself as a decent, magical book for younger readers? Yes! It's charming, first off. There’s some wonderful, magical ideas. It's well written. The main character is likeable and you bond with her very easily and early because Morrigan Crow is cursed! Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks. Worst of all, the curse means she is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide.

But as she awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. A must-read for fans of good, magical YA. I liked it a lot and I'm eagerly awaiting more – high praise from a jaded, grumpy old bastard!

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La Belle Sauvage #1 Book of Dust Philip Pullman

The Book of Dust is a work in three parts, like His Dark Materials. It returns to the parallel world and is set 10 years before the events that took place in The Golden Compass.

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Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm often navigates in his beloved canoe named La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them – a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua... Eeeek! Pb $32.99 1 The Amulet of Athlone 3 The Crown of Burning Ice 2 The Tomb of the Emerald Scarab 4 The Lost Well of Wisdom

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Brandon Sanderson Humanity faces a new desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe whose numbers are as great as their thirst for vengeance. Let the games begin! This is the eagerly awaited third volume in this series from the bestselling author who completed Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time series and is quickly cementing himself as one of the greats. Easily the most EPIC series out there at the moment and potentially ever. Rich in imagination, detailed world-building, clever magic and heroic characters, this is a must-read series for all lovers of Epic Fantasy. Craig Pb $32.99

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Jade City Fonda Lee

Two crime families, one source of power: jade.

Jade is the lifeblood of the city of Janloon.

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Sleeping Beauties Stephen King & Owen King

Set in a small Appalachian town where the primary employer is a women's prison, this is a wildly provocative and absorbing father-son collaboration between Stephen and Owen King. Something happens when the women go to sleep; they become shrouded in a cocoonlike gauze. If awakened, if the gauze is disturbed, the women become feral and spectacularly violent. While they sleep, they go to another place... One woman, however, the mysterious Evie, is immune to the blessing – or curse – of the sleeping disease. Is she a medical anomaly to be studied? Or a demon who must be slain? Pb $32.99

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Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium Paul Kidby

The Furthest Station

Sir Terry Pratchett’s artist of choice, Paul Kidby, provided the illustrations for The Last Hero, designed the covers for the Discworld novels since 2002, and is the author of the bestseller The Art of Discworld ($32.99). Here Kidby collects the very best of his Discworld illustrations, including 40 pieces never before seen, 30 pieces that have only appeared in foreign editions, limited editions and BCA editions, and 17 book cover illustrations since 2004 that have never been seen without cover text. If Terry Pratchett’s pen gave his characters life, Paul Kidby’s brush allowed them to live it, and nowhere is that better illustrated than in this magnificent book. Hb $75

#6.5 Rivers of London Novella

Ben Aaronovitch

The many readers who adore this fantastic series will be thankful for this special little something to tide them over until the next book. Ben drops us once again into the wonderfully composed, dark and gritty urban fantasy where the things that go bump in the night will have P C Grant on the case. This time the things that lurk in the shadows of London are going more than bump!

So with a little help from Abigail and Toby, the ghost hunting dog, Peter and Jaget head out on a ghost hunting expedition. Craig Hb $26.99

A Die Hard Christmas

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The Illustrated Holiday Classic Doogie Horner

The best thing to happen to Christmas since, well, Die Hard, the movie. Featuring fantastic art that hits all the high points like: "Fists with Toes", "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho" and "Come out to the coast, we'll have a few laughs". The best gift for those brilliant individuals clever enough to be still living in the 80s. Hb $24.99

Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Official Grimoire

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The first truly comprehensive collection of every magical moment from all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, humorously narrated by beloved resident witch Willow Rosenberg. Completely illustrated and annotated by the rest of the gang, this book of spells is a unique keepsake for fans of the Buffyverse and an incredible celebration of the show’s 20-year legacy. Hb $49.99

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The Art of Harley Quinn Andrew Farago

Packed with the most iconic covers and panels in Harley Quinn history, this deluxe art book provides a complete history of the comic art, detailing the creation and evolution of the character through exclusive interviews with the writers and artists who brought the character to life. The ultimate visual guide to this popular comic book villain. Hb $65

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The author of the bestseller, The Martian (Pb $22.99), returns with a new adventure a twisty, smart, high-concept thriller about a heist set on the moon. Jazz grew up on the Moon and now works there as a porter.

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The Art of Star Trek The Kelvin Timeline Jeff Bond

Finally a complete, in-depth look at the incredible art and design that went into the new Star Trek movie trilogy – Star Trek, Star Trek into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond. This lavish book contains never-before-seen concept art and designs, plus interviews with the key creatives who helped bring these exciting movies to life on the big screen.

Star Trek Beyond

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This beautiful volume presents the extraordinary work done by Harlow and his crew for the movie Star Trek Beyond, featuring fascinating pencil sketches, stunning concept art and beautiful photography. A unique, in-depth look into the remarkable work that went into creating aliens from over 50 different races. Hb $59.99

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99 Stormtroopers Join the Empire Greg Stones brings playful wit to the plight of the troops as they meet their amusing ends. Hb $19.99

Search for Spock

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Search all floors, crewmen and women, planetary settings, and plots explored by the brave Enterprise fleet members for an evasive Spock. Hb $22.99

Coding Projects Jon Woodcock

Scratch is one of the newest and easiest coding platforms, designed to help learn the art of coding. Now you can learn how to code games, guided by your favourite Star Wars characters!

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The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive

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Faster-than-light spacecraft, holographic crew members and phasers set to stun! Hb $39.99

15 Models Ready to Build Marc Hagan-Guirey

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For the first time ever, the in-depth story of the epic creation of one of the most famous fantasy worlds ever imagined. This richly illustrated compendium reveals the breathtaking craftsmanship, artistry and technology behind the magical Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies. An absolutely fascinating look at how the sets were built, how environments were digitally extended, or entirely imagined as computer-generated spaces, how the multiple shooting units functioned, how cast members and characters interacted with their environment, and so much more! Hb $119.99

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$200 GIFT VOUCHERS! HOW TO ENTER – in-store & online Visit our bookshop and drop your completed entry form (below) in the box.

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Full details at abbeys.com.au Dockets and online purchases from 1 November 2017 to 31 January 2018 are eligible to enter.

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STOCKING STUFFERS at Great Shakespearean Deaths Card Game Chris Riddell, SpyMonkey & Tim Crouch

Who had the greatest last words, and what were they? Who enjoyed the slowest, most tedious death? Who had it coming more than anyone else? Revisit 32 of the Bard’s great deaths in this trump card game. Choose from six categories as you attempt to win each round.

Your great Shakespearean death not included, illustrate your own on the blank card provided. Time to dust off that copy of Shakespeare’s Complete Works! John Boxed Game $24.99

Origami City

Fold Your Own Cars, Trucks, Planes and Trains

Joel Stern

This awesome kit contains 40 colourful origami papers for exciting models like trains, cars, firetrucks, helicopters, motorcycles and delivery vans, trees and houses. Kit includes 130 colorful stickers; 40 doublesided, high-quality origami papers; 48-page full-colour book; 12 exciting origami models; large fold-out city map to play with the models. Kit $19.99 Want more origami? See page 24.

Literary Favourites (Publikumart)

Dramatic designs and fabulous quotes! Choose from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Dracula; Sherlock Holmes; Hans Christian Andersen; Poe’s Raven.

Strong sturdy cotton tote bags $24.99 High quality porcelain mugs $19.99 Hardback notebooks with fine, cream-coloured pages $16.99 Environment ISO 14001

Animated Postcards

The Re-chargeable Book Light

Amusing, clever and beautiful, you'll want to keep these for yourself! $7.95 each

Batteries begone! Simple clip mechanism, adjustable head and, most importantly, it's rechargeable (USB cable included).

Compact for night-time reading. $27.95

Daycraft & Memmo Diaries

2018 diaries in a range of convenient sizes and attractive colours. Chromatic $45, Executive Pocket $35,

A6 $42 and Memmo 365 $29.95

Reading Rests

Perfect for that weighty hardback or cookbook, these reading rests come in five snappy colours!

Daycraft Signature Art Deco Dotted Notebooks

$36.95

A stylish gift for design-lovers! $32

V&A Diaries & Bookmarks Share in the splendour of the Victoria and Albert Museum!

Desk Diary $19.99 Pocket Diary $14.99 Bookmarks $7.95 each

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Printed in Australia under ISO 14001 Environmental Certification on Australian-made paper sourced from sustainably managed forests. This paper is PEFC Certified and elemental chlorine-free.