Winter Catalogue
Australia and New Zealand 2026
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9781009545075
Paperback
AUD $34.95 / NZD $37.95
Available March 2026
Dr.
Charlotte Markey, Rutgers University
Key Features
• Provides accurate, evidence-based information about body image, eating habits, mental health and self-care for tween- and teen-aged girls
• Helps girls to understand and appreciate their bodies as they become women, and navigate their way through the inaccurate and unrealistic beauty ideals portrayed in the media/social media
• New and improved edition includes even more personal stories from girls about their body image experiences, and new ‘expert advice’ provides tips and inspiration from a range of voices
The Body Image Book for Girls Updated Edition
Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless
About
Girls are facing growing pressures that impact their self-esteem, whilst the pandemic and dominance of social media have made it even more challenging for girls to feel good about their bodies. Dr. Charlotte Markey provides girls aged 9–15 with the tools they need to understand, accept, and appreciate their bodies. She provides all the facts on puberty, mental health, self-care, why diets are bad news, dealing with social media, and everything in-between. Girls will find answers to questions they always wanted to ask, the truth behind many body image myths, advice and inspiration from experts, and real-life stories from girls who share their own experiences. Through this updated and beautifully illustrated guide, Dr. Markey teaches girls how to nurture both mental and physical health to improve their own body image, shows the positive impact they can have on others, and empowers them to go out into the world feeling fearless!
About the Author
Dr. Charlotte Markey is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Health Sciences Department at Rutgers University, Camden. She is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied body image and eating behavior for over twenty-five years. Through all her roles as a scientist, teacher, writer, and parent she is passionate about understanding what makes us feel good about our bodies and helping others to develop a healthy body image. Dr Markey is the author of four books, including Being You: The Body Image Book for Boys (2022) and Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life (2024). Her research has gained widespread media attention, having been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Economist, ABC News, and Time Magazine.
9781009435482
Hardback
AUD $49.95 / NZD $53.95
Available April 2026
Dr. Brooke Vandermolen
Illustrated by Hazel Mead
Key Features
• Illustrated by talented illustrator Hazel Mead, this informative book is aimed at every woman and person with a uterus, stuck in the ‘information gap’, finding it challenging to digest the jargon on medical websites and unable discern the facts from misinformation across TikTok and Instagram
• Covers everything you didn’t get taught in school: factually correct and reliable information coming from a practicing gynaecology doctor
• Many women’s health books exist, but the concepts can sometimes feel complex and difficult to make sense of
Bloody Powerful
The taboo-busting guide to periods, menopause and everything in-between
Medicine
About
Brought to life with art from talented illustrator Hazel Mead, this incredible book is aimed at every woman stuck in the ‘information gap’ navigating the jargon and myths about their gynaecological health online. Bloody Powerful covers everything you didn’t get taught in school: giving you factually correct and reliable information coming from a practicing gynaecology doctor. It is a non-judgemental and insightful guide to empowering yourself to take charge of your body. Dr Brooke Vandermolen answers questions you have always wanted to ask, from ‘Do I need supplements to balance my hormones?’ to ‘How do I know if my period is too heavy?’ sprinkled with facts you may never have realised about your body. Thought-provoking, inspiring and inclusive, this book will show you how we’re all the same in wanting to know more about our own bodies, and we are each utterly and beautifully unique.
About the Author
For many, Dr. Brooke Vandermolen is better known by her online handle, ‘The OBGYN Mum’. Brooke is a practicing Obstetrics & Gynaecology doctor at working in London hospitals. She has a particular interest and experience in benign gynaecology with a focus on paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. Brooke’s journey into creating medical content as ‘The OBGYN Mum’ started with her first pregnancy. Despite her medical qualifications, Brooke found it difficult to obtain accurate, evidence-based information that she could understand and trust to guide her through her first pregnancy and parenthood. Alarmed at how much harder it would be for the average parent, Brooke decided to use her knowledge and credentials to create her platform ‘The OBGYN Mum’.
9781009456128
Hardback
AUD $44.95 / NZD $35.95
Available June 2026
Tony Shaw, University of Hertfordshire
Alan McDougall, University of Gueldph
Key Features
• The first full exploration of football’s dramatic and important role in the Cold War
• Features classic World Cup, European Championship and club encounters games including Arsenal vs. Dynamo Moscow in 1945, West Germany vs. Hungary in 1954, Spain vs. Soviet Union in 1964, North Korea vs. Portugal in 1966, Chile vs. Soviet Union in 1973 and Zaire vs. Yugoslavia in 1974
• Tells a people’s story of the Cold War through the eyes of players, coaches, journalists and fans
• Examines the long and rich history of what is today called sportswashing
Cold War Football A History in Ten Matches
History
About
A gargantuan battle for hearts and minds, the Cold War is the supreme example of a ‘people’s war’. But what did the ‘people’s game’ have to do with it? From Dynamo Moscow’s stormy tour of Britain in 1945 to the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991, Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall chart the clash between capitalism and communism in ten iconic football matches. They take us across Europe, Asia, South America and Africa to uncover football’s part in bolstering democracies and dictatorships and in the struggle for influence in the developing world. They show how these matches offered a rare opportunity to see what life was like on ‘the other side’ of the Iron Curtain, making friends of enemies but also fuelling revolution. Featuring legendary players, goals and on- and off-field controversies, this is a fascinating history of how the Cold War shaped football and how football shaped the Cold War.
Advance Praise
‘A superb kaleidoscope of the Cold War through ten international football matches. Excellent scholarship and writing by two experts who demonstrate once more that football can teach us a lot about the ins and outs of international politics and history in modern times. Highly topical reading for the year of a FIFA World Cup in a world of renewed tensions between East and West.’
Kay Schiller, co-editor of The FIFA World Cup 1930–2010: Politics, Commerce, Spectacle and Identities
‘Cold War Football is a milestone in political football literature. Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall condense the historical complexity with the help of ten matches. It is precise, eye-opening and entertaining. And the best proof that history can be taught particularly well through football.’
Ronny Blaschke, author of Football and Racism: How Colonialism Shaped the Modern Game
9781009631396
Hardback
AUD $50.95 / NZD $55.95
Available June 2026
Michael Handford, Cardiff University
Key Features
• Lays out the framework for how to solve the climate, air pollution and energy security problems of our times; including an honest analysis of what we should not be doing
• Provides up-to-date information on the technologies available now to solve these problems
• Provides suggestions on what individual communities, states and countries can do to solve these problems
• Discusses the policies needed and the cost benefits, land requirements, health benefits and climate benefits of a transition to wind, solar, and water sources of energy
Lump in My Throat What Cancer Taught
Me about Communication
Languages and linguistics
About
When faced with a cancer diagnosis, navigating the maze of emotions and decisions can be overwhelming. In this inspiring and deeply personal memoir, Michael Handford – a professor of intercultural communication – shares his experience of a stage-4 throat cancer diagnosis at the age of 42 while living and working in Japan and the UK. Weaving together his professional insights and personal experiences, and through vivid storytelling, Handford examines how communication – whether with doctors, loved ones, or oneself – can shape the cancer experience. He shows that creating meaning and agency in the face of illness can provide a sense of control amidst the chaos. This book is not just about surviving cancer but about reframing it as part of a quest for connection, resilience, and understanding. Poignant, and at times brutally funny, Lump in My Throat offers guidance, hope, and tools to navigate the toughest of times with dignity and strength.
Advance Praise
‘The Stanford University academic has a compelling pitch: the world can rapidly get 100% of its energy from renewable sources with, as the title of his new book says, ‘no miracles needed’.’
The Guardian
‘… the argument is convincing and optimistic. Readers looking to rebut criticism about green energy will find this a great help.’
Publishers Weekly
The Elephants in the Room
How Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders
AUD $49.95 / NZD $35.95
Available June 2026
Seth Masket, University of Denver
About
The 2024 nomination of Donald Trump was both predictable and wildly unusual. Parties almost never nominate someone who has previously lost the presidency - let alone a candidate who helped organize a riot and faced dozens of criminal indictments. Why, then, did Republicans nominate Trump for a third time? In this fascinating follow-up to Learning from Loss, leading scholar and political analyst Seth Masket conducted surveys and interviews with local Republican leaders across the country between 2021 and 2024. He finds that most were deeply wary of nominating Trump again but had lost any control they once had over their party to a passionate core of voters. The Elephants in the Room captures a political party in the act of making a fateful decision; attempts to understand what has happened within the Republican Party in recent years by focusing on the people most critical to it; and looks at how the party has changed, what we should be learning from it, and how the US political system has changed as result. 9781009601139 Hardback
Key Features
• Uses Donald Trump’s 2024 nomination as a lens for understanding how Republicans interpret election losses and adjust for future elections
• Illustrates that voters, not party leaders, are the ones really in charge of decision making in the current Republican party
• Shows that transformations in the Republican Party largely occurred before Trump ever ran for office
Advance Praise
‘Seth Masket brings razor-sharp analytical skills, deeply informed historical perspective, and a dry sense of humor to bear on the great political mystery of our time: How did the GOP establishment lose control of their party to Donald Trump’s grassroots populist supporters? Masket’s gimlet-eyed dissection of the runup to the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, based on extensive inside information and testimony from party leaders, is the clearest and best account of how longstanding trends intersected with Trump’s norm-shattering disruptiveness in ways that will continue to reshape our politics for decades to come. An eye-opening and essential contribution.’ Geoffrey Kabaservice, author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party
New Orleans A Writer’s City
Literary studies
About
Paperback
AUD $29.95 / NZD $32.95
Available March 2026
T. R. Johnson, Tulane University
The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination. This book leads the reader along five thoroughfares that define these different parts of town – Royal, St. Claude, Esplanade, Basin, and St. Charles – to explore how the writers who have lived around them have responded in closely related ways to the environments they share. On the outskirts of New Orleans today, the city’s precarious relation to its watery surroundings and the vexed legacies of race loom especially large. But the city’s literature shows us that these themes have been near to hand for New Orleans writers for several generations, whether reflected through questions of masquerade, dreams of escape, the innocence of children, or the power of money or of violence or of memory.
Key Features
• Organizes the recent literary history of the city by neighborhoods and particular blocks of streets, allowing readers to navigate the city in the most literal sense through its most important and most inspired writing.
• Brings together relatively remote historical territories with upto-the minute contemporary developments. Readers will be able to engage contemporary and future phenemona in the city with a rich grasp of their deep roots.
• Offers some fifty images plus some thirty textboxes to create keen visual interest across its pages.
Advance Praise
‘Dazzling in depth and breadth, this book sings with the voices of those who have been moved to create art about New Orleans, from Walt Whitman to Zora Neale Hurston to Beyonce to Maurice Carlos Ruffin. An outstanding endeavor, for anyone who loves New Orleans, anyone who loves literature, and of course, for anyone who loves both.’
Jesmyn Ward, two-time winner of the National Book Award
‘T. R. Johnson has summoned a parade of ghosts from a town that has always been made of memories, dreams, and shadows. They dance through these pages and down these old streets, story by story, generation by generation, far into the night. Johnson makes it joy to follow along.’
Rickie Lee Jones, Two-time Grammy Winner
Dublin A Writer’s City
Literary studies
About
Paperback
AUD $29.95 / NZD $32.95
Available March 2026
Christopher Morash, Trinity College
Dublin
The words of its writers are part of the texture of Dublin, an invisible counterpart to the bricks and pavement we see around us. Beyond the ever-present footsteps of James Joyce’s characters, Leopold Bloom or Stephen Dedalus, around the city centre, an ordinary-looking residential street overlooking Dublin Bay, for instance, presents the house where Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney lived for many years; a few blocks away is the house where another Nobel Laureate, W. B. Yeats, was born. Just down the coast is the pier linked to yet another, Samuel Beckett, from which we can see the Martello Tower that is the setting for the opening chapter of Ulysses. But these are only a few. Step-by-step, Dublin: A Writer’s City unfolds a book-lover’s map of this unique city, inviting us to experience what it means to live in a great city of literature. The book is heavily illustrated, and features custom maps. 9781108926942
Key Features
• Organised spatially, by zones or areas within the city, allowing readers to explore the city, cutting across historical periods without a preliminary knowledge of the city’s history
• Contains numerous maps, black and white, and colour illustrations, which provides readers with an immersive experience of the city, allowing them to connect the visual with the stories of the city
• This book is written in a lively, personal writing style with the nonspecialist reader in mind
About the Author
Chris Morash has published widely on Irish studies, with books on Irish Famine literature, Irish theatre history, media history, and spatial theory; he has collaborated with the Abbey Theatre, and chairs the judging panel for the Dublin Literary Award, one of the world’s richest literary prizes.
Advance Praise
‘Dublin: A Writer’s City is a comprehensive guide to this incomprehensibly graphomane capital, less city than town, less town than village, less village than inkpot. Christopher Morash’s book is engrossing, enlightening, relaxedly scholarly and splendidly entertaining.’ John Banville
‘… a fitting tribute to the rich literary history of Dublin.’ Publishers Weekly
9781009749626
Paperback
AUD $33.95 / NZD $36.95 Available June 2026
Edited by Anthony Seldon, Wellington College
Key Features
• Brings together leading voices from political, academic and economic spheres on both sides of the Brexit debate to offer a comprehensive and balanced insight into one of the most pivotal events in modern British history
• Covers every facet and nuance of the Brexit debate, leaving no stone unturned in a thorough exploration of the issues – providing a complete picture of its complexities and consequences
• Far more than a simple recount of events, The Brexit Effect weaves historical analysis with firsthand accounts and ongoing political ramifications to deliver a rich, elevated perspective on Brexit and its lasting impact
The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026
About
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union was perhaps the most divisive and consequential event of modern British politics. To assess its impact on the tenth anniversary of the referendum, Anthony Seldon assembles an unparalleled list of writers from all sides of the debate – including Brexit MP Steve Baker, ex-Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, election guru John Curtice, economist Paul Johnson, ex-Foreign Secretary David Miliband, ex-Cabinet minister Emily Thornberry, leading lawyers Marina Wheeler and Jonathan Sumption and ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. They analyse why the referendum happened, how Brexit became law and its impact on every corner of British life, concluding with a range of perspectives on how Britain might make the most of the opportunities now available to it. As the dust continues to settle, The Brexit Effect delivers a vital and timely analysis for all who wish to understand Britain’s past, present and future.
Advance Praise
‘Ten years on from the divisive referendum, Seldon’s timely publication acts as an informed ‘conversation’ between prominent leavers and remainers, sharing insights and points of view. And that’s important. EUUK relations are still evolving. Brexit may be ‘done’ but it’s certainly not yet dusted.’
Katya Adler
‘The defining account of Brexit with a remarkable range of key figures from both sides reflecting revealingly and constructively on what happened … and why. A must-read for all of us who want to make sense of it all.’
Steve Richards
9781108708593
Paperback
AUD $41.95 / NZD $45.95
Available March 2026
Sergey Radchenko, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe
Key Features
• A sweeping new history of Soviet foreign policy from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union which uncovers the inner workings of the Kremlin
• Reveals the role that political legitimacy, and the accompanying desire for recognition, played and continue to play in Soviet and Russian foreign policies
• Provides new insights into key episodes of the Cold War on the basis of previously unknown archival materials
To Run the World
The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power
About
What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In this panoramic new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin’s decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution. This tension drove Soviet policies from Stalin’s postwar scramble for territory to Khrushchev’s reckless overseas adventurism and nuclear brinksmanship, Brezhnev’s jockeying for influence in the third world, and Gorbachev’s failed attempts to reinvent Moscow’s claims to greatness. Perennial insecurities, delusions of grandeur, and desire for recognition propelled Moscow on a headlong quest for global power, with dire consequences and painful legacies that continue to shape our world.
About the Author
Sergey Radchenko is the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is a historian of the Cold War, and an expert on Russian and Chinese foreign and security policies. Previous publications include Two Suns in the Heavens: the Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy and Unwanted Visionaries: the Soviet Failure in Asia.
International relations
Solitude The Science and Power of Being Alone
9781009256612
Paperback
AUD $39.95 / NZD $43.95
February 2026
Netta Weinstein, University of Reading
Heather Hansen, University of Reading
Thuy-vy T. Nguyen, Durham University
The average adult spends nearly one-third of their waking life alone. How do we overcome the stigma of solitude and find strength in going it alone? Whether we love it or try to avoid it, we can make better use of that time. The science of solitude shows that alone time can be a powerful space used to tap into countless benefits. Translating key research findings into actionable facts and advice, this book shows that alone time can boost well-being.
Still No Miracles Needed
How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air
9781009662475
Paperback
AUD $32.95 / NZD $35.95
January 2026
Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University
What if we don’t need ‘miracle technologies’ to solve the climate problem? What if the technologies we need are already available? And what if we can use those existing technologies to ensure reliable electricity, heat supplies, and energy security? In a revised and updated edition of his award-winning climate bestseller, No Miracles Needed, the world’s premier thinker on energy futures and one of the world’s 100 most impactful people in the world in 2023, Mark Z. Jacobson reveals how nations, communities, and individuals can solve the climate crisis most effectively, while simultaneously eliminating air pollution and providing energy security.
The Picky Eater’s Recovery Book
Overcoming Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
9781108796170
Paperback
AUD $27.95 / NZD $30.95
August 2021
Jennifer J. Thomas, Harvard Medical School
Kendra R. Becker, Harvard Medical School
Kamryn T. Eddy, Harvard Medical School
You may have been told that you eat like a child, but ARFID affects people right across the lifespan, and this book is the first specifically written to support adults. Join Drs. Jennifer Thomas, Kendra Becker, and Kamryn Eddy - three ARFID experts at Harvard Medical School - to learn how to beat your ARFID at home and unlock a healthier relationship with food. Real-life examples show that you are not alone, while practical tips, quizzes, worksheets, and structured activities, take you step-by-step through the latest evidence-based treatment techniques to support your recovery.
Resilience
The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges
9781009299749
Paperback
AUD $27.95 / NZD $30.95 September 2023
Steven M. Southwick, Yale University Medical School
Dennis S. Charney, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jonathan M. DePierro, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Life presents us all with challenges. Most of us at some point will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, or a natural disaster. What differentiates us is how we respond. In this important book, three experts in trauma and resilience answer key questions such as What helps people adapt to life’s most challenging situations?, How can you build up your own resilience?, and What do we know about the science of resilience?