Autumn Reading Guide
Cover image taken from Like Grandma Used to Make by Rebecca Sullivan
READING GUIDE AUTUMN 2013
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Fiction Maya’s Notebook
The Accidental Apprentice
Isabel Allende RRP $29.99
Vikas Swarup RRP $24.99
Maya’s Notebook is a startling novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende. This story centres upon Maya Vidal, a remarkable teenager abandoned by her parents and raised by her loving grandparents, who enters a downward spiral and a dangerous underworld.
Sapna Sinha works in an electronics store in downtown Delhi. She hates her job but she is ambitious and determined to succeed. From the author of the book behind the blockbuster movie, Slumdog Millionaire, this is a brilliant novel about life changing in an instant.
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Big Brother
The Storyteller
Lionel Shriver RRP $29.99
Jodi Picoult RRP $29.99
Pandora’s older brother Edison has gained hundreds of pounds in just a few years. When Edison’s behaviour becomes too difficult for Pandora’s husband to tolerate, he delivers an ultimatum – it’s him or me. A thought provoking novel from the bestselling author of We Need to Talk About Kevin.
After befriending an old man in her town, Sage Singer is deeply shocked when he begs her for a terrible favour - until he shares his darkest secret with her. In the latest novel from master storyteller, Jodi Picoult, she asks: can evil ever be forgiven? And can murder ever be justified?
in store 22nd APRIL
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Burial Rites
Good News, Bad News
Hannah Kent RRP $32.99
Maggie Groff RRP $27.99
In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnúsdóttir is condemned to death for the brutal murder of two men. Based on a true story, Burial Rites is a deeply moving novel about freedom and how we will risk everything for love.
Most people in Byron Bay are aware of the eccentric Anemone sisters. When Scout is asked to track down sister Nemony’s AWOL husband, believed to have died at sea, she jumps at the chance. Meanwhile, Scout’s sister despairs over her husband’s odd behaviour, while Scout’s journalist boyfriend is finally coming home from Afghanistan.
in store 23rd APRIL
The Wild Girl
A Delicate Truth
Kate Forsyth RRP $32.95
John le Carre RRP $29.99
One of the great untold love stories, filled with drama and passion. Growing up next door to the Grimm brothers, Dortchen Wild told Wilhelm Grimm some of the most powerful and compelling stories in the famous fairytale collection.
Was Operation Wildlife the success it was cracked up to be - or a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can Toby keep silent? in store 24th APRIL
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Australian Fiction The Farmer’s Wife
Letters to the End of Love
Rachael Treasure RRP $29.99
Yvette Walker RRP $22.95
After ten years being married to larrikin Charlie Lewis and living on her beloved property, Waters Meeting, Rebecca is confronted by a wife’s biggest fear, a mother’s worst nightmare and a farm business that’s bleeding to death. This is the uplifting sequel to Jillaroo.
The simple domestic lives of three couples are set against conversations about intimacy, art, war and loss. Told in a series of unforgettable letters, this is a novel about love and what it means when it might be coming to an end.
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The Railwayman’s Wife
The Sunburnt Country
Ashley Hay RRP $29.99
Fiona Palmer RRP $29.99
Three people, struggling to come to terms with great loss after the end of the war, search for peace in a small town’s library in a heartbreaking novel of love and loss and the healing power of memory and words.
From the bestselling author of The Road Home comes a moving and heartwarming story about love, change and courage – and the beauty that’s found in the bush, even in the harshest of times.
Silver Clouds
Ripples on the Pond
Fleur McDonald RRP $29.99
Joy Dettman RRP $29.99
An enthralling rural saga about a young woman who must come to term with past mistakes and a major tragedy in order to find peace, happiness and love.
In Joy Dettman’s fifth novel in the Woody Creek series, the townspeople of Woody Creek are gearing up for its centenary celebrations – but it’s just another reminder of the old days, when life was more simple, before so-called progress and technology changed everything.
The Husband’s Secret
THE French Promise
Liane Moriarty RRP $32.99
Fiona McIntosh RRP $29.99
What would you do if your partner announced he was in love with your best friend? If your child was taken from you and you never knew why? If you discovered your husband had a secret so dark it could destroy your family?
From the south coast of England to the rugged farmland of northern Tasmania and the lively streets of postwar Paris, this is an extraordinary story of courage, determination and everlasting love from the internationally bestselling author of The Lavender Keeper. Our Price
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Fiction Levels of Life
Creative Writing for Beginners
Julian Barnes RRP $24.95
Colin Batrouney RRP $24.95
This short, unconventional book is probably the most moving that Julian Barnes has ever written. Julian Barnes’s new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together, and about tearing them apart.
Joel, a charming drifter, finds his moorings in the world of books but an unlikely friendship dredges up painful memories. Creative Writing for Beginners is an absorbing novel exploring love, creativity and ego.
Five Days
Reconstructing Amelia
Douglas Kennedy RRP $29.95
Kimberly McCreight RRP $24.99
For twenty years, Laura has been a good wife and a good mother. But a chance meeting in a hotel lobby - and the five days that follow - remind Laura of the young woman she used to be - and the woman she could have become.
Ever wondered what really goes on inside your daughter’s head? A controversial, intriguing story of a mother investigating the alleged suicide of her daughter, switching between the past and the present, the mother’s voice and her daughter’s, the latter told partially through social networking.
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Best Kept Secret
Into My Arms
Jeffrey Archer RRP $39.99
Kylie Ladd RRP $29.99
1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor’s deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington.
When Skye meets Ben their attraction is instantaneous and intense. Neither of them has ever felt more in synch - or in love - with anyone in their lives. What happens next will tear them both apart. Into My Arms is a searing love story and a gripping family drama.
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in store 24th April
Bone Ash Sky
Life After Life
Katerina Cosgrove RRP $29.95
Kate Atkinson RRP $32.95
Anoush Pakradounian has come to Beirut to bear witness to her long-dead father’s trial for war crimes, and discover the truth behind years of secrets and lies. This is a powerful work that examines family, loyalty, love, and secrets long-hidden in the chaos and horror of war.
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right?
in store 24th April
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Fantasy
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Thrillers
Magician’s End
Deeply Odd
Raymond E. Feist RRP $39.99
Dean Koontz RRP $29.99
The final book in the Riftwar Cycle. In Magician’s End Raymond E. Feist brings his much loved series to a stunning and epic conclusion. Readers will finally discover the fate of the original black Magician, Pug, and his friends. Will they survive? Or will someone die?
Odd Thomas is a young fry cook with an extraordinary paranormal gift: he sees the dead, and the soon-tobe dead. Encountering a truck driver, he is suddenly visited by the disturbing vision of three innocent children who will be horribly slaughtered by this man. Our Price
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Dark Serpent
The Hit
Kylie Chan RRP $29.99
David Baldacci RRP $29.99
The epic series that began with White Tiger is coming to an end in this final trilogy beginning with Dark Serpent. Emma will be forced to betray either John, her beloved Xuan Wu, or her past and birthright. To make matters worse, John’s celestial home is under attack from the Demon King.
Robie had killed evil before. People were happy, thrilled that another monster had met his end. But the world went on, as screwed up as ever, and another monster – maybe even worse - would replace the fallen one. in store 23RD April
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Blood of Dragons
Dark Horse
Robin Hobb RRP $29.99
Honey Brown RRP $29.99
The final instalment of Robin Hobb’s bestselling series The Rain Wild Chronicles. Where is Tintaglia, the greatest of all dragons, when there is such need of her? Attacked, dying of a poisoned wound, can she survive? Without her, all may be lost.
Stylish psychological suspense thriller from Honey Brown, the award-winning author of Red Queen, The Good Daughter and After the Darkness. in store 24th April
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Inferno Dan Brown RRP $39.95 The astonishing new thriller from the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol. Dan Brown’s new novel, Inferno, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in the heart of Europe, where Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centred around one of Our Pre-Order history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces – Dante’s Inferno. Price
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Cooking Supergrains
Family Food & Weekend Feasts
Chrissy Freer RRP $29.99
Janelle Bloom RRP $39.95
This book explores super grains - quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice, chia seeds, millet, oats, kamut spelt, barley, farro and freekeh - their history, unique nutritive and health benefits, what they are best used for and how to prepare them.
Family Food and Weekend Feasts has it all: quick, delicious meals you can whip up in minutes and lovely, leisurely recipes for those days when you have time to slow down and enjoy yourself in the kitchen. Our Price
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Asian Cooking Companion RRP $39.95 This book reflects the great diversity that is Asian cuisine, from authentic recipes steeped in history to contemporary classics and ultramodern fusions of east and west. These nutritious recipes combine sensational tastes and textures, and are easy to prepare. Our Price
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4 Ingredients Gluten Free Lactose Free Kim McKosker RRP $19.99 The first book in the brand new 4 Ingredients Wellness Trilogy. A musthave for those with gluten and lactose intolerances and the cooks who need inspiration with limited ingredients, these recipes are clever, healthy and delicious and will satisfy everyone, everyday.
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Lantern Cookery Classics RRP $19.99 each Lantern Cookery Classics gathers timeless recipes from much loved authors in this new series of indispensable books for your kitchen bookshelf. Soon you’ll be whipping up your favourite dishes from Manu Fieldel, Guy Grossi, David Herbert, Belinda Jeffery, Christine Manfield and Karen Martini.
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Cooking What’s for Dinner?
Saporito
Curtis Stone RRP $39.95
Daniela Pirone and Stefania Muscara RRP $34.99
Curtis Stone, host of Top Chef Masters and the Around the World in 80 Plates, provides a culinary road map of time-saving kitchen solutions and delicious dishes for every day of the week. Curtis’s philosophy is cook, create, celebrate - and these dishes do just that. Our Price
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My Kitchen Rules semi-finalists, Daniela and Stefania, mix traditional and contemporary Italian cooking in their much-anticipated cookbook. Quick, easy and delicious meals, drawn from years of cooking with their mums, reflect their love of family as much as their passion for cooking. in store 26th April
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Spice Kitchen
Fun, Fast & Fabulous Food
Ragini Dey RRP $45.00
Alison Taafe RRP $34.95
With an emphasis on authentic dishes that are easy to recreate at home Spice Kitchen is a fresh, bright and beautifully designed cookbook filled with simple and authentic recipes for regional dishes and Indian street food.
Alison Taafe’s inspirational cookbook takes all the pressure out of home entertaining for the most inexperienced of cooks. No one who has this book on their shelves will ever again be stuck for an impressive idea - without all the fuss - for a successful dinner party again!
in store 24th April
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Kumar’s Family Cookbook
Gather
Kumar Pereira RRP $29.99
Julie Goodwin RRP $49.95
One of Masterchef’s best-loved contestants shares his family’s favourite food in a beautiful book of everyday recipes filled with full-colour, hand-drawn illustrations.
In her third cookbook, Gather, Julie Goodwin turns her attention to cooking for gatherings of friends and family. With more than 100 delicious recipes and stunning photography, Julie gives us fast and fresh recipes for large and small crowds of family and friends. Our Price
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Cooking Like Grandma Used to Make
Gran’s Sweet Pantry
Rebecca Sullivan RRP $34.99
Natalie Oldfield RRP $34.95
Rebecca is the face of the new ‘granny skill’ movement - a community of women who preserve traditions by passing them on. In this beautifully photographed book, Rebecca recreates the tastes, smells, clever crafts and tips of Grandma’s kitchen and home, sharing more than 100 recipes and practical home crafts.
This cookbook will satisfy the current interest in traditional cookery in a personal way, by focusing on one family’s authentic, tried-and-true versions of everyone’s favourite sweet treats. From cakes and loaves to slices and treats, all the recipes are simple yet exciting to make.
Farm House Cooking
Not Quite Nigella
Australian Women’s Weekly RRP $39.95
Elliott Lorraine RRP $29.99
This wonderful book takes the reader for a stroll through the country home, starting at the heart of every house - the kitchen - with recipes for bread, breakfast and preserves, and moving through the rooms and the meals they host.
Not Quite Nigella is a delightful and inspirational memoir by renowned food blogger Lorraine Elliott, which captures her passion for food, her decision to leave her highly-paid executive job to follow her dreams and the story of her fabulous blog, Not Quite Nigella.
in store 24th April
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The Baking Collection Australian Women’s Weekly RRP $49.95 The ultimate collection of baking recipes celebrating 80 years of The Australian Women’s Weekly. This book is a special collection of some of their favourite baking recipes – cakes, biscuits, slices, pastries, tarts and breads – and makes the perfect gift for Mother’s Day! Our Price
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The Bumper Book of Kids’ Birthday Cakes Australian Women’s Weekly RRP $39.95 The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine has been showing readers how to make birthday cakes for kids since the 1950s. The Bumper Book of Kids’ Birthday Cakes contains the favourite birthday cakes from their first cookbook and many other books over the decades, plus 20 brand new cakes!
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Great Gifts for Mum The Honey Queen
Love You Mum
Cathy Kelly RRP $29.99
Alana Wulff RRP $14.95
It’s easy to fall in love with Redstone, and when Australian-raised Lillie finally makes it back to Ireland, she is drawn right into the heart of Redstone’s thriving community. A heart-warming new novel from fan favourite, Cathy Kelly. Our Price
The perfect gift idea for mum on Mother’s Day, her birthday, Christmas, or just to say I love you. Do you love your mum, but sometimes forget to tell her just how much? This book is a great way to tell your mum you care.
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Dear Mummy I Love You
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Catherine Allison & Shelagh McNicholas RRP $12.99 The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society Darien Gee RRP $27.99
Dear Mummy, I love you very much! Let me tell you when...’ Join two young children in this heartwarming story as they write a letter to Mummy sharing all Our Price the things they love about her. $ 99 Includes a card to create your Save 23% own special message for Mummy.
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A poignant and heartwarming story about a group of women who form deep friendships through their love of scrapbooking - as memories are preserved, dreams are shared, and surprising truths are revealed. A novel about finding ourselves in places where we least expect. in store 24th April
What to Expect the Second Year Heidi Murkoff RRP $39.99
Dear Mum Julia Morris RRP $29.95 In this wonderful collection of letters from celebrities to their mothers, Australian sporting stars, musicians, models, cooks and famous authors reveal what they would like to say to their mothers before it’s too late, or would have said if only they’d had the chance.
Written in the same warm, engaging and immensely reassuring style that readers will be familiar with from the other What to Expect books, What to Expect the Second Year is clear and comprehensive, with just the right amount of easyto-find detail.
Sudoku, Crosswords, Wordsearch RRP $6.99 each Boost your brainpower while keeping your mind healthy and active with these beautifully presented puzzle books. Our Price
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Lazing on a Sunday Crafternoon Eliza Muldoon RRP $39.99 Paris, London, San Francisco and Venice Journals RRP $9.99 each
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This is a collection of 52 simple ideas to make with a child helper. You will create delightful things out of everyday household items. You and your child can while away hours of fun as you make these easy projects.
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Biography Anyone Who Had a Heart
The Vogue Factor
Burt Bacharach RRP $32.99
Kirstie Clements RRP $29.95
Anyone Who Had a Heart is the story of one of the greatest song writers of all time. It traces for the first time, in Burt Bacharach’s own words, the life and times of the man who created the music that has become the soundtrack for the lives of his millions of devoted fans all over the world.
In May 2012 Kirstie Clements was unceremoniously sacked after thirteen years in the editor’s chair at Vogue Australia. Here she tells the story behind the headlines, and takes us behind the scenes of a fastchanging industry.
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The Secrets of My Success: The Story of Boost Juice Juicy Bits and All
Never Stop Believing
Janine Allis RRP $24.95
Star of the Seven Network’s Today Tonight shares her truly inspiring story of triumph over almost unbeatable odds in a wonderfully warm, funny and honest memoir about her struggle to succeed in the cutthroat world of commercial television and her courageous battle with cancer.
Get motivated with this stunning Australian success story of how a working mother with no formal business training opened a juice bar and founded a global empire. Janine Allis tells the juicy story of her nontraditional path to extreme success.
Sally Obermeder RRP $29.99
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Welcome to Your New Life
Left Hand Drive
Anna Goldsworthy RRP $29.99
Craig McGregor RRP $24.95
This captivating memoir combines warmth and humour to reveal the love that binds families together. Welcome to Your New Life evokes the shock of plunging into a life-changing adventure and the kicking required to return to the surface.
Combining memoir, social commentary, and musings from his private notebooks, twotime Walkey Award winner Craig McGregor charts the changing face of the nation while capturing much of what it means to be an Australian. in store 24th April
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Biography Waging Peace
Educating Alice
Anne Deveson RRP $29.99
Alice Greenup RRP $29.99
Looking back on a long and active life, Anne Deveson draws on a rich vein of public and private experiences to reflect on what made her the bold social commentator she became. Central among her lifelong preoccupations have been the questioning of war, and the promotion of peace.
When a footloose city girl was bowled over by a handsome young jackeroo with a devastating smile, it was the start of a whole new way of life. But one morning they almost lost it all, and what followed would test their love to the limit.
Boomer & Me: Memoir of an Asperger’s Mum
Love, Sweat and Tears
Jo Case RRP $24.95 This is the bittersweet, blackly funny story of a boy and his very twenty-first-century family, and why being different isn’t a disability. Boomer and Me is an incredibly intimate, honest and ultimately believable account of Aspergers and how it touches families.
Zelie Bullen RRP $29.99 The inspiring true story of love and loss but never giving in by a young Aussie battler who now leads an extraordinary life in the movie industry as one of the top international animal trainers. in store 24th April
The Secretary
Free the Bears
Kim Ghattas RRP $19.99
Mary Hutton and Julie Miller RRP $32.99
The Secretary tells the story of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State: from the first days of the Obama administration, to the drama of Wikileaks, to the “Arab Spring” uprisings, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the standoff with Iran.
In 1993, Perth grandmother Mary Hutton started a petition after seeing a news story about the extraction of bile from a caged Asiatic Black Bear. Since then hundreds of bears have been rescued from an existence of pain thanks to Mary’s tireless work.
Father Bob
Every Parent’s Nightmare
Sue Williams RRP $29.99
Belinda Hawkins RRP $29.99
The life story of ‘the people’s priest’ - outspoken Catholic priest, Father Bob Maguire. For 39 years, Father Bob was a parish priest in South Melbourne, and now - at 78 - Father Bob shows no signs of slowing down, giving in, or shutting up.
What would you do if your son was jailed for life in a hellhole of a Bulgarian prison for a crime he didn’t commit? This is the harrowing story of what happens when worlds collide. It is also the powerful and heartbreaking story of one father’s fight to prove his son’s innocence.
in store 24th April
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Non Fiction A Place Called Home
Lancaster Men
Jason Grant RRP $45.00
Peter Rees RRP $32.99
Acclaimed Sydney stylist and blogger Jason Grant shares insider information on how to decorate your home. Fun, accessible, and distinctly Australian, the book is filled with lots of clever tricks and ideas, as well as information on where to source things from.
More than 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite flyers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War II. Exciting, compelling and full of life, Lancaster Men is a powerful tribute to these forgotten Australian heroes of World War II.
The Intelligent Gardener
The Divinity of Dogs
Steve Solomon RRP $24.99
Jennifer Skiff RRP $24.99
The Intelligent Gardener is an essential guide to achieving better health for you and your family by remineralizing your soil using natural materials to grow nutrient-dense produce.
A moving collection of amazing stories that will make you laugh and cry, show just how much dogs bring to our lives. The Divinity of Dogs captures moments in which you learn something profound about life from an experience with a dog.
The God Argument
Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport
A.C. Grayling RRP $29.99 The first book to deal with all the arguments against religion and, equally important, to put forward an alternative – humanism. The God Argument is the definitive examination of the issue, and a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.
Anna Krien RRP $29.99 In the tradition of Helen Garner’s The First Stone comes another closely observed, controversial book about sex, consent and power. At the centre of it is Anna Krien’s account of the rape trial of a footballer. in store 24th April
Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
The Good Life
Ken Robinson RRP $29.99
In The Good Life, Hugh Mackay asks the ultimate question: What makes a life worth living? His conclusion is provocative and passionately argued. A good life is not measured by security, wealth, achievement or levels of happiness – it is determined by our capacity for selflessness and our willingness to connect with others in a meaningful way.
In this companion to the international bestseller The Element, Sir Ken Robinson returns to the subject of his celebrated TED talks, offering a practical guide to discovering your passions and natural aptitudes, and finding the point at which the two meet: your element. in store 24th April
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Hugh Mackay RRP $29.99
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Australiana Great Southern Land
Lani’s Story
Ivan O’Mahoney RRP $60.00
Lani Brennan RRP $29.99
Great Southern Land is an epic journey across Australia, from the top of the Snowy Mountains to the tropical wilds of the Gulf of Carpentaria; the irrigated farms of the Murray Darling Basin to the ancient forests of Tasmania.
A confronting and compelling account of a young woman’s journey from victim to survivor. Raised in an urban Aboriginal community in Sydney, Lani had a childhood filled with love but alcoholism in her family left its scars.
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Portrait of Australia Dorling Kindersley RRP $49.95 Portrait of Australia is a visual celebration of the very best of Australia’s glorious landscapes, lively cities and rich cultural heritage. From the vibrant streets of Sydney to the magnificent Uluru in the Red Centre, this beautiful book takes you on an unforgettable grand tour. Our Price
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Cayley and Son: The Life and Art of Neville Henry Cayley and Neville William Cayley Penny Olsen RRP $49.95 This book charts the lives and works of the famous Australian father-and-son bird artists, Neville Henry and Neville William Cayley. Containing over 100 stunning full-colour plates, Cayley and Son is a book for art- and bird-lovers alike.
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In Stockmen’s Footsteps
What Bird is That?
Jane Grieve RRP $29.99
Neville W. Cayley RRP $59.99
In Stockmen’s Footsteps is the previously untold story of the establishment of one of Australia’s foremost Bicentennial projects - the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre - at Longreach in Queensland.
This signature edition is a reprint of the last, and most significant, revision of What Bird is That? undertaken by Terence Lindsey and published in 1984. It incorporates the illustrations Cayley created over so many years for and includes a revised taxonomy. Our Price
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Bush Nurses Annabelle Brayley RRP $29.99 It takes something special to be a bush nurse working in rural and remote Australia. Inspiring true stories of nursing bravery and ingenuity in remote Australia, told in the voices of those on the medical front line.
Explore Australia’s National Parks Explore Australia RRP $49.95 Whether you’re a city-dweller escaping for the weekend or you live in the country and are planning a more extended trip, this beautifully illustrated and mapped guide captures our unique natural heritage and provides all the information you need.
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Travel The Travel Book Mini
All Good Things
Lonely Planet RRP $29.99
Sarah Turnbull RRP $29.99
The handy-size mini edition transforms The Travel Book from essential coffee table tome to always-at-hand reference book. The Travel Book Mini captures every country in the world in photographs and evocative text.
The Cities Book Mini Lonely Planet RRP $29.99
For many people, finding the love of your life and moving to Paris would come pretty close to having it all. Then out of the blue an opportunity to embark on another adventure offers a new beginning - and new hope. Leaving Paris behind was never going to be easy. But it helps when your destination is known as paradise on earth. The new book from the bestselling author of Almost French. Our Price
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in store 22nd April
Also available Almost French by Sarah Turnbull $19.95.
This mini edition transforms the bestselling The Cities Book from the essential coffee-table tome to constant bedside companion. The full-colour edition highlights the clamour and throng of our favourite urban landscapes. Filled with breathtaking photography, perfect for the armchair traveller.
Build 3-D Wonders of the World
Love With a Chance of Drowning
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Torre de Roche RRP $29.99
Throughout history, many famous landmarks have been deemed “Wonders of the World”. Inside this kit you’ll find ready-to-fold templates to create 6 stunning, highly detailed, 3-D paper models of some of the most famous structures of ancient and modern times.
Set against a backdrop of the world’s most beautiful and remote destinations, Love with a Chance of Drowning is a sometimes hilarious, often moving and always brave memoir that proves there are some risks worth taking.
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Bali & Lombok - Edition 14
The Exotic Booze Club
Lonely Planet RRP $39.99
Brian Armstrong RRP $27.99
The number 1 best-selling guide to Bali and Lombok. Completely new coverage of how to have the best Bali experiences: relaxing on an Ulu Watu beach, diving at Nusa Lembongan, snorkelling at Gili Trawangan.. Expanded coverage on pampering and relaxation: spa treatments, Balinese massage, yoga classes.
It was a club created in flagrant violation of his employer’s rules. A club for intrepid filmmakers to share their hair-raising stories of nature at its most dangerous - over a glass of booze from the world’s most dangerous zones.
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Children’s Picture Books Flora and the Flamingo Molly Idle RRP $22.95 In this innovative wordless picture book with interactive flaps, Flora and her graceful flamingo friend explore the trials and joys of friendship through an elaborate synchronized dance. Full of humour and heart, this stunning performance will have readers clapping for more!
Noah’s Ark Dick Bruna RRP $19.95
Not a Cloud in the Sky Emma Quay RRP $24.99 Bird had been flying for such a long time. Sometimes everything looked the same all over. Nothing different. Nothing at all. Apart from the odd cloud... A beautiful new picture book about how finding a friend can change the shape of a day.
Love is in the Air Harry Vanda & George Young RRP $26.99
The classic story of Noah’s Ark, illustrated in Dick Bruna’s distinctive style. Caleb is a tiny caterpillar who wants to be a butterfly, but first he must journey on the ark until he sees a rainbow.
It Wasn’t Me Oliver Jeffers RRP $24.99 A fight has broken out amongst The Hueys. “It was not me! It was him!” But no one can remember what they’re fighting about. If only they could find an interesting distraction... in store 22nd April
The classic song is brought to life in this stunning story about a baby polar bear that leaves its mother and sets off to see the world. This is a story of adventure and of following your dreams-with the support of a mother’s love.
Ten Little Circus Mice
Have You Seen My Egg?
Who wants to mop when they could swing on a trapeze? Not these lively mice! See how they turn their chores into exciting circus tricks in this charming counting book by Caroline Stills and Judith Rossell, the creators of The House of 12 Bunnies.
Penny Olsen RRP $17.99 Join Eddy on his search and meet his friends. See all their different eggs and then lift the flap to meet the babies that have just hatched. And, finally, find out what happened to Eddy’s egg.
Caroline Stills RRP $24.95
The Little Fairy Sister Ida Rentoul Outhwaite & Grendbry Outhwaite RRP $29.99 A beautiful new edition of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite’s classic story of Bridget’s adventures among the delightful wee people: the Dragon-fly, the Kookaburra, the Lizard, the Teddy Bears, the Pelican, the Mannikins, the Merman and, of course, the Fairies. in store 26th April
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Children's Activities Star Wars: Thumb Doodles Klutz RRP $19.99 Make thumbprint creations of Star Wars characters with Star Wars Thumb Doodles in this latest edition to the Klutz Star Wars line. Draw cute thumb versions of clone troopers, battle droids, Ewoks, Wookies, Jabba the Hutt and all your favourites! in store 1st MAY
Miffy’s 123 Dick Bruna
My Pretty Bag of Books
Miffy’s ABC Dick Bruna
My Little Box of Bears
RRP $14.95 each
Four wonderful paperback books in a gorgeous carry case with a handle - perfect for kids on the go!
RRP $14.99 each
Learn basic concepts with Miffy in these bright and fun board books, illustrated by the much-loved Dick Bruna. Choose from Miffy’s 123 or Miffy’s ABC or take home both!
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Funky Things to Draw Draw Really Cool Stuff RRP $29.99 each These new 384-page deluxe editions contain hundreds of fun and exciting images to draw. It’s so fun, it’s six books in one! Full of drawing tips and hints, this step-by-step guide will have kids entertained for hours!
World Map Jigsaw Australia Map Jigsaw RRP $9.99 each Perfect for anyone who likes to test their puzzle skills, the Australia and World Map jigsaw puzzles are a fun and educational way for both children and adults to enhance their understanding of geography.
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Softie Blocks RRP $29.95 These brightly coloured blocks are soft and safe for small children and ideal for building motor skills, creativity and play. Activate your imagination and create your own structures!
Mr Mystery Invisible Ink Game Books Yes & No RRP $9.99 each Loved by generations, children and adults alike will have hours of fun with the popular Mr Mystery Invisible Ink Game Books. The invisible ink pen works just like magic. Draw over empty spaces and watch as hidden answers are instantly revealed!
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Children's Fiction Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
House of Secrets
Stephen Pastis RRP $17.95
Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini RRP $19.99
Take eleven-year-old Timmy Failure - the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total - and what you have is Total Failure Inc.
The Walker kids had it all, but everything changed when their father lost his job. Now the family is moving into the mysterious Kristoff House, and suddenly the siblings find themselves launched on an epic journey, to retrieve a dark book of untold power. Oh and save their parents.. and maybe even the world. Our Price
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Once Upon a Slime
Tanith Low in The Maleficent Seven
Andy Griffiths RRP $12.99
Derek Landy RRP $19.99
Designed for teachers, students and young aspiring writers, Once Upon a Slime contains 45 fun writing and storytelling activities, such as lists, instructions, cartoons, personal stories, poems and pocket books. Examples from Andy and Terry’s books are used throughout to inspire readers.
This time, the bad guys take the stage. Tanith Low, now possessed by a remnant, recruits a gang of villains - many of whom will be familiar from previous Skulduggery adventures - in order to track down and steal the four God-Killer level weapons. Our Price
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Finding Serendipity
Wild Card: Vanguard Prime Book 2
Angelica Banks RRP $15.99
Steven Lochran RRP $14.99 each
Tuesday and her dog Baxterr are swept up into the magical land of story, where they must sail a runaway boat, battle fearsome pirates, and find their way out of the Swamp of Doubt, all in the search for Tuesday’s missing mother.
When a villainous organisation puts out a Kill Order on the Knight of Wands, Goldrush gets caught in the crossfire. What dark secrets lurk in the Knight’s past? And will the two heroes survive the night?
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Also available Goldrush: Vanguard Prime Bk 1 by Steven Lochran - $14.99.
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zac power series H.I. Larry RRP $9.95 each Follow the adventures of Zac Power, secret agent for the Government Investigation Bureau. For a limited time, Zac Power Fossil Fury is available at the special price of only $5.00! All other titles $9.95.
The Runaway King Jennifer A. Nielsen RRP $16.99 The stunning second instalment of The Ascendance Trilogy takes readers on a rollercoaster ride of treason and murder, thrills and peril as they journey with the Runaway King. Will Jaron have to sacrifice his own life in order to save his kingdom?
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Young Adult Fiction Sweet Damage
Spellcaster
Rebecca James RRP $24.99
Claudia Gray RRP $16.99
A chilling and suspenseful story from the author of Beautiful Malice. When Tim Ellison finds a cheap room to rent in the perfect location in Sydney it looks like a huge stroke of luck. When strange and terrifying things start happening in the house at night, Tim wonders if taking the room is a mistake.
Shimmering with magic and mystery, Claudia Gray’s first book in a new trilogy depicts a dark and unforgettable world of witches, curses, buried secrets and star-crossed romance. When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she immediately realises there’s more to the place than meets the eye...
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The Originals
The Infernal Devices 3: The Clockwork Princess
Cat Patrick RRP $22.95
Cassandra Clare RRP $19.95
To the outside world, Elizabeth Best is a model student. But what the outside world doesn’t know is that Elizabeth Best is actually three girls –triplets born of part of an illegal cloning program. To avoid being taken away, the girls have lived as one girl ever since. But living a third of a life can suck.
If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it? Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the third and final instalment of the bestselling Infernal Devices Our Price trilogy. $
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Michael Grant RRP $22.95
Carole Wilkinson RRP $18.95
The sixth and final heart-stopping installment in the bestselling Gone series. All eyes are on Perdido Beach. The barrier wall is now as clear as glass and life in the FAYZ is visible for the entire outside world to see. Life inside the dome remains a constant battle and the Darkness, away from watchful eyes, grows and grows...
Velvet S Pye stood outside the gates of Yarrabank High and a creeping feeling came over her. This was going to be the worst day, the beginning of a miserable year, in fact the rest of her life was destined to be a complete write-off.
Between the Lives Jessica Shirvington RRP $19.99 For as long as she can remember, Sabine has lived two lives. Every 24 hours she Shifts to her ‘other’ life - a life where she is exactly the same, but absolutely everything else is different: different family, different friends, different social expectations. in store 22nd April
SMITTEN SERIES Kate Forster and Julie Fison RRP $16.95 each Escape into a world of super-rich relatives in glamourous cities, amazing new jobs that aren’t quite what they seem and adventures in tropical settings! This new series of Smitten books are fabulously addictive, and will sweep you off your feet and keep you up late at night!
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