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Spring Reading Guide
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READING GUIDE SPRING 2012
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Biography Mistaken Identity: The Trials of Joe Windred Stephen Dando-Collins RRP $34.95 Mistaken identity haunted Joseph Windred. It saw him wrongly convicted on two continents, and almost cost him his life. Joe’s courage in the face of repeated, extraordinary and life-changing adversity marks him as one of the most inspiring figures in the history of ordinary Australians.
Bigwig Liam Houlihan RRP $32.99 An epic tale of family, crime and betrayal set against the backdrop of Melbourne’s bulletriddled suburbs. The cradle-to-cage story of how milk bar owner Tony Mokbel became the Mr Big of Melbourne’s drug trade with tentacles reaching around Australia and the globe. Finally the story of Tony Mokbel can be told.
Stop Not Until the Goal is Reached Karen McCreadie RRP $34.95 Have you ever wondered what makes one person succeed and another fail? Inspirational and easy to act on, Stop Not Till the Goal is Reached is part biography of a man who built a city and part how-to guide, packaged together to give you the tools you need to succeed.
QF32 Richard de Crespigny RRP $34.99 In 2010, what began as a routine long-haul flight from Singapore to Sydney came within a knife-edge of becoming one of the world’s worst ever air disasters. This is the riveting, blow-by-blow story of QF 32, and how a mortally wounded plane was saved.
Bert hinkler The Most Daring Man in the World Grantlee Kieza RRP $32.99 He’s all but been lost from history but once upon a time, Bert Hinkler, a small, unprepossessing man from Bundaberg was feted as one of the most daring aviators in the world. Whether as an aerial showman or as a World War I fighter pilot, Hinkler’s exploits thrilled the world, and drew massive crowds, and in his time he enjoyed the fame and adulation of peers such as Charles Kingsford Smith and Amelia Earhart.
Flying the Southern Cross Michael Molkentin RRP $34.95 Flying the Southern Cross tells the gritty real story of the first flight across the Pacific by Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. Richly illustrated with over 100 photographs and artefacts, it brings to life the airmen themselves very different men who made aviation history.
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Biography Michael Kirby Law, Love & Life
Fit, Fifty and Fired Up
Daryl Dellora RRP $45.00
Nigel Marsh RRP $29.99
For most of his life, Michael Kirby has been a man on a tightrope. This intimate biography takes us behind the bench to explore the personal, moral and spiritual convictions of one of our most beloved and brilliant citizens.
From the bestselling author of Fat, Forty and Fired this funny, thought-provoking memoir will make you want to make the most of your life. Written with Nigel’s customary humour and honesty, this a must-read for anyone who’s ever dreamt of taking a risk to live a life they feel passionate about...
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Gina Rinehart Adele Ferguson RRP $34.99 Set against the backdrop of a mining boom that will have the most profound effect on Australia over the next few decades, this is an extraordinary biography of Gina Rinehart, the family she came from, and the wealth and power she wields. Our Price
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Amy, My Daughter Mitch Winehouse RRP $29.99 Filled with never-before-seen photographs, diary excerpts, personal notes and drawings, Mitch Winehouse’s intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of his daughter will be essential reading. All author proceeds from the book will be donated to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, the charity that Mitch has established to help children and young adults facing difficulty and adversity in their lives.
Shirl Jeff Apter RRP $29.99 Written with the support of his widow Sue Strachan, Skyhooks bandmate Greg Macainsh and others, Shirl is the first biography of the Aussie original, a renaissance man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way!)
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Toyo: A Memoir Lily Chan RRP $29.99 Blending the intimacy of memoir with an artist’s vision, Toyo is the story of a remarkable woman, a vivid picture of Japan before and after the war, and an unpredictable tale of courage and change in present day Australia. in store 22nd august
My Droving Days Peter Moore & Shirley Moore RRP $24.99 Peter Moore left the city behind in 1952 to become part of a dying breed - a longdistance drover. In My Droving Days Peter captures the real taste of the outback and the vanishing world of the overlanders, bulldust and all.
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Fantasy & Thriller The Long Earth
Rotten Gods
Stephen Baxter & Terry Pratchett RRP $32.95
Greg Barron RRP $29.99
A bestselling fantasy writer and a giant of science fiction combine forces to write an astonishing, mind-bending new series. In The Long Earth, our Earth is but one of a chain of parallel worlds, lying side by side in a higher space of possibilities.
The end begins now. Rotten Gods is an imaginative tour de force, a brilliant mix of page-turning suspense and thrilling action sequences, holding the reader spellbound until the last breathtaking page.
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Odd Apocalypse Dean Koontz RRP $29.99 The World of Poo Terry Pratchett RRP $29.95 A charming tale for people of all ages (but especially for young Sam Vimes) from the pen of Miss Felicity Beedle, Discworld’s premier children’s author.
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Odd Apocalypse is the timely new novel in this page-turning series. Odd Thomas has found refuge in a crumbling mansion, but soon discovers a frightening presence. Look out for the Odd Thomas movie starring Willem Dafoe coming late 2012. Our Price
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Thirst L.A. Larkin RRP $29.99 Antarctica is the coldest, most isolated place on earth. Luke Searle, maverick glaciologist, has made it his home. But soon his survival skills will be tested to the limit by a ruthless mercenary who must win at any cost.
the Shadow’s Heir K.J. Taylor RRP $29.99 A deliciously dark and dangerous story of lands where rebels and wild griffins are contesting the status quo. The Shadow’s Heir is the first novel in a fabulous new trilogy by KJ Taylor.
The Inca Curse Christopher Ride RRP $29.95 Christopher Ride’s new bestseller is a breathless action adventure - with a time travel twist - set in the lost city of the Incas. It’s 1908 and the Golden Cube of the Sun God, safely hidden in Peru for over 500 years, has been stolen.
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Thriller & Crime the Fallen Angel Daniel Silva RRP $29.99 An intoxicating blend of art, intrigue, and history, The Fallen Angel moves swiftly from the cloistered chambers of the Vatican to the glamorous ski slopes of St. Moritz to the graceful avenues of Berlin and Vienna—and, finally, to a shocking climax beneath the world’s most sacred and contested parcel of land. Our Price
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Criminal Karin Slaughter RRP $32.95 1974: In Atlanta, a killer prowls the street. Forty years later, a young woman is found brutally murdered, and Special Agent Will Trent becomes convinced that the clue to the killings now, and in 1974, may lie in his own past...
the Inca Prophecy Adrian d’Hagé RRP $29.99 An eerie clue to the Inca Prophecy lies hidden in a tomb near the ancient city of Machu Picchu, and has attracted the attention of both the CIA and the Vatican’s espionage service. Is the prophecy connected to the cataclysm predicted by both the Mayans and the Incas? Our Price
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The Saint Zita Society Ruth Rendell RRP $32.95 Accidental death and pathological madness cohabit in Hexam Place, Pimlico. In her new novel, Ruth Rendell examines the many layers of human society - with its foibles, eccentricities, ambitions, kindnesses and despairs. And the darkness is never far away. Our Price
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A Dark Place to Die Ed Chatterton RRP $32.95 A pulsating thriller that takes you from the dark heart of an English city to the searing white-heat of an Australian wilderness. When a corpse is discovered twelve thousand miles from his Australian home, it’s the start of a vicious cycle of violence spanning half the globe.
The Killer in My Eyes Giorgio Faletti RRP $29.99 New York Mayor Marsalis’s son is found dead in his studio loft, his bloodied body arranged like the Peanuts comic-strip character Linus – a blanket next to his ear and his thumb in his mouth. Grief-stricken, Marsalis asks his ex-cop brother Jordan to investigate.
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Australian Fiction Albert of Adelaide
Welcome To Normal
Howard L. Anderson RRP $26.99
Nick Earls RRP $29.95
On a journey through the outback to discover ‘old’ Australia - a land of liberty, promise, and peace - the irrepressible Albert learns about mateship, courage and the kindness of strangers. A funny, charming and delightfully old-fashioned novel about friendship and loyalty.
From Arizona to Taipei to suburban Brisbane, Nick Earls’s characters lead ordinary lives that, in these stories, become far from ordinary. Ranging widely in style, setting and narrator, Welcome To Normal vividly captures the uniqueness of the everyday.
the Oldest Song in the World Sue Woolfe RRP $29.99 Sensitively portrayed, lyrical, and full of insights about people’s diverse sense of home, belonging and family, The Oldest Song in the World is a brave and controversial story about discovering the power of one’s own voice and taking heed of the voice of others.
Nine Days Toni Jordan RRP $29.99 Ambitious in scope and structure, triumphantly realised, Nine Days is a novel about one family and every family. It is about dreams and fights and sacrifices. And finally, of course, it is—as it must be—about love. A beautiful new novel from the author of Addition. in store 22nd august
The Engagement Chloe Hooper RRP $29.99 The gripping, provocative new novel by the acclaimed author of The Tall Man and The Child’s Book of True Crime. Chloe Hooper has created an irresistible, intelligent psychological thriller for the modern age – a game of cat and mouse which lays bare the power in relationships. in store 22nd august
Ghost Gum Valley Johanna Nicholls RRP $29.99 This sweeping saga is set in the early days of the Colony of New South Wales and follows the adventures of Isabel de Rolland, an English aristocrat, as she is sent out to the penal colony to marry rich ex-convict Marmaduke Gamble.
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Fiction Sweet Tooth
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
Ian McEwan RRP $32.95
Philippa Gregory RRP $36.00
In this stunning new novel, Cambridge student Serena Frome is about to learn that espionage is the ultimate seduction. Once again, Ian McEwan’s mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty story of betrayal and intrigue, love and the invented self. Our Price
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The gripping and ultimately tragic story of Anne Neville and her sister Isabel, daughters of the Earl of Warwick, the most powerful magnate in England through the Cousins’ Wars. In the absence of a son and heir, he ruthlessly uses the two girls as pawns.
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Monique Roffey RRP $29.99 Gavin Weald’s home and family were destroyed in a flood, but when the new rainy season arrives, so do his daughter’s nightmares. So father and daughter - and their dog - embark upon a voyage to make peace with the waters in this beautiful new novel.
The Mystery of Mercy Close Marian Keyes RRP $29.99 Meet Helen - youngest of the Walsh sisters and a law unto herself. She’s easily bored and was fired from every job she ever had before she found her true calling as a private investigator. The search for a missing boy band member provides an excellent distraction from her current woes, but as Helen begins to unravel the mysteries secreted on Mercy Close she discovers a kindred spirit in a man unwilling to be found.
Tigers in Red Weather Lisa Klaussmann RRP $27.99 The epitome of East Coast glamour, Tiger House is where the beautiful and the damned have always come to play in summer, scene of martinis and moonlit conspiracies, and on the eve of the end of WWII, newly inherited by the sleek, beguiling Nick.
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The Map of the Sky A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar Suzanne Joinson RRP $27.99 An extraordinary story of inheritance, belonging and the stories that bind us to our past, set in modernday London and 1920s Kashgar. It is 1923 and Evangeline English, keen lady cyclist, arrives at the ancient Silk Route city of Kashgar to help establish a Christian mission.
Felix J. Palma RRP $32.95 The New York Times bestselling author of The Map of Time returns with a mesmerizing novel casting H.G. Wells in a leading role, as the extraterrestrial invasion featured in The War of the Worlds is turned into a bizarre reality. in store 22nd august
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Great Gifts For Dad How to Build a Robot (With Your Dad) Aubrey Smith RRP $24.95 How to Build a Robot contains pages of simple and imaginative robotic projects with easy to follow instructions. Each project can be made from things that can be found around the house or bought cheaply, which makes this a must-have handbook!
The Dark Knight Manual Brandon T. Snider RRP $49.99
My Dad’s the Coolest
Here for the first time is an in-world exploration of Christopher Nolan’s Batman. The Dark Knight Manual is the definitive guide to his tools, vehicles and technologies. Includes 15 removable facsimile artifacts from the world of the Dark Knight.
Bruce Whatley RRP $16.99 Beautifully illustrated with delightful animals, My Dad’s the Coolest captures the fun-loving bond between father and child-from a feathery tickle and playing in the mud, to dancing with the coolest polar bear. Whether big or small, feathered or furry, dads always know how to make us laugh!
My Dad Thinks He’s Funny Katrina Germein & Tom Jellett RRP $16.95 Fondly told from the point of view of a child My Dad Thinks He’s Funny is about a father with a joke for every occasion. Wonderfully told and beautifully illustrated, this will make a fantastic Father’s Day gift for the joker dad in your life!
Batman Batmobile RRP $12.99 Released to coincide with the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, a replica of Batman’s famed Batmobile, the ultimate vehicle and a Batman trademark, plus a 16 page book filled with 8 full colour stickers depicting classic Batman moments.
To My Daddy: Doodles for You To My Grandad: Doodles for You RRP $4.95 each What do you like to do with your Daddy or Grandad? What kind of games do you play together? These fantastic alternatives to Father’s Day cards encourages children to think about what makes their loved ones so special, and why they love them so much!
Batman Bat Signal RRP $12.99 A miniature replica of Batman’s Bat Signal that lights up to project the legendary winged Batman symbol onto nearby walls. Includes a 32 page book of Batman history, fully illustrated in colour.
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Great Gifts For Dad My Cool Classic Car
Man vs Life
Chris Haddon RRP $29.99
Rob Pegley RRP $19.99
This great new book features more than 40 iconic vehicles from around the world, including the small but perfectly formed Fiat 500, the Bavarian Goggomobil, the popular and trustworthy Morris Minor, and that Aussie classic - the HG Holden Ute!
Over 30? Married? Children? Desk job? Unfit? Stressed? Time poor? Jaded? Is this you? If so, here are some random things you might learn from Man vs Life. That whether we like it or not, our function in life is to facilitate family life (often grudgingly, i.e. ‘I’m not a taxi you know’ or ‘you’re only nice to me when you want money’).
My Cool Shed Jane Field-Lewis RRP $29.99 My Cool Shed features 35 sheds, small cabins, garden rooms, beach huts, modern architectural mini masterpieces and other small spaces given purpose by their owners to pursue their hobbies, careers, creative endeavours or just to find some peace and solitude.
The Dictionary Series Linda & Roger Flavell RRP $29.99 Presented in a slipcase format, this set contains four fantastic titles. Each title describes the origins and meanings of the chosen word or phrase, giving alternatives and informed speculation where the exact facts are unclear, and illustrating usage with Our Price modern quotations.
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Ultra Flex 3 LED Booklight RRP $29.95 Ultra Flex 1 LED Booklight RRP $22.95
30-Second series RRP $19.99 each Great deal on this fantastic series! Buy one book for $19.99, or get 2 for only $30.00. At this price, you can collect the series!
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Sport Australia’s Finest Golf Courses
The Tour
Darius Oliver RRP $35.00
Rupert Guinness RRP $29.95
Featuring state-by-state reviews of our finest courses, covering both history and design, and accompanied by superb photography and course comments from leading designers, Australia’s Finest Golf Courses also includes a rating section that details the best golf holes and courses, both classic and modern.
From joining the BMC team to crossing the finish line, The Tour takes us through the fascinating lead up and preparation necessary for Cadel Evans to win the 2011 Tour de France - the biggest event on the road cycling calendar.
Howzat! Kerry Packer’s Cricket War Christopher Lee RRP $24.99 This thrilling book tells the story of World Series Cricket and the Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who saw a business opportunity in the game he loved and challenged its grand traditions. in store 20th august
Bike! Richard Moore & Daniel Benson RRP $69.99 To many, the racing bicycle is a cult object, a vehicle of dreams, a marvel of engineering and aesthetics. With such enthusiasts in mind, Bike! is the perfect book for cycling fanatics and design aficionados alike, complete with sublime photography and graphic timelines.
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Australian Fishing Manual
Bike Bible: Volume 1
Steve Cooper RRP $34.95
Simon Vincent RRP $29.95
In Australian Fishing Manual, Steve Cooper explains the latest techniques and tackle, and their application in areas and ways that will improve the fishing ability and results of anglers of all levels of competence. Learn the latest innovations in tackle and techniques for every type Our Price of fishing. $
Bicycling is a passion for many in the community and its popularity is growing every day. Bike Bible brings you the joy of cycling whether you are a first timer, getting back on a bike, or are an avid rider discovering new pleasures and challenges.
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Fishing DVD pack
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Australian Fishing Network Value $119.00
Barry Stone RRP $24.95
An exclusive pack for Collins Booksellers, containing 6 fishing DVDS for hours of enjoyment!
There is no shortage of sporting stars making headlines off the field for all the wrong reasons. Scandalous looks at the many issues behind the scandals and why professional sport seems to keep going regardless.
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Footy Legends Brave Heart
My Journey
Brett Kirk RRP $24.95
Jim Stynes RRP $39.99
Many know Brett Kirk as the courageous captain who helped his team win AFL’s holiest of grails. Now Brett opens himself up like never before, sharing personal stories to guide you through the challenges of working out who you truly are.
Jim Stynes never took the easy road, on or off the field. He loved a challenge. He pushed himself, and worked hard to help others realise their potential. In July 2009, Jim was diagnosed with cancer and given nine months to live. Knowing his odds weren’t good, Jim gave his all to trying to beat the disease. He embraced life, and made his journey public. Unflinching in its honesty, this is an extraordinary insight into a man who lived fearlessly, with a vision for how to achieve the best life possible. Jim Stynes’ legacy is an inspiring story about getting the most out of every single day, whatever you do.
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Brendan Fevola RRP $39.95 In his first-ever autobiography, Brendan Fevola speaks of the personal cost of sports celebrity and his path into addiction and depression, and his efforts to rebuild a life beyond AFL. Fev is a fascinating insight into this massively talented yet troubled player. Our Price
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Gaz Mark Gasnier RRP $34.95
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Mickey O Michael O’Loughlin & Jim Main RRP $29.99 Mickey O is the story of a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who combined talent with sheer determination to become one of the greatest AFL players of the last two decades. But along the way he had to face a few obstacles: the casual racism in football and the realisation that life in the spotlight brings attention – not all of it good.
Champions Ben Collins RRP $59.95 Champions reveals the inner thoughts and wisdom of some of the biggest names in Australian Football. This is an intriguing collection of the first-person stories of influential players and coaches from past and present, accompanied by stunning Our Price photographs.
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Gaz is the story of a football champion who crammed more highs and lows into an 11-year career than just about any player of his generation, and throughout he was guarded with the media. Here for the first time, Mark Gasnier candidly tells his story.
101 Great Rugby League Players Alan Whiticker & Ian Collis RRP $49.95 This book contains 101 expertly researched, highly entertaining career portraits, detailing the sporting achievements of each player, and providing fascinating insights into their lives on and off the field, backed up with photographs, (some never seen in print before) and career statistics.
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It’s our 90th Birthday so we’re... Gai: In My Words
Mythbusters: Mythopedia
Gai Waterhouse RRP $50.00
Nicholas Searle RRP $49.95
Gai Waterhouse is an Australian horse-racing trailblazer, widely regarded as the most successful female trainer in the world. In In My Words, Gai does not hold back, as she tells of the good Our Price times with family and friends at home $ 99 and abroad.
The Mythbusters Mythopedia - Mythbusting from A to Z book, renders down more than 100 of the greatest myths into their constituent elements; the experts, the science, the materials, the tools, and the weird stuff in between Our Price holding it all together. $
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The Story of the Melbourne Cup RRP $99.95
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The Story of the Melbourne Cup celebrates the remarkable history of a wonderful horse race – one of the world’s most famous and enduring tests of a thoroughbred, and is as much a story about our growing nation as it Our Price is about its most famous event. $
A.A. Milne RRP $199.00 This is the ultimate gift set for the nursery or discerning Winnie-the-Pooh enthusiast - 30 individual hardback books beautifully presented in an elegant chest, decorated inside and out with original E.H. Shephard illustrations. A stunning heirloom to keep for generations!
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Theodore Gary RRP $35.00 The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Our Price Elements provides this rare $ 99 opportunity with stunning Save 42% artisitic photography.
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Ten Favourite Books for Girls Orion Books RRP $129.00 A great selection of books perfect for girls aged 7 to 11, with books from Sally Gardner, Francesca Simon and Pippa Funnell. With 10 books included, this set represents great value and will provide hours of reading! Our Price
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Ten Favourite Books for Boys Orion Books RRP $129.00 A companion selection to Ten Favourite Books for Girls, this selection of books for boys will enthrall even the fussiest reader. Includes books from Kaye Umansky, Francesca Simon and Marcus Sedgewick. Our Price
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Wine and Food
Tess Kiros RRP $69.95
Kate Lamont RRP $55.00
In Falling Cloudberries, Tessa captures the spirit of her journeys around the world and her diverse cultural background as she celebrates home cooking across the continents. These are Our Price the recipes that she loves. $
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Drawing upon her experience as both a winemaker and chef, Kate Lamont’s stunning cookbook explores the fine art of wine and food matching. Unlike any other book on the market, Our Price chapters are arranged according to wine $ 99 flavours and textures, each featuring Save 81% complementing recipes.
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Good Food
Degustation
Neil Perry RRP $49.95
Alain Fabregues RRP $84.99
In this must-have classic, Neil Perry shares some of his favourite recipes. Good Food is all about beautiful, simple food to cook at home, to be enjoyed by friends and family anytime. Our Price This book is not about special occasions $ 99 but about celebrating good eating every Save 50% day.
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Much like a degustation menu, this intricately designed cookbook is presented in many parts each a complimentary element in the journey through 45 years of culinary Our Price knowledge, from Bordeaux, France to $ 99 Western Australia.
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Maze: The Cookbook
Bill Granger RRP $49.95
Jason Atherton RRP $34.95
Bill Granger’s Holiday is a book about laying down lifetime memories through food, taking time out to cook at leisure, relaxing weekends and lazy holidays. Recipes flow from the most casual of Our Price outdoor summer dining to fireside suppers, $ to fabulous ideas for Christmas parties.
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Surfing the Menu: The Complete Australian Series RRP $59.95 Aussie ex-pats Curtis Stone and Ben O’Donoghue have enthused cooks around the world for years with their fun-filled food surfaris. You can now own the Complete Australian Series 1-3 in Our Price this brilliantly priced boxed set. $
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Jason Atherton is the head chef of the innovative London restaurant Maze, where the food is served in tapas style portions. With extraordinary ingredients and flavour combinations, all Our Price the inspiration you need for your own tapas $ meal is here in this beautifully illustrated 99 Save 57% cookbook.
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Cook For Your Life Ian Thorpe RRP $39.95 Ian Thorpe has long been known for his incredible swimming achievements. Less well-known is that he loves to cook. In this, his first cookbook, he shares the delicious and flavourful recipes Our Price that keep him trim and healthy. $
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The AWW Cooking School for Kids
What’s For Dinner?
The Australian Women’s Weekly RRP $39.95
Michele Curtis RRP $39.95
Thanks to celebrity chefs and TV cooking shows, children have become very interested in cooking. This book teaches them how to do it. Every recipe has a photograph of the finished Our Price dish, step-by-step pictures and easy-to$ follow instructions. 99
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What’s for Dinner? is the perfect solution to the mid-week dinner dilemma. It’s ideal for busy people who have run out of meal ideas or bored with the tired, old classics. This book that Our Price belongs in every kitchen and contains $ 99 recipes you will love to cook over and over Save 62% again.
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Food & Wine Kylie Kwong’s Simple Chinese Cooking Class
James Halliday australian Wine Companion 2013
Kylie Kwong RRP $59.95
James Halliday RRP $36.95
This long-awaited follow-up by Kylie Kwong to Simple Chinese Cooking is a winning combination of inspiring new recipes and master classes in classic Chinese techniques – a Our Price must-have for your kitchen $ 95 bookshelf.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion is the No. 1 bestselling guide on wineries and wine in Australia. Keenly anticipated by winemakers, faithful collectors and wine lovers alike, the 2013 edition has been completely revised and updated to bring you up-tothe-minute information.
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Billy Law RRP $45.00 Food has always played a key role to Malaysian-born Billy Law, leading him to appear on Masterchef in 2011. Have You Eaten? showcases his passion for cooking through his favourite collected recipes from both Eastern and Western cuisines. in store 3rd september
Pasta Artigiana Nino Zoccali RRP $49.99 Pasta is Italy’s culinary gift to the world. Nino Zoccali, a second-generation Italian chef based in Sydney, shares a lifetime of irresistible recipes – from indulgent filled pasta to hearty soups and even pasta-based desserts. As practical as it is beautiful, Pasta Artigiana has a recipe for every occasion.
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100 Best Cakes & Desserts Gabriel Gate RRP $39.95 Gabriel Gate’s latest cookbook celebrates his favourite cakes and desserts. Supported by over 60 colour photographs, including stepby-step shots and a basics chapter, 100 Best Cakes and Desserts is a delightfully sweet cookbook.
In a new series of indispensable books for your kitchen bookshelf, Lantern Cookery Classics brings you timeless recipes from much-loved authors. Each book has more than sixty recipes – all photographed, and with clear instructions to help you achieve a great result every time. Soon you’ll be whipping up your favourite dishes from Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer, George Calombaris, Kylie Kwong, Gary Mehigan and Matt Moran.Why not treat yourself to the complete set? in store 22nd august
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Fabulous Food Pizza
Simon Bryant’s Vegies
Pete Evans RRP $39.99
Simon Bryant RRP $39.99 Simon Bryant’s long-awaited debut cookbook is a vibrant, inspiring collection of vegie recipes that sing with flavour. Vegies effortlessly dispels the myth that vegetarian cooking can’t be daring, original and delicious.
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a pizza oven The Food Clock Ed Halmagyi RRP $39.99 For anyone who wants their family to eat better food, to be more creative, and to have more time, understanding the year of food is the first and most important hurdle to overcome. It’s time to start your food clock! The Food Clock showcases food that is simple to prepare and makes the most of fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy Antonio Carluccio & Gennara Contaldo RRP $39.95 Following the success of Two Greedy Italians, Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo embark on a journey to explore Italy’s distinct and varied terrains. Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy showcases the wisdom and passion of these two men for their native land, its people and produce.
Huey’s Bloody Good Recipes Iain Hewitson RRP $35.00 Organisation is at the heart of Iain Hewitson’s book, Huey’s Bloody Good Recipes. With Huey’s clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, you will quickly learn how to organise yourself in the kitchen and, with ease, produce bloody good food. Our Price
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the Great Aussie Barbie Fast & Easy Cookbook Kim Terakes RRP $35.00 Kim Terakes, Australia’s barbecue king, presents a whole new collection of stylish barbie recipes that can be whipped up in about half an hour. Let Kim show you how to create everything from quick midweek meals to tempting brunches for lazy Sunday mornings.
More Fired Up Ross Dobson RRP $39.99 Enjoy more no-nonsense barbecuing as Ross Dobson fires up the grill again. Drawing on culinary influences from around the globe, including South East Asia, India, The Middle East and Europe, plus all your old school Aussie favourites.
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History & Military Antarctica: A Biography
the Battle for Lone Pine
David Day RRP $45.00
David W. Cameron RRP $29.95
A groundbreaking history of human interaction with Antarctica, the last continent on earth. Antarctica: A Biography draws upon libraries and archives from around the world to provide the first, largescale history of Antarctica.
As we near the 100th anniversary of the legendary Gallipoli campaign, this is the first book solely dedicated to one of its key battles. David W. Cameron has pulled together first-hand accounts from the men and women involved to detail what transpired and to follow some of their personal stories throughout the ordeal.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
the Story of Billy Young
Neil MacGregor RRP $24.99 A golden galleon, a stone age tool, a credit card... every object tells a story. This astonishing, acclaimed history tells the story of the world, and our place in it, in an entirely new way, through 100 things we have either admired and preserved, or used, broken and thrown away.
More of History’s Worst Decisions Ian Whitelaw RRP $29.99 If the road to damnation is paved with the best of intentions, then the road to disaster is paved with what, at first sight, appeared to be a smart move. More of History’s Worst Decisions features a second crop of humongous historical bloopers.
Anthony Hill RRP $29.99 The Story of Billy Young is the true story of the suffering - and survival - of an underage prisoner-of-war during World War II. It is an extraordinary testament to a young man’s remarkable courage in the face of some of the most horrific experiences of wartime.
Vietnam Bruce Davies with Gary McKay RRP $55.00 For Australians, Vietnam remains one of most difficult - and controversial - wars we have fought. Take a journey back to the front line with two Australian veterans as they retrace the footsteps of soldiers and politicians, villagers and the enemy in a meticulously researched new history of the Vietnam War.
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Australiana Explore Australia 2013
Australian Mongrel
Explore Australia RRP $59.95
David Darcy RRP $49.99
Explore Australia continues to be the best-value travel guide and atlas on the market, and is an invaluable travel bible for anyone planning an extended holiday in Australia. Explore Australia 2013 covers over 700 towns in detail as well as each of the country’s capital cities. Our Price
Australian Mongrel is a photographic exploration of Australia’s relationship with this beloved icon. Renowned photographer David Darcy explores the lives of a diverse range of dogs from the land down under, from working dogs to suburban canines, Aboriginal camp dogs to the ordinary Aussie mongrel.
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Staying Safe in the Australian Bush Andrew Monroe RRP $19.99 This comprehensive safety guide is for everyone who likes to get out of the urban area and enjoy the Australian bush. Staying Safe In the Australian Bush provides a wide range of safety information as well as practical insights, tips and ideas on Our Price what to do when safety is $ 99 under threat.
Outback Stations Evan McHugh RRP $29.99 This is big country, the outback, home to the largest cattle and sheep stations in the world. Yet as these properties are closed to visitors, few of us know what goes on behind the farm gate. Bestselling author Evan McHugh gets behind the wheel of his four-wheel drive to find out.
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Australian Camping and Touring Handbook
The True Story of Ned Kelly’s Last Stand
Jackie Simmons & Anthony McLaren RRP $19.99
Paul Terry RRP $29.99
Touring holidays and camping along the way are the number one choice of holiday for many people. This how-to book provides a range of information for all travellers, as well as practical sights, tips and ideas. Even experienced travellers will find Our Price good advice and up-to- date $ information in this comprehensive 99 Save 55% handbook.
When Ned Kelly fought his Last Stand at Glenrowan, he made his suit of armour and a tiny bush pub part of Australian folklore.Using science, history and family lore to unearth a new understanding of how a legend was made this is the full story of the most famous siege in Australian history - the man and the myth; the people great and small.
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Cooking on the Move
the Sex Lives of Australians
RRP $24.99
Frank Bongiorno RRP $32.95
This delightful 160 page book provides delicious, tasty and quick recipes for those cooking on the move and limited by time. Spiral bound for ease of use, ingredients and cooking times are featured on each wipe clean page. Our Price
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Cross-dressing convicts, effeminate bushrangers and women-shortage woes – here is the first ever history of sex in Australia, from Botany Bay to the present-day. In this highly readable social history, Frank Bongiorno uses vivid examples to chart the changing sex lives of Australians.
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Non-Fiction Fix It Yourself
Garden DIY
Reader’s Digest RRP $29.99
Toby Buckland, Richard Key, Chris Maton, Mark Edwards RRP $45.00
This classic DIY guide shows you how to tackle hundreds of home repair and maintenance jobs quickly, easily and inexpensively. This revised edition also includes best practices and the latest tools, techniques and materials, to help you get things back in working order!
Garden DIY provides a thorough grounding in basic garden landscaping skills and offers a host of inspiring projects to show how to put them into practice. Ideal for experienced and novice DIY enthusiasts alike, this book covers a wide range of different garden features including boundaries, Our Price surfaces and water $ 99 features.
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Your Property Success With Renovation Jane Slack-Smith RRP $29.95 The ultimate guide to investing in property...and making a million! Loaded with no-nonsense advice to help you avoid the traps that so many would-be real estate investors fall into, Your Property Success with Renovation introduces a unique three-pronged, low-risk investing strategy. This is the ultimate guide to making the housing market work for you.
London Style Guide Saskia Graville RRP $34.99 Everyone is familiar with the iconic. Instead, this book takes you on a journey to the heart and soul of London, revealing the hidden and stylish places that make this city so incredibly unique and eclectic. There is an essence to London style, and you find it in the small, off-the-radar places. These places share a certain eccentricity, quirkiness and independence of spirit, and that’s what this book is all about.
Another World Dos Winkel RRP $75.00 Another World showcases stunning underwater macrophotography of the world’s coral reefs. Dos Winkel’s photographs focus on the incredible colours, patterns and textures to be found, but more often missed, on coral reefs. Our Price
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The Encyclopedia of Wildlife and the Sea RRP $99.95 The Encyclopedia of Wildlife and the Sea is lavishly illustrated and presents a comprehensive and fascinating view of our natural world. Presented in a slipcase, this will become a treasured family resource. Our Price
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Picture Books Too Many Elephants in this House Ursula Dubosarsky RRP $24.95 In Eric’s house there were too many elephants – in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, even in his bedroom! From the creators of The Terrible Plop comes this delightfully energetic story, full of fun and exuberance.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore William Joyce RRP $19.99 Stunningly brought to life by William Joyce, one of the preeminent creators in children’s literature, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore is a modern masterpiece, showing that in today’s world of traditional books, eBooks, and apps, it’s the story that we truly celebrate.
Guess How Much I Love You Here, There and Everywhere Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram RRP $24.95 Four delightful new Guess How Much I Love You stories in one volume - The Hiding Tree, On Cloudy Mountain, The Far Field, Coming Home - featuring adventurous Little Nutbrown Hare and wise Big Nutbrown Hare.
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Nonsense Rhymes Where’s the Meerkat? Paul Moran RRP $9.95 Join this fantastic, fun-loving family of meerkats as they go on an incredible round-the-world adventure. Whether they’re visiting Paris or the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China or the Great Barrier Reef, there are ten cheeky critters to spot in every picture. Get ready for hours of meerkat mayhem!
Edward Lear RRP $29.95 A newly illustrated edition of this classic tale by one of Australia’s greatest children’s book illustrators. Jump aboard the pea-green boat and enter the enchanting world of Edward Lear and rediscover the Owl and the Pussycat, The Jumblies, and The Dong with a Luminous Nose.
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Children’s Activity Books Our Jungle
Made by Me
Rod Campbell RRP $24.99
Jane Bull RRP $19.95
Young children will love discovering why many animals are needed in this delightful book by the author of the bestselling Dear Zoo. With lively illustrations, engaging text and an amazing giant lift-theOur Price flap, pop-up, fold-out finale, this $ book is sure to become another 99 classic. Save 60%
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Can you never find those all important accessories or would you like to give an original present? Then read this together with your child; they’ll learn basic sewing, embroidery, knitting and appliqué techniques, and enjoy using the simple patterns for lots of fabric fun. Our Price
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My Big Dinosaur World
Cook It Together
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Annabel Karmel RRP $19.95
My Big Dinosaur World explores the fascinating subject of dinosaurs in depth, providing children with essential facts about these incredible prehistoric creatures. It is an ideal first reference tool for school projects, homework and family learning. Our Price
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Have fun together in the kitchen and get your child eating healthier, without them even noticing, with Annabel Karmel. From tomatoes and sweetcorn to strawberries and yoghurt, take 10 top ingredients and find out how they are grown or made; then help your child turn them into fantastic food!
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Disney Princess Follow Your Dreams Play-a-Sound
Goofy’s Adventure Play-a-Sound
Disney RRP $29.95
Disney RRP $29.95
The Disney Princess Video Play-a-Sound Book is an interactive storybook for children that features 18 sounds and animations to help bring the story to life. Follow Your Dreams presents three delightful Disney Princess stories.
The animals are missing from the petting zoo! Will Goofy and Mickey find them all? Press 18 buttons and see 18 animations to join the adventure in this fantastic Play-a-Sound storybook!
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Children’s Fiction Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the Wicked Derek Landy RRP $19.99 The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horroradventure series in the universe… Magic is a disease. Does the world need more awesome? Because Derek Landy is about to bring it – when he visits Australia in August for his 2012 Tour Down-Under!
Arkie Sparkle Treasure Hunter #1: Code Crimson Special RRP $6.99 Arkie Sparkle Treasure Hunter #2: Time Trap RRP $12.99 Petra James
The biggest treasure hunt in the world is about to begin. Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle’s archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days.
Louis Beside Himself Anna Fienberg RRP $15.99 When a burglar jumps through the kitchen window one night, Louis knows he should get him in a wrestling-hold while he has the advantage, but his heart is hammering and his legs feel like wobbly air... A larger-than-life story from Anna Fienberg, author of the classic Tashi series.
Seraphina Rachel Hartman RRP $21.95 A gripping new fantasy adventure by an exciting debut author. The kingdom of Goredd is populated by humans and by dragons who fold themselves into a human form. Though they live alongside each other, the peace between them is uneasy…
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Catherynne M Valente RRP $19.99 Gather up your courage and your wishes; grab a little pinch of luck - and prepare to be swept away, in a ship of your own making, to a land unlike any other. September is a twelve-year-old girl, Somewhat Grown and Somewhat Heartless, and she longs for adventure. So when she is invited to Fairyland - well, of course, she accepts (mightn’t you?)
Goldrush: Vanguard Prime Book 1 Steven Lochran RRP $14.99 Fourteen-year-old Sam Lee was just a normal teenager… until the disastrous emergence of his superpowers. Now Sam has the chance to become the youngest-ever member of Vanguard Prime, a team of elite superheroes charged with protecting the Earth.
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Young Adult Between the Lines
The Rise of Nine
Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer RRP $24.99
Pittacus Lore RRP $19.99
Internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha van Leer team up to create a story about a girl who crosses the border between reality and fantasy in a perilous search for her own happy ending. What happens when happily ever after Our Price ... isn’t? $
The Rise of Nine is the third book in the series that began with the bestselling I am Number Four. In the beginning they were a group of nine who scattered on Earth when under attack. Their enemies want to finish what they started. But not without a fight…
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Throne of Glass
Morris Gleitzman RRP $19.95
Sarah J. Maas RRP $16.99
In the fourth part of Felix’s story, continuing his adventures in World War Two, he faces perhaps his greatest challenge - to find hope when he’s lost almost everything, including his parents. An incredible novel by Morris Gleitzman.
Throne of Glass is an action-packed fantasy romance with a heroine as deadly as she is beautiful, in a world where either fact could make her fortune or seal her fate. Celaena Sardothien is a daredevil assassin with unrivalled fighting skills.
Wentworth Hall
The Tribe Book 1: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
Abby Grahame RRP $16.99 Anyone who loves Downton Abbey will love Wentworth Hall. Wentworth Hall is one of England’s oldest estates and the Darlingtons are among the elite class of British society. But under all that wealth, there are secrets they do not want told.
Silhouette Thalia Kalkipsakis RRP $22.95 Scarlett is a hardworking, measured and fiercely ambitious dance student. But when Scarlett meets charismatic musician Moss, she enters another world - a world without restrictions. Spread thin, she pushes herself to the limit, unaware she’s playing a dark game.
Ambelin Kwaymullina RRP $19.95 Ashala Wolf has been captured by a man who is intent on destroying Ashala’s Tribe. Injured and vulnerable and with her Sleepwalker ability blocked, Ashala is forced to succumb to the machine that will pull secrets from her mind. And right beside her is Justin Connor, her betrayer, watching her every move. Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf?
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