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SUMMER CATALOGUE 2013/14
Eyrie Tim Winton HB $39.95
Barracuda Christos Tsiolkas PB $32.99 The new novel from Christos Tsiolkas is just as provocative and compelling as his runaway bestseller The Slap. Already a staff favourite and one of our top sellers, be sure to pick up a copy of this excellent read.
Always eagerly awaited, a new novel from Tim Winton is a literary event. This new novel does not disappoint and will make for the perfect Christmas gift for the literary reader.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan PB $32.95
Coal Creek Alex Miller PB $29.99
A novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. This novel is a story about the many forms of love and death as one man prospers only to discover all that he has lost.
The new novel from Australia’s highly acclaimed literary treasure is an extraordinarily powerful exploration of tragedy, betrayal, the true nature of friendship and the beauty of lasting love.
The Swan Book Alexis Wright PB $29.95
The Night Guest Fiona McFarlane PB $29.99
The latest book from the bestselling author of Miles Franklin winner Carpentaria is a stunning exploration of the potential environmental and cultural challenges of the future, told in a fairytale style.
Mesmerising and powerful, The Night Guest is a novel about love, dependence and the fear that the things you know best can become the things you’re least certain about. This is a gorgeous debut from a talented new author.
The Love Object: Collected Stories Edna O’Brien HB $39.99 A stunning collection of short stories from Edna O’Brien, spanning five decades. Collected here together for the first time in one beautiful volume, these are the stories of an expert practitioner of the shorter form.
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt PB $32.99 Donna Tartt, author of the phenomenal bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend, returns with a breathtaking new novel. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power.
The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert PB $29.99
The Luminaries Eleanor Catton PB $29.99 Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013. The astonishing and epic second novel from the prize-winning author of The Rehearsal. The Luminaries is an extraordinary piece of fiction, which more than fulfils the promise of Catton’s first book.
A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition and the thirst for knowledge from the New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love. Set in the early 1800s, The Signature of All Things is a big novel about a big century.
The Pure Gold Baby Margaret Drabble PB $29.99 The Pure Gold Baby is a captivating novel from one of Britain’s most admired literary figures. Spanning decades, it follows the life of Anna, a child of special, unknowable qualities.
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells Sebastian Faulks PB $32.95 A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. A delightful story of mistaken identity and love triumphant.
We are Water Wally Lamb PB $29.99
The Circle Dave Eggers PB $29.99
We are Water is an intricate and layered portrait of marriage and family, tempered by humor and compassion. Wally Lamb has dug into the complexities of the human heart to explore the ways in which we find meaning in our lives.
From the brilliant author of What is the What and How we are Hungry comes a captivating and thrilling new novel about memory, history, privacy, democracy and the limits of human knowledge.
An Officer and a Spy Robert Harris PB $32.95 From the bestselling author of Fatherland comes a gripping historical thriller in which the hunter becomes the hunted. An Officer and a Spy is a compelling recreation of a scandal that became the most famous miscarriage of justice in history.
The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri PB $29.99 Two brothers bound by tragedy; a fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past; a country torn by revolution: the most powerful and ambitious novel yet from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, multimillion copy bestselling author of The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth.
Beautiful World Lonely Planet HB $54.99
Cook Rob Mundle HB $49.99
Journey to the planet’s most magnificent places with this thought-provoking portrait of our world. See it as you’ve never seen it before and renew your relationship with the place we call home.
Bestselling author of Fatal Storm, Bligh and Flinders, Rob Mundle explores the life and travels of James Cook in a major new biography for lovers of adventure and the romance of sail.
Looking for Clancy A.B. Paterson, illustrated by Robert Ingpen HB $34.99 To mark the 150th birthday of Banjo Paterson, award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen has journeyed into the Australian outback to find what it is that has made Clancy such an enduring figure in Australian folklore.
Mapping Our World National Library of Australia PB $49.99 Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Australia features over 100 maps, divided into sections such ancient conceptions of the world, age of discovery and the Dutch golden age.
First Footprints Scott Cane PB $35.00
Ned Kelly Peter FitzSimons HB $49.95
Based on the major ABC TV series of the same name, First Footprints tells the extraordinary story of the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Peter FitzSimons brings the history of Ned Kelly and his gang exuberantly to life, weighing in on all of the myths, legends and controversies generated by this compelling and divisive IrishAustralian rebel.
Dreaming Too Loud Geoffrey Robertson PB $34.95 Here you will find new heroes in our history. With his trademark intelligence, humour and humanity, Geoffrey Robertson’s expatriate (but not ex-patriot) vision picks the real winners and losers in the Australian race.
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka Clare Wright HB $45.00 Groundbreaking, absorbing, crucially important – The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is the uncut story of the day the Australian people found their voice and the often forgotten role of women in this rebellion.
Born in a Tent Bill Garner PB $39.99 Born in a Tent takes the story from a tarp slung on saplings to polymer tents and aluminium poles. It reveals how deeply our camping holidays connect us to the land, to the past and to one another.
Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy Michael Pembroke HB $45.00 Australians know Arthur Phillip as the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales. But few know that he was a career soldier, a mercenary and a spy long before he captained the First Fleet and founded Sydney.
Starvation in a Land of Plenty Michael Cathcart PB $39.99 Between 23 April and 28 June 1861, Wills documented the torments and disappointments that led to his and Burke’s destruction. This diary forms the foundation of Starvation in a Land of Plenty.
Girt David Hunt PB $29.99 Our nation’s beginnings are steeped in the strange, the ridiculous and the frankly bizarre. Girt proudly reclaims these stories for all of us. Not to read it would be unAustralian.
Broken Nation Joan Beaumont HB $55.00
One Summer: America 1927 Bill Bryson HB $49.95
The Australian experience of war in all its complexity – from the homefront as well as the battlefront – as the men and women who experienced it chose to understand and remember it.
The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester PB $29.99 This monumental history from one of our most entertaining and insightful observers, Simon Winchester, takes a fresh and lively look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together, examining the achievements that helped forge America.
Britain’s favourite writer of narrative non-fiction Bill Bryson travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage and, in five eventful months, changed the world forever.
Amsterdam Russell Shorto PB $32.99 A wonderfully evocative book that takes Amsterdam’s dramatic past and present and populates it with a whole host of colourful characters, Amsterdam is the definitive book on this great city.
Catastrophe Max Hastings PB $32.99
Russian Roulette Giles Milton HB $39.99
Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of World War One, Catastrophe explains how and why this war, which shattered and changed the Western world for ever, was fought.
Russian Roulette tells the story of the first global plot and the British spies who were sent to thwart it. They were the unsung founders of today’s secret services and the inspiration for fictional heroes from James Bond to Jason Bourne.
1914 Paul Ham HB $49.95
The Sea and Civilization Lincoln Paine HB $49.95
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth: 1914 did. Award-winning historian Paul Ham tells the story of the outbreak of the Great War from German, British, French, Austria-Hungarian, Russian and Serbian perspectives.
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream.
The War That Ended Peace Margaret MacMillan HB $45.00
Ammonites and Leaping Fish Penelope Lively HB $35.00
This masterful exploration of the political, cultural, military and personal forces that shaped how Europe chose its path towards war will change and enrich how we see this defining moment in our history.
In this charming but powerful memoir, Penelope Lively reports from beyond the horizon of old age. She describes what old age feels like for those who have arrived there and considers the implications of this new demographic.
Murder in Mississippi John Safran PB $29.99
Letters of Note Shaun Usher (Ed) HB $49.99
Murder in Mississippi is an innovative true-crime story. Taking us places only he can, John Safran paints an engrossing portrait of a dead man, his murderer, the place they lived and the process of trying to find out the truth.
A beautifully produced, full colour illustrated book based on the inspirational, hugely popular and utterly addictive website lettersofnote.com, with additional new content.
Sir Henry Parkes: The Australian Colossus Stephen Dando-Collins HB $45.00
Meeting the Devil London Review of Books HB $49.95 An exceptional collection of memoir writing by some of the greatest writers in the world, Meeting the Devil includes a preface from Alan Bennett and contributions from Edward Said, Hilary Mantel and Tariq Ali, among others.
Sir Henry Parkes: Father of Federation, Premier of NSW, Statesman, Visionary, Political Leader, Poet, Humanist. This absorbing biography of the man described as ‘a colonial colossus’ by the London Times is incredibly important and long overdue.
Bonkers Jennifer Saunders HB $39.99
Colette’s France Jane Gilmour HB $45.00
Jennifer Saunders’ characters are household names. But it’s Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache – but never misery.
This book is an illustrated biography of French writer Colette, told through the locations in France where she lived, worked and loved. Beautiful photographs and illustrations bring her story alive and evoke the style and fashion of the times.
A Smile for My Parents Heather Henderson HB $29.99
Darling Monster Diana Cooper HB $59.95
A delightful, surprising and warm collection of stories about Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies, from their only daughter, Heather Henderson.
Lady Diana Cooper was an aristocrat, society darling and an actress. Married to politician Duff Cooper, the couple was at the heart of British public life. Collected here are her sparkling letters to her son John Julius.
Autobiography Morrissey PB $22.99
Alphabetical Michael Rosen HB $35.00
It has been said that ‘most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.’ This biography charts the incredible life of the iconic singersongwriter.
This is the surprising story of our 26 letters from millionselling author, Michael Rosen. From minding your Ps and Qs to wondering why X should mark the spot, Alphabetical is a book for everyone who loves words and language.
The Story: Love, Loss & the Lives of Women Victoria Hislop (Ed) HB $45.00
Shady Characters Keith Houston HB $35.00 Shady Characters reflects the changes in written communication through the ages and how the ways we express ourselves are constantly evolving, forming an entertaining history of the written word and our continuing attempts to shape it.
Witty, heartbreaking, shocking, satirical: the one thing a short story can never be is dull. Now Victoria Hislop, passionate ambassador for the art of the short story, has collected 100 stories from her favourite women writers into one volume.
Cluetopia David Astle PB $29.99
The Art Deco Poster William Crouse HB $70.00
A celebration of the 100th birthday of the crossword puzzle. A holiday for the head, Cluetopia is as fun, as wild and as wordy as David’s previous bestseller, Puzzled.
This beautiful collection of art deco posters selected by long-time poster aficionado William Crouse is an absolute staff favourite and the source of the cover of this catalogue!
The Best 100 Birdwatching Sites in Australia Sue Taylor PB $39.99
Holy Fool Michael Leunig HB $49.99 Filled with his trademark poignancy, originality and arrow-to-the-heart wisdom, Holy Fool is a collection of more than 240 artworks by Australia’s most admired cartoonist.
Well-known birder and author of How Many Birds Is That?, Sue Taylor will make you want to pack your binoculars and hit the road, as she takes you on a tour of her top 100 Australian birdwatching sites.
Tintin: The Art of Hergé Michael Daubert HB $49.95 Lavishly illustrated with photographs, original plates and ephemera, Tintin: The Art of Hergé offers fresh insight into the story behind this iconic character, with unprecedented access to original sources from the Hergé Museum in Belgium.
Art as Therapy Alain De Botton & John Armstrong HB $45.00 Passionate, thought provoking, often funny and always accessible, this book reframes art as a therapeutic medium that can guide, console and exhort us and along the way, help us to understand both art and ourselves better.
Art Deco Norbert Wolf HB $160.00
Obsessive Creative Collette Dinnigan HB $100.00
This sumptuous volume salutes everything Art Deco – from historically significant art and design through to the present day. This book draws our attention back to the birth of Art Deco – a period between two devastating world wars.
In this much-anticipated book from Collette Dinnigan, the Australian designer and fashion icon provides an intimate insight into her life and work. For the first time, this intensely private woman opens up about what makes her tick.
Vanity Fair 100 Years HB $80.00
Virginia Woolf ’s Garden Caroline Zoob HB $49.99
Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture – both highbrow and low. This sumptuous book takes a decade-by-decade look at the world as seen by the magazine.
With stunning contemporary photographs and drawing on the letters and diaries of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, author Caroline Zoob recounts the story of the garden at Monk’s House.
Edible Garden Design Jamie Durie HB $49.99 Practical and inspiring, Jamie Durie’s Edible Garden Design is a book for our times. As more of us recognise the benefits of growing our own food, flower beds are being transformed into vegie patches and windowsills into flourishing windowboxes.
The Garden at Stonefields Paul Bangay HB $100.00 This is celebrated landscape designer Paul Bangay’s inspirational story of creating Stonefields, one of Australia’s most beautiful country gardens. The Garden at Stonefields reveals the triumphs and trials of designing and building this extraordinary house and garden.
Australian Coastal Gardens Myles Baldwin HB $89.99 Australian Coastal Gardens is a lovingly designed book that explores the unique nature of gardens by the sea, evoking a particularly Australian environment. Australian Coastal Gardens is essential reading for anyone who loves gardens and gardening.
Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life Marta McDowell HB $34.99 There aren’t many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of her love of gardening and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work.
New Suburban Stuart Harrison HB $70.00
The Library James Campbell HB $95.00
Stuart Harrison, along with some of our best architects, challenges the notion that we must choose between amenity and outdoor space, between small city apartments and huge houses miles from anywhere.
This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. This book recounts this history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.
Gypsy: A World of Colour and Interiors Sibella Court HB $59.99
An English Room Derry Moore HB $80.00
Stylist Sibella Court is a gypsy at heart, spending much of her time on the road travelling ancient trade routes and fossicking for treasure. Gypsy is a sumptuous stylist’s guide featuring Sibella’s unforgettable interiors.
This collection of exquisite photographs and illuminating writings invites readers into the favorite rooms of some of England’s most revered celebrities. Everyone has a treasured place to read, study, work and dream – but there’s something special about an English room.
A Singular Vision: Harry Seidler Helen O’Neill HB $49.99
How Architecture Works Witold Rybczynski HB $35.00 An essential toolkit for understanding architecture as both art form and the setting for our everyday lives. Witold Rybczynski, one of our most stylish critics, answers our questions about how good – and not-so-good – buildings are designed and constructed.
Harry Seidler, a stylish, decisive and opinionated man, was a key figure in international modern architecture. A lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed book, A Singular Vision is a celebration of one man’s extraordinary life, his influence and his many achievements.
Everyday Karen Martini PB $39.99
Love Italy Guy Grossi HB $100.00
In this book Karen Martini shares more than 120 of her favourite everyday recipes for all the delicious salads, pastas, pizzas, curries, roasts, one-pot dinners, puddings, cakes and biscuits you’ll ever need.
Join Guy Grossi as he travels around the gastronomic paradise that is Italy, tasting the best of Italian food and meeting the passionate artisans who produce it.
My Little French Kitchen Rachel Khoo HB $39.99
New Classics Philippa Sibley HB $49.95 Beautifully designed and filled with detailed step-bystep photography as well as stunning hero shots of Philippa’s signature savoury recipes, this cookbook will become an invaluable go-to cooking guide and recipe favourite in anyone’s kitchen.
Each recipe is a postcard from my little kitchen to yours, showing the things that inspired me and that I hope will inspire you too. Bon voyage on my culinary tour of France! I hope you enjoy the trip. Rachel x
The Agrarian Kitchen Rodney Dunn HB $59.99
New York Cult Recipes Marc Grossman HB $49.99
The much-anticipated first book from the founder of The Agrarian Kitchen in Tasmania. This collection of recipes from the popular cooking school celebrates the simple pleasures of cooking and eating in tune with the seasons.
Discover recipes that unlock the secrets of New York’s cult food establishments. Brimming with delicious food and gorgeous photography of the city that never sleeps, you’ll feel like a local.
Naples: A Way of Love Carla Coulson and Lisa Clifford HB $49.99 Photographer Carla Coulson and writer Lisa Clifford know this dazzling, magical city intimately: in this book they take you on a journey through the Naples most tourists never see.
Mr Todiwala’s Bombay Cyrus Todiwala HB $45.00
The Broken Road Patrick Leigh Fermor HB $49.99
A stunning Indian cookbook illustrated with vibrant images of Mumbai. With recipes incorporating the best of Indian cuisine, as well as stunning photographs from India, Mr Todiwala’s Bombay is the essential Indian cookbook.
The long-awaited final volume of the trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor – hailed as the greatest travel writer of his generation. The Broken Road completes the journey from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople begun in A Time of Gifts.
Le Shop Guide: The Best of Paris for the Fashion Traveller Michi PB $39.99 From bestselling Michi authors, Chloe Quigley and Daniel Pollock, comes the coolest, most accessible guide to French fashion – so that you too can shop and dress like a local.
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