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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS MARLON JAMES

Murder, the CIA, the Cold War, Bob Marley (known only as 'the Singer') - The New York Times described it as 'a Tarantino remake of The Harder They Come, but with a soundtrack by Bob Marley and a script

by Oliver Stone and William Faulkner... epic in every sense of that word: sweeping, mythic, over-the-top, colossal and dizzyingly complex.' Pb $22.99

FICTION Napoleon’s Last Island Tom Keneally

While living in exile on St Helena, Napoleon exerted an extraordinary influence on young Betsy Balcombe. How did she get from Napoleon’s side to the Australian bush?

As a young woman, Betsy lived with her family on St Helena. They befriended, served and were ruined by their relationship with Napoleon. Keneally, with his gift for bringing historical stories to life, tells of this remarkable friendship and the beginning of an Australian dynasty. Hb $45 Pb $32.99

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The Secret Chord Geraldine Brooks

THe eye of the sheep

It is 1000 BC and Natan holds a high position in the court of King David as his prophet and the only man who can speak truthfully and plainly to David without fear of the consequences. Having faithfully served him for years, he sets down the story of a talented but flawed man who from a young age was destined for great power, glory - and betrayal.

Brooks’ effortless prose brings to life all facets of the ambitious hero and the morally complex man who was David. A vivid and spellbinding recreation. Lindy Hb $39.99

SOFIE LAGUNA

I was quite overcome when I read this.

It became quite thrilling and heart-breaking.

The story is told in the voice of the boy whose imagination is never at rest and nor is he. Sofie Laguna has done a marvellous job by capturing this exactly. And the story itself is one encountered by many families – with a little too much alcohol and domestic violence. I thoroughly recommend this excellent novel. Eve

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NON-FICTION Indie Award

Book of the Year

THE BUSH

DON WATSON What do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us? At once magisterial in scope and alive with telling, wry detail, The Bush lets us see our landscape and its inhabitants afresh, examining what we have made, what we have destroyed, and what we have become in the process. No one who reads it will look at this country the same way again. Hb $45

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The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood

Stan and Charmaine live in their car, struggling to survive on her meagre earnings.

Their part of America has been hit by a financial meltdown, so when they hear of a scheme promising employment and a house, they apply and are accepted. The catch is that every second month they must swap their home for a prison cell. And the work? Perhaps not what they think it is… But both are keeping secrets from each other, so a bit more deception might not really matter! A sly and witty novel, perceptive and a pleasure to read, full of Atwood’s trademark devilish observations. Lindy Hb $32.99

The Women’s Pages Debra Adelaide

Ellis, an ordinary suburban young woman of the 1960s, is troubled by secrets and gaps in her past that become more puzzling as her creator, Dove, writes her story 50 years later. Having read Wuthering Heights to her dying mother, Dove finds she cannot shake off the influence of that singular novel. Instead of returning to her normal life, she follows the story it has inspired to discover more about Ellis, who has emerged from the pages of fiction herself - or has she? A novel about the mysterious process of creativity and the way stories are shaped. Pb $29.99

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The Great Swindle Pierre Lemaitre

In the closing days of WWI, arrogant French lieutenant d’Aulnay Pradelle orders his men to attack a German position. To ensure they do, he secretly kills his scouts, but the timorous Albert Maillard sees what happens. When Eduoard Pericourt saves Albert from the death that Pradelle intended, he sets their intertwined futures in play. After Armistice, France is keen to honour her glorious dead, but does not treat surviving soldiers kindly, and so the three men, in their different ways, embark upon ambitious schemes to ensure better lives for themselves. A clever and satisfying multiprize-winning novel with finely drawn characters that reveals the French experience of WWI’s aftermath. Lindy Pb $29.99

Slade House David Mitchell

If you haven’t read David Mitchell, this is a great place to start! Slade House is accessed through a bent and narrow alley and a small iron door, and every nine years a special guest is invited to visit.

Unfortunately for them, they don’t quite get the welcome they were expecting…

To reveal too much would destroy the pleasure of reading this brilliantly plotted and engrossing story - clever, atmospheric and definitely worth bending time with!

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A Strangeness in My Mind Orhan Pamuk

Carrying Albert Home a somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator

Homer Hickham Homer loves his wife Elsie, who loves Albert, her pet alligator. Albert was given to Elsie by the man she really wanted to marry, an aspiring actor named Buddy Ebsen. Albert is a constant reminder of how dissatisfied Elsie is with her life in the small coalmining town she unsuccessfully tried to escape. When Homer issues an ultimatum, the result is a life-changing road trip from West Virginia to Orlando, Florida. Set in the Depression, with a cast of wonderful characters (and cameos from real-life people), this charming, quirky novel is based on the experiences of the author’s parents. Sheer delight! Lindy Pb $29.99

Chance Developments unexpected love stories

Alexander McCall Smith Taking as his starting point five black-andwhite photographs, McCall Smith weaves his word magic, imagining the story behind the image. Set in Bendigo, the Scottish Highlands, a travelling circus in Canada, an Irish village and Edinburgh, these charming and poignant tales tell of the important things of life – living well, if not always happily, joy in family, and love. Deep truths beautifully related! Lindy

Mevlut Karatas follows his father’s trade selling boza, a traditional Turkish drink, on the streets of Istanbul. He hopes to become rich, but chance seems to conspire against him. He spends three years writing love letters to a girl he saw just once at a wedding, only to elope by mistake with her sister. Every evening while working he wonders at the ‘strangeness’ in his mind that makes him feel different from everyone else, until fortune conspires once more and he understands at last what he has always yearned for. A modern coming-of-age epic. Pb $32.99

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll Illustrations by Salvador Dali This beautiful new edition features rarely-seen illustrations by Salvador Dali that illuminate the surreal, yet curiously logical and mathematical realm into which Alice famously falls. The introduction by Mark Burstein discusses Dali’s connections with Carroll, his treatment of the symbolic figure of Alice and the mathematical nature of Wonderland. Hb $46.95

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Now is the Time

City on Fire Garth Risk Hallberg

Melvyn Bragg

New Year’s Eve 1976, a young girl is shot.

So begins this electrifying debut novel.

Set in a New York bursting at the seams, against the backdrop of contentious urban redevelopment, the flourishing punk and art scenes, inner city anarchists running riot, and events coming to a head during the infamous blackout of 1977. Coming in at just over 900 pages, there is not a wasted sentence in this book and I can’t recommend a better summer read. Brilliant! Greg Pb $32.99

In 1381, the 14-year-old King Richard had reason to be fearful. Plague was about, the royal coffers were empty and the people were rebelling against a draconian tax. But with his powerful mother’s support, he felt secure in his right to reign. Then a vast force of common people invaded London, led by former soldier Walter Tyler and the radical preacher John Ball, demanding freedom, equality and the uprooting of Church and State. A powerful novel about one of England’s most extraordinary episodes.

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The Doldrums Nicholas Gannon

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This is the most wonderful book! Archer B Helmsley, born a dreamer, lives in a house full of curiosities. When his famous grandparents (whom he has never met) disappear while exploring an iceberg, his mother decides to keep him safe from his ‘tendencies’ by confining him to home when he isn’t attending school. Luckily he makes friends with Oliver (who is a worrier, rather than a warrior) and eventually with a newly-arrived Parisian girl, Adélaidë (who has a wooden leg – did a crocodile attack her when she was ballooning in Africa?) and together they plan to travel to Antarctica to rescue Archer’s grandparents.

As if a cast of delightfully quirky characters and splendid writing isn’t enough, there are marvellous, full-colour illustrations throughout, which in themselves are reason enough to buy this book!

Well and away my absolute favourite this year! Ages 9-12 Lindy Hb $24.99 Due Dec

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The Singing Bones Shaun Tan

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We know what a talented painter Shaun Tan is, but now we know he’s also a wizard sculptor!

75 of Grimm’s fairy tales are stripped to the essence of their storyline, then the honed paragraph is illustrated with amazing miniature sculptures - beguiling, creepy, haunting and playful - that capture the flavour of these wellknown stories. Introduced by Philip Pullman and Jack Zipes, this imaginative and original collection will intrigue and enthral any reader, whatever their age! Lindy Hb $35

ABC Dreaming Warren Brim This gorgeous book is a colourful way of introducing youngsters to the alphabet. It features the work of celebrated indigenous artist Warren Brim from north Queensland.

The brightly illustrated pages are happy and joyful celebrations of many different animals - and not just the usual examples! - and are cleanly laid out, making it easy to teach kids their letters. A great gift for both overseas and local children. Lindy Pb $17.95

I Will Love You Anyway

Mick & Chloe Inkpen

A boy wakes up to his Christmas gift: a mutt of no discernible breed, and certainly no discernible manners! Dog doesn’t sit, stay, quit – but he does run away, often. He’s mischief through and through, and might have to go, but when he’s frightened by thunder and runs away, everyone including him knows where he really belongs, even if he isn’t entirely reformed… Gets my vote as the most adorable picture-book dog of the year! Lindy Hb $24.99

The Marvellous Funambulist of Middle Harbour And Other Sydney Firsts

Hilary Bell & Matthew Martin This wonderfully whimsical history of Sydney introduces young readers to little-known and quirky facts. The first duel in Sydney? It was in 1788 between Dr Balmain and Dr White.

The first use of ether? In 1847. The first crossing of Middle Harbour by a tightrope walker?

1877 by Henri L’Estrange. The first traffic light?

Market and Kent Streets in 1933. Each first is related in verse and wittily illustrated.

A wonderful celebration of our city! Lindy Hb $24.99

Irina The Trilogy Leah Swann Stolen as a baby, Irina was raised by wolves before she was found by a kindly farmer and brought up as his daughter. However, she is really the first-born princess of the kingdom and her destiny is to unite the divided kingdoms and defeat the wicked dragon of the Narrowlands. Her special abilities include an affinity with animals - most importantly wolves - and her fate will take her from the people she loves.

This thrilling trilogy will appeal to young girls 9-12 with its mix of adventure and fantasy, and a strong female character who follows her heart. Lindy Hb $24.99

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Where’s Jessie?

Janeen Brian & Anne Spudvilas When Jessie’s family move to the Outback, there isn’t room in their horse-drawn cart for her favourite toy, Bertie Bear. Poor Bertie is packed away, but gets dislodged, and so his adventures start. All the time he wonders “where’s Jessie?” as he is carried by camel, caught in a flash flood, swept upon by an eagle and finally found by an indigenous boy before being reunited with his young owner.

Beautifully rendered illustrations and a sweet story. Includes information about 19th century cameleers at the back of the book.

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Numerical Street

Perfect Danny Parker & Freya Blackwood

Antonia Pesenti & Hilary Bell

Three young children have a day of activities and quiet adventures – scribbling on the path, mucking about in a creek, looking at anything and everything that takes their fancy, before finally returning home, where they are loved and safe. Unforced rhyming couplets are brought to life by the gentle and evocative illustrations. The children’s interactions are sweet and caring and ring true (the littlest child is truly adorable). I don’t know a better word to describe this joyful book: perfect! Lindy Hb $24.95

From the same team as the bestselling Alphabetical Sydney (Hb $22.99) comes this vibrant new book. Walk down the street and look in the windows of the different businesses – hairdresser, cake shop, laundromat, garage and so on – and within their colourful premises you can count any number of objects.

Jaunty rhymes match the vivid illustrations, making this a delight to read and share with your youngsters. Lindy Hb $24.99

Adam Spencer’s Enormous Book of Numbers Mind-Boggling Maths, Outrageous Puzzles, Super-Cool Games and Heaps of Other Fun Stuff!

Adam Spencer If there is anyone who can make maths fun for kids, it’s the ever-popular sleek geek, Adam Spencer. Packed with outrageous, mind-boggling, super-cool stuff to make, decode, deduce, descramble and decipher, this activity book will enthral and entertain while it sneakily educates and enlightens! Ages 8-12 Pb $19.99

The Big Book of Mystery Sally Rippin

Billie is a lively girl and likes nothing better than being helpful, especially if it means solving mysterious goings-on, with the assistance of her friends in the Secret Mystery Club. This bind-up of all six stories sees the SMC investigating thefts, potentially dangerous pranks, missing time capsules, coded notes and the local spooky house. A step up from the little Billie B Brown books, this is excellent for newly confident readers. Lindy Pb $24.95

The Travel Book A Journey Through Every Country in the World

Lonely Planet Kids With a mixture of great photography and colourful graphics, each country in the world has its own page packed full of fascinating information - how people live, their food, sports, festivals, wildlife, titbits of history and the odd statistic. Entertaining and educational, it’s the perfect gift for the young and enquiring mind. Ages 8+ Hb $29.99

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Sippy and Sunny; Poem for Sippy

French/English Vicki Wood & Kelly Elsom

This beautifully illustrated series of bilingual children’s books follow the magical adventures of a dragon named Sippy and his human friends. These gorgeous bespoke editions are filled with detailed illustrations to fascinate and excite. Each book comes with a magical feather; a gorgeous talisman immersing parent and child into the universe of these lovingly produced and captivating titles. Hb $39.95 each

My First Book of Words: An ABC Rhyming Book Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Korean

This fun series uses simple ABC rhyming to teach children new and familiar everyday words in another language. The whimsical and cheerful illustrations breathe life into the easy-to-follow bilingual rhymes. Cultural notes provide parents and teachers with further cultural context for their child’s learning.

Hb $14.99 to $16.99

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Asterix – The Mansions of the Gods Asterix and Obelix are back! In their first 3D adventure, these classic characters will do anything to thwart Caesar’s plans. As in the original comics, their crazy antics are sure to have both kids and parents laughing in joy from start to end. DVD $24.95

Asterix and the Missing Scroll ASTERIX #36 English, French, German This second instalment from Ferri and Conrad, continuing on from Goscinny & Uderzo, sees Julius Caesar returning to conquer the Gaul township, once and for all.. Mayhem and hilarity!

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Even Dogs in the Wild Ian Rankin Rebus might be retired, but he’s still a detective.

When Big Ger Cafferty is shot at in his own home, Rebus starts investigating. Siobhan Clarke is working on a murder case involving a top lawyer and there are similarities in both attacks. When they realise a lottery winner’s murder could also be linked, they have to work out why three such different men have been targeted. Meanwhile Malcolm Fox is shunted onto a visiting team running an undercover agent with a notorious Glaswegian crime gang and they certainly don’t want to share any operational secrets with him. As brilliant and twisty as you would expect! Lindy

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crime books The Heat Garry Disher Wyatt, a career criminal, scores a job stealing a painting. Perfect.

A lone wolf, he’s driven not so much by a desire for money as a desire to work only infrequently. He’s also a man very in control of his environment and behaviours, moving like a shark among the rest of us, and his wry observations are enjoyable and revealing. The action takes place on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and it’s fun to think that somewhere in Noosa this summer, someone will be immersed in this perfect holiday read and the fictional mayhem will be just that bit more authentic! Grab this for a great time following the double-dealing among criminals.

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Good Money J M Green Introducing Stella Hardy, a wise-cracking social worker with a thirst for social justice, good laksa and alcohol. A young African boy is murdered in an alley and Stella heads off to comfort the grieving mother, but upon arrival discovers something with the potential to uncover a terrible thing from her own past. Set in Melbourne, this novel reveals an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction. Pb $29.99

The Floating Corpse Kel Richards

The year is 1935. C S Lewis (known to his friends as Jack) and his brother Warren are visiting their friend, young Tom Morris, at Nesfield Cathedral School where Jack is to be guest speaker at speech night.

They see a man stabbed to death by an unseen assailant and see his body fall from the rooftop, but the body doesn’t hit the ground until the following day!

Once again Jack’s nimble brain is coopted by the police as they try to explain the seemingly impossible. Pb $19.95

Give the Devil His Due Sulari Gentill A new adventure featuring Rowland Sinclair, Bohemian artist and scion of squattocracy. Rowland is invited to race his yellow Mercedes on the Maroubra Speedway, a track that has claimed many lives. When bodies start showing up he just has to investigate, particularly since it seems the killer may be after him! With a seamless blend of social history and appealing characters (including some real-life ones, such as Errol Flynn), this Depression-era crime novel is just the ticket for holiday reading!

Dark Corners Ruth Rendell

When Carl sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey and inadvertently causes her death, he sets in motion a sequence of catastrophic events beginning with subterfuge, extending to lies and culminating in murder. Infused with Rendell’s distinctive blend of wry humour and acute observation, this dark and atmospheric tale involves mistaken identity, kidnap, blackmail and a cast of unforgettable characters. Pb $32.99

The Big Whatever Peter Doyle Bill Glasheen - cab driver, ex-muso and quite a bit more finds a pulp fiction crime novel in his glove box. When he starts reading it he recognises the person narrating the story, someone who is not only meant to be dead, but who owes Bill 'big-time'. Set in Sydney from 1969 to 1973, this fuel-injected novel moves at a cracking pace and the story within a story ensures the action is relentless.

If Raymond Chandler had got together with Hunter S Thompson, they may have produced something like this!

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Before it Breaks Dave Warner Detective Clement is back in Broome, licking his wounds from a busted marriage and struggling to be impressed by his new team of small-town cops.

In this oasis on the edge of the desert, life is as stagnant as Clement’s latest career move. But when a body is discovered at a local fishing spot, it’s clearly not the result of a crocodile attack. Somewhere in Broome is a hunter of a different kind! As more bodies are found, Clement races to solve a decadesold mystery before a monster cyclone hits.

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Midnight Sun Jo Nesbo Jon is on the run. After betraying Oslo’s biggest crime lord, The Fisherman, he flees to an isolated mountain town in Norway so far north that the sun never sets, hoping to find sanctuary in a local religious sect. Hiding out in a shepherd’s cabin, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother, and her young son Knut. The midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity when he discovers The Fisherman’s men are getting closer...

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Numero Zero Umberto Eco Colonna is a writer at a loss. He is hired to ghost write a memoir of the editor of a newspaper that is owned by a media magnate. His crazed colleague, Braggadocio, who sees conspiracy everywhere, is convinced that Mussolini’s body was substituted at the time of his execution.

One theory follows another as Colonna doesn’t know what to believe. More a darkly satirical take on the media than a traditional thriller, this however is Eco’s most accessible novel to date.

Recommended. Greg Pb $32.99

Detective Piggott’s Casebook Kevin Morgan

Drawing on the long-hidden personal papers of forensic pioneer Frederick Piggott, these are the riveting stories of nine of the most important Victoria Police investigations, dating from1874 to 1962. Pb $24.95

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The Bottom of Your Heart Inferno for Commissario Ricciardi

Maurizio de Giovanni In the middle of a summer heat wave, as Naples prepares for one of its most important holy days, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from his office window. For Commissario Ricciardi and Brigadier Maione, it’s the beginning of an investigation involving the most conflicting and enduring of human passions. Infidelity appears inextricable from the most joyful expressions of love, and this interdependence sows doubt and uncertainty in both men, compromising their own attempts at love. Pb $29.95

Murder by Candlelight The Gruesome Crimes Behind Our Romance with the Macabre

Michael Knox Beran In the early 19th century, a series of murders took place in and around London.

Writers of the time - Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, De Quincey, Shelley - were fascinated by the blood and devilry of these slayings. They discerned in the act of killing a depth of hideousness that we now seem to have lost sight of, living in an age where murder has been reduced to a problem of social science and detective work.

A vivid picture of a time when homicide was thought of as the intrusion of the diabolic into ordinary life. Hb $39.95

The Crime Museum Uncovered Inside Scotland Yard’s Special Collection

A is for Arsenic Kathryn Harkup

Take 14 poisons: arsenic, belladonna, cyanide, digitalis, eserine, hemlock, monkshood, nicotine, opium, phosphorus, ricin, strychnine, thallium and veranol. Agatha Christie used these to great effect in 14 of her novels, demonstrating the extensive chemical knowledge she gleaned from her work in chemists during both world wars.

Each chapter in this fascinating book investigates the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting the poisons used in each of the stories.

Jackie Keily & Julia Hoffbrand Using never-before-seen objects from the Crime Museum of the Metropolitan Police in London, this book unlocks real-life case files to examine some of the UK’s most notorious crimes, from Dr Crippen and the Krays to the Great Train Robbery and the Millennium Dome diamond heist. Giving voice to the people - perpetrators, victims and police officers - behind the objects, it explores the impact of crime, personalising what is so often depersonalised. Pb $32.95

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Sherlock 81 Stories Starring the Greatest Detective of All Time

Otto Penzler (Ed) In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle created a legend: Sherlock Holmes. The greatest detective of all time. A tall, slender, hawknosed figure with a deerstalker hat.

Sherlock has spawned many parodies and homages and here the best and most brilliant contributors include James Barrie, Kingsley Amis, A A Milne, P G Wodehouse, Neil Gaiman, Anthony Burgess, Colin Dexter, Anne Perry and many more. Hb $39.99 ASK FOR YOUR ABBEY'S REWARDS CARD ~ instant & FREE!

Kidnapped Mark Tedeschi

In 1960, 8-year-old Graeme Thorne was abducted for ransom after his father won the Opera House lottery. The perpetrator, Stephen Bradley, was a New Australian who thought he was better entitled to the money. Tedeschi makes a chillingly good effort of entering Bradley’s mind to tell the story of this heinous crime, which also marked the beginning of forensic investigations in Australia. The crime shocked the nation, but it also brought about far-reaching changes. Both sad and fascinating. Lindy Pb $32.99

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BIOGRAPHY Island Home A Landscape Memoir

Tim Winton This is the story of Winton’s relationship with the Australian landscape and how it has influenced his ideas, his writing and his life. It is also a passionate exhortation for all of us to feel the ground beneath our feet.

Much more powerful than a political idea or economy, Australia is a physical entity.

Where we are defines who we are in ways we too often forget, to the detriment of ourselves and the country. Wise, rhapsodic, exalted, this is a compelling investigation into the way our country shapes us.

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Interestingly Enough The Life of Tom Keneally

Stephany Evans Steggall For five decades Keneally has been one of Australia’s most loved literary figures.

Celebrated as one of the world’s finest writers and known especially for his Booker Prize-winning Schindler’s Ark ($22.99), he is respected for his humanitarianism and commitment to republicanism and other causes. The breadth and richness of his life and work is brilliantly explored in this engaging authorised biography. Hb $49.99

Plain-Speaking Jane From High Anxiety to Not Giving a Toss: A (Mostly) Fearless Memoir

Jane Caro Jane Caro is known for saying what she thinks. She reveals she was not a model child, nor a faultless parent, and she’s a better person for it; that asking for help is a skill worth mastering; and that in her long and successful career in advertising, she was bullied by some of the wittiest men in Australia. Written with panache and wit, this is an unflinchingly honest celebration of a perfectly imperfect life. Pb $34.99

Henry and Banjo James Knight This impeccably researched history is written for the person who doesn’t usually read history! Taking a chronological and episodic approach, the life stories of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson are narrated in an easy and lively manner. Born and bred in the bush, but under very different circumstances, they shared a passion for the country, although from opposite ends of the spectrum. Their work reflected the great energy and changes of a nation that was working out what it stood for, in the end helping to shape national perceptions. Lindy Hb $45

Born to Rule The Unauthorised Biography of Malcolm Turnbull

Paddy Manning Turnbull’s privileged existence, helped by marrying into one of Sydney’s most storied families, obscures a tough childhood and precocious talent. Left or right? An admirer of Jack Lang, mentored by Neville Wran, feted by Paul Keating - many Liberals believe he joined the wrong party.

Now that he’s Prime Minister, what will he do? Turnbull has been the subject of many profiles, but here is the full story of his life as never told before. Hb $45

Scholarly Scoundrel Laurence Hynes Halloran

Jan Worthington Laurence Halloran was Australia’s educational leader in convict times. This is the story of the self-styled doctor of classical studies, who as a naval recruit was jailed for knifing a fellow sailor; fled South Africa after enraging colonial authorities; trailed around wives, mistresses and 22 children in a career on four continents; and who was transported to NSW after authorities found counterfeiting equipment in his home. A thoroughly researched, stranger-than-fiction story.

Richly illustrated. Pb $34.95

Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden

Second Half First Drusilla Modjeska

Wendy Whiteley’s garden in Lavender Bay is one of the secret joys of Sydney. Whether influenced by books such as The Secret Garden with touches of Alice in Wonderland or quotes from Van Morrison on a stone carving, Whiteley has created a tiny little paradise with a spectacular view. What started off as a way for her to overcome the loss of her husband and daughter has become a vocation, one that has continued for nearly 20 years. Lavishly illustrated, this book will inspire anyone who hasn’t visited the garden to make the effort.

Greg Hb $79.99

Beginning with the disastrous events of the night before her 40th birthday, Modjeska looks back on the past 30 years that have shaped her writing. From her childhood in England to newlywed in Papua New Guinea, then a single woman in Sydney, she built close friendships with writers such as Helen Garner. Here she reflects on parts of her life, her work and the importance to her of writers such as Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir. The result is an intensely personal memoir, intellectually provocative and deeply honest. Hb $39.99

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Chasing Lost Time The Life of C K Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy and Translator

Jean Findlay The translation of Marcel Proust’s A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by Moncrieff was a task that would exhaust and consume him, leading to his early death at the age of 40.

Expert at living a paradoxical life, Moncrieff was an interwar spy in Mussolini’s Italy, yet also a public man of letters. He was a fervent Catholic convert, yet also a gregarious, homosexual party-goer, and deeply lonely. Findlay (his great-greatniece) gives us a portrait of a man hurled into war in an era when the world was quickly changing. Pb $24.99

Brand Luther Andrew Pettegree When theologian Martin Luther posted his theses on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517, he was virtually unknown. But that soon changed once he began espousing his views in printed pamphlets, written in colloquial German, and featuring an iconic portrait of himself. The pamphlets spread like wildfire, helping him win the battle of ideas and making him the world’s first mass-media figure - its first brand. This book fuses a history of religion, printing and capitalism into one enthralling story. Hb $49.95

The Witch of Lime Street Dietrich and Riefenstahl Karin Wieland

Coming of age in the Weimar Republic, Marlene Dietrich and Leni Riefenstahl sought fame in Germany’s silent film industry. While Dietrich left for Hollywood stardom, Riefenstahl insinuated herself into Hitler’s inner circle and directed Nazi propaganda films. Dietrich could never truly go home again, while Riefenstahl was contaminated by her political associations. Moving deftly between two stories never before told together, Wieland contextualises these lives, chronicling revolutions in politics, fame and sexuality on a grand stage.

Séance, Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World

David Jaher In 1924, the pretty wife of a Boston surgeon embodied the raging debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communicating with the dead. Reporters dubbed Margery the blonde Witch of Lime Street. Arthur Conan Doyle urged her to enter a contest offering a cash prize to the first medium declared authentic.

Her supernatural gifts beguiled four of the judges and there was only one left to convince...the relentless unmasker of charlatans, Harry Houdini. Hb $46.95

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The Devil is a Black Dog Stories from the Middle East and Beyond

Sandor Jaszberenyi

Chasing Shadows The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck

Tim Lane & Elliot Cartledge Part biography, part reflection and part investigation, this book celebrates Roebuck’s achievements as a cricketer, writer, broadcaster and philanthropist.

It does not shy away from the controversies that plagued his life and hang darkly over his shocking death. Includes stories and interviews with many of the greats of the cricketing world, as well as members of the Roebuck family. Pb $29.95

War-torn Africa, a Middle East in crisis and post-Soviet Eastern Europe form the backdrop to the stories told in this collection. From Cairo to the Gaza Strip, from Benghazi to Budapest, Jaszberenyi’s characters contemplate the meaning of home, love, family and friendship in the face of brutality. In spare, evocative prose, he combines fact and fiction to create a profoundly true portrait of the humanity behind the headlines. Pb $24.99

An Improbable Friendship The Secret Friendship Between Yasser Arafat’s Mother-in-Law and the Wife of Israel’s Top General

Anthony David The extraordinary story of a secret 40-year friendship between two women who should have been enemies: Raymonda Tawil, mother-in-law of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat; and Ruth Dayan, widow of General Moshe Dayan, the celebrated Jewish general who spent years hunting Arafat.

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The White Road A Pilgrimage of Sorts

Edmund de Waal The author of the bestselling The Hare with Amber Eyes ($19.99) travels the globe in telling the story of his obsession with porcelain, or ‘white gold’, and the lure it held for Europeans: from Jesuit missionaries in 17th-century China, via the palaces of Versailles and Dresden, to the chemist shops of 18th-century Plymouth and the darkest days in 20th-century history. Within all this is an intimate memoir of the author’s life as a potter and his deepening understanding of the material he has worked with for over 45 years.

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The New Tsar The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin

Steven Lee Myers Rising from an obscure background, Putin came to power in 2000 as a reformer and populist, bringing a measure of stability. |It wasn’t long before he instigated a new kind of authoritarianism - consolidating power, reasserting his country’s might, brutally crushing revolts and swiftly dispatching dissenters.

The author has followed Putin since his political beginnings and this is a gripping narrative about a cool, calculating and enormously ambitious man with few scruples. Pb $35

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The Thames & Hudson Introduction to Art Debra DeWitte, Ralph Larmann & M Kathryn Shields (Eds)

The Unusual Suspects

A comprehensive and beautifully produced introduction to all aspects of visual art.

Covers art history, the visual language of art, the processes and media that comprise artistic work and the major themes that recur over time and cultures. In an interesting feature, eight iconic works are examined from different points of view (composition, style, etc) to stimulate thought about how great works are created and have their effect.

Includes over 1,000 high quality reproductions. Hb $80

Antony Ginnane

Beethoven’s Symphonies An Artistic Vision

Lewis Lockwood Beethoven possessed an artistic vision that found its most powerful expression in the symphonic form and his symphonies remain among the defining works of the Western musical experience. This book introduces each symphony and traces its background, set against the contemporary political upheavals, the growth of concert life and his other works. Lockwood uncovers a creative process of remarkable scope and originality, from the first symphonies to the monumental Ninth.

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104 Films that Made World Cinema

The unconventional Australian producer, Antony Ginnane, presents this enjoyably idiosyncratic selection of movies. Each is given a double-page spread with a still from the movie and a summary of the plot, analysis of the story, and discussion of the director and their place in cinematic history. Great for the student of world cinema and a fabulous introduction to this range of works, this book will undoubtedly kindle the desire to see them for yourself! Lindy Hb $49.99

The Forgotten Notebook Betty Churcher

This book is based on sketches Betty drew in the 1990s in the great galleries of the world when she raced through them as director of the National Gallery of Australia on her way to arrange the loan of artworks for her series of blockbuster exhibitions.

Searching for a document in 2014, she found this ‘forgotten’ notebook, researching and writing this companion book to Notebooks and Australian Notebooks (Pb $44.99 each), before sadly passing away. By revisiting these drawings, her text brings new understanding to these great artworks. Pb $44.99

Art Deco Airports Airports of dreams from 1920s & 1930s

A Brilliant Touch

Terry Moyle & Rosie Louise

Adam Forster’s Wildflower Paintings

This book looks at the first airports of the world, specifically those of the 1920s and 1930s, mainly in Britain, Europe and the US, which were heavily influenced by the art deco architecture of the time. Many only survived for 12 months before being refurbished or demolished. Some still exist, albeit in a dilapidated state. Illustrated in full colour, with line drawings and photographs, this is a great gift for travel lovers and history buffs.

Christobel Mattingley Forster was a skilled botanical artist whose goal was to paint 1,000 Australian wildflowers. To this end, on weekends, he travelled all over Sydney and NSW to sketch and collect plant specimens.

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Visionaries in Suburbia The Face of Britain the Nation Through its Portraits

Simon Schama Churchill and his portraitist locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death. For the first time, Schama combines his two great passions British history and art history.

His extraordinary storytelling reveals the truth behind Britain’s most famous portrayals of power, love, fame and the people. In the age of the selfie, this is a tour de force, mesmerising in its breadth and its panache. Hb $69.99

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Griffin Houses in the Sydney Landscape

Anne Watson (Ed) A very handsome book, this details the houses that Walter Burley Griffin and his wife Marion Mahony Griffin built, or planned to build, in Sydney. After he was booted from the Canberra project, they turned their considerable talents to the new development, Castlecrag, using their idea that architecture should be formed and fit into its landscape.

Each of these houses (and the handful of others elsewhere) has a dedicated and informative essay, complemented by a fabulous array of photographs, including a treasure trove of recently discovered archival photos. A real credit to the dedicated people of the Walter Burley Griffin Society and a valuable resource for those interested in architecture, planning, history and design. Lindy Pb $59.95

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AUSTRALIAN HISTORY A Concise History of Australia – 4th Edition Stuart Macintyre

Since 1788, newcomers to Australia have imposed themselves on the land, bringing new technology, institutions and ideas to make it their own, yet it's also a land that has sustained a people and culture that is tens of thousands of years old. This fourth edition explores the effects of the recent export and investment boom, the search for solutions to climate change, unauthorised arrival of refugees, Indigenous disadvantage and generational change. Pb $44.95

Great South Land How Dutch Sailors Found Australia and an english Pirate Almost Beat Captain Cook...

Rob Mundle We know about Cook charting the east coast of Australia, but what of the Dutch mariners who mapped much of the continent in the preceding century?

Chronicling the great mariners - Janszoon, Hartog, Tasman and other seafarers fixated on ‘Terra Australis Incognita’ - this sweeping narrative tells how the Dutch discovered Australia, but did not claim the land or establish settlements. And why the pirate Dampier led to the Great South Land becoming British. Hb $45

Minding Her Own Business Colonial Businesswomen in Sydney

Catherine Bishop

Journey to Horseshoe Bend T G H Strehlow

Despite the belief that the colonial woman’s place was in the home, many had small businesses. If they had husbands, the men had legal ownership rights (even if the woman was the entrepreneur); otherwise, women knew they could earn more by setting up their own business than by working for others. They might be milliners, drapers, teachers, boarding house proprietors, hotel licensees, confectioners, nurses, writers or performers. Even taxidermists!

This deeply researched and accessible history shows how colonial Sydney was full of enterprising women looking out for themselves. Lindy Pb $39.99

Ted Strehlow grew up with Aborigines on a Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg near Alice Springs. His knowledge of their culture was unique, and he became one of the Australia’s foremost anthropologists.

First published in 1969, this is the classic account of the final days of his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow, as they travel with Aboriginal companions in search of medical assistance.

Combines a detailed awareness of the landscape and its sacred places with a history of white settlement. Pb $26.95

Fromelles and Pozieres Trenches of Hell

Preserving Our Proud Heritage

Peter FitzSimons On 19 July 1916, 7,000 Australian soldiers attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles. By the next day there were over 5,500 casualties, including nearly 2,000 dead.

The battle at Pozières, which commenced just days later, also resulted in a shocking bloodbath. This book brings those battles to life and puts the reader in the moment, illustrating both the remarkable heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan.

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The Unseen ANZAC How an Enigmatic Explorer Created Australia’s World War I Photographs

Jeff Maynard When the polar explorer George Hubert Wilkins was assigned as Australia’s war photographer on the Western Front, his exploits soon became legendary. He went ‘over the top’ with troops - armed only with his bulky camera - and was twice awarded the Military Cross. After the war he returned to exploring, writing detailed diaries and letters, but when he died in 1958, the documents were locked away. Maynard follows the trail to unearth these lost records and finally reveals this remarkable true story. Hb $39.99

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The Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army

L I Terrett & S C Taubert The Australian Army’s customs and traditions represent the symbols and substance of much of our national character, adopted from the Army’s foreunners and developed since 1901.

These origins provide the forms for its badges, insignia and symbols of office, the protocols for demonstrating respect, the way it addresses its people and the wearing of uniforms. This beautifully presented full-colour book includes a CD of the Australian Army’s regimental marches and bugle calls, assembled for the first time.

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Australia 1944-45 Victory in the Pacific

Peter Dean (Ed) 1944 and 1945 were pivotal years in the development of Australia’s strategy from WWII onwards and this book examines this complex and fascinating period. Dean leads a team of highly regarded military historians in assessing Australian, Allied and Japanese strategies, the conduct of the campaigns in the Southwest Pacific and Australia’s significant role in achieving victory. Hb $59.95

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Hitler’s Lost Spy The True Story of a Female Spy in Australia

The Whitlam Legacy (Revised & Updated)

Troy Bramston (Ed)

Greg Clancy

The election of the Whitlam government in 1972 marked a turning point. Shaking off the vestiges of two decades of conservative rule, Whitlam brought new ideas, new policies and new people to the task of governing. In this book, Whitlam, ministers, advisers, public servants and party and union insiders provide a unique account of this turbulent period. They reveal what worked and what didn’t, shedding light on the personalities driving the engines of change. Revised edition covers his passing in 2014.

The remarkable story of Swiss-born Nazi spy Annette Wagner. In 1938, shortly after arriving in Australia, Wagner was broadcasting her own programs to nationwide audiences on public radio a secure channel for transmitting coded messages. Overlooked in the National Archives for nearly 70 years, this captivating narrative of life within the global Nazi intelligence machine may now be told.

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The Eighties The Decade that Transformed Australia

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Frank Bongiorno Beginning with the Ash Wednesday bushfires and ending with the election of Paul Keating as PM in 1991, this account explores both the ordinary and extraordinary - from INXS, Alan Bond, Kylie Minogue; Geoffrey Blainey to the Bicentenary; the Australia Card and Crocodile Dundee.

It unearths the forgotten stories of factory workers proud of their skills who found themselves surplus to requirements, and of Vietnamese families battling to make new lives in the suburbs. All told with wit and deep knowledge. Hb $45

The Dismissal In the Queen’s Name

Paul Kelly & Troy Bramston This ground-breaking new book reveals the story of Australia’s greatest political crisis with fresh interviews, the discovery of new archival material and a dramatic reinterpretation of events. It explains the role played by key political, judicial and vice-regal figures, exposing their true motivations and revealing the extent of the deceit and the scale of the collusion which culminated on Remembrance Day 1975. For the first time, it also reveals what happened next, as a second crisis unfolded. Hb $39.99

The Beach An Australian Passion

Robert Drewe This superb book wins on two fronts – Drewe’s lyrical evocation of Australian beach culture and his personal anecdotes, and the splendid assortment of photographs drawn from the collections of the National Library. Whether used by indigenous peoples of the past or the hedonists of today, the beach has drawn all manner of people to it.

There is a dark side of course, with natural violence, shark attacks, disappearing prime ministers… Be transported by this wonderful book – almost as good as being on your favourite beach! Lindy

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Australia Remember When Bob Byrne

This unashamedly nostalgic book is a true delight if you’re over a certain age, and will be a revelation to younger folk!

Full of photographs and illustrations, as well as plenty of information and reminiscences of the decades from WWII to the 80s. From burnt orange and avocado (coloured!) kitchen appliances, to buying late-edition newspapers from a paperboy, local identities and landmarks, each page evokes the not-too-distant past! Lindy Pb $34.99

200 Years The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Jennie Churchill & Peter Valder

Australia’s Second Chance

In early 2016, Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden will turn 200. This is the garden that gave the world the Wollemi Pine, previously known only from 40,000-year-old fossils. Discover the Garden’s chequered history, together with the parties, celebrations, sports and shenanigans it has hosted. Meet a distinguished lineup of colourful characters, beginning with Sir Joseph Banks, and encounter the art and literature that the Garden has inspired.

What Our History Tells Us About Our Future

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George Megalogenis During the GFC Australia was the only rich country to avoid a recession. Our standard of living is one of the highest in the world and we’re a multicultural mix of talented migrants from around the globe. Crunching numbers and weaving history into a riveting, rollicking tale, Megalogenis - author of The Australian Moment ($32.99) - brilliantly chronicles the waves of immigration from the First Fleet onwards and uses his unique abilities in decoding economics and demography to bring new insight to our history and our future. Pb $34.99

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Bog Bodies Uncovered

The Lost World of Byzantium Jonathan Harris

In this extraordinary history of the Byzantine Empire, each chronological chapter focuses on an archetypal figure, family, place or event, while still covering all major aspects of social, political, military, religious, cultural and artistic history, including of course its sumptuous art and architecture. It presents a civilisation rich in contrasts, combining orthodox Christianity with paganism, and classical Greek learning with Roman power. Hb $66

Solving Europe’s Ancient Mystery

Miranda Aldhouse-Green Bogs can preserve organic matter in great detail. In Northern Europe, many bodies have been uncovered over the years, often bearing marks of great violence. This thoroughly researched and remarkable - if sometimes quite grisly! book looks at how and why the bodies were placed in the bogs. Using modern forensic methods, many questions can now be answered, revealing a vivid picture of late Bronze and early Iron Age times.

Plentifully illustrated and a very accessible read.

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SPQR A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard

From one of the world’s foremost classicists comes this definitive history of ancient Rome.

It explores how Rome grew from a tiny village in central Italy to a power controlling territory from Spain to Syria, as well as how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements, and why they are still so important to us today. Hb $49.99

Fascinating Footnotes from History

The Travels of Marco Polo The Illustrated Edition

Marco Polo (Morris Rossabi, Ed) Marco Polo’s travels began in 1271 when he journeyed to China.

This account of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse into the different societies he encountered, evoking a remote and fascinating world with colour and immediacy.

Now with maps, full-colour photographs and reproductions to enhance the text, plus a new introduction that examines his background to explain how he understood the people, cultures and religions he encountered. Hb $39.99

Giles Milton

History is full of fabulous stories that no novelist would ever get away with!

With great verve and evident enjoyment - and impeccable research - Milton serves up 100 quirky nuggets, from Hitler’s drug habits and the abduction of Charlie Chaplin’s corpse, to the person who dined on the last dodo and the cabin boy who survived the Hindenberg’s fiery demise.

2,000 years of flamboyant, crazy and colourful history! Hb $35

How to Plan a Crusade Reason and Religious War in the Middle Ages

Christopher Tyerman Attempting to rethink how we understand the Middle Ages, Tyerman focuses on something obvious, but overlooked: the massive and costly business of actually preparing a crusade, whereby thousands would leave their lands and families in Western Europe and march off to a highly uncertain future. Looking at diplomacy, communications, propaganda, the use of mass media, medical care, equipment, voyages, money, weapons, credit, wills, ransoms, animals and the power of prayer, he brings to life an extraordinary era in a surprising new way. Hb $59.99

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By Steppe, Desert and Ocean The Birth of Eurasia

Barry Cunliffe This sweeping illustrated history from a renowned archaeologist covers the development of European, Near Eastern and Chinese civilisations, from the origins of farming around 9000BC to the 13th century, including the rise and fall of empires, the development of maritime trade, and the shattering impact of predatory nomads on their urban neighbours. It explores how different cultures were connected, the mobility of people and ideas, and the basic factors that underlie change. This is ‘big history’ at its best. Hb $61.95

Atlas of Cursed Places A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations

Olivier Le Carrer Some places you go to willingly, and some you should avoid! This attractively produced book details 40 places around the world that are - for one reason or another - cursed. Perhaps historically damned (the Tophet of Carthage or Moriah and Golgotha) or supernaturally (the Bermuda Triangle or the house at Amityville) or because of natural reasons (Sunda Strait or Cape Horn) or perhaps even human intervention (Nauru or Thilafushi). Illustrated with wonderful historical maps, you have no reason not to avoid these destinations! Lindy Hb $29.99

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The Lost Tudor Princess A Life of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox

The English Civil Wars

Alison Weir Her mother was a queen, her father an earl.

She was the granddaughter, niece, cousin and grandmother of monarchs. She ranked high at the court of her uncle, Henry VIII, and was lady of honour to five of his wives.

Beautiful and tempestuous, she was a born political intriguer, imprisoned in the Tower of London on three occasions.

The biography of an extraordinary life spanning five Tudor reigns, packed with intrigue, drama and tragedy. Pb $35

The Mistress of Paris

1640-1660

Blair Worden The political upheaval of the mid17th century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic! Hb $27.99 Only $10

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The 19th-Century Courtesan Who Built an Empire on a Secret

The Witches

Catherine Hewitt

This painstakingly researched history narrates how the ‘poor little village’ of Salem in Massachusetts became the epicentre of malevolence in a colony beset by fears of attack from hostile Indians and the French military.

In a society hoping to build a Bible commonwealth and believing vividly in the supernatural, 14 women, five men (and two dogs) were executed by the end of 1692. The Pulitzer Prizewinning author recreates the society and personalities, and follows the accusations, trials and aftermath of this gruesome episode in American history. Lindy Pb $32.99

Louise Delabigne was born the illegitimate child of a poor woman, but she died as the rich and scandalous Valtesse de la Bigne - perhaps the most famous courtesan of her era. This fascinating biography traces her rise from childhood poverty, her many lovers (including Napoleon III and the Prince of Wales), the power she wielded because of her connections, and the fame she attained as an intoxicating and glamorous beauty. Easy to read and very entertaining! Lindy Pb $29.99

Retro Paris Gary Chapman Take a walk back in time with this collection of over 400 amazingly evocative photographs from the Mary Evans Photo Library, depicting one of the great cities in the world, from the 1900s to the 1980s.

Beautifully presented, this is a visual snapshot of a wonderful era. Hb $45

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Frederick the Great King of Prussia

Tim Blanning Frederick the Great dominated the 18th century in the same way Napoleon dominated the start of the 19th. Blanning’s brilliant new biography captures his vitality, complexity and flawed genius, recreating a remarkable era - the last flowering of the old regime that would be swept away by the French Revolution almost immediately after Frederick’s death.

His spectre has hung over Germany ever since, both as inspiration and warning.

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An Intellectual Journey Through Paris John Poulos

A wonderful miscellany of art, literature, music, science, economics and philosophy.

This book traces the history of Paris as a pivotal point in the development of Western thought. But this book is not just about Paris, it is an epic journey through history. With short, accessible sections and plentiful illustrations, this would make a wonderful gift for any person with a broad range of interests. Hb $59.95

London Lives Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690-1800

Tim Hitchcock & Robert Shoemaker

Rise to Greatness Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year

David Von Drehle A deeply human portrait of the great US president and a dramatic narrative of the fateful year of 1862. Hb $44

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A fascinating study of the many people submerged in poverty or prosecuted for crime in 18th century London, from vagrants, paupers and prostitutes to thieves, prison escapees and highwaymen. This book shows how they influenced the pace and direction of social policy, ultimately shaping the evolution of the modern state. Due Dec Pb $51.95

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To Hell and Back Europe 1914-1949

Ian Kershaw

The Ottoman Endgame

In 1914, and then again in 1939, most of Europe was plunged into catastrophic war. Kershaw gives a compelling narrative of events with great humanity, flair and originality, and wrestles with the most difficult issues, such as what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and lived through such fearful times.

The first of two volumes, this is a monumental new history of modern Europe. Due Dec Hb $69.99

War, Revolution and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923

Sean McMeekin The first single-volume history of the Ottoman empire’s war for survival, beginning with Italy’s invasion of Tripoli in 1911 and ending with the establishment of Turkish independence in the Treaty of Lausanne, 1923. Countries such as Serbia, Greece, Libya, Armenia, Iraq and Syria still live with the momentous consequences today. Due Dec Hb $69.99

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The Munich Art Hoard Hitler’s Dealer and His Secret Legacy

Catherine Hickley In 2012, the Munich flat of an elderly recluse was raided by authorities who believed he was a tax dodger. What they found instead was an astonishing hoard of artworks, collected by his father, one of four dealers authorised by Hitler to trade in so-called ‘degenerate’ art, and who also bought from Jews forced to sell.

This absorbing book tells how an anti-Nazi became corrupted by the regime he hated and how he sacrificed his integrity to make a substantial fortune. It also looks at the difficulties of morally correct versus legally possible. Compelling! Lindy Hb $45

Germany Ascendant 1939-1941

James Holland Based on12 years of research, this book reveals the truth behind both the familiar legends of WWII, as well as lesser known events that were to have great significance. This first of a three-volume history considers the economic, political, social and military aspects of the war, a unique retelling of this monumental event in all its terrible and majestic glory.

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The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler

The Life and Death of Jean Moulin, Legend of the French Resistance

Mark Riebling Pope Pius XII and the Vatican are thought to have appeased Hitler and betrayed international Jewry by staying silent during the Holocaust. Riebling uses a wealth of recently uncovered documents to redraw the conventional image of the wartime Pope, whom he argues was not Hitler’s lackey at all, but an active anti-Nazi spymaster. Pb $35

The Shadow Man At the Heart of the Cambridge Spy Circle

Geoff Andrews James Klugmann appears as a shadowy figure in the legendary history of the Cambridge spies. As both mentor and friend to Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess and others, he manipulated promising recruits who were deemed ripe for conversion to the communist cause. This book reveals his story in full for the first time, uncovering the motivations, conflicts and illusions of those drawn into the world of communism and the sacrifices they made on its behalf. Hb $49.95

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Patrick Marnham Who was the enigmatic Jean Moulin, a man as skilled in deception as he was in acts of heroism? The memory of this French Resistance hero - betrayed to the Gestapo and tortured to death by the infamous Butcher of Lyon - is revered alongside Voltaire and Victor Hugo.

But his story is full of unanswered questions and the truth of his life is far more complicated than the legend. Pb $36.95

The End of the Cold War Robert Service

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the spread of Perestroika throughout the former Soviet bloc was a sea change in world history, quickly leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Service examines precisely how that change came about. Drawing on a vast and largely untapped range of sources, he builds a picture of the two men who spearheaded the breakthrough - Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Authoritative, compelling and meticulously researched.

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The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945

The Crime and the Silence

Laurence Ward

The bombardment of London during WWII caused incredible damage, all meticulously recorded by the council in a series of 110 detailed maps, different colours indicating the severity of damage. Although documenting terrible destruction and human suffering, the hand-coloured maps are exquisitely drawn, and represent a record of social history, as much as physical geography. Supported by archival photographs and statistics, this splendid volume is a fascinating window in time. Lindy Hb $80

The House by the Lake

A Quest for the Truth of a Wartime Massacre

Anna Bikont On 10 July 1941 in the small Polish town of Jedwadbne, the Jewish population hundreds of men, women and children - were ordered from their homes and marched into the town square. By the end of the day, most would be dead. The truth of what actually happened that day was suppressed for over 60 years and only a few people were ever brought to justice for their part in the atrocity. Provocative, profoundly moving and ingeniously structured, this book is a monumental work. Pb $35

A Story of Germany

Thomas Harding Harding’s grandmother often regaled him with stories of somewhat idyllic times spent living in a small house on the outskirts of Berlin. Many years later, when he decides to see if the house is still there, he finds it in ruins. He sets about trying to save it, and what we get then is a fascinating, sometimes deeply moving, portrait of a constantly changing Germany, with the house serving both as witness and guide. Highly recommended. Greg Pb $35

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Tea, Coffee and Chocolate How We Fell in Love with Caffeine

Melanie King These three beverages arrived in England in the 1650s from faraway, exotic places: tea from China, coffee from the Middle East and chocolate from Mesoamerica. Theories regarding their supposed pros and cons were soon rife - coffee protected against bubonic plague, while tea made men ‘unfit to do their business’, but chocolate had the opposite effect on the drinker’s sex life! Illustrated with early satirical cartoons and advertisements, this is the extraordinary story of our favourite hot drinks. Hb $28.95

Eat Your History Stories and Recipes from Australian Kitchens

Jacqui Newling

The Courage to Act Ben Bernanke

In 2006, Bernanke was appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve, capping a meteoric rise from rural South Carolina childhood to professorships at Stanford and Princeton, then to public service in Washington’s halls of power. But there would be no time to celebrate, as the burst of the housing bubble in 2007 set off a domino effect that would bring the global financial system to the brink of meltdown. This narrative reveals firsthand how the creativity and decisiveness of a few key leaders prevented an economic collapse of unimaginable scale. Hb $49.95

The author is the resident gastronomer at Sydney Living Museums and this glorious book is a distillation of her experience with historic kitchens, food preparation and recipes. It explores our colonial history and heritage from 1788 to the 1950s through food and stories: the mysteries of ingredients, handwritten recipes in old drawers, colonial adaptations, anecdotes and fascinating insights into past tastes. Lavishly illustrated, this is a banquet of delights! Lindy Hb $49.99 Due Dec

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Pacific The Ocean of the future

Map Exploring the World Phaidon Editors

300 stunning maps from around the world, exploring what maps tell us about history and ourselves. Selected by an international panel of curators, academics and collectors, and presented in complementary or contrasting pairs, the maps reveal how the history of our attempts to make flat representations of the world has been full of beauty, ingenuity and innovation. A stunning collection! Hb $75 ASK FOR YOUR ABBEY'S REWARDS CARD ~ instant & FREE!

Simon Winchester The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water on the planet. It is the stuff of adventure and romance, from Captain Cook to Robert Louis Stevenson, Magellan to Gauguin, from natural catastrophes to atomic bomb tests. Navigating the newly evolving patterns of commerce and trade, the world’s most violent weather and the fascinating histories, problems and potentials of the many Pacific states, this marvellously idiosyncratic book is a grand depiction of the ocean and its people. Pb $32.99

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SCIENCE

The Invention of Science

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A New History of the Scientific Revolution

David Wootton The story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural revolution that gave birth to modern science.

Wootton argues that the discovery of America in 1492 demonstrated that new knowledge was possible: indeed it introduced the very concept of ‘discovery’, opening the way to the invention of science. The new science relied on a new understanding of what knowledge might be. It led to a new rationalism, killing off alchemy, astrology and belief in witchcraft.

This book changes our understanding of how this transformation came about, and what science is.

Hb $69.99

The Best Australian Science Writing 2015 Bianca Nogrady (Ed)

This splendid annual collection celebrates the best of national science writers with 30 contributors such as Wendy Zukerman, Tim Low, John Long, Elizabeth Finkel and John Pickrell. Whether exploring the link between dust and the cosmos (via bed sheets) or the mating habits of fish, messages from Mungo or using maths to explain how lobsters swim, whether statins work or the next step in artificial intelligence, you’ll be enlightened, entertained and possibly provoked…

Pb $29.99

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David Corcoran (Ed)

This is from the same series as The New York Times Book of Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; and Medicine ($34.99 each). With 120 articles drawn from over a century of reporting scientific breakthroughs, setbacks and mysteries, it covers topics as diverse as chemistry, ecology, genetics, artificial intelligence and the cosmos. An enlightening collection for the science or history enthusiast.

Due Dec Hb $39.99

The Invention of Nature

The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science Andrea Wulf

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is one of the most fascinating early scientists. A great intellectual, he needed to gather data from its source, and measured his way around the globe, having many colourful adventures. His writings and ideas were widely influential and revolutionised many branches of science, stimulating new ways of thinking about man’s place in the cosmos. This enthusiastic history traces his journeys - both physical and intellectual - and shows how he influenced people such as Simon Bolivar, Charles Darwin, Henry David Thoreau and John Muir. Lindy Pb $35

Amazing Rare Things The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery

David Attenborough, Susan Owens, Martin Clayton & Rea Alexandratos The Royal Collection - held at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh - has been shaped by the personal tastes of kings and queens for over 500 years.

With an introduction and commentary by Sir David Attenborough, this selection of exquisite natural history artworks features objects collected during voyages of discovery to the farthest reaches of Africa, Asia, America and beyond. Pb $42.95

Resurrection Science Conservation, De-extinction and The Precarious Future of Wild Things

M R O’Connor

In a world dominated by human interference and climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. This book looks at the extreme measures scientists are taking to try to save species, from captive breeding and translocating genetically rare individuals to frozen zoos and de-extinction. It also considers the philosophical questions of playing god with earth’s biodiversity.

Each chapter focuses on a unique species and the people entwined in its fate. Pb $29.99

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The New York Times Book of Science

Evolution

Steve Parker (Ed) This book is your very own time machine! Learn about the amazing array of life forms that have lived on Earth from earliest times to the present day. Superbly illustrated and written by a team of experts, it provides a detailed account of how all the major groups of organisms evolved. If you want to know what evolution can produce on a warm, wet planet over a few billion years, then read this magnificent book! Dave Pb $45

A History of Life in 100 Fossils Paul Taylor & Aaron O’Dea

Pairing spectacular photographs with informative and accessible text, this striking book gives a broad panorama of the evolution of life. Chosen from collections held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and the Natural History Museum in London, these fossils of plants and animals demonstrate the diversity of life over 3.5 billion years. Perfect for the interested non-academic, this book is beautifully designed and totally fascinating!

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Better A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance

Atul Gawande Explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable.

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The Book of Human Emotions The Man Who Wasn’t There An Encyclopaedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust

Tiffany Watt Smith There are many words for emotions in English, but sometimes another language is better to describe a particular feeling. The pleasure of doing nothing is dolce far niente (Italian).

Not wanting to impose is greng-jai (Thai).

And what about pronoia, when everyone’s out to help? This quirky encyclopedia details over 150 emotions (from abhimaan to zal) in a warm and entertaining manner, drawing on history, science, anthropology, the arts and popular culture. Hopefully you won’t be overwhelmed by nginyiwarrarringu or toska at the thought of all those emotions, but instead feel hwyl and wonder instead! Lindy Hb $29.99

Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self

Anil Ananthaswamy In the tradition of Oliver Sacks, this book is a tour of the latest neuroscience of schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer’s, and other mental disorders. Through extensive interviews it reveals the awesome power of the human sense of self. Venturing into the lives of people who have lost some part of their ‘self’ it provides remarkable insight into what is lost and, more importantly, what remains, offering new perspectives that will change the way you think about your self. Hb $49.99

Numbers Their Tales, Types and Treasures

Adam Spencer’s World of Numbers

He’s back! Following on from his Big Book of Numbers ($29.99), the Sleek Geek explains the crucial role played by numbers in our understanding of sport and space, computers and cooking, and a whole lot in between. He decodes barcodes and explains why we say “we’re at sixes and sevens” A book for readers of all ages who love numbers or just love to laugh and learn about the wonderful world we live in. Pb $34.99

Southern Surveyor Stories from Onboard Australia’s Ocean Research Vessel

Michael Veitch From 2003 to 2013, the CSIRO research vessel conducted physical, chemical, geological and biological investigations in the waters around Australia. Over the course of a year, Veitch interviewed former captains, crew, support staff and scientists to produce this warm, engaging and sometimes dramatic account of their adventures: finding sunken ships, ‘undiscovering’ a Pacific island, undersea volcanoes - even emergency surgery. Pb $35

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The Hunt for Vulcan And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity and Deciphered the Universe Thomas Levenson

For over 50 years, scientists searched for the planet Vulcan, its existence predicted using Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity. There was just one problem: it was never there.

It took Albert Einstein to solve the mystery.

It was not a problem of measurements or mathematics, but of Newton’s theory itself.

Einstein’s general theory of relativity proved that Vulcan did not, and could not, exist.

Hb $43.95

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Alfred Posamentier & Bernd Thaller This book teaches you everything you ever wondered about numbers and more. How and why did humans first start using numbers?

What’s so special about weird numbers like Pi and the Fibonacci sequence? What about rational, irrational, real and imaginary numbers?

Why do we need them? Two veteran educators explain numbers in a way that everyone will find appealing and understandable. Pb $34.99

Great Calculations A Surprising Look Behind 50 Scientific Inquiries Colin Pask

Science is based not only on observation and experiment, but on theory. As Einstein said, theory tells us what to measure.

And theories are often crystallised into succinct calculations, such as E = mc2.

This accessible book looks at 50 such calculations, exploring how and why they were developed and assessing how they changed our view of the world. Pb $34.99

Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs Lisa Randall

66 million years ago an object the size of a city crashed into Earth, creating a cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs and most other species on the planet. Randall’s research suggests it was a comet, dislodged from its orbit as the Solar System passed through a disk of dark matter embedded in the plane of the Milky Way. This brilliant and fresh exploration of our cosmic environment weaves together both the history of the cosmos and our own in an expanding, intellectual adventure story. Hb $49.95

Astronomy 2016 Australia Your Guide to the Night Sky

Ken Wallace, Glenn Dawes & Peter Northfield If you have even the slightest desire to know what’s happening in the sky above you, then you need a copy of this outstanding publication. It tells you the locations of the planets, comets, asteroids and the Moon, the dates of meteor showers and much, much more. Really well illustrated, it has everything you need to know about the night sky in Australia. Dave Pb $27.95

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TODAY'S WORLD Best Australian Political Cartoons 2015 Russ Radcliffe (Ed)

The year in politics as observed

by Australia’s funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists. With Dean Alston, Peter Broelman, Warren Brown, Pat Campbell, Andrew Dyson, John Farmer, First Dog on the Moon, Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Bill Leak, Alan Moir, Peter Nicholson, Bruce Petty, David Pope, David Rowe, John Spooner, Ron Tandberg, Andrew Weldon, Cathy Wilcox, Paul Zanetti and many more. Pb $29.99

Future Brain The 12 Keys to Create Your HighPerformance Brain

Jenny Brockis Designed to be implemented at the individual, team or organisational level, this step-by-step framework leverages neuroscientific principles to help you develop a solid, habit-changing plan for building and maintaining brain fitness and healthy behaviours. Brockis helps you develop your thought processes and regular routines to get more done in less time and with less effort. Based on the idea of neuroplasticity, these daily practices improve focus, creativity and effectiveness to help you stay relevant and ahead of the pack! Pb $25.95

Postcapitalism A Guide to Our Future

The Wayward Leunig

Paul Mason

Cartoons that Wandered Off

Surveying the tides of boom and bust over the past 200 years, Mason wonders whether we’re now on the brink of a change so big that this time capitalism itself has reached its limits and is changing into something new. At the heart of this change is information technology: a revolution with the potential to utterly reshape our familiar notions of work, production and value, and destroy an economy based on markets and private ownership as people discover new ways of doing business. Hb $49.99

Michael Leunig A superb companion volume to the 400 cartoons in The Essential Leunig (Hb $59.99), here are another 400 definitive cartoons spanning five decades, and they are just as wideranging, potent, hilarious, insightful, relevant, original and beautiful.

A must-have for Leunig fans!

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Children’s Wellbeing in the Media Age

New Women, New Men, New Economy

Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the Harvard-Australia Symposium

How Creativity, Openness, Diversity and Equity are Driving Prosperity Now

Elizabeth Handsley, Colin MacDougall and Michael Rich (Eds) Children from infancy to adolescence now spend more time consuming media content than any other activity, apart from sleep. The symposium covered issues including the sexualisation of children in the media, violent video games, distressing news content, social networking, food advertising, preschool television, the fashion industry and body image. The aim was to help develop strategies for maximising the benefits and minimising the risks of media use. Pb $59.95

Narelle Hooper, Rodin Genoff & Susan Pettifer Companies, communities and countries that are more inclusive of women do better, innovate more and prosper long-term. The leaders and organisations we meet in this book champion gender equality, with men and women working together as equals to create a smarter, fairer capitalism. Includes step-by-step diagnostic tools to help transform an organisation and unleash its full potential. Pb $59.95

Leadership Essential Writings by Our Greatest Thinkers

Short Blacks Black Inc

12 gems of recent Australian writing, these brisk reads are sure to quicken the pulse and stimulate the mind.

Authors are: Richard Flanagan, Karen Hitchcock, Noel Pearson, Helen Garner, John Birmingham, Anna Krien, David Malouf, Simon Leys, Robert Manne, Les Murray, Robyn Davidson and Galarrwuy Yunupingu. Boxed Set Pb $79.99

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Elizabeth Samet (Ed) What is the connection between literature and leadership? Are leaders born or are they made? Samet believes the humanities play a vital role in cultivating leaders and she organises the writings around the essence of leadership - the insights, skills and actions that effective leaders, with time and experience, learn to live by. Machiavelli, Orwell, Milosz, Gandhi and Didion are just a few of the 102 writers included. Very thought-provoking! Hb $49.95

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Preventing Violence in Australia Policy, Practice and Solutions

Andrew Day & Ephrem Fernandez (Eds) The personal, social and economic costs of violence in Australia are significant, and yet little is done to draw together the various disciplinary perspectives on how we might prevent violence. This book has been written by experts - forensic, clinical and developmental psychologists, criminologists and sociologists, social workers and specialists in public policy, law and education. They explain how they understand violence and the prevention strategies they know to be effective. Pb $69.90

Hope Without Optimism Terry Eagleton

In a virtuoso display of erudition, thoughtfulness and humour, Eagleton teases apart the concept of hope as it has been conceptualised (often mistakenly) from ancient Greece to today. He distinguishes hope from simple optimism, cheeriness, desire, idealism or adherence to the doctrine of Progress, bringing into focus a standpoint that requires reflection and commitment, arises from clear-sighted rationality, can be cultivated by practice and self-discipline, and which acknowledges, but refuses to capitulate to, the realities of failure and defeat. Hb $44.95

What Philosophy Can Do Gary Gutting

This book shows how philosophy can be used as a method for interrogating both our world and one another. Gutting looks at why today’s political debates are so polarised, why scientific research on happiness does not make us happier, and whether there are convincing reasons to believe in God. He takes the most powerful and divisive forces in our society and applies a philosopher’s scalpel to reveal thoughtful ways to look at vexing issues. Hb $39.95

In Praise of Idleness A Timeless Essay

Bertrand Russell & Bradley Trevor Greive Russell’s penetrating insights and exquisite turn of phrase feel as fresh and relevant today as when they were first written. Arguing that we can achieve far more by doing far less, and that traditional wealth accumulation is a form of cultural and moral poverty, he demands greater depth from our age of abundant creativity, heralding the next wave of enlightened entrepreneurs. Greive provides a new introduction, biographical afterword, historical notes, additional quotations and comic illustrations. Hb $19.99

Prayers of a Secular World Jordie Albiston & Kevin Brophy (Eds)

If religion can be dismissed, the human need to pray cannot. In a secular world, poems may provide and fulfil that function. When we need forgiveness or solace, seek blessings or find ourselves in the presence of the sacred, mourn or celebrate, poems can be the vessels and conduits of emotion. This anthology of 95 poems consists of works contributed by established contemporary poets (and the occasional newcomer) and offers a vast range of experiences to read, ponder and enjoy. Lindy Pb $24.99

Beyond Literal Belief Religion as Metaphor

David Tacey Biblical stories are metaphorical.

Hundreds of years ago, they may have been accepted as factual, but they cannot be taken literally today.

Biblical language was never intended to be historical reporting, but rather to resonate in the soul and direct us toward transcendent realities.

Its impact was intended to be closer to poetry than theology. Tacey argues that moving beyond literal thinking will save religion from itself. Pb $34.95 ASK FOR YOUR ABBEY'S REWARDS CARD ~ instant & FREE!

DVD

Going Clear Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Alex Gibney (Director) This film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, showing how the church cultivates true believers and what they are willing to do in the name of religion. A provocative tale of ego, exploitation and lust for power.

Written and directed by Academy Awardwinner Alex Gibney and based on the book Going Clear ($27.95) by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright. $29.95

Battling the Gods Atheism in the Ancient World

Tim Whitmarsh How new is atheism? Both adherents and opponents present it as an invention of the European Enlightenment, when the forces of science and secularism challenged those of faith. But disbelief in the gods originated in a far more remote past. This book shines a light on atheism’s first 1,000 years, provides a bracing antidote to our assumptions about the roots of freethinking and offers a timely reminder that non-belief has a wealth of tradition of its own and, indeed, its own heroes. Hb $46.95

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WORDS & WRITING Latest Readings Clive James In 2010, Clive James was diagnosed with terminal leukaemia. Deciding that “if you don’t know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do”, he moved his library to his house in Cambridge, where he would “live, read and perhaps even write”. This is a look at some of his old favourites, as well as some of his recent discoveries, offering a revealing look at the author himself, sharing his evocative musings on literature and family, and on living and dying. Hb $29.95

2015 The Best Australian...

Essays Geordie Williamson (Ed) Now in its 17th year, this is a collection of the best and most informative non-fiction writing of the year. Pb $29.99

Stories Amanda Lohrey (Ed) A celebration of the art of the short story.

“The short story offers pleasure of another kind - the quick fix, a shot of adrenaline to the mind and heart.” - Amanda Lohrey. Pb $29.99

Poems Geoff Page (Ed) This annual poetry anthology showcases the immense and diverse poetic talent from the country’s best and emerging writers. Pb $24.99

Making a Point

Under Cover

The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation

Adventures in the Art of Editing

Craig Munro

David Crystal

Craig Munro began his blue-pencil adventures at the University of Queensland Press in 1971.

Over the next 30 years, he became friend, counsellor and occasionally foil to some of the country’s leading authors. Blending history with memoir, from a champagne-fuelled telegram to Patrick White to a run-in with Xavier Herbert, this book explores the invisible art of editing from an insider’s perspective. Told with warmth and humour, it is a wise, entertaining tour of three audacious, intoxicating and ultimately inspiring decades of publishing mayhem. Pb $29.99

There are thousands of stories behind every punctuation mark. English, known for its irrationality in spelling and pronunciation, compounds its reputation by its random approach to using what is in fact only a few dozen little scratches! Combining a history of each of these marks, their origins and evolution, with sound practical and commonsense advice on how and when to apply them, this entertaining and enthusiastically affectionate book is a clear guide through the punctuation minefield! Hb $29.99

Worst Words A New Compendium of Contemporary Cant and Gibberish

BBC Shakespeare Collection Series 5

Don Watson Dr Don Watson, with trademark wit and wisdom, says: “Enough already!” The English language can win hearts, minds and nations, so why don’t we try using it? As with Death Sentence and Watson’s Dictionary of Weasel Words ($19.99 each), he makes us cringe with recognition and shame, encouraging us to rise up against this language that is obliterating all song, meaning and beauty from communication. Pb $29.99

A Shakespearean Botanical Margaret Willes

This book gives the social context to 50 quotations focusing on flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables, thus providing an intriguing, original look at daily life in Tudor and Jacobean England, especially their cooking, gardening, medicine and folklore.

Exquisitely illustrated with unique, hand-painted engravings from the Bodleian Library’s copy of John Gerard’s Herball of 1597, it marries the beauty of Shakespeare’s lines with charming renderings of the plants he so vividly described. Hb $37.95

DVD

In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of Shakespeare’s plays for television. The productions utilised the best theatrical and television directors and saw highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. This award-winning series delivers classic adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry VI: Parts I, II & III, The Tragedy of Richard III and King Lear. DVD $59.95

1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear James Shapiro

Shakespeare is often thought of as an Elizabethan playwright, but he was as much a Jacobean. 1606 saw him produce King Lear, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra in an extraordinary burst of productivity. This erudite and accessible account details the times and circumstances that influenced Shakespeare.

From the shadows of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, King James's fascination with witchcraft and his ardent desire to unify the kingdoms of Scotland and England, Shakespeare's reuse of Plutarch and old plays, and a certain nostalgia for Elizabeth's rule, Shapiro weaves a compelling, enjoyable book. Lindy Hb $39.99

Leatherbound classics There’s nothing quite like the feel of a beautiful book and when it’s bound in leather it’s extra special! These hardback classics have splendid tooled leather covers, attractive endpapers and ribbon markers.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Grimm's Fairy Tales Dracula & Other Horror Classics The Jungle Book The Secret Garden The Wizard of Oz Peter Pan

Aesop's Illustrated Fables The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Shakespeare Fairy Tales from Around the World Republic & Other Dialogues The Iliad & The Odyssey Le Morte d'Arthur Nikola Teslaabbeys.com.au

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TRAVEL & TASTEBUDS

The Only Street in Paris Life on the Rue des Martyrs

Elaine Sciolino

The Road to Little Dribbling

Sciolino invites us on a tour of her favourite Parisian street, offering a homage to street life and the pleasures of Parisian living. On this street, Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted circus acrobats, Emile Zola situated a lesbian dinner club in his novel Nana, and Truffaut filmed scenes from The 400 Blows. Sciolino reveals the charms and idiosyncrasies of this street and its longtime residents in a way that will make you hungry for Paris, for cheese and wine, and for the kind of street life that is all too quickly disappearing. Due Dec Hb $36.95

More Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson 20 years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around his adopted home of Britain. The hilarious book that followed, Notes from a Small Island ($24.99), became a bestseller. Now he’s done it again, following a route he dubs the Bryson Line, from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath. With his unerring eye for the idiotic, endearing, quirky, ridiculous and scandalous, he gives a humorous insight into the best and worst of Britain today. Hb $39.99

Wild Swimming

Australia’s Wild Places

Sydney, Australia: 250 Best Rock Pools, Beaches, Rivers and Waterholes

Roger McDonald (Ed)

Celebrates the Australian landscapephotographers whose works capture and encapsulate the essence of their country.

Sally Tertini & Steve Pollard For over five years, the authors researched and swam at hundreds of wild swimming spots within a three-hour drive of Sydney.

Here are their favourites, combining engaging travel writing with spectacular photography. With directions, maps and other details, you can dip in to this dazzling array of spots, including every rock pool and tidal bath from Jervis Bay to Newcastle, and celebrate the sheer joy of wild swimming! Pb $32.99

Wild World Lonely Planet This sumptuous and beautifully produced book showcases more than 300 photographs of some of our planet’s most magnificent places.

A wonderful companion to the bestselling Beautiful World (now in Pb $39.99) and a glorious celebration of natural landscapes and spectacular wildlife. Just to gaze upon the images is to feel yourself uplifted!

Give the world to someone special, or keep it for yourself… Lindy Hb $55

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Australia’s Best Trips 38 Amazing Road Trips

Lonely Planet It’s a big country and the best way to see it is by road. These splendidly informative guides offer advice, detailed driving instructions, things to look out for, sightseeing, detours, places to stay and eat, all with lavish colour photos and useful maps. Whether you have two days or two weeks, these are essential companions for planning your journey. Pb $34.99

Best in Travel 2016 Lonely Planet

Now in its 11th edition, this guide ranks the 10 best countries, regions and cities to visit in the coming year, mapping out monthly events not to be missed and including top travel lists to bring fresh perspectives on exploring the world. Written with passion, experience and an eye for the unforgettable, this is the book for planning the best holiday possible! Pb $24.99

NOPI The Cookbook

Yotam Ottolenghi & Ramael Scully A collection of 120 of the most popular dishes from NOPI, Yotam’s innovative London restaurant.

Written with long-time collaborator and NOPI head chef Ramael Scully, who brings his distinctive Asian twist, all recipes are adapted for the home cook to recreate. Includes chapters for starters and sides, fish, meat and vegetable mains, puddings, brunch, condiments and cocktails. Hb $59.99

Wine Trails Plan 52 Perfect Weekends in Wine Country

The Oxford Companion to Wine Jancis Robinson (Ed)

Now in its 4th edition and exhaustively updated, this is unlike any other wine book.

It offers an understanding of wine in all its contexts and serves as a truly companionable point of reference. Combining meticulous research with refreshing opinion and wit, it includes almost 4,000 entries from187 contributors, including over 50 new to this edition.

With maps, photographs, line drawings, lists and statistics, this is the perfect gift for the wine lover in your life! Hb $81.95 ASK FOR YOUR ABBEY'S REWARDS CARD ~ instant & FREE!

Lonely Planet An introduction to the secret gems in well-known regions such as Napa and Sonoma, Tuscany, Burgundy and Rioja, Margaret River and the Mornington Peninsula, as well as off-the-beaten-path regions in Georgia, Greece and beyond. Detailed itineraries recommend the best wineries, places to stay and eat, and winemakers advise what wines to taste and why, help you understand the place, its people and their traditions. Gorgeous photography and detailed maps complete the package. Hb $34.99

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LANGUAGES

Colloquial Middle Eastern Languages Arabic of Egypt, Arabic of the Gulf, Arabic of Levantine, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish

DK Complete Language Pack

This series offers a step-by-step approach to develop and maintain your everyday skills in Middle Eastern languages. The well-structured lessons and skills testing prepares you for speaking, reading and writing in your new language with confidence and clarity. Ideal for beginners, travellers and language enthusiasts.

Also downloadable audio. Pb $64.99 to $93.99

French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese

This practical, easy-tofollow series provides well-structured exercises and examples, helping you test and hone your new skills in everyday situations. Teaches the essentials in just 15 minutes a day over 12 weeks. Combines the bestselling 15-Minute Language Course and Visual Phrase Book with three Audio CDs and pocket-sized grammar guide for reference on the go.

$45 each

DK Visual Bilingual Dictionary French, Italian, German, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic

McGraw Hill’s Chinese Pronunciation

This exceptional resource for beginners and travellers uses themed chapters to provide a vocabulary for everyday life. Easy-to-follow visual definitions help develop associative memory, making it easier to build your vocabulary. Over 6,000 terms in an intuitive, visual route to language learning. Pb $19.99 each

This easy-to-follow course introduces learners to the pronunciation and tonal variations of Mandarin Chinese, providing instructions for tongue placement and mouth shapes through vibrant illustrations and video demonstrations. An essential guide for expanding and perfecting your proficiency in Mandarin.

Hb Book & Win CD-ROM $34.95

Lonely Planet Phrasebook & CD Pack – 3rd Edition Practice Makes Perfect – Basic English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi

This excellent series will become a trusted companion to your language learning experience. With clear, well-structured examples of simple grammar and vocabulary concepts, it works you through short, concise lessons to provide achievable goals, while developing your confidence and skills. Pb $19.95 to $21.95

French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese

This series helps travellers immerse themselves in the rich culture and language of their chosen destination.

The brightly coloured phrasebook and Audio CD will be your handy passports to vibrant and culturally rich experiences, providing the most useful phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. $19.99

Berlitz in 30 Days

Easy Reader – 3rd Edition French, Italian, Spanish

This popular series asserts that the best way to learn a language is to start reading it immediately.

Progressive and engaging readings, suitable for both beginners and intermediate learners, allow students to rapidly build their comprehension and confidence. Questions and vocabulary notes follow every reading, while the new accompanying Language Lab app offers flashcards, audio, quick reference glossary and progress tracker.

French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese

This energetic self-study series guides beginners through daily lessons over the course of one month, engaging learners through everyday dialogue, useful vocabulary, grammar and written exercises. An excellent foundation to communicate effectively in another language. Comprises 288-page course book and Audio CD. $34.99 to $39.95

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Tokyo on Foot Manabeshima Island Japan These two vivid and lively graphic novels are perfect gifts for lovers of Japanese culture and architecture. Illustrator Florent Chavouet transcribes his adventures in unique colour and feeling. From wandering the streets of Japan’s largest metropolis to sampling the summer delights of the tiny island of Manabeshima in the Inland Sea, he offers readers a unique and enchanting view of this amazing country. Pb $24.99 each

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Teach Yourself Get STARTED French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Russian, Latin American spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Modern Hebrew, Hindi Offering students a solid foundation for their language studies.

Whether for school, work or travel, this series contains everything needed to excel.

With authentic conversations, clear language presentations and extensive practice in the course book and MP3 CD-ROM, you will soon be communicating naturally and with confidence in everyday situations. Book & MP3 CD-ROM $37.99 to $65

Teach Yourself Get Talking & Keep Talking French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Greek, Swedish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic

Before you head off to your next destination, take a leap off the English-speaking trail and explore a new language. This double course pack offers lessons in 20 common scenarios with cultural context and travel advice. This series provides a multi-format learning platform offering a versatile and transportable style of learning.

Booklet & MP3 CD-ROM $29.99 to $48.99

Japanese Origami for Beginners An awesome gift for origami enthusiasts of all ages and abilities, this beginners pack offers easy-to-follow instructions to model 20 classic and unique origami forms. Comprises detailed instruction book, instructional DVD and 72 sheets of high-quality origami folding paper.

Boxed Set $19.99

Song Book & Tuttle Let’s Learn Flashcards Set Chinese & korean

These playful titles offer your child a fun and creative first step into the exciting world of language learning. Play, sing and laugh with your child as they form new skills in another language. A unique, immersive approach to learning and great gift ideas! $17.99 to $19.99

Usborne First Thousand Words French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew

This well-loved classic series boasts pages full of colourful illustrations to inspire and excite young language learners. Each energetic scene presents everyday vocabulary in a clearly labelled format.

Pb $14.99

Everyday Words FlashcardS French, Spanish, Irish, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese

Deck of 50 adorable cards for playing games, self-testing or placing around the house or classroom as memory aids.

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They Came Back When Marnie was There

12-year-old Anna believes she sits outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong, and shuts herself off from everyone around her. Based on the beloved novel by Joan Robinson ($14.99), this is the latest film from Studio Ghibli and the second feature film by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director of Arrietty.

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Studio Ghibli Considered the only rival to Disney, Studio

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Residents of a small French city wake to discover thousands of recently dead people walking into town!

There are hasty reunions - some passionate, some strained - but then the returnees begin behaving in bizarre ways. The basis for TV show, The Returned.

DVD $19.95

Eden

This new film from Mia Hansen-Løve (The Father of My Children, Goodbye and First Love) is a semibiographical drama about the rise of the ‘French touch’ electronic music scene in the 1990s, one that spawned worldwide superstars like Daft Punk and Cassius. DVD $29.95

The Mafia Kills Only in Summer

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Ultimate Sticker Collection

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Ultimate Stickerscapes

Visual Dictionary

Over 1,000 reusable stickers

droids, aliens & creatures

New heroes, villains and vehicles to use on 14 amazing backgrounds so you can let your creativity run wild.

Beautiful photography - details of costumes, weapons & accessories.

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Shattered Empire

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Over 1,000 stickers

That's a LOT of stickers folks! New characters, creatures, aliens, droids, ships & scenes.

12 breathtaking artworks

Detailed vehicles, weapons, engines & technology.

Hb $9.99 DK Reader Level 1

Simple text & images designed to help young readers learn to love reading.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Greg Rucka & Marco Chechetto Introduce new readers to the amazing Star Wars universe with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: New Adventures. Part of DK’s long-established reading program, this reader is Level 2, designed for those beginning to read. Combining clear, simple text with eye-catching images from The Force Awakens, this will help young readers learn to love reading!

Graphic Novel Pb $24.99

#1 Cinder Spires

The Edge of Reason series Melinda Snodgrass This new urban fantasy series is immediately engaging, with well-written and nuanced characters who jump off the page. The thought-provoking plot spins the concept of good and evil on its head, à la Joe Hill’s Horns ($19.99).

Richard Oort is a rookie cop who joins a hidden war pitting organised religion, bigotry and mindless hate against science, reason and enlightenment.

Books 1 and 2 are out now, book 3 is due 1 Dec. Allison Pb $14.99 each

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King A thrilling collection of 20 stories - some new, some from magazines. A man keeps reliving the same life, repeating the same mistakes over and over; a columnist kills people by writing their obituaries; a fireworks competition between neighbours reaches an explosive climax; and there is a poignant tale about the end of the human race. King introduces each story and provides comments on their origin and motivation. Pb $32.99

The Tournament at Gorlan

Jim Butcher The first book in an exciting new Steampunk series by the bestselling author of The Dresden Files. Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, fostering trade alliances and building fleets of airships to keep the peace.

But that peace is tenuously balanced, as humanity’s ancient enemy, silent for over 10,000 years, has begun to stir once more. Pb $29.99

Legacy Avatar: The Last Airbender Michael Teitelbaum His name is Aang. He is the Avatar, master of all four elements - Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Aang looks back on his years of adventure, from being found frozen in ice when aged 12 to fighting epic battles and negotiating peace. Included with his story are some mementos - posters, clippings, cards, maps - that he gathered along the way and passed down to his son Tenzin, who will one day be a master Airbender too. Hb $32.99

Leviathan Wakes (TV Tie-in) #1 Expanse Humanity has colonised the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond.

When Captain Jim Holden’s ice miner stumbles across a derelict ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war.

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#1 Ranger’s Apprentice: The Early Years

John Flanagan Before they became the most famous Ranger in the land and the hard-working Ranger Commandant, Halt and Crowley were young friends determined to change the world... King Oswald is wasting away and Prince Duncan is causing havoc in the north. Halt and Crowley set out to find the prince, uncover the truth and re-form the weakened Ranger Corps, who are scattered across the country. It will take determination, skill and leadership if they are to come together as one. Pb $18.99

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Fable Blood of Heroes Jim C Hines

20 NOV sees the release of Fable Legends - a free-to-play, cooperative-action, roleplaying video game based in the world of this hugely successful franchise.

The first chapter in the saga of the bestselling game series. The city of Brightlodge is awash with Heroes from every corner of Albion, all eager for their next quest. When someone tries to burn down the Cock and Bard Inn, four Heroes find themselves thrown together, chasing outlaws through sewers, storming a riverboat full of smugglers and placing their trust in a most unlikely ally. Pb $14.99

The Art of Fable Legends Martin Robinson

Embargoed to 20 Nov. Set off on a behind-the-scenes journey that delves deep into the game’s design.

Features high-quality concept art from Lionhead Studios, sketches, evolutions and renders for each of the heroes, villains, creatures and locations. Hb $49.99

Ghostbusters

Menagerie Rachel Vincent

The Ultimate Visual History

When Delilah visits a famous travelling carnival, she’s an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the circus black-top, she discovers a fierce creature lurking just beneath her own human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, she performs for circus-goers, but there is beauty behind the reality of the carnival, and as she struggles for freedom, she discovers a strength and purpose she never knew existed.

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Daniel Wallace A comprehensive overview of the movies, cartoons and video games, including in-depth commentary from cast and crew. Filled with rare and never-before-seen imagery from the Sony Pictures archives and illuminating concept art, plus removable items such as annotated script pages, booklets of rare on-set photographs and more!

Who you gonna call? Hb $59.99

The Wheel of Time Companion Robert Jordan et al Since 1990, Jordan’s Wheel of Time series has captivated millions of readers. Over the course of 15 books, a rich and detailed world was created, yet only a fraction of Jordan’s imaginings ended up on the page, with the rest going into his personal files.

This book finally reveals a wealth of previously unreleased information and expands on many known details.

Unmissable for fans of the series! Pb $32.99

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Isobelle Carmody 27 years in the making, this is the highly anticipated final book in the epic Obernewtyn Chronicles saga by award-winning Australian author Isobelle Carmody. The time has come at last for Elspeth Gordie to leave the Land on her quest to find and stop the computermachine, Sentinel, from unleashing the deadly Balance of Terror arsenal. Pb $32.99

Welcome to Night Vale

George R R Martin A century before the events of A Game of Thrones, the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory. Two unlikely heroes wander Westeros - Dunk, a naive but courageous hedge knight, and his diminutive squire, Egg (whose identity must be hidden for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen and one day will be King). This book brings together the first three official prequel novellas. Includes over 160 beautiful illustrations.

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The Red Queen #7 Obernewtyn

Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor Twisted, dark and very humorous, this imaginative mystery of appearances and disappearances is also a poignant look at how we all struggle to find ourselves - no matter where we live! Night Vale is a small town infested with visitations, strange goings-on and secret conspiracy theories (that everyone knows about, but only talks about in extravagant whispers using bold hand gestures). From the creators of the wildly popular podcast. Pb $29.99

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The Shepherd’s Crown

The Compleat Discworld Atlas

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Including lavish illustrations and a detailed world map, this stunning work brings to life the lands and locations of the Discworld stories in a way never seen before. Drawing upon the hard-won knowledge of many great and, inevitably, late explorers, you can now locate such fabled realms as the Condiment Isles, trace the course of the River Kneck as it deposits silt and border disputes, and contemplate the vast deserts of Klatch and Howondaland. Hb $59.99

The final Discworld novel and the fifth to feature the young witch Tiffany Aching.

Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring.

An old enemy is gathering strength. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her.

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Unforgiven #5 Fallen Lauren Kate High school can be hell. And Cam has spent more time in hell than any angel should. Lilith, the girl he can’t stop loving, is serving out a punishment for his crimes. Cam made a bet with Lucifer: he has 15 days to convince the only girl who matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back into the world and they can live their lives together. But if he fails, there’s a special place in hell just for him. Tick tock. Pb $19.99

The Copper Gauntlet #2 Magisterium Holly Black & Cassandra Clare Callum Hunt’s summer break is a bit different to other kids’.

His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, his father suspects him of being secretly evil and he’s going to school in the magical world of the Magisterium. Then the Alkahest a copper gauntlet capable of separating magicians from their magic - is stolen. In their search for the culprit, Callum and his friends awaken some dangerous foes... and get closer to an even more dangerous truth. Pb $19.99

Witches be Crazy A Tale that Happened Once Upon a Time in the Middle of Nowhere

Logan J Hunder Real heroes never die. But they do get grouchy in middle age. The beloved King Ik is dead. And there was barely time to check his pulse before the royal throne was supporting the suspiciously shapely backside of an impostor pretending to be Ik’s beautiful long-lost daughter. This hilarious debut blows up the fantasy genre with its wry juxtaposition of the fantastic and the mundane, proving that the best and brightest heroes aren’t always the best for the job. Pb $19.99

Heroes and Guardian Angels The Official Collection Volume 1 Titan Comics

Recognised as the official graphic novel continuation of the TV show that ended in 2004, each volume brings together a collection of the best Angel Magazine content. The series celebrates the unforgettable vampire with a soul, his ongoing quest for redemption, and those who helped him along the way.

Includes cast and crew interviews, in-depth features and behind-the-scenes pictures and secrets. Pb $26.99

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Library of Souls

In Space, No One Can Hear You Clean

#3 Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs This groundbreaking series mixes fiction and photography to create an exciting new reading experience. A family tragedy sets 16-year-old Jacob Portman on a daring mission to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an abandoned orphanage. Then the adventures really begin…

Dark, twisted and beautiful. Pb $22.99 Boxed Set $59.99

The Slayer Collection

Welcome to the Hellmouth Titan Comics

Dust off the stake and prepare to enter the Buffyverse again! Each volume brings together a collection of the best official Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine content celebrating the Slayer, her world and her legacy.

Featuring cast and crew interviews, in-depth features and behind-the-scenes pictures and secrets. Pb $27.99

Demons of the Hellmouth A Guide for Slayers

Rupert Giles An in-universe illustrated guide to the vampires and other demons that flocked to the Sunnydale Hellmouth in Joss Whedon’s cult TV series. Includes handwritten notes from Buffy and Willow. Hb $35

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Joey Spiotto The kind of light-hearted Alien book that will turn acid blood warm. Make you want a hug. In the face. See a new, caring side to the legendary science fiction Xenomorph as he tends to Jonesy the cat, endeavours to keep his house even cleaner than the Nostromo's landing bay, and searches for his place on a cold, new, alien world: Earth. Hb $19.99

Assassin’s Creed The Complete Visual History Matthew Miller

From the Crusades to the pirate-infested Caribbean to the French Revolution, Assassin’s Creed immerses fans in some dramatic historical periods. This book explores the history and legacy of the game, its rich mythology and all the work involved in creating the settings and iconic characters. Including never-before-seen concept and character art, this is a compelling read for fans of the franchise and anyone interested in the artistry or technical processes involved in making a major video game series. Hb $79.99

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GALAXY Amazing Fantastic Incredible A Marvelous Memoir Stan Lee, Peter David & Colleen Doran In this funny, moving and very honest memoir, Lee tells the story of his life with the same wit, energy and offbeat spirit he brought to the world of Marvel Comics. From an impoverished childhood in Manhattan and his early days writing comics to his military training films in WWII, the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s and finally his current resurgence in movies. Beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran. Hb $45 Houses Targaryen Lannister Stark

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The Walking Dead The Pop-up Book David Hawcock & Becca Zerkin Features five impressively gory spreads, each with a central pop-up depicting a key element from the show, such as the Walker known as Bicycle Girl reaching out at the reader, plus several smaller pops-ups depicting other memorable elements like the Governor’s 'man cave' (including his unique aquarium, complete with severed heads), the Well Walker and much more. Hb $79.99

A Game of Thrones Colouring Book In a world where weddings are red, fire

is green and debts are paid in gold, here are 45 original black and white illustrations inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire, ready to be brought to life in vivid colour. Wonderfully relaxing they say, but make sure you’ve got extra red! Pb $19.99

The Autobiography of James T Kirk The Story of Starfleet’s Greatest Captain

Deluxe Stationery Sets Game of thrones & Harry Potter

These deluxe sets include a 192-page blank journal, letter-writing paper, envelopes, paperweight, wax stamp and two wax sticks - carefully crafted and beautifully presented in a collectible box. Hb $39.99 each

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David A Goodman The life of Captain Kirk (2233-2371) in his own words, from his birth on the USS Kelvin to his time in the Starfleet Academy and his career at the helm of the USS Enterprise.

This in-world memoir uncovers the great captain in a way Star Trek fans have never seen. His singular voice rings throughout the text, giving insight into his commitment to the life - in all its forms - throughout this Galaxy and beyond. Pb $29.99

Star Trek Costumes Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier

Paula Block & Terry Erdmann A showcase of the costumes and props featured in the film and television versions of Star Trek, from Mr Spock’s staid Starfleet uniform to Uhura’s alluring mirror universe outfit. Includes over 200 new costume photographs, sketches and behind-the-scenes photos and notes. Hb $59.99

Doctor Who Colouring Book BBC Planets, galaxies, villains, heroes, the Doctor, the TARDIS and the time vortex - all intricately illustrated in this timey-wimey colouring book packed with original Doctor Who art. With 45 stunning images to colour in, plus classic and timeless quotes from this beloved TV show. Hb $24.99

Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds A 50-Year Treasury of Art and Design

Stephen Nicholas & Mike Tucker The Doctor Who Art Department open their doors for the first time to reveal 50 years of astonishing creative work, showing how their work has evolved from the programme’s classic era to the panoramic alien worlds and technologies of today. Features hundreds of models, sketches, storyboards and concept artworks, from the smallest hand prop in the briefest of scenes to iconic sets like the TARDIS console room and recurring villains like the Daleks and Cybermen. Hb $99.99 ASK FOR YOUR GALAXY REWARDS CARD ~ instant & FREE!

The Wit and Wisdom of Star Trek Robb Pearlmann The ultimate gift book for Trekkies, featuring classic quotes and colour photos, behind-the-scenes trivia and personal recollections from the cast and crew of Star Trek: The Original Series. From love and inclusion to humour and exploration, this lives up to the mission of Star Trek itself: to inspire, as well as entertain! Hb $19.99

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An indispensable guide for any budding LEGO minifigure collector, this covers over 35 years of LEGO history. Examines the key features of each minifigure and reveals their original availability and rarity rating. Includes an exclusive LEGO minifigure for your own collection.

Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy LEGO Star Wars

Painstakingly created by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki using his son's favourite toys, this beautiful art book features hilarious new takes on classic Star Wars characters and themes. Breathtaking photography combines quirky LEGO art with the drama of the Star Wars universe, with stunning results. Every image is a technical tour de force and an evocation of childlike wonder.

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Great LEGO Sets A Visual History

Explores more than 300 LEGO sets in magnificent detail, from the first Town Plans of the 1950s to today’s dazzling sets. Packed with stunning photography, fascinating facts and insights into how the sets are designed and made. And it comes with an exclusive retro-style LEGO set for you to build! Hb $49.99

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