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Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A secret wife. A secret life. A killer who knows. When Joe O’Loughlin is called to his father’s hospital bed after a brutal attack, everything he once knew is turned upside down. Is it possible his father has been leading a double life? The new bestseller by multi-millioncopy selling author Michael Robotham.
SCRUBLANDS Chris Hammer Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Set in a fictional Riverina town at the height of a devastating drought, Scrublands is one of the most powerful, compelling and original crime novels to be written in Australia. A compulsive thriller that will haunt you long after you have turned the final page.
THE NOWHERE CHILD Christian White Paperback RRP $ 32.99 What would you do if you were told your whole life had been built on a lie? This question takes Melbourne woman Kim Leahy to Kentucky, and into a dark past. As the mystery of a little girl’s abduction unravels and a town’s secrets are revealed, this superb novel builds towards an electrifying climax.
BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE
FLIGHT OR FRIGHT
THE OTHER WOMAN
Trent Dalton Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Edited by Stephen King & Bev Vincent Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Daniel Silva Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. All Eli wants is to learn how to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way. A story of brotherhood, true love and the most unlikely of friendships from one of Australia’s most exciting new writers.
DINNER WITH THE DISSIDENTS John Tesarsch Paperback RRP $ 29.99 A literary spy thriller by acclaimed author John Tesarsch, Dinner with the Dissidents is based on the true story of Nobel laureate and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn and the KGB’s extraordinary attempts to silence him. A gripping portrayal of tumultuous times, and a thrilling story of love, courage and deception.
Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe Hill.
Gabriel Allon returns in a brilliant new thriller of espionage, love and betrayal … A mysterious Frenchwoman is the keeper of the Kremlin’s most closely guarded secret. Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West -- a mole who stands on the doorstep of ultimate power.
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Ken Saunders Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Andrew Sean Greer Paperback RRP $19.99
A satirical work of comic genius that takes the mickey out of anything and everything to do with Australian politics. Outrageous, sharp and wickedly funny, 2028 takes us into the near future where the not-verygood ideas of today have become ten years worse.
The Pulitzer prize-winning novel about a failed writer trying to escape his problems by traveling abroad. From France to India, Germany to Japan, Arthur almost falls in love, almost falls to his death, and puts miles between him and the plight he refuses to face. Less is a novel about mishaps, misunderstandings and the depths of the human heart.
HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION James Halliday Paperback RRP $ 39.99
The Halliday Wine Companion is recognised as the industry benchmark for Australian wine. The 2019 edition has been completely revised to bring you up-to-the-minute information. In his inimitable style, James Halliday shares his extensive knowledge of wine through detailed tasting notes and information about wineries and winemakers.
FATHERHOOD William McInnes Paperback RRP $ 29.99
William McInnes, one of Australia’s best-known storytellers and actors, turns to a subject that is close to his heart. Warm, witty and nostalgic, Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he’s creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter.
JOURNEYS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD David Attenborough Hardback RRP $ 39.99
Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, in the late 1950s onwards a young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. Journeys to the Other Side of the World is the story of those unique, and inimitable, adventures among people, places and the wildest of wildlife.
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BIOGRAPHIES & NON-FICTION THE WEATHER DETECTIVE
BOOM AND BUST
THE POWER OF HOPE
Peter Wohlleben
Royce Kurmelovs
Kon Karapanagiotidis Hardback RRP $ 32.99
Hardback RRP $ 29.99
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
A book about how love, compassion, kindness and courage can transform our communities and ourselves, The Power of Hope is a powerful and inspiring memoir from one of Australia’s leading human rights advocates, Kon Karapanagiotidis. It tells the story of how Kon overcame his traumatic childhood of racism, bullying and loneliness to create one of Australia’s largest and best-loved human rights organisations, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which has transformed the lives of thousands of refugees and helped build a movement.
BEST FOOT FORWARD Adam Hills Paperback RRP $ 32.99 One of Australia’s biggest comic personalities, muchloved host of Spicks and Specks and the hit UK TV show The Last Leg, Adam Hills’ charming and witty memoir is a lesson in following your heart, being positive and how being proudly different can see you find your feet.
THE BULLDOG TRACK
As soon as we step out of the door, nature surrounds. Thousands of processes are taking place, often fascinating and beautiful. But we’ve long forgotten how to recognise them. Peter Wohlleben, bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, invites us to take a closer look and interpret the signs that clouds, wind, plants and animals convey.
This is the story of Tom Phelps and the ‘other Kokoda Track’, a story that has never been told. Seventy-five years later, Tom’s grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, shares inspiring tale. The Bulldog Track is a grandson’s story of an ordinary man’s war. It is an incredible tale of resilience, survival, and the indomitable Aussie spirit.
FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS
AUSTRALIAN HEIST
Madonna King
Hardback RRP $ 39.99
Paperback RRP $ 32.99 What do our girls think about their fathers? And what are fathers struggling with when it comes to their relationship with their daughters? The bestselling author of Being 14 now tackles the complicated father/daughter relationship. Fathers and Daughters will give a voice to our girls, insight to our fathers and peace of mind to both.
LEATHER SOUL: A HALF-BACK FLANKER’S RHYTHM AND BLUES Bob Murphy Hardback RRP $ 39.99 Bob Murphy takes the reader inside his 17-year AFL career, including his three years as captain of the Western Bulldogs, exploring the people, places and events that shaped him, and having to cheer from the sidelines as his club won the grand final for the first time in 62 years.
Peter Phelps Paperback RRP $ 32.99
James Phelps In 1862, bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, NSW, and escaped with gold and cash worth about $10 million today. It was Australia’s biggest ever heist. In this riveting re-creation of the events, bestselling true-crime writer James Phelps finally reveals the full story – and what happened to all that gold.
THE LAST 100 DAYS Will Davies Paperback RRP $34.99 Much has been written about the Great War, and a great deal on the Australian Imperial Force and its operations. Now Will Davies, bestselling author of Beneath Hill 60 and Somme Mud, is the first to explore, in vivid detail, the last 100 days and the Australian contribution to final victory in November 1918.
OVERLANDER
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Rupert Guinness
Bob Carr
Paperback RRP $ 35.00
Paperback RRP $34.99
Rupert Guinness set out on the trip of a lifetime: to race over 5,000 kilometres across Australia in the inaugural Indian Pacific Wheel Race, dubbed ‘The Hunger Games on Wheels’. Overlander is a powerful memoir about this epic bike race across one of the most challenging landscapes in the world.
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The bestselling author of The Death of Holden turns his attention to another important Australian business: mining. Boom and Bust is a dirt-underthe-nails look at the people who lived through the best of the mining boom, and how they are dealing with the evaporation of jobs and wealth.
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Tearing up the rules on political memoirs. Carr plunges in, beginning with the despair of a young man pining for a political career, then vaulting to the exhilaration of a premier who, on one day, saves a vast forest and unveils the country’s best curriculum. In an era of bland politicians, here’s one with personality true to his quirky self.
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More Great Gifts EPIC HIKES OF THE WORLD
JAMIE COOKS ITALY
Lonely Planet
Hardback RRP $ 49.99
Hardback RRP $ 44.99 With 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from Australia to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to monthlong thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey shares one defining feature: being truly epic.
Jamie Oliver Jamie has travelled around Italy to find the best of fast and slow cooking, Italian style. Enjoy the world’s favourite cuisine in your kitchen at home with Jamie’s tried and trusted recipes. The recipes are a mix of familiar classics with a Jamie twist, simple everyday dishes and more indulgent labour-of-love choices for weekends and celebrations.
THE TOOL BOOK
BREW A BATCH
DK Australia
Christopher Sidwa
Hardback RRP $ 45.00
Hardback RRP $ 39.99
A complete visual guide with more than 800 images and a foreword by Nick Offerman, The Tool Book pays homage to generations of craftsmanship, ingenuity and know-how. If you love tools, want to understand them, look after them, own the very best and use them effectively, then this book is for you.
Be the most popular person at the party with your own home brew - as good as the wildly popular Batch beers. Join the craft beer phenomenon by learning to brew and bottle your own beer, brewed the way you like it and using only basic home brewing equipment.
THE BLOKE-A-SAURUS
PREFERRED LIES
Gus Worland & Steve Worland
Charles Happell & Mike Clayton
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Knockabout brothers Steve and Gus Worland know a good joke when they hear one, and this smorgasbord of their favourite Aussie gags and yarns will keep the man in your life giggling all the way to the dunny and back…with royalties donated to support men’s mental health.
In Preferred Lies, veteran golf journalist Charles Happell, player and course architect Mike Clayton and a host of contributors take you inside the ropes, drawing on their decades of experience in the game. This is a full round of golf stories from those who know the game best.
WATER COLOUR
WEBER’S GREATEST HITS
Greg French
Jamie Purviance
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Paperback RRP $ 39.99
Featuring wild and warming tales from a life spent in the natural world, this is the literary equivalent of a fishing trip with great friends. Much loved fly fisher and storyteller Greg French shares a glimmering collection of tales from his travels around Australia and beyond.
With 125 classic recipes to fire up every barbecue, Weber’s Greatest Hits will be the summer cookbook to reach for again and again. Soul-satisfying food that can be enjoyed and shared by all, this comprehensive new guide features pepper-crusted rib roasts, juicy prawns, spice-rubbed chicken and cedar-planked salmon, as well as plenty of salads.
THE PACIFIC WITH SAM NEILL Meaghan Wilson Anastasios Hardback RRP $ 39.99 Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768 - 250 years ago. These vast waters were uncharted - but not unknown. Before Cook, the Pacific was disconnected from the power and ideas of Europe, Asia and America. In the wake of Cook, everything changed. In The Pacific with Sam Neill, actor and raconteur Sam Neill takes a deeply personal, present-day voyage to retrace Cook’s footsteps.
EXPLORE AUSTRALIA Explore Australia Hardback RRP $ 60.00 Discover the best this country has to offer with Explore Australia, now in its 36th edition. Covering more than any other Australian guidebook, you’ll find information for every capital city and touring region, details on over 700 regional towns, and guides to the very best destinations and experiences. Whatever adventure you’re looking for, Explore Australia is the ultimate travel guide to help you plan the perfect trip.
TURMOIL: LETTERS FROM THE BRINK Robyn Williams Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Robyn Williams reveals all in Turmoil, a searingly honest and often blackly funny reflection on his life, friends, the people he loves and loathes, and a multi-faceted career that includes over forty years on radio. Robyn writes frankly about everything, from performing with Monty Python, and his unique insights on climate change and the recent devaluing of science, to frugality and being treated for bowel cancer.
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Father's Day Gift Ideas This is a story about humanity in war: about what men do in war, and what war does to men.
Paperback RRP $29.99
An unforgettable and gripping true story of a humble man who, through his passion for music, overcame extreme adversity.
Paperback RRP $34.99
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