Exisle Publishing 2011 - 2012 Catalogue

CATALOGUE 2012 www.exislepublishing.com

C O VE R LXIX For more information on books and eBooks visit www.exislepublishing.com

Welcome to Exisle’s catalogue for 2012. We continue to grow as an independent

publisher and have been encouraged by our many retailers commenting that our list is also making a useful difference to their sales. There are certainly some strong titles in this catalogue that are sure to continue this trend as well as proven backlist in the categories of self-help, biography and military among others.

You will also see that Exisle has formed associations with several other publishers, enabling us to assist them with their publicity and promotion, and bookstore distribution through Pan Macmillan in Australia and HarperCollins in New Zealand.

We welcome Accent Press, Jane Curry Publishing ( JCP) and Auckland University of Technology Media (AUT Media), and we are also delighted to be working with Macquarie University on the groundbreaking In Her Own Words (see page 33).

Finally, a special word to our booksellers. We are always keen to hear from you so that we can work together to find ways to get more customers through your door. As you know, we generate a great deal of very effective publicity and we are happy to work with you on local campaigns.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to a successful 2012!

Gareth St John Thomas CEO

Contents Self-help 1 Parenting 10 Inspiration for Mothers Health 15 Nutrition 17 Business 21 Current Affairs In the Garden 24 The Natural World 25 Sport & Leisure Military 30 History 33 Biography & Memoir 38 Gift Words & Music 46 Art 52 Travel 54 Transport Fiction 58 For Children 61 A note on eBooks 63 Index

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When Happiness is Not Enough Balancing pleasure and achievement in your life Chris Skellett

Everybody wants to be happy. We all know when we’re happy and when we’re sad, but what is ‘happiness’ really and does it result in a fulfilling life? In considering these questions, psychologist Chris Skellet came to the conclusion that ‘In order to live a truly fulfilling life, we need to strike a considered balance between Pleasure and Achievement.’

This simple truth, known as the Pleasure/Achievement Principle, lies at the heart of this entertaining, yet thought-provoking book. By applying the Principle to your own life, you will learn: how to enhance your relationships with those around you; how to use to your advantage the underlying influences that drive your decision-making style; how to experience a greater sense of both achievement and enjoyment at work; and how to strike the right balance for you between indulging in the pleasures of the moment and striving towards the achievement of personal goals. Most importantly, you will discover how to create a personal plan that will enable you to enjoy a rich and fulfilling life — a life well lived.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 240 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-17-9 Exisle October 2011 (NZ) November 2011 (AU) eBook scheduled

About the Author

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Chris Skellett, educated in the United Kingdom, has worked as a clinical psychologist for over 30 years. A former national president of the Hospital Psychologists Association as well as having sat on the executive boards of both the New Zealand Psychological Society and the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychology, Chris is now in private practice as a consultant psychologist and executive coach. Here, he has helped many clients apply the basic principles of living life well to the pressures of the corporate environment.

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The Happiness Trap

Stop struggling, start living Dr Russ Harris In this easy-to-read, practical and empowering self-help book, Dr Russ Harris reveals how millions of people are unwittingly caught in The Happiness Trap! He then provides an effective means to escape, with an approach that combines the best of Western and Eastern practice, coined Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT. Thanks to ACT, we can now learn powerful life-changing mindfulness techniques in a matter of minutes.

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234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 280 pages AU$29.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-90-7 Exisle eBook available

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An international bestseller, The Happiness Trap is now available in more than 25 countries and was recommended as one of the world’s top ten self-help books by Body+Soul.

The 1000 Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask Yourself That make life work for you Alyss Thomas A world-wide success story, this self-help classic is now available in a new edition. Fun to use and easy to read, it’s for everyone who wants to live a happy, fulfilled life!

Enjoy Emotional Freedom Simple techniques for living life to the full Steve Wells & Dr David Lake 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 248 pages AU$34.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-48-3 Exisle eBook available

210 x 138mm/8¼ x 5½in, paperback, 248 pages AU$24.99, NZ$29.99 978-1-921497-32-2 Exisle eBook available

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The Reality Slap

How to find fulfilment when life hurts Dr Russ Harris The new book from the bestselling author of The Happiness Trap! The ‘reality slap’ takes many different forms. Sometimes it is so violent it’s more like a punch: the death of a loved one, a serious illness, a major injury, a freak accident, a shocking crime, a disabled child, the loss of a job; bankruptcy, betrayal, fire, flood, divorce or disaster.

Sometimes it’s a little gentler: envy, loneliness, resentment, failure, disappointment or rejection.

But whatever form it takes, one thing’s for sure: it hurts! And most of us don’t deal with the pain very well. This book is based on a scientifically proven mindfulness-based approach called ‘Acceptance and Commitment Therapy’ (ACT). You will learn how to cope effectively when life hurts: not just how to survive, but how to thrive. Using the proven principles of ACT, you’ll discover how to: • find peace in the midst of your pain • find calm in the midst of your chaos • anchor yourself in the midst of emotional storms • increase your sense of connection with yourself and others • use your painful emotions to cultivate wisdom and compassion • find fulfilment even when you can’t get what you want • heal your wounds, and come through stronger than before.

About the Author

‘Deeply moving and easy to understand, The Reality Slap is a book that takes us to the heart of being human, to really help us change from the inside.

As one of the world’s pioneers of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Russ Harris has given us a truly compassionate gift on how to (en)lighten our journey through life’s storms and calms. I had so many insightful moments that reading this book was a delight, an uplifting shoulder, and an education.’

Professor Paul Gilbert, PhD, author of The Compassionate Mind

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Dr Russ Harris is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and bestselling author of The Happiness Trap. He is one of the world’s leading authorities in ACT, and regularly travels all over Australia and internationally to train a wide variety of professionals in the approach.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 240 pages AU$29.99, NZ$35.00 978-1-921497-26-1 Exisle October 2011 (AU) April 2012 (NZ) eBook scheduled

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Release Your Worries

A guide to letting go of stress and anxiety Dr Cate Howell & Dr Michele Murphy In this comprehensive yet accessible book, the authors have drawn on their clinical research and teaching work to present the most up-to-date psychological approaches to dealing with stress and anxiety, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Relaxation Therapy and Hypnotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Constructive Living and Mindfulness-based strategies.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 288 pages $AU29.99, NZ$36.99 978-1-921497-43-8 Exisle eBook available

‘No matter what level you worry on, whether your stress levels are through the roof, or whether you simply find yourself stressing over the little, day-to-day tasks, you need this book in your life.’

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Relax Your Worries CD

Dr Cate Howell & Dr Michele Murphy Music by Joseph Cheek This relaxation audio CD was written to accompany Release Your Worries. Let Cate and Michele guide you through some of the techniques detailed in the book, enabling you to find the most effective method to relax and let go of stress and anxiety.

You can then use the CD to implement a relaxation program, with Cate and Michele working with you to achieve a calm state of mind.

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About the Authors

Dr Cate Howell is a general practitioner specialising in mental health, psychotherapy and counselling for the past eighteen years. She shares a training consultancy with Dr Michele Murphy and is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Adelaide.

AU$19.99, NZ$22.99 978-0-9870736-0-0 Exisle

Dr Michele Murphy is a clinical psychologist with over twenty years’ experience. She works in private practice and also lectures at the University of Adelaide.

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Coolmind

The young person’s guide to a calmer life David Keefe Are you fed up with being nervous and full of selfdoubt? Do you wonder how you will ever get to feel confident and comfortable with yourself? Are you bursting with energy to try something new … but the same old nerves and doubts freeze you up? If any of these situations seem familiar to you, then you have found the right little book, because Coolmind is all about the art of relaxing, the art of becoming consciously cool now to rise above stress. And the good news is that it’s not hard!

From as little as three minutes a day, author David Keefe will show you how to gain mental calm and clarity in any situation by selecting from the techniques outlined in Coolmind.

About the Author

David Keefe runs a health consultancy business and has qualifications in athletics coaching, fitness, massage therapy, reiki and qi gong. It was through his work with a leading Sydney school’s first rowing team that he developed the techniques for mental calm, clarity and relaxation outlined in Coolmind.

My Mum’s Got Cancer Dr Lucy Blunt 270 x 215mm/10½ x 8½in, paperback, 32 pages AU$19.95, NZ$24.99 978-0-9804758-5-2 JCP

Coolmind 10-copy counterpack 978-1-921497-08-7

‘It would have been pretty awesome to have something like this when I was finishing my exams, not just for myself, but for mates of mine who I knew were stressed out but just couldn’t seem to shake it.

Thumbs up!’

Mikey ‘As the mother of two sons, I just wish Coolmind had been in my library when they were in their teens!’

Janette Roberts

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I Just Want to be … ME! Building resilience in young people Timothy & Sandra Bowden 170 x 245mm/6¾ x 9¾in, paperback, 64 pages, full colour AU$19.99, NZ$22.99 978-1-921497-47-6 Exisle

138 x 105mm/5½ x 4¼in, paperback, 120 pages, two-colour AU$12.99, NZ$14.99 978-1-921497-93-3 Exisle eBook available

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Beyond the Baby Blues

The complete perinatal anxiety and depression handbook Catherine Knox, Benison O’Reilly & Seana Smith

232 x 152mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 336 pages AU$34.95, NZ$39.99 978-0-9808129-4-7 JCP August 2011 (NZ) September 2011 (AU) eBook available

Beyond the Baby Blues is the first comprehensive Australian resource guide to perinatal depression and anxiety (PND). Solid scientific advice is combined with the experiences of individuals and families affected and the professionals who treat them. The book includes the scientific explanation for PND that will come as a relief to many and an exploration of perinatal screening, the ideals and the realities, which also addresses how Australia compares with the rest of the world in this area.

Caring professionals, family members and friends explain how they helped PND sufferers, as well as how their involvement affected their own lives, while self-care strategies will help parents take care of both themselves and their families. Supportive and encouraging, the book is deeply personal yet steeped in science.

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Catherine Knox is CEO of the Gidget Foundation and a mother of five. Cathie experienced anxiety and depression when her first two sons were young and speaks on the topic widely.

Benison O’Reilly is a medical writer, co-author of Australian Autism Handbook and a mother of three.

Seana Smith is author of Sydney For Under Fives, co-author of Australian Autism Handbook, and a mother of four. Seana was diagnosed with PND after the birth of her second child.

Miracle Beginnings For mothers seeking hope and inspiration after experiencing a premature birth Raquel Bosustow 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 240 pages AU24.95, NZ$27.99 978-0-9804758-6-9 JCP

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Growing Yourself Up How to bring your best to all of life’s relationships Jenny Brown

To be human is to be in relationships. We can’t survive without them but at the same time it’s in our relationships that we so easily come unravelled.

The message of Growing Yourself Up is that you can’t separate understanding the individual from understanding relationships. All of life’s relationships are integral to increasing self-awareness and growing maturity — and it’s not necessarily the comfortable ones that promote personal growth. Drawing from Bowen family systems theory, this book takes you on a journey through each stage of life to see the predictable patterns of relationships and to show how to use this knowledge to make purposeful adjustments in yourself. The result is a sturdier self, sturdier relationships and a refreshing new way of viewing life’s challenges and opportunities.

About the Author

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 256 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-97-1 Exisle March 2012 eBook scheduled

Jenny Brown is the founder and director of the Family Systems Institute in Sydney, where she has a counselling practice. She has trained and earned academic awards at the University of Sydney and Columbia University, New York, among others.

Depression Explained How you can help when someone you love is depressed Gwendoline Smith 234 x 156mm/9¼ x 6¼in, paperback, 160 pages AU$29.99, NZ$32.99 978-0-473-08862-0 Exisle

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Acts of Trust Making sense of risk, trust and betrayal in our relationships Mary Farrell 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 192 pages AU$26.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-56-3 Exisle

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Infidelity

Exploding the myths Julia Hartley Moore In this eye-opening book, successful private investigator Julia Hartley Moore identifies the telltale signs to look out for if you suspect your partner is a cheat, how to work through it, and how to survive infidelity without becoming scarred and bitter. It’s a self-help guide as well as a reference book, and includes dozens of real-life examples from the author’s professional work.

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234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 240 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-90-2 Exisle eBook available

‘ … anyone who’s cheated or been cheated on will see themselves in every corner of every page … a refreshingly frank approach, acknowledging the issues, acknowledging the nuts and bolts, and moving on: towards empowerment, towards recovery and towards future happiness.’ Penthouse

Splitting Up The essential guide to divorce and separation in Australia Judy Hogg 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 270 pages AU$24.95 978-0-9807212-4-9 JCP

Find Love How to meet the one who’s right for you Carolin Dahlman 228 x 177mm/9 x 7in, paperback, 152 pages, two-colour AU$27.99, NZ$32.99 978-1-921497-00-1 Exisle

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Challenging Change

Behaviour strategies for life Tan Curtis Challenging Change has been written to help individuals learn to understand their own unwanted behaviours and the unwanted behaviours of others.

It explores why unwanted behaviour occurs and how to develop and implement strategies aimed at ‘changing your behaviour for a brighter future’.

Challenging Change includes examples based on real-life cases and also provides a number of strategies that can be used to support other people who are trying to change their unwanted behaviours. Using ‘thermometer technique’, Tan Curtis helps the reader to understand the nature of their own problem behaviour and tackle it with simple, effective and sympathetic advice.

About the Author

Tan Curtis is the founding director and senior clinician at FABIC, a behavioural clinic on Australia’s Gold Coast. Tan holds a Master of Behaviour Management, a Master of Counselling, a Bachelor of Health Science and an Associate Diploma of Education.

Dreams Speak But what are they really saying?

Therese E. Duckett 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 220 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-37-7 Exisle eBook available

After Life, After You True stories of love, grief and hope S.K. Reid 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 192 pages AU$24.95, NZ$29.99 978-0-9807212-6-3 JCP

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Take Control of Your Life The five-step plan to health and happiness Dr Gail Ratcliffe 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 224 pages AU$34.99, NZ$35.99 978-0-908988-30-3 Exisle

232 x 152mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 208 pages AU$29.95, NZ$34.99 978-0-9807212-8-7 JCP August 2011

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Gold Start

Teaching your child about money Andrew Lendnal If you are worried about how you are going to educate your children about financial matters, then this is the book for you! Written by an expert in the field, it is jam-packed full of excellent tips and advice on how to make your child’s life (and your own!) much easier in the future. The book is interactive too, full of questionnaires and tables to work through in order to find out the best financial plan for your family. Gold Start also includes a chapter on ‘Teens and money’, written especially for older children to read themselves.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 208 pages, two-colour AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-877437-12-0 Exisle eBook available

About the Author

Andrew Lendnal is a financial planner and educator. For several years he has been directly involved in helping children learn about money, has advised financial institutions on how best to encourage children to save, and has given seminars and workshops on the subject.

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‘Read this book, and give your kids a gold start!’

Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor

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‘It is the best how-to kids and money book I have ever seen. In the past I have found the books that purport to do what this one does are merely investment manuals, usually for those already with money to invest. Cynical perhaps … but this is honest and also speaks from experience.’

Elaine Harris, presenter, ABC Northern Tasmania

Fun Start 260 weekly developmental activities from birth to age 5 June R. Oberlander 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 352 pages, illustrations AU$32.99, NZ$34.99 978-0-908988-76-1 Exisle

Smart Start How exercise can transform your child’s life Margaret Sassé Illustrations by Georges McKail 234 x 173mm/9¼ x 6¾in, paperback, 160 pages, illustrations AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-18-6 Exisle

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Best Start

Understanding your baby’s emotional needs to create the best beginnings Lynn Jenkins A baby’s early experiences and interactions provide them with the beginnings of their self-beliefs, thoughts and feelings; their self-esteem and selfvalue; how they operate in relationships; and their sense of emotional security. It is therefore vital that parents understand how to help their baby to develop trust and confidence, and to feel secure and valued. In Best Start, psychologist Lynn Jenkins looks at how a person’s emotional foundations are formed in babyhood and the power that these foundations have over the way in which the child develops. Most importantly, she outlines what a baby needs in order to develop a positive idea of themselves and explains to parents what they can do to meet those needs, ensuring that their child experiences the best start in life.

About the Author

198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 140 pages 978-1-921497-89-6 AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 Exisle February 2012 eBook scheduled

Lynn Jenkins is a registered clinical psychologist and co-owner of the Life Matters psychology practice in Newcastle, NSW. A mother herself, Lynn has a strong interest in perinatal mental health.

Look at My Mouth Look in the mirror and learn the sounds of the alphabet Anna Gill 260 x 195mm/10¼ x 7½in, hardcover, 28 pages, full colour AU$19.95, NZ$22.95 978-1-9207271-1-6 JCP

What Do I Feed My Baby?

A step-by-step guide to starting solids Leanne Cooper 277 x 206mm/10¾ x 8in, paperback, 80 pages AU$19.99 978-0-9803668-0-8 Cadence Health eBook available

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Healthy Start A New Zealand Guide to Common Childhood Ailments Dr Lynda Exton 210 x 138mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 168 pages, illustrated NZ$24.99 978-0-9582829-1-8 AUT Media

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The Autism Experience

International perspectives on autism parenting Valerie Foley

232 x 152mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 400 pages AU34.95, NZ$34.95 978-0-9808129-3-0 JCP

The Autism Experience is a guide to bringing up children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) written by parents who have themselves navigated the medical maze, braved the behavioural problems and survived the emotional rollercoaster associated with caring for someone with autism. Each chapter is based on a question frequently asked by the parents of ASD children and consists of a clearly written, informative introduction followed by the relevant real-life experiences of parents from around the world. Rich with useful information and personal experience, recounted with wit and raw honesty, The Autism Experience is both an invaluable practical guide and a source of comfort for parents learning to live with autism.

About the Author

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Valerie Foley, whose son has autism, is involved with the Someone To Turn To project, which provides emotional and practical support for parents of autistic children by putting them in touch with volunteers who have had similar experiences.

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Australian Autism Handbook The essential resource guide for Autism Spectrum Disorders Benison O’Reilly & Seana Smith 232 x 152mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 416 pages AU$39.95 978-0-9804758-1-4 JCP eBook available

Father Time Making time for your children Daniel Petre 227 x 152mm/9 x 6in, paperback, 240 pages AU$29.95, NZ$34.95 978-1-920727-17-8 JCP

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The Mum Who Roared

A complete A–Z guide to loving your mind, body and attitude after baby Christie Nicholas This is a friendly, real and practical guide for every woman adjusting to her role as a mother. It is not a parenting guide. Instead, it is a motivating resource that provides simple and effective tips to help you genuinely enjoy this next chapter in your life, while feeling in control and staying in touch with your core needs and values. All the ideas can be implemented immediately and are relevant not just for the early days of motherhood but for the rest of your life. They will make your life easier and make you feel better mentally and physically. Throughout the book, you’ll also read real-life accounts and survival tips from other mums. By the end, you’ll have all the tools you need to continue your journey as a happy, healthy, balanced woman, who also happens to be a mum … A mum who roared!

About the Author

‘Christie’s book is a must-read for mums who need a motivational boost. It’s cheaper than therapy, less hassle than divorce, and less fattening than chocolate. Highly recommended.’

— Susie O’Brien, Herald Sun columnist and mother of three

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Christie Nicholas is a mother of two who heads up Kidsbusiness.com.au, a specialist PR and Marketing firm devoted to connecting companies with mums. She is also the founder of Mumswap. com.au — Australia’s number 1 social networking site designed for mothers to help them swap products, services and talents. Christie holds a Bachelor of Arts, an Associate Diploma in Business and a Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

229 x 178mm/9 x 7in, paperback, 256 pages, two-colour AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-88-9 Exisle September 2011 (AU) April 2012 (NZ) eBook available

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YSM Body Bible

A mum’s guide to health, fitness and positive living Jodie Hedley-Ward with Kelli Johnson

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229 x 178mm/9 x 7in, paperback, 240 pages, photographs AU$34.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-82-7 Exisle eBook available

Now you can have your best body — ever! YSM Body Bible is the complete fitness guide for today’s busy wife and mother. Written with the assistance of international figure champion and personal trainer Kelli Johnson, this simple program will help mums find more energy and increase their fitness (so they can keep up with the kids!). The book also includes significant health and wellbeing contributions from Australasia’s leading pelvic floor specialist, Mary O’Dwyer, and acclaimed clinical psychologist Dr Angela Huntsman.

About the Author

Jodie Hedley-Ward, author of the YSM (You Sexy Mother) series, has several degrees in marketing and worked as a marketing executive in the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand before marriage to David and two children. Born and educated in Dunedin, she now lives in Queensland, Australia. In 2009 Jodie initiated the International Motherhood Study in conjunction with the University of the Sunshine Coast.

You Sexy Mother A life-changing approach to motherhood Jodie Hedley-Ward 229 x 178mm/9 x 7in, paperback, 192 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-01-8 Exisle eBook available

You Sexy Mother The Journal Jodie Hedley-Ward 229 x 178mm/9 x 7in, paperback, 144 pages AU$24.99, NZ$29.99 978-1-921497-40-7 Exisle

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Breast Support

If you or someone you love has breast cancer, you need this book Gwendoline Smith In Breast Support, breast cancer survivor Gwendoline Smith describes not just the physical and medical experience of breast cancer, through diagnosis, surgery, recovery and rehabilitation, but the emotional and psychological experience too. In a book memorable for its wit and self-deprecating humour, she answers some of the questions women frequently ask — what to wear to a breast examination; how to tell your friends and family that you have the disease; how to be positive and maintain a cheerful outlook — and offers insightful advice on esteem and self-confidence. Her book does not forget partners either: there are many messages in this book for husbands and boyfriends, as well as a separate chapter for women in lesbian relationships. Supporting Gwendoline’s text are contributions from her surgeon and other medical specialists, who tell the story from their point of view. The text is therefore a unique combination of personal story and insider information.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 184 pages, illustrations AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-91-9 Exisle September 2011 (NZ) October 2011 (AU) eBook scheduled

About the Author

Gwendoline Smith, M.Soc.Sc (Hons), Dip.Clin.

Psych., is a clinical psychologist who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and has been undergoing treatment and reconstructive surgery ever since. She also suffers from severe depression and has treated many people suffering from depressive and other psychiatric disorders. Her earlier books include Depression Explained and Sharing the Load.

She is an accomplished public speaker and lecturer and lives in Auckland.

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The Infertility Handbook

The complete resource for couples longing to have a baby Angela I. Hutchins This is the one-stop book that deals with all aspects of infertility, from the cause and treatments (including assisted reproductive technologies as well as complementary and alternative therapies) to the emotional aspects of overcoming grief and loss. Throughout, experts in various fields provide additional insight into the many aspects of infertility, while there is also a comprehensive reference and resource section.

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234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 448 pages, two-colour AU$35.00, NZ$49.99 978-1-921497-50-6 Exisle eBook available

‘If like me you are confronted with the shock and despair of not being able to conceive naturally, information is key — and this book is a crucial resource that I wish was available when I was going through IVF. The technical information is very thorough and wideranging … but even more important is the comprehensive coverage of the emotional trials and struggles faced when going through ART; it’s really important to know you aren’t alone on this extremely difficult journey.’

Deborah Knight, Channel 10 newsreader and mother of two

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‘The combination of practical options, scientific guidance and recognition of emotional concerns in this book empowered me to make informed decisions throughout my quest for a baby.’

Sheridan

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Laugh with Health

Your complete guide to health, diet, nutrition and natural foods Manfred Urs Koch Laugh with Health is the complete ‘body system’ guide to health and healing. Now completely revised and updated, this practical, easy-to-use book includes unique food charts and vital health hints for everyday use; a detailed explanation of 36 essential vitamins and minerals; food combination charts for improved digestion and health; simple recipe ideas based on a full range of natural foods; and specific natural food diets for various common health conditions. Recommended by medical doctors and naturopaths, Laugh with Health is everyone’s essential reference for living a life of health and wellbeing.

About the Author

Manfred Urs Koch has had a lifelong passion for natural health, and after years of intensive research, he completed this, the most comprehensive guide to natural health available in this country.

In print for over 25 years, Laugh with Health has been the top-selling Australian health book for the last ten years, with over 135,000 copies sold!

245 x 190mm/9½ x 7½in, paperback, 224 pages, full colour AU$35.00, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-94-0 Exisle August 2011 eBook scheduled

‘This book, Laugh with Health, gives us the opportunity of understanding the benefits of eating well, eating naturally.’

Dr John Tickell

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‘Laugh with Health is beautifully illustrated, with information set out in an easily readable format. I can highly recommend it to all those who seek a better way of life.’

Peggy Zindler, naturopath

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The Harcombe Diet

Stop counting calories and start losing weight Zoë Harcombe Never count another calorie again! Dietician Zoë Harcombe shows you how some simple changes to the way you eat will get rid of cravings, beat your food addiction and, best of all, enable you to lose weight and keep it off, forever! The book includes eating plans and recipes for vegetarians and meat lovers.

198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 368 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-921497-52-0 Exisle

The Harcombe Diet Recipe Book Stop counting calories and start losing weight Zoë Harcombe & Rachel McGuinness

Zoë Harcombe, author The Harcombe Diet, and trained chef, Rachel McGuinness, have teamed up to produce over 250 delicious and healthy recipes featuring real food, real ingredients, no manufactured fats, minimal sugar (if any) — just health and taste!

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About the Author

198 x 129mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 480 pages AU$22.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-906125-09-7 Accent

Zoë Harcombe has been researching obesity, overeating, weight loss and dieting since she graduated from Cambridge University. As an accredited dietician who has personally suffered from anorexia and bulimia, Zoë knows how devastating food addiction and cravings can be. Her research led her to discover the Harcombe Diet, which she has been living, craving free and at her ideal weight, for over ten years.

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The Healthy Skin Diet

Your complete guide to beautiful skin in only 8 weeks!

Karen Fischer BHSc, Dip. Nut. Whatever your skin type, whatever your skin condition, you’ll find all the help you need right here. Whether you want to eliminate acne, cellulite, dandruff, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis or rosacea, or simply fight the signs of ageing, the answers are in the book. You’ll also learn how to ensure your children grow up with clear, problem-free skin.

About the Author

Karen Fischer is an award-winning author, journalist and nutritionist. She is also a mother of two.

In 2008, she received an Australian Food Media Award for The Healthy Skin Diet.

Since it was first released, this bestselling book has been a media sensation! Our new more affordable ‘value’ edition will allow thousands more to benefit from Karen’s proven eight-week program.

My Goodness Everything you need to know about children’s health and nutrition Lisa Guy 220 x 220mm/8½ x 8½in, flexibound, 288 pages AU$35.00, NZ$39.99 978-0-9804758-9-0 JCP

Food for Life Healthy, holistic, healing recipes to enhance life Petrea King 250 x 220mm/9¾ x 8½in, paperback with flaps, 144 pages AU$35.00 978-1-920727-25-3 JCP

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Healthy Family, Happy Family The complete healthy guide to feeding your family Karen Fischer BHSc, Dip. Nut. 229 x 178mm/9 x 7in, paperback, 284 pages, two-colour AU$34.99, NZ$42.99 978-1-921497-44-5 Exisle eBook available

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 392 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921966-13-2 Exisle November 2011 (NZ) December 2011 (AU) eBook available

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High Flavour Low Fat 100 delicious new weightloss recipes

Catherine Proctor 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 80 pages AU$16.95 978-1-920727-00-0 JCP

Super Sandwiches & Healthy Lunchbox Ideas

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Catherine Proctor 160 x 113mm/6¼ x 4½in, paperback, 80 pages AU$6.95 978-1-920727-30-7 JCP

How Much Carb? How Much Protein?

The essential carboydrate counter

Catherine Proctor 160 x 113mm/6¼ x 4½in, paperback, 80 pages AU$6.95, NZ$9.99 978-1-920727-07-9 JCP

Pocket Detox Detox your body, mind and life

Catherine Proctor 160 x 113mm/6¼ x 4½in, paperback, 80 pages AU$6.95, NZ$9.99 978-1-920727-27-7 JCP

What’s the GI? Catherine Proctor 160 x 113mm/6¼ x 4½in, paperback, 80 pages AU$6.95 978-1-920727-16-1 JCP

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The Case for Creativity

Two decades’ evidence of the link between imaginative marketing and commercial success James Hurman Debate in the advertising and marketing industries has raged for decades: do high levels of creativity make advertising more effective? Or is creativity just the folly of creative people looking to win their next award? The arguments of both advocates and cynics have until now been based on conjecture and anecdotal evidence. The Case for Creativity brings the debate to a conclusion, telling the story of two decades of international research into the link between creativity and business results. The book also includes insightful comment and perspective from some of advertising and marketing’s leading minds.

About the Author

James Hurman is planning director at leading New Zealand advertising agency Colenso BBDO. James was selected for the inaugural Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions jury, is Chairman of the 2011 and 2012 New Zealand Effies, is a regular contributor to Idealog, New Zealand’s premier business magazine, and teaches strategic thinking at AUT University.

What Matters Success and work–life balance Daniel Petre 232 x 152mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 226 pages AU$29.95 978-1-920727-08-6 JCP

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Start Me Up! Over 100 great business ideas for the budding entrepreneur Sonia Williams 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 248 pages AU$30.00, NZ$34.00 978-1-921497-30-8 Exisle eBook available

190 x 127mm/7½ x 5in, case & jacket, 192 pages AU$29.99, NZ$39.99 978-0-9582997-3-2 AUT Media March 2012 (AU)

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Being Gay, Being Christian

You can be both Dr Stuart Edser Foreword by Judge Michael Kirby

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 256 pages AU$34.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-07-0 Exisle January 2012 eBook scheduled

The primary aim of this book is to explain to gay or same-sex attracted people that they can be both gay and Christian — that the two are not mutually exclusive. The calm authoritative voice of science and scholarship, explains that gay people are neither sick nor sinful. Author Stuart Edser threads his own extraordinary story throughout the text, using this and his experience as a clinician to guide his thinking. At the end, he presents an alternative model of Christian discourse to that which we usually hear and offers a positive voice so often glaringly absent from the Church’s utterances on homosexuality. He argues passionately for church people everywhere to open their minds and show a willingness to discard older ways of thinking where more modern explanations elucidate the truth more closely.

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About the Author

Dr Stuart Edser is the principal psychologist at Newcastle Psychology & Health, based in Lambton, Newcastle. He has several degrees in psychology and education, including a PhD. He was a minor seminarian in the Catholic Church living in a monastery for three years as an early teen, but was also an elder, leader, preacher and teacher in the Protestant evangelical and charismatic wing of the Church. In this wing, he was a co-founder of a church in his twenties, a church that still exist in the Newcastle suburb of Highfields. After years of struggle and finally self-acceptance, he now lives happily with his partner Chris.

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Home

Evolution of the Australian Dream Philip Cox, Philip Graus & Bob Myer While we cannot know how much Australia will continue to grow, we can assume that it will and, as a community, we need to consider what sort of cities and suburbs we want to live in. This fascinating book will hopefully trigger debate among the broader community about the future of our cities and housing. It looks at the dwelling as the basic element of our cities, from the house to the apartment building, before going on to trace the development of suburbia from Australian urban and dwelling prototypes to the contemporary city and the choices we have before us.

About the Authors

225 x 225mm/8¾ x 8¾in, hardcover, 120 pages AU$49.95 978-0-9808129-9-2 JCP December 2011 (AU)

Philip Cox is the founding partner of the firm Cox Architecture and the recipient of numerous awards.

Philip Graus has received many accolades for his work in residential and master planning projects.

Bob Meyer is the director of planning with Cox Richardson Architects and Planners.

Prepare for Disasters

The New Zealand guide: how to prepare for a disaster & what to do when it happens Bronwen King

210 x 135mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 152 pages, illustrated NZ$19.99 978-0-9582829-3-2 AUT Media For more information on books and eBooks visit www.exislepublishing.com

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This manual will help you prepare for and survive natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, storms, tsunamis and pandemic illness. It tells you everything you need to know to prepare a plan; organise food, water and emergency kits; plan for good hygiene and infection control; prepare your property for living in periodic isolation; surviving adverse conditions; and what to do afterwards. It is a must for any home preparedness kit.

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Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand

4th edition — fully revised & updated Andrew Matheson & Murray Reid

I n t h e gar d e n

242 x 184mm/9½ x 7¼in, hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated NZ$49.99 978-1-877568-52-7 Exisle August 2011 eBook scheduled

And Lovely is the Rose Barbara Horn & Sheila Galbraith 210 x 145mm/8¼ x 5¾in, hardcover, 112 pages, colour illustrations AU$25.00, NZ$30.00 978-0-908988-92-1 Exisle

For more than 25 years Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand has been the bible for New Zealand beekeepers. It provides both amateur and professional beekeepers with details on honey bee management throughout the year, advice on handling hive products and information about many other beekeeping subjects. Horticulturalists and farmers also find it of particular interest for crop pollination.

It has now been comprehensively updated to incorporate the latest information available, particularly on new approaches to beekeeping now the parasitic varroa mite has become established in New Zealand.

About the Authors

Andrew Matheson and Murray Reid have decades of experience working throughout New Zealand as apicultural consultants and polytechnic beekeeping tutors. They have extensive international beekeeping experience as consultants and lecturers, and between them have written hundreds of articles and books on bee science and beekeeping.

Smart Gardening Grow your own fruit and vegetables; save money and the environment Marcelle Nankervis 260 x 210mm/10¼ x 8¼in, paperback, 264 pages, two-colour AU$34.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-31-5 Exisle

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Deadly Beautiful

Vanishing killers of the animal kingdom Liana Joy Christensen Illustrations by Ian Faulkner Ever-increasing concern for the fate of the environment and the world’s endangered wildlife means that this book is a particularly timely addition to the world of natural history publishing. Dr Liana Joy Christensen, one of Australia’s foremost nature writers, takes a fresh and entertaining look at the ‘deadly’ animals with which humans have for so long enjoyed a love–hate relationship. These animals are generally not the aggressors nor the lethal killing machines that mythology and tradition would have us believe. Most also serve vital roles in maintaining the ecological balance of their habitats, while their fascinating behaviour and often striking beauty make them worthy of close study, particularly as so many of them are facing the worst death of all — extinction. Beautifully illustrated, Deadly Beautiful is certain to foster a new understanding and appreciation of these incredible animals and their importance on a global scale.

About the Author

Did you know that the humble marmot is responsible for more than one billion human deaths?

Or that for every person bitten by a shark each year, 25 people are bitten by New Yorkers? These facts and many more appear in this fascinating tribute to our world’s ‘deadly’ wildlife.

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Dr Liana Joy Christensen has enjoyed a lifelong passion for wildlife and nature. For five years she was editor of the wildlife and natural resources magazine Landscope. She has worked extensively with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), earning from them a citation for excellence in science journalism. Her nature essays have regularly appeared in anthologies and magazines such as Australasian GEO, and been excerpted in translation for both German and Korean GEOs. Her work is published in literary and scientific journals around the world.

Currently, Liana dwells in Fremantle, Western Australia, where she writes full time as well as teaching at several local universities. She co-exists peacefully with a husband, two cats, and a garden full of red-back spiders.

195 x 135mm/7½ x 5¼in, case & jacket, 272 pages, illustrations AU$35.00, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-22-3 Exisle November 2011 eBook scheduled

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Bull’s Wool

… and other farming tales

210 x 135mm/ 8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 176 pages, illustrations NZ$29.99 978-1-927147-51-1 Exisle May 2012 eBook scheduled

These days farming is a highly mechanised industry, and farmers have to be trained in a range of skills from animal husbandry to accountancy in order to survive. However, animals are much the same as they have always been, the weather is as unpredictable as ever, and country folk continue to be adaptable and spontaneous in facing challenging situations each day. In the process, they have frequently found themselves in some pretty hair-raising and sometimes downright hilarious predicaments. Bull’s Wool is a highly enjoyable collection of country yarns, with subjects including oddball farming characters, shearers and shearing, ‘swaggers’ and remittance men, encounters with tractors and farm machinery, uppity animals and rural novices. This is a book that men and women of all ages will enjoy, whether in gumboots or fireside slippers.

About the Author

T h e N atura l W or l d

Graham Hutchins is a prolific and popular author on a range of subjects, including rugby, cricket, popular music and railways. His books for Exisle include Last Train to Paradise, Great New Zealand Railway Journeys and Eight Days a Week.

Mountain Tails The lives and loves of my animal neighbours Sharyn Munro 210 x 135mm/ 8¼ x 5¼in paperback, 176 pages, illustrations AU$24.99, NZ$29.99 978-1-921497-20-9 Exisle

Snapper New Zealand’s greatest fish Sam Mossman 250 x 270mm/9¾ x 10½in, hardcover, 192 pages, illustrations NZ$59.99 978-0-9582829-6-3 AUT Media

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Fishing Sense Philip Weigall

Flyfishing, and fishing in general, is one of the world’s most popular outdoor activities. However, it’s an unfortunate fact that there is no prescriptive manual for ensuring success. Flyfishing is an activity that defies simple evaluation, with enough variables to leave even the ‘experts’ scratching their heads from time to time. For example, why is it that a trout will respond to a certain fly one day, but ignore it entirely in identical conditions on another? Respected flyfishing author Philip Weigall attempts to answer this question and many more in this engaging book. In his words, it is a book of ‘flyfishing truths’, a collection of techniques, ideas, concepts, knowledge and equipment that, to the best of his objective observations over many decades spent with a rod in hand, honestly seem to matter when it comes to catching trout.

About the Author

Philip Weigall is a flyfishing guide and instructor at Millbrook Lakes, and otherwise fishes and travels as often as he can. Philip has been writing regularly on all things flyfishing for twenty years and is presently a columnist and feature writer for Freshwater Fishing magazine, and editor of Flyfisher magazine. His previous book with Exisle Publishing was the acclaimed Fishing Season.

195 x 135mm/7½ x 5¼in, case & jacket, 200 pages, illustrations AU$36.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-92-6 Exisle August 2011 eBook available

Fishing Season Philip Weigall 195 x 135mm/7½ x 5¼in, case & jacket, 196 pages, illustrations AU$36.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-23-0 Exisle eBook available

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‘Philip writes well — he has a relaxed and easy-to-read style, well-polished over 20 years of prolific writing. His ideas and suggestions are delightfully illustrated with stories of his encounters with trout in a variety of locations and venues.’

— Victorian Fly Fishers’ Association Newsletter

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Beyond a Whisper Training horses with a new language from The Behaviourist

Ryan Gingerich with Ami Hendrickson

Establishing respect and control for English and Western riders

Clinton Anderson Offering real solutions to common problems, this book presents a comprehensive, realistic training approach that you can apply to your own horse at home.

260 x 210mm/10¼ x 8¼in, case & jacket, 224 pages, full colour AU$49.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-908988-62-4 Exisle

Lessons Well Learned Why my method works for any horse

Clinton Anderson with Melinda Kaitcer 260 x 210mm/10¼ x 8¼in, case & jacket, 184 pages, full colour AU$44.99, NZ$54.99 978-1-921497-46-9 Exisle

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Objective and effective, this step-by-step guidebook by one of the foremost experts in equine behaviour provides the tools to develop a means of clear communication between trainer and horse.

260 x 210mm/10¼ x 8¼in, case & jacket, 184 pages, full colour AU$44.99, NZ$54.99 978-1-921497-65-0 Exisle

Clinton Anderson’s Downunder Horsemanship

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For the Love of the Game Grassroots rugby in heartland New Zealand Gregor Paul & Gregory Crow

A celebration of New Zealand grassroots rugby and the people who make it happen. In original words and striking photographs, it tells the story of a great love affair that is pursued in every corner of New Zealand. As one generation succeeds another, children are hooked by the game at school and club level, and families get caught up in helping their kids succeed and in maintaining the reputation of their team or club. In the process, the rugby club often becomes the social hub of the community.

Many of the people responsible for carrying on the traditions of New Zealand rugby are unsung heroes who give up their Saturdays to coach teams, make the teas, polish the boots, referee the games and ferry the kids around the country. This book tells the story of their lives.

210 x 280mm/8Âź x 11in, case & jacket, 160 pages, full-colour photographs AU$49.99, NZ$49.99 978-0-908988-95-2 Exisle

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Arthur Lydiard Master Coach Garth Gilmour 234 x 153mm/9Âź x 6in, paperback with flaps, 264 pages, photographs AU$29.99, NZ$32.99 978-0-908988-63-1 Exisle eBook scheduled

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War Wounds

Medicine and the trauma of conflict Edited by Ashley Ekins & Elizabeth Stewart

M i l itar y

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 240 pages, photographs AU$49.99, NZ$54.99 978-1-921497-87-2 Exisle eBook available

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The history of warfare and the history of medicine are closely intertwined. In this riveting book, for the first time, historians, medical practitioners and researchers, military medical officers, surgeons, nurses and veterans explore the impact of war, wounds and trauma through the historical record, reported narratives and personal experiences. The book includes chapters on the two world wars, the Korean and Vietnam wars and the current conflict in Afghanistan, as well as several moving personal stories recounting veterans’ experiences of injury, treatment on the battlefield and eventual recovery.

Under a Bomber’s Moon The true story of two airmen at war over Germany Stephen Harris 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 240 pages, photographs AU$32.99, NZ$36.99 978-0-908988-23-5 Exisle eBook available

Born to Lead?

Portraits of New Zealand Commanders Edited by Glyn Harper & Joel Hayward 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 252 pages, photographs AU$39.99, NZ$44.99 978-0-908988-33-4 Exisle eBook scheduled

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1918 Year of Victory The end of the Great War and the shaping of history Edited by Ashley Ekins

1918 Year of Victory is an original and very readable account of one of the most significant and often misunderstood events of the last century. The Australian War Memorial’s Ashley Ekins presents a compelling account of the world’s first ‘great war’ and its legacy. Was it a futile 1561 days of incredible carnage paving the way for yet more misery, death and destruction with World War II? Or did the end of the war create the modern world, shaping our era’s attitudes, social relations, art and culture?

The chapters in this book had their origins in an international conference convened by the AWM in Canberra in November 2008 to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the end of the Great War. Lively, authoritative and wide-ranging presentations were made by the world’s leading scholars, revealing new thinking and challenging many of the assumptions and common perceptions surrounding the conflict.

At once an informed overview for general-interest readers and a superb resource for serious buffs, this extraordinary volume is sure to become one of the fundamental books in any war buff ’s library.

Echoes of Gallipoli In the words of New Zealand’s mounted riflemen Terry Kinloch 242 x 184mm/9½ x 7¼in, case & jacket, 320 pages, photographs & maps AU$49.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-908988-60-0 Exisle

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Devils on Horses In the words of the Anzacs in the Middle East 1916–19 Terry Kinloch 242 x 184mm/9½ x 7¼in, case & jacket, 408 pages, photographs & maps AU$55.00, NZ$55.00 978-0-908988-94-5 Exisle

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 328 pages, photographs AU$49.99, NZ$59.99 978-1-921497-42-1 Exisle eBook available

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The Devil’s Own War The diary of Herbert Hart Edited by John Crawford

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234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 344 pages, photographs AU$25.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-22-8 Exisle

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When Herbert Hart left his hometown of Carterton in 1914 to serve as a major with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, he could not have imagined that he would return as a highly decorated brigadier-general. He served in Gallipoli and on the Western Front and throughout the entire period kept a diary, in which he recorded his experiences in the great battles of Gallipoli, the Somme and Passchendaele. Exceptionally well written, Hart’s diary is now widely regarded as one of the most important personal sources relating to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

New Zealand’s Vietnam War A history of combat, commitment and controversy Ian McGibbon 242 x 184mm/9½ x 7¼in, case & jacket, 704 pages, photographs & maps AU$89.99, NZ$89.99 978-0-908988-96-9 Exisle eBook scheduled

New Zealand’s Great War New Zealand, the Allies & the First World War Edited by John Crawford & Ian McGibbon 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 702 pages, photographs AU$79.00, NZ$79.99 978-0-908988-85-3 Exisle eBook scheduled

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In Her Own Words

The writings of Elizabeth Macquarie Robin Walsh Elizabeth Henrietta Macquarie (1778–1835) was the second wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who served the colony of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821. Their indomitable partnership survived personal loss and public scrutiny to shape the face of Australia. Elizabeth embraced her life in this strange and largely unexplored country.

She left a special imprint on the people and places of New South Wales through her advocacy of the arts, architecture, gardening and education.

However, it was her family life that would consume much of her energies: her roles as wife, mother, nurturer and widow deeply influenced her outlook and inspired her wider social initiatives. In Her Own Words explores — with explanations, annotations and transcriptions of Elizabeth’s surviving letters and her illuminating journal of her voyage to Sydney — how this remarkable woman forged a life that spanned the globe and transformed a colony.

About the Author

Robin Walsh is a graduate of UNSW with a BA (Hons) in early Australian history, and holds a graduate diploma in Library Science. He began his career in librarianship in 1976 at the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and has been working as a reference and research librarian at Macquarie University Library since 1980. As senior research librarian at Macquarie University, Robin is also curator of the Lachlan Macquarie Room — the original parlour room from Macquarie’s home on the Isle of Mull, Scotland — located inside the university’s library.

‘ … At that moment his eyes, were turned up to heaven.

He continued to breathe gently, for some time, and at length, it ceased, without a groan, or struggle of any kind. I was on my knees, beside him, and had hold of his shoulder. Every one was perfectly tranquil. He was certainly undisturbed, at the last … The moment of his departure was to me the most sublime of my Life.

I felt as though my soul was ascending with his to heaven …’

Elizabeth Macquarie, 1835, on the death and burial of Lachlan Macquarie

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In Her Own Words (Limited Leatherbound Edition) 270 x 250mm/10½ x 9¾in, leatherbound in slip case, 264 pages 978-1-921497-99-5 AU$150.00 Macquarie University

270 x 250mm/10½ x 9¾in, case & jacket, 264 pages 978-1-921497-98-8 AU$59.95 Macquarie University September 2011

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Awesome Aotearoa

Margaret Mahy’s history of New Zealand Margaret Mahy & Trace Hodgson Margaret Mahy, famous children’s writer, joins forces with Trace Hodgson, her country’s top political cartoonist, in this hilarious and irreverent history of Aotearoa — or New Zealand, to use its other name. This new edition includes coverage of recent major events such as the Christchurch earthquakes and the economic recession.

280 x 210mm/11 x 8¼in, paperback, 136 pages NZ$34.99 978-0-9582829-7-0 AUT Media October 2011

‘Look for New Zealand on the map. There is the North Island like some long-necked creature leaping up and away, trying to escape from the South Island and Stewart Island, anxious to have a few adventures on its own. But the South Island, sternly oblong, holds it back and Stewart Island finally anchors it down. “You’re not having any adventures without me,” it mutters. “Don’t think you can leave me behind just because I’m smaller than you two!” For New Zealand is certainly an adventurous country … we have forests and rocky beaches. We have earthquakes and volcanoes, and pools of boiling mud and these days we also have the All Blacks — a world famous rugby football team. Earthquakes, boiling mud and rugby players!

Who could wish for more?’

Hi s tor y

About the Author

New Zealand Birth Certificates 50 of New Zealand’s founding documents Paul Moon 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 132 pages, illustrated NZ$34.99 978-0-9582997-1-8 AUT Media

Margaret Mahy is a prolific writer of children’s books, and winner of the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Award. She has won the Carnegie Medal three times (1982, 1986 and 1987), the Young Observer Fiction Prize (1986), the Italian Premier Grafico Award (1976) and the Dutch Silver Pencil Award (1977). She has also been awarded the Esther Glen Medal of the New Zealand Library Association six times, been appointed a writing fellow in New Zealand and Australia, and in the United States her works have won awards and been included in prestige listings by journal editors, librarians and educationalists. In 2005, she was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.

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Arawata Bill

The story of legendary gold prospector William James O’Leary Ian Dougherty Arawata Bill was a pioneering folk hero. He spent decades in the unforgiving mountain country of New Zealand’s South Island, prospecting for gold and other minerals and making new tracks in unexplored areas. His astonishing feats of endurance and tenacity, coupled with his charming eccentricity, have captured the imagination of generations and make for fascinating reading in this landmark biography.

210 x 148mm/8¼ x 5¾in, paperback, 196 pages, illustrated AU$29.99, NZ$32.99 978-1-927147-53-5 Exisle February 2012 eBook scheduled

Gold Greed, innovation, daring and wealth Jill Blee 187 x 127mm/7¼ x 5in, case & jacket, 96 pages AU$16.99, NZ$22.99 978-1-877437-03-8 Exisle eBook available

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Pioneering commitment, courage and success Sheryl Persson 187 x 127mm/7¼ x 5in, case & jacket, 96 pages AU$16.99, NZ$22.99 978-0-908988-19-8 Exisle eBook available

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From Cook to Convicts A voyage of adventure, mayhem and discovery John Darkin 187 x 127mm/7¼ x 5in, case & jacket, 96 pages AU$16.99, NZ$22.99 978-1-877437-08-3 Exisle eBook available

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From Venus to Antarctica

Storms and Dreams

Where Fate Beckons

The life of Dumont d’Urville

Louis de Bougainville: soldier, explorer, statesman

The life of Jean-François de La Pérouse

John Dunmore

John Dunmore

John Dunmore

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 260 pages, illustrations AU$49.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-908988-71-6 Exisle

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 304 pages, illustrations AU$49.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-908988-57-0 Exisle

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 300 pages, illustrations AU$49.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-908988-53-2 Exisle

About the Author

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John Dunmore is the indisputable world authority on French explorers. Now based in Wellington, New Zealand, he has over twenty books to his credit and has received the highest literary award the French can give.

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Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation Medical breakthroughs that changed the world

Sheryl Persson 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 352 pages AU$34.99, NZ$44.99 978-1-921497-06-3 Exisle eBook available

Eye on the Sky The fascination of telescopes Geoff Andersen A fascinating look at the history and many uses of optical telescopes, from their use in solar observatories and detecting ripples in the fabric of space–time to lidar, optical communications and space surveillance.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 260 pages, illustrated AU$44.99, NA$45.00 978-0-908988-82-2 Exisle

Wake of the Invercauld Shipwrecked in the sub-Antarctic: a great-granddaughter’s pilgrimage

Madelene Ferguson Allen & Ken Scadden 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 208 pages, photographs AU$34.99, NZ$34.99 978-0-908988-37-2 Exisle

Madelene Ferguson Allen 260 x 186mm/10¼ x 7¼in, case & jacket, 256 pages, illustrated AU$44.99, NZ$49.99 978-0-908988-02-0 Exisle

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The General Grant’s Gold Shipwreck and greed in the Southern Ocean

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Purple Dandelion

A Muslim woman’s struggle against violence and oppression Farida Sultana with Shila Nair

Biogra p h y & M e moir

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 256 pages AU$29.99, NZ$36.99 978-1-921497-53-7 Exisle eBook available

The inspiring true story of a courageous woman’s struggle with her traditional Muslim upbringing.

Farida Sultana’s remarkable life began in Bangladesh when, as a young girl, she found herself in conflict with the Islamic culture that prevents girls and women from learning music and arts.

Later, her arranged marriage to a doctor at the age of eighteen took her to war-torn Iran, then to the United Kingdom, and finally to New Zealand. Her personal journey included episodes of domestic violence as she sought to find herself and her true role in the world. Having established the first ethnic women’s refuge in New Zealand, Farida is now a passionate advocate for migrant and refugee communities globally.

Making a World of Difference Inspiring stories of the world’s unsung heroes Miles Roston 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 248 pages, photographs AU$34.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-41-4 Exisle eBook available

Kevin’s Questions Miles Roston 170 x 140mm/6¾ x 5½in, case & jacket, 248 pages AU$29.99 978-0-908988-69-3 Exisle

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Battle Scars

A soldier’s strategy for fighting cancer Matthew Carr Major Matthew Carr is a professional soldier who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. When faced with a cancerous invasion of his body, Matthew used the training he had received in the Australian Army to wage his own relentless battle with an enemy force. Autobiographical, practical and inspiring in the style of Lance Armstrong’s It’s Not About the Bike, this book will change your view on how to deal with life’s battles and live a life worth fighting for.

208 x 135mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 272 pages AU$29.95, NZ$34.99 978-0-980812-90-9 JCP eBook available

Named and Shamed Rod Oxley’s inside story of the Wollongong corruption scandal Neryl East 198 x 129mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 176 pages AU$24.95 978-0-980721-20-1 JCP

Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer The double life of Herbert Dyce Murphy Heather Rossiter 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 432 pages AU$24.95, NZ$27.95 978-1-920727-10-9 JCP

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Fighting for My Life The confession of a violent offender J.J. Joseph 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 176 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-877437-27-4 Exisle

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Paper Cranes

Shimmer

A mother’s story of hope, courage and determination

Basia Bonkowski

Cheryl Koenig

Biogra p h y & M e moir

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 264 pages, photographs AU$34.99, NZ$37.99 978-1-877437-10-6 Hourglass eBook available

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234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 208 pages AU$32.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-21-6 Hourglass eBook available

Daughter of the Reich

Flory

The incredible life of Louise Fox

One woman’s account of surviving the Holocaust

Louise Fox & Cindy Dowling 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 240 pages AU$29.99, NZ$32.99 978-0-908988-65-5 Hourglass

Flory A. Van Beek 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 208 pages AU$32.99, NZ$36.99 978-1-921497-39-1 Hourglass

Exisle’s Hourglass imprint celebrates the strength of the female spirit by bringing to you extraordinary stories by amazing women.

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Heart’s Desire A story of love … and longing for a child

Judith Uyterlinde 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 120 pages AU$24.99, NZ$30.00 978-0-908988-12-9 Hourglass

The Girl with the Cardboard Port Judith L. McNeil 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 248 pages AU$29.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-80-8 Hourglass

A Mother’s Tears

A mother’s story of triumph over tragedy

A story of stillbirth and life

Nancye O’Reilly 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 176 pages, photographs AU$29.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-34-1 Exisle

Judith L. McNeil 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 240 pages AU32.99 978-1-921497-03-2 Hourglass

Nicole Wyborn 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 160 pages AU24.95, NZ$29.99 978-0-9807212-7-0 JCP

Biogra p h y & M e moir

Broken Angels

No One’s Child

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Teddy Bears of the Rich & Famous

Mark Leigh & Barney Leigh

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145 x 145mm/5¾ x 5¾in, hardcover, 96 pages, full colour AU$14.99, NZ$19.99 978-1-907016-36-3 Accent

Even the most tyrannical of despots or the most scholarly of geniuses probably had a ‘Mister Cuddles’ or ‘Big Ted’ at some point in their childhood. As the book’s title suggests, this is a collection of bears that could have belonged to the rich and famous. Whether they’re politicians, inventors, entertainers or entrepreneurs, the fictional bears attempt to reflect the personalities of their owners. Borat’s bear wears a mankini; David Beckham’s bear sports Armani underpants and, of course, Van Gogh’s teddy has just one ear.

Smile Mark Lynch 175 x 165mm/7 x 6½in, paperback, 144 pages, illustrated AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-921497-27-8 Exisle

Elephants in the News Pachyderms in limerick R.J. Baker & J.S. Baker 175 x 165mm/7 x 6½in, hardcover, 128 pages, full colour AU$22.99 978-0-908988-78-5 Exisle

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30 Things My Dad Taught Me Ian, Paul & Denis Baker

This book is three brothers’ exploration of the wisdom of their father. 30 Things My Dad Taught Me will help the reader to appreciate their own father, value what is special about themselves and then positively influence their own children. The book is a meditation on the experiences of one family, revealing universal truths about love, kindness, growing up and loss. The reader is invited to enjoy the lessons of Leon James Baker and the voices of many other great men, and encouraged to add their own thoughts and recollections to blank pages in the book, to bring out the truths of their own lives.

About the Authors

Denis Baker is a newspaper columnist and public speaker. Ian Baker is a tireless community worker, involved with getting young people into sport and supporting the elderly. Paul Baker held senior roles in the education, employment and training sectors, and was also involved in voluntary work.

198 x 130mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 160 pages, two-colour AU$24.95, NZ$29.95 978-0-9808129-8-5 JCP August 2011

Dance Until it Rains

Life lessons from my mother Andrew Jobling

195 x 135mm/7½ x 5¼in, case & jacket, 152 pages AU$22.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-921497-51-3 Exisle eBook available

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If you knew you could do or have anything you desired, what would you do and how would you live? Learn life’s most important lessons from an ordinary person who had an extraordinary desire to change her circumstances. Be inspired to create a vision for your life, take some simple steps … and then watch how your life changes forever! This is a book that will make you laugh and make you cry. Most importantly, it will help you to find the motivation to create a better level of wellbeing and a happier life for yourself. Inspired by the life of Andrew Jobling’s mother, Sue, Dance Until it Rains reveals lessons that can help us all to live a life of health, happiness and prosperity.

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Soul Food

Recipes for a happier life Kate Marr Kippenberger Do you want to bring about real change in your life?

Are you looking for greater happiness and fulfilment? Harness the power of your thoughts with Soul Food. This little book packs a powerful punch: practical and simple it will fill you with hope, courage, inspiration and love.

Soul Food for the Heart Kate Marr Kippenberger

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138 x 105mm/5½ x 4¼in, case & jacket, 192 pages, illustrations AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-0-908988-31-0 Exisle eBook available

138 x 105mm/ 5½ x 4¼in, case & jacket, 192 pages, illustrations AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-877437-09-0 Exisle eBook available

This sequel to the highly successful Soul Food will give you cause to reflect on the important issues that underpin your relationships, career and family life.

About the Author

Kate Marr Kippenberger has an MSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology and is a trained industrial psychologist. She writes a daily column in The Press, Christchurch. Kate is also co-founder of Stress Specialists Limited, which provides a radically simple approach to managing stress within the workplace.

Rituals for Life, Love & Loss Prayers and meditations for marriage, birthdays, baby naming, loss and grief Dorothy McRae-McMahon 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 256 pages AU$24.95, NZ$29.99 978-0-9807212-5-6 JCP

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Living Proof

For the Love of a Cat

That cats do have nine lives

A publisher’s story

Janet Hayward

David St John Thomas

170 x 140mm/6¾ x 5½in, paperback, 152 pages AU$22.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-921497-85-8 Exisle eBook available Also available in hardcover

190 x 135mm/7½ x 5¼in, paperback with flaps, 248 pages, line drawings AU$22.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-921497-36-0 Exisle Also available in hardcover

The Diary of Phar Lap

Mrs Cook’s Book of Recipes

Robert Baker

For mariners in distant seas

John Dunmore 165 x 125mm/6½ x 5in, case & jacket, 96 pages, illustrated AU$24.99, NZ$25.00 978-0-908988-64-8 Exisle

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165 x 125mm/6½ x 5in, hardcover, 152 pages AU$22.99 978-0-908988-18-1 Exisle

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Who Said That First?

The curious origins of common words and phrases

Max Cryer

W or d s & M u s ic

210 x 135mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 320 pages AU$29.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-91-4 Exisle eBook available

The Lingo Dictionary Of favourite Australian words and phrases

John Miller 210 x 135mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 208 pages AU$24.99, NZ$34.99 978-1-921497-04-9 Exisle

The Godzone Dictionary Of favourite New Zealand words and phrases

Max Cryer 210 x 135mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 192 pages AU$34.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-74-7 Exisle

Australia’s Writers and Poets The story of our rich literary heritage

John Miller 187 x 127mm/7¼ x 5in, case & jacket, 96 pages AU$16.99, NZ$22.99 978-0-908988-13-6 Exisle eBook available

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Preposterous Proverbs

Why fine words butter no parsnips Max Cryer In Preposterous Proverbs, Max Cryer looks at a vast array of proverbs from around the world. Proverbs on birth, food, women and love rub shoulders with others on money, animals, sin and death.

He has chosen some of the most interesting and perplexing, and with his characteristic wry wit he analyses their meaning and truth. A great book to dip into, Preposterous Proverbs will take you from Greece (‘A thousand men cannot undress a naked man’) and China (‘A dry finger cannot pick up salt’) to Japan (‘Fools and scissors must be carefully handled’) and India (‘A fat spouse is a quilt for winter’).

About the Author

Max Cryer is a language expert with many years’ experience of researching and writing on the subject. A well-known broadcaster and entertainer, he hosts a weekly radio slot on quirks of the English language. In a long career, he has been a schoolteacher, a compere and television host, as well as a performer on the opera stage in London and in cabaret in Las Vegas and Hollywood. Now a full-time writer living in Auckland, he has written many books, including Who Said That First?, Love Me Tender and The Godzone Dictionary.

198 x 126mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 272 pages AU$22.99, NZ$29.99 978-1-921497-45-2 Exisle November 2011 eBook scheduled

Praise for Max Cryer’s Who Said That First?:

‘His relaxed conversational tone flows easily on the page as he succinctly outlines the origins of words and expressions as diverse as “you can’t have your cake and eat it too”, personal computer, couch potato, cyberspace and “I smell a rat”.’ Nelson Mail For more information on books and eBooks visit www.exislepublishing.com

W or d s & M u s ic

‘If ever there was a family dispute on where a myriad of our most idiomatic phrases and words come from, now is the time to settle it with this fabulous book.’

Australian Women Online

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Successful Novel Plotting Jean Saunders

W or d s & M u s ic

198 x 129mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 160 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-906373-62-7 Accent

What is it about a good book that hooks the reader and makes them want more? A good plot. Every bestselling author from Agatha Christie to Terry Pratchett knows the importance of a strong story.

But for the budding author it can be daunting and even confusing. How do you turn that seed of an idea into a great epic? This authoritative guide will help steer new writers through the minefield of the writing process. Using examples from her own work, and that of other top authors, Jean explains how to create memorable characters, generate cliffhangers and keep up a pace that will hook readers. And when you’ve done that, she even gives advice on how to work with publishers and editors to make your novel a bestseller.

How to Write and Sell Short Stories Della Galton 198 x 129mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 240 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-906373-33-7 Accent

Love Writing How to make money writing romantic or erotic fiction Sue Moorcroft 216 x 138mm/8½ x 5½in, paperback, 238 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-906373-99-3 Accent

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Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? Jane Wenham-Jones

This entertaining follow-up to the highly successful Wannabe a Writer? is an essential read for every author and would-be bestseller, whether established or debut, self-published or still dreaming of the limelight. Jane Wenham-Jones takes us on an uproarious ride along the publicity trail, from getting the perfect promotional photo to choosing clothes to wear on TV. With anecdotes from Jane’s own numerous media exploits, Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? is packed with tips and tricks to help you get yourself noticed, gain maximum column inches and airtime and create online buzz for your projects. Offering advice and insights from writers, journalists, publicists and celebrities who’ve been there and done that, this is the ultimate guide for anyone longing for fame and success.

216 x 138mm/8½ x 5½in, paperback, 224 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-906373-97-9 Accent

About the Author

Jane Wenham-Jones writes for women’s magazines and the UK press and has a humorous weekly column in her local newspaper. She is also Writing Magazine’s resident agony aunt and the author of three novels which have received wide acclaim.

The Writer’s ABC Checklist Lorraine Mace & Maureen VincentNortham 198 x 129mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 256 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-907016-19-6 Accent

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W or d s & M u s ic

Wannabe a Writer?

Jane Wenham-Jones 244 x 153mm/9½ x 6in, paperback, 288 pages AU$19.99, NZ$24.99 978-1-905170-81-4 Accent

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Thesis Survivor Stories

Practical advice on getting through your PhD or Masters thesis Marilyn Waring & Kate Kearins Whether you’re toiling through the depths of thesis research, about to embark on further study or supervising others on the journey, these 23 stories will entertain and inspire. At times humorous, poignant and uplifting, there’s plenty to learn from the struggles and successes of those who survived a thesis to tell the tale. The real-world advice and hundreds of tips and tricks will help you make the most of this significant stage of your life.

W or d s & M u s ic

216 x 140mm/8½ x 5½in, paperback, 240 pages AU$29.99, NZ$39.99 978-0-9582997-2-5 AUT Media September 2011 (NZ) May 2012 (AU)

‘From deep fug to “What was the question again?”, from maintaining momentum to permanent hair damage, this book is a must for every ambitious student, would-be supervisor, and university administrator.’

Dr Ariel Salleh, University of Sydney

About the Authors

Professor Kate Kearins completed her PhD in 1997 focusing on power relations in local government. She has authored over 100 academic papers, with more than 50 of these appearing in refereed journals. She has been joint-recipient of several international awards for case research and won the AUT Media Vice-Chancellor’s award for Excellence in Research Supervision in 2009.

Dr Marilyn Waring is known internationally for her groundbreaking work in political economy, development assistance and human rights. In New Zealand she is a distinguished public intellectual, a leading feminist thinker and an environmentalist.

She now works in the Institute of Public Policy at AUT University, focusing on the supervision of post-graduate theses.

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Kiwi Ukulele

The New Zealand ukulele companion Mike Dickison The ukulele is simple to learn, fun to play, and you don’t have to sing Hawaiian songs. This book tells a new ukulele player everything he or she needs to get started, and more: selecting and tuning an instrument, fingerings for all the chords you’ll ever need, fancy strums, how to arrange your favourite songs for the ukulele, and tips for playing it in groups and in public. Profusely illustrated with diagrams, chord fingering, music and tablature, and perfect for complete novices as well as intermediate-level players, Kiwi Ukulele is the first-ever ukulele book for Kiwis.

Love Me Tender The stories behind the world’s favourite songs Max Cryer 210 x 155mm/8¼ x 6in, hardcover, 192 pages, illustrations AU$39.99, NZ$39.99 978-1-921497-02-5 Exisle

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Losing the Plot in Opera Myths and secrets of the world’s great operas Brian Castles-Onion 165 x 125mm/6½ x 5in, paperback with flaps, 240 pages AU$30.00, NZ$30.00 978-0-908988-59-4 Exisle

280 x 210mm/11 x 8¼in, paperback, 56 pages, illustrations NZ$24.99 978-0-9582829-8-7 AUT Media

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A Brush with Horses Alister Simpson 285 x 320mm/11¼ x 12½in, case & jacket, 96 pages, full-colour artworks AU$89.99, NZ$99.99 978-1-921497-24-7 Exisle

Drawing Italy David George Holm

Bob Harvey 210 x 280mm/8¼ x 11in, case & jacket, 120 pages, full colour AU$55.00, NZ$59.99 978-1-877437-07-6 Exisle

Drawing Paris David George Holm 210 x 148mm/8¼ x 5¾in, flexibound, 220 pages, illustrated AU$49.95, NZ$59.99 978-0-9807212-9-4 JCP

ART

210 x 148mm/8¼ x 5¾in, flexibound, 248 pages, illustrated AU$49.95, NZ$59.99 978-0-9804758-7-6 JCP

Wild Beast The art of Dean Buchanan

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William Dobell

An artist’s life Elizabeth Donaldson This high-quality, exquisitely produced book is a celebration of the life and art of William Dobell, considered to be one of Australia’s greatest artists.

Dobell was the first artist to win both the Wynne Prize for landscape and the Archibald Prize for portraiture in the same year. However, William Dobell was also a quintessential Australian — more at home in the local pub with his friends than on the international art stage. Lavishly illustrated with artworks, personal photographs and newspaper clippings, William Dobell: An Artist’s Life paints a compelling portrait of both the man and artist.

About the Author

After moving to Wangi Wangi, New South Wales, Elizabeth Donaldson and her husband Robert found themselves living just seven houses down from Dobell House, William Dobell’s former residence and today a lasting memorial to his life and art. This sparked her fascination with the artist and Liz became an active volunteer there in 2000. She has held numerous positions, including Vice President, Publicity Officer and Funding and Grants Co-ordinator. Her involvement there also saw her embark on a research project that has culminated in this book.

230 x 203mm/9 x 7¾in, case & jacket, 208 pages, full colour AU$49.99, NZ$55.00 978-1-921497-81-0 Exisle

‘Her account is an accessible one, told in broad brush strokes not unlike the approach Dobell often took in his painting.’

The Canberra Times ‘It is well researched, beautifully illustrated and you could just tell the author absolutely cared for and respected her subject.’

Look Magazine

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It’s All About Australia, Mate Denis Gregory 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 176 pages AU$24.99, NZ$34.99 978-0-908988-29-7 Exisle

Sydney for Under Fives The best of Sydney for babies, toddlers and preschoolers Seana Smith 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 336 pages AU$24.95 978-0-9807212-3-2 JCP eBook available

Melbourne for Under Fives The best of Melbourne for babies, toddlers and preschoolers John Hinman 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 324 pages AU$29.95 978-1-920727-24-6 JCP

T ra v e l

The essential travel guides for anyone with a child under the age of five!

Newcastle Heart of the Hunter Ron & Elizabeth Morrison 286 x 210mm/11¼ x 8¼in, paperback with flaps, 208 pages, illustrated AU$20.00, NZ$39.99 978-1-877437-01-4 Exisle

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Two Wings of a Nightingale Persian soul, Islamic heart Jill Worrall

Cholas in Bowlers Journey to Bolivia Jane Mundy 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 280 pages AU$34.99, NZ$37.99 978-1-877437-02-1 Exisle

Noodle Pillows A journey through Vietnamese food and culture Peta Mathias 229 x 153mm/9 x 6in, paperback with flaps, 184 pages AU$29.99, NZ$29.99 978-0-908988-48-8 Exisle

Journey Through Britain Landscape, people and books David St John Thomas 198 x 126mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 716 pages AU$29.99, NZ$34.99 978-0-7112-2568-8 Frances Lincoln Also available in hardcover

Remote Britain Landscape, people and books David St John Thomas 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 552 pages, photographs AU$44.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-7112-3054-5 Frances Lincoln

Iran is one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. Few people in the West know anything about the Iranian people beyond their current politics and religion.

In Two Wings of a Nightingale, award-winning travel writer Jill Worrall uses the threads of Iran’s silk-road heritage as the basis for her road-trip travelogue and, in so doing, describes an Iran the world has forgotten.

T ra v e l

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback with flaps, 272 pages, photographs AU$29.99, NZ$36.99 978-1-921497-84-1 Exisle eBook available

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Railway Season

David St John Thomas Celebrate the days when trains were trains, individual expresses had their own character, serving their passengers in style in the restaurant car, and connecting services ran over picturesque branch lines that were a very part of the countryside they served. Railway Season captures all our railway yesterdays with panache. This is indeed a railway book like no other, a portfolio of word portraits by an enthusiast who knows his subject intimately.

Whatever your interest in railways, there is much here for you.

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195 x 135mm/7½ x 5¼in, case & jacket, 192 pages, full colour AU$36.99, NZ$39.99 978-0-7112-3259-4 Frances Lincoln October 2011 (AU) February 2012 (NZ)

About the Author

David St John Thomas is the author of many books, including a bestselling series chronicling the four big railway companies. He is the founder of the publishing house David & Charles, which he ran for 30 years. Among his other titles for Exisle are Journey Through Britain and Remote Britain.

Great New Zealand Railway Journeys Graham Hutchins 210 x 280mm/8¼ x 11in, case & jacket, 176 pages, full colour AU$55.00, NZ$59.99 978-1-877437-28-1 Exisle

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Last Train to Paradise

Journeys from the Golden Age of New Zealand railways Graham Hutchins

Last Train to Paradise describes the halcyon days of New Zealand rail, from the late 1800s through the first four decades of the twentieth century.

Among the special journeys covered are the Prince of Wales’ royal progress through New Zealand in 1920; travelling the Rotorua Limited to take the waters in 1930; and boarding the ‘Test Match Special’ to enjoy the rugby in 1956.

242 x 184mm/9½ x 7¼in, case & jacket, 224 pages, illustrations AU$49.99, NZ$49.99 978-0-908988-68-6 Exisle eBook available

Aviation in Australia From the barnstorming pioneers to the airlines of today Jill Blee 187 x 127mm/7¼ x 5in, case & jacket, 96 pages AU$16.99, NZ$22.99 978-1-877437-05-2 Exisle eBook available

Tall Ships The sixteen square riggers of Australia and New Zealand John L. Coombes 210 x 280mm/8¼ x 11in, case & jacket, 128 pages, full colour AU$39.99, NZ$54.99 978-0-908988-84-6 Exisle

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Any Colour — So Long as it’s Black Designing the Model T Ford 1906–1908 John Duncan 210 x 145mm/8¼ x 5¾in, case & jacket, 128 pages, illustrations AU$30.00, NZ$35.00 978-1-877437-15-1 Exisle eBook available

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Murder by the Sea

Book Four in the Libby Sarjeant series Lesley Cookman When a body is discovered on a rocky little island in the middle of Nethergate Bay the media swoop on the seaside town. Soon an enquiring hack discovers that local resident Fran Castle has previously aided the police using her psychic abilities. Brought into the investigation, Fran naturally asks her friend Libby Sarjeant to help, but they soon find themselves up to their knees in more mud and murder than they could possibly have anticipated.

178 x 110mm/7 x 4½in, paperback, 352 pages AU$15.00, NZ$19.99 978-1-906373-30-6 Accent

FICTION

Reviving the village murder mystery!

Murder in Steeple Martin Book One in the Libby Sarjeant series Lesley Cookman 178 x 110mm/7 x 4½in, paperback, 368 pages AU$15.00, NZ$19.99 978-1-905170-15-9 Accent

Murder at the Laurels Book Two in the Libby Sarjeant series Lesley Cookman 178 x 110mm/7 x 4½in, paperback, 368 pages AU$15.00, NZ$19.99 978-1-905170-84-5 Accent

Murder in Midwinter Book Three in the Libby Sarjeant series Lesley Cookman 178 x 110mm/7 x 4½in, paperback, 368 pages AU$15.00, NZ$19.99 978-1-906125-02-8 Accent

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Menagerie of False Truths Greg French

Cherry is like no one Jack has ever met. Yet she is very much like him. From their first encounter Jack and Cherry are drawn together. They are united by their similarities, yet divided by geography. Their distance allows them to explore one another in a way physical closeness never could. Exploring themes of life and death, friendship and family, perception, societal norms and the environment, Menagerie of False Truths will remain with you long after the final chapter.

234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 488 pages AU$32.99, NZ$36.99 978-1-921497-49-0 Exisle eBook available

Behind the Lines Stories by J.T. Wilson J.T. Wilson 198 x 126mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback with flaps, 208 pages AU$24.99, NZ$24.99 978-0-908988-44-0 Exisle

FICTION

Stand Up Strummer A tale of sex, love and side-effects Russ Harris 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 328 pages AU$24.99, NZ$29.99 978-1-921497-25-4 Exisle eBook available

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Hotel of Secrets T.J. Joyce 208 x 134mm/8¼ x 5¼in, paperback, 392 pages AU22.99 978-0-908988-73-0 Exisle

Happily Ever After?

Life isn’t always the fairytale we planned

FICTION

Benison Anne O’Reilly 232 x 152mm/9¼ x 6in, paperback, 336 pages AU$32.99 978-0-9807212-2-5 JCP eBook available

Right as Rain A novel

Maartje Quivooy 198 x 126mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 256 pages AU$22.99, NZ$24.99 978-0-908988-28-0 Exisle

Sophia Scarlet and Other Pacific Writings Robert Louis Stevenson Edited by Robert Hoskins 234 x 153mm/9¼ x 6in, case & jacket, 160 pages AU$24.99, NZ$24.99 978-0-9582829-2-5 AUT Media April 2012 (AU)

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Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt

Elizabeth Frankel & Garry Duncan Ever had an itch you couldn’t scratch? Hairy-Nosed Wombat has one, and somebody has chopped down his favourite scratching tree! Join our marsupial hero on an itchity, scratchity adventure as he tries to find the perfect place to scratch his butt. Hugely entertaining with a comical rhyme that children will love, Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt features a very cute — and very endangered — Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat. The story, written by South Australian author Elizabeth Frankel and beautifully illustrated by Australian artist Garry Duncan, also has a serious underlying environmental message about the impact construction and deforestation has had on the Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat.

Matthew Perry 195 x 185mm/7½ x 7¼in, paperback, 48 pages AU$19.95 978-1-920727-03-1 JCP

Leaper Lane Rugby league rookie

Stephen Measday & Paul ‘Sirro’ Sironen 198 x 128mm/7¾ x 5in, paperback, 176 pages AU$14.95, NZ$16.95 978-1-920727-26-0 JCP

For C h i l d r e n

Rhyme and Song Singalong (Book & CD)

215 x 270mm/8½ x 10½in, paperback, 32 pages AU$19.95, NZ$22.99 978-0-9808129-2-3 JCP

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You, Me & the Rainbow Petrea King 220 x 190mm/8½ x 7½in, paperback, 32 pages AU$14.95 978-1-920727-18-5 JCP

The Rainbow Garden

Rainbow Kids

A story of love, rainbows and worms

Petrea King

Petrea King & Deb Warren Illustrations by Patricia Howell

220 x 190mm/8½ x 7½in, paperback, 32 pages AU$14.95, NZ$17.99 978-0-9804758-0-7 JCP

220 x 190mm/8½ x 7½in, paperback, 32 pages AU$16.95, NZ$19.99 978-0-9804758-2-1 JCP

For C h i l d r e n

About the Author

Petrea King is founding director and CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation, which she established in 1989. She is a well-known author, inspirational keynote speaker, teacher and facilitator. She is also qualified as a naturopath, herbalist, clinical hypnotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher.

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1000 Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask Yourself, The 2 1918 Year of Victory 31 30 Things My Dad Taught Me 43 Acts of Trust 7 After Life, After You 9 All for Love * And Lovely is the Rose 24 Anno Domini 2000 * Any Colour — So Long as it’s Black 57 Arawata Bill 35 Arthur Lydiard 29 Ashes, The ** Auckland (Our City series) * Australia’s Greatest Disasters ** Australia’s Greatest Inventions ** Australia’s Great Explorers ** Australia’s Most Notorious Convicts ** Australia’s Writers and Poets 46 Australian Autism Handbook 12 Autism Experience, The 12 Aviation in Australia 57 Awesome Aotearoa 34 Battle Scars 39 Behind the Lines 59 Being Gay, Being Christian 22 Best Start 11 Beyond a Whisper 28 Beyond the Baby Blues 6 Born to Lead?

30 Bravo * Breast Support 15 Broken Angels 41 Brush with Horses, A 52 Bull’s Wool 26 Case for Creativity, The 21 Challenging Change 9 Cholas in Bowlers 55 Christchurch (Our City series) * Clinton Anderson’s Downunder Horsemanship 28 Coolmind 5 Coolmind 10-copy counterpack 5 Dance Until it Rains 43 Daughter of the Reich 40 Deadly Beautiful 25 Depression Explained 7 Devil’s Own War, The 32 Devils on Horses 31 Diary of Phar Lap, The 45 Drawing Italy 52 Drawing Paris 52

Dreams Speak 9 Echoes of Gallipoli 31 Elephants in the News 42 Elizabeth Yates * Enjoy Emotional Freedom 2 Eureka ** Eye on the Sky 37 Father Time 12 Fighting for My Life 39 Find Love 8 Fishing Season 27 Fishing Sense 27 Flory 40 Food for Life 19 For the Love of a Cat 45 For the Love of the Game 29 From Cook to Convicts 35 From Venus to Antarctica 36 Fun Start 10 General Grant’s Gold, The 37 Girl with the Cardboard Port, The 41 Godzone Dictionary, The 46 Gold 35 Gold Start 10 Great New Zealand Railway Journeys 56 Great Sporting Rivals * Growing Tall Poppies * Growing Yourself Up 7 Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt 61 Happily Ever After?

60 Happiness Trap, The 2 Harcombe Diet Recipe Book, The 18 Harcombe Diet, The 18 Healthy Family, Happy Family 19 Healthy Skin Diet, The 19 Healthy Start 11 Heart’s Desire 41 Helen * High Flavour Low Fat 20 Home 23 Hotel of Secrets 60 Hot Topic * How Much Carb? How Much Protein?

20 How to Write and Sell Short Stories 48 I Just Want to be … ME! 5 In Her Own Words 33 In Her Own Words (limited ed.)

33 Infertility Handbook, The 16 Infidelity 8 It’s All About Australia, Mate 54 Journey Through Britain 55 Kevin’s Questions 38 Kiwi Ukulele 51

Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation 37 Smart Gardening 24 Smart Start 10 Smile 42 Snapper 26 Sophia Scarlet and Other Pacific Writings 60 Soul Food 44 Soul Food for the Heart 44 Southern Sting * Speak Easy ** Spirit of Youth * Splitting Up 8 Stand Up Strummer 59 Start Me Up! 21 Storms and Dreams 36 Successful Novel Plotting 48 Super Sandwiches & Healthy Lunchbox Ideas 20 Sydney for Under Fives 54 Take Control of Your Life 9 Tall Ships 57 Teddy Bears of the Rich & Famous 42 The Writer’s ABC Checklist 49 Thesis Survivor Stories 50 Two Wings of a Nightingale 55 Under a Bomber’s Moon 30 Wake of the Invercauld 37 Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? 49 Wannabe a Writer?

49 War Wounds 30 Wellington (Our City series) * What Do I Feed My Baby?

11 What Matters 21 What’s the GI? 20 When Happiness is Not Enough 1 Where Fate Beckons 36 White Cloud, Silver Screen * Who Said That First?

46 Wild Beast 52 William Dobell 53 Woman on the Mountain, The ** World War I ** You Sexy Mother 14 You Sexy Mother The Journal 14 You, Me & the Rainbow 62 YSM Body Bible 14 * Please see our website for information on these titles, available in limited numbers only. ** Please see our website for information on these titles, available as eBook only.

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Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer 39 Last Train to Paradise 57 Laugh With Health 17 Leaper Lane 61 Lessons Well Learned 28 Lingo Dictionary, The 46 Living Proof 45 Look at My Mouth 11 Losing the Plot in Opera 51 Love Me Tender 51 Love Writing 48 Making a World of Difference 38 Melbourne for Under Fives 54 Menagerie of False Truths 59 Miracle Beginnings 6 Mother’s Tears, A 41 Mountain Tails 26 Mrs Cook’s Book of Recipes 45 Mum Who Roared, The 13 Murder at the Laurels 58 Murder by the Sea 58 Murder in Midwinter 58 Murder in Steeple Martin 58 My Goodness 19 My Mum’s Got Cancer 5 Named and Shamed 39 New Boots in New Zealand ** New Zealand Birth Certificates 34 New Zealand’s Great War 32 New Zealand’s Vietnam War 32 Newcastle 54 No One’s Child 41 Noodle Pillows 55 Paper Cranes 40 Pocket Detox 20 Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand 24 Prepare for Disasters 23 Preposterous Proverbs 47 Purple Dandelion 38 Railway Season 56 Rainbow Garden, The 62 Rainbow Kids 62 Reality Slap, The 3 Relax Your Worries (CD) 4 Reign of King Henry, The * Release Your Worries 4 Remote Britain 55 Rhyme and Song Singalong 61 Right as Rain 60 Rituals for Life, Love & Loss 44 Rolling Thunder * Royal Flying Doctor Service, The 35 Shimmer 40

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