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Biography & True Stories Natural Born Keller A Mother’s Story Rosie Batty Bryce Corbett RRP $32.99 In this profoundly moving and inspiring memoir, Australia’s domestic violence crusader Rosie Batty tells her story of compassion, courage, grace and forgiveness. Since the tragedy that changed her life forever, Rosie’s advocacy work has forced an unprecedented national focus on family violence. A percentage of royalties from sales of this book are going to the Luke Batty Foundation.
From the Heart: Women of Letters Marieke Hardy Michaela McGuire RRP $29.99
Due 18th November
Uplifting, passionate and compelling, From the Heart is a wonderful new collection from your favourite Australians of note. Contributors include rock star Amanda Palmer, Senator Penny Wong, and beloved chef Stephanie Alexander. All royalties for this book will go to Edgar’s Mission animal rescue shelter.
In Order to Live Yeonmi Park RRP $32.99 In Order to Live is the story of Yeonmi Park’s struggle to survive in the darkest, most repressive country on earth; her harrowing escape to South Korea through China’s underworld of smugglers and human traffickers; and her emergence as a leading human rights activist, all before her 21st birthday.
The Lightless Sky Gulwali Passarlay Nadene Ghouri RRP $29.99 Trafficked into Iran, Gulwali began a twelve month odyssey across Europe, spending time in prisons, suffering hunger, cruelty, brutality and nearly drowning in a tiny boat on the Mediterranean. Gulwali’s is the central story of our times, and this memoir celebrates the triumph of courage and determination over adversity.
Amanda Keller RRP $29.99 By turns hilarious and moving, much loved Australian personality Amanda Keller takes us on a nostalgia filled journey through her life. Vivid, funny and hugely entertaining, Natural Born Keller will have you laughing out loud, nodding in recognition and occasionally bawling uncontrollably (in a cathartic sort of way).
Reckoning: A Memoir Magda Szubanski RRP $49.99 In Reckoning, Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved performers, tells her heartbreaking, joyous and intimate story. With courage and compassion she addresses her own frailties and fears, and asks the big questions Our Price about life, about the shadows we $ inherit and the gifts we pass on.
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Plain-Speaking Jane Jane Caro RRP $34.99 Jane Caro is known for saying what she thinks across the news and entertainment media. In this memoir she talks frankly about her battle with anxiety and shows that anxiety is not a life sentence. Written with panache and wit, Plain-speaking Jane is an unflinchingly honest celebration of a perfectly imperfect life.
Interestingly Enough: the life of Tom keneally Stephany Evans Steggall RRP $49.99 For five decades Tom Keneally has been one of Australia’s most loved literary figures. Celebrated as one of the world’s finest writers, he is also respected for his humanitarianism and commitment to republicanism and other causes. The breadth and richness of Keneally’s Our Price life and work is brilliantly explored in $ 99 this engaging authorised biography.
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The Man with the Golden typewriter Fergus Fleming RRP $29.99 When he had finished writing Casino Royale, Ian Fleming treated himself to a gold-plated typewriter. It was on this glittering machine that he typed not only his novels, but also letters. Though Fleming was not an especially reflective or literary man his correspondence is energetic, engaging and full of wry remarks, succinct comments and insightful observations.
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politics Big Blue Sky
Born to Rule
Peter Garrett RRP $49.99
Paddy Manning RRP $45.00
Peter Garrett has an extraordinary story to tell: from fronting iconic Australian band Midnight Oil, to his time as an activist for the environment, then finally becoming the only unaligned Cabinet minister in two Labor governments. Provocative, entertaining, Our Price impassioned and inspiring, this $ memoir goes to the heart and soul 99 of a remarkable Australian.
Malcolm Turnbull has been the subject of many profiles, but the full story of his life has never been told. In an unauthorised biography, Sydney journalist Paddy Manning reveals the true character of one of Australia’s most celebrated overachievers: journalist, lawyer, businessman, politician and now Prime Minister of Australia.
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Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly Mick Wall RRP $32.99 With exclusive testimony from true insiders this book is an exploration of the real story behind Grohl and the Foo Fighters. It is the only serious literary biography of the group and its leader, one of the most famous and critically bulletproof rock figures of the 21st century.
M Train Patti Smith RRP $32.99 Braiding despair with hope and consolation, illustrated with Patti Smith’s signature Polaroids, M Train is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature and coffee. It is a powerful, deeply moving book by one of the most remarkable multiplatform artists at work today.
Over the Top and Back Tom Jones RRP $34.99 In a career that has spanned six decades, Sir Tom Jones has performed with almost every major recording artist, from Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Sinatra, to Robbie Williams and Van Morrison, across every imaginable genre. The constants throughout have been his unique musical gift and unmistakable voice.
John Farnham Jane Gazzo RRP $34.99 In this compelling biography, radio broadcaster and music journalist Jane Gazzo tracks down the key figures in John’s life – from the 1960s to the present day. Former teen idol, Australian of the Year, the man known across the nation as ‘The Voice’, John Farnham has earned his reputation as a genuine legend of the local entertainment industry.
Keating Kerry O’Brien RRP $49.99 Paul Keating is widely credited as the chief architect of the most significant period of political and economic reform in Australia’s history. This biography by Kerry O’Brien is a treasure trove of anecdotes, insights, reflections and occasional admissions from one of the most loved and Our Price hated political leaders of $ our time.
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Dick Hamer: The liberal Liberal Tim Colebatch RRP $35.00 Dick Hamer was a different kind of politician. He was intelligent, fair-minded, courteous, hard-working, and governed with the long term interests of his people in mind. He never tried to manufacture issues or direct debates for short-term political gain. Dick Hamer: the liberal Liberal is the first biography to be written of this remarkable man, who so embodied a quality now lacking in our public life: integrity.
The Dismissal Paul Kelly Troy Bramston RRP $39.99 This ground-breaking new book will reveal the story of Australia’s greatest political crisis with fresh interviews, the discovery of new archival material and a dramatic reinterpretation of events that will surprise readers. And, for the first time, what happened next will be revealed, as a second crisis began to unfold.
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Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn RRP $32.99 the Perfumer’s Secret Fiona McIntosh RRP $32.99 On the eve of the First World War, Fleurette, the only daughter of the wealthy Delacroix perfume dynasty, is being forced to marry a man she loathes, Aimery De Lassett. When she receives an unexpected letter from Aimery’s estranged brother, Fleurette is left Our Price holding a terrible secret, and the $ sparks of a powerful passion. 99
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After You Jojo Moyes RRP $32.99 Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. And when an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started.
In Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn takes us on a breathtaking journey deep into the red heart of Australia. A dream is about to be realised in the Red Centre of Australia: the completion of the mighty Ghan. But construction will cross Aboriginal land and negotiator, Jessica Manning must Our Price walk a delicate line to reassure $ the Elders their sacred sites will be 99 protected.
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Between Sisters Cathy Kelly RRP $29.99 Meet the women of Delaney Square…Cassie has spent her married life doing everything right. Her sister Coco has shied away from commitment and watching over them is grandmother Pearl. And then there’s Elsa who’s battled demons in the past and who now faces on final fight. But it will require more bravery Our Price than anything which has come $ 99 before.
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Swimming Home Nantucket Harrison Young RRP $29.99
Due 1st december
Andrew and Cathy are famous for their luxurious Nantucket parties. Billionaires only are on the guest list, with their gorgeous, ungovernable wives by their side. When two mysterious business men – one an American engineer, the other an Indian prince – are invited to the island, a series of intriguing and scandalous events ensue, changing the lives of the guests forever.
the Enchanted island Ellie O’Neill RRP $29.99 When Maeve O’Brien’s boss sends her to a dreary old island to finalise some paperwork, she couldn’t be happier. It’s the big career boost she needs. But Maeve’s reception on Hy Brasil, a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, couldn’t be any more hostile. It’s as if the place itself wants her gone.
See Me Nicholas Sparks RRP $32.99 Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot but when he crosses paths with Maria Sanchez his carefully structured life is turned upside down. Maria begins to question her future and what truly makes her happy. This stunning new Our Price love story from Nicholas Sparks is a $ story of obsession, reinvention and 99 a love that defies every expectation.
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Mary-Rose MacColl RRP $29.99 Fifteen-year-old Catherine Quick longs to feel once more the warm waters of her home. But with her recent move to London where she lives with her aunt Louisa, she thinks that everything she values has been stripped away. From the author of In Falling Snow comes another entrancing novel that tells a story of ordinary women who become extraordinary.
A Few of the Girls Maeve Binchy RRP $29.99 From her earliest writing to her most recent, Maeve’s work has included nostalgic pieces and also sharp, often witty writing which is insightful and topical. But at the heart of all Maeve’s fiction are the people and their relationships with each other. A Few of the Girls is a Our Price wonderful collection of the very $ best of her stories. 99
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The Patterson Girls Rachael Johns RRP $29.99 The Patterson daughters return home to be with their father after their mother’s death. But as they sort through their mother’s possessions the sisters uncover a shocking secret of an old family curse and so begin to question everything they thought they knew. A warm and wise novel about secrets revealed and the unique bond between sisters.
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The Lake House Kate Morton RRP $32.99
Rain Music
Sadie stumbles upon an abandoned house and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace. Meanwhile, the formidable Alice Edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until a young police detective starts asking questions Our Price about her family’s past...
Di Morrissey RRP $35.00 Rain Music is inspired by Di’s adventures in far north Queensland – its characters, its forgotten history, its modern dilemmas. A brother and sister, Ned and Bella Chisholm, are struggling with a family tragedy that has set them on opposite paths. Ned Our Price disappears and when Bella goes in $ search of her brother, she ends up in 00 remote Cooktown.
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The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende RRP $39.99
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from presentday San Francisco to Poland and the United States during WWII. Our Price
Anna North RRP $29.99 This is a story of an enigmatic film director, told by the six people who loved her most. Brilliant, infuriating, all-seeing and unknowable, Sophie Stark makes films said to be ‘more like life than life itself’. But her genius comes at a terrible cost: to her husband, to the brother she left behind, and to the actress she can’t forget.
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The Women’s Pages Debra Adelaide RRP $29.99
Hester and Harriet Hilary Spiers RRP $29.99
After her mother’s death, Dove decides to write a whole new story for herself, for her mother and for their literary heroines. In undertaking this labour of love, Dove unwittingly taps into the universal story of choice, grief and compromise that women everywhere experience.
Widowed sisters, Hester and Harriet, live in a comfortable cottage in a pretty English village. On Christmas day they come across a waif-life girl, Darla, hiding with her baby and bring them home. But when the deeper mysteries in Daria’s story surface Hester and Harriet find their lives turned upside down.
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Mitch Albom RRP $35.00
Alexander McCall Smith RRP $22.99 In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs and imagines the stories behind them. Who were those people, what were their stories? Some will find joy and fulfilment, others would prefer happier endings. Each of them, though, will find love, and that is ultimately what matters.
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the Violinist of Venice Alyssa Palombo RRP $29.99 Alyssa Palombo’s The Violinist of Venice is a story of music, ambition, and finding the strength to both fall in love and to carry on when it ends. It is a sweeping historical novel about composer and priest Antonio Vivaldi, a secret wealthy mistress, and their passion for music and each other.
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Frankie Presto is sent to America. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings. But Frankie’s talent is unique, and he becomes a pop star. He finds that through his music, he can actually affect people’s futures. With one string turning blue whenever a life is altered.
Rush Oh! Shirley Barrett RRP $32.99 This is a story about a whaling family in Eden, New South Wales, who form a unique allegiance with a pod of killer whales, told from the point of view of eldest daughter Mary Davidson. Rush Oh! is poignant and hilarious, filled with drama and misadventure.
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The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson RRP $39.99
Golden Lion Wilbur Smith RRP $39.99 In this epic African adventure, Wilbur Smith returns to his longest-running series – and the very beginnings of the Courtney family saga in the late seventeenth century – with co-author Giles Kristian. Golden Lion follows Hal Courtney’s adventures after the Christians have routed the Our Price Muslim invaders in Ethiopia in the $ 99 mid-seventeenth century.
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To mark the twentieth anniversary of Notes From a Small Island, Bryson makes a brand-new journey around Britain to see what has changed. With his matchless homing instinct for the funniest and quirkiest, his unerring eye for the idiotic, the endearing and the ridiculous, this Our Price promises to be every bit as good $ as his classic. 99
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Napoleon’s Last Island Tom Keneally RRP $32.99
Tom Houghton Todd Alexander RRP $32.99 As a boy Tom Houghton escapes the harshness of the schoolyard by cocooning himself in the cinema of the golden age of Hollywood. Almost thirty years later, he is offered an acting role but with the rigours of his past finally catching up with him, Tom finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about himself.
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When Tom Keneally discovered that Betsy Balcombe, a young girl living on St Helena while the Emperor Napoleon was exiled there, had become the Emperor’s intimate friend, he was impelled to write another novel, exploring the intersection between the ordinary people of the world and those we deem exceptional.
According to Yes Beneath the Rising Sun Peter Watt RRP $29.99
Due 10th november
As the Allied forces fight to repel invaders in the Pacific, the Duffy and Macintosh clans face their greatest challenges at home. Jessica and James Duffy, David McIntosh and Sarah all have different war stories. From the frontlines of the Pacific to the back lots of Hollywood, a new generation faces deadly missions, impossible choices and an inescapable family legacy.
Dawn French RRP $32.99 Manhattan’s Upper East Side has its own rigid code of behaviour. It’s a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family. So when Rosie Kitto bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow, the consequences are explosive. After a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone starts saying yes?
We Never Asked for Wings Dictator Robert Harris RRP $32.99 Riveting and tumultuous, Dictator encompasses some of the most epic events in human history yet. It is also an intimate portrait of a brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful yet ultimately brave man, a hero for his time and for ours. This is an unforgettable tour de force from a master storyteller.
Vanessa Diffenbaugh RRP $29.99 From the author of The Language of Flowers comes Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s much-anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds. Honest and compelling, We Never Asked for Wings is about family, the mistakes we make, the people we trust and, above all, how and where we find love.
Warriors of the storm
the Mountain Shadow
Bernard Cornwell RRP $29.99
Gregory David Roberts RRP $46.99
This is the ninth instalment in the Warrior Chronicles, an epic saga about the making of England, magnificently brought to life by bestselling author Bernard Cornwell. A fragile peace is about to be broken... King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Ethelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia
In his epic novel Shantaram, Roberts introduced readers to a cast of unforgettable characters through Lin, an Australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for a branch of the Bombay mafia. Now, in the long awaited sequel, Lin’s story continues. It is one of hope, humour, and the philosophical quest for the wisdom of our common humanity.
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Island Home Tim Winton RRP $39.99
the Secret chord Geraldine Brooks RRP $39.99 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book, Year of Wonders and March comes a unique and vivid novel that retells the story of King David’s extraordinary rise to power and fall from grace. Full of drama and richly drawn detail, The Secret Chord is a vivid story of faith, Our Price family, desire and power that bring $ 99 David magnificently alive.
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a Strangeness in My Mind Orhan Pamuk RRP $32.99 This is an unforgettable tale of an Istanbul street vendor and the love of his life. Told from the perspectives of many beguiling characters, A Strangeness in My Mind, from Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk, is a modern epic of coming of age in a great city, and a mesmerizing narrative sure to take its place among his finest achievements.
The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood RRP $32.99 Brilliantly conceived and executed, with a pace that will leave you breathless, The Heart Goes Last is a powerful satire of life in the twentyfirst century, charged throughout with Margaret Atwood’s signature devastating wit, irony and keen perception.
‘I grew up on the world’s largest island.’ This apparently simple fact is the starting point for Tim Winton’s beautiful, evocative memoir of how this unique landscape has shaped him and his writing. Island Home is not just a brilliant insight into the life and art of one of our finest writers, but a compelling Our Price investigation into the way our $ country makes us who we are. 99
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The White Road Edmund de Waal RRP $35.00 In The White Road, author and artist Edmund de Waal travels the globe to tell the story of his obsession with porcelain, or ‘white gold’, and the lure it held for the Europeans who encountered it. Within all this is an intimate memoir of the author’s life as a potter, and his deepening understanding of the material he has worked with for over forty-five years.
the Simplest Words Alex Miller RRP $35.00 These short stories and essays, written over the last forty years, comprise an insightful and intelligent meditation on the life of the novelist and the culture of contemporary Australia. Personal and intimate as many of these pieces are, this collection forms a kind of assured autobiography of the sort that only Alex Miller could write.
The Natural Way of things The Gap of Time Jeanette Winterson RRP $29.99 Jeanette Winterson’s cover version of The Winter’s Tale vibrates with echoes of the original but tells a contemporary story where Time itself is a player in a game of high stakes that will either end in tragedy or forgiveness. It shows us that however far we have been separated, whatever is lost shall be found.
Charlotte Wood RRP $29.99 The Natural Way of Things is a gripping, starkly imaginative exploration of contemporary misogyny and corporate control, and of what it means to hunt and be hunted. It is the story of two friends, their sisterly love and courage. With echoes of The Handmaid’s Tale and Lord of the Flies, this is a compulsively readable, scarifying and deeply moving novel.
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Numero Zero
William Boyd RRP $29.99
Umberto Eco RRP $32.99
In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay. It is his greatest literary achievement yet.
Fuelled by media hoaxes, Mafiosi, love, gossip and murder, Numero Zero reverberates with the clash of the cynical forces that have shaped Italy since the last days of World War II. This gripping story from the author of The Name of the Rose is told with all the power of a master storyteller.
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fantasy Slade House
A Brief History of Seven Killings
David Mitchell RRP $27.99
Marlon James RRP $22.99
Born out of a short story and inhabiting the same universe as David Mitchell’s latest bestselling novel The Bone Clocks, this is the perfect book to curl up with on a dark and stormy night. It is an unnerving, taut and intricately-woven tale told by a most original writer.
The winning book of this year’s Man Booker Prize is set in Jamaica. Seven men storm Bob Marley’s house with machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but leaves Jamaica the following day, not to return for two years. Inspired by this near-mythic event, it is an imagined oral biography which traverses strange landscapes and shady characters.
Angel of storms: Book 2 of Millennium’s Rule Trudi Canavan RRP $29.99
a little life Hanya Yanagihara RRP $32.99 When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they’re broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015 A Little Life is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance.
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Trudi Canavan returns with the second novel in the Millennium’s Rule series. As defeat looms, the powerful Angel of Storms invites Rielle to join the artisans of his celestial realm. But what will he require in return?
a Knight of Seven Kingdoms George R.R. Martin RRP $39.99 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings together the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. It is set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed.
the Year of the Runaways Sunjeev Sahota RRP $29.99 Sweeping between India and England, and between childhood and the present day, this generous, unforgettable novel is, as with Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance, a story of dignity in the face of adversity and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. The Year of the Runaways was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize.
Shadows of Self: A Mistborn Novel Brandon Sanderson RRP $29.99 Fans of Robert Jordan and George R. R. Martin have found a new champion of epic fantasy in Brandon Sanderson. And now, in the first of two sequels to The Alloy of Law this master of rich worlds, appealing characters and gripping plots returns to the world of Mistborn.
The Dressmaker Rosalie Ham RRP $22.99
Warheart: Sword of Truth The Conclusion
The Dressmaker is a modern Australian classic, much loved for its bittersweet humour. Set in the 1950s, its subjects include haute couture, love and hate, a cast of engagingly eccentric characters. It is now a major motion picture, starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving and Liam Hemsworth.
Terry Goodkind RRP $29.99
Due 1st December
For two decades, readers have been held in the thrall of the epic Sword of Truth fantasy series. Warheart is the final volume and completes Richard and Kahlan’s story. It is the final battle in a war three-millennia old, that saw the Sword of Truth forged and that could mean the end of their world.
Blood Kiss J.R. Ward RRP $29.99
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Paradise, blooded daughter of the king’s First Advisor, is ready to break free from the restrictive life of an aristocratic female by joining the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s training centre program and learning to fight for herself, think for herself...be herself. It’s a good plan, until everything goes wrong…
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crime fiction Depraved Heart Patricia Cornwell RRP $39.99 Cornwell launches unforgettable characters on an intensely psychological odyssey that includes the mysterious death of a Hollywood mogul’s daughter. With shocking twists, high-wire tension, and cutting-edge forensic detail Our Price this bestselling author will $ captivate readers yet again. 99
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Give the Devil his Due Sulari Gentill RRP $29.99 When Rowland Sinclair is invited to take his yellow Mercedes onto the Maroubra Speedway he agrees without caution or reserve. But then people start to die... With danger presenting at every turn, and the brakes long since disengaged, Rowland Sinclair hurtles towards disaster with an artist, a poet and brazen sculptress along for the ride. With the purchase of Give the Devil His Due you will receive a copy of A Few Right Thinking Men, the first book in this wonderful series free!
Jo Nesbo RRP $29.99 Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord: The Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary amongst a local religious sect. And then he discovers that The Fisherman’s men are getting closer
Tricky Twenty-Two Janet Evanovich RRP $29.99 Tricky Twenty-Two is a fast-paced mystery with sizzling romantic tension between Stephanie Plum, her on-again-off-again boyfriend Joe Morelli and the magnetic, Our Price dangerous, Ranger. $
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Banquet of consequences Elizabeth George RRP $29.99 When noted feminist writer and speaker Clare Abbott is poisoned after a debate at Cambridge University, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers has the chance she needs to redeem herself with her superior officers. This is another great novel of psychological suspense from bestselling author, Elizabeth George.
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Alexander McCall Smith RRP $39.99 Mma Ramotswe finds it impossible to resist the temptation to follow the cases taken on by co-director Mma Makutsi, and to interfere in them… But in the end Mma Ramotswe finds that a little trust goes a long way, especially when it comes to having confidence in our dearest friends and colleagues.
Dark Corners Ruth Rendell RRP $32.99 In Rendell’s dark and atmospheric tale of psychological suspense, we encounter mistaken identity, kidnap, blackmail, and a cast of very real characters. Infused with her distinctive blend of wry humour, acute observation Our Price and deep humanity, this is $ Rendell at her best. 99
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Rogue Lawyer an Empty Coast Tony Park RRP $29.99 A body is found buried on Namibia’s coast, triggering a deadly race between those who are desperate to cover up the circumstances behind the death and those who seek the truth.
John Grisham RRP $32.99 Things get complicated for Sebastian Rudd when he takes on the case defending Arch Swanger, a prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of the daughter of the assistant chief of police. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at Our Price his very best.
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crime fiction Career of Evil Robert Galbraith RRP $32.99 Career of Evil is the third book in the highly acclaimed Cormoran Strike crime fiction series. A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, it is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will Our Price not be able to put this book $ down. 99
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The Heat Garry Disher RRP $29.99 A broker in Queensland knows someone who wants a painting stolen. Wyatt finds himself in Noosa, casing a rich paedophile’s house for entry points and escape routes. That’s fine, it’s what Wyatt does. But the double-cross that’s supposed to end with him getting killed is not fine.
Even Dogs in the Wild Ian Rankin RRP $32.99 Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is investigating the death of a senior lawyer during a robbery. But the case becomes more complex when a note is discovered, indicating that this may have been no random attack. Even Dogs in the Wild brings back Ian Rankin’s greatest characters in a story exploring the Our Price darkest corners of our $ 99 instincts and desires.
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The Crossing Michael Connelly RRP $32.99 Harry Bosch has left the LAPD but when Defence Attorney Mickey Haller asks him to help on one of his cases, Harry is back where he belongs, right in the centre of a particularly puzzling murder mystery. However, as Bosch gets closer to discovering the truth, he makes himself a target. Our Price
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The Guilty David Baldacci RRP $29.99 The small, remote Bayou town hasn’t changed and its residents remember Robie as a wild sports star and girl magnet. He feels no good will come of staying around, but is persuaded to confront his demons by fellow agent Jessica Reel. This is the fourth thriller in the Will Robie and Jessica Reel series following on from The Innocent, The Hit and The Target.
The Survivor Vince Flynn Kyle Mills RRP$32.99 Top secret data has been stolen from the CIA, and the only man who knows its hiding place is dead. CIA operative Mitch Rapp must race to find the classified information in this blistering novel that picks up where The Last Man left off in Vince Flynn’s New York Times bestselling series.
true crime All Fall Down Matthew Condon RRP $32.95 The gripping finale to Three Crooked Kings and Jacks and Jokers brings to a close Matthew Condon’s best-selling story. This epic trilogy provides the definitive account of an unforgettable period in Queensland’s history. The devastating consequences of those decades of corruption still reverberate today.
Kidnapped Mark Tedeschi RRP $32.99 When eight-year-old Graeme Thorne was kidnapped Australia was gripped with fear. Just weeks earlier Graeme’s parents had won a fortune in the Opera House Lottery. What monster would dare take financial advantage of the most treasured bond of love between parent and child? This is the story of Australia’s first known kidnapping for ransom.
horror The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King RRP $32.99 In The Bazaar of Bad Dreams there is a curio for every reader: a man who keeps reliving the same life, repeating the same mistakes over and over again, a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries, a poignant tale about the end of Our Price the human race and a firework $ competition between neighbours with 99 an explosive climax.
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cooking delicious: Feel Good Food
Special Delivery
Valli Little RRP $39.99
Annabel Crabb Wendy Sharpe RRP $39.99
In Feel Good Food Valli Little brings her signature style to recipes that look and taste utterly indulgent, yet offer a balanced, more holistic approach to everyday eating and wellbeing. This is an all-new collection of recipes from Valli and food magazine delicious.
In Special Delivery, Annabel Crabb has teamed up with her friend, fellow food tragic and Kitchen Cabinet recipe consultant Wendy Sharpe, to bring you recipes for knockout desserts as well as lots of ideas for soups, salads, pastries, breads and other treats ideally suited to make and take to those you love.
A Simple Table
Gelato Messina: the Creative Department
Michele Cranston RRP $39.99
Nick Palumbo RRP $55.00
With lots of recipes based around the occasions when we gather to eat, A Simple Table has a tasty dish for every occasion. The ideas are contemporary, uncomplicated and fresh, using accessible and interesting ingredients in clever combinations, to create amazing tastes, textures and flavours.
Gelato Messina: The Creative Department provides detailed instructions for creating Gelato Messina’s most famous and elaborate gelato cakes. Not for the fainthearted, this book isn’t just different, it’s out of Our Price this world. Prepare to be $ 00 amazed!
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Planet Cake: Love and Friendship
Julie Goodwin RRP $39.99
Paris Cutler RRP $39.99
In this beautiful new fully illustrated cookbook, Julie will teach you how to make all your best loved takeaway meals. There’s no need to go out for comfort food or family faovurites, they’re all here. These recipes use fresh, seasonal produce to bring you the takeaway food you love.
From recipes for base cakes, to techniques for applying ganache and fondant, through to methods for creating beautiful figurines, Paris Cutler presents ideas and information aplenty to help you create a cake perfectly tailored to delight the person you care about.
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Ben’s Meat Bible
Love Aimee x
Ben O’Donoghue RRP $39.95
Aimee Twigger RRP $39.99
Ben O’Donoghue’s series of books are for people who love unfussy, easy food that’s fresh, seasonal and tasty. Building on the success of Ben’s BBQ Bible, this book includes lots of brand-new recipes, introducing cooks to O’Donoghue’s spin on Our Price his favourite meat dishes $ from around the world. 95
This beautiful book features original, creative and sweet recipes from Aimee Twigger’s kitchen. From violet and lemon éclairs, chocolate quail’s eggs to breathtaking rose cake pops and banana chocolate doughnuts, Love, Aimee x equips you with the skills to make stunning gifts inexpensively.
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Luke Nguyen’s France Luke Nguyen RRP $59.99 Filled with beautiful location and food photography throughout, and complimented with a stunning design that is signature to his books, Luke Nguyen’s France celebrates the flavours of two of the world’s Our Price most respected cuisines with $ 99 exciting, inspired recipes.
New Kitchen Karen Martini RRP $44.99
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Looking in-depth at the broad range of ingredients and styles of dish now so popular, Karen shows readers a new way of cooking. Hearty breakfasts, light and leafy superfood lunches, cutlery-free food for entertaining, this book defines what it is to cook in the modern Australian kitchen.
Adam Liaw’s Asian Cookery School Adam Liaw RRP $49.99 Adam Liaw’s new book is your guide to simple and traditional Asian home cooking. Adam teaches you about the ingredients and techniques of the Asian kitchen for a complete understanding of how you can create authentic Asian flavours. If you love Asian food, this is the cookbook you need in your home kitchen.
Spice Temple Neil Perry RRP $69.99 Devotees of Perry and Spice Temple will be delighted by this collection of Spice Temple recipes. The stylish, harmonious and balanced dishes draw inspiration from several provinces and the book includes information on Asian ingredients and specialist techniques. This is exciting, masterful food created by one of Australia’s most Our Price influential chefs. $
Greek George Calombaris RRP $59.99 In his exciting new cookbook, George shares his enthusiasm for all things Greek, adding modern tweaks to stamp his adventurous culinary spirit on traditional recipes. This is Our Price traditional Greek food, but not $ as you know it! 99
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My Family Table Eleanor Ozich RRP $39.99
Summer on Fat Pig Farm Matthew Evans RRP $49.99
In her second book, Eleanor presents wonderfully simple, nourishing and wholesome recipes that can be enjoyed by the whole family. She takes some classic family favourites and adds her own wholesome, creative twist, keeping it really simple, and using plenty of herbs and aromatic flavours for scrumptious taste combinations.
Enjoy a rustic farm meal of cider chicken or zucchini and buffalo mozzarella lasagne, while sipping white peach and mint sangria. Gourmet farmer Matthew Evans showcases beautiful seasonal produce with this Our Price collection of fresh and simple recipes to help you bring summer $ 99 into your kitchen.
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mastering the basics RRP $24.99 each
Mastering the Basics: Pasta
Mastering the Mastering the Basics: Pies, Tarts Basics: Baking and Pastries
Mastering the Basics: Desserts
Whether you are a novice or a competent cook wishing to learn a little more, these books will guide you through the basics and beyond. With trusted recipes, step-by-step techniques and expert tips, learn to create great dishes from the simple to the Special Price divine. $
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Fast Food for Busy Families Pete Evans RRP $39.99
Food Safari Fire Mauve O’Meara RRP $55.00 From the Food Safari series comes the perfect book for anyone who loves to grill, BBQ and experiment with international dishes. Food Safari Fire features the inventive ways people from all over the world cook with fire. Maeve O’Meara invites you on a journey around lots of cuisines to meet the cooks who are passionate advocates of cooking with fire.
One of Australia’s favourite chefs and leading health advocate Pete Evans shares over 100 quick, easy and delicious paleo recipes for busy people. This is fast food as you have never seen it before: fresh, delicious, nutrient-dense and ready in minutes.
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Simply Nigella Nigella Lawson RRP $59.99 Nigella’s new cookbook is filled with recipes destined to become firm favourites. It taps into the rhythms of our cooking lives, with recipes that are uncomplicated, relaxed and yet always satisfying. Simply Nigella is the Our Price perfect antidote to our busy lives: $ a calm and glad celebration of 99 food to soothe and uplift.
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Summer Food Serge Dansereau RRP $39.99 The perfect Christmas gift for summer-loving foodies, Summer Food is packed with more than 100 contemporary Australian recipes for long brunches and lazy lunches, barbecues and picnics, tea Special Price in the garden, plus wonderful $ 99 Christmas menus and baking.
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Clean and Lean for Life: the cookbook James Duigan RRP $39.99
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In his new book James Duigan helps you every step of the way with recipes and cookery tips that will have you creating nutritious meals in no time at all. He advocates cutting out sugar, avoiding alcohol and eating ‘good’ fats to maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep you clean and lean. He offers advice on avoiding the cravings that can lead you off track.
I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Sarah Wilson RRP $39.99 Drawing on the latest nutrition research, Sarah Wilson’s new book is the ultimate cooking guide for those who want sugar out of their lives and are ready to embrace the life-affirming, health-giving, planetsaving simpliciousness of real food. It is the definitive kitchen bible for sugarless, wastefree, nutrient-rich cooking.
Life in Balance Donna Hay RRP $39.99 From new ideas for power dinners to tempting grills, from super-charged breakfasts to low-carb options, Life in Balance is full of super-satisfying recipes that are nourishing, virtuous and delicious. And there’s also a few yummy better-for-you sweets. When your life is in Our Price balance, you feel great and it $ shows from the inside out. 99
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CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Complete Recipe Collection CSIRO RRP $39.99 To celebrate 10 years since the Total Wellbeing Diet was first introduced, more than 400 CSIRO recipes have been gathered together in one volume. Lose weight and boost your vitality while enjoying the pleasures of good food.
Sustainable Food The Wholesome Cook Martyna Angell RRP $49.99 The Wholesome Cook contains lots of new recipes that cater to common dietary restrictions and choices, as well as your palate. Martyna draws on her background to give you stylish recipes for healthy wholefood classics that nourish your body. This is the go-to guide for anyone pursuing a creative approach to food and a healthy balanced lifestyle.
Michael Mobbs RRP $45.00 Sustainable Food contains practical advice on establishing community and backyard vegetable gardens, keeping chooks and bees, and reducing water usage, along with insights into dealing with councils, sidelining Special Price supermarkets and what we eat $ and why. 99
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NOPI: The Cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi Ramael Scully RRP $59.99
Eat Your History
NOPI: The Cookbook includes many of the most popular dishes from Yotam’s innovative Soho-based restaurant NOPI. All recipes have been adapted and made possible for you to recreate Our Price at home. This collection will $ challenge and delight.
Jacqui Newling RRP $49.99
Due 1st december
Handwritten recipes passed through the generations, tales of goats running wild in colonial gardens and early settler’s experimentation with native foods Eat Your History dishes up stories and recipes from Australian kitchens and dining tables from 1788 to the 1950s.
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The Great Australian Cookbook
Great Australian Gardens
Various RRP $49.95 One hundred of Australia’s finest cooks, chefs, bakers and local heroes let us into their homes as they share their favourite recipes they make for the people they love. Each recipe is accompanied by stunning original photography and with original cover artwork from acclaimed Our Price artist Reg Mombassa.
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Cornersmith
Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden
Alex Elliott-Howery James Grant RRP $49.99
Janet Hawley RRP $79.99 Wendy Whiteley has worked for years to create a public garden at the foot of her harbourside home. This is the extraordinary story of how a determined, passionate and deeply creative woman has slowly transformed an overgrown wasteland into a beautiful sanctuary, and in the process, transformed herself.
This book brings together favourite dishes from the award-winning cafe, Cornersmith, covering everything from breakfasts, lunches and dinners to desserts, as well as recipes for their most popular pickles, jams, compotes, chutneys, relishes and fermented foods.
T2 The Book
The Australian Native Garden
T2 Maryanne Shearer RRP $39.99
Angus Stewart A.B.Bishop RRP $49.99
T2 Creative Director Maryanne Shearer brings you T2’s playful and hip take on tea from leaf to cup: how to pick, process, brew, drink and share it. Tea ceremonies from around the world are explored as well as the health benefits of tea and recipes for delicious tea-infused dishes.
This authoritative and practical book focuses on growing and using native plants in the home garden. Highly illustrated, The Australian Native Garden showcases some of the best designed Australian gardens and explores rural areas around Australia where indigenous species thrive in the wild.
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Indochine: The Collection
Adagio
Luke Nguyen RRP $69.99
Trisha Dixon RRP $69.99
Luke Nguyen talks to chefs, bakers, farmers and family members to explore the impact the French had on what the Vietnamese eat and cook today. These recipes showcase the fusion two culinary cultures interwoven with the heart-warming and Special Price personal stories Luke uncovers $ 99 on his journey.
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Great South Land Rob Mundle RRP $45.00
The Mistress of paris
Rob Mundle is back on the water with another sweeping and powerful account of Australian maritime history. Great South Land is the story of 17th-century European mariners who became transfixed by the idea of the existence of a Great South Land: ‘Terra Australis Incognita’. This fascinating read Our Price will change your ideas on our early $ 00 maritime history.
Catherine Hewitt RRP $29.99
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Valtesse de la Bigne was a celebrated nineteenthcentury Parisian courtesan. She was painted by Manet and inspired Emile Zola. Catherine Hewitt’s biography tells the forgotten story of a remarkable woman who, though her roots were lowly, never stopped aiming high.
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History’s Worst Disasters and the Stories Behind them
Henry and Banjo James Knight RRP $45.00
Eric Chaline RRP $29.99
Many of us know the poems and stories written by Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson but little about the men. In this compelling and engaging work, James Knight details two incredibly fascinating lives and delves into the famous writings of the two men who had the power to influence and change Australia.
History’s Worst Disasters deals with some of the worst events, describing the most extreme disasters we have suffered, from those natural phenomenon to the catastrophes Special Price we brought on and for which we $ have only ourselves to blame. 99
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Australia and the Monarchy
Old Australia
David Hill RRP $34.99
Barrie Sheppard RRP $29.99
Australia and the British monarchy have always made for an odd couple: the young, rebellious, egalitarian nation wed to an ancient symbol of power and social inequality. What is the magic the royals hold over Australians? David Hill tells the story from the beginning.
The pioneering spirit of the last 150 years is celebrated in this book: the stunning architecture of Marvellous Melbourne, the toil of working life on the land, the birth of a sporting nation the hopes Special Price and dreams enshrined in the faces of $ 99 young couples and families.
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military The Battles of Fromelles and Pozieres
Digger Smith and the Australians Great War
Peter FitzSimons RRP $49.99 Despite the heavy loses Australia endured during the battles of Fromelle and Pozieres many Australians are not familiar with either theatres of war. With his extraordinary Our Price vigour, Peter FitzSimons analyses the heroism $ and insanity of the two battles.
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Peter Stanley RRP $39.99 Smiths were among the first men to land at Gallipoli. Smiths fought and died at Pozieres, Bullecourt and Passchendaele. They and thousands of more humble Smiths reflect Special Price the hopes and fears, the tragedies and the $ 99 triumph of Australia in the Great War.
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The Western Front
Australians at War
Phil Dwyer RRP $59.99 Using commissioned maps, stark wartime images and beautiful modern-day photographs this book takes a then and now approach to the battlefields, offering an understanding of the Western Front as it once was and Our Price as it is today. Extracts from war poetry and $ 99 literature underscore the horrors of the war.
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A.K. Macdougall RRP $29.95 Richly illustrated, this highly praised narrative history of Australia’s experience of war has never been out of print. This new edition includes early conflicts as well as Special Price modern-day campaigns.
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Boxing in Australia
Peter FitzSimons RRP $29.99
Grantlee Kieza RRP $39.99 Grantlee Kieza’s book looks at boxing in Australia from early European settlement to the present day. It describes all the famous fights and all the best-known Aussie boxers, including Lionel Rose, Les Darcy, Jeff Fenech and Kostya Tszyu. Boxing in Australia is packed with personalities, stories and stats from boxing history, presented in an accessible style.
Peter FitzSimons celebrates the good, the generous, the kind and the downright strange in this hilarious and heart-warming collection of stories from daily life and grassroots sporting fields around the country. It’s enough for you to puff out your chest and say, Gotta Love This Country! Due 18th November
It Happened on a Fishing Trip
Legacy
Paddy O’Reilly RRP $29.99
Tim Cahill RRP $39.99
We do it in ponds, creeks, great rivers, the deep sea. Some fall under the spell of the chase, some spend a lifetime trying to tie the perfect fly, some just like sitting on the pier for a few hours. These are the stories of the fishing adventures and misadventures of amateurs and pros, one-time anglers, families and friends, in the stunning Australian landscape.
With his trademark honesty and directness, Tim reflects on what it takes to make it to the top: the sacrifices, the physical cost, the mental stamina, the uncompromising self-belief and selfdetermination, the ruthlessness, Our Price but also the decency, the integrity, $ and the generosity. 99
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Unemployable
Chris Judd RRP $39.99
Jason Boulter RRP $80.00 Unemployable is the story of a bunch of misfits, led by Australia’s Hill brothers who went on to become industry pioneers, forming the skate, street and surf company, Globe International.
Chris Judd’s autobiography is a unique journey into the game, describing with extraordinary candour what it’s like to climb to the highest pinnacle and to experience the full measure of heartache and failure that inevitably accompanies Our Price more than a decade of playing at $ this elite level. 99
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Bruce Postle: sport Bruce Postle RRP $29.99
Paul Chapman Jon Anderson RRP $39.95
For more than five decades, multiaward winning press photographer Bruce Postle captured significant moments in Australian life. His collection of images is a national treasure chronicling Australian life through the golden age of press photography. Sport presents Bruce Postle’s greatest sporting images.
Chappy is a celebration of the career of much admired AFL footballer Paul Chapman and the highs and lows of two of the AFL’s most revered clubs, Geelong and Essendon. Both these Our Price clubs have had their moments of high $ drama and Paul Chapman has been 99 there to support them.
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The Program David Walsh RRP $22.99 David Walsh was one of a small group who was prepared to raise awkward questions about Lance Armstrong’s seemingly superhuman feats. In this updated edition, covering Armstrong’s confession to Oprah, The Program takes the reader into a world of doping and lies, but shows that there is always hope for a better future.
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Body Lengths Leisel Jones Felicity McLean RRP $29.99 In Body Lengths Leisel Jones reveals the constant pressure she was under to be perfect. She has been through highs and lows but has emerged with maturity and good humour, having finally learnt how to be herself and live with confidence. This is the inspiring story of an Australian sporting hero, told with optimism and style.
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Phillip Hughes Malcolm Knox Peter Lalor RRP $45.00
The Keepers Malcolm Knox RRP $45.00 Wicketkeepers are the closest eyewitnesses to cricket’s story. In The Keepers, award-winning journalist and writer Malcolm Knox re-examines the history of Australian cricket through the eyes and narratives Our Price of the talented, resilient men at $ 00 the heart of the play.
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Glenn McGrath RRP $35.00
Richie Benaud RRP $35.00 This celebratory book brings together the best of Richie’s writing on a range of subjects from his love of cricket as a child to his all-time XIs; from his thoughts on T20 to insight into his family life, along with his most loved sayings and best known pieces of commentary. All perfectly complemented with tributes from his friends and colleagues
Richie Benaud: Those summers of Cricket Paul Conolly RRP $45.00 Collected together in words and pictures Those Summers of Cricket pays homage to Richie Benaud’s life. The many contributions bring his life into sharp focus for the generations who Our Price only know him as the ‘voice’ of cricket. $ And through each piece we learn more 00 about the brilliant career that unfolded.
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Richie: The Man behind the Legend Norman Tasker Ian Heads RRP $39.95 This book is a tribute to one of Australia’s most popular and iconic sporting heroes. It features personal recollections from the people who knew Richie best. Among the contributors are members of Richie’s family, friends, cricket greats, fellow commentators, prominent identities from sport, politics, the media and business.
Kevin Pietersen on Cricket Kevin Pietersen RRP $32.99 This informative book reveals exactly how today’s player approaches batting, bowling, captaincy, preparation, and many other aspects of the game itself, through the prism of the author’s own experience. We’ll see what it’s like to face a fast bowler and gain a fresh understanding of how players manage the psychological side of the game.
Told through the voices of those who knew him best, this is the incredible story of the boy from Macksville who became Australian Test cricketer 408. It pays tribute to the fighting spirit and gift for friendship that made this unique young man a hero to millions.
Test of Will
Remembering Richie
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In Test of Will Glenn gives us an insight into the things that have shaped him both in and out of cricket. He writes about his classic cricketing duels and shares his greatest moments. And away from cricket he talks candidly about finding love with Sara after the tragedy of losing Jane and he shares the joy of raising his three children.
Winning Edge Michael Hussey RRP $29.95 In Winning Edge Michael Hussey reveals how he overcame the difficult times during his career. He takes us behind the scenes of elite cricket and explores the challenges that players face. His experiences and observations could be applied to other sports and even other fields, such as business.
Chasing Shadows: the life & death of peter roebuck Elliott Cartledge Tim Lane RRP $29.95 Part biography, part personal reflection and part investigation, Chasing Shadows celebrates Roebuck’s immense achievements as a player, captain, writer, broadcaster and philanthropist, but does not shy away from the controversies that plagued his life and hang so darkly and with such uncertainty over his shocking death.
Greatest Sporting Moustaches Movember RRP $14.99 There’s no denying it: nothing says ‘sport superstar’ like a great, filthy moustache. In honour of the grand tradition, and in partnership with the Movember Foundation, comes this hilarious photographic celebration of the greatest moustaches ever to grace the world sporting stage from Merv Hughes to Mitchell Johnson and Hulk Hogan to Manny Pacquiao.
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Beaut Aussie Utes Josh Bryce RRP $24.99 There are utes polished up for musters, mud-spattered utes and utes that are home to quite a few interesting stickers and flags. So whether you’re partial to Holden, Toyota, Ford, Nissan or even a Dodge pick-up truck, you’ll find vehicles to love in Beaut Aussie Utes.
Grumpy Cat: No It All Grumpy Cat RRP $22.95
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Grumpy Cat is back with a mission: teach the world to ‘NO’ everything. Anyone who takes delight in seeing the glass half empty sometimes will love the hilarious new photos and commentary from the official mascot of misery. Where others say ‘aww!,’ Grumpy Cat teaches us to say ‘ugh.’ Nothing sweet is safe.
Fair Dinkum! Aussie Slang H.G. Nelson RRP $19.99 In this attractive new pictorial guide, readers will learn to distinguish their drongos from their dropkicks and discover where our unique vernacular comes from. A mix of traditional and modern slang, this guide will educate and entertain readers, and tickle their funny bones.
Wine Dogs Australia Craig McGill Susan Elliot RRP $35.00 The fourth edition of Wine Dogs is jam-packed with stunning shots and facts about our favourite canines among the vines, barrels and tasting rooms from all around Australia. This is a photographic journal of stunning pictures and great stories created all for the love of dogs and wines.
Australia Remember When Bob Byrne RRP $34.99 Take a pleasantly sentimental trip down memory lane with Bob Byrne as he shows us bits of Australia we’ve forgotten, identities and landmarks we’ve loved. This book reminds us that some of the best things about Australia haven’t changed.
Great Australian Urban Legends Eamon Evans RRP $24.99
Due 1st december
Australia has lots of strange stories, too wild to believe but too gripping to dismiss. In this book, Eamon Evans collects more tales, legends, myths and yarns from all over the country. Told with equal measures wit and wickedness, and accompanied by brilliant illustrations, Great Australian Urban Legends will appeal to anyone who loves a tall tale.
A Guinea Pig Pride and Prejudice Bloomsbury RRP $19.99 Here is a brand new abridgement of the classic Jane Austen novel this time with a cute, humble and handsome cast of guinea pigs in the starring roles. It’s even more dreamy to fall in love with a furry Mr Darcy.
Old Timers David Darcy RRP $35.00
Due 18th November
Through candid portraits and poignant, intimate conversations with men and women from all walks of Australian life, David Darcy captures recollections of childhood memories, a life lived on the land, in the cities, on the shores of this great dry continent. These are stories from a disappearing world.
Two more great books from David Darcy Every Man and His Dog RRP $29.99 Our Price
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Village Vets Anthony Bennett James Carroll RRP $32.99 Village Vets will by turns charm you, make you laugh out loud and bring a tear to your eye. Join Anthony and James as they take you on an unforgettable journey into the heartache and joy of life as country vets, who are so often up to their armpits in...something!
In this volume David Darcy explores this timeless bond between man and dog.
A Girl’s Best Friend RRP $29.99 This book showcases a cross-section of women and their dogs, from all over the country and from all walks of life. Our Price
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business Australia’s Second Chance
Windows 10 for Dummies
George Megalogenis RRP $34.99
Andy Rathbone RRP $35.95
The bestselling author of The Australian Moment asks the most important question confronting the country right now: how do we maintain our winning streak? With newly available economic data George Megalogenis crunches the numbers and weaves our history into a compelling thesis, chronicling our dialogue with the world and bringing fresh insight into the urgent question of who we are, and what we can become.
Packed with time-saving tips to help you get the most out of the software, this helpful Windows 10 guide shows you how to manage Windows tasks. Whether you’re new to Windows or just looking to get up to speed on what’s changed in its latest release, this is the only resource you’ll need.
Top Stocks 2016 The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott Andrew P. Street RRP $29.99 Andrew Street details the litany of gaffes, goofs and questionable captain’s calls that characterised the reign of the Abbott government, following the trail from bold promises to questionable realities, unlikely recoveries to inexplicable own goals.
And Yet...Essays Christopher Hitchens RRP $32.99 Christopher Hitchens was an unparalleled, prolific writer who raised the polemical essay to a new art form, over a lifetime of thinking and debating the defining issues of our times. These essays remind us, once more, of the fierce, brilliant and trenchant voice of this man. Due 18th November
Martin Roth RRP $29.95 This is the definitive guide to Australia’s best stock exchange picks. Internationally-renown financial journalist Martin Roth once again applies his rigorous analysis and stringent selection criteria to show you which public companies offer the best low-risk, long-term value for your money, regardless of your portfolio size.
the Courage to Act Ben S. Bernanke RRP $49.95 Rich with detail of the decision-making process in Washington and indelible portraits of the major players, The Courage to Act recounts and explains the worst financial crisis and economic slump in America since the Great Our Price Depression, providing an insider’s $ account of the policy response. 95
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The Naked CEO When It’s Right to be Wrong Russel Howcroft RRP $19.99 Russel believes in the power of the idea, and that creativity is needed to make good things happen. Whether it’s about business or everyday life, Russel knows sometimes you simply have go against the tide. In When It’s Right to Be Wrong we’re let into the Howcroft view of the world.
Alex Malley RRP $24.95 Alex Malley has led a life rich in successes and mistakes. Through it all he has learned a lot about what it takes to successfully build a big career. Whether you’re a student, jobseeker, professional, new to the workforce or just stuck in a rut, The Naked CEO is your guide through the hurdles of the career journey to a big life.
Green Nomads
Watson’s Worst Words
Bob Brown RRP $45.00
Don Watson RRP $29.99
Bob Brown takes us on a journey across Australia, visiting Bush Heritage sites and sharing the beauty and diversity they represent. Powerfully capturing the landscapes and spirit of Australia, Green Nomads is for anyone interested in Australia’s environment, or anyone looking for a beautiful landscape photography book.
The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why don’t we try using it? Don Watson returns to the follies he described in Death Sentence and Weasel Words. With his trademark management-jargon mockery, he will make you cringe, laugh and possibly die of shame.
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Southern Surveyor Michael Veitch RRP $35.00 Adam Spencer’s World of Numbers Adam Spencer RRP $34.99 Australia’s funniest and most famous mathematician is back with a brilliant new book. Adam Spencer’s World of Numbers takes the reader on a fun filled ride, explaining the crucial role numbers play in our understanding of sport and space, computers and cooking, and a whole lot in between.
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This engaging book tells the stories of the men and women who worked on board CSIROs research vessel the Southern Surveyor. For ten years this magnificent ship sailed over 190 voyages across the seas and oceans around Australia and contributed a wealth of knowledge to marine science.
Pacific: ocean of the Future Simon Winchester RRP $32.99 Navigating the newly evolving patterns of commerce and trade, the world’s most violent weather and the fascinating histories, problems and potentials of the many Pacific states, Simon Winchester’s thrilling journey is a grand depiction of the future ocean.
Randall Munroe RRP $35.00 In Thing Explainer, Munroe gives us the answers to questions such as where things come from and many, many more. Funny, interesting, and always understandable, this book is for anyone who has ever wondered about how things work and why.
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Australia’s Wild Weather Mark Tredinnick RRP $29.99 Marrying photographs with an evocative and contemplative essay by Mark Tredinnick, Australia’s Wild Weather is a lyric field guide to Australia’s climate. Tredinnick considers what it means to be living at a time when weather is no Our Price longer small talk; it is most of $ 99 the news.’
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M.R. O’Connor RRP $29.99 In a world dominated by human interference and rapid climate change, species are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. In Resurrection Science, M.R. O’Connor explores the extreme measures scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and translocating genetically rare individuals to frozen zoos and de-extinction.
Future Brain Dr Jenny Brockis RRP $25.95 A brain that can change, adapt, lead, and collaborate to operate with a high level of flexibility, agility, and creativity is a brain that will serve you well now and into the future. Future Brain turns neuroscience into actionable steps, helping you to train your brain to achieve highperformance in all areas of life.
Dr Karl’s Short Back and Science
The Heart Healers
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki RRP $32.99
James S. Forrester RRP $29.99
Dr Karl is back with accessible, absorbing and highly relevant science. From the mystery of earwax and armpit sweat to the intricacies of visual neuroscience and textile technology, Dr Karl’s idiosyncratic and compelling insights into the world in which we live, intrigue and inform readers of Our Price all ages. $
The Heart Healers is the compelling story of how scientists and doctors learned to save the human heart, told by one of the men who made it possible. Dr Forrester tells the story of these rebels, and the risks they took with their own lives and the lives of others to heal the most elemental of human organs. The result is a compelling chronicle of a disease that is slowly being worn away by ‘The Heart Healers.
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Paris in Style Janelle McCulloch RRP $39.99 Paris in Style reveals this city’s most surprising and fascinating fashion, design and style destinations. It is the ultimate insider’s guide for travellers seeking style, creative inspiration and unforgettable experiences.
For the Love of Provence Rachael McKenna RRP $39.95 Rachael McKenna’s imagery immerses us in French daily life: the scenery and unique light, the ancient villages and fortified towns, the beaches of the glittering Cote d’Azur. For the Love of Provence is at heart a joie de vivre (a joyous celebration) of this historic province that has captivated artists, writers, lovers, and travellers for generations.
New York Alexandra Carroll RRP $39.99 In this inspiring guide, Alexandra Carroll takes you beyond the well-known facades and into the depths of Manhattan and Brooklyn, seeking out the very best the city has to offer: galleries, bookstores, flea markets, emporiums, and must-visit eateries.
The Art of Free Travel Patrick Jones Meg Ulman RRP $29.99
Lonely Planet’s Wild World
In 2013, Patrick, Meg and family found themselves craving an adventure: a road trip. They set off on an epic 6,000km year-long cycling journey from Daylesford to Cape York and back. Their aim was to live as cheaply as possible, which included hunting and foraging for food. This is the remarkable story of a rule-breaking year of ethical living.
Lonely Planet RRP $55.00 Wild World is a vivid and compelling portrait of the world in which we live. Featuring breath-taking images of the natural world, this stunning collection of photographs, carefully curated by Lonely Planet’s photography experts, brings the world’s wildest corners into your home.
Wine Trails Lonely Planet RRP $34.99
Lonely Planet’s Beautiful World Lonely Planet RRP $39.99
Wine Trails introduces the secret gems in well-known regions around the world including Australia. It gives detailed itineraries recommending the most interesting wineries and the best places to stay and eat. Winemakers help you to understand a place, its people and their traditions through the wine that is made there.
Forty years of passion and experience has been poured into this thought-provoking portrait of our beautiful world. Inspired by our love of travel, this landmark pictorial shares lots of sublime photographs of the world’s most captivating spectacles.
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Lonely Planet Europe Lonely Planet RRP $39.99 Lonely Planet Europe is your passport to the most relevant advice on what to see and skip. Tour French chateaux, take boat trips to Greek beaches, all with your trusted travel companion. Main image: Krabi, Thailand. Img: Catherine Sutherland
Lonely Planet Discover Europe Lonely Planet RRP $44.99 Discover Europe offers full-colour itineraries for several regions as well as up-to-date information on the best things to see. Plan your trip now. Due 1st december
Lonely Planet Australia
Lonely Planet Tasmania
Lonely Planet RRP $39.99
Lonely Planet RRP $32.99
While away the day on Sydney’s Bondi Beach; explore tropical jungle in ancient Daintree Rainforest; and experience the unique Indigenous culture of the Tiwi Islands. Get to the heart of Australia and begin your journey now!
Explore the darkened underground galleries at MONA, learn about convict history at Port Arthur Historic Site, or hike spectacular Cradle Mountain; this travel companion will guide you all the way.
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The Craft Companion
Elizabeth Gilbert RRP $29.99
Ramona Barry Rebecca Jobson RRP $65.00
Elizabeth Gilbert shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity. Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with challenges at work or simply want to make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder and unexpected joys.
Utopia: The Scripts Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch RRP $35.00 The multi award-winning ABC TV series UTOPIA is now a book! It features the scripts of all episodes across both series, as well as lots of stills and behind the scenes photographs. This is political satire at its most hilarious.
The Craft Companion is the ultimate guide to navigating the new craft frontiers. From applique and baskets to weaving and zakka, this beautiful book features old and new crafting Our Price techniques. With many years in the craft $ and design industries, Ramona Barry and 00 Rebecca Jobson are bona fide craft gurus.
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Alice Melvin: Cut & Sew This is a beautiful new range of make-your-own kits illustrated and designed by one of Britain’s rising stars in illustration.
Cut Out & Sew Bears in a Bag RRP $22.00 Create mother and baby bear along with a beautiful bag with this charming sewing kit. The pack contains a fabric kit and illustrated step-by-step instructions.
Cut Out & Sew Apron Gilliamesque
RRP $18.99
Terry Gilliam RRP $59.99
Make a colourful kids apron with this pack which is perfect for all kinds of creative play. The pack contains a fabric kit and full instructions.
From his no-frills childhood via the cutting edge of ‘60s and ‘70s counter-culture, Terry Gilliam’s life has been as vivid and unorthodox as one of his films. His encounters with the great and the not-sogood are revealing, funny and hugely entertaining. This book is an unrestrained look into a unique creative mind and an incomparable portrait of late twentieth-century popular culture.
Cut Out & Sew Bunting RRP $14.99 This delightful string of bunting can be easily made with this pack which contains a fabric kit, biasbinding and illustrated step-by-step instructions.
Household Wisdom
Sinatra: The Photographs
Shannon Lush Jennifer Fleming RRP $29.99
Andrew Howick RRP $60.00 This book focuses on the decades after the war when Sinatra towered over the American entertainment landscape. These were the years of the Rat Pack and Las Vegas, socializing with Jack Kennedy and Marilyn Munroe, and making music with Nelson Riddle, Count Basie and Quincy Jones.
Household Wisdom has practical and inspirational ideas to suit every budget. With plenty of Shannon and Jennifer’s trademark tips for solving stains and repairing things Special Price around the house, this is a book that no $ 99 homemaker should be without.
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The Annotated Little Women
Tyler Oakley RRP $35.99
Louise May Alcott John Matteson RRP $55.00
For someone who made a career out of oversharing on the internet, Tyler Oakley has a shocking number of personal mishaps and shenanigans to reveal in his first book. With millions of fans clamouring for more Tyler Oakley, he delivers his best untold, hilariously side-splitting moments with trademark flair in Binge.
Renowned Alcott scholar, John Matteson brings his expertise to this beautiful book. Through photographs taken in the Alcott family home readers discover Our Price the extraordinary links between $ 00 the real and fictional family.
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Footrot flats Gallery
Michael Leunig RRP $59.99
Murray Ball RRP $29.99
The cartoons in The Wayward Leunig have been selected from five decades of work, and are wide-ranging, potent, hilarious, insightful, relevant, original and beautiful. A companion to The Essential Leunig in format and extent, this Our Price collection is a must-have for $ 99 Leunig fans.
Footrot Flats is back! This treasury includes the very best of the Footrot Flats cartoon series. Selected by author and illustrator Murray Ball, these cartoons take us back to the classic Footrot Flats, introducing all of the lovable characters such as The Dog, Wal, Cooch, Horse and Major. Their adventures will continue to delight old fans and new alike.
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Only What’s Necessary: Peanuts Chip Kidd RRP $50.00 Charles M. Schulz believed that the key to cartooning was to include ‘only what’s necessary’. Reproducing the best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, this book also features exclusive, rare and unpublished original art and developmental work much of which has ever been seen before.
Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Christmas Charles M. Schulz RRP $16.99 Charlie Brown is determined to discover the real meaning of Christmas. In this classic story, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang join in to help their friend uncover true holiday spirit. Celebrate the Peanuts anniversary with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and friends in this limited deluxe edition.
Stan Lee RRP $45.00 In this illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee—comic book legend and co-creator of SpiderMan, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes—shares his iconic legacy and the story of Our Price how modern comics came to be.
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the A-Z of Classic Cars
The Beach
H. Holloway M. Buckley RRP $49.95
Robert Drewe RRP $39.99
From the fastest sports cars ever assembled by hand to the safest family automobiles, and everything in between, the most important cars ever made are covered in The A-Z of Classic Cars. This is a celebration of the most significant vehicles in history and is an essential source of reference for everyone interested in motoring.
Due 18th november
Amazing Fantastic Incredible
From an Indigenous food source to a hedonistic playground, the beach has long been a national obsession. Robert Drewe’s lyrical examination of Australian beach culture combines imagery from some of Australia’s most celebrated photographers with his personal anecdotes of a favourite boat, a summer holiday and an unwelcome great white.
Tractor Superstars
Boat
Tharran E. Gaines RRP $24.99
Simon Griffiths RRP $39.99
Tractor Superstars focuses on remarkable tractors, including technical information such as the engine, horsepower, rpm, top speed, and weight. A wide collection of detailed photographs makes this one book that those interested in tractors, tractor collectors, or anyone nostalgic for farm life will not want to miss.
Photographer Simon Griffiths has paced docksides and jetties all over Australia to bring us this stunning salute to the character and craftsmanship of all sorts of boats and boatbuilders from old whaling boats to elegant yachts, from fishing dinghies to paddle steamers, rowboats and ferries.
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art and architecture The Terrace house
The Forgotten Notebook
Cameron Bruhn RRP $70.00
Betty Churcher RRP $44.99
Today the terrace house is highly sought after for its nostalgic charm and inner-city locale. A new generation is reimagining the terrace house for a twenty-first century lifestyle. This collection of homes celebrates the incredible history and enduring appeal of these well-loved buildings.
In 2014 Betty Churcher discovered a sketchbook she had forgotten and decided to create a final companion volume to her bestselling Notebooks series. The Forgotten Notebook showcases her greatest talents: championing art and sharing the excitement of discovering meaning in the great artworks of the world.
Home
Florence
Ellen DeGeneres RRP $45.00
Ross King Anja Grebe RRP $89.99
Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres opens up for the first time about her love of home design and style. Including photographs of her own homes, as well as places she visits for inspiration, her new book is a treasure trove of beautiful rooms and hundreds of ideas and tips on putting together the home you’ve always wanted.
This stunning volume contains beautifully reproduced artworks from the city’s great museums and churches. Every painted work that is on display in the Uffizi Our Price Gallery, The Pitti Palace, the $ Accademia, and the Duomo is 99 included.
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Moments: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs
The Singing Bones Shaun Tan RRP $35.00
Hal Buell RRP $29.99
In this beautifully presented volume, the essence of seventy-five fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is wonderfully evoked by Shaun Tan’s extraordinary sculptures. Introduced by author Philip Pullman and fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes, The Singing Bones breathes new life into some of the world’s most beloved fairy tales.
Organized by year, the photographs in this stunning and emotional work create a poignant visual chronicle of our times. The images here include raising the flag at Iwo Jima, a young Vietnamese girl fleeing her village and the collapse of the World Trade towers. This is an illustrated timeline of our recent history.
Humans of New York: Stories
Toulouse-Lautrec
Brandon Stanton RRP $39.99
Jane Kinsman Stephane Guegan RRP $49.95
In 2013, Brandon Stanton’s book Humans of New York became a bestseller. Humans of New York: Stories presents a whole new group of humans, complete with stories that delve deeper and surprise with greater candour. Let Brandon Stanton and the people he’s photographed astonish you all over again.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was an acute observer of Parisian life. This book highlights his skill as a painter, his experimentation in composition and the brilliance of his technical execution. Readers will experience a wide range of Special Price paintings, drawings and posters.
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The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Nick Leary RRP $70.00 This stunning book features spectacular photography and design together with the beauty of these horses in action. Celebrated fashion photographer Nick Leary captures some of the magic of the iconic Australian brumbies that roam the outback. Due 1st december
Phil Szostak RRP $50.00 Bursting with hundreds of stunning words of art this visual feast will delight Star Wars fans and cineastes for decades to come. Due 18th december
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25 The Lost Ocean Johanna Basford RRP $24.99 The Lost Ocean, a new colouring book from the creator of Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, takes you on a magical journey beneath the waves. With this new book, Johanna Basford invites artists of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden within the depths of the sea.
More Mindfulness Colouring Emma Farrarons RRP $16.99 Working with your hands is one of the best ways to soothe anxiety and eliminate stress. This second pocket-sized colouring book from illustrator Emma Farrarons offers a practical exercise in mindfulness that draws upon your creativity and hones your focus.
Also available from Johanna Basford, Enchanted Forest and Secret Garden.
Wildscapes Stephanie Holm RRP $19.99
Secret Garden Artist’s Edition Johanna Basford RRP $29.99
Discover Australia’s abundance of unique and diverse animals, birds, plants and insects in this exquisitely illustrated colouring book. Wildscapes offers a superbly detailed collection of flora and fauna for you to bring to life with colour.
With this artist’s edition of the popular Secret Garden you can colour the images then pull them out and frame them for all to see.
Secret Garden journal
Harry Potter: The Official Adult colouring Book
Johanna Basford RRP $21.99
Insight Editions RRP $24.95
This beautiful hardback journal is perfect for all your notes and doodles and contains several small images from Secret Garden for you to colour in.
Packed with stunning pieces of artwork from the Warner Bros. archive, this book gives fans the chance to colour in the vivid settings and beloved characters of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world.
Art Therapy: Art Deco
Due 24th november
Elena Lopez RRP $24.99
Anti Stress: A Colouring Book for Adults
Discover the different shapes and structures that have influenced and marked the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras. Experiment with soft and pastel tones of grey, pink, purple and blue then play with the brash and primary tones of red, orange, copper and green. Let your creativity draw you forth on a pathway of relaxation.
Stan Rodski RRP $24.95 While there are colouring books of every description available, this book is drawn from the science behind using colouring to reduce stress. Allow the mind to relax and enjoy the meditative qualities that come from these exercises. Due 1st december
Art Deco: Mosaics Sylvie Pinsonneaux RRP $24.99
Colouring for contemplation
The stunning variety of the world’s decorative arts is gathered together in this unique collection of motifs: ancient Roman, Byzantine, Florentine, Spanish, Portuguese and Moroccan. Let your senses drift away as you colour in these exquisite shapes, and use your imagination to visualise the riveting colours of each location.
Amber Hatch RRP $14.99
Due 1st december
This beautiful colouring book has been created to help you to be mindful, to slow down and breathe and to give you the inspiration to live more fully in the present. Each illustration has been inspired by an accompanying quote to aid your contemplation of its message while you colour.
Due 8th december
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COLOURING Book and Pencil sets Whether you want to unplug completely or be creatively engaged while travelling or watching TV, these new colouring books offer pages of inspiring designs. All come with pencils in brilliant shades.
Energy Harmony Serenity Vitality Vive Le Color RRP $19.99 each Fill in the meditative designs and let the stress of daily life fade away.
The Official A Game of thrones Colouring Book George R R Martin RRP $19.99 Now, for the first time, fans of this saga can fill in the blanks and marvel as this meticulously imagined universe comes to life, one sword, sigil, and castle at a time. With lots of stunning original black-and-white illustrations this unique collector’s item expands the reach of an international phenomenon with flying colours.
Star Wars Art Therapy Star Wars RRP $27.95 Express your creativity and wind down with Star Wars Art Therapy. It includes lots of glorious Art Nouveaustyle Star Wars scenes and mandalas to colour, shade and pattern. May the colouring force be with you, always.
Color Me Stress-Free
The Macmillan Alice Colouring Book
Lacy Mucklow Angela Porter RRP $19.99
Lewis Carroll RRP $24.99
Color Me Stress-Free is a guided colouring book designed for harried adults. Readers can explore the benefits of putting pencil to paper and channel their day-to-day stresses into a satisfying, creative environment.
Wonderland meets Mindfulness in this imaginative and engrossing colouring book, perfect for losing yourself in, as you bring colour to this magical world.
Mulga’s Magical colouring Book
Colouring & Drawing
Mulga RRP $14.99
Greg C. Grace RRP $15.99
Lose yourself in this colouring book from one of Australia’s favourite artists. Mulga’s work is full of intricate line work and patterns, making it perfect for meditative colouring. There are all your favourite Mulga creatures ready to be given the rainbow treatment.
Revitalise your deeper creative spark and rekindle your personal aspirations by learning to draw and colour your own mandalas! Unlock a hidden reservoir of wisdom within by practising the simple, relaxing techniques contained within this book.
Calendars to Colour
Colouring & Drawing Posters Greg C. Grace RRP $11.99
Desk Pad Calendar
Grace helps to unlock the creative doorways to inner artistic growth with this book featuring Giant Posters and Colouring Panels of intricate mandala designs. Take the first steps into a whole new realm of inner growth, enhanced creativity and positive personal growth!
RRP $12.99
The Foodie’s Colouring Posters
Weekly Engagement Diary
Alicia Freile Jess Lomas RRP $11.99
Square Wall Calendar RRP $20.00
RRP $24.99 Quietly colouring these beautiful Mandela’s on your Wall or Desk Pad Calendar or in a Weekly Engagement Diary will help you tap into a place of wonder and creativity while helping you unwind.
In The Foodie’s Colouring Book, foodies can rejoice and relax as they colour in a variety of food themed images, take the foodie quiz, laugh at the foodie alphabet, and join the adult colouring book craze sweeping the world.
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Red Queen: Obernewtyn 7 Isobelle Carmody RRP $32.99
Illuminae Amie Kaufman Jay Kristoff RRP $19.99 The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth and the courage of everyday heroes.
Due 12th november
Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 Katherine and Matthew find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace?
The New York Times bestselling Starbound trilogy comes to a close with this dazzling final instalment about the power of courage and hope in humanity’s darkest hour.
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Suzanne Collins RRP $15.99
Due 18th november
The final book in the international bestselling Hunger Games series is now a feature film! Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now although she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe.
Soundless Richelle Mead RRP $24.99 Richelle Mead takes readers on a journey from Fei’s mountain village to the valley of Beiugo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever. From the author of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, comes a Our Price breathtaking new fantasy steeped $ in Chinese folklore. 99
the Marvels Brian Selznick RRP $34.99
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Dangerous Lies Becca Fitzpatrick RRP $19.99
Lauren Kate RRP $19.99 Cam spent more time in Hell than any angel ever should. He made a bet with Lucifer: he has fifteen days to convince the only girl who really matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back into the world, and they can live their lives together. But if he fails… Due 10th november
5th Wave
This is another thrilling read from the queen of YA. As the key witness in a murder trial, Stella Gordon is under witness protection. No one can know who she really is. Not even Chet Falconer, her hot, enigmatic neighbour. But against her better judgment, she finds herself falling under Chet’s spell...
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Lauren James RRP $16.95
Amie Kaufman Meagan Spooner RRP $18.99
Due 10th november
Before Elspeth Gordie can embark on her quest, she must find a lost key; and although she has long prepared for this day, nothing is as she imagined. This is the final, dramatic volume in a series of books that undoubtedly shine as one Our Price of the most fantastic, and fantastical, $ 99 tapestries ever woven.
The next Together
Their Fractured Light
Due 12th november
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Rick Yancey RRP $19.99
Due 18th november
The 5th Wave is coming. Cassie is running. To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope. Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, defiance and surrender, life and death. This new edition coincides with a major new film.
Carry On Rainbow Rowell RRP $16.99 Rainbow Rowell continues to break down boundaries with Carry On, an epic fantasy following the triumphs and heartaches of Simon and Baz from her beloved bestselling book, Fangirl.
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teen non-fiction Ask Me Anything
The Ghost by the Billabong
Rebecca Sparrow RRP $14.95
Jackie French RRP $19.99 At the Drinkwater Billabong where years ago the swaggie leaped to his defiant death, Jed Kelly now sees ghosts. But is Jed a con artist or a survivor? The fifth title in the highly acclaimed Matilda Saga, this is a story of deep conflicts and enduring passions.
From the author of Find Your Tribe and Find Your Feet, Rebecca Sparrow comes the perfect big sister book, full of advice, wisdom and humour. Inside it you will find honest questions from teenage girls, just like you.
Due 18th November
Adam Spencer’s Enormous Book of Numbers
Due 1st december
Adam Spencer RRP $19.99
Silence is Goldfish
Adam Spencer’s Enormous Book of Numbers has lots of stuff to make, decode, deduce, descramble, dewrite and decipher! This activity book is the perfect Christmas gift.
Annabel Pitcher RRP $19.99 Tessie-T has never really felt she fitted in and after what she read that night on her father’s blog she knows for certain that she never will. How she deals with her discovery makes an entirely riveting, heartbreaking story told through Tess’s eyes as she tries to find her place in the world.
Dr Karl’s Biggest Book of Science, Stuff and Nonsense Dr Karl Kruszelnicki RRP $18.99 This book is full of science stuff to read, draw, puzzle, invent, order, unscramble, create, write, decode, code, make, match up, mix up...
Wolf by Wolf Ryan Graudin RRP $19.99
Due 10th November
Yael must use her abilities to transform into Adele Wolfe, Germany’s most famous female motorcycle rider. If she can win the legendary Axis Tour, she will be able to get close enough to kill Hitler and change history forever. But with other riders sabotaging her chances at every turn, Yael’s mission won’t be easy…
Zeroes Scott Westerfield Margo Lanagan Deborah Biancotti RRP $19.99 Don’t call them heroes. However, these six Californian teens have powers that set them apart. Filled with high-stakes action and drama, Zeroes unites three powerhouse authors for the opening instalment of a thrilling new series.
Girl Online: The Tour Zoe Sugg RRP $24.99 Penny is on tour with her rock-god-tastic boyfriend, Noah but she can’t help but miss her family, her best friend Elliot and her blog, Girl Online. Can Penny learn to balance life and love on the road, or will she lose everything in pursuit of the perfect summer?
Wordburger David Astle RRP $14.99 Due 18th November
David Astle has come up with a sneaky way to introduce young people to the mechanics of cryptic crossword puzzles. ‘DA’ puns and word plays abound, making this the word nerd’s bible of wordy trickery and puzzling.
Getting Started with Coding Camille McCue RRP $14.95 In this friendly guide readers will get access to a leading coding tool that has been designed specifically for kids
Making YouTube Videos Nick Willoughby RRP $14.95 Whether looking for fame or simply wanting to make videos for their friends, Making YouTube Videos is the place your kids should start.
Modding Minecraft Gruthals RRP $14.95 Minecraft Modding teaches you how to mod in easy-to-do parts and offers loads of helpful explanations and cool projects along the way.
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children’s the Doldrums Nicholas Gannon RRP $24.99 Archer B. Helmsley has grown up in a house full of oddities and treasures collected by his grandparents, the famous explorers. He longs for adventure, with parachutes, exotic sunsets and interesting characters. With his friends he makes a plan to get out of the house, out of their town entirely. It’s a good plan. But nothing goes quite as they expected.
School Ship Tobermory Alexander McCall Smith RRP $22.99 Follow the exploits of a group of children who attend a most unusual school: the sail-powered training ship, Tobermory. When a film crew arrive in Tobermory Bay, Ben and Fee are invited to be extras. But they have suspicions and they soon discover the truth when they uncover a dastardly plan masterminded by a South American businessman.
Ruby Redfort: Pick Your Poison Lauren Child RRP $19.99 Ruby Redfort is an undercover agent and code-cracker who you can count on when you’re between a rock and a hard place. There are lots of snakes and bivalves in Twinford but they aren’t half as poisonous as rumoured. With so many twists and turns it’s hard to know who to trust, particularly when no one trusts you. Will Ruby make it out in one piece?
THE MORTALITY DOCTRINE: The Game of Lives James Dashner RRP $19.99
Due 1st december
The Mortality Doctrine, Kaine’s masterplan, has nearly been realised, and little by little the line separating the virtual from the real is blurring. If Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. From the author of the Maze Runner series comes The Game of Lives, the thrilling finale to the Mortality Doctrine series.
the Travel Book Lonely Planet RRP $29.99 Take a world tour through 200 countries with this brand new edition of the bestselling kids’ version of Lonely Planet’s popular Travel Book. It is loaded with thousands of amazing facts on wildlife, how people live, sports, food, festivals and a wide range of other quirky insights on every page.
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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: illustrated edition J.K.Rowling RRP $59.99 Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay’s dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and its much loved characters in this full-colour illustrated hardback edition of J.K. Rowling’s timeless classic. These glorious illustrations will captivate fans and new readers alike.
Curiosity House: The shrunken Head Lauren Oliver H.G.Chester RRP $19.99 This book is about, among other things, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a stolen shrunken head. Philippa, Sam and Thomas set out to retrieve the shrunken head but they quickly discover a lot more than they bargained for…
Grandpa’s Great Escape David Walliams RRP $19.99 An exquisite portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved Grandpa, this book takes readers on an incredible journey with Spitfires over London and Great Escapes through the city in a high octane adventure full of comedy and heart. Illustrated by the award-winning Tony Ross.
Zarkora: The Lost Kingdom Nicholas Lochel Alison Lochel RRP $16.99 Brothers Neleik and Ervine Fyrelit have come a long way in their quest to rescue their sister from the clutches of the tyrant Versalos. But what they discover will change everything they thought they knew about their family. The Lost Kingdom is the second book in the Zarkora series, from Australian brother-and-sister team Nicholas and Alison Lochel.
Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks RRP $19.99 Theophilus Grey begins to fear the worst when he hears there is a dangerous faery demon on the loose. He will need to use all his cunning to uncover the truth behind this demon thief in time to save his friends. This gripping tale of spies, spells and secrets plunges the reader into a dark and perilous world.
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Rangers Apprentice: The Early Years 1 The Tournament of Gorlan John Flanagan RRP $18.99
Tom Gates: Top of the class (Nearly) Liz Pichon RRP $16.99
Halt and Crowley set out to find the prince, uncover the truth, and re-form the weakened Ranger Corps. Onceloyal Rangers are scattered across the country, and it will take determination, skill, and leadership if they’re to come together as one.
This brand new hardback is rammed with Tom’s own tips for being top of the class. We all know Tom Gates is a pretty amazing student. Yeah! Even if Mr Fullerman would rather chew off his own nose than admit it. How does Tom do it?
Big Time: Kaboom Kid #5
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates with Pencil Tin
David Warner RRP $14.99
Liz Pichon RRP $19.99
Happy days! Davey Warner, Sunil Deep and Tay Tui have been selected to play for the local rep team, the South-East Slammers. It’s a dream come true, even if Josh Jarrett, AKA Mr Perfect, is captain.
“When my teacher, Mr Fullerman, doesn’t have his beady eyes on me, I like to draw pictures and write stories about stuff…”
Home and Away: Kaboom Kid #6 David Warner RRP $14.99
Star of Deltora #2 Two Moons Emily Rodda RRP $15.99
Davey and the South-East Slammers travel to the country for a match against the dreaded North-West Whackers. Not only is Mr Mudge coming along, school bully Mo Clouter and his mates have joined the cheerleading team.
Britta is now aboard the Star of Deltora with her three rivals for the Trader Rosalyn Apprenticeship. Nothing can prepare Britta for the terror that awaits her in the perilous, forbidden swamplands of Two Moons.
ERTH DRAGONS: THE WEARLE Magus Chase and the Sword of Summer Book 1
Chris D’Lacey RRP $15.99
Rick Riordan RRP $22.99
The Wearle came to Erth to find out what happened to their previous group, who never returned. But the dragons aren’t alone in the mountains. Down beyond the scorch line, Ren is fascinated by the ‘skalers’. But when he creeps into their territory, he sneaks out again with a wriggling baby wearling. Dragon and boy’s fates combine in this stunning new fantasy series.
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of Our Price the police. Sometimes, the only way $ 99 to start a new life is to die.
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Goosebumps Movie novel The Luna Laboratorium
R.L. Stine RRP $9.99
N.J. Gemmell RRP $16.99 After learning that their mother might still be alive, Kick, Bert, Scruff and Pin have vowed to search for her. The clues lead them to a place the Caddys have dreamed of visiting: the spectacularly noisy, gloriously exciting Luna Park. But it’s not just fun and games they encounter here. What big surprises are in store?
Zach, 16, has just moved from NYC to a creepy small town. He soon realizes his new neighbour, Hannah is in danger. When he tries to rescue her, he accidentally unleashes the monsters created and brought to life by her writer father, R.L. Stine. Due 1st december
Goosebumps Movie Boxset The Last Kids on Earth
R.L. Stine RRP $49.99
Max Braillier RRP $16.95
Horror meets humour in this frightfully funny collection of 10 Goosebumps books from bestselling author R.L. Stine.
Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this post-apocalyptic graphic novel is the perfect book for any kid who’s ever dreamed of starring in his or her own comic book or video game. Due 1st december
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children’s WeirDo #5 Totally Weird! Anh Do RRP $14.99 Weir’s back and TOTALLY WEIRD! The Camp Kangaroo Challenge is on, and Weir’s team is up against Bella and the new kid, who has the coolest name ever...HANS SOME!
Tiny Timmy: #1 Soccer superStar Tim Cahill RRP $12.99 Tim tries out for his school team but keeps getting pushed off the ball and doesn’t make the side. The coach tells him he’s just not big enough to cut it with the other kids. But he practises lots and now has better skills and shooting than the other kids. Will it be enough to earn him a place in the team?
Weirdo Totally Weird Collection (1-5 Slipcase)
Timmy failure: Sanitized for Your Protection
Anh Do RRP $59.99
Stephan Pastis RRP $17.95
This slipcase contains all five books in the Totally Weird Collection. Now that’s Weird!
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Everyone’s favourite kid detective is back in the fourth book in the Timmy Failure series. Timmy has a case to solve, and nothing can stand in his way. If he is to arrest Corrina Corrina and solve the YIP YAP case.
Hey Jack! Build a Robot Costume Sally Rippin RRP $24.95
Old School: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 10
Read The Robot Blues in your best robot voice and make your own robot costume, just like Jack. This pack also contains three more amazing Hey Jack! Books.
Jeff Kinney RRP $14.99
Andy Griffiths the 65-Storey Treehouse RRP $12.99 Andy and Terry’s amazing 65-storey treehouse now has a birthday room where it’s always your birthday, a room full of exploding eyeballs, a lollipop shop, a quicksand pit and a time machine. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!
the 65-Storey Treehouse Diary RRP $12.99 A zany treehouse diary to accompany the latest book in the bestselling treehouse series.
The 26-Storey Treehouse Book & T-Shirt Pack RRP $19.99 This is a wonderful gift pack containing a copy of The 26-Storey Treehouse and a t-shirt printed with a brand new colour illustration.
Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That’s the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But Greg isn’t cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building, will Greg find a way to survive?
Danny best Full On Jen Storer Mitch Vane RRP $16.99 This is an hilarious series about a legend named Danny Best. Best by name, Best by reputation... Danny Best doesn’t just think he’s The Best. He knows it! Written by the author of the popular Truly Tan series and is packed with hilarious illustrations by Mitch Vane.
Star Wars Beware of the Power of the Dark Side So You Want to be a Jedi
The 26-Storey Treehouse Trivia Cards
The Princess, the Scoundrel and the Farm Boy
RRP $9.99
RRP $17.95 each
This pack of collectors’ cards has trivia questions about The 26-Storey Treehouse.
Read the stories of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as you have never read them before. Written by Alexandra Bracken, Adam Gidwitz and Tom Angleberger respectively, each retelling holds true to the original storyline.
The 13-Storey Treehouse Book & Trivia Pack RRP $19.99 A fabulous gift pack containing a copy of The 13-Storey Treehouse and a trivia card pack.
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children’s the Bad Guys: Episode two: mission unpluckable
The Cleo Stories: A Friend and a Pet
Aaron Blabey RRP $12.99
Libby Gleeson Freya Blackwood RRP $16.99
The Bad Guys are back with a daring plan to rescue 10,000 chickens from a high-security cage farm! But how do you rescue chickens when one of you is known as The Chicken Swallower? Join the Bad guys as they return for more dodgy good deeds with a new member of the team.
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This delightful book contains two more endearing stories from Libby Gleeson and Freda Blackwood about Cleo, the little girl with a big imagination who always finds a way to have fun. The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present was the winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers in 2015.
Olive of Groves Katrina Nannestad Lucia Masciullo RRP $19.99
The Fairy Dancers
Olive has always dreamed of attending boarding school, but Mrs Groves’ Boarding School for Naughty Boys, Talking Animals and Circus Performers is not what she expected.
Natalie Jane Prior Cheryl Orsini RRP $19.99 For every little girl who loves to dance, comes this lavishly illustrated storybook. Every Saturday, with a hop, a skip and a magical twirl, Mia, Emma and Grace turn into...fairy dancers! Enter their enchanted world of fun, friendship, fairy wings and dancing.
Dork Diaries: Puppy Love Rachel Renee Russell RRP $16.99 This is the brand new instalment from the internationally bestselling Dork Diary series. Nikki’s diary is up to the month of May, and springtime is sure to bring more adorkable fun for Nikki and her friends Chloe, Zoey and Brandon!
The Adventures of Miss Petitfour Anne Michaels RRP $19.99 With the aid of her favourite tea party tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour and her charges fly over her village, having many little adventures along the way. This is a whimsical, beautifully illustrated collection of tales.
Billie B Brown: It’s Time to get a watch Sally Rippin RRP $24.95
Due 18th november
This set contains four books from the bestselling series for emerging readers with a Billie B Brown watch! Come along on Billie’s adventures and don’t forget your watch!
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The Big Book of Billie Volume 1 The Big Book of Billie Volume 2 Sally Rippin RRP $24.95 Each of the two very special bumper volumes contain 10 different classic Billie B Brown books. They also include activity pages at the back of the books with a section on how to draw Billie.
Billie B Brown: the Big Book of Mystery Sally Rippin RRP $24.95 Join Billie and the Secret Mystery Club as they solve six exciting mysteries! Is the big house on the corner haunted? Who ate all the strawberries? It’s a bind-up of some of the best-selling Billie B Mystery titles in one great big book.
Classics From Enid Blyton The Enchanted Wood Deluxe Edition The Magic Faraway Tree Deluxe Edition The Adventures of the Wishing Chair Enid Blyton RRP $29.95 each These deluxe editions of Enid Blyton’s most well-known stories are books to be treasured by the whole family. The quirky Illustrations by Joe Berger compliment this magical trilogy perfectly to create three beautiful volumes that make ideal Christmas gifts.
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Eye to Eye Graeme Base RRP $26.99 A child flies high over the mountains, goes out on a limb and dives into the deep. From here he can see eye to eye with majestic and curious Our Price creatures, from the miniature to $ the enormous, the everyday to the 99 fantastic.
Alice through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll Robert Ingpen RRP $39.95
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To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s first Alice book, the award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen has illustrated its enchanting sequel in this sumptuous volume. Full of anarchic humour, witty rhymes and sparkling word play, it will delight new readers and devoted Alice fans alike.
Paris Up Up and Away Helene Druvert RRP $26.99 The Eiffel Tower is bored….so it decides to cut loose and fly over Paris! This beautifully crafted book, is a wonderfully imaginative introduction to Paris.
When you purchase a copy of this book you will go into a draw to win a signed copy of Alice In Wonderland illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Horace the Baker’s Horse Jackie French Peter Bray RRP $24.95
Fashion Studio Helen Moslin RRP $29.95
Jackie French tells the story of how, when the baker and his family are struck down by illness, Horace sets off on his round to deliver bread to the townsfolk all by himself.
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Create fabulous outfits using the press-out patterns and designer paper and tissue, complete with accessories. Then display them in the chic fold-out studio! The perfect gift for fashion lovers and budding designers.
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Grug Meets a Dinosaur
Mango and Bambang: The Not-a-Pig
Ted Prior RRP $4.99
Polly Faber RRP $17.95
One hot morning, Grug decides to go to the creek for a swim. On his way there, he spots a strange creature lying on a rock. It looks like a dinosaur!
Mango Allsorts is good at all sorts of things, not just karate and chess. Bambang is most definitely not-apig and is now lost in a very busy city. When the two unexpectedly meet, a friendship begins, filled with adventures.
Louise Loves Art Kelly Knight RRP $24.99 This is an irresistible story about the importance of creativity in all its forms. Louise loves art more than anything. She is determined to create a masterpiece, her pièce de Special Price résistance! Louise also loves Art, her $ 99 little brother. This is their story.
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Grug Gets Lost Ted Prior RRP $4.99 Grug walks around the tree, but then he can’t see the path. He keeps walking, but he’s never been into this part of the forest before…
Bookends with Book sets Start your own library with these wonderful sets which come with sturdy wooden bookends.
Wiggles Bookends with 4 Books
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I Don’t Want to Eat My Dinner David Cornish RRP $24.99 Rollo doesn’t like eating dinner. It is so BORING and there are always so many more interesting things to do. But young children will love to see how Rollo manages to make dinner Special Price time one of the most exciting and $ adventurous times of the day. 99
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picture books Adelaide’s Secret World
Perfect
Elise Hurst RRP $24.99
Danny Parker Freya Blackwood RRP $24.95
Adelaide leads a quiet life in the midst of the city. Little does she know that her secret world will soon be transformed into something unexpected and full of joy. This is a story about courage, change and finding your soul mates.
On a perfect day, the hours stretch endlessly ahead. In this delightful picture book Danny Parker captures the simplicity, spontaneity and freedom of an idyllic childhood. Freya Blackwood’s paintings of children roaming a rolling beachside idyll grasp the light and the smell and feel of a perfect summer day.
Imaginary Fred
Scarlett, Starlet
Eoin Colfer Oliver Jeffers RRP $27.99
Emma Quay RRP $24.99 Scarlett loved to dance, and her house was always filled with rhythm. But when her dreams of dancing on a real stage finally come true, will she find her own rhythm? Will she shine like a star? From the creator of Rudie Nudie comes a new picture book for every child who dreams of the stage.
Fred floated like a feather in the wind until a lonely little boy wished for him and then he found a friendship like no other. The perfect chemistry between Eoin Colfer’s text and Our Price Oliver Jeffer’s artwork make for a $ dazzlingly original colour gift book.
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My Dog Bigsy
I Need a Hug
Alison Lester RRP $24.99
Aaron Blabey RRP $16.99
Meet my dog Bigsy. He’s only small, but everyone knows he’s the boss. Each morning he visits the animals on the farm. Squawk, neigh, quack, moo, baa, oink, cluck, purr, ruff ruff ruff! What a lot of noise! From Alison Lester, comes this energetic story about a little dog who causes a big commotion.
All this little porcupine wants is a hug. But with such prickly spikes, will she ever get the cuddle she craves? A truly adorable tale from the best-selling creator of Pig the Pug and Thelma the Unicorn. Due 1st december
Jill and the Dragon
Pig and Pug Boxed Set
Lesley Barnes RRP $24.99
Aaron Blabey RRP $29.99
Jill can’t help noticing that at the end of the story Dragon looks far from happy. So she invites Dragon out of the story so she can teach him some alternative life skills.
Pig is the greediest Pug in the world. He is ill-tempered, rude and unreasonable. When Pig the Pug is asked to share his toys, something unexpected happens... Hopefully Pig has learnt a lesson!
When I Grow Up
I’ll Wait, Mr Panda
Andrew Daddo Jonathan Bentley RRP $24.99
Steve Antony RRP $24.99
What do you want to be when you grow up? A performer? An astronaut? A secret agent? From the team who brought you First Day and Check On Me comes a gorgeous and funny new picture book about big dreams and even bigger imaginations.
Due 8th december
Mr Panda is making a big surprise. What is it? The animals must wait and see. Only one little penguin has the patience and politeness to stick around. Will he be rewarded? This cute picture book combines stunning art, an unforgettable panda and an hilarious lesson in good manners.
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What do You Wish For? Jane Godwin Anna Walker RRP $24.99
Wombat Wins Jackie French Bruce Whatley RRP $24.99 Mothball has become an athlete. In her neverending quest for carrots, she stumbles upon children at the local school competing in their school sports and manages to go home with a gold medal.
This and That Mem Fox Judy Horacek RRP $19.99 The brilliant team that brought you the best-selling Where is the Green Sheep? have a new story to tell. A story of THIS and a story of THAT. An utterly delightful bedtime tale.
Play School Party Time! RRP $12.99
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All the children in the street are writing down a special Christmas wish. But what is Ruby’s wish? From this much-loved creative partnership comes a sparkling and beautiful story, full of the wonder of Christmas.
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Anna Walker
Anna Walker has written and illustrated many award winning books for children, and her work is recognised internationally. She draws inspiration from the world around her to create stories and pictures that reflect curiosity and wonder. Working with ink, pencil and collage Anna develops her characters and creates her illustrations in a Melbourne studio, shared with various woolly and feathery creature.
Jane Godwin
Jane Godwin is a highly acclaimed author of many books for children. Her work is published internationally and she has received many commendations. Together with Anna Walker, Jane has created several bestselling picture books, including All Through the Year and Today We Have No Plans.
Big Ted is having a fancy dress party, and has invited all his friends. Guess what all the Play School friends will be wearing and Special Price who will get the biggest surprise!
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Five Little Ducks
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Australians Let Us Barbecue! Colin Buchanan RRP $19.99 “Australians, let us barbecue for summertime is here! The steamy, muggy, hottest part of every Aussie year…” Sing along with the bonus CD to the tune of our national anthem ‘Advance Australia Fair’.
You’d better watch out. You’d better not cry. You’d better not pout. I’m telling you why... Santa Claus is coming to town! Sing along to bonus CD recording by Human Nature!
A Very Wombat Christmas Lachlan Creagh RRP $14.99 ‘Tis the night before Christmas, and deep in his burrow, Wombat is busy getting ready for tomorrow... This fun-filled book celebrates the joy of giving at Christmas.
That’s Not My… Zoo Boxset RRP $59.99
Charlie and Lola: One thing
The boxset contains three titles from this popular series
Lauren Child RRP $24.99
That’s Not My…Wild Animals
Charlie and Lola return in a perfectly funny picture book that sees top negotiator Lola take on numbers in everyday life and bend them to her endearing and unique will. This is a brilliant book to introduce the non-scary Our Price nature of counting and sums to very $ 99 young children.
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