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Key Titles August 2019

A Lot with a Little Tim Costello ALSO AVAILABLE:

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The long-awaited memoir of Australia's favourite activist and man of the people.

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In this compelling and provocative book Tim Costello explores the main influences that led him to be a socially active fighter for the world's most challenging issues. He thoughtfully introduces those who have helped him to look beyond himself and to see where and how he can make a difference. Integral to who Tim Costello is, he explains how his faith has sustained him when confronted with the big questions facing humanity. In doing so he shares his fascinating life traversing the globe fighting global poverty and pursuing social justice. Challenging and thought provoking no matter what the status of your faith, this is a book to savour and re-read.

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01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$45.00 | NZ$50.00

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9781743795521

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Hardie Grant Books

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234 x 153 mm

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304pp

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Author Details Tim Costello is one of Australia’s leading voices on social justice and global poverty and has been instrumental in ensuring these issues are placed on the national and international agenda. He has travelled the world for work in poverty and emergency relief and led World Vision in Australia for more than 12 years. The largest charity in Australia, World Vision in one year alone provided emergency relief to 3.2 million people around the world and food relief to 1.2 million.

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AU$29.99 | NZ$34.99

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9781742703756

Tim has taken part in national and international debates on social justice issues as diverse as global poverty, gambling, homelessness, reconciliation and substance abuse. Tim was nominated for the Australian of the Year awards in 2006 and was awarded an Order of Australia in 2005. His previous bestselling books include Hope, Faith, Streets of Hope and Tips from a Travelling Soul Searcher.

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Tim Costello is recognised and respected Australia-wide for his often outspoken support for social justice. Tim led World Vision, the largest aid organisation in Australia, for more than 12 years. A book for anyone, no matter what their faith, interested in engaging with social justice. Learn how Tim Costello turned his concern for others into social activism.

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9781743791929

Praise for Tim Costello and his bestselling books, Hope and Faith: "Tim has an extraordinary moral compass and sense of how the world needs to change." — Paul Ronalds, CEO, Save the Children

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"He just lives it [his faith]" — Nick Xenophon

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"Thoughtful, fascinating, broad-ranging read." — Amazon review

"Costello's passion for spirituality, justice, and peace are evident, and his dedication to the struggle for equality and universal human rights is rooted in his faith. The quick, punchy chapters, accented with personal anecdotes, are a treat, and the narrative style is inviting and clear. This is a must-read for Christians looking to reconsider how faith affects lives on the most basic levels." – Publishers Weekly

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01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$45.00 | NZ$50.00

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9781743795521

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"Reading Faith is just like sharing an evening with Reverend Tim Costello - an evening rich with stories, wide-ranging, warmly engaging and infused with Tim's spirit of generosity and curiosity. Tim shares insights from years of travels across the world, as he encounters humanity at its best and its worst. Perhaps it's because his deep Christian faith has been tested and challenged in so many ways, Tim's reflections speak powerfully to the lives of seekers and believers alike. Whenever Tim's at the table, there's always space for another person - so pull up a chair!" – Tim Dixon, Managing Director Purpose.com, board member of Sojourners, cofounder of The Syria Campaign and More In Common

"I've known Tim Costello to be a man of faith who always speaks his mind - often as a powerful, prophetic voice for God's concern for justice and for the poor. Tim's thoughtful honesty is on display in his latest book, Faith, as he mines his life experiences to bring out how our beliefs shape us and enable us to makes sense of and engage in an often confounding world." - Richard Stearns, President, World Vision U.S.

"Tim Costello is one of the clearest and most prophetic thinkers and voices on the relationship between faith and public life that we have in our world today. Faith is a compelling account of his personal journey and, through it, a remarkable portrait of the true meaning of faith." – Jim Wallis, New York Times bestselling author of America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America, President of Sojourners, and editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine

Mad as Hell and Back A Silver Jubilee of Sketches by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie For old and new fans alike, this is the definitive collection of work from Australian comedy legend Shaun Micallef and his co-writer, Gary McCaffrie. 2019 will mark the tenth season of Mad as Hell , and Shaun Micallef’s twenty-first year in comedy – what better way to celebrate it than with a comprehensive collection of the funniest scripts and scenes from his long TV career. This book not only features the highlights of Mad as Hell – dubbed ‘the best 30 minutes on Australian TV’ by the Sydney Morning Herald – but also favourites from The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) , Micallef Tonight , Full Frontal and Newstopiä . With trademark wicked wit, Micallef and his co-writer, Gary McCaffrie, usher us behind the scenes with hilarious footnotes to many of their most-loved sketches.

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01 August 2019

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Paperback

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AU$34.99 | NZ$39.99

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9781743795170

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Hardie Grant Books

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After several years of practising law, Shaun Micallef threw it all away for a life in comedy and television. Since ’94 he has graced Aussie screens in shows such as Full Frontal, Sea Change , the short-loved but brilliant Micallef Tonight and the immensely popular Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation – to name but a few. He has been nominated for a number of AFI, Logie, AACTA, Auggie and Director’s Guild awards and even won some of them. He enjoys wind farming and has written five books. Oh yes, and he also does a show called Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell . Gary McCaffrie turned his back on a career editing Industrial Commission transcripts in Tasmania to try writing comedy for television. He has tried writing it for Fast Forward, Full Frontal, Jimeoin, The Micallef P(r))ogram(me), Micallef Tonight and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell, along with several other less revered shows that IMDb insists on listing. He is the only TV comedy writer to be a gold member of the West Adelaide Football Club, and still feels the pull of the Tasmanian public service.

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Shaun Micallef is considered one of the most brilliant and eccentric comedians in Australia, and is extremely well loved. Not just the scripts – this book brings you insights and never-before-heard details of each sketch and show from Micallef himself, as well as reclusive co-writer Gary McCaffrie. Broad in appeal, comprehensive in nature and really the absolute best of Micallef's wit over his 21-year career. This book is much more accessible than both Preincarnate and The President's Desk. No exaggeration to say it is absolutely hilarious – the perfect gift for anyone with a sense of humour. Publication timed for Mad as Hell's July/August 2019 season - the 10th season on air.

Mad as Hell consistently gets 600k+ viewers per episode and has 105k Facebook followers, 18k Twitter followers and 6k YouTube subscribers. Micallef's previous books have been bestsellers for Hardie Grant. Preincarnate sold 9,500 copies and The President's Desk sold over 8,000 copies. Huge marketing and publicity campaign on release with national reviews, interviews and extracts.

Dale Vine's Outdoor Reno Guide Dale Vine Transform your garden on any budget with Dale Vine's hands-on guide to planning and executing your dream outdoor reno project. Nobody wants to spend time in a tired, uninspiring backyard. But how can you create an outdoor space that's beautiful and works for your needs? Landscaper and much loved The Block contestant, Dale Vine will help you create your dream garden with his Outdoor Reno Guide. From the initial vision to planning, budgeting and final execution, Dale demystifies the process of turning your humble garden into a space that you and your family want to spend time in, whether you're starting with bare ground or you are renovating an existing space. With clear examples, notes on common pitfalls and simple, step-by-step DIY projects, Dale provides the specific tips, tricks and advice essential for any landscaping project, from site analysis to lifestyle considerations to plant selection. His most important message: you need a plan. No matter its size or shape, you can transform your outdoor space from a neglected, untamed patch of dirt and weeds into something magical on any budget – and even small changes can turn a simple backyard into a photogenic sanctuary. Dale Vine’s Outdoor Reno Guide is an inspirational and instructive resource thanks to Dale's years of experience and expert knowledge. With great photos throughout, see the potential of your garden through the lens of an expert landscaper. Publication

01 August 2019

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AU$39.99 | NZ$45.00

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9781743795132

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Hardie Grant Books

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Author Details Landscaper Dale Vine made his TV debut on the Nine Network’s award-winning reality show, The Block, for its fifth season. Competing alongside his wife, Sophie, Dale instantly won over audiences with his laid-back personality and undeniable charm – not to mention his wealth of home reno knowledge. Tackling one challenging renovation after another, Dale and Sophie made it all the way to the series grand finale with their $1.3-million-dollar home. Considering Dale’s success, it’s no surprise he was invited to return to The Block site the following year for The Block: All Stars, in 2013. In 2014, Dale returned again for The Block’s Fans vs Faves series, where he was paired with his good mate Brad Cranfield. Once again, Dale made it all the way to the series finale, sharing with audiences more of his jovial character and sharp wit through his own Block news parody, Dale-e News. Dale has been a regular columnist for Bauer Magazines as the resident gardening guru in Homes Plus Magazine. He has also appeared as a regular panelist on the Nine Network’s TV show ManSpace, while also making appearances on both Postcards and Getaway. In 2015 Dale appeared on Nine’s Reno Rumble and filmed Season 2 of ManSpace. By day, Dale runs his own landscape business, and he is the face of CAT clothing and workwear. Dale lives in Geelong with his wife Sophie and two kids.

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Dale Vine is well-known across the country to fans of The Block and has a huge social media following (89k Instagram, Facebook 229k). Dale is great media talent with a personality that Australian's love, he will be promoting his book across TV, social media and more. This book is simple, practical and user-friendly. The creation of new outdoor living spaces is undertaken by all new home buyers, approx 500,000 homes are sold in Australia each year. Refreshing and renovating garden layouts and outdoor living space is one of the most common work undertaken by home owners. People spend between 10,000 and 50,000 dollars on landscaping around their homes so there is a lot of interest in getting it right, this book shows you how! Huge marketing and publicity campaign on release with Dale spruiking his book everywhere, national reviews, extracts and interviews on release across print, TV and radio e.g. Real Living, Inside Out, Home Beautiful, Channel 9 The Block, Domain and Real Estate.com.

IMAGINING YOUR GARDEN

imagine what features you’d like to see, and where ...

The vision splendid Have you ever been in one of those conversations where someone is trying to explain something to you – and no matter how many questions you ask, you just can’t work out what they’re going on about? Welcome to the world of landscape designers meeting a client for the first time. You might have an epic vision of how you’d like your garden to look, but we can’t dip 12

into your head to see it. So, the first thing you should do – even before you consult a landscape designer – is to begin a ‘vision board’ or scrapbook. Collecting images of garden elements you like will help you develop a clear vision of your future outdoor space – one that you can then show to a landscape designer, to tradespeople and nursery folk, explaining where you’d like to see different features and what type of plants you prefer.

IMAGINING YOUR GARDEN

hours, and often their home is their ultimate expense. This means people frequently find themselves with less time and energy to socialise when they do have time off, particularly given the number of hours we spend glued to our screens and phones. While many busy people may be enterÂ taining less at home, in high-end design the request for large entertaining areas with decks, outdoor rooms and fire pits is still quite prominent. This is often because a large chunk of money was put aside during a renovation to ensure these elements can be added. The reality, however, is that for the average homeowner, these areas cost significantly more money to create and maintain relative to how much use theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll actually get once completed.

consider how often you will actually use a highend entertaining area

Before making any hard and fast decisions about how much money youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to spend, and on what features, take some time to consider your overall needs and stage of life.

The young professional When it comes to a garden or landscape design, many young professionals with busy working lives are looking for something neat, tidy and low maintenance. After all, if you fall into this category, would you rather be mowing the lawn on Saturday 19

Creating a dog-proof fence

You might be lucky enough to move into a house that already has a high fence around it. But if you don’t, you’ll need to install one well before your dog moves in. Never underestimate the canine potential to escape! Tall fences – at least 1.2 metres high for a small dog, and up to 1.8 metres for large dogs – will stop them jumping over into a neighbour’s yard or out onto the street. However, you also might need to consider the fact that great diggers will try to escape by burrowing their way underneath a fence! Steel fences, such as Colorbond, are virtually impenetrable. Solid timber fences are also a good option, but you’ll need to ensure the boards are double nailed or screwed at the bottom to stop inquisitive dogs from pushing their way out. If your dog is one who likes to break free, consider having a concrete footing, about 30 centimetres deep, running along the full length of the fence, so they can’t dig a trench beneath it and slither out to the other side. Any sort of tall gate should also have its latch up high – escape-artist dogs can soon learn to operate latches at waist height. (A high latch can come in handy for child safety, too.) Some people install picket-style fences, but dogs can get their paws stuck between them when they try to jump out. Other dogs will use any sort of railing as a type of ladder. If your dog has been in the family for a while, you might know the likelihood of an escape, but if you’re in the preparation stages of getting one, it’s important to consider all your fencing options – it’s better to be safe than sorry. Remember, too, that dog-proof fences are also likely to keep kids in ...

It’s POISONous! Plants that are toxic to dogs Sometimes we forget that plants aren’t just beautiful – some are actually poisonous to animals. Since dogs like to chew things, make sure you don’t plant any of the following species in your yard, or you may end up with a seriously sick pet – or worse. These are definitely plants to avoid if you have a dog: • T ulips, daffodils and autumn crocus, especially the bulbs • Sago palms, especially the nuts • Oleander • Cyclamen varieties • Azaleas • Amaryllis It’s also worth remembering that peace lilies – one of the most popular, easy-care houseplants – are also toxic to dogs and cats.

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daffodils

autumn crocus

Sago palms

Oleander

Cyclamen

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DESIGNING FOR LIFE

Creating family-friendly gardens Not so long ago, family homes – in Australia at least – were renowned for being built on large blocks of land, with lots of space to stretch out in the backyard, meaning children of growing families had plenty of areas to run, dig, hide, build and play. Now, with space dwindling (particularly in cities and new suburban areas where houses are increasingly being built on smaller blocks), it becomes even more important to think of how to best use the available space for activities incorporating children’s play. Here’s how to design with kids in mind.

Keep ’em curious It’s a really great idea to create features or areas in backyards that will engage young minds. Kids’ imaginations can turn a small corner area with a group planting of three or four silver birch trees into a magical forest; a retaining wall or garden edge built with large rocks becomes the tallest mountain in the world; and a cubby house can offer a whole universe of make-believe and fun. It doesn’t take much, but with a few carefully selected materials and planned areas, you can still provide a space that will allow growing children to invent, play and enjoy.

Safety first!

Space age Most kids need some form of open space to run, spin, jump and do all the sorts of energetic crazy things they love to do – whether it’s on lawn or areas of decking or paving (although these aren’t as nice and soft and springy underfoot as real grass). Any of these spaces can be treated like a blank canvas, allowing for an everchanging play environment with multiple uses, and they can be home to different kinds of equipment such as trampolines, portable slides, climbing equipment, toys and inflatable pools.

room to run and play

If children’s play is a major focus in a backyard design, safety must always be taken into consideration. It’s important to know your children will be safe as they explore their environment, and although they should be supervised at all times, incorporating some commonsense safety elements will give you a bit more peace of mind. Eliminating hazards such as sharp corners, brackets hanging off walls at eye height, steep areas, ponds and other water hazards, as well as avoiding thorny or skin-irritating plants are just some of the things you can do.

Crappy to Happy: Love What You Do Simple Steps to Find Meaning in Your Work Cassandra Dunn Whether you’re working full or part time, for yourself or a big business, beginning a career or at apoint where you feel stuck, there’s no reason you can’t love what you do. When you spend so much of your life working, it’s no surprise that job satisfaction is key to your happiness and that job stress can take a serious toll on your mental and physical health. Cassandra Dunn, clinical psychologist and host of the hugely popular Crappy to Happy podcast, knows what it is to need more from work – not just from her clients but from her own professional journey. If you need to change how you work to find more balance, how you think about work to make it more meaningful, or what you do for work altogether, Cass is there for you every step of the way.

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It’s time to start making your work, work for you.

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01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

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9781743795149

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Hardie Grant Books

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Cassandra Dunn is a clinical and coaching psychologist and an experienced mindfulness educator, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker. Cass is the expert psychologist for trainer Tiffiny Hall’s online health and fitness program, tiffxo.com, and she regularly shares her insights on happiness, mindfulness and wellbeing in print and digital media. She also hosts the wildly popular Crappy to Happy podcast, which has reached over 3 million downloads! Cass lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with her husband, daughter and a menagerie of rescued animals.

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With the rising recognition 'burnout' and the impacts of work stress, the focus of Cass's second book could not be more timely. Ten easily digestible chapters are each followed by three key takeaway steps, making it really easy to start implementing Cass's practical advice. As a Master of Psychology (Clinical) and Science (Coaching Psychology), Cass explains the science behind our emotions so that we can better understand how we can change them. The Crappy to Happy podcast, which Cass began with trainer Tiffany Hall in 2017, has had over 3 million downloads in Australia, averaging 200,000 downloads per month! It was the number one health podcast in Australia for several months and is being championed by PodcastOne in the US market. Beautiful format makes this book a lovely gift or self purchase. Marketing and Publicity campaign on release.

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AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

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9781743795118

Step one S TA R T W H E R E YOU ARE

I’d like you to consider the possibility that right now you are exactly where you’re meant to be. I don’t know how satisfied you are with your work or what the future holds for you, nor do I have any idea of the past experiences that have brought you to this point. But I know two things for sure:

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When you realise you are finally experiencing pure contentment and a deep sense of meaning, and you are

1. It is absolutely possible to find more joy and purpose in what you do. 2. When things fall into place, you will look back and see that it all made sense.

fully engaged in your work and life, you will understand that every challenge, every random, seemingly pointless job, every twist and turn along the path has helped you reach the place where you feel completely aligned with your soul’s purpose. Maybe you enjoy your job, but don’t find it as fulfilling as you used to. Perhaps you’ve worked hard to build a career but now, having achieved ‘success’ by society’s standards, you find that it doesn’t equate to happiness, and you’re wondering if you’ve pursued the wrong dream. You might be taking a break from traditional employment while raising children or studying for a new qualification, and using this as an opportunity to imagine what a more passionate and purpose-filled working life might look like. Perhaps you’re in the process of establishing your own business and you want to prioritise joy and meaning along with the flexibility and freedom you crave. Wherever you find yourself right now, and no matter how unclear the future may be, what I know for sure is that you can only join the dots in hindsight. We have to

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know if I could handle the pressure of university with small children’. If the risk of making a change feels too great, you’ll

Until you decide to change your situation, you are choosing the situation you’re in.

likely choose the status quo, and that’s perfectly okay! What’s important is to acknowledge that this is a choice you are making for now. Until the day you hand in your resignation, submit your university application or register your business name, you are making the choice to leave things as they are. And this is where you’ll stay until you have more of whatever it is you need to let go of that safety net and

tell yourself you can’t leave your job, your focus and

make your move. So, what is it that you need? It might

perspective narrows to a very limited view of what’s

be more information or it might be more self-belief. I’d

possible for you. You can take back your power by

hazard a guess, though, that what you’re really holding

reminding yourself that everything is a choice. You may

out for is more certainty. And that is the one thing you

choose to remain in an unsatisfying job because it pays

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your bills and is preferable to the alternative, which is being unemployed. That’s a valid choice. You might have thoughts such as, ‘I’d like to

Can you think of a time when you had a decision to make and you just couldn’t be sure you were going to make the right choice? It could be something

leave my job but I don’t know if I’d get this salary

as simple as choosing tiles for your bathroom or as

somewhere else’, or ‘I’d love to start my business, but

important as choosing a school for your child. You go on

what if it fails?’, or even ‘It would be my dream to go

a mission to gather information, and you probably ask

back and study for a whole new career, but I don’t

everyone else for their opinion, too. You compare and

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Making a few little tweaks to your actual job, or to the way you think about your job, can make all the difference to how you feel when you wake up in the morning. when you identify the things that will have the biggest impact on your happiness, you have the best chance of focusing your energy where it counts. Making a few little tweaks to your actual job, or to the way you think about your job, can make all the difference to how you feel when you wake up in the morning. For some people, it might be a case of cutting through old self-limiting beliefs or overcoming your fears to find the courage and motivation to pursue more meaningful work.

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KNOW WHERE YOU’RE AT

What decision are you making today? If you’re unhappy at work, these are the choices available to you right now: 1. You can make the choice to leave. 2. You can choose to stay and actively focus on what’s wrong, feel resentful and complain to anyone who will listen. (It’s not an option I recommend but I’m sure we can all think of plenty of times we’ve done this.) 3. You can stay and be proactive in changing the things you can and accepting the things you can’t. Be grateful for the aspects of your work you genuinely appreciate and the people who make it easier. Remind yourself of your values and make the decision to live by them, even in the face of difficulty.

Halliday Wine Companion 2020 The bestselling and definitive guide to Australian wine James Halliday

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The annual bible for lovers of Australian wine, detailing the best wineries and vintages of the key regions.

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For over thirty years James Halliday has been Australia's most respected wine critic, and his Halliday Wine Companion is recognised as the industry benchmark for Australian wine. A best-selling annual, the Halliday Wine Companion is the go-to guide for wine ratings, regions, best varietals, winery reviews and a curated selection of the best wines in Australia. The 2020 edition has been completely revised to bring readers up-to-the-minute information, as well as re-designed in a modern new style to reflect the brand's ever expanding audience. In his inimitable style, Halliday shares his extensive knowledge of wine through detailed tasting notes with points, price, value symbol and advice on best-by drinking, as well as each wine’s closure and alcohol content. He provides information about wineries and winemakers, including vineyard sizes, opening times and contact details. The perfect self-purchase or gift for the wine lover in your life.

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08 August 2019

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Paperback

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AU$39.99 | NZ$45.00

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9781743795583

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Hardie Grant Books

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Author Details James Halliday is an unmatched authority on every aspect of the Australian wine industry and can be compared to the likes of Hugh Johnson, Robert Parker and Jancis Robinson. His winemaking has led him to sojourns in Bordeaux and Burgundy, and he has had a long career as an international wine judge. In 1995 he received the Australian wine industry’s ultimate accolade, the Maurice O’Shea Award, and in 2010 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

Key Information • The Halliday Wine Companion is the bible for lovers of Australian wine – it is highly anticipated by wine connoisseurs each year.

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• It includes a comprehensive list of the best wines and wineries that Australia has to offer.

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• It includes reviews, styles, prices and the history of wineries reviewed by James Halliday.

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• Includes James Halliday’s famous 5-star rating system – wineries use his reviews in marketing for their wines. • James and Hardie Grant also have Australia’s most popular wine website, www.winecompanion.com.au, as well as the Wine Companion magazine and app. • National marketing and publicity campaign launched the night of the Halliday awards (7 August) to coincide with release. • POS available including posters and signed bookplates.

Special Offers for Halliday 2020! Pack 1 GTIN 9349685011798 12 Copies of Halliday 2020 with A2 Poster and signed bookplates! with 47.5% discount AU RRP $479.88 with discount $251.94 NZ RRP $540.00 with discount $283.50

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All Day Cocktails Low (and no) alcohol magic Shaun Byrne and Nick Tesar A cocktail book that taps into the trend of low-alcohol drinking, with creative cocktail recipes that outshine their boozy counterparts. Enjoy cocktails at any time of day with this collection of fresh, creative low- and no-alcohol recipes. Celebrating seasonal ingredients, and with a focus on sustainability, All Day Cocktails showcases nearly fifty varieties of citrus, berries, tropical fruits, stone fruits, pome fruits, vegetables, herbs and nuts. Each variety features a versatile prep recipe that can extend into your cocktails and beyond, meaning All Day Cocktails is much more than your average cocktail book. All Day Cocktails brings you ninety cocktail recipes + fifty prep recipes, including: bitters, caramels, cordials, coulis, granitas, honeys, jams, jellies, juices, kefirs, liqueurs, sherbets, shrubs, syrups, tisanes and vinegars. Publication

01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$34.99 | NZ$39.99

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9781743795248

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Hardie Grant Books

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224pp

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Author Details Shaun Byrne has been mixing drinks since he was legally allowed to – and has never really stopped. After spending four years working in restaurants and bars in Europe, he returned to Australia to become part of Melbourne's revered Gin Palace family. During that time he teamed up with winemaker Gilles Lapalus to start a business producing what has become the best regarded vermouth in Australia. As well, he joined coauthor Nick in a company called Marionette, and together they work directly with Australian farmers to make cocktail staple liquors. Nick Tesar is a world-class competition bartender with an impressive resume of Melbourne it-list restaurants to his name. These days you can find Nick manning Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty, but it was during his previous role at Bar Lûmé in the acclaimed Lûmé restaurant where his enthusiasm for liqueurs took flight. There, they focused on getting the most out of incredible Australian produce, thinking laterally to extract flavour using the best equipment available. He wants to encourage readers to think like this, whatever produce or equipment they have on hand.

Key Information Low- and no-alcohol drinks are having a moment. Young people – indeed, drinkers across the ages – are realising that amped-up high ABV cocktails are not the only way. This is driven by heightened awareness of health and a recognition that taste need not be diminished. This is for people who want to wake up feeling good! • A twin trend is sustainability and seasonality; there's a growing awareness that our drinking culture can adapt too, and that drinks recipes should reflect the season as they do in so many cookbooks today. • To help readers buy sustainably, the book features a table of local brands for each type of alcohol (covering Australia, Europe and North America). • There are so many clever applications for different ingredients, which can prolong their life and bring alcohol-free joy beyond their season. • Marketing and publicity campaign on release. •

Citrus The first thing to understand about citrus is that the citrus fruits we know today are actually hybrid varieties of four original ones: mandarin, pomelo, citron and papeda. And the citrus family is growing all the time as farmers crossbreed their citrus to produce more unique offerings of desirable fruit. The second thing is that a lot of citrus fruits come into season in winter, which comes as a surprise to a lot of people. We associate that fresh, juicy, zingy kick of citrus with good times in the hot weather, but often that citrus you’re enjoying has travelled a long way to arrive in your summer cocktail. You see, we are spoilt for choice; if we want a blood orange in the middle of summer, then someone will import it for us from the opposite hemisphere. One of our reasons for writing this book was to help remind people that seasonal and local is best, and that we don’t need to have certain fruits and veg at certain times of the year. Citrus is a prime example of this, especially if we look at lemons and limes, which are probably the two most heavily used varieties in bars. A lot of bars will carry them throughout the year, regardless of the season, to make sure customers can have their G&T with lemon or their margarita with lime, mainly because bars are there to meet the demands of the customer. We need to change that way of thinking. There is citrus fruit available in different varieties all year round and, I’ll give you a hot tip, they are all delicious in a G&T! One last note on citrus fruit before we get stuck in to the recipes: fresh is best. Once citrus is juiced, you should ideally use it within a few hours. If you leave it any longer, you will notice a deterioration in flavour and some funky, metallic notes coming through.

–Shaun

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Sweet orange These are the types of oranges I grew up with. They were packed in my lunchbox for a snack and served at half-time in football matches. Fast forward to today and I still enjoy an orange or three, albeit in juicy liquid form with a splash of gin. There are three main varieties of sweet orange: navel, valencia and blood. Valencias are famed for their juice and make the perfect addition to that summer mimosa, whereas navels are favoured for their flesh. BloodÂ oranges sit in both camps for me: I love blood orange juice and I love using blood orange segments in salads.

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Pome fruits For me, there is nothing more autumnal than the flavours of pome fruits, which are fruits that have a ‘core’ of seeds, such as apples and pears. While writing this chapter, I looked back on all the cocktails I developed during my stint at Gin Palace. We changed the cocktail list every season and, flicking through the autumn cocktails, it was all apples, pears and quinces! These items not only make their way into drinks, but onto dinner tables in the form of apple pie, poached pears and quince tarts. All of these dishes and drinks somehow say it’s getting colder outside, but it ain’t freezing just yet. A couple of other pome fruits that we couldn’t squeeze in here are loquats and medlars, which, to be fair, I don’t know much about (but I am keen to learn more – perhaps for the next book).

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Apple

Apple-brandy liqueur

Apples generally belong in one of two camps: pitters or eaters. ‘Eaters’ or ‘eating’ apples do what they say on the tin: they are for eating, and they are delicious. ‘Spitters’ or ‘cider’ apples, on the other hand, aren’t too tasty in their raw form; as soon as you take a bite you’ll want to spit it out. Most of us are familiar with the eating kind, but unless you are big into your cider you probably won’t be too familiar with the other. Cider apples are great for pressing and fermenting into cider. Personally, I have never worked with cider apples, but I have put one in my mouth (and didn’t spit it out but only due to sheer will) and I think it is important to note them in these pages. In Australia, most of the cider I know is made from eating apples, but the ones I’ve had with cider apples are, in my opinion, superior. Within the eating category, there is a huge number of varieties, from tart Granny Smiths to fujis with their delicate honey flavours, to Braeburns (my favourite), which have a subtle, spicy quality perfect for an apple pie.

MAKES APPROX. 600 ML (20½ FL OZ) 2 g (1/8 oz) ascorbic acid 12 apples 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) brandy

Apple juice has a tendency to brown quickly. Behind the bar, I used to squeeze in lime (when in season) with my apple juice to help prevent this. Then I discovered Dave Arnold’s book Liquid Intelligence and learned that there is a much better way. Juice your apples directly into an ascorbic acid solution. Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, prevents the apples from browning. It also has a lovely tartness. For this recipe, we also need to discuss apple molasses. It’s made very simply by reducing freshly pressed, sieved apple juice. You have to reduce it a lot – to about 10 per cent of its original volume. Apple molasses, or boiled cider, has been made for centuries. It was a great way to get that appley goodness throughout the year and, in the olden days, it used to be cheaper than sugar, so was frequently used as a sweetener. You’ll need to start this recipe the night before. Dissolve the ascorbic acid in 1 tablespoon water and pour into a container. Juice the apples and pass the juice through a fine-mesh sieve into the ascorbic solution; this should yield about 1 litre (34 fl oz/4 cups). Add the pulp to the brandy and refrigerate overnight. Pour the apple solution into a saucepan and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Reduce to about 10 per cent of the original volume, i.e. from 1 litre (34 fl oz/4 cups) to 100 ml (3½ fl oz). Remove from the heat and leave to cool overnight. After a well-deserved night of rest, strain the brandy through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the pulp. Combine the brandy and apple molasses, then pour into a sterilised glass bottle (see page 15). The liqueur will last the winter to keep you warm at night.

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Spiced milk tea MAKES 2 CUPS OF TEA 300 ml (10 fl oz) full-cream (whole) milk 2 green cardamom pods, crushed 5 g (1/8 oz) diced fresh ginger 5 g (1/8 oz) loose leaf black tea 5 g (1/8 oz) caster (superfine) sugar 60 ml (2 fl oz) Applebrandy liqueur (page 121) (optional; see Note) sweet biscuits (cookies), to serve

I made this recipe and then promptly forgot about it until the tail end of winter when I was doing a bit of ‘spring’ cleaning. I quickly poured some out and thought to myself, I think it’s gotten even better! Being still quite cool at that time of year, I decided to play around with it in a hot drink and, by golly, does it work well with tea. Not so much with the water, though; it was quite diluted. So swapping out the water for milk was easy, then I added a few spices that worked with apples and, hey presto, job done. Combine all the ingredients except the liqueur and biscuits in a saucepan. Heat gently over a low heat for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and add the liqueur. Stir for 30 seconds to allow the residual heat of the saucepan to gently warm the liqueur. Strain into a teapot and serve with dry biscuits. You can omit this if you are having an alcohol-free day.

Apple rickey 30 ml (1 fl oz) Apple-brandy liqueur (page 121) 20 ml (¾ fl oz) fresh lime juice (or verjus, if limes are not in season; see page 218) 10 ml (¼ fl oz) Sugar syrup (page 217) 90 ml (3 fl oz) soda water (club soda) ice cubes, to serve lime twist, to garnish (zest the lime before juicing and save the zest)

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Rickeys are cocktails made with a spirit mixed with lime, sugar and the bubbliest of water. During my stint at Melbourne’s Gin Palace, I certainly made a number of gin rickeys, but also bourbon and even rum (which is a mintless mojito, sort of ). Anyway, the lime here really freshens up the liqueur and gives you a much lighter beverage to enjoy. Combine the liqueur, lime juice and sugar syrup in a highball glass and stir gently. Top with soda water. Gently stir, then top with ice. Gently stir (just kidding). Garnish. Drink gently.

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Japanese tiki-style drink

Nashi (Asian pear) I have always called them nashis and, growing up, mum told me that they were a cross between an apple and a pear. As an adult, I now know that to be false, but it appeared my mum wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only mum telling their kids this; when I was doing research for this book, a few friends mentioned the same thing. There are only two varieties of nashi that I am familiar with: Hosui and Shinko, although many exist. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t detect a huge difference in taste between the two. The Shinko is a little larger and a little less intense, but they are both sweet, juicy and crisp.

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Pumpkin

Roasted pumpkin syrup

Pumpkin, in Australia, refers to all forms of winter squash. They differ from the rest of the squash family in that they are not harvested until they are mature and have developed their hard external skin. Blue pumpkins are the large, pale blue-skinned monsters of the pumpkin family, often weighing around 5 kg (11 lb) each. These are the best roasting pumpkins. The kabocha, or Japanese, pumpkin has very sweet flesh, and is easily the most user-friendly, as cutting through it is far less of a chore than cutting through the larger blue ones. Butternuts are the variety that look like a bell, with a pale orange interior that is nutty, and my favourite for a rich pumpkin soup. As long as they’re stored in a cool, airy environment, pumpkins will last for a number of months, meaning that they will still be around past winter. My mum has converted an old drying rack in the laundry into a resting port for her pumpkins. Interestingly, a pumpkin can take up to three months post-harvest to reach peak ripeness as the vegetable’s starches are converted into sugars.

MAKES APPROX. 500 ML (17 FL OZ/2 CUPS) 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) pumpkin (winter squash), skin and seeds removed, cut into 4 cm (1½ in) cubes 100 g (3½ oz) brown sugar 200 g (7 oz) caster (superfine) sugar 1 cinnamon stick

Growing up, I was always confused by the crossover between sweet and savoury flavours. I didn’t understand the idea of a savoury pumpkin (winter squash) scone (biscuit), and certainly couldn’t comprehend the idea of a pumpkin pie. That was until I lived in Canada and got to experience my first Thanksgiving meal. We were treated to a pumpkin pie and, in a moment, I understood it all. This is, quite simply, a syrup that recreates the flavours of that pie. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and roast the pumpkin for 45 minutes. Make a sugar syrup by combining the sugars with 650 ml (22 fl oz) water in a saucepan and stirring over a medium heat until dissolved, about 5 minutes. Once the pumpkin is roasted, transfer to a food processor or high-speed blender and blitz to a smooth purée. Pour into another saucepan, add the sugar syrup and cinnamon stick, mix well and simmer over a medium heat for 15 minutes. Strain the syrup and transfer to a sterilised glass bottle (see page 15). Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

For another day Roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas). Mix with tamari for a delicious snack. Pre-nap tipple. Combine with chai mix for a warm, soothing drink.

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Savoury scones. Whip with cream for a great topping for savoury scones (biscuits). Dark & stormy. Use it to spice up your cocktail.

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Trick or treat? 30 ml (1 fl oz) rye whiskey 60 ml (2 fl oz) Pumpkin syrup (page 143) 60 ml (2 fl oz) cream soda ice cubes, to serve

When we were writing this part of the book, it just so happened to be Halloween. Coincidentally, all the ingredients in the cocktail are classically American flavours, hence the name. Spicy, warming and a heap of fun. Combine the whiskey and pumpkin syrup in a tall glass, giving it a good stir. Add the cream soda, then top with ice and serve with a metal straw.

Must be mad 40 ml (1¼ fl oz) Pumpkin syrup (page 143) 40 ml (1¼ fl oz) pineapple juice 10 ml (¼ fl oz) apple-cider vinegar 10 ml (¼ fl oz) Rosemary honey (page 177) ice cubes, for shaking rosemary sprig, to garnish

(L) Must be mad (R) Trick or treat?

When I suggested this combination of flavours, Shaun promptly told me I must be mad. He was right and wrong at the same time. Think of it like the first time you had fresh fruit in a salad – it’s confusing, but it works. And it’s delicious. Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Give it a strong shake (you want the pineapple juice to really fluff up). Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

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Infused Waters 50 simple, gorgeous drinks for ultimate hydration and health Georgina Davies

C OV E R

Pretty, cool hydration with 2019’s most Instagrammable drinks trend.

DRAF T

We all know we should drink more water – sales of reusable water bottles have soared as we seek to cut down on our plastic and maintain maximum hydration. But it isn’t the most inspiring of drinks – until now.

Infused Waters offers 50 beautiful, healthy drinks that will help you get through the day’s challenges. With drinks designed for whether you want an reviving lift, a relaxing sip or a restorative burst of hydration, through these imaginative fruit infusions, herbal waters and spicy blends, you’ll find ways of adding a little vitamin C to your office bottle – and fruity and floral fragrance and delights to the dullest of drinks.

Author Details Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$19.99 | NZ$22.99

ISBN

9781787134201

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Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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210 x 160 mm

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128pp

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Georgina Davies is a London-based chef, food stylist and recipe writer who is passionate about delicious, healthy food made from fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her extensive knowledge of nutrition informs her recipes.

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Floral infusions in water have been highlighted as a major drinks trend for 2019 Hot trend on Instagram: #infusedwater has over 380,000 tags

Paris for Food Lovers Elin Unnes

Discover the coolest places to eat in the City of Light from the best market stalls, the tastiest and cheapest oysters, restaurants in alleys, bars in the cellar, and places serving 'nouvelle nouvelle cuisine'. Author Elin Unnes is at the cutting edge of Paris's food scene, and says, 'The new French chefs are not necessarily French. They are French-Japanese-Nordic. And it doesn’t matter where they come from. The restaurants where they cook are often in the culturally unique eleventh arrondisement. They have odd chairs, classic Opinel knives that are licked clean between courses and a talented sommelier who pours new, fantastic natural wines in the same glass as the last. It’s an intoxicating fairytale world where a little bit of everything can happen.' Organised into chapters for different parts of Paris, this guide includes many great photos and interviews with local chefs. It covers all the places Hemingway didn’t drink at.

Author Details Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

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AU$29.99 | NZ$32.99

ISBN

9781741176605

Publisher

Explore Australia

Imprint

General

Series

Food Lovers Guides

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Travel

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220 x 160 mm

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Elin Unnes is a Stockholm-based music and gardening journalist. She has been editor at various Swedish publications and writes regularly for Dagens Nyheter and Allt om Trädgård. She is also the author of acclaimed Swedish books The Secret Gardener (2014) and the follow-up Herbariet (2016). Once a year Elin takes a train to Paris and spends the winter on the continent.

Key Information • • • •

Discover the latest in cool places to eat in your favourite cities around the world with the Food Lovers series This series takes well-known foodie destinations (Paris, Tokyo & Rome) and finds the lesser-known food cultures, chefs and cuisines that are shaping the food scene in their own way Offers insight into the history and future of food in each city, from the pizza wars in Rome to the details of Tokyo’s 150,000 restaurants to the culturally unique eleventh arrondisement in Paris. A fun addition to the package is a removable jacket which includes a map of the city on the inside, to take with you on your travels

Foreword

Where are we going? Alice B. Toklas, who moved to Paris in the early 1900s and became the partner of Gertrude Stein (the American novelist, playwright and poet), likened French cooks to the classic kings of Bourbon: ‘They learn nothing, they forget nothing.’ But now, something has happened. Paris has a new cuisine. Again. To me, the best designation for what people have come to call ‘nouvelle nouvelle cuisine’ is ‘cuisine du marché’, or market-driven cuisine*. The new French cooks are not necessarily French. They may be French-Japanese-Nordic. And it doesn’t really matter where they come from. They listen to the same music (the good kind). They’re passionate about vegetables. The restaurants where they cook serve handmade dishes and have mismatched chairs. There’s tap water in unwashed old bottles, tattered posters on the walls and silverware barely licked clean between dishes. And there’s nearly always a skilled sommelier pouring fantastic new organic and natural wines into the same old glasses. It is an intoxicating, fabulous and wild world where menus change every evening, every hour, and where just about anything can happen. The new French kitchen is a group of loosely connected places where each evening it’s proven again that alchemy exists – for example, by serving a drink that seems to have materialized out of invisible spores in the atmosphere and found its way somehow onto a plate of grapes. The one aspect of the new French dining scene that can seem a little elitist is that people are sometimes unwilling to give wine and food recommendations. ‘It makes no difference what is considered the best; people like what they like’, is unhelpful advice if you have no idea what you like and couldn’t name a French wine district to save your life – at least, not until someone reminds you that Champagne is a place. * The restaurant Au Passage (p. xxx) often namechecked its maraîcher, or market gardener, Joël Thiébault. Joël was at Marché de l’Alma and on rue Gros, but closed his market stall on New Year’s

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Eve 2016. In a heartbreaking article in Le Figaro, a star Paris chef wrote that Joël was like a god and that when he retired, it was like losing someone you loved.

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Au Passage Restaurant

In my head, it all starts with Au Passage. The winter that we finally decided to stop whining – that it was time to do something, and that that something was to spend winter on the Continent – that same year, Au Passage opened. When we first stepped off the night train in Gare de l’Est, with sleep-tousled hair and stomachs full of hot chocolate, I didn’t know that some time earlier, Audrey Jarry and Jean-Charles Buffet, along with some friends, had bought the old house in passage SaintSébastien. They had long dreamed of a certain kind of restaurant, one where it felt like you were eating at the home of a friend, and finally they decided to open the place themselves. I didn’t know any of this that night at Gare de l’Est. All I knew was how good it felt to 10

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go to Au Passage. In the midst of happiness and new love in a new city, it felt completely natural – or beyond natural, more like a law of nature – for a place such as Au Passage to be there. Peeking into the narrow alley between boring new buildings, you might at first think you took a wrong turn, but then you hear the Dead Kennedys’ song Too Drunk to Fuck coming from the open window to the kitchen, and when at last you step inside the messy restaurant on the ground floor of an old rickety building, it’s like stepping into a new world – a world where someone has been eavesdropping on your food fantasies. From the start, it was all precisely as it should be: the portion sizes, the posters on the walls, the natural wines, the little shiso leaves beside every other plate. Nor did I think it was anything special. I didn’t think it was anything other than Paris, just as Paris is. There have been many different cooks in the kitchen since my first visit, but Au Passage 11

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the menu, you must order it. The oysters are among the best in Paris. And I love the poster at the front of the room, which reads ‘The customer is king’ with a picture of a guillotine. For a while the pastry chef Quina Lon worked in the little kitchen, along with Edward and Peter. At that time the kitchen was about the size of a handicap–accessible bathroom, and the bathroom, wall-to-wall, the size of a broom closet. But Quina did things with dessert that would make a poet of Babylon blush. Once, during her time at Au Passage, we were stopped on our way out the door and sent back to our table. There stood several small bowls of ice-cream made with browned butter that left everyone at the table speechless. We did not recover until we were outside in the alley with all its graffiti and precarious flower pots.

continues to breathe equal parts anarchy and solidarity. The food is consistent, and the wine list is crammed with natural wines. One of the first chefs to run the kitchen was James Henry, and shortly after him Edward Delling-Williams. The Australian Shaun Kelly became a dad and moved on to cooking at the Australian embassy, where he also set up a kitchen garden on the roof. Peter Orr left for sister restaurant Bar Martin (p. xxx) before opening his own gourmet tavern, Robert. For a while, the ambitious Swedish chef David Kjellstenius took over. At the time of writing, the Portuguese chef Luis-Miguel Taveres had taken over from Dave Harrison. Regardless of who’s in the kitchen, you always get the freshest, most decadent vegetables here. Imagine a bowl of fresh 12

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Dave Harrison, one of Au Passage’s many chefs, likes to drink wine in the hip little restaurant Chambre Noire 82 rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris

These days Quina runs her own restaurant (p. xxx), browned-butter ice-cream is all over the world and Au Passage has both embodied and changed the way food is cooked and eaten in Paris. A few technical details. It’s best to go to Au Passage with someone with whom you’re comfortable sharing germs. First, you

radishes, dipped in butter and shared by everyone around the table. This is even more decadent than it sounds, because more often than not the butter will be loaded up with oysters or something equally rich. The radish greens are so fresh and clean you can eat them, too; they feel a little sticky on the tongue, but they taste bright and peppery. Mushroom toast also sounds simpler than it is: common pickled mushrooms mixed with larger fried mushrooms in a big pile atop a slice of fried, buttery sourdough bread swimming in broth, topped with what the menu describes as ‘walnut sprouts’. These are not in fact walnut sprouts, but something that looks like beansprouts and tastes like walnut. (To this day, I’m still searching my seed catalogues to find this mystery crop.) If there is burrata on 13

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can sit and talk cheek-to-cheek when the noise levels rise later in the night. Second, the dishes are small and come out one at a time, so the smart move is to order as a group and share everything around the table. Otherwise, someone has to sit drooling over their mushroom toast as they politely wait for everyone else’s plates to arrive. If you’re here with colleagues or in-laws, it’s wise to order two of everything – that way everyone has their own mushroom toast and their own potato-fritter-with-algae. Everything is good, so you can’t really go wrong. And if anyone is left unsatisfied, you can always order more. If you’re early (say 7 or 7.30pm), you can slip into the bar for a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before dinner, and everything’s golden. 1 bis passage Saint-Sébastien, 75011 Paris restaurant-aupassage.fr +33 1 43 55 07 52

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Au Passage et al. Do you have a signature dish? Not really. Every time I think I’m on the way to having one, I mostly want to ask it to go to hell, take it off the menu and try to come up with something new to get stuck on for a while. What do you listen to while you work? We listen to a super eclectic mix of different genres – metal, punk, disco, opera, Sade, Prince, techno. Right now it’s mostly Nick Cave or The Birthday Party, New York Dolls, Happy Mondays, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Dead Boys … As loud as possible! Do you have any favorite ingredients? It’s probably acid or elderflower, or just whatever animal blood, innards, head or feet I have in front of me. Do you have a regular restaurant in Paris? If I’m going to be totally honest, I really eat most often at Best Tofu (p. xxx) in Belleville. Their soup with silken tofu, seaweed, mini shrimp and black vinegar is completely perfect and costs like 2 euro. Where do you go to drink? My favorite places to drink are Chambre Noire, Le Grand Bain and Dame Jane (p. xxx). What is the best dinner you’ve ever had in Paris? The best meal I’ve had to date in Paris would be my birthday dinner at Restaurant A.T. It was multifaceted, surprising and copious. Plus Atsushi [Tanaka] is an angel. And he loves house music!

Where do you eat?

Dave Harrison Dave Harrison comes from Texas. He had barely turned 24 when he became head chef at Au Passage (p. xxx). He was recruited through a long chain of relatives, mutual friends and an interview that basically went like this: ‘If you’re standing here on the

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threshold within five days, you have the job’. So Dave packed his suitcase and left Texas without so much as a backward glance. Dave had earlier worked at Noma in Copenhagen, and at the time of writing he was back in Denmark, working at Copenhagen foodie-favorite Den Vandrette. He’s cooking there while planning to open his own restaurant with some of his fellow Au Passage stars. His style is more nose-to-tail than the typical market-driven cuisine – translated,

that means fewer bowls of radishes and more calf brains. Last time he cooked for us, Dave served, among other things, a sauce made of calf brains that the meat-lover in the group could not stop talking about, and about which the vegetarian in the group, who tasted the sauce, became noticeably quiet and thoughtful. At some point the words, ‘All this pig skin makes me sleepy’, were uttered. All the dishes were so good that it seemed less like a dinner than a meditation, or like taking a short vacation from reality.

Do you have a simple but magical flavor combo, something you came up with yourself, inherited or were served by someone else? Lately I’ve been very into Champagne and super buttery, salty popcorn.

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Rome for Food Lovers Peter Loewe

Discover the coolest places to eat in Rome from trattorias that have been in the same family for decades to restaurants, pizzerias, bars, cafes, gelatorias and delis. Author Peter Loewe also details the ongoing pizza wars in Rome, why Italians are not fatter and what might be hiding in a true Roman belly. Peter has also travelled far out into Rome’s periphery, to find the most characteristic places in which the traditions of Roman food and family recipes live on. Organised into chapters for different types of eateries and food stores, this guide includes many great photos and interviews with local chefs. Given the many tourist traps that have multiplied in central Rome, a guide to the city's restaurants is more important than ever.

Author Details Swedish-born Peter Loewe is a journalist and correspondent for Dagens Nyheter and has lived in Rome for over 30 years. Food and wine are two of Peter’s special interests and he is a regular contributor to Swedish publications such as Gourmet and Allt om Vin. Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$29.99 | NZ$32.99

ISBN

9781741176612

Publisher

Explore Australia

Imprint

General

Series

Food Lovers Guides

Category

Travel

Format

220 x 160 mm

Extent

176pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Key Information • • • •

Discover the latest in cool places to eat in your favourite cities around the world with the Food Lovers series. This series takes well-known foodie destination (Paris, Tokyo & Rome) and finds the lesser-known food cultures, chefs and cuisines that are shaping the food scene in their own way. Offers insight into the history and future of food in each city, from the pizza wars in Rome to the details of Tokyo’s 150,000 restaurants to the culturally unique eleventh arrondisement in Paris. A fun addition to the package is a removable jacket which includes a map of the city on the inside, to take with you on your travels.

Tokyo for Food Lovers Jonas Cramby

Discover the coolest places to eat in Tokyo from smoky yakiniku eateries and steaming ramen restaurants, to cocktail bars the size of wardrobes and rowdy punkizaya joints with fantastic small plated dishes and spotlessly clean lavatories. Author Jonas Cramby says, 'Writing a restaurant guide to Tokyo seems close to an impossible task. Tokyo, as it happens, is not simply the best food city in the world, it is also the largest. The city is thought to contain more than 150,000 restaurants, which makes even the 10,000 catering establishments of New York, by comparison seem like the regional centre of a small and sleepy town. It has the best raw produce, the most brilliant chefs and the highest number of Michelin stars in the world. Tokyo is a city in which extreme care and concern for detail is not the sole preserve of fine dining – it exists everywhere. The city is packed with simple, fun, cheap and, above all, fabulously good eateries and this book is my highly personal guide to these places.' Organised into chapters for different types of food experiences, this guide includes many great photos and interviews with local chefs. It will help you to locate the finest kitchens and food stores on offer, decipher menus and rules of etiquette, and advise you on first-class dining close to wherever you are in the city. Publication

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Swedish-born Jonas Cramby is a food writer for Café Magazine and Metro . He has written five highly-praised books on cuisine, which have been published in several countries around the world.

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CONTENTS Introduction 5 Disclaimer Some Advice for you, theÂ reader Ramen & tsukemen 10 Udon, soba & tempura 24 Yakiniku 36 Yakitori & yakiton 50 Japanese curry 62 Gyoza & biru 72

Tonkatsu 82 Sushi 92 Izakaya 100 Fast food & sweet treats 112 Coffee & tea 128 Craft beer, natural wine & sake 150 Japanese bars 162 Practicalities 172 Index 174

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RAMEN & TSUKEMEN

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RAMEN & TSUKEMEN The world’s best noodle soup

There are roughly 50,000 ramen places in Japan, which I assume makes them the East Asian equivalent to McDonald’s. That is if your local McDonald’s had a two-hour long line and the hamburger was placed in the bread by a mindfulness coach. Because in Japan, ramen is more a national obsession than a fast food: there are ramen bloggers, ramen movies, ramen fanatics, ramen manga, even a ramen museum; and it is more the rule than the exception to need to line up for 30 minutes 10

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at your favorite place, and up to three or four hours if it is an especially popular restaurant like the two Michelin-starred ramen restaurants found in Tokyo. And all this is for a dish that costs around US$8 and takes about 5 minutes to eat. As someone who only eats instant ramen and is generally suspicious of soup – which everyone knows is the most boring food – I understand that this might sound strange, but saying ramen is a soup is a bit like calling a wedding cake a cupcake. It is so much more! As for ramen being a traditional “fast food”, as in it is fast to make, it definitely is not. For an average ramen chef making ramen is his entire life. Making ramen is an art, and unlike many other things in tradition-driven Japanese culture, there is room for innovation and personality. Then of course, Ramen is good too. Ridiculously good. Bending over a steaming bowl of ramen with a blissful smile on the lips, a little fat around the mouth and with noodles hanging like a delicate kind of goatee from the chin is a blissful and, in fact, a mandatory Tokyo experience. It’s an experience that happens to fit the beginner well bbbecause in Tokyo it can be easy to feel a little lost. English-speaking waiters and menus are not as common as in 11

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other countries, and Japanese etiquette can sometimes seem confusing. But ordering a bowl of ramen is something most visitors can handle. You don’t even have to talk to anyone, just press a button, hand over your tickets/voucher/docket and smile politely. Outside the ramen restaurants, there are usually machines where you order and pay for food, drinks and extra toppings. On most machines there are pictures of the food, but should it be an incomprehensible machine, just live a little and order the same as the person in front of you. When you pay you take the tickets and settle down where there’s space. A staff person will come to take your ticket. Hand it to them with both hands, it’s polite. When the ice-cold beer that you ordered is served, take a sip, lean back and observe the beautiful ramen ballet taking place in the kitchen in front of you. When your soup arrives, all that’s left is to dig in, and quickly – one bowl should preferably be eaten in 6–10 minutes; partly to make room for the others in the line, partly so the noodles don’t get overcooked in the hot broth. A ramen nook is not a place where you hang out for hours with a beer, but a quick-stop shop where you are in and out in minutes. Lean over the soup, lift some noodles with the chopsticks and slurp them into your mouth as loudly as you can. This way it tastes better and the noodles are cooled down. Yes, it is almost impolite to eat too quietly. Follow the noodle slurping by drinking the broth with the spoon and picking up the toppings and taking a bite – it’s okay to put things back in the soup, but don’t stir it. And the egg is always eaten with the spoon. When you are finished, you bow, say “Gochisousama” (it was delicious) and walk away with a litre of happiness sloshing around in the tummy.

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Nakiryu

If you like fine dining on a budget, you need to go to Otsuka in northern Tokyo. This is the location of both ramen places with Michelin stars: Tsuta and Nakiryu. If you plan a visit, you have to set aside at least a few hours, partly because the area is quite far from everything else, partly because of the lines. About an hour before opening, it is already full of people, and a special “line” manager keeps track of all the ramenhungry people. There are four separate queues and you move forward only when you are told to. Only real newbies change lines themselves or go straight ahead and yank the door open – line jumping is an unknown concept in these parts of the world. But because the line is so organized and people eat their ramen so fast, it also becomes quite ok to wait: no offended sighs, no one pushing in, no risk of not getting any noodles; just stomach rumbling and anticipation of yummy ramen. Is it worth it? Yes!

As soon as you enter Nakiryu, your boredom vanishes and you experience an attentive service that is much like traditional fine dining. Even the food has that flair that reveals a shonukin (a Japanese artisan) is at work. Despite the Michelin star, Nakiryu is priced like a regular ramen nook, at about US$8 per portion. They have the usual shoya and shio ramen, (see p. 20), although the specialty is their fantastic danda noodles – look for 担々麵 on the ramen machine. Inspired by the Sichuan noodles of the same name, they consist of perfectly cooked, handmade wheat noodles with pork mince in a hot, beautiful bright-orange broth.

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THE ANATOMY OF THE JAPANESE RAMEN LINE 1 A security guard ensures the people in the line don’t disrupt traffic. 2 The restaurant’s “line” manager on his way to take people from line 1 (not in picture) to line 2 (see point 3). 3 Line 2.

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4 Line3, mistaken by many newbies to be line 1. 5 Line 4, the so-called bench line.

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Kikanbo

When traveling back to a favorite city, the same dilemma always arises for us foodies: should we try new places or go back to old favorites? This choice is extra tricky in Tokyo, because there are so many restaurants, many of which are really good. One place I always return to is Kikanbo. They may not have Tokyo’s best ramen, but it is the kind I constantly have a lowintensity craving for, which only gets stronger the closer I get to Akihabara. In addition to the usual pork, eggs and noodles, it consists of an

extremely rich pork and miso broth which is seasoned Sichuan-style with two types of heat: kara (chili) and shibi (sansho). This is then topped with a high pile of flash-fried bean sprouts. Next door to the ramen shop is Kikanbo’s tsukemen restaurant which is just as good, making it hard to choose between them. i

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Afuri

Afuri is so popular that there are now nine Arfuri siblings in Tokyo (and one in Portland, USA). But the original is in Ebisu, and a visit here is mandatory for the serious ramen lover. Afuri makes a modern kind of ramen that may not necessarily be good for you, but definitely tastes like it is. It is clean, simple, and their specialty flavored with yuzu (a Japanese citrus fruit) is fresh like a spring creek. The water used in the broth is even said to come from a spring on the mountain Afuri in Kanagawa, hence the name. They have an English menu and it is generally easy for beginners to order. i Open every day 11am–5pm d Ebisu a F 117 Bld, 1-1-7 Ebisu

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Rokurinsha

Inside Tokyo Station is Tokyo Ramen Street – a long indoor street filled with lots of restaurants. The most legendary, and allegedly chef David Chang’s favorite venue, is Rokurinsha. Here they serve the ramen variant tsukemen – thicker, chewier noodles, served in a separate bowl to the broth, which itself is thicker and tastier than the usual broth. You dip some noodles into the broth and then eat them. Lovely! Rokurinsha also has a branch at Haneda airport, which means that Haneda has replaced Narita as my airport of choice in Tokyo. i

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TOKYO RAMEN STREET

Tokyo Ramen Street consists of eight ramen shops and is a part of Kitchen Street – a huge dining area in Tokyo Station. Here you could spend the rest of your life without getting bored of all the food that’s on offer. It is also a practical alternative for the traveler, since you often pass Tokyo Station on your way to other places anyway. You find Kitchen Street by getting yourself to level/floor/storey one and then go towards Yaesu North exit.

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New South Wales Sydney

Cabramatta

The Hawkesbury River

Hunter Valley

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1 hour from Sydney CBD

1.5 hours from Sydney CBD

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It only takes 90 minutes or so heading west – by car or train – to get to the Blue Mountains but, once you’re there, surrounded by World Heritage–listed wilderness and jawdropping views, you’ll feel a million miles away. The walking – varying from gentle strolls to challenging hikes – is superb! The area is also a magnet for those seeking a spot of retail therapy in the galleries, antique stores and boutiques of Leura or Katoomba; and for food lovers, who come up to the mountains for a long leisurely lunch or an afternoon high tea served with style in one of the grand Art Deco hotels in Medlow Bath or Katoomba. In summer the mountains are a welcome cool change from steamy Sydney. The many stately gardens are worth a visit in spring and autumn; in winter you might even see snow. See Glenbrook p. 43, Katoomba p. 52.

A daytrip to Cabramatta is like taking a daytrip to Asia. This suburb, on the western fringe of Sydney, is the Asian food and culture capital of the city. It even looks, sounds and smells more like Saigon than Sydney. Catch the train from Central Station – it will take around an hour – and spend the day shopping in the food markets and trinket stores, buying cheap-as-chips fabrics and other made-in-Asia goodies, slurping pho and other spicy Vietnamese dishes, visiting herbalists, getting a massage and drinking bubble tea. No passport needed.

Ever wondered what Sydney was like 200 years ago? Spend a day driving the back roads to Wisemans Ferry and St Albans and you’ll soon have a good idea. This area, about a 90-minute drive north-west of Sydney, is a rugged landscape with towering sandstone ridges backing onto dense national park bushland, punctuated with sleepy villages full of beautiful sandstone buildings and ancient (by Australian standards) pubs serving hearty meals. Everything on the Hawkesbury River moves to a delightfully old-fashioned beat. See Wisemans Ferry p. 90.

If you’re a wine lover, chances are you’ll know all about the Hunter Valley’s famous wines, particularly its semillon – a unique Hunter white that is regarded as the best of its type. Australia’s oldest wine-producing region is a two-hour drive from Sydney, so it’s ideal for a daytrip, although the range of accommodation and restaurants in the valley makes it the type of place where you’ll be tempted to stay overnight. World-class golf courses, luxury day spas, galleries and gardens make the Hunter Valley a great place to spend the day even if you don’t drink. See Cessnock p. 33.

Central Coast

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Newcastle

Northern beaches

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A string of laidback coastal villages flanking blissfully uncrowded beaches makes the Central Coast a favourite weekend destination for Sydneysiders. But at just 90 minutes drive (or train ride) north of the city, it’s also the ideal place for a daytrip. Gosford is home to some great galleries and the Australian Reptile Park, which is the place to go to get an upclose look at Australia’s notorious snakes and spiders. Stylish Terrigal has lots of classy waterfront eateries, the Entrance is good for families, and Bouddi National Park in the south offers walking trails and beachside camping. See Gosford p. 44, Terrigal p. 80, The Entrance p. 80.

Victoria’s Great Ocean Road might get all the glory, but the Grand Pacific Drive, on the southern outskirts of Sydney between Royal National Park and Wollongong, is every bit as spectacular, with a lot less traffic on most days. A highlight is the thrilling Sea Cliff Bridge, which curves around the cliffs, cantilevered 50 metres out to sea. Chill out on one of the beaches along the way, take a dip in a rockpool or stroll through the rainforest. At around 100 kilometres each way, it’s the perfect length for a one-day road trip. See Wollongong p. 90.

Newcastle might be mainland Australia’s second oldest city and the second largest city in New South Wales, but there’s nothing second-class about this seriously cool place. Oozing street-smart post-industrial urban chic from every revamped railway yard, work shed, warehouse and laneway, the city overflows with art spaces, cafes, eateries and the work of emerging designers. Check out the city’s convict past, spend some time at one of the city beaches or rockpools, and watch the tankers and tugboats come and go in the working harbour from your perch in a waterfront bar or cafe. See Newcastle p. 68.

‘The northern beaches’ stretches from Manly (just north of the CBD) to Palm Beach (at the tip of the northern peninsula). The further north you go, the more glitzy it gets; ‘Palmy’ is a favourite summer holiday playground for visiting celebrities and local socialites. If you’re a fan of the TV soap Home and Away you’ll know Palm Beach as Summer Bay. But you don’t have to be rich and famous to enjoy a daytrip here: just catch a bus from the city centre. You’ll find plenty of great spots to eat and shop at each coastal ‘village’ on the way, and the walk around Barrenjoey Head is a delight.

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ONE Stop in Glenbrook, one of the first towns in the Blue Mountains. Not only does the main street pump out caffeine and food for weary travellers, it’s also the starting point for the Red Hands Cave track, which leads to one of the best rock-art sites in the mountains. Cool off from the walk at Jellybean Pool, a swimming hole also near Glenbrook.

The foothills of the sandstone ridges, escarpments, canyons and eucalypt-covered plateaus known as the Blue Mountains start at the western edge of Sydney’s suburban sprawl and rise to almost 1200 metres before dropping away to the wide western plains some 100 winding kilometres later, just beyond the village of Mount Victoria. The mountains might be famous for their stop-you-in-your-tracks views, adventure sports and walking trails, butB55 the historic ridge-top towns also offer fine A32 dining, fantastic shopping and show-worthy gardens.

THREE Wentworth Falls has some big-name tourist attractions, from the eponymous falls to local bushwalks, as well as some interesting art galleries. FOUR Leura – quirky shopping, stylish fashion and better-thanaverage eateries are the name of the game here, as well as old-world houses and gardens, such as Everglades Historic House and Gardens. FIVE Echo Point Lookout – this is what most people come up to the mountains to see! Overlooking Jamison Valley and the famous Three Sisters, this view never disappoints, no matter how many times you may have seen it on a postcard. Walk down the Giant Staircase if you’re prepared for the climb back up.

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• The Blue Mountains really is a year-round destination. In summer the mountains are the perfect place to escape Sydney’s sticky heat; in autumn the deciduous trees in gardens and along avenues are ablaze with colour; winter time brings the occasional dusting of snow; and spring is a riot of garden blooms. • Main towns: Blackheath (see p. 25), Katoomba (see p. 52). • The Blue Mountains are the traditional land of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples; search out the many rock-art sites. • The mountains initially blocked the Europeans from expanding their colony to the west, but a small expedition party, led by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson (all with local towns named after them), crossed the mountains in a remarkable 21 days. Their secret? Following the ridges rather than the valleys. • Don’t miss: Three Sisters, Red Hands Cave, Scenic World, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah.

TWELVE If you’re heading back to Sydney, take the Bells Line of Road and stop at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah, one of the world’s finest collections of cool climate plants, including the Wollemi pine – Australia’s own Jurassic tree.

SIX Scenic World is only a short drive from the lookout, and includes thrills like the steepest passenger railway in the world, which descends into a rainforest that has existed since the Jurassic era. You can also ride the Skyway, a glass-floored cable car that glides along a wire 270 metres above the rainforest.

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ELEVEN No Blue Mountains tour is complete without a trip to Jenolan Caves. Marvel at the stalactites and stalagmites, columns, shawls and canopies. Of the 280 richly decorated caves here, M4 nine are open for tours.

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TEN A2 Surrounded by apple orchards and with people selling fruit and vegetables at roadside stalls, Hartley, a village of imposing sandstone buildings, was one of the first colonial settlements west of the Blue Mountains and appears today much as it did in the 1870s.

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SEVEN, EIGHT & NINE Browse the eclectic range of shops housed in wonderful Art Deco buildings in Katoomba; soak in the views across the Megalong Valley at Medlow Bath as you indulge in an afternoon 65 high tea at the grand Hydro Majestic Hotel (worth a stop for the magnificent view, even if you don’t go inside); and walk among the classic houses and historic buildings of Blackheath before checking out the view from Evans Lookout.

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TWO It doesn’t matter whether you’re an art lover, history buff, gardener, bookworm or admirer of beautiful things, you’ll love the Norman Lindsay Gallery at Faulconbridge. The former home of the renowned artist and author is full of his oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, drawings, novels, sculptures, ship models and memorabilia – all surrounded by extensive gardens.

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Nightcap NP Mullumbimby

Brunswick Heads

Protestors Falls

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Byron Bay

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Casino

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Teven Valley Golf Course

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Lennox Head

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EIGHT Get in touch with your inner flower child at Nimbin, the centre of the 1970s hippie movement, where shopfronts are decorated in colourful, psychedelic murals, alternative is mainstream and you’re likely to find some of the best organic chai lattes in the state. Groovy baby. NINE & TEN Take a scenic drive through the rainforests of Nightcap and Wollumbin national parks, through the caldera of what was, 20 million years ago, a huge volcano. Find out more at the World Heritage Rainforest Centre in Murwillumbah. ELEVEN & TWELVE Finish your tour in either Brunswick Heads or Byron Bay (Brunswick is the quieter, slightly less fashionable but much better value of the two). Both offer great beaches and a laidback holiday vibe, where bare feet and fish and chips by the sea are the order of the day, with an organic kale, quinoa and chia smoothie on the side – if that’s your thing.

Cheat sheet • You’ll need two or three days to explore the region, but allow yourself a couple of extra days just to chill out on the beach. • Best swimming weather is early summer through to Easter, although the climate is delightfully mild all year. The region gets very busy during summer school holidays and long weekends, so book accommodation ahead. • Main towns: Ballina (see p. 20), Byron Bay (see p. 30), Grafton (see p. 45), Lismore (see p. 58), Yamba (see p. 92). • Don’t miss: weekend markets at Byron Bay, Nimbin, Bangalow and the Channon; Wollumbin and Border Ranges national parks, Cape Byron Lighthouse, Teven Valley Golf Course, Iluka Nature Reserve. • Cape Byron is the most easterly point on the Australian mainland: time your visit for sunrise and you’ll have a head start on the rest of the country. • Protestors Falls in Nightcap National Park is the site of one of the first conservationist protests in Australia, back in the 1970s. Today it is World Heritage listed.

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ONE Start in Grafton, which is famous for its annual Jacaranda Festival in October, when the town’s heritage-laden streets are transformed into beautiful purple-flowery tunnels.

Head – a great spot for a picnic lunch (shortbread and haggis from A1 Maclean, perhaps?) beside the river or at Dirawong Reserve, which is magnificent in spring when the headland is carpeted in wildflowers.

TWO & THREE Turn off the Pacific Highway and spend some time on one of Yamba’s six beaches – if you’re a surfer you’ll love the legendary right-hand break at Angourie Point – or take the plunge feet first into the Blue Pool, a huge rock quarry filled with fresh water. Jump on the ferry crossing the Clarence River to Iluka and stroll through the World Heritage–listed rainforest reserve.

SIX Put your navigational skills to the test in the tea-tree maze at Thursday Plantation on the northern outskirts of Ballina, unless of course you get sidetracked by the town’s beaches. A wonderful way to see the beaches is on the walking and cycle track that hugs the coastline and runs along the river wall.

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SEVEN Like Grafton, Alstonville is famous for its purple haze when the tibouchina trees that line the town’s streets burst into bloom (in autumn), but it’s the macadamias that are the real attraction. The surrounding hills are covered in orchards of the impossible-to-crack-but-delicious nut,

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and you can buy big fat bags at farmgate stalls for just a few dollars (BYO nutcracker). Set in the hinterland behind Ballina, Alstonville also offers a historical charm and excellent antiques shopping.

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If New South Wales has a beachholiday capital, it is Byron Bay. Once a sleepy little backwater full of alternative lifestylers, it’s now a magnet for beach lovers who flock here for the surfing, swimming, whale-watching, day spas, yoga retreats, natural therapy centres, trendy cafes and restaurants and hippy, trippy vibe. In fact, the entire tropical north coast is sprinkled with towns just like Byron, although the real hippies are to be found in the beautiful green, rainforestsmothered hinterland.

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Sussex Inlet Milton

Araluen

JBT Booderee NP

Batemans Bay

Pebbly Beach Murramarang National Park Batemans Bay

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Malua Bay

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The far south coast of New South Wales between Jervis Bay and the Victorian border – a string of national parks and wonderfully undeveloped beaches combined with a maze of beautiful waterways – is one long summer playground, although the scenery, B72 wildlife, family-friendly attractions and farm-fresh cheeses and other produce make it a great place to spend some time all year round. Pack a picnic blanket, fishing rod and walking shoes, because a holiday in this part of the world is all about getting back to nature and enjoying the great outdoors.

Eurobodalla National Park

Tuross Head

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Dalmeny Narooma

Montague Island

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Mimosa Rocks National Park

Tathra

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Touring route ONE You can’t drive past Jervis Bay without visiting Hyams Beach, which has some of the whitest sand in the country, if not the world. Jervis Bay is also famous for its resident pod of dolphins and is a great place to go whale-watching between June and November. The walking trails, botanic gardens, beachside camping areas and picturesque lighthouse ruins of Booderee National Park are also worth exploring.

• You could drive this stretch in less than a day, but that would be no fun at all – four or five days gives you plenty of time to enjoy the good life along the way. • Best swimming weather is early summer through to mid-autumn. The region is popular during summer school holidays, so plan ahead.

TWO Wanna see some surfing kangaroos? Head to the beaches of Murramarang National Park. Okay, they may be more likely to be lying about on the sand rather than riding the waves, but at dawn and dusk the ’roos really do like hanging around at Pebbly Beach.

• Main towns: Batemans Bay (see p. 21), Bega (see p. 23), Eden (see p. 40), Narooma (see p. 66), Ulladulla (see p. 83).

THREE Mogo is one of those tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-it places on the highway that can be tempting to drive past, but there are two good reasons to stop here, particularly if you are travelling with kids: Mogo Zoo has Nepalese red pandas, white lions, snow leopards, gorillas and tigers and plenty of behindthe-scenes tours; the Original Gold Rush Colony is a heritage park that re-creates the gold-rush days of the 1860s.

• Booderee National Park is owned by the people of Wreck Bay, and Booderee Botanic Gardens is the only Indigenous-owned botanic gardens in Australia. A self-guided trail with lots of interpretive boards explains how the Koori people used the plants for food and medicine.

FOUR Hire a kayak or paddle your own around the mirror-like waters of Tuross Lake where, if you believe the locals, the fish pretty much just jump into your boat. FIVE You don’t have to be a golf lover to enjoy a round on the cliff-edge top six at Narooma Golf Course, one of the most scenically sublime (and best value) golf courses in the country. You do, however, have to be prepared to lose a ball or two as you try to whack them from one cliff-top green to the next without dropping them into the churning ocean below. SIX Nine kilometres offshore from Narooma, Montague Island is home to colonies of both Australian and New Zealand fur seals and 10,000 pairs of little penguins. Daytrips and overnight stays in the historic lighthouse are available. Book at the Narooma Visitor Centre. SEVEN Stretch your legs on a stroll down the main streets of Central Tilba and Tilba Tilba. Both villages are full of lovingly restored heritage-listed wooden buildings that are now home to galleries, gift shops and showrooms. Cheese lovers should head to the ABC Cheese Factory. Those with a sweet tooth will love the local fudge from the general store and the chocolate shop.

• Don’t miss: Hyams Beach, Mogo Zoo, the Original Gold Rush Colony, Eden Killer Whale Museum, Montague Island, Green Cape Lighthouse, Tilba Tilba.

• Seek out the story of Old Tom at the Eden Killer Whale Museum. As leader of a pack of killer whales (orcas), he would round up the baleen whales in the harbour and herd them towards the whalers waiting with harpoons, in exchange for whale scraps.

ELEVEN Find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know about cheese at the Bega Cheese Heritage Centre. The cafe serves a great ploughman’s lunch and a wicked milkshake. TWELVE &THIRTEEN You’re guaranteed a whale of a time in Eden on the shores of Twofold Bay, site of one of the first whaling stations in New South Wales, and also one of the last to close down. Check out the fascinating stories of whales and whalers working together at the Eden Killer Whale Museum, and wander around the atmospheric ruins of nearby Davidson Whaling Station and Boyds Tower in Ben Boyd National Park.

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EIGHT, NINE &TEN Take the coast road to Tathra, via Bermagui and through Mimosa Rocks National Park. Have a hankering for some fresh fish? Both towns are great places to drop in a line, or pick up some that have been caught and cooked by someone else (with chips, of course).

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Great Aussie Car Fails Dave Morley

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With more than 30 years of experience as a motoring journalist, author Dave Morley has come across his fair share of epic car stuff-ups. Great Aussie Car Fails explores the biggest stuff-ups in motoring history, from the supercar with an engine prone to exploding, to Peter Brock's Energy Polariser, the equivalent of healing crystals for your car. The book includes chapters on the biggest car model mistakes; technology gone wrong; questionable company politics and some overseas whoppers that will make us feel... a little less alone in the stupid stakes. For car lovers, car haters and anyone who wants to feel a bit better about their own mistakes, this book will keep you entertained and give you a bit of insight into the wild world of cars.

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Author Details The car is a complex machine. The business of making cars is a complex industry. Enter a simple man. Dave Morley has been an automotive journalist for the last three decades and more, and has witnessed first hand his fair share of mistakes, errors, stuff-ups and bald-faced lies from a car-making world where too often politics, expediency, cost-cutting, and snake-oil salesmen get in the way of good design, bestpractice and engineering practicalities. How else could you explain a manufacturer cheating on a fuel consumption test, a car that knee-capped its occupants or an exhaust design so loopy, it set the car’s carpets on fire? A twisted view of the world isn’t usually a blessing, but when it comes to stripping away the weasel words and recognising stupid for what it is, such a warped approach has served Morley well. He is the perfect candidate to lift the bonnet on the greatest Aussie car stuff-ups of all time.

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9781741176735

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From the author of Six Decades of Holden Versus Ford, Dave Morley, turns his trademark humour and personal insight to the biggest stuff-ups in the Australian (and international) car industry. Fun and approachable content and design makes it the perfect gift for not just the car lover, but also accessible to general public. Perfect Father's Day gift but also a great self-purchase. Dave Morley is a well-respected motoring journalist - but he also has a wicked sense of humour. Six Decades of Holden versus Ford has sold 10,000 copies since release. Books on cars are always popular. Marketing and publicity campaign on release.

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The Politics of stupid.

Dumb laws and corporate decisions

Wrecknology.

EA Falcon windscreen blunders Sometimes the pace of technology outruns the people who fix our cars. A classic example of this occurred in the late 1980s when Ford pulled the wraps off its brand-new, all-new EA Falcon. Suddenly, the old XF Falcon was so yesterday it wasn’t funny, and the EA’s overhead camshaft engine and steering rack replacing the old car’s steering box was dead-set space-ship stuff. But there was another improvement the EA brought with it over the XF and that was in the science of fitting the front and rear glass to the car. In previous Falcons, the windscreen had been surrounded by a big rubber seal that extended right around the edge of the glass. When that seal was stretched and popped on to the metal lip that

formed the windscreen opening, bingo, the windscreen was officially in place. Until a passing truck threw up a dirty great rock and broke the bugger, but you get the idea. Meantime, the new EA used a clever system of actually gluing the glass to the car, making the whole structure stronger by making the front and rear screens part of that structure. Without the small degree of movement allowed by the old-style rubber seal, the bodyshell had less flex and the new Falcon was stronger. And safer. And by using the glass as a stressed member (to use an engineering term) Ford was able to reduce

the size and mass of other parts of the roof structure and still have sufficient strength to prevent the roof caving in if the worst happened and the Falcon wound up on its lid. The problems started when EAs began turning up with broken windscreens (due to the normal causes) and went to windscreen shops to have new screens fitted. While some glass fitters were up to speed with the new glue-in process, a lot weren’t, and in some cases the wrong grade or type of adhesive was being used. If that happened, you could wind up with a car that looked fine and didn’t leak, but if it was in a shunt, wouldn’t have the proper degree of strength to keep the passenger cell from collapsing in on the hapless occupants. There was no way of knowing whether the correct adhesive had been used just by looking, and as EA Falcons started to hit the second-hand market, it all become a bit of a lottery. Provided you could trace the repair history of a particular car, you could be pretty sure you were okay, but if not, you were rolling the dice. In the end, even Ford got cold feet and, even though it stuck with

No man is an island You Couldn’t Make This Up Dept: The first traffic islands in the world were built in Liverpool, England in 1862, but the most ill-fated was the first built in London in St James Street in 1864. It was privately commissioned by Colonel Pierpoint, who was concerned that was going to be run down by a horse and carriage on his way to (but more likely home from) his private club in Pall Mall. After much work and money, his traffic island was finished and the good colonel rushed across the street to inspect it. And was mown down and killed by a horse and carriage. True story.

The Politics of Stupid

Leyland P76 Unready when you are Uh-oh, here come the gags and the guffaws. Feast your eyes on the car that has become the poster child for getting it wrong. Yep, the Leyland P76 has been the butt of plenty of cruel jibes over the years and, to be honest, it deserved some of them. Frankly, the P76 stands as a lesson on how not to do it when it comes to launching an all-new car into a market sector already pretty well served by some old favourites. The story starts in May, 1973. It was all systems go and Leyland Australia pushed the button to start production. And while the car may have been a concept with some merit, it was far from perfect in execution. And that started with the way it was screwed

together. Like its UK-based parent, Leyland Australia was having enormous difficulties at the time nailing quality control. A unionised workforce was not helping management’s cause but given what eventually happened to the Zetland plant in inner Sydney where Leyland production was centred, the union unrest ultimately did its members no favours either. Beyond that, the car simply wasn’t right from the moment it launched. Even in those gentler times when a few hours at the side of the road with a recalcitrant car were hardly the rarity they are now, the P76 was seen as unresolved in quality terms.

The big complaints included doors that leaked air and, of course, dust, rear windows that simply fell out over bumps and even an exhaust system design that routed the piping so close to the floor that the optional carpets began smouldering. Interior trim items routinely jumped ship and then there was the styling. Leyland Australia had been made to lobby the UK parent so hard for the go-ahead to do a big car, there’s speculation that it then felt the need to make it truly huge to justify its optimism. The old adage that the boot was big enough to fit a 44-gallon drum is actually true, but why that should be seen as a requirement for success is

still being debated. Even by the standards of the time, the P76 is an awkward looking child. The wedge shape is apparent, but dubious, and the detail works seems misguided. It’s simply too heavy in the rump to ever be called attractive, and that’s pretty much that. And that’s despite the design being the work of Michelotti of Turin; a design studio that, among other things had designed the very pretty Triumph 2500, the groundbreaking BMW 2002 and various Maseratis. So how did a design by such a team of craftsmen turn out so ungainly? Basically, the Michelotti design was fiddled with by Leyland Australia staff (perhaps on the instructions of their UK

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masters) who changed bits and pieces and demanded other parameters that completely diluted the purity of the original. As the car aged (not that it had a particularly long innings) you could argue that the assembly glitches that characterised the finished product should have been fixed. But they never were. There was also speculation that the parent company, Leyland in the UK, was experiencing financial woes and couldn’t fully fund the ongoing development of a project half a world away. Against that background came strikes within the Leyland factory and strikes within supplier companies which held up the parts necessary to finish cars. Many part-finished P76s wound up on the grass at the factory, shy of the required bits and pieces to get them into showrooms. There was even a steel shortage at one point, too, as the supplier involved failed to deliver the goods. Even power cuts hampered the P76’s progress. And let’s not forget the fuel crisis that arrived just as the P76 hit dealerships. The P76’s arrival also occurred at a time when both Holden and Ford were on the ascendancy.

The HQ Holden, which was selling at the same time as the Leyland, went on to become one of Holden’s most successful models with sales of almost half-a million in three years. A tough act to follow. There was political fallout, too. The Federal Government’s Industry Assistance Commission reckoned there was room for three car-makers, not four. And hot on the heels of the P76’s demise, PM Gough Whitlam referred to it as `a dud’ and Bill Hayden famously called it a lemon. Makes you wonder what chance it ever had… But just to square things up a little, it’s worth noting that the P76 did have its good points. Chief among those was that it was absolutely huge inside. There was plenty of headroom even in the back seat and the wide proportions made for lots of elbow and shoulder room. With the standard bench front seat, the P76 was truly a six-seater. There was also exceptional vision to all sides and only the high tail obscured the rear view for shorter drivers. And thanks to that 44-gallon drum thing, the boot was simply vast and also featured a

low-loading lip and wide opening. The body itself was clever, too, and despite the poor panel fit, the P76’s body was made up of just over 200 individual parts (allegedly only five more than the much smaller and two-door Mini). This simplified production and made for a stronger bodyshell into the bargain. The car drove well, too, with good brakes and positive steering. In fact, the driving experience was roundly praised by contemporary road tests which compared it favourably with the establishment. Fuel economy was better than the established players and the general view was that once Leyland got the build-quality issues sorted out, P76s would fly out the door. Of course, that never happened. Leyland never got the chance to get it right, because just 16 months later, in October 1974, the P76 project imploded, taking most of the Zetland plant and employees with it.

Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 Kids' Handbook Clive Gifford

As excitement builds in the run-up to Rugby World Cup 2019, the official Rugby World CupTM Japan 2019 Kids' Handbook provides the perfect tournament companion for younger rugby fans. It's bursting with information about the host country, Japan, plus the stadiums, top teams, superstar players, Rugby World Cup facts and stats, as well as loads of games, quizzes and puzzles.

Author Details Clive Gifford has written over 200 information books for young people and adults, several of which have been nominated for or won the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, Smithsonian, PBS and TES prizes. Selected sports titles include Rugby World Cup 2015 Factfile (Carlton) and Know Your Sport: Rugby (Watts).

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The only official children's companion to the tournament, which kicks off on 20 September 2019. Packed full of incredible Rugby World Cup facts and records, plus quickfire profiles of the top teams and players. Bursting with rugby puzzles, quizzes and games. A brilliant book for reluctant readers, with bite-sized text and all-action photos and activities. Fill-in progress chart lets young fans record match results as the tournament progresses, making this book a great personalised souvenir of Rugby World CupTM Japan 2019!

Rugby World Cup Japan 2019: The Official Book Simon Collings

The Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan: The Official Book is the must-have companion to world rugby's biggest event. For the first time ever, a nation outside the Six Nations or Rugby Championship, Japan, is hosting the tournament, and this book contains everything fans will need, from venue guides to detailed information on every team in the finals, key players, playing strengths, coaches, past form and a prediction of teams' hopes of success. In addition to reports on the qualifying tournaments and the fill-in Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 fixture schedule, famous games are recalled in special features, together with biographies of the men most likely to light up the tournament in the way the 2019 hosts did when they shocked South Africa in England in 2015. The Rugby World Cup's glorious history and tournament records are also fully covered making Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan: The Official Book essential reading for all fans interested in RWC2019.

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01 August 2019

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Simon Collings is a much-respected sports journalist. He is the Rugby Correspondent for the famous London sports news agency Hayters Teamwork.

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This is the only officially licensed book for adults to preview the Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan. It contains everything fans need to follow and enjoy RWC2019, comprising a description of the qualifying tournament, the cities and stadiums hosting matches, full guides to all 20 of the teams in Japan, the star players, a history of the eight previous tournaments, full facts and stats. The lively and informative text is complemented by an outstanding selection of photographs. The tournament kicks off on 20 September 2019, in Tokyo, and the final is on 2 November 2019, in Yokohama. The most important event in world Rugby Union, revenue from the RWC drives the global development and expansion of the game. New Zealand won the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups, making the All Blacks the first team to be world champions three times, having won the inaugural tournament in 1987. Almost 2.5 million fans attended matches at the Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted by England.

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JAPAN It is an exciting time for sport in Japan. Not only is the country hosting the Rugby World Cup, but also, a year later, it will stage the Olympics. Japan is the first Asian country to host the Rugby World Cup and 2019 promises to be a tournament like no other. Right: There are few places around the world more recognizable than the imperious Mount Fuji and, when it comes to architecture, Japanese pagodas are simply beautiful.

Match Venues

Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

Twelve venues across as many cities have been chosen to host the 48 matches that will make up Rugby World Cup 2019. The tournament will span the length of Japan and provide supporters with an opportunity to visit the whole country. A mixture of old and new stadia will give fans a different experience at each venue, with the final set to take place at the 72,327-seater International Stadium Yokohama. Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium Fukuoka City Kobe Misaki Stadium Kobe City

City of Toyota Stadium City of Toyota

Above: The Sapporo Dome has hosted summer and winter sports.

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Capacity: 41,410 Matches hosted:

Australia v Fiji (D, Sept 21) England v Tonga (C, Sept 22)

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium Kumagaya City

Sapporo Dome Sapporo City

Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium Kamaishi City

Constructed in 2001, the Sapporo Dome was one of the venues for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by Japan and South Korea. Now the venue is ready to add rugby to its list of sports. The Dome is currently home of the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the football side Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, but it has been used for other major events. It was the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, just as it was for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships back in 2007. The Dome has two different surfaces, one made of artificial turf and the other grass, making it incredibly versatile.

After hosting the football World Cup final in 2002, the International Stadium Yokohama is now set to stage the final of Rugby World Cup 2019. Boasting a capacity of more than 70,000, the stadium is the biggest at the tournament in Japan. In total, seven matches will take place there and it promises to provide a unique atmosphere for players and fans. The venue regularly hosts the FIFA Club World Cup final, but has also been used for American football, athletics and rugby over the years. Music concerts are often held at the stadium too, with attendances occasionally reaching around 140,000.

Capacity: 49,970 Matches hosted: Japan v Europe 1 (A, Sept 20) France v Argentina (C, Sept 21) Australia v Wales (D, Sept 29) England v Argentina (C, Oct 5) New Zealand v Africa 1 (B, Oct 6) Quarter-final 2 (Oct 19) Quarter-final 4 (Oct 20) Bronze Final (Nov 1)

Usually the home of football clubs FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, the Tokyo Stadium has a big role to play at Rugby World Cup 2019. The venue will host the opening ceremony as well as the first match of the tournament. In total, eight games are scheduled to take place there, which is more than any other stadium. The venue is no stranger to hosting big events and has staged American football and rugby in the past. Away from sport, the Tokyo Stadium has even hosted flea markets. It also played a vital role in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, when the stadium opened its doors to act as a shelter for survivors.

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Shizuoka Prefecture

Kumamoto Stadium Kumamoto City

Oita Stadium Oita Prefecture

Hanazono Rugby Stadium Higashiosaka City

Tokyo Stadium Tokyo Metropolitan

International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama City

Capacity: 72,327 Matches hosted: New Zealand v South Africa (B, Sept 21) Ireland v Scotland (A, Sept 22) England v France (C, Oct 12) Japan v Scotland (A, Oct 13) Semi-final 1 (Oct 26) Semi-final 2 (Oct 27) Rugby World Cup Final (Nov 2)

Above: In 2019, the Yokohama International Stadium will add the Rugby World Cup to its cv..

Rugby World Cup Magic Moments Japan beat South Africa at RWC2015 Japan pulled off the greatest shock in rugby union history by defeating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. As the two sides prepared to meet in their Pool B match in Brighton, Japan went into the encounter as huge underdogs. They had not won a Rugby World Cup match since 1991 while their opponents, South Africa, had been crowned champions in 1995 and 2007. However, that proved irrelevant as head coach Eddie Jones guided Japan to an historic victory. At half-time South Africa led 12-10 thanks to tries from Francois Louw and Bismarck du Plessis. Japan, however, refused to fold after the break, and the steady goal kicking of full-back Ayumu Goromaru, who finished with 24 points, kept them in the game. The two sides continued to exchange scores in a fiercely competitive encounter but, as the game ticked into overtime, it was South Africa who led 32-29. Japan refused to give in, though, and their efforts earned them two penalties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which could have been kicked at goal to secure a draw. However, Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side decided to go for broke and they were rewarded in the 84th minute as winger Karne Hesketh scored in the corner. The Brighton crowd went wild as Japan ended a run of 18 Rugby World Cup games without a win. It was a monumental moment for the country and they went on to win two more games during the tournament, against Samoa and the USA, as they finished third in Pool B behind South Africa and Scotland.

Right: Karne Hesketh is hidden by a swarm of excited Japan team-mates after his try had defeated South Africa in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Rugby World Cup

POOL C

France

STAR PLAYER

Despite appearing in three Rugby World Cup finals, France are still yet to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. Les Bleus were runners-up at the inaugural tournament back in 1987 and they have continued to be a threat since then. Blessed with some of the finest athletes in world rugby, France have the ability to blow any side away on their day. France travelled to Australia and New Zealand in 1987 for the first ever Rugby World Cup as Grand Slam champions and with a spring in their step. However, they got off to a slow start courtesy of a 20-20 draw with Scotland, but they soon found their groove and thumped Romania 55-12 and Zimbabwe 70-12 to reach the quarter-finals. A 31-16

COACH JACQUES BRUNEL Handed the reins in December 2017 following the dismissal of Guy Noves, Jacques Brunel is no stranger to international rugby. He was forwards coach for France from 2001 to 2007, working under the now French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte. Brunel helped to turn the French pack into a formidable unit as they won the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2002 and 2004. His success with France led to him being made head coach of Perpignan and he guided them to the Top 14 title in 2009. After five successful years in club rugby, Brunel was snapped up by Italy and was their coach during Rugby World Cup 2015. He recorded two victories with them during the tournament, but the Azzurri exited at the pool stages.

victory over Fiji then set up a mouthwatering semi-final clash with Australia in Sydney. The Wallabies were one of the favourites for the tournament, but France ran in four tries on their way to a 30-24 victory. That win led to a final showdown with co-hosts New Zealand, but it was there that Les Bleus ran out of steam as they were defeated 29-9 at Eden Park. As one of the co-hosts for Rugby World Cup 1991, and having reached the final at the previous tournament, France were hoping for a strong showing in their own backyard. However, it turned out to be a competition to forget for them as they crashed out at the quarter-final stage. Les Bleus won all their pool games, against Canada (19-13), Fiji (33-9) and Romania (30-3), but England proved too much for them. Indeed, even the home support of the

PLAYING STRIP Blue shirt, three white stripes on the shoulders, blue shorts, blue socks.

Born in Ceret in the south of France, Guilhem Guirado began his professional career with Perpignan. The hooker was part of a golden age for the club and he helped them become Top 14 champions in 2009. Guirado’s form at club level naturally led to him gaining international recognition and he made his debut for France in March 2008, coming off the bench against Italy. Lauded for his exceptional work ethic and discipline, the hooker soon became a starter, and he played four of Les Bleus’ matches at Rugby World Cup 2015, scoring one try in the process. Previous captain Thierry Dusautoir retired after that tournament and Guirado has been the regular skipper of the side since then.

RUGBY WORLD CUP PERFORMANCES 1987............... Quarter-finals 1991............... Runners-up 1995.............. Semi-finals 1999.............. Quarter-finals 2003...........WORLD CHAMPIONS 2007............. Runners-up 2011................ Quarter-finals 2015............... Quarter-finals Parc des Princes was not enough as they went down 19-10. Keen to make amends, France headed to South Africa for Rugby World Cup 1995 with a point to prove. Once again they made light work of the pool stages, scoring more than 100 points as with victories over Ivory Coast (54-18), Scotland (19-2) and Tonga (38-10). Ireland were dispatched 36-12 in the quarter-finals to set up a semi-final clash with hosts South Africa. It turned out to be a battle of the boot as both Thierry Lacroix and Joel Stransky tried to kick their sides to glory. In the end, it was the latter

Above: French players applaud their fans in Cardiff in the 2015 World Cup.

GUILHEM GUIRADO Position:............................... Hooker and captain Born:................. June 17, 1986, Ceret, France Club:...................................................................Toulon (Fra) Height:................................................................1.83m (6ft) Weight:.......................................................105kg (231lb) Caps:.................................................................................................60 Points:................................................................................20 (4t)

who also scored a try, and South Africa progressed 19-15 on their way to winning the whole tournament. France, avenged that 1991 loss to England by winning the third-place play-off 19-9. Four years later, France went one better as they made it all the way to the final of Rugby World Cup 1999 in Australia. In familiar fashion, they cruised through their pool matches with victories over Canada (33-20), Fiji (28-19) and Namibia (47-13). Argentina proved little resistance, too, in the quarter-finals and France ran in five tries at Lansdowne Road on their way to a 47-26 win. They did, however, show incredible grit and determination in the semi-final against New Zealand. Trailing 17-10 at half-time, France staged a magnificent comeback to win a pulsating match 43-31. Heartache followed, however, as they were outclassed 35-12 by Australia in the final. By the time Rugby World Cup 2003 came round, Les Bleus, under coach

Bernard Laporte,.were becoming a fiercely physical side and they breezed through the pool stages with four wins from four against Fiji (61-18), Japan (51-29), Scotland (51-9) and USA (41-14). Four tries ensured that Ireland were defeated 43-21 in the quarterfinal, but eventual winners England proved a step too far in the last four. England were in clinical form and won 24-7 as fly-half Jonny Wilkinson scored all their points. As hosts of Rugby World Cup 2007, France were desperate to finally lift the Webb Ellis Cup. However, they got off to a terrible start as they lost their opening match to surprise package Argentina 17-12. They recovered to progress out of their pool in second place and a stunning 20-18 win over New Zealand in the next round set up a semi-final date with England. Les Bleus were naturally dreaming of a Paris final, but they were pipped 14-9 by the holders in a tight encounter.

After wins against Japan (47-21) and Canada (46-19), France looked set to make the knockout stages of Rugby World Cup 2011 with ease. But they were given an almighty scare, as first hosts New Zealand (37-17) and then Tonga (19-14) defeated them. France did end up squeaking through into the quarter-finals on bonus points, and they finally began to show their true colours. Wins over England (19-12) and Wales (9-8) meant a rematch with New Zealand in the final. However, the All Blacks edged it 8-7 in a tight encounter that left Les Bleus’ hearts broken. New Zealand proved to be France’s nemesis once again at Rugby World Cup 2015. As expected they made it out of their pool, with their only defeat coming against Ireland (24-9). Before that, wins against Canada (41-18), Italy (32-10) and Romania (38-11) had given Philippe Saint-Andre’s side cause for optimism. However, their tournament ended in the next round as New Zealand thumped them 62-13 on their way to retaining the trophy. Now, with Jacques Brunel at the helm, France will be hoping Rugby World Cup 2019 will give them the chance to finally get their hands on the Webb Ellis Cup.

PLAYERS TO WATCH 1. TEDDY THOMAS Age: 24; Position: wing; Club: Racing 92 (Fra); Caps: 10; Points: 40 (8t) 2. MATHIEU BASTAREAUD Age: 29; Position: centre; Club: Toulon (Fra); Caps: 45; Points: 20 (4t) 3. MATTHIEU JALIBERT Age: 19; Position: fly-half; Club: Bordeaux Begles (Fra); Caps: 1; Points: 0 4. MAXIME MACHENAUD Age: 29; Position: scrum-half; Club: Racing 92 (Fra); Caps: 36; Points: 149 (1t, 15c, 38p) 5 YACOUBA CAMARA Age: 23; Position: flanker; Club: Montpellier (Fra); Caps: 11; Points: 0

The Oarsmen The remarkable story of the men who rowed from the Great War to peace Scott Patterson

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This is the untold story of soldiers stranded far from home, facing an uncertain future, seen through the prism of sport, friendship and adversity.

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The Oarsmen tells the story of men who survived the war to compete at the 1919 Henley Peace Regatta, competing for the legendary King’s Cup. The teams, from Australia, the US, New Zealand, the UK and Canada, were made up of servicemen who had seen the worst of the action during the First World War, and carried scars from their efforts, both physical and psychological. Yet they came together as teams, and as Allied troops, and serve as a metaphor for the war effort as well as society’s difficult transition to peace. The author’s meticulous research, which has seen him collect love letters, training regimes, war records, diaries, interviews with relatives, historians and military experts, allows him to recreate history in vivid and compelling detail. The book will weave the oarsmen’s personal stories from before, during and after the war – focusing on the Australian crew, but also featuring oarsmen from the UK and the US – into a broader narrative of how they, and society, transitioned from war to peace, amid global displacement and disruption. Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$34.99 | NZ$39.99

ISBN

9781743795491

Publisher

Hardie Grant Books

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Author Details Scott Patterson is a documentary-maker and writer based in Australia. He has worked extensively across film, television, advertising and the theatre in his 30-year career. A keen rower himself, his documentary about the Henley Peace Regatta will be released to coincide with the regatta and the publication of The Oarsmen in Australia.

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234 x 153 mm

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336pp

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8 page picture section

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Chariots of Fire meets Peter Fitzsimons, this is a genuinely original and fresh take on WWI - what happened once peace was declared, and how a rowing race came to mean so much to so many ex-soldiers Fascinating never-before-told details and meticulous research worn lightly in an entertaining and moving narrative Will appeal to those who enjoy history, sports, military history, and stories of mateship and hardship Publication timed to follow the 100-year anniversary of the Henley Peace Regatta – the King's Cup is still competed for every July. The author's documentary about the Henley Peace Regatta (supported by Rowing Australia) will be released on publication - author in talks with ABC about a commercial screening Rowing Australia will throw their might behind the book across YouTube, social media (Facebook 17k followers, Twitter 11k), a national communications network and a newsletter with 30k+ subscribers Huge marketing and publicity campaign on release with interviews, reviews and extracts on release.

A Million Unicorns Magical Creatures to Colour Lulu Mayo A Million Unicorns is a colouring book designed for unicorn lovers of all ages. Its humour and adorable charm will appeal to both children and adults as they enter a magical world where unicorns sleep under starry skies and fly around splendid rainbows. Inside are over 30 spreads of these beautiful mythical creatures, alongside mermicorns, narwhals and much more. A new title in Lulu Mayo’s bestselling A Million series, with a stunning foiled cover.

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Author Details Lulu Mayo is an award-winning illustrator with an eye for the quirky and idiosyncratic. Her work is energetic and often contains humorous and fantastical elements. She studied for a Master's degree in illustration at the University of the Arts London and has designed greeting cards, posters, editorials, window displays and much more.

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$16.99

ISBN

9781789291346

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Michael O'Mara

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Category

Child Picture Book

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230 x 180 mm

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64pp

Illustrations

b&w illustrations

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9 and up

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Lulu is the illustrator behind the best-selling A Million colouring book series, featuring A Million Cats, A Million Dogs, A Million Owls and A Million Bears. She is also the creator of Cattitude: Drawing Cats for Creative People and How to Draw a Unicorn and Other Cute Creatures. www.lulumayo.com @lulu_mayo

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A Million Unicorns is a colouring book designed for unicorn lovers of all ages Its humour and adorable charm will appeal to both children and adults as they enter a magical world where unicorns sleep under starry skies and fly around splendid rainbows. Inside are over 30 spreads of these beautiful mythical creatures alongside mermicorns, narwhals and so much more. The sixth title in Lulu Mayo's A Million series, with a stunning foiled cover. From the illustrator of the A Million series which has sold over 380,000 copies worldwide, published in 16 languages overall and the illustrator of the recent How to Draw a Unicorn and Other Cute Creatures.

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AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781782439394

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Ultimate Minecraft Master Builder Create 30 awesome builds!

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Become a master of Minecraft with this ultimate builder's guide! Follow the step-by-step instructions to create 30 incredible builds, from sky fortresses to aircraft carriers. The builds are split into quick, intermediate and master level, and the guide is packed with facts, hints and tips about blocks, biomes, mobs and more. Get ready to stretch your imagination to the limit!

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Juliet Stanley and Jonathan Green

Author Details Jonathan Green is a writer of speculative fiction, with more than 65 books to his name. He has written for IPs ranging from Doctor Who to Sonic the Hedgehog, and Robin of Sherwood to LEGO. Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$29.99 | NZ$32.99

ISBN

9781783124398

Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Imprint Series Category

Carlton Books

Juliet Stanley is a former teacher and educational publishing specialist. She is also a keen Minecrafter who can break down complex builds into easy-to-understand steps.

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NA Child Non Fiction

Format

229 x 153 mm

Extent

320pp

Illustrations

Colour images from Minecraft

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A unique approach to the multitude of Minecraft titles on the market, aimed at pre-teen readers who want to interact with their reading. This book focuses on building and creating structures, buildings and objects within the Minecraft world. Simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for 30 constructions that have been specially created by expert Minecrafters for this book. Each build is rated a Quick, Intermediate or Master Build; a list of materials is provided for each project, plus guidance on how long each build will take. Tutorials include the following builds: forest camp, palace, underwater base, rollercoaster, castle, treehouse, sky fortress, mountain village, ice hotel, aircraft carrier, diner, mushroom house, igloo, beach hut and more! Full of fascinating Minecraft facts, figures and trivia, it also includes hints and tips on how to master the game, plus inspirational profiles of the game's most amazing construction masterpieces.

Witch, Please Magical Musings on Life, Love, and Owning Your Power Sonia Lazo

An illustrated love letter to modern witches.

Author Details Sonia Lazo is a tropical witch from tiny El Salvador. She’s done freelance illustration for big clients like Adobe and Coca Cola, and her work has been featured on Telemundo, Buzzfeed, Adobe Create, and more. She releases limited-run prints, accessories, and apparel on her popular Etsy shop, and the most coveted items frequently sell out within hours. She has a growing social-media platform and a highly engaged following on Instagram, where people flock to her thoughtful, colourful posts! This is her first book.

Key Information Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452176680

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint Series Category

Chronicle Gift NA New Age/Inspirational

Format

178 x 127 mm

Extent

112pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

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Not only does Sonia Lazo have 90k Instagram followers and counting, she also has amazing engagement and a whole lot of hustle. Her limited release shirts, buttons, and prints have earned her a dedicated and vocal fan base. Media outlets like Broadly, Jezebel, and Teen Vogue regularly feature articles and videos about witchcraft, and there are new witch-themed podcasts and books out coming out all the time. The witch wave is still cresting, and this project will resonate with customers looking for fun, lighthearted content on this growing trend. Sonia Lazo's distinctive voice and her eye-catching, colourful art will broaden the appeal of this subject matter, getting this book in the hands of new potential witches-in- training. This project comes from a talented, up-and-coming female artist of colour. Sonia Lazo is from El Salvador and brings a diverse, international perspective to this project and trend.