HGBooks Key Titles November 2018 by Hardie Grant Publishing

Key Titles November 2018

Brutally Honest Melanie Brown and Louise Gannon The tell-all memoir from the loudest, proudest Spice Girl – and the truth behind the headlines.

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As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, Melanie Brown, a.k.a Scary Spice, has been an international star since her twenties. Brutally Honest is an exposé of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success.

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With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness, the book removes the mask of fame and reveals the true story behind the Spice Girls, as well as the horror of her most recent marriage and her 10 year struggle to be free.

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27 November 2018

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Paperback

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AU$34.99 | NZ$34.99

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9781787133556

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Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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Auto/Biography

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234 x 156 mm

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256pp

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Melanie Brown’s career began with the pop phenomenon, Spice Girls. They became the biggest girl band in music history, selling more than 85 million records worldwide and becoming cultural icons around the globe. They appeared in tours that grossed $800 million dollars in just four years. Since they split in 2000, Melanie has become one of the most recognised faces on television, fronting shows fromLip Sync UK,The X Factor in Britain and Australia,Dancing With The Stars in Australia andAmerica’s Got Talent. She has also starred in a string of movies includingThe Seat Filler. She has appeared on Broadway inRent and most recently as Roxie Hart in Chicago. An ambassador for Jenny Craig in Australia, she remains one of the most popular stars in Britain and America. Melanie now lives in Los Angeles with her three daughters, Phoenix, Angel and Madison.

Key Information • Global simultaneous release with huge international marketing and publicity campaign including print, outdoor and digital advertising campaign in Australia and comprehensive publicity campaign. • Mel B will also tour nationally across Australia for the book in early 2019 with events and signings, further details to be announced. • This is the never before told, tell all memoir from an international superstar and Spice Girl and will receive international coverage, this will be one of the world's largest celebrity memoirs for the year and a huge release this Christmas. • Mel B is well known in Australia having recently appeared for several seasons as a judge on The X factor and has also been the face of Jenny Craig, she is a much loved media figure here. • Mel B is regularly featured in the international gossip mags and media, and there are constantly rumours about the Spice Girls getting back together for a reunion tour that makes local and international news. • Mel B has a large, and very engaged following of over 1 million people across social media, including many Australians who will support the book.

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The Rise and Fall of Steve Smith's Men Geoff Lemon

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He was the top Test batman in the world, with numbers bettered only by the great Don Bradman – then captain Steve Smith led Australia into a cheating scandal that stunned cricket. How did a team with such hard-edged history reach crisis point under Smith, and what happened on their tour of South Africa to cause such a failure of culture on the world stage?

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This is a full and frank narrative of Smith’s captaincy, David Warner's influence, the dramas that beset Australian cricket, and a blow-by-blow account from Ashes high to Cape Town low, from someone who was there for every ball and every statement. Geoff Lemon writes a dramatic story that exposes how the actions of a few young men shook the very foundations of the Australian cricket establishment, and where the future might lead.

Author Details Geoff Lemon is a writer, radio commentator, and sports reporter who contributes to ABC Grandstand, The Guardian, Wisden, sports websites, television and radio. He also edits literary journal Going Down Swinging.

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01 November 2018

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AU$32.99 | NZ$36.99

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9781743795095

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Hardie Grant Books

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The author was in South Africa to write about the series throughout the ball tampering saga and provides comprehensive and unique insight into the events as they unfolded The book links previous Cricket Australia events with the pressure-cooker atmosphere and also records a blow-by-blow account of what happened and how such a poor decision was made by the team Geoff Lemon is a respected and authoritative journalist with an extensive knowledge of Australian and international cricket history, he is very well placed to author this fascinating book Marketing and publicity campaign on release with interviews, extracts and reviews across national print, radio and television Geoff Lemon tells a sweeping saga of elation in the Ashes to the depths of despair as the very foundations of Australian cricket have been shaken to their core

Food Safari Elements Earth, Fire, Water Maeve O'Meara From the phenomenally successful Food Safari series comes the new highly anticipated book from Maeve O'Meara that explores the beauty of cooking with ingredients from the earth's elements.

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In Food Safari Elements: Earth, Fire, Water Maeve O'Meara invites you on a journey around the world of cuisines, meeting home cooks and chefs from Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East who are all passionate advocates of cooking with the best and most natural produce they can get. Discover the pleasures of baking, roasting, one-pot cooking, or cooking Asian-style in a wok, with the people across the globe that know how to do it best. Maeve guides the reader through the regions she visits throughout the book – their ingredients and influences – while explaining local techniques in the practical and accessible style that has already won her so many followers. Food Safari Elements is packed with more than 170 recipes, full of crunch, bite and flavour, which explore age-old techniques and cutting edge cookery. From the sweet to the savoury come recipes — drawn from the earth: vegetables that range from sweet potato, carrots and sugar snaps to sour and bitter vegetables like radicchio and kale; cooking with fire: meats and fish smoked to perfection, slow-cooked pulled pork, barbecued street foods like souvalaki, kebabs, skewers and the high-octane tandoor; and lastly dive into the seafood bounty in water: hot and sour Vietnamese soups, jungle curry from east Asia, and jambalaya from southern America ... these are just some of the intense and inspirational flavours in Food Safari Elements.

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01 November 2018

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Hardback

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AU$60.00 | NZ$64.99

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9781743793817

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Hardie Grant Books

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HG Local SBS

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Maeve O’Meara is an award-winning food and cooking author, journalist, broadcaster, television producer and presenter who has spent 20 years travelling the world discovering food. She is the co-author of 12 books on food and co-created, presented and produced all five series of the acclaimed Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia . Maeve was also the Food Presenter on Better Homes and Gardens for five years and has won major international awards for her television work. Maeve has worked as the food editor on major Australian magazines and can be heard regularly on radio talking about her favourite subject.

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320pp

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The official book to accompany not just one but three of Food Safari 's most popular SBS television series: F ood Safari Earth, Food Safari Fire and Food Safari Water .

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Maeve O'Meara is one of the most recognised TV food personalities in Australia, and a trusted brand, the Food Safari books have sold more than 150K copies globally. Food Safari Elements combines recipes from the last three seasons of Food Safari and will be jam packed with amazing content and a beautiful gift for any food lover. Food Safari Water will be screened in the second half of 2018. Ties in perfectly with the vegetarian trend sweeping the globe, but appeals to a wider audience with simple and straightforward recipes that are authentic. An SBS book which will have gold status support from SBS across Australia with TV advertising, radio promotion and digital advertising via the popular SBS Food website. Huge publicity campaign on release with extracts, interviews, reviews and gift-guide mentions in national food and lifestyle media. Inclusion in Hardie Grant's First Pages as well as outdoor and print advertising on release.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;As Iong as there is wood or charcoal, a place to light a fire, and the ingredients to cook in the heart of the fire, we will eat great food.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guy Grossi

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VIETNAMESE BÚN CHA Hanoi-style pork rissoles with grilled pork belly, noodles and herbs from Angie and Dan Hong Bun cha is a marvellous dish to enjoy as a big group – something Angie Hong has done her whole life as part of a large Vietnamese family, in her three restaurants, and now as grandmother and matriarch to a vibrant young clan. This is a delicious balance of noodles, a lot of herbs, a beautiful dressing and marinated meats cooked over fire. ‘This really is what Vietnamese food is about,’ she says proudly. ‘You can find it on every street corner in Hanoi or in the central markets in Ho Chi Minh – as a lunchtime dish only.’ Slice the pork belly and pork neck into 5 mm (¼ in) thick slices Combine these in a bowl and have the mince in a separate bowl. Pound the shallots in a mortar and pestle with salt and sugar to a coarse paste. Add the Chinese five-spice, fish sauce, oyster sauce and kecap manis and mix well. Distribute between the meat and add the spring onions to the minced pork. Mix well. Season both bowls of meat with pepper and marinate for at least 1 hour, though overnight is even better. Slap handfuls of minced pork against the edge of the bowl several times – this helps to bind it together. Form the pork into round patties (about 2 tablespoons each) and flatten slightly. Slice the papaya and carrot finely width-wise. Sprinkle with sugar and set aside while you cook the meat. Add the vinegar before serving. Place patties and pork belly/neck in separate oiled grill baskets and cook over charcoal, turning once you have some colour on one side. Keep turning until golden brown and slightly charred on both sides. To make the dipping sauce, combine the vinegar, hot water, sugar and fish sauce in a small saucepan. Season with pepper and mix well. Place the sauce over low heat and stir to dissolve the sugar. Keep it warm while you cook the meat. To serve, pour the warm dipping sauce over the grilled meat and patties. Serve with papaya and carrot, herbs, rice vermicelli, lettuce, garlic and chilli paste or chopped chillies. Serves 4

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250 g (9 oz) pork belly, skin on 250 g (9 oz) pork neck 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) pork neck, coarsely minced (ground) 4 French shallots, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons sugar small pinch of Chinese five-spice 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 teaspoon kecap manis young spring onions (scallions), green tops only, finely sliced freshly ground pepper (a mixture of black and white if you have) ½ green papaya, peeled and cut into thirds lengthwise, seeds removed (you can also use kohlrabi) 1 carrot, quartered lengthwise 1 tablespoon raw sugar 2 teaspoons vinegar

Nuoc nam dipping sauce: 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) white vinegar 250 ml (8½ fl oz/1 cup) of hot water 110 g (4 oz/½ cup) sugar 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) fish sauce freshly ground pepper Selection of chopped herbs to serve: sawtooth coriander (cilantro), garlic chives, rice paddy herb, hot mint, coriander (cilantro), fish mint, lovage, Vietnamese mint, chillies, Thai basil, perilla cooked rice vermicelli lettuce leaves finely chopped garlic red chilli paste or finely chopped chillies

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FIRE-GRILLED CABBAGE AND WALNUT SALAD From Rodney Dunn Crunchy, smoky, sweet and luscious, this salad has it all. Finding a nice tight fresh cabbage is a great start. Don’t be afraid to blacken the cabbage wedge over the grill … It’s what you need to do to get the best flavour.

‘In Turkey we love to cook with charcoal and real fire … it’s rare you’d find anywhere of repute cooking with gas – they’re totally different heat sources.’ Attila Yilmaz

Roast the walnuts over coals in a frying pan with a little olive oil until toasted, then set aside. For the cider vinegar gastrique, combine the vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan and reduce over high heat until syrupy, about 5 minutes. Then stir through the garlic and cool. Preheat your barbecue or place a chargrill pan over high heat. Drizzle the cabbage with a little oil. Grill for 5–10 minutes, turning until grill lines appear. Season with salt and pepper, then remove to a serving platter and arrange. Scatter with goat’s cheese and walnuts, drizzle with gastrique and extra-virgin olive oil and serve. Serves 8

100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) walnuts, roughly chopped 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) extra-virgin olive oil 1 cabbage, cut into wedges 200 g (7 oz) soft goat’s cheese

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Cider vinegar gastrique: 200 ml (7 fl oz) cider vinegar 1½ tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar 2 garlic cloves, finely grated

CHARRED CORN, RED CAPSICUM AND AVOCADO SALAD from Danielle Alvarez Danielle Alvarez is from a Cuban family and grew up in Miami with recipes from her formidable grandmother sparkling up every family get-together. Grilling the corn in the husk over charcoal helps to both steam and smoke the corn at the same time. Preheat the barbecue. Char the corn over coals. The husk will burn and the kernels will turn a deeper shade of yellow. It will take about 15 minutes. When they’re ready, pull them off and set aside. Simultaneously you can char your capsicums until they are completely black all the way around. Once they are fully blackened, take them off the coals and put them into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow to sit and steam for 15 minutes. When they are cool enough to handle, peel the black skin off and remove the seeds inside. Slice into strips. Cut the corn kernels off the cob and combine with the roasted capsicum strips, the onion, coriander and avocado. Dress with fresh lime juice, a splash of olive oil, and some salt and pepper. Serves 8

6 ears of corn, husk pulled back and silt removed but husk left on 4 red capsicums (bell peppers) 1 small red onion, finely sliced

1 bunch of coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped 3 avocados, peeled and cut into thin wedges juice of 2 limes extra-virgin olive oil

EMBER ROAST PUMPKIN WITH CORIANDER, ALMONDS AND TAHINI YOGHURT SAUCE from Rodney Dunn Whole pumpkin cooks perfectly in the ash and coals, as it’s protected by a thick skin – the slow cooking steams the pumpkin inside and intensifies its flavour. With a dressing that combines the mellow flavour of sesame with creamy yoghurt and garlic and with crunchy toasted almonds and fresh coriander leaves, this is a textural delight. Prepare the embers of fire and ash, place the whole pumpkin into the fireplace and completely cover by about 3–4 cm of ash and embers. Cook for about 3–4 hours or until the pumpkin is tender . Place the almonds in a cast-iron frying pan over the fire and stir until toasted, about 6–7 minutes. Remove and allow to cool, then roughly chop. For the yoghurt tahini dressing, combine the ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Season to taste. Scoop out the pumpkin, drizzle with dressing and scatter with almonds and coriander leaves. Serve immediately. Serves 6

2.5 kg (5½ lb) pumpkin (winter squash), such as jap or kent pumpkin 80 g (2¾ oz/½ cup) almonds 1 bunch coriander (cilantro) leaves, loosely packed, to serve

Yoghurt Tahini Dressing: 250 g (9 oz/1 cup) thick natural yoghurt 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) extravirgin olive oil 1 tablespoon tahini

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;As Iong as there is wood or charcoal, a place to light a fire, and the ingredients to cook in the heart of the fire, we will eat great food.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guy Grossi

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Start the fire 40 minutes before cooking. Wait until the coals are hot and smouldering. Keep a pile of charcoal burning on one side of the grill, which can be moved as required if you want more heat. Make sure the meat is at room temperature. Put a little olive oil on the steak (not the grill). Sprinkle with sea salt, which brings out the flavour and helps with caramelisation. (Guy Grossi likes a simple seasoning such as salt, pepper, rosemary and sage rubbed into the meat. An overnight marinade is also good with garlic and olive oil.)

‘This is the perfect Italian barbecue, beyond just an antipasto, beyond just street food, but the star of any dinner party!’

The Sausage Some cuisines lean more towards meat on the barbecue rather than sausages, but Australia loves a snag so here are some tips. • Use quality meat to make the sausage – whether shoulder or leg. One of two French charcuteries working in Australia, Romeo Badouin (of Vic’s Meat), says the best balance is 80% meat to 20% fat. • Cook the sausages over medium heat and don’t prick before cooking. Cook for roughly 6 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the sausage. • Romeo advises you to treat the sausage as you would a piece of meat – don’t overcook it, make sure it stays nice and juicy, and rest it before serving. • If cooking for a large crowd, you can parboil the sausage to help it cook more quickly. Romeo advises getting a large saucepan of water to the boil, then turning it off and popping the sausage into the water. Leave it for 8 minutes with the lid on. Drain the water, and pop the sausages into the refrigerator to cool down before cooking.

‘Arabic tradition has it that the dish was invented by medieval persian soldiers who used their swords to grill meat over open-field fires.’ Asis Permat

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KOREAN SO GALBI from Chung Jae Lee Korean barbecue is made for groups of friends coming together to eat. All the marinating takes place before the guests arrive, side dishes and accompaniments are made, and then everyone gets incredibly hungry from the delicious aromas as the meat cooks. Chung Jae Lee is a former judo champion and a great ambassador for Korean food. He now works as a chef in the Northern Territory, where he has set up two restaurants serving his take on traditional recipes. Soak the ribs in water for 2 hours, and if possible change the water every hour to remove the blood. Cut each rib into pieces 6–7 cm (2½–2¾ in) long (about four per short rib). To butterfly the ribs, firstly remove excess fat and tendons. Now, slice into pieces 5 mm (¼ in) thick, taking care not to separate the meat from the bone edges. Turn and repeat a total of three times until you have a uniform thickness. Put narrow slits on both sides of the meat with the back of your knife. To make the marinade, blend all the ingredients except the sesame seeds together until smooth. Chop the sesame seeds and add. Cover the ribs in the marinade and roll up, ensuring the meat is well coated. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes. Preheat the charcoal grill until you have coals. Paint the grill with the vegetable oil. Unroll the beef ribs and grill over high heat about 15 cm (6 in) above the coals for 2 minutes on both sides, taking care not to burn them. Coat the beef with the remaining marinade and grill for a further 1 minute on each side and you are ready to eat. Possible accompaniments include steamed rice, lettuce leaves, Korean chilli paste (Gochu Jan), garlic peeled and cooked on the barbecue, fresh chilli to eat on its own or even dipped into the chilli paste, kimchi (fermented vegetables) and pamuchim (scallion salad). Serves 4

2.4 kg (5.3 lb) beef short ribs, on the bone – ask the butcher for 4.5 cm (1¾ in) 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) vegetable oil 40 g (1½ oz/¼ cup) pine nuts, to garnish 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, to garnish

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6 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced, to garnish Marinade: 400 g (14 oz) nashi pear, peeled and roughly chopped 1 onion, peeled and quartered

ONGLET STEAK WITH BIRYANI SPICES from Duncan Welgemoed Onglet steak is also known as hanger steak (or butcher’s steak). It’s generally cooked medium-rare to stay juicy and at its best. Duncan’s spicing is superb and worth the effort to source the ingredients. The idea is to take this dry spice rub and to press it well into the steak. It’s exciting to see new ingredients and methods from a country that prides itself on cooking with fire. To make the biryani spices, roughly crush the cardamom pods and star anise in a mortar and pestle. Add the dehydrated citrus zest and coriander seeds and continue to pound. Add the roasted chilli powder, the curry powder and the tomato powder. Add the mandarin powder, pound again and finally add the shallots. Trim the excess fat and sinew from the steak. Season generously with salt and coat well in biryani spices, pressing well to adhere. Cover and leave to marinate for 2.5–3 hours at room temperature. For the basting mix, combine the soy sauce, sugar, chillies and garlic in a small bowl and set aside. Over a hot charcoal grill, caramelise the steak on all sides, turning and basting every few minutes for about 6–8 minutes until medium-rare. Rest for 5 minutes before serving with sheba and pap. Serves 4

250 g (9 oz) onglet/hanger steak sea salt sheba (see below) pap (see p 000) Biryani spices: 1 tablespoon of each of the following: cardamom pods star anise dehydrated grapefruit, orange and lemon zest coriander seeds roasted chilli powder

‘Arabic tradition has it that the dish was invented by medieval persian soldiers who used their swords to grill meat over open-field fires.’

Madras curry powder dehydrated tomato powder freeze-dried mandarin powder French shallots, sliced and pan-fried Basting mix: 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) soy sauce pinch of sugar 2 red chillies, chopped finely 2 garlic cloves, crushed

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SUQAR Desserts and Sweets from the Modern Middle East Greg Malouf and Lucy Malouf SUQAR celebrates the scents and flavours of Middle Eastern sweets and desserts.

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SUQAR (which means 'sugar' in Arabic) shares the secrets of more than 100 sweet treats inspired by Middle Eastern flavours – ranging from puddings and pastries, to ice creams, cookies, cakes, confectionary, fruity desserts and drinks.

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The traditional time to eat sweets in the Middle East is not after meals (when fruit is served) but at breakfast, with coffee in between meals or on religious holidays and special occasions. The repertoire of these dishes is vast and varied. In SUQAR, acclaimed chef Greg Malouf and writing partner Lucy Malouf share the best and most delectable sweet treats from the region (alongside some personal favourites and tried-and-tested creations from Greg's restaurant kitchens). The recipes merge the spices, flavours and scents of Greg's childhood with the influence of Greg's training in the West to create dishes in Greg's signature Modern Middle Eastern style. The book's ten chapters cover: Fruit; Dairy; Frozen; Cakes; Cookies; Pastries; Doughnuts, Fritters & Pancakes; Halvas & Confectionery; Preserves; and Drinks. Accompanied by beautiful photography and illustrations, SUQAR is a journey through the sweets of the Middle East.

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01 November 2018

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Hardback

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AU$55.00 | NZ$59.99

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9781743794135

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Hardie Grant Books

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HG Local

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Food & Drink

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265 x 210 mm

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256pp

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Author Details Greg Malouf is acclaimed as the master of modern Middle Eastern cooking. His reputation as the creator of a new style of cooking known as Modern Middle Eastern, which changed the perception of Middle Eastern food in the West forever, is recognised internationally. In 2012, Greg left the award winning MoMo restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, to take over the reins at the iconic Petersham Nurseries Café in Richmond. His Middle Eastern take on seasonal dining earned the restaurant a Michelin star. He now lives in Dubai, where he consulted for the highly acclaimed Clé Dubai and Zahira Restaurants from 2013 until 2017. Greg is currently consulting on projects in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. Along with his writing partner and ex-wife, Lucy Malouf, he has written nine award-winning cookbooks.

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Bestselling author and acclaimed chef Greg Malouf is seen as the creator and master of Modern Middle Eastern cuisine. Greg and Lucy Malouf have established what is an unmatched brand in food publishing. This is their ninth book on modern Middle Eastern cooking. The Malouf’s iconic Middle Eastern travel and food series Saha, Turquoise and Saraban have sold 50,000 copies to date at a$70 + price point; overall, Greg and Lucy Malouf's books have sold over 85,000 copies worldwide. SUQAR will appeal to lovers of Greg and Lucy Malouf's repertoire of food books and to collectors of high-quality cookbooks. Books such as Yotam Ottolenghi's Sweet show thatthere is a market for books that focus on desserts, cakes and sweet treats, particularly those written by food authorities such as the Maloufs. SUQAR will appeal to readers looking to elevate their knowledge, technique and repertoire. Covers dishes across several countries and dessert types, all in Greg's typical Modern Middle Eastern style. Over 100 recipes in a stunning package with beautiful photography and illustrations – a large-format, superbly produced volume to add to the Malouf library. Greg Malouf is one of Australia’s only Michelin-starred chefs

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Let's Eat France! François-Régis Gaudry

There’s never been a book about food like Let’s Eat France! A book that feels literally larger than life, it is a feast for food lovers and Francophiles, combining the completist virtues of an encyclopedia and the obsessive visual pleasures of infographics with an enthusiast’s unbridled joy. Here are classic recipes, including how to make a pot-au-feu, eight essential composed salads, pâté en croûte, blanquette de veau, choucroute, and the best ratatouille. Profiles of French food icons like Colette and Curnonsky, Brillat-Savarin and Bocuse, the Troigros dynasty and Victor Hugo. A region-by-region index of each area’s famed cheeses, charcuterie, and recipes. Poster-size guides to the breads of France, the wines of France, the oysters of France – even the frites of France. You’ll meet endive, the belle of the north; discover the croissant timeline; understand the art of tartare; find a chart of wine bottle sizes, from the tiny split to the Nebuchadnezzar (the equivalent of 20 standard bottles); and follow the family tree of French sauces. Adding to the overall delight of the book is the random arrangement of its content (a tutorial on mayonnaise is next to a list of places where Balzac ate), making each page a found treasure. It’s a book you’ll open anywhere – and never want to close.

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01 November 2018

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AU$75.00

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9781579658762

François-Régis Gaudry is a French food critic and host of the show On va deguster on the French public radio channel Inter France. He is also a food journalist at L’Express and the host of Très très bon on French television channel Paris Première. He lives in Paris. Find him on Instagram @fgaudry.

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Workman Publishing

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Workman

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432pp

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Everything you ever wanted to know about French cuisine in one vibrant resource. Influential cuisine: French cuisine is the basis for so many of our food customs (hors d’oeuvres, anyone?) and the foods we love to eat—from crepes and pastries to steak frites and boeuf bourguignon. For everything from tarte au sucre to trout amandine from the chefs and restaurants serving the quintessential French dishes. Oversized and fully illustrated. Open to any page to find an interesting fact, a mouthwatering recipe, or a fascinating story. Not only a respected food journalist and media personality in France, Gaudry also stars in the Netflix cooking show The Final Table, which airs everywhere this November.

Butterfly on a Pin A memoir of love, despair and reinvention Alannah Hill A luxe limited edition of the extraordinary memoir.

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Alannah Hill, one of Australia’s most successful fashion designers, created an international fashion brand that defied trends with ornamental, sophisticated elegance, beads, bows and vintage florals. But growing up in a milk bar in Tasmania, Alannah’s childhood was one of hardship, fear and abuse. At an early age she ran away from home with eight suitcases of costumes and a fierce determination to succeed, haunted by her mother’s refrain of ‘You’ll never amount to anything, you can’t sew, nobody likes you and you’re going to end up in a shallow grave, dear!’

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01 November 2018

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Hardback

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AU$99.00 | NZ$109.00

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9781743794265

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Hardie Grant Books

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HG Local

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210 x 167 mm

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432pp

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At the height of her success, Alannah walked the razor’s edge between two identities – the ‘good’ Alannah and the ‘mongrel bastard’ Alannah. Who was the real Alannah Hill? Reprieve came in the form of a baby boy and the realisation that becoming a mother not only changes your life, but completely refurbishes it, forever. Yet 'having it all' turned out to be another illusion. In 2013 Alannah walked away from her eponymous brand, a departure that left her coming apart at the seams. She slowly came to understand the only way she could move forward was to go back. At the heart of it all was her mother, whose loveless marriage and disappointment in life had a powerful and long-lasting effect on her daughter. It was finally time to call a truce with the past. This extraordinary book is the fierce and intelligent account of how a freckle-faced teenage runaway metamorphosed into a trailblazer and true original.

Author Details Alannah Hill is a designer, author and stylist. For seventeen years she was the founder and creative director of the brand Alannah Hill, one of Australia’s most iconic fashion houses. In 2013 Alannah left her eponymous brand and in 2015 launched her new fashion brand, Louise Love. Alannah lives in Melbourne with her sixteen-year-old son and her beagle dog, Jack.

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This limited edition of Alannah Hill's brilliant memoir comes beautifully packaged in a specially designed box. It captures Alannah’s deep creative sensibility and love of all things romantic and feminine. Takes the extraordinary paperback story into a deluxe hardback edition, with a new text setting and a three sixteen-page photo sections full of new photographs (with detailed captions) from Alannah's personal collection and fashion campaigns. The Alannah Hill brand is one of Australian’s most iconic and beloved fashion brands. Started in 1996, with 43 stores across Australia in 2012, it has 171K followers on Facebook and 23K followers on Instagram, and its fans are incredibly loyal. Although Alannah is no longer at the label, it is and will always be associated with her well-known style and larger-than-life personality. This edition is for the die-hard fans, of which there are many. Ahead of its May publication the paperback edition was already #1 in memoir on Booktopia through pre-orders alone; we anticipate excellent sales and word of mouth as the book hits bookstores across the country with a huge national marketing and publicity campaign.

PROLOGUE

TASMANIA 1962 1979

‘Even now I can’t trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid.’ CLARA BOW, IT GIRL OF THE ’20S

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MELBOURNE 1979

2001

‘There is a life and there is a death and there are beauty and melancholy between.’ ALBERT CAMUS

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METAMORPHOSIS 2001 2018

‘Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than with the imagination being awake?’ LEONARDO DA VINCI

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t was an early June morning in 1968. The trees were holding on to their dizzy green leaves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; leaves that would soon fall under the cold

grey skies of the bitter Tasmanian winter. The beginning of each day seemed dead, almost forgotten, before it had even begun. The day would come to life midafternoon, only to die another lingering death until the new dawn woke the world up to reflect upon its forlorn, bewildered state. There were four rooms in the apple orchard house where we lived in Scotts Road, Geeveston. My father, an orchardist, was asleep in a small cupboard area separated from the lounge room, loud snores blaring from beneath the newspaper he placed over his head to shut out the constant disappointment of the world he inhabited. Mum had been mopping the floor with a small bucket and an ancient mop. Whenever she began any housework, a quiet pleading sigh would escape from somewhere inside her as she prayed to any saint she believed could help her escape her life. On this particularly dark day, Mum had

The Art of Kindness Meredith Gaston

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In The Art of Kindness Meredith will delight and inspire kindness to yourself, to others and to our world. Kindness spreads like the ripples on a pond and a warm smile is the universal language of kindness. Meredith’s whimsical illustrations and beautiful words remind us that small acts of kindness truly are the sunshine needed for happiness to grow.

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The book is split into three parts, Kindness and Selfcare, Connective Kindness and Kindness Towards Our Earth, with each chapter featuring pop up journal prompts, affirmations and a meditation.

Author Details Meredith Gaston is an internationally acclaimed Australian illustrator and the author of five internationally successful books. Meredith also exhibits original works in high-profile galleries locally and overseas, and collaborates with brands to bring her joyful signature style to commercial and charitable enterprise. Her past collaborations range from a series of exclusive wine labels designed for bestselling winery Mondo Imports, to a stationery and sleepwear range she developed with Sussan Corporation Australia that raised over a million dollars in support of women affected by breast cancer. Meredith lives with her husband on the picturesque Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. A generous and idyllic garden with wildlife, fruit trees and an enchanting creek provide her with endless joy and inspiration.

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Meredith Gaston's illustrations are well recognised and loved around the world and her previous books are all bestsellers This will be Meredith's 7th book and she has a dedicated existing audience Includes not only inspirational words but simple recipes, activities and other kindness related activities. Meredith has sold over 25k copies across her backlist! Inclusion in Hardie Grant Christmas genre promotions including First Pages, consumer advertising & competitions across lifestyle media including advertising in Frankie magazine Animated book trailer available for use in pre-roll campaigns and targeted social media campaign on release.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

KINDNESS TOWARDS OUR EARTH 141 CONNECTIVE KINDNESS 79

Welcome Notes 7 Enjoying this Book 15

KINDNESS AND SELF-CARE 17

Kindness as Self-Care 18 Kindness and Good Energy 22 Kindness and Wellness 25 Kinder Thoughts, Kinder Self-Talk 29 Finding a Kinder Inner Voice 32 Transforming Ourselves with Kindness 34 Kindness and Little Things 37

Avoiding the Snowball 40 Kindness and Our Bodies 44 Personalised Inner Wisdom 49 Kindness and Our Everyday Routines 50 Sugar, Caffeine and Kindness 54 A Little Note on Kindness, Rest and Relaxation 56 Kindness and Our Only Constant: Change 58 Saying ‘No’ With Grace 60 Kindness as a Superpower – Softness as Strength 62 Affirmations to Transform Outworn Thinking Mirror Mirror! Journal Prompts Positive Affirmations Meditation 76

Life-Changing Kindness in Action 80 Kindness, Time and Care in Relationships 84 Kindness and Listening in Relationships 90 Connection and Wellbeing 94 Kindness and Reconnection 96 Kindness in the Face of Challenge 100 Kindness and Open-Heatedness 103 Patient Kindness 106 Compassionate Kindness 108 Acts of Kindness Kindness in Our Homes Kindness at School Kindness at Work Kindness in Our Communities Kindness in Our Friendships Kindness on the Go Journal Prompts Positive Affirmations Meditation 135

Borrowing Our Earth 142 Wonder and Gratitude 147 Kindness and Consumption 152 Slowing Down and Finding Paths Back to Balance 157 Kindness and Courage – Past, Present and Future 164 Kindness and Oneness 166 Cultivating Kindness Towards the Earth Journal Prompts Positive Affirmations Meditation 181

A Final Note 187 Acknowledgements 189 Kindness Resources 190

KINDNESS AND OUR ONLY CONSTANT: CHANGE

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No flower is in bloom all year round. Nature takes rest. Leaves fall from trees. Sunshine melts snow. Indeed, we are all part of a bigger picture. Our shifting moods and states connect us to the constant moods, weather, movement and renewal of nature. We neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge the changing inner seasons we experience; they constitute and enrich us. It is nice to get curious about the ebb and flow of our feelings, and more fluid with the endless changes we experience in and around us. Nothing stays the same, and practising kindness towards ourselves helps us move with change. When we practise self-acceptance through kindness, we integrate and welcome home all parts of ourselves as dynamic, balanced and complete human beings. When we model kindness towards ourselves in this way, we encourage those with whom we share our world to do the same. Some days we need patience; others, strength. Some days we need tenderness; others, focus and determination. Relationships, experiences and circumstances in our lives constantly shift and move us. Yet in the face of constant change, looking upon ourselves with kindness is an anchoring practice that makes us feel more at home within ourselves. Acceptance of ourselves in all our colours and seasons surrenders us to the peace and relaxation we deserve to know. We are never the same people going through the same experiences from one day to the next. Life is ever-changing by nature, and we as human beings are on journeys of constant personal growth. As the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus wisely reminds us, we never step in the same river twice, because it is not the same river, and we are not the same people.

REST

BE KIND

I hold my heart out first, like a lantern that lights my path. I travel with my spirit for a compass, my mind a budding flower. I float through time unencumbered by judgement and open to love. m

AFFIRMATIONS TO TRANSFORM OUTWORN THINKING

I always do my best, and my best is good enough for me.

I’m not good enough.

Other people are better than me.

My way of doing things is unique to me. I value myself and others.

I don’t know what I want.

I’m finding my own way through life at my own pace. I’m being myself. My beautiful body is mine to nurture, enjoy and compliment. I take care of my body lovingly and as a matter of priority.

My body doesn’t look how it should, or how I want it to.

I love myself unconditionally and support myself to begin again, every time.

I’ve made so many mistakes. Why begin again now?

I shouldn’t shine brightly.

I deserve to shine, and I allow others to do the same.

I shouldn’t rest.

I rest and relax daily. When I’m rested I can take real joy in all that I am, and all that I do. I know myself. I have a good heart, and I want to use it to uplift myself and others.

I’m not a good person.

I am courageous in living my life. I find peace and balance through constant kindness.

I’m not doing life right.

I don’t deserve to feel proud of myself.

I see and celebrate all that I’ve achieved. I am free to approve of myself.

JOURNAL PROMPTS

To me, kindness means ... Kindness makes me feel ... I currently show myself kindness by ... The things I enjoy about being me are ... The achievements that I am proud of include ... Aspects of my nature that I admire are ... Parts of my body that I love are ... Parts of my life that I love include ... I can be kinder to myself by ... I can be more patient with myself by ... Thoughts and feelings I want to experience more of in my daily life include ...

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Australian Dreamscapes Movement, Light and Colour Claire Takacs

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In Australian Dreamscapes, acclaimed photographer Claire Takacs takes readers on a journey through Australia's diverse and beautiful gardens.

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In Australian Gardenscapes, Claire Takacs showcases the varied gardens found in the Australian landscape, from lush green oases to semi-arid settings. Claire profiles Australian gardens, gardeners and garden designers who are drawing on the international movement towards a more naturalistic approach to planting design. Similar to the New Perennial movement and Prairie-style, these gardens take into consideration how plants grow in the wild and have created highly textural, visually pleasing gardens that appeal not only to our love of beauty, but that sit gently in their surrounding landscapes, giving a strong sense of place. Across 15 chapters and 22 gardens, Claire's stunning photography is accompanied by essays written by the garden owners or designers. The chapters detail the journey to establishing the gardens, their motivation, and the struggles and rewards the gardens bring day in, day out. Beautifully presented, Australian Gardenscapes is a stunning journey through the diversity of gardens in Australia.

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Claire Takacs is an award-winning garden photographer who has visited and photographed some of the best and most innovative gardens around the world. She spends half of every year travelling internationally and her photographs are regularly included in the top international gardening magazines. Claire’s work is represented in many international gardening books and she has worked alongside a multitude of respected gardening writers. Claire Takacs is the author of Dreamscapes .

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Claire is an internationally renowned and awarded photographer. Claire's work is widely sought after and featured in the most respected gardening magazines in the world. Claire's photographs are unique and stunning, capturing gardens at the moment they are the most beautiful. This is Claire's second book after the highly successful Dreamscapes (2017). The gardens featured in Australian Dreamscapes represent the diversity of gardens across Australia. This is a unique collection and features 22 gardens from around Australia, including: Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia.

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Places We Swim A Guide to Exploring Australia's Best Beaches, Pools, Waterfalls, Lakes, Hot Springs and Gorges Dillon Seitchik-Reardon and Caroline Clements

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This beautiful photographic and curated travel guide celebrates Australia's long-standing connection to water

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From lap pools to sea pools, the ocean, waterfalls, hot springs and rockpools, Places We Swim features 60 of the very best swimming spots around Australia. Each destination entry includes information on what makes the swimming spot unique, local knowledge and things to do, see and eat in the area. The text is complemented by beautiful photography from some of Australia’s most celebrated lifestyle photographers, which will inspire you to see this country in a new light. The book also profiles a range of people from an extreme ocean swimmer to a chef that builds his menu around the sea. This inspirational reference guide will have you returning to the water again and again. Foreword by Benjamin Law.

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Author Details Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon took a year off work to test out places to swim all over Australia. Both love being in the water, and found swimming an incredible access point to Australian culture and identity.Caroline was the founding editor of Broadsheet, and produced cookbooks and produce guides for Broadsheet in Melbourne and Sydney. Dillon is an environmental scientist and has co-written gardening books for the Little Veggie Patch Co. Together they have written and photographed all entries in the book with contributions from Eugene Tan (aquabumps), Remy Gerega, Alex Kydd, Nikki To and Kate Berry.

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The authors spent a year travelling around the country, visiting a range of swimming spots in order to come up with their list of the top 60 places. Their list is also the result of tips and advice they received from countless Aussies along the way Stunning photography and engaging descriptions, including local knowledge, information on best time to visit and facilities, nearby cafes and national parks Great writing for Gen Y readers from the founding editor of Broadsheet and one half of the successful Veggie Patch Co.

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Underwater Australia Darren Jew A photographic exploration of the glories under the oceans surrounding Australia. Underwater Australia takes you below the surface of Australia's waters to experience all its surprises and majesty. From the warm waters of the world-famous Great Barrier Reef to the wild, wind-swept shores of the Southern Ocean, swim among giant whales, sharks, baby sea turtles and schools of fish. Bask in the bright colours of Australia's coral reefs and get a rare glimpse of its underwater caves. With hundreds of gorgeous photographs throughout and explanatory captions from one of Australia's preeminent underwater photographers, this is a beautiful keepsake that offers a unique perspective on a mysterious, shimmering world.

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Nature photographer Darren Jew has a passion for capturing and sharing the wonders of the underwater world. His photographs have been published around the world, and he conducts small group photography tours in many of the world's most beautiful places. He is the five-time award winner of the Canon/AIPP Australian Science, Environment and Nature Photographer of the Year.

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The debut book from one of Australia's preeminent underwater photographers. This is the only photography book on the market that focuses on underwater photography around Australia. Part of the successful Nick Rains photography book series (Nick has written the foreword for Darren's book). Stunning photography in a beautifully designed package at an accessible price, perfect as a souvenir or present. All text content has been checked by a marine biologist to ensure correct names for marine species.

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Titania's Fortune Cards 36 fortune cards and how to interpret them Titania Hardie Empower your future self through the wisdom of fortune telling with Titania's magic cards. Your fate lies in the cards... From understanding the cards and deciphering their meanings, to finding out what direction your life will take, let Titania guide you through the Lenormand technique of fortune telling. Though faithful to the symbolism of the original tarot, these cards offer a contemporary twist on ancient spiritual teachings to reflect our modern lives. Thirty three striking cards combined with a book on layout and interpretation mean taking a glimpse at your past, present and future has never been so easy. Whether you've a history of magic or are new to the world of divination, Titania's Fortune Cards pave the way for a fresh look at Publication

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the spiritual world and your place within it.

Author Details Born in Australia, Titania Hardie is a third generation White Witch. Her maternal family originates from Cornwall, England, and through her mother's guidance she nurtured her own psychic abilities. She is the highly successful author of a range of distinctive books on folklore, magic and divination.

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Key Information The perfect gift for someone curious about tarot or looking to expand their knowledge. Catering for the current fascination of all things ‘magic'. New age has been rebranded as self-help in the social media age.

CONTENTS

Madame LeNormandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortune-telling cards

Understanding the cards

How to lay out and read the cards

A sample 7-card layout

A sample 9-card layout

The cards: a quick overview

The cards and their meanings

Index

MADAME LENORMAND’S FORTUNE-TELLING CARDS

When I was about 12 or 13 a close friend of my mother, and now of mine, read my cards. It was an awe-inspiring moment: I was fascinated, but slightly cautious too. What if I were told something awkward – or not in keeping with my dreams? Was it a frightening thing to know what lay ahead? Was my curiosity greater than my apprehension? In fact, what tipped the balance and prompted me to ask for a reading was my trust in this wonderful, wise and sunny-natured lady, and the sheer beauty and absence of threat in the cards themselves: they were too special to give me any serious shocks. After one quick layout she told me my destiny was overseas (subsequently proved true), and that I would soon read the cards better than she did! I’m still not sure if the latter is true, but I did become a professional reader during my university days. All I can do now is dedicate this volume to her and her tutelage, and entreat you to follow the same enchanting path I was to tread in discovering the power, privilege and joy of reading cards with skill and confidence. Madame LeNormand was the clairvoyant to Napoleon, and he famously ignored her advice on one key matter: she counselled him not to divorce Josephine, for all would go downhill from there. In hindsight, of course, she was absolutely right – his marriage to Marie Louise of Austria brought him no luck at all. Perhaps if he had followed her prognostications to the letter, European history would have been very different...

UNDERSTANDING THE CARDS

These cards are a modern re-interpretation of those she used: we have remained faithful to the symbol and much of the meaning she invested in each image, but have given them a more up-to-date feel to communicate the different way we now lead our lives. Easier to understand than the tarot, and perhaps more flexible, the cards can be laid out in a number of ways. It is interesting to pick seven cards from anywhere in the pack and set them out every day – as a kind of horoscope – to see what events are most current, what sort of day lies ahead, and what are your present, dominant concerns. They can be laid out in a grid of nine cards (as in noughts-and-crosses) for a weekly plan, and the cards should be read horizontally, vertically and diagonally, so that the middle card becomes the all important, central concern. This nine-card spread forms the basis of a full reading, which should only be done about every three months for a more complete forecast or a serious enquiry on a specific issue. The cards have principal meanings all by themselves, and you will find a clear interpretation of each – one to a page – in this book. But the cards sometimes have specific meanings when in combination with another card, and these combinative patterns should be read, whenever they occur, above any other individual meaning. An example of this is the Child: on its own it will refer either to a child of the person being read for, or, possibly, of someone within the reading, so that the man next to the child will almost certainly refer to ‘a man with children’. If the Child were to fall next to the Stork, however, it would always mean a pregnancy.

Similarly, the bear, alone, stands for something (or someone) very big, strong and reliable; the Lily, on its own, represents something (or someone) professional. Whenever they fall together, however, they describe something or someone concerned with law. If the Lily falls beside the Garden, it means â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;; if it falls beside the Coffin, it signifies a serious illness. These combinations should be learned in tandem with the individual meanings, as they form key concepts. This said, the cards are easy to use as there are so few. It is important to get the feel of them, to learn to recognise and handle them, and to get used to the messages they are giving you, before you do any full readings. This takes a little time, but it is worth the trouble, for you will obtain much clearer results. My own experience with reading cards is that you must be very much in control of them; in other words, you are directing your cards, and they are your tool, not the other way about. For this reason, you need to tell your cards exactly what you want from them, and determine what clear meaning you will give to them each time you see them in a particular pattern. Be consistent: if you see, perhaps, the House next to the Ship, you must decide whether this is a home overseas, or, possibly, a house beside the sea. Tell the cards what you want, decide on a meaning, and stick with it. Once your cards are directed by your wishes, they will become individualised and respond to you personally, while at the same time, your intuitive capacities will strengthen naturally. Be confident about this, and you will quickly become astonishingly adept.

The instructions for laying out the cards follow, and you should spend a little time practising. Each card is like a noun but, when laid out in lines, they form phrases and short sentences. Get used to reading them, practise on people you know well and those you hardly know. But remember, you have a responsibility when doing readings not to scare anyone, so be very careful in the words you use, and the way you put things. If, perhaps, you see something you would prefer not to disclose, you can honourably feign a lack of understanding and say nothing. There is nothing to be gained by frightening someone, so act wisely. Fortune-telling cards have been with us for many centuries: the Egyptians were the creators of the tarot, and other cards sprang up for use through the Middle Ages and in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. At this moment, with a new epoch of history unfolding in the dawning millennium, we could benefit from a fresh interpretation and usage of these amazing tools of the past. We are just learning again to use the faculties of perception and psycho-kinesis in our brains, and these little cards seem to me an important survival. Used in good faith, and with spirit, they will provide astonishing insights.

I wish you great joy in the discovery, and very good fortune in your life!

HOW TO LAYOUT AND READ THE CARDS

When you begin a reading, shuffle the cards lightly, then pass them to the person for whom you are doing the reading, asking them to shuffle the cards themselves for a few minutes. Whilst shuffling, it is better to think of nothing – to chat amicably about nothing special – to prevent the cards being influenced by too much thought or hopes and wishes. T -  Now, ask the person to choose nine cards from anywhere in the pack. Keeping them face down (i.e. undisclosed), you then set the cards out in three rows of three, left to right, as follows:

Turn the cards over one at a time, and read the ‘phrases’ in rows: first across, then down, and finally in diagonals. This means that the central card (card 5) will be the most important, for its meaning connects all the others. The other crucial card is the first one, for it represents the reader him/herself. This first 9-card reading gives you brief ‘headlines’ about what will be important in the full reading, so pay close attention to these key issues. In addition, you should write down these cards on paper, for you need to investigate each one in turn in a full reading as follows.

T   The main layout can take up to nine individual spreads, based on the previous nine cards. For each spread, ask the person for whom you are reading to place one of the cards from the original nine (beginning with the first) in the centre, face up, and then briefly shuffle all the cards again. Ask them to take one card from anywhere in the pack and put it face down on top of the central card, then place the others around it in the following order:

This forms a basic ‘cross’. If you are short of space, place the cards sideways rather than lengthways. Now, fill in with the remaining cards: the 17th card is placed in the top left-hand quarter, farthest from card one and the central card, while the 18th is placed in the top right-hand quarter.

a sample 9-card layout

To give you a feeling for how to weave the meanings of the cards into â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sentencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, let us interpret a 9-card spread. This forms the start of any full scale reading you will do, and is an excellent short reading which can be done on its own each week. When starting a reading (as described earlier) begin by shuffling the cards for a few minutes, then fan them out and ask the person for whom you are reading to choose nine cards at random from anywhere in the pack. Place them in the layout of three rows of three described earlier: card 1 at top left, card 2 top centre, card 3 top right; a second row directly underneath, with card 4 centre left, card 5 (the central card), card 6 centre right; and the bottom row uses the last three cards, with card 7 bottom left, card 8 bottom centre and card 9 bottom right. For this sample reading I have chosen nine cards and I suggest you select these and lay them out as described. Place the cards face down, then turn them over slowly as you start to consider the meaning. To stop you racing ahead, it is often a good idea to turn and read them row by row, so you get the full picture from each individual line before looking at the vertical columns and the diagonals. Row 1: the Woman, the Ship and the Tower. Simply read, this indicates that a woman is travelling, perhaps to you, or perhaps from you. The Tower might suggest it is back to a place from the past, or that she is coming from a place that has been important to you in the past. It could also be read simply as a woman coming back into your life (the Ship representing movement here) from the past, which is the Tower. Because she is the first

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365 Days of Drawing Sketch and paint your way through the creative year

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Get lost in your creativity with 365 Days of Drawing, a thoughtful and inspiring art journal designed to help you carve out moments of self-expression. Divided into twelve-monthly themes, such as nature, portraiture, using colour, calligraphy writing, plus much more, each task is designed to expand your creative skills and spark the artist within.

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Lorna Scobie

With helpful prompts and inspiring tutorials that show you how to draw using different materials such as pen, pencils, chalk, paints, gel pens and collage, 365 Days of Drawing is a stunning keepsake as well as well as a powerful tool for positive change.

Author Details Lorna Scobie is a London-based illustrator and designer of cheeky characters and critters. Her clients include NYLON , Hermès, Stella McCartney, Wimbledon Tennis AELTC and ANORAK. Her work has won awards from It's Nice That , Macmillan and Penguin. Publication

01 November 2018

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Flexibound

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AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

ISBN

9781784881955

Publisher

Hardie Grant (UK)

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Hardie Grant (UK)

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Art/Fashio/Photography

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210 x 160 mm

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352pp

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Full colour illustrations throughout

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A follow up to the best-selling 365 Days of Art by award-winning illustrator Lorna Scobie Embarking on a daily creative project has become a phenomenon in recent years. The entries are not dated: you can work through the journal from front to back, or jump around and draw whatever appeals to you at the moment. Create a beautiful keepsake of your year by drawing and painting in this motivating journal Specially conceived to encourage self-reflection and mindfulness A book for everyone who has the desire to create

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Root, Nurture, Grow The Essential Guide to Propagating and Sharing Houseplants Caro Langton and Rose Ray Learn how to grow and nurture new plants from old. Life with a potted plant is undeniably better. And better yet is the ability to grow and replicate new, healthy houseplants without ever having to visit a garden centre again. Learn to share, swap and celebrate the miraculous methods of multiplying all of your favourites at almost no cost at all. And here’s the secret: it’s really, really easy. Plants are designed to multiply. They spread their roots, send off inquisitive shoots, and regenerate themselves in all sorts of exciting and unexpected ways without any help. Even for the beginner indoor gardener, a single leaf can hold enough life to be successfully grown into a brand new plant. With Root, Nurture, Grow, you’ll quickly discover how to propagate any houseplant, take cuttings, cultivate runners and offsets, divide plants at the roots and even grow brand new root systems in the air. You’ll learn pruning methods that produce no waste, organic rooting medium recipes, and eventually enjoy gifting and swapping newly grown greenery with friends, family and other houseplant hoarders you’ll meet along the way. Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Hardback

As well as myriad propagation methods, the book includes practical DIY projects to better nurture and display your plant family, including a homemade propagation chamber and simple self-watering planters.

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AU$29.99 | NZ$32.99

ISBN

9781787132184

Publisher

Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Rose Ray and Caro Langton run a successful ‘green interior’ company called RO CO. They offer advice on how to bring green into urban spaces, as well as run an online shop specialising in airplants, macramé hangers and himmelis. They supply high end concept stores and sell their products through stockists in Europe, the US and Australia. They are the authors of the international hit, House of Plants.

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Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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Category

Gardening

Format

234 x 153 mm

Extent

208pp

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Full colour photography

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• Urban and indoor gardening is a continuing trend and this book takes it to the next level by showing you how to propagate and

share your plants

• • • •

• •

Taps into eco/sustainability/waste trends and concerns by sharing (rather than buying) and being resourceful in sourcing everyday materials for projects The only book on the market for contemporary plant lovers The authors have had international publishing success with their first book House of Plants (Frances Lincoln, 2016), with 20k copies sold In 2017, The Telegraph said: "The past year has seen an explosion in interest in urban and indoor gardening, with even the RHS putting on an Urban Gardening Show to reflect millennial interest in growing indoors. "Over the next 12 months, this is going to go above and beyond a casual succulent collection, as new and indoor gardeners gain in confidence and want to tackle new projects." Propagating named as a trend for 2017/18 by Pinterest, Nylon, House Beautiful, The Joy of Plants and more Features in Apartment Therapy, The Guardian, The Telegraph and more

Layering

There must be some alchemy in those leaves where a place exists, of late summer skies, wet grass, beautiful voices and cold hands Lindsay Sekulowicz, Christopher, The Plant Magazine 6

ne of the oldest methods of propagation, it is thought that layering was first practiced in ancient times by Chinese bonsai growers. Like taking cuttings, the process creates an exact replica (genetically, at least) of the parent plant, because it uses existing plant material. There are two techniques: ground layering and air layering. With both, the idea is to help a plant produce a new root system along one of its branches while part of this branch remains attached to the parent plant. This is achieved by slicing away part of the outer layer of the branch while leaving the inner core (containing the essential tissue which is capable of new root growth) intact. By introducing this inner plant tissue to the right rooting medium, a whole new system of roots can form. Once this happens, the branch and its newly grown roots are finally removed, and this replica plant can sustain itself independently. Because the inner material of the branch remains attached during root development, the parent plant provides support, water and nutrients to the area of new root growth, helping it to become strong and protecting it from damage or disease. This also means that, unlike some other methods of propagation, layering doesn’t require such special control of temperature and humidity, making the technique much less technically challenging overall. The only difference between ground and air layering is that, rather than encouraging the stem down to the ground to root, air layering involves bringing the rooting medium up to the stem. It follows that air layering is most suitable for thicker stemmed plants that have less flexible stems. Don’t be put off by having to make precise cuts – it’s really not as technical as it sounds, and will give you such a sense of achievement when, after a month or so, you see healthy new roots starting to grow, and you have the satisfaction of multiplying some of your favourite, larger indoor plants in a relatively short space of time. You can try layering at any point of the year, providing your home is warm and blessed with year-round natural light. Indoor plants that are kept in darker, colder conditions during winter months will likely become dormant, and will probably not respond positively to this method until the start of spring. 8

Layering

There are two favourite houseplants that people are always keen to learn how to propagate: the Rubber Plant and the Fiddle Leaf Fig. Larger, woody species of house plants like these two don’t always respond well to cuttings, because their roots grow very slowly and they are therefore much more susceptible to disease or damage at the vulnerable stage of root development. We first discovered air layering through one of my most treasured plants, an elderly Dracaena marginata, fondly named Marge, which I inherited from my beloved Grandmother. More than 40 years old, Marge’s spindly stems would have sudden growth spurts each spring, gradually outgrowing each new spot I manoeuvred her into. I eventually needed a stepladder to reach her tallest stems, which were by that point tickling the ceiling and showing no sign of slowing down, despite my desperate pleas for her to travel in any direction but up. Air layering is ideal for reviving older, thicker stemmed plants like Marge that have lost some of their foliage and become “leggy”, or have simply outgrown the space you have styled them in your home. If the stems of the plant are softer and easily bent downwards, ground layering (pXXX) may be the more suitable method to experiment with. As explained previously, air layering involves bringing the rooting medium up to a branch. This aerial action is brilliant for those living in smaller urban spaces since it allows the parent plant to be kept in its original spot, and doesn’t require lots of extra pots or space to nurture the new plant growth. 10

We first discovered air layering through one of my most treasured plants, an elderly Dracaena marginata, fondly named....

Layering

Air Layering

Where's the Llama? Paul Moran

C OV E R

From an extravagant Mexican carnival and a magical Indian palace to an enchanting Russian ice festival and a hip street market, there are 17 intricately illustrated scenes to search, and ten terrific llamas to spot in every location.

DRAF T

Word has reached the Andes that llamas are about to become the next big animal sensation. Intrigued, an intrepid herd have decided to ‘alpaca’ their bags and embark on an incredible round-the-world adventure to meet their adoring fans.

Get ready for a whole llotta llama drama!

Author Details Paul Moran is a UK-based illustrator who has many years of experience in producing artwork for books, magazines and toys using both digital and traditional techniques.

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01 November 2018

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781789290301

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

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Michael O'Mara

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Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

280 x 216 mm

Extent

48pp

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Full-colour illustrations throughout

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• • •

There are 17 intricately illustrated scenes to search, and ten terrific llamas to spot in every location. Llamas are particularly on-trend at the moment and their cute, quirky personalities will appeal to children and adults alike. Illustrated by the artist behind Buster’s bestselling title, Where’s the Unicorn? which has sold over 200,000 copies so far, and the popular Where’s the Meerkat? series which has sold over 1,180,000 copies and in 26 territories.

DAY OF THE DEAD Head llama Beatriz has taken the gang to Mexico so they can take part in the annual Day of the Dead celebrations, or ‘Dia de Muertos’ if you speak Spanish like the llamas do. They’ve arrived just in time to see an incredible street parade. The whole town has dressed up to honour their ancestors, and the costumes and giant floats look amazing. Luis’s guidebook recommends some sweets called ‘calaveras’ – colourful sugar skulls – so the llamas set off into the crowd to find some.

Can you spot all of the llamas?

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Where's the Unicorn Now? Paul Moran

C OV E R

Follow the further adventures of a colourful blessing of globetrotting unicorns. As well as showing the unicorns in locations around the world, this new title includes scenes that show the era of their earliest sightings, at Delphi in Ancient Greece, and even looks forward to the future of unicorn kind in Metropolis X300 in the year 3469. There are 17 intricately illustrated scenes to search, and seven sensational unicorns to spot in every scene.

DRAF T

Michael O’Mara presents the hotly anticipated sequel to the 2017 bestselling title Where’s the Unicorn?

Author Details Paul Moran is a UK-based illustrator who has many years of experience in producing artwork for books, magazines and toys using both digital and traditional techniques.

Key Information • Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781782439950

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Michael O'Mara

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Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

280 x 216 mm

Extent

48pp

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Full colour throughout

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The hotly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Christmas Sunday Times bestseller title Where’s the Unicorn? There are 17 intricately illustrated scenes to search, and seven sensational unicorns to spot in every scene. Illustrated by the artist behind Buster’s bestselling title, Where’s the Unicorn? which has sold over 200,000 copies so far, and the popular Where’s the Meerkat? series which has sold over 1,180,000 copies

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9781780555904

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9781782439073

Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Crafting Alliances (Book 3) An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Cube Kid Minecraft meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in book 3 of the very popular 8-Bit Warrior series of the journal of a young Minecraft villager who dares to dream of becoming a Minecraft warrior! Competition stiffens in book three of the 8-Bit Diary series, as Runt’s training is intensifying! After the recent mob attacks, the entire village decides to prepare for the next offensive. Fortifying the defenses, tracking down a spy, searching for new alliances . . . But Herobrine isn’t having any of it . . . Can Runt increase his efforts to be one of the five best students in school and finally become the warrior of his dreams? With the help of his friends – Breeze, Max, Emerald, and Stump – Runt will face a peril greater than anything he has ever known.

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01 November 2018

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Paperback

Cube Kid is the pen name of Eric Gunnar Taylor, a 33-year-old author who lives in Alaska. A fan of video games — and particularly Minecraft—he started writing fanfiction at a very young age. His first novel, The Diary of a Minecraft Villager, was self-published as an ebook in February 2015 and quickly became tremendously successful in the Minecraft community. The novel was acquired by the French publisher Édi8, and was published for the first time in France in February 2016 under the title LE JOURNAL D'UN NOOB, with new illustrations by Saboten. The Diary of a Minecraft Villager sparked worldwide interest. When he is not writing, Cube Kid loves travelling, fixing his car, voraciously reading fanfiction . . . and gaming!

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AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

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ISBN

9781449482282

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Publisher

AMP

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Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

203 x 140 mm

Extent

256pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

8 and up

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Minecraft books sell, official or unofficial. This is the best-selling and most-reviewed unofficial fiction series on Amazon. The self-published e-books sold 120,000 copies before being picked up for paperback editions in French and English. Generously illustrated, full colour production makes this series stand out from other Minecraft story books. Numerous recent media stories are reporting Minecraft's ascension as the new parent and educator-approved creative toy that teaches problem-solving skills and supports interest in STEM subjects. As with Lego before it, Minecraft is being incorporated into school curriculum and activities.

MONDAY—EARLY MORNING I woke up before the sun even rose and couldn’t fall back asleep. Of course, Mom and Dad didn’t have this problem. They’d been working the fields all week. Maybe that’s why they finally warmed up to the idea of me becoming a warrior. These days, they’re just

too tired to argue.

At least they decided to give me a bigger allowance. I recalled the conversation with Mom the other day:

“Use these emeralds to enchant your robe with Frost

Protection II,

okay, honey? I don’t want you getting sick!” “I don’t think there is such an enchantment, but thanks anyway.” “Okay, well, be sure to eat more steak! Cookies won’t keep your hunger bar up.” “But cookies are tasty . . .” “And wear your leather armor underneath your robe today. If you fall again during training, your health bar won’t get so low.” 1

“Mom. Armor doesn’t protect against falling damage.” “Oh. All right, dear.”

Jello was sound asleep as well. From inside his box, he made quiet little sounds—burble,

burble—the baby slime equivalent of

snoring. I put on my boots and grabbed my sword on my way out the door. It was still dark. But soon, as I made my way to school,

the square sun crawled over the gloomy, gray houses and shed pink light upon the gloomy, gray streets. To a villager, this was a precious time. At this hour, the monsters were crawling back to a forest that never knew the sun. In their absence, a sleepy village was now rustling awake.

***

I went for a morning jog. I thought it’d help clear my mind. It

didn’t.

Five minutes in, my anger flared like a redstone torch . . . because I saw the posters. They’re everywhere, those posters.

Pebble is on most of them . . .

WAYS I DON’T AL

. . . KILL MOBS

DO, BUT WHEN I

M I KILL THE . T IN ONE SHO 3

There were nearly as many posters with Emerald, Steve,

Mike, the mayor . . . and even Urf. Urf!

WANTED GANKED OR AT MAX HEALTH

REWARD :

500 EMERALDS He took

off on Sunday, from what I heard, carrying half a village supply room with him. He took two donkeys, each with chests, that he loaded up before stuffing his own pocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all three inventories filled with stacks of iron, enchanted books . . .

in short, our most 4

valuable items.

Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Path of the Diamond (Book 4) An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Cube Kid Minecraft meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in book 4 of the very popular 8-Bit Warrior series of the journal of a young Minecraft villager who dares to dream of becoming a Minecraft warrior! In the fourth in this series of four unofficial Minecraft adventure books, it’s time for our 12-year-old hero to choose his future vocation to study at the Minecraftia school. His options are less than tantalizing: farmer, butcher, crafter, miner. What this noob really wants is to be a warrior like his hero, Steve. So when he learns that the five best students in school that year will get the chance to start warrior training, it’s ON.

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Publication

01 November 2018

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Paperback

Cube Kid is the pen name of Eric Gunnar Taylor, a 33-year-old author who lives in Alaska. A fan of video games – and particularly Minecraft – he started writing fanfiction at a very young age. His first novel, The Diary of a Minecraft Villager, was self-published as an ebook in February 2015 and quickly became tremendously successful in the Minecraft community. The novel was acquired by the French publisher Édi8, and was published for the first time in France in February 2016 under the title LE JOURNAL D'UN NOOB, with new illustrations by Saboten. The Diary of a Minecraft Villager sparked worldwide interest. When he is not writing, Cube Kid loves travelling, fixing his car, voraciously reading fanfiction . . . and gaming!

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ISBN

9781449480097

Publisher

AMP

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Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

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Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

203 x 140 mm

Extent

256pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

8 and up

Terms

SOR

• •

Minecraft books sell, whether official or unofficial. The self-published e-books sold 120,000 copies before being picked up for paperback editions in French and English. Generous number of illustrations and full colour production makes this series stand out from other Minecraft story books. Minecraft is succeeding Lego as the parent- and educator-approved creative toy that teaches problem-solving skills and supports kids' interest in STEM subjects. Like Lego, Minecraft is being incorporated into school curriculum and activities.

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With that, my otherworldly friends took off. They were the ones who had shown us that the mobs could be fought. Without them, we would have suffered the same fate as so many other villages out there. I imagined the endless wilderness outside of our walls. Plains and forests and rolling hills as far as the eye can see. Littered with the remnants of our kind. They’ll be traveling through that for a long time. Whatever. That’s their decision. Two months ago, I would have dwelt on it, gotten angry and sad. But I’m a new me now. A

future captain, hopefully. I can’t

be whining and raging all the time. They can go on their little adventure. Meanwhile, Team Runt will be relaxing in the coolest place in Villagetown.

Party at the pool .

SPLASH For the first time in her life,

Breeze was beginning to have

fun. 7

After the celebration, we went to the pool. The mobs wouldn’t be coming back anytime soon, and we totally needed a break. The builders made this area underground. It used to be a giant cavern the miners had cleared out. The main attraction is the heated water. There’s a small lava pool bubbling underneath the floor that heats it perpetually. From what the humans have told me, the game version of our world doesn’t simulate temperature beyond melting snow and ice. The real

world isn’t so forgiving. Try spending a night in a tundra biome. You’ll be throwing down a furnace real quick. We changed into our swimming suits and jumped in. We agreed to play Creeper’s

Revenge, one of our favorite games. It’s where a single

“cat” must avoid the splashes of the many “creepers” as they dive in, over and over. You’re probably wondering how we decide teams. After someone shouts “Go,” the last one to call out “Boom” is the first to be the cat. “Go!!” “Boom.”

“Boom!”

“Boom!!” Breeze glanced at the three of us. “Boom?” (She’d obviously never

played this before.) We all turned to Emerald. 8

“Looks like you’re the cat,” Stump said. However, Emerald didn’t respond. She was still standing on the edge of the shallow side, staring absently into the water.

So an en d from th erman e start?

I knew i

So Breeze was happy and Emerald was sad.

What next?! At this rate, Herobrine will teleport into our village and give everyone milk and cookies. I swam over to her. “Something bothering you?” 9

“Yeah. Me.” She sat down and dipped her legs into the water. “I’ve been thinking, and . . . I just can’t forgive myself.” “For what?” “For

running away. This is the second time I’ve chickened out.”

The other three swam over as well. “Everyone ran yesterday,” Breeze said. “Myself included. Don’t blame yourself.” “Yeah, but you went back.” Emerald exhaled, blowing her bangs upward. “It’s funny, y’know? A lot of kids at school look up to me. They

think I’m so brave.” I climbed up and sat down next to her. “This reminds me of something. During the second battle, with those zombies . . . why did

you run?” “Um,

I was scared?”

“You came back with iron golems, didn’t you?” “Too little, too late.” “But you did the right thing. The same can be said for when you ran from Urkk. You went to go get the others. Even set off the

fireworks Drill gave you.” The war heroine looked away. “So I follow orders. Great. What’s your point?” “I’ll be the first one to say it,” I said, glancing at everyone. “I’ve been

awfully lucky. When Urkk chased me, what would have happened if 10

Trapped in a Video Game (Book 1) Dustin Brady Kids who love video games will love this first installment of the new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters inside different video games. Jesse Rigsby hates video games – and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good!

Author Details Dustin Brady writes funny, action-packed books for kids. Although he regularly gets locked out of his own accounts for forgetting passwords, Dustin still remembers the Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Genie code for infinite lives. It’s SLXPLOVS. Dustin lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, kids, and a small dog named Nugget.

Key Information • Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781449494865

Publisher

AMP

Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

229 x 152 mm

Extent

144pp

Illustrations

B&W illustrations

Age Range

8 and up

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Book 1 in this series has sold almost 25,000 copies without any marketing support. A middle grade book series that ventures into this growing category that has been very successful for adults.

chapter 1

Boogers and Blasters “Jesse. Come over. Now. You’re not going to believe this.” That was the text that ruined my life. I know, I know, that doesn’t sound like a life-ruiner. Especially because the text’s sender, my friend Eric, says “You’re not going to believe this” about the world’s most believable things. Just in the past month, he’s told me that I wouldn’t believe a piece of toast that looked “exactly like Darth Vader” (it looked exactly like a burnt piece of toast), a sweet trick he learned on his bike (riding for literally one half of one second without holding onto the handlebars), and a really big booger (that one actually was pretty impressive). I ignored the text for a little bit because nothing makes Eric talk faster than silence. When he didn’t write back after five minutes, I finally replied. “What is it?”

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No response. “You gonna tell me or what?” Nothing. “This better not be another booger.” Nope. Five more minutes passed. I sighed. Fine—Eric was going to win this one. But only because looking at his dumb booger would be more fun than this math homework. I closed my book, put on my jacket, and walked across the street to Eric’s house. The door was open, so I let myself in and walked down to the basement. “All right, let’s see it,” I said as I reached the bottom of the stairs. No booger. Also no Eric. “Come on,” I called out. I wandered into the laundry room (where the dirty clothes should be). I walked upstairs into Eric’s room (where the dirty clothes actually were). I checked behind all the doors, inside all the closets, and under all the beds. No booger. No Eric. I couldn’t believe it. Ever since Eric’s family moved into the house across the street from mine in first grade, his favorite activity

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has been playing practical jokes on me. I appreciate a good practical joke as much as the next guy; unfortunately, none of Eric’s practical jokes are good. Because he’s so impatient, he ruins every joke before it even begins. I don’t know how many sleepovers I’ve been to where Eric has attempted to dip a sleeping friend’s finger in warm water, only to have the water dumped over his head by the “victim” who’d had his eyes closed for less than 30 seconds. So on one hand, I had to admire Eric’s commitment to this particular joke. On the other, it may have been his dumbest yet. Back in the basement, I decided that I’d had enough. “OK!” I yelled to an empty house. “I’m going back home now! I have to finish the math homework due Monday! Maybe you should do the same!” More silence. I looked around. The only sign of life anywhere was a video game paused on the TV in the corner. Eric loved his video games. Especially the one on the screen right now—Full Blast. Never heard of Full Blast? That’s because it’s not out yet. Eric got it two weeks ago from Charlie, the coolest kid in our class. To clarify—Charlie isn’t the coolest kid in sixth grade because he’s actually a cool kid. He’s the coolest because his dad works for a video game company

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and sometimes gives Charlie’s friends early copies of games to test. For the past two weeks, Eric’s mouth has been going full blast about Full Blast. “Jesse, I’m telling you. It is the greatest video game ever made!” “I don’t care.” “All these aliens are trying to take over the world, and you’re the only person alive who can save everyone, because . . . ” “I don’t care.” “Because you found one of their blasters, and once you charge it to FULL BLAST, you can . . .” “I DON’T CARE!” “You can start shooting . . .” Eric never stopped trying to get me to watch him play his new game. I never went because I would rather get sprayed in the face with a fire hose full blast than watch someone else play video games. I don’t hate video games—I’m sure they’re fine. I’ve just never really had time to sit down and play them.

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Trapped in a Video Game (Book 2) Dustin Brady Kids who love video games will love this second installment in the new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters inside different video games. After Full Blast , Jesse Rigsby and his friend Eric has sworn off video games. But when Jesse is offered the chance to save his friend Mark, of course he says, "Yes." Problem is, Jesse is invisible now, sucked into the world of Go Wild A Pokemon Go-style mobile game. To reach Mark, Jesse's going to have to shake the Bigfoot chasing him through the school library, survive the velociraptor in the bathroom, and battle the ginormous flame-throwing bat in the cafeteria. Can Jesse stay alive long enough to solve the mystery of what happened to Mark?Â

Author Details Dustin Brady writes funny, action-packed books for kids. Although he regularly gets locked out of his own accounts for forgetting passwords, Dustin still remembers the Super Mario Bros . 3 Game Genie code for infinite lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SLXPLOVS. Dustin lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, kids, and a small dog named Nugget.

Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781449494896

Publisher

AMP

Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

229 x 152 mm

Extent

160pp

Illustrations

9781449494896

Age Range

8 and up

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chapter 1

The Ghost What did you do last night? Sleep? Hmm, you don’t say. Want to know what I did? I talked to an army guy. Not like someone from the real army trying to recruit me (I’m 12. It would have been a short conversation). The army guy I talked to happened to be six inches tall and made of plastic. I don’t make a habit of talking to toys—I’m not crazy—but I had a good excuse. This one talked to me first. See, I met this particular toy when he wasn’t a toy but a real sergeant in the game Full Blast. Two weeks ago, I got sucked into Full Blast with my friend Eric Conrad. We flew around with jet packs and rode the Statue of Liberty like a rocket ship and almost got trapped inside the game for good by an alien who said our names in the creepiest way possible. It’s a long story. You should read it sometime. Anyways, in Full Blast, we met Mark Whitman— another kid from our class who had gotten sucked into

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the same game. Mark stayed behind so Eric and I could escape. Now, this army guy was telling me that I could go back into the video game to save Mark, but I had to “go back now.” Of course I wanted to go back. I’d do anything for Mark. The sergeant asked me if I was sure. Yes, I was sure—let’s go! I stared at the army guy, waiting for him to—I don’t know, click his heels or open a portal in my closet or something. Instead, he stared at me motionless, kind of like a toy would. That’s when I started feeling stupid. “Hey, I said ‘yes.’” I poked the sergeant. He continued staring with his blank toy expression. “Do I need to press some sort of button?” I picked him up and turned him over in my hand. No button. At this point, you might be thinking that maybe the whole talking toy thing was a dream. And I would normally agree with you, except for one very important detail: The sergeant had actually woken me up from a dream. Now have you ever woken up from a dream only to find yourself in another dream? You have not. That has never once happened in real life—only in movies. The talking sergeant was not a dream because this is not a movie, and also I am not crazy.

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I spent the next several minutes talking to and poking at the army guy. Then I got up and checked all the places where he might have hidden some sort of portal to the video game (TV, toilet, wardrobe, etc.). Nothing. I crawled back into bed and spent much of the rest of the night convincing myself I wasn’t crazy, and then I think I fell asleep. “Jesse! Breakfast!” My eyes popped open. Sunlight streamed through the window. Monday morning. “Jesse!” my mom yelled up the stairs again. “Mmmf,” I replied. I stumbled out of bed and plopplop-plopped down the stairs. I took my seat at the table and waited for my dad to grab the cereal from the top shelf. “What kind do you want, hon?” he asked. “Blueberry crunch,” my mom replied as she finished packing her lunch. “I’ll try that new chocolate one,” I said. My dad grabbed the blueberry only. “Can I try the chocolate one?” I repeated a little louder. My dad set my mom’s cereal box on the table and grabbed his bowl from the freezer. (“Freeze the bowl first. It will change your life,” he tells everyone who will listen. Not true.

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From personal experience, I can tell you that the only thing freezing the cereal bowl will do is turn the milk so cold that it hurts your teeth.) I sighed and reached for my mom’s gross organic blueberry cereal. I knew the promise of chocolate for breakfast was too good to be true. “Did you call Jesse?” my dad asked as he grabbed the cereal box before I could. I squinted at him and waved right in front of his face. “Yeah, Dad, I’m right here.” My mom sighed. “I’ll call him again.” She walked to the stairs. “Jesse! Jesse Daniel Rigsby! Get down here now! You’re going to be late for school!” I threw my hands into the air. “Dad. Dad! DAD!” My dad finished pouring his cereal and reached across the table for the milk like I wasn’t there. I jumped up and grabbed the milk before he could to get his attention. That didn’t stop him, so I pulled the milk toward me. Or at least I tried to pull it toward me. When I did, my hands went right through the jug. “WHAT IS GOING ON?!” I grabbed the cereal box. Same thing—I could touch and feel the box, but when I tried to move it, my hand went right through.

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“AHHHHH!” I ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, desperate to see my terrified face. Instead, all I got was the empty bathtub behind me. I looked down at my hands. Real as could be. But when I waved them in front of the mirror—nothing. I was a ghost. And that wasn’t even the worst of it. As I tried to figure out what to do next (What do ghosts eat? Do they go to the bathroom? What about school? Is there a special ghost school?), I heard a snort behind me. I looked into the mirror. Nothing. Another snort. I slowly turned around. Behind me, sitting patiently in the tub as real as could be, was an eight-foot-tall, bright-blue Bigfoot.

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Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy Amy Ratcliffe An inspiring and beautifully illustrated celebration of a galaxy of women across the Star Wars saga, featuring 75 profiles of key and colourful characters, along with behind-the-scenes details and key story points spanning the films, novels, comics, animation, and games. Heroes, villains, renegades, role models, and everything in between, the women of Star Wars have changed their galaxy while driving its stories forward at every level. This richly illustrated book profiles 75 fascinating characters from across films, books, comics, animation, and games. Featuring Leia, Rey, Ahsoka Tano, Jyn Erso, Rose Tico, Maz Kanata, and many more, this authoritative book collects key story beats, unique insights, and behind-the-scenes details that reward fans and welcome those beginning to explore the saga. Featuring dynamic artwork by female artists and engaging text written by lifelong fan and expert Amy Ratcliffe, here is a fresh and timely celebration of the women of the Star Wars galaxy.

Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$49.99

ISBN

9781452166315

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

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Art/Fashio/Photography

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254 x 203 mm

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200pp

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Full colour

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The book will include women from the current canon universe (including comics, novels, TV, films, games) up to and including the releases just before the book release.

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The Star Wars saga in the films and across media has an exciting focus on strong and fascinating female characters, and basically all new content going forward can be counted on to feature such characters prominently. Building on strong/cool characters from earlier in the saga (Leia, Padme, etc.) makes this the right time to publish a smart celebration of women in the Star Wars galaxy. Celebrates and showcases the importance of women in Star Wars and welcoming female fans of all ages is a major initiative for Disney/Lucasfilm. This will find wide Lucasfilm support and fan excitement. Celebrations and profiles of the lives and accomplishments of women has been a very successful publishing category in recent years, for us and other publishers. This is a fresh, illustrated, celebratory approach written for adults but welcoming of younger fan interest. Text is deliberately written to welcome new fans but also intrigue the in-the-know with new insights, actor interview bits, etc. The book will be illustrated by dynamic all-new-for-this-book artwork by a range of female artists. This is exciting and buzzy, and the artists will also bring their fans to the project and a diversity of voices celebrating these characters.

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Asajj Ventress “It’s only the likes of me, with nothing to lose, who’ll really be prepared to tear the galaxy down and start over.”

Asajj Ventress once kills a male bounty hunter who pesters her in Mos Eisley’s cantina and calls her a “pretty bald babe.” A Dathomirian Force-user who first brandishes her dual red lightsabers in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Asajj has been an assassin, a Nightsister, and a bounty hunter—sometimes all at once. How she gets by is fluid, but a constant current is her driving anger and thirst for revenge. Her history is a tragic tale of abandonment. The Nightsister clan, her family, is forced to give her up when she’s an infant. The pirate who takes her from Dathomir is killed. The Jedi Master who finds her after she’s orphaned and trains her as his Padawan is shot. In despair and rage, Asajj turns to the dark side. She uses bitterness and a desire for vengeance against anyone who wrongs her. Her anger gives her strength, and Count Dooku takes notice. He takes Asajj on as his personal assassin and, as a tool and weapon of the Separatists, Asajj relishes tormenting citizens and Jedi alike. She’s a menacing figure who wields her lightsabers with dexterity and moves with terrifying speed. Frequently tangling with Anakin Sk y walker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, she never quite defeats them, but they are well-matched (we once see her using her power to Force choke both Jedi at once). Though Asajj devotes her service to Dooku, the Count is loyal to Darth

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Leia Organa “Hope is like the sun. If you only believe in it when you see it, you’ll never make it through the night.”

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Phasma “The First Order is not the Empire. We are purer. We have been through the crucible and emerged stronger.”

Captain Phasma marches into the Star Wars universe with authority, in a suit of dazzling silver armor. As the first female villain in a leading role in a Star Wars movie, she commands attention, and was the subject of intense speculation in the months leading into The Force Awakens. A captain in the First Order, she’s responsible for shaping the stormtroopers into model, malleable soldiers who will obey every order. Phasma may follow the commands of her superiors in the First Order, but make no mistake: everything she does, she does for herself. The Phasma novel reveals the character’s origins on the planet Parnassos. Born into a primitive clan on a world devastated by a nuclear reaction, Phasma arranges the deaths of her clan and even her own parents in order to ensure her own survival. Utterly ruthless, she proclaims herself the greatest warrior on the planet. As Resistance spy Vi Moradi tells a member of the First Order, “No one will go as far as she will to survive.” Her Phasma-first attitude helps her earn a place within the First Order. When Brendol Hux’s ship crashes on Parnassos, Phasma seizes the opportunity to join him and the First Order and escape her home planet. She’s confident, and knows how to sell herself. Actress Gwendoline Christie projects these attributes in her performance as the first female stormtrooper (and Star Wars villain)

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Phasma’s chromium-coated armor gives her an air of mystery, something Phasma herself is well aware of. She salvages the material from a yacht once owned by Emperor Palpatine and crafts the armor herself. Behind the scenes, costume designer Michael Kaplan originally came up with the silver armor look for Kylo Ren. It didn’t work for his character in the end, but after Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy complimented the concept art, it became Phasma’s.

on the screen: “It’s exciting that something as iconic as Star Wars has embraced the future and has embraced the world’s need for gender balance and female empowerment. I hope it inspires generations of women everywhere to go forward.”

“The costume is absolutely sensational,” says Christie. “It is restrictive, but I think it gives us an insight into Captain Phasma. This is a woman who is wearing armor, but her femininity is still displayed. She doesn’t try to hide it; it only empowers her further. The costume takes around 45 minutes to put on. It certainly makes me stand up straight.” She also likes that Phasma doesn’t remove her helmet: “I thought it was a really interesting opportunity to play a female character, where we formed an opinion of her based on her actions, rather than the way she has been made flesh.” Held aloft as a model First Order soldier, Phasma’s armor shines in propaganda posters. She teaches stormtroopers to place their loyalties to the First Order, not each other, but this is not a code she follows herself. In The Force Awakens, Phasma takes down Starkiller Base’s shields under threat from Finn, which contributes to the destruction of the planet. But facing charges of treason, we see her in the Captain Phasma comic working the system and eliminating anyone who learns her secrets—a onewoman task force and murderous clean-up squad. Phasma tells a rival, “I fought for everything that I have, every bit of what I am.” Af ter Finn threatened her in The Force Awakens, fans couldn’t wait to see Phasma face him again in The Last Jedi. She finds him aboard Supreme Leader Snoke’s ship, Supremacy, and is eager to serve a painful form of justice to FN-2187. No one she commands knows what happened on Starkiller, and she doesn’t reveal her hand. She doesn’t owe

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Rey “I think I can handle myself.”

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Rose Tico “That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate; saving what we love.”

Rose Tico is an everywoman, a working class member of the Resistance. She’s proof that every single position counts. In a galaxy full of hotshot pilots, smugglers, nobles, and politicians, Rose is our first introduction to the working class of the Resistance. A mechanic and maintenance worker, Rose brings a fresh perspective on how war affects the average person; her idealistic nature and even her excitement is something we can identify with. In some ways, Rose is the personification of a fan in the Star Wars universe. She has a total fangirl reaction to Finn when she first meets him, stumbling over words and calling him “The Finn.” And when she presents an idea to General Leia Organa in Forces of Destiny: Rose & Paige, she admits to Paige, “Every time she talks to me I can barely function.” As Rose learns, meeting legends isn’t always the experience one imagines. When she comes face to face with Finn in The Last Jedi, she expects him to be the First Order-turned-Resistance hero she’s heard about. She has him on a pedestal. But then she realizes he’s deserting, daring to run away when people like her sister Paige have sacrificed themselves to keep the spark alive. Rose shows how deep her integrity runs when she wipes away tears over losing Paige and uses an electro-shock prod to knock Finn out,

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Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy Notebook Set Chronicle Books

A beautiful and distinctive collection of notebooks featuring newly created artwork celebrating three pivotal and powerful female heroes from the Star Wars galaxy: Leia Organa, Ahsoka Tano, and Rey. This inspiring trio of notebooks celebrates three iconic heroes of the Star Wars galaxy: Leia Organa, Rey, and Ahsoka Tano. Each notebook features lightly ruled interiors with notable quotes from each character, along with bonus artwork on the inside and back covers.

Key Information Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$19.99

ISBN

9781452173733

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

216 x 152 mm

Extent

64pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

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Other than the premium limited edition Moleskine journals we distribute, there are no other officially licensed Star Wars notebooks or journals that aren't for kids. And what does exist is all centred on men: namely Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, and Han Solo. This is the perfect gift for anyone looking to celebrate their favourite Star Wars women with a functional item that will look distinctive from all the other products on the market. The art style can also invite a younger audience who may be engaging with the newer Star Wars properties for the first time. Featuring the amazing dynamic artwork created by women artists for the Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy project will give that art (and those artists) new lift while also standing distinctly from the competition.

Mystic Mondays Tarot Grace Duong This fresh take on tarot is just right for the modern mystic. With vibrant colours, lovely illustrations, and a friendly and approachable tone, it’s the perfect deck for the digital age. Mystic Mondays Tarot is tarot for the modern mystic. It is an intuition tool for spiritual guidance, designed with intentional good vibes and a love of colour! The deck has fresh and modern design, bright colours, and a more approachable tone than the traditional Rider Waite but still maintains the integrity of the meanings of each card. Monday is the traditional day to make a fresh start, but this deck makes it possible to make a new beginning every day. Mystic Mondays was successfully funded on Kickstarter in June 2017 for $25,990. The self-published deck went on sale in January 2018 and in its limited sales run sold over 1000 copies, including Kickstarted fulfillment.

Author Details Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

All Cards

Price

AU$39.99

ISBN

9781452176383

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

New Age/Inspirational

Format

133 x 83 mm

Extent

78pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

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Grace Duong is a freelance designer who started reading tarot six years ago. She found that the standard Rider Waite deck didn’t have descriptions or art that she could relate to so she created her own deck at the end of 2017. She has a special interest in the mystical and universe and believes that there is more to life than meets the eye. She lives in Philadelphia.

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The Wild Unknown deck set the standard for a new and updated tarot, but this one offers a whole new look, leaning into a modern and colourful style with amazing foil edges that is fresh and fun. The modern mysticism trend is going strong and this is perfect for it. The look and style fits in with the more graphic and brightly-colored look that is popping up around wicca and crystals, and it is unique from the style of decks that are already out there. The self-published deck was sold online and distributed in 10 independent stores around the US and in one store in Canada. After a pop appearance at Urban Outfitters, the author had more interest than she could handle as a self-publisher and turned to us to help sell it widely. The deck has already been featured by Refinery29, Buzzfeed, and Hellogiggles with lots of love for the fun and colourful style.

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Energy is made of vibrations and each color vibrates at its own frequency. This colorful deck is full of positive vibes that allow you to access answers for your highest good.

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Mystic Mondays Tarot is your intuition tool for spiritual guidance, designed with intentional good vibes and a love of color.

Contents

MA JOR ARC AN A Pages 4-47 CUPS Pages 48-75

P EN TA C L E S Pages 76-103

Mondays are for new beginnings, and this deck is your key to creating a fresh start any day of the week.

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Kahlo's Koalas A counting book Marcus Chown From Matisse’s monkeys and Pollock's poodles to Lichenstein's llamas and Kandinsky’s kangaroos, this beautiful 1-10 counting book provides an imaginative learning experience that will appeal to arty adults and children alike.

Author Details Grace Helmer is a Brighton-born, London-based illustrator. She uses strong brush strokes to create her rich, ethereal oil illustrations. The expressive colour progressions in her paintings give the work a delicate, transient presence. Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781910552889

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

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Buster Books

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Child Picture

Format

200 x 200 mm

Extent

32pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

2 and up

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Grace graduated from the Camberwell College of Art in 2012 and is part of the illustration studio collective Day Job. Some of her clients include: Apple, Google, HarvardX, The Washington Post, Vogue (US), Marie Claire (France), Octopus Books, and The Independent (UK).

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1-10 counting book provides an imaginative learning experience that will appeal to both arty adults and children. Includes world-famous artists such as Matisse, Pollock, Lichenstein and Kandinsky Extends the basic counting concept in a simple, one number, one image per spread format

PICASSO PANDA

KAHLO KOALAS

LICHTENSTEIN

LLAMAS

VAN GOGH GECKOS

SEURAT SLOTHS

Drawing As Easy As ABC Step-by-Step Pictures to Create and Colour Using letters as building blocks, children can learn how to draw a range of animals, following six easy steps. The first shapes children learn to draw with confidence are letters, but drawing animals can be more challenging. Using capital letters and some lower case letters as building blocks, this book shows children how to draw a range of cute and quirky animals, from sassy llamas and quirky chameleons, to cuddly koalas and fabulous flamingos. Each creature has six simple step-by-step instructions using colour-coded lines and there are additional fun variations to the final animals to add character and flair. A dotted grid paper acts as an extra guide for sizes and shapes.

Author Details Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781780555645

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Category

Child Novelty

Format

246 x 189 mm

Extent

80pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

7 and up

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John Bigwood is an illustrator and graphic designer who illustrates titles for children and adults across a range of genres. John studied Illustration and Animation at Falmouth College of Art and currently lives and works in London.

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Start with a letter and follow the step-by-step instructions to create a masterpiece Simple colour-coded instructions and dotted paper make it even easier for kids to get to grips with. Plenty of space in side to practise and perfect new skills. Featuring over 35 creatures, from a gorilla to a flamingo, the pictures are charming and pleasing.

an ANXIOUS

Gorilla 1

Draw a capital A

A rounded head Two curves for legs

Two lines Two curves to finish legs

Hump back A fat face

Two ears Four feet

A face Lines for fur 4

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Puffin

Draw a capital B

Three straight lines A curved wing

A curved back A horizontal line

Small, horizontal line Curved lines for the beak

A slanted line An eye 6

Two little feet Fluffy feathers on head 7

an EASYGOING

Koala

Draw a capital E

A rounded back with tail A tree trunk and branch

Two big ears Two little feet

Two curved lines A round tummy

A dozy face Some hair 12

Bark and leaves Lines for fur 13

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Penguins 1

Draw a capital F

A straight line A curved back A curved line

A big curved line A small curved line Wavy line for wing

A straight line A wing Two little feet

Two eyes A beak A straight line

Two curved lines One bendy line A tummy

The Book of Christmas The Hidden Stories Behind Our Festive Traditions Christopher Winn

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A charming gift book that unravels the origins behind the weird and wonderful Christmas traditions from around the world.

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What is the significance of mistletoe at Christmas? Why do we eat Brussels sprouts for Christmas dinner? When did turkeys become the plat du jour? Just who is, or was, Santa Claus? In The Book of Christmas, best-selling author and acclaimed historian, Christopher Winn, casts a witty and revealing eye on the stories, myths and legends of the most celebrated festival of the year: Christmas. In this lovingly written collection of festive myths, legends and (quite often) bizarre traditions, discover the fascinating stories behind some of our most cherished Christmas rituals and customs. Along with the stories behind many of the more mainstream customs, Christopher Winn unearths some of the more unusual traditions from around the world; from the burning of the 13-foot Yule Goat of Sweden to Japan's predilection for a Kentucky Fried Chicken Christmas dinner; the Peter Pan swim in London to the hiding of broomsticks in Norway, discover the fascinating truth (and oddities) behind this very special religious holiday. Beautifully produced and charmingly illustrated, The Book of Christmas is a treasure trove of all things Christmas to delight the whole family.

Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

ISBN

9781784882006

Publisher

Hardie Grant (UK)

Christopher Winn is a UK based freelance writer, historian, and collector of trivia for over 20 years. He has worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as for the Daily Mail,Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Spectator, Daily Express and The Field. Winn's first bestselling I Never Knew That series has sold around 1 million copies.

Imprint

Hardie Grant (UK)

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Gift

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216 x 138 mm

Extent

160pp

Illustrations

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The latest from the bestselling author of the hugely successful I Never Knew That series (over 1 million copies sold). A charming illustrated book that reveals the truth behind our historic Christmas traditions. Takes you from past festive traditions right through to present day celebrations: from decorations, literature and carols to current obsessions in food and drink music and film. A fascinating and eye-opening insight into the most-loved time of the year. Includes festive facts and trivia from all over the world. Beautifully packaged as the ultimate stocking filler. Facts discussed in the book include that the Christmas tree was brought to Australia by immigrants from Britain in the second half of the 19th century.

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The Tree Christmas, in most people’s minds, begins with Advent. In fact, it doesn’t.

Advent

The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning ‘coming’, and describes the period running up to Christmas during which Christians prepare for the Coming of Christ on Christmas Day. Advent is the first season of the Church year, and Advent Sunday, the fourth Sunday before Christmas and the day on which Advent officially begins, is the first event in the Christian calendar. Advent was chosen to begin the Christian year because it represents the dark and uncertain time before Christ arrives in the world to spread the light. Advent is not, however, the start of Christmas itself – that begins at sunset on Christmas Eve and lasts for twelve days until Epiphany on 6 January. There are two aspects to the Coming of Christ for which we prepare in Advent. The First Coming is what we celebrate on Christmas Day, Christ’s birth into the world in Bethlehem two thousand years ago. The Second Coming refers to Christ’s Coming at the end of days to judge the living and the dead. The first two weeks of Advent focus on the Second Coming, and the hymns, prayers and readings during this time are more solemn and reflective as they are designed to encourage thoughts of repentance before the last days. The second two weeks are more cheerful as we contemplate the impending birth of Christ and the joyous festivities that mark that happy occasion. The transition between contemplation and merriment occurs on the third Sunday in Advent and this is known as Gaudete Sunday, or the Sunday of Joy, from the Latin gaudete meaning ‘Rejoice!’ There are numerous different activities we associate with Advent, but one thing almost everybody does at some point in the run-up to Christmas is put up the Christmas tree.

‘The very smell of the Christmas Trees of pleasant memories …’ Queen Victoria

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Japan

The Christmas tree was brought to Australia by immigrants from Britain in the second half of the19th century and trees are treated in just the same way there as they are in Britain. Since Christmas takes place in summer time in Australia and is often celebrated on the beach, trees are sometimes decorated with sea shells. Australia’s first public tree was erected in Adelaide, but these days it is Melbourne’s Federation Square that hosts the country’s most spectacular tree.

Since Japan became westernised, Christmas has been celebrated as a huge commercial occasion rather than a religious holiday. Some families have small Christmas trees in their homes and popular decorations include mikan (mandarin oranges), dolls, lanterns, wind chimes, paper fans and, a particular favourite with children, origami swans. Osaka seems to be the city most committed to Christmas, with a large German Christmas market and a huge Christmas tree that for the past few years has won the Guinness World Record for ‘Most lights on an artificial Christmas tree’, boasting some 550 000 bulbs.

In New Zealand the pohutukawa, a coastal evergreen with bright crimson flowers, has long been considered New Zealand’s Christmas tree. The first known reference to the pohutukawa being used as a Christmas tree dates from 1857, when it was noted as a table decoration at a Christmas feast held by a Ngapuhi leader in the far north of North Island. The early European settlers seem to have adopted the pohutukawa right away and it became known as the Settler’s Christmas Tree. Today it features in songs and on Christmas cards and serves as an iconic Christmas symbol for New Zealanders everywhere.

France While Britain owes its first Christmas tree to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, it was also a lady from Mecklenburg, Duchess Helene Louise, who introduced the Christmas tree into France. In 1840, three years after she married the French aristocrat Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans, Duchess Helene had a tree put up in the Palace of the Tuileries in Paris. The custom wasn’t picked up right away but the Christmas tree finally became a widely accepted part of Christmas celebrations in France with the arrival in the 1870s of refugees from the region of Alsace, who were displaced by the Franco-Prussian War. Alsace was originally part of the Germanic world where the Christmas tree had been popular since the 16th century. Today giant Christmas trees are erected in major towns across France, usually placed in front of the town’s church or cathedral, as was the custom in northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Some 6 million Christmas trees are now sold in France every year. The most popular decorations are fruits, in particular red apples, chosen for their association with the apple from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden (à la Paradise Tree). In 1858 there was a bad harvest caused by drought and apples were scarce, so people began using glass imitation apples instead and, more recently, chocolate apples.

And now we’ve got the Christmas tree up, what are we going to put on it?

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Section Title

Greenery

Holy

The first decorations of any kind were natural evergreens, which were used inside and outside by the ancient Egyptians, the Celts, the Vikings and other pre-Christian civilisations to celebrate the winter solstice, to ward off the evil spirits that proliferated in the dark winter months and to offer hope and encouragement that the warmth of the sun would return after the cold of winter. During Saturnalia the Romans would deck their halls with boughs of holly and also send evergreen boughs to friends and acquaintances.

Druids regarded holly, with its ability to thrive through the winter months, as a sacred or ‘holy’ plant. The origins of the words holly and holy are the same – holy (as in sacred) comes from the Old English word halig, meaning wholeness (holiness), a state of religious perfection, and halig in turn derives from an older word holegn, which is the Old English name for holly. The prickly leaves of the holly were thought to deter witches and demons and even malign elements such as thunder and lightning. To shield themselves from such abominations Druids would deck their temples with holly and, for added protection, they might even wear sprigs of holly in their hair when out and about.

When the peoples of northern Europe began to celebrate Christmas instead of Saturnalia they continued the practice of decking out their halls and churches with evergreens, using the native evergreen plants that grew in abundance around them such as holly, ivy and mistletoe. While the evergreens were still associated with growth and fertility they were also imbued with a new, Christian meaning as well.

Cracker Joke Knock knock! Who’s there? Holly Holly who? — Holly-days are here again

For Christians, the prickles of the holly represent the crown of thorns as worn by Christ before he was nailed to the Cross, while the berries are stained forever red by the blood He shed. The Christian symbolism is reflected in these lines from the traditional English carol The Holly and the Ivy, which dates from the 16th or 17th century. The form and music as we know them today are the work of folk music enthusiast Cecil J. Sharp, who collected and revived numerous old English folk songs and carols for his book English Folk-Carols, published in 1911.

The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown. The holly bears a berry As red as any blood... The holly bears a prickle As sharp as any thorn ... Holly and ivy were often linked together in a fertility context since pagans considered the hard, prickly holly to be a male plant and the softer ivy female, while for Christians the holly represents Christ and the ivy represents his mother the Virgin Mary. Although it was considered unlucky to bring either plant into the house before Christmas Eve, it was said that whichever plant was discovered in the garden and brought indoors first would determine whether the man or woman of the house would be in charge that year!

Glamorous Cocktails Fashionable mixes from iconic London bars William Yeoward Join William Yeoward on his journey through London’s most stunning bars as he shares his passion for exquisite drinks and glamorous living in this, his compendium of iconic and signature recipes by some of the world’s most acclaimed bartenders. “Yeoward's passion... is infectious and a cocktail party with the proper stuff should be on everyone's agenda… A deliciously glamorous book.” The Field Magazine Join William

Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$19.99

ISBN

9781782496465

Publisher

CICO

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Cico Books

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Category

Food & Drink

Format

210 x 170 mm

Extent

160pp

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250 colour photographs

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In Glamorous Cocktails, William visits five of his favourite bars and chooses their trademark cocktails, including genius tips from their world-class bartenders. William also shares his own thoughts on making cocktails and, importantly, how to present them. As someone who is not only passionate about cocktails but also about crystal, he has the perfect knowledge and “eye” to advise and inspire. As William says, ‘Cocktails come in such a huge variety that there’s something for everyone and for every possible occasion – a birthday celebration, an anniversary, a first date, the closure of a deal or a surreptitious flirt.’ These cocktails cover a wide range – some are short, others are long, and a few contain no alcohol, but two things are common to all: they are delicious – and extremely glamorous.

Author Details William Yeoward has a worldwide reputation for designing collections for the home. He is particularly known for his furniture and imaginative table settings where he puts to good use his collections of tableware, including crystal, lighting, linens and accessories. He has a store on Kings Road, London, and William Yeoward Crystal has a showroom on Madison Avenue, New York. William Yeoward Crystal has been granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment as Supplier of Crystal Glass to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. William lectures on design throughout the United States, and his work is featured in magazines such as Southern Accents, Town and Country, and Elle Décor (for whom he is a contributing editor). Globally, he is regularly featured in British House and Garden and World of Interiors, together with Vogue Living and Vogue Entertaining in Australia and Russian AD. William has written several lifestyle books on entertaining and interior design, including William Yeoward at Home, William Yeoward’s American Bar and Perfect Tables. He lives in London and Gloucestershire, UK.

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Featuring specially commissioned photography of The American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, which was voted World’s Best Bar in 2017. Features over 50 cocktail recipes, from the favourites to new innovations from some of the world’s best bartenders. Includes William’s expert advice on presentation, selecting glassware and choosing the perfect garnishes. His personal favourite cocktail, the Green Park, is also featured. The original edition, American Bar, has sold over 12,000 copies, and William's most recent book Blue & White and Other Stories, has sold over 5,700 copies.

Fartology The Extraordinary Science behind the Humble Fart Stefan Gates Stefan Gates asks and answers all the questions about farts, so that you don't have to. What is a fart? Do all creatures fart? What would happen to you if you didn’t ever fart? What’s in a fart? Why do they smell? Why do we find them so embarrassing… and so darned funny?! Broadcaster and obsessive fartologist Stefan Gates tackles these pressing issues in Fartology, the first ever book to take a scientific look at that thing that we all do, whether we like it or not. Stefan has made it his personal mission to investigate all aspects of the fart, from the BIG questions (how many farts are emitted in the world every day?), to the science behind intestinal gas. He also looks at how farts are made – the journey from food to fart – the sounds and the smells and all things in between. If you’re so inclined, Stefan even shows you how to build your own fart machine to impress family and friends, and how to catch a fart in a jar. Publication

01 November 2018

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

ISBN

9781849499682

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Publisher

Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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Quadrille Publishing Ltd

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Category

Humour

Stefan Gates is an enthusiastic fartophile, food/science writer and TV presenter of 17 BBC series including Gastrolab, Food Factory and Gastronuts (including the unforgettable episode ‘What would happen if we didn’t fart?'). He is a leading science communicator, creating some of the UK's biggest live shows (including Fartology on stage) at high-profile science fairs including Big Bang Fair and Cheltenham, Cambridge and Birmingham Science Festivals, and at schools, festivals and food industry events. He has been Guest Director of Cheltenham Science Festival. This is his eighth book.

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185 x 130 mm

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144pp

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With musings on the greatest farters who ever lived, farts in literature, and fart jokes and euphemisms, Fartology answers all those questions you always wondered about but were never brave enough to ask.

The ideal gift for the big kid in your life! Brilliantly combines humour and popular science: 52 Things to Do While You Poo (over 30K TCM) meets What If? (over 100K TCM). BBC presenter Stefan Gates will be touring his show 'Fartology LIVE!' across the UK.

Every Fart Tells a Story

ello, beautiful. I know that you’re a little nervous but you’re excited too. You’re trying not to blush and you’re not sure whether to feel shame or excitement. So I’m going to slide my hand ever-so-slowly into yours, and with a gentle smile and a deep intake of breath we’re going to slip this skin and drop with an imperceptible splash into the pool of human knowledge. Are you ready to fall in love? This is a story of natural beauty, extraordinary complexity and the breathtaking ingenuity of our bodies. Of the tireless work of trillions of tiny creatures inside you and the triumph of evolution. It’s a story of everything that food is: a vertiginous amalgam of chemistry, physics and biology born in the screaming hot plasma of the sun, transmuted by photosynthesis and made human by metabolism and

the psychology of shame within its framework of human behaviour. But step back from the magnificence of science for a moment because science doesn’t care about you - it just is. It has no moral framework and no sense of duty – it just creates you and spits you out naked into a world built by its facts. Yet there’s something about you that transcends those facts: the sense of self, the ability to love, hate, believe and enjoy, feel anger and embarrassment. Life as a human pits us between the knowledge of science and the chaotic emotional self-awareness of being, and this is where farts have the power to thrill. To take uncaring science and shout loud and clear that you can understand it, take what it has to offer, spin it around your finger, and every now and then flick it the bird. Farts are glorious stinking klaxons of humanity, proclaiming loud and clear that you and I are vital, alive, flawed, complex, selfaware, created by science but triumphing over it, on one side trapped by a society that demands suppression of our true natures, yet on the other side set free by our desire to rebel. They are filthy-clean, cheeky-dirty, made of this earth, organic and complex, sweet and stinking, and they prove that we have real and simple beauty – oh, such beauty. Andrew Marvell said: Let us roll all our strength and all Our sweetness up into one ball, And tear our pleasures with rough strife Through the iron gates of life.

A Fart’s a Fart Let’s get something out of the way right now. A fart’s a fart. If this were an academic medical book about flatus, it would be full of words such as eructation, emanation and fundament. But it’s not. It’s a popular science book about farts, smells and bums, designed to fascinate you, to make you fall in love with your amazing body and inspire you with science. Those formal words do crop up but if it makes things clearer, simpler or more amusing, I’m happy that a fart is a fart, a bum is a bum, and if necessary we talk arseholes instead of anuses. This book is not a funny book about farts, although there are plenty of gags out there if that floats your boat. This is a fascination book with three clear motives:

1. To encourage the fascination for science amongst non-scientists.

2. To stop people feeling physical and social discomfort by 3.

keeping farts in when they’d genuinely benefit by letting them out. To make you smile.

Why me? I’m pretty sure he’s saying: I love eating fibrous foods and I fart an awful lot. I still get a little Understand your body and love your farts. 8

Every Fart Tells a Story

embarrassed, but I’m working on it. I adore science, especially when it’s blended with food. I’m a writer, TV presenter and food and science communicator creating large-scale shows around the world that aim to inspire people with science. I’ve had gastroscopies, MRI scans, eaten pill-cams and I’ve had liposuction to dig out the cooking ingredients in human fat. I love my farts and I hope you’ll love yours, too.

A medical note This is absolutely not a medical book and does not intend to give advice to the many people who suffer gastric problems such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, though you have my most heartfelt sympathy. Go to see a GP and possibly a gastroenterologist but don’t take anything written here as a cure or solution.

Scientific sources The scientific literature on farting is relatively thin on the ground and much is contradictory, with widely differing methodology and study sizes. I’ve worked with gastroenterology researchers to make sure everything is accurate and we’ve trodden a path that takes into account differing results, but if you’ve found anything new that sheds light on farts I’m all ears. Contact me at…

Every Fart Tells a Story

Chapter 01: Fart Chemistry

What is a fart? verybody farts. It’s a completely natural, healthy part of your digestion, with a typical person farting around 10-15 times a day, producing an average of 1.5 litres (21/2 pints) of gas. We fart less at night but more as we start to eat a meal because of the reflex actions from the stomach which kickstart the colon. Women fart less than men but tend to produce smellier gas, and both the volume and the smell are closely related to the food you eat. Most of the gas comes from dietary fibre in the form of complex carbohydrates, especially oligosaccharides (carbohydrates with three to fifteen sugar units) mainly found in beans, root vegetables, onions, brassicas such as cabbages and cauliflowers, fruit and dairy products. Bigger, smellier farts are no more or less healthy than smaller, smellfree farts. Around 25% of your farts are swallowed air that has gone all the way through your body, but the other 75% is made by various digestive processes, mainly the breakdown of dietary fibre by your gut bacteria. This is known as fermentation, metabolism, rotting or digestion, and it’s anaerobic, meaning that it happens without oxygen. Most of the 100 trillion microbes in your gut won’t survive in oxygen-rich environments. Just to be clear, you’re carrying around 100 trillion little creatures in your colon that are not human. There are huge differences in both gas volume and smell production amongst the population, with various studies showing ranges of 3 to 40 farts per day ranging from 400ml (14fl oz) to 2.5

Adam Spencer's Hottest 100 Adam Spencer

Australia’s funniest mathematician returns in 2018 with more rollicking romps through the world of science, technology, numbers and all things nerdy. This terrific new fully illustrated title follows on from Adam’s bestselling Big Book of Numbers (2014); World of Numbers (2015), Time Machine (2016), and The Number Games (2017), and is packed full of fascinating facts, tantalising trivia, brainbusting number puzzles, and much much more.

Author Details In 1996, while doing a Maths PhD at Sydney Uni, Adam Spencer won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Raw Comedy Championship. He went on to host the triple j breakfast show with Wil Anderson before graduating to 702 ABC Sydney where he hosted the breakfast show for eight years. His TV credits include The Glasshouse, Good News Week, The Project, Q&A and, with Dr Karl, Sleek Geeks. Adam is the author of several popular mathematics books for adults and kids.

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01 November 2018

Binding

Flexibound

Price

AU$34.99 | NZ$37.99

ISBN

9781925589597

Publisher

Brio Books

Imprint

Brio Books

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Category

Science

Format

234 x 153 mm

Extent

384pp

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Two colour, fully illustrated

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Our biggest release of the 2018, fantastic Xmas gift. Adam Spencer is a living treasure who makes STEM fun! National tour: TV, radio, print, online Strong previous frontlist and backlist sales (Number Games 25K+; World of Numbers 38K+; Big Book of Numbers 40K+)

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Arguably the coolest mathematical word of all is zenzizenzizenzic. This single-word tongue twister is an old-fashioned way of expressing the eighth power of a number. We can calculate 28 which is 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 256 and say ‘256 is the zenzizenzizenzic of 2’. Seriously, you can say that! Try to work it into conversation sometime. It’s thought that the first person to use this awesome term was the equally awesomely named Welshman Robert Recorde who in his 1557 ripsnorting read The Whetstone of Witte explained that the word he spelt zenzizenzizenzike ‘doeth represent the square of squares squaredly’. If you think you have a contender for a COOLER maths word, hit me up and let me know.

ave a go at this if you’d like to check if your arithmetic skills are up to scratch. A factorial is the product of a whole number, and all the whole numbers below it, down to one — for instance 3! (how we write 3 ‘factorial’) is 3 × 2 × 1 = 6. Well, it turns out that 213 is the smallest 3-digit number whose square is the sum of distinct factorials. Who knew? Certainly not me until I read it, and I’m sure you won’t be offended to know that I assume you didn’t know it either! So what does it mean? It means that there are a series of factorials that when added together give 2132 = 45,369. If I told you that there were 5 factorials you needed to add together and, further, that 8! (I’m not just excited about this, remember that we write ‘8 factorial’ as ‘8!’) was the largest of the factorials involved, can you find the other 4 factorials needed to give us the sum? Of course you can ... off you go. Well, it turns out that 213 is the smallest 3-digit number whose square is the sum of distinct factorials. Who knew? Certainly not me until I read it, and I’m sure you won’t be offended to know that I assume you didn’t know it either! So what does it mean? It means that there are a series of factorials that when added together give 2132 = 45,369. If I told you that there were 5 factorials you needed to add together and, further, that 8! (I’m not just excited about this, remember that we write ‘8 factorial’ as ‘8!’) was the largest of the factorials involved, can you find the other 4 factorials needed to give us the sum? Of course you can ... off you go.

This is where we could look at inserting ‘additional information’ – some witty aside, a ‘did you know’, or a hint or other encouragement. Or whatever. Not every story would have to have one, of course.

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Adam Spencer's The Number Detective Adam Spencer

After the runaway bestsellers Enormous Book of Numbers (2015) and Number Crunchers (2016), Australia’s funniest maths dude is back with another bumper activity book for young and eager minds. C OV E R

Bursting with games, puzzles, quizzes – along with heaps of stuff to draw, cut out, decipher and decode – this is the perfect book for kids aged six and above. They won’t believe numbers could be this much fun!

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01 November 2018

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Large format activity book, perfect for kids aged 6–12 years.

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Paperback

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Makes STEM fun and funny!

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AU$19.99 | NZ$22.99

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National tour: TV, radio, print, online.

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9781925589580

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POS available (posters, bookmarks, etc).

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Brio Books

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Co-op cataloguing (Dymocks; QBD; BigW; Leading Edge).

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Brio Books

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Strong previous sales (Number Crunchers 10K+; Enormous Book of Numbers 14K+).

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Category

Science

Format

300 x 208 mm

Extent

240pp

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B&W line illustrations/ diagrams, etc

Age Range

6 and up

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