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Find Your Artistic Voice The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic Lisa Congdon Not only is everyone creative, everyone has their own unique creative voice – this book will help readers find theirs! An artist’s unique voice is their calling card. It’s what makes each of their works vital and particular. But developing that singular artistic vision requires effort and persistence. Bestselling author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to the table in this guide to the process of artistic self-discovery. Featuring advice from Congdon herself and interviews with a roster of established artists, illustrators, and creatives, this one-of-a-kind book will teach readers to identify and nurture their own visual identities, navigate the influence of artists they admire, push through fear and insecurity, and appreciate the value of their unique personal journeys.

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01 August 2019

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Artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon is best known for her colourful hand-lettering, paintings, drawings, and pattern design. Her work has been featured in numerous publications on- and offline, including 7x7, Martha Stewart Living, Dwell, Hi Fructose, Poketo, The Atlantic, and more. She keeps a daily blog about her life, work, and inspirations called Today is Going to be Awesome. Lisa lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner, her chihuahua, and two cats.

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9781452168869

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Chronicle Books

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Self Help

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203 x 152 mm

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132pp

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While there are many books on how to find your voice as a writer, there is no comprehensive handbook for artists on how to develop a unique visual vernacular – yet this is one of the things successful artists get asked about the most. Self-help creativity books continue to fly off the shelves, and with its distinctive hook and Lisa's fantastic platform, Find Your Artistic Voice stands out from the crowd. With an increasing wealth of resources available on- and offline, it's getting easier and easier to become a self-taught artist: Social media sites help you get the word out; video classes and tutorials teach you new techniques; and books, of course, offer advice on both the business and practice of art. This book is for anyone who's ever finished a YouTube tutorial or a guided creativity journal and thought, "OK, great, but how do I make my version unique?" Lisa Congdon's audience of devoted fans continues to grow, as evidenced by her ever-rising social media stats ( 220k Instagram followers, 98k Facebook followers, 21k Twitter followers) and awesome book sales.

Nonconformity is not only a desirable thing, it is a factual thing . . . all art is based on nonconformity . . . Without nonconformity, we would have had no Bill of Rights or Magna Carta, no public education system, no nation upon this continent, no continent, no science at all, no philosophy, and considerably fewer religions. —Ben Shahn When I was a kid, I wanted nothing more than to fit in. I grew up in the 1970s and ’80s in suburban Northern California, in a neighborhood of cookie-cutter tract homes—ours was exactly the same as about twelve others on the street. On the first day of 6th grade, Lisa Bundy, my assigned desk mate, turned to me and asked where my mom bought my clothes. “JCPenney?” I replied sheepishly. “Oh, no,” she said with disdain. “Bullock’s is the best place to buy clothes. JCPenney is tacky.” I went home that day and informed my mother in no uncertain terms that I was only shopping at Bullock’s from that day forward. In junior high and high school, I studied with devotion the then-popular Official Preppy Handbook, the ultimate guidebook for conforming. Years later, I went off to a Catholic college, and despite the fact that I was not Catholic or at all religious,

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CONFORMITY IS FOR THE BIRDS

INTRODUCTION

I began attending Catholic mass with my friends, simply so that I would feel more accepted and part of the crowd. For the first part of my life, conformity was everything to me. I just wanted to be like everyone else.

When I was twenty-two years old, in May of 1990, I graduated from that Catholic college and moved the next day, quite fortuitously, to the city of San Francisco, and my entire interior world exploded. I realized after only a week there what Ben Shahn once so eloquently expressed: Conformity was for the birds. For the first time in my life, I was surrounded by diverse cultures, a spectrum of gender identities and sexual orientations, books, film, and fashion, and, most significantly, art. I became a voracious consumer of art—in particular, visual art—and I began visiting museums whenever I could, borrowing books about art and design movements from the library, or purchasing used copies of artists’ biographies at my local bookshop and reading them with devotion. Through this new window into the world, I began to appreciate the value in being different and in putting one’s own ideas—however weird they might be—into the world. From there, the pendulum began to swing in the other direction. Each day that passed, I began more and more to value nonconformity, not only in others, but also in myself.

But it wasn’t until I began making art (inspired, in part, by all the artists I was reading about) and began to identify as an artist myself that I appreciated how profoundly important nonconformity was. While in mainstream culture, idiosyncrasies and differences are often seen as flaws; in our world—the world of artists—they are your strength. They are part of what embody your artistic “voice”: all of the that make your artwork distinct from the artwork of other artists, like how you use colors or symbols, how you apply lines and patterns, your subject matter choices, and what your work communicates. Like most people, deep down inside, I have always felt a tension between fitting in and standing out. When I began making art in my early thirties as a hobby, and then again when I began my professional career nearly a decade later, I

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found myself pondering endless questions about where I was headed as an artist. “Do I want to become part of a movement in art or a particular genre? Do I want to focus on or ignore what is currently trendy? Is it even possible to be completely original? Who do I want to be as an artist? What do I want to communicate through my work?” What I didn’t fully understand at the time was that asking these kinds of questions was an indicator that I was in the beginning stages of discovering (and working toward) my own artistic voice—all the specific stories, colors, markers, symbols, lines, and patterns that I would eventually infuse into my work. When we are in the process of finding our artistic voice, we are almost constantly straddling the planes of belonging and independence, of being part of a movement and having our own unique form of expression, of emulating artists we admire and breaking away from them. Finding your voice is one of the most important experiences you will ever have. And the process cannot be rushed. Likewise, it isn’t just something that magically “happens.” Instead, it’s both an exercise in discipline and a process of discovery that allows for—and requires—a lot of experimentation and failure. Most of the time, finding your voice takes years of practice and repetition, frustration, agony, humiliation, and self-doubt. Given its importance, and the challenges associated with it, you’d think the process of developing your artistic voice is something artists would talk about openly, all the time. And yet, it is a topic we rarely discuss, except perhaps in some art education programs. The truth is, there are very few artists out there, especially in the first years of their treks, who haven’t wondered at some point or another, “Have I found my voice yet?” Or, most certainly, “When will I finally find my voice?” Or “I think I’ve found it, but how can I be sure?”

with the ability to achieve. Contributing to the mystery is the fact that there is no absolute, clear, and perfectly defined, measurable picture of what finding your voice looks like. In fact, every artist’s voice looks and feels different. By definition, your artistic voice is what differentiates you from other artists, not what makes you similar. By contrast, for example, many athletes set performance goals that are measurable and easily comparable to other athletes in the same sport based on set standards: number of goals scored, seconds or minutes it takes to complete a specific distance, or distance completed in a specific amount of time. As an artist, your goals are things like nonconformity and difference, neither of which is based on a shared set of measurable outcomes. When you have found your voice, it will look very different than when I have found mine. To make matters more confusing, the term “finding your voice” is a bit misleading. Finding your voice sounds like arriving at something fixed and final. It implies that once you have found your artistic voice, it will remain unchanged for eternity. In reality, even once you’ve found it, your artistic voice is always evolving, sometimes subtly and sometimes in more obvious and intentional ways. And, finally, making things even more complicated, while one of your goals is finding a voice that’s distinct from other artists, it rarely happens without their influence. With rare exceptions, we become who we become as artists because we are influenced by other artists, not despite that fact. No idea is completely original, and being influenced by the work of other creative people and movements is part of the process of finding your voice.

These questions are common because the process of finding your voice can feel mysterious or daunting, like something only “certain other” people are born

The process of finding your voice is like uncovering your own super power. Your artistic voice is what sets you apart, and, ultimately, what makes your work interesting, distinctive, worthy of discourse, and desired by others. No matter your medium or genre, having your own voice is the holy grail. I aim to help you understand what it means to have an artistic voice and why having one matters. In this book, I also share approaches for navigating through tricky things like influence and fear, along with practical tips for deepening your voice-finding experience. And you won’t just hear from me—you’ll find real talk and advice from

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This book is intended for every category of artist: amateurs, lifelong hobby artists, aspiring professionals, and current professionals alike. Whether you are just starting your artistic journey, are right in the middle of it, or are rejoining after a hiatus, I hope you find this book edifying, encouraging, and motivating. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lisa

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ten working artists on the topic. Ultimately, my goal is demystify the voice-finding process so you can more easily work your creative magic.

CHAPTER ONE

W H AT I S A N A R T I S T I C V O I C E ?

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SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH Your artistic voice is your own point of view as an artist. It includes your particular style—things like your own color palette, symbols, lines, and markings— your skill, your mediums, your subject matter, and the consistency with which you use all of these things. It reflects your unique perspective, life experience, identity, and values, and it is a reflection of what matters to you. Ultimately, it’s what makes your work yours, what sets your work apart, and what makes it different from everyone else’s—even from artists whose work is similar. Your voice is formed over time through continuous experimentation and intentional practice and from following spurts of inspiration and intuition down long paths of development. Most artists are so busy simply attempting to produce satisfying work or make a living that they forget that ultimately they are making work to communicate their own version of the truth. We make work that mirrors our own deeply held ideas about the world. Those ideas are sometimes really simple things like: Tulips are pretty. The sunset is the most beautiful moment in the day. A simple grid is the most visually satisfying image. And sometimes our ideas are complex and complicated things like: I am oppressed. The universe is chaos. There is light in struggle.

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Most of the time the ways in which your truth emerges from your work are somewhere in the middle between simple and complicated. What you create and how you communicate your truth reflects your personal history, your identity, your ideas, your hopes, your pains, and your obsessions. Making art is an enormously personal experience, no matter your style or subject matter. Ultimately, as you work to find your voice, all the elements of your voice (style, skill, subject matter, medium, and consistency) become inextricably enmeshed. Your work simply becomes yours. In fact, how the elements of your artistic voice play together is what gives your voice a personality.

But when you are in the process of developing your artistic voice, it’s helpful to step back and understand what comprises a voice so you can think about what areas you might want to hone further or develop more deeply. In truth, most artists’ voices, while hard to tease apart, have several distinct components. For some artists, certain components are their identifying markers more than other components, but all the components make up your artistic voice. Get ready to learn about the major elements of artistic voice: style, skill, subject matter, medium, and consistency. Often, the word style is used interchangeably with voice. So it’s worth mentioning both of these facts: style is one of the most significant aspects of your voice and your voice is much more than your style, as you will see. Your artistic style is the look and feel of your work. It includes things like how neat and precise your work is or how loose and messy it is. It includes whether you make work that is representational or abstract, the marks you make in your work, and how those marks are repeated.

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Cats Are the Worst Bexy McFly Cats may be the worst, but humans are too! This hilarious call-and-response book features the biggest grievances of humans and cats in co-habitation, from over-shedding to under-petting and everything in between. Cats are the worst! They leave fur on all your clothing! This coat is dry clean ONLY! Humans are the worst! They leave greasy finger prints on your fur! This coat is tongue-clean ONLY! From shredded furniture to messy litter boxes to fur on everything, there are times when every cat owner wants to shout, 'Cats are the worst!' This playful book shows what it looks like if cats could shout back, 'No, humans are the worst!' For every grievance humans have about their feline friends (knocked over glasses!), cats have one about their humans (unprovoked vacuuming!) – and each is explored in a lively exchange that is as funny as it is familiar. Every moment of cattitude is captured in Megan Lynn Kott’s (Cat Lady Old Maid , Cat Tarot ) playful watercolour illustrations, written by the voice behind Pussweek Magazine (a magazine by cats, for cats!) Bexy McFly, and packaged a lovingly clawed die-cut case. In the perfect combination of smart, relatable, and completely cat, Cats Are the Worst is the perfect gift for anyone who might agree that cats are the worst – but also, maybe, a little bit the best.

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01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452178899

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Adult

Megan Lynn Kott is a Milwaukee-based illustrator who has collaborated with Maximum Fun, Tea Collection, MeowBox, and others. Her first word was "kitty."

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Humour

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165 x 165 mm

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80pp

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Full colour illustrations throughout

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Bexy McFly is a Sydney-based feline translator who runs a publication empire which she created from scratch (pun intended). Clients include the BBC, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, LEGO, and more.

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A lot of cat publishing lately has skewed towards "advice from cats" or "how to live like a cat", with an angle towards positivity and improved lifestyle – but as anyone who owns a cat can tell you, sometimes, cats are just the worst! This tongue-in-cheek snarky tone is sorely missing from the cat market right now – all written with a loving and affectionate undertone, of course. Megan continues to be a powerhouse in this market, well-connected and constantly self-promoting with her cat-themed artwork and Chronicle products. Australian writer/designer Bexy McFly, her partner on this project, is also well tuned-in to the cat market with her self-published humorous magazine series PussWeek (written by cats, for cats!) which Bexy creates all the content for. Together they are the perfect duo to speak to a modern cat-loving audience with humour and affection.

This coat is dry-clean only!

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Cats are the worst! They leave fur on all your clothes.

Humans are the worst! They leave greasy fingerprints on your fur.

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Cats have knives for hands and never stop scratching things!

Humans know nothing about abstract art.

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Humans are impossible to train. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t obey when you command them to do things.

Cats are impossible to train. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t obey when you command them to do things.

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Sorry I Am Such an Asshole Balloons 10 balloons that say it like it is Adam J. Kurtz With just the right amount of humour and honesty from an industry-powerhouse author, the Adam J.K. line is everything people love about Chronicle: smart, unique, and delightful. Smart, snarky, and a little sentimental, this gift line from the mind of Adam J. Kurtz features three new formats: a ceramic jar, a balloon set, and a pair of keychains. Our balloon set includes ten balloons in five bright colours emblazoned with “Sorry I Am Such an Asshole” in Adam J. Kurtz’s iconic handwriting tucked inside a die-cut envelope for easy gifting.

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Adam J. Kurtz is a Brooklyn-based artist (originally from Canada) and author whose first book, 1 Page At A Time: A Daily Creative Companion has been translated into fifteen languages. In addition to personal work, he's collaborated on products for retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Strand Bookstore, and Fishs Eddy. He has also worked with Pepsi, Adobe, and the New York Times . In 2016, he was named one of Print Magazine's "15 Under 30" New Visual Artists.

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AU$19.99

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9781452177267

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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192pp

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Adam J. Kurtz's art style and message resonates with the market: 1 Page at a Time has sold 250k worldwide (with 17 editions) and a recent keychain, "Everything Will Be So Good," was introduced in September 2017 and sold out its 600 pieces through word of mouth online. His audience is constantly looking for anything with his name attached to it! This line gives us an opportunity to develop new formats for Chronicle with a bestselling author and gift-industry powerhouse: balloons, keychains, and ceramic (Bibliophile Ceramics and Never-Ending Notepad have already received a good amount of sales attention). Adam J. Kurtz is a powerhouse. He has collaborating with a number of well-known brands, libraries and art museums in the US including, MOMA, Urban Outfitters and the New York Public Library. Part apology card ("I'm terrible, I know, but we all kind of are, and I hope we can laugh this off together"), part snarky self-buy, this set of balloons hits the perfect tone. Whether profanity is said to be downtrending or up-trending, explicitly worded products will always find a home, as seen in Chronicle's super popular Calligraphuck line.

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Feelings Jar Adam J. Kurtz With just the right amount of humour and honesty from an industry-powerhouse author, the Adam J. Kurtz line is everything people love about Chronicle: smart, unique, and delightful. Smart, snarky, and a little sentimental, this gift line from the mind of Adam J. Kurtz features three new formats: a ceramic jar, a balloon set, and a pair of keychains. The Feelings Jar, a classic Adam J. Kurtz piece, has the word “Feelings” embossed across its front and is covered in a shiny gloss.

Author Details Adam J. Kurtz is a Brooklyn-based artist (originally from Canada) and author whose first book, 1 Page at a Time: a Daily Creative Companion has been translated into fifteen languages. In addition to personal work, he's collaborated on products for retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Strand Bookstore, and Fishs Eddy. He has also worked with Pepsi, Adobe, and the New York Times. In 2016, he was named one of PRINT Magazine's "15 Under 30" New Visual Artists.

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01 September 2019

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All Other Merchandise

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AU$37.99

ISBN

9781452177274

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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Stationery

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89 x 159 mm

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1pp

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1 Jar

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Adam J. Kurtz's art style and message resonates with the market: 1 Page at a Time has sold 250k worldwide (with 17 editions) and a recent keychain, "Everything Will Be So Good," was introduced in September 2017 and sold out its 600 pieces through word of mouth online. His audience is constantly looking for anything with his name attached to it! This line gives us an opportunity to develop new formats for Chronicle with a bestselling author and gift-industry powerhouse: balloons, keychains, and ceramic (Bibliophile Ceramics and Never-Ending Notepad have already received a good amount of sales attention). Adam J. Kurtz is a powerhouse. He has collaborating with a number of well-known brands, libraries and art museums in the US including, MOMA, Urban Outfitters and the New York Public Library. People have been acknowledging their feelings and embracing them as a form of self-care. This too-real jar is perfect for containing a wide range of emotions – from pure joy to existential dread – when used as a handy vase, desk object, or drinking glass.

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Microwave Safe • Hand Wash only 12.85 fl oz/ 380ml For more Adam J. Kurtz products visit www.chroniclebooks.com and @adamjk.

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Indecisive Keychain Adam J. Kurtz With just the right amount of humour and honesty from an industry-powerhouse author, the Adam J. Kurtz line is everything people love about Chronicle: smart, unique, and delight-inducing. What better place for humour to reside than in something that is always with you, like keychains? Leave it up to fate with this honest, indecision-busting keychain. Made of enamel on sturdy and eye-catching brass, the keychain has a spinning arrow that points the way. Smart, snarky, and a little sentimental, this keychain is part of a bigger gift line from the mind of Adam J. Kurtz that includes three new formats: a ceramic jar, a balloon set, and a pair of keychains.

Author Details Adam J. Kurtz is a Brooklyn-based artist (originally from Canada) and author whose first book, 1 Page at a Time: A Daily Creative Companion has been translated into fifteen languages. In addition to personal work, he's collaborated on products for retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Strand Bookstore, and Fishs Eddy. He has also worked with Pepsi, Adobe, and the New York Times. In 2016, he was named one of PRINT Magazine's "15 Under 30" New Visual Artists.

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01 September 2019

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AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452177298

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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82 x 54 mm

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1pp

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1 keychain

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Then & Now Keychain Adam J. Kurtz With just the right amount of humour and honesty from an industry-powerhouse author, the Adam J. Kurtz line is everything people love about Chronicle: smart, unique, and delight-inducing. What better place for humour to reside than in something that is always with you, like keychains? For then, now, or anytime along the way, this vibrant keychain offers a colourful pick-me-up. A rainbow made of 7-colour enamel is set against a gold background to create a vibrant accessory. Smart, snarky, and a little sentimental, it is part of a bigger gift line from the mind of Adam J. Kurtz that includes three new formats: a ceramic jar, a balloon set, and a pair of keychains.

Author Details Adam J. Kurtz is a Brooklyn-based artist (originally from Canada) and author whose first book,1 Page at a Time: a Daily Creative Companion has been translated into fifteen languages. In addition to personal work, he's collaborated on products for retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Strand Bookstore, and Fishs Eddy. He has also worked with Pepsi, Adobe, and the New York Times. In 2016, he was named one of PRINT Magazine's "15 Under 30" New Visual Artists.

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01 September 2019

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AU$29.99

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9781452177281

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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83 x 54 mm

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1pp

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1 keychain

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Love You a Latte Enamel Mug and Coaster Set Clive Roddy A cute and clever gift for every coffee lover, this mug and coaster set is a perfect way to celebrate life in the espresso lane and get loved ones buzzing. This clever mug and coaster set makes a sweet way to espresso appreciation for coffee-holic friends and loved ones. Made to look like just a picture-perfect latte when stored with the mug, the wooden coaster features a barista-style heart. A cozy gift for holidays or anytime a little pick-me-up is in order.

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01 September 2019

Clive Roddy is a designer and maker based near Bath, UK, who creates surprising and curious objects ranging from desk organisers and jewellery to coasters.

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AU$39.99

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9781452180984

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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95 x 117 mm

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4pp

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enamel mug and silkscreened wooden coaster

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This pun-tastic mug and its matching coaster will merch well with other coffee-themed product, from coffee beans to brewing devices, along with all sorts of other cozy holiday roundups (think blankets, flannel, cocoa, stocking stuffers), housewarming goods. Distinctive, surprising, and delightful, this mug and coaster set gives the perennial and huge audience of coffee-obsessed folks out there a fun way to celebrate their coffee love and offers practical utility at the same time. The latte is Australia's favourite beverage! In 2017, Square Up estimated 39% of all coffee-drinkers in Australia chose the latte as their coffee of choice.

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Enamel Mug and Coaster Set By Clive Roddy

Perk up the day with this clever mug and coaster set that looks like a picture-perfect latte—and holds one, too.

Enamel Mug and Coaster Set

wooden silkscreened L A TTE-a rt coaster

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Enamel Mug and Coaster Set By Clive Roddy

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Where the Fuck Are My Keys? Keychain Chronicle Books Where are your keys? On this fancy-ass keychain! Our irresistible Calligraphuck line becomes perfectly portable in this exciting new format. This season we are launching a keychain format featuring some of our new and bestselling properties – Adam J Kurtz, Bibliophile, and Calligraphuck. With a humorously appropriate expletive in gold calligraphy, this brass and enamel keychain is designed to keep your shit/keys together!

Author Details Linus Boman is a graphic designer and part-time comedian based in London. He is the founder of Calligraphuck letterpress cards, and has a number of sweary lifestyle products available through Chronicle Books.

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01 September 2019

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AU$29.99

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9781452181974

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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83 x 54 mm

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1pp

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2-colour

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Keychains are an exciting new product that extends Chronicle's publishing to use new materials, compete in new categories (accessories), and reach new audiences. Whether profanity is said to be down-trending or up-trending, explicitly-worded products always find a home when paired with lovely calligraphy and gold foil. As the previous success of the Calligraphuck line makes clear, the surprising combination of profanity and elegant calligraphy appeals to men and women alike, tapping a wide demographic. Accounts can order all six keychains or mix and match depending on their needs!

Common Blessings / Common Curses Maritsa Patrinos This funny, lighthearted, double-sided book celebrates the small blessings of everyday life and sympathetically laughs at the small bumps in the road we all experience, in a gifty ancient/modern mystic package. What will today bring? Modern life is full of everyday blessings and everyday curses, from being home to sign for your package to accidentally hitting Reply All. This witty reversible book is a lighthearted remedy to single-minded happiness guides, with vibrant illustrations that celebrate the sympathetically funny moments that can make or break your day. Read it upright for modern-day blessings such as waking up to good hair days or having enough change for laundry; read it reversed for contemporary curses such as burning your tongue on hot pizza or losing your sneeze. Based on an Ignatz-nominated zine series, Common Blessings / Common Curses offers a playful look at the ups and downs of day-to-day life, marrying mindfulness with a dose of reality.

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01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$24.99

ISBN

9781452177960

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

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Category

Humour

Format

152 x 114 mm

Extent

96pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

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Maritsa Patrinos is a Brooklyn-based illustrator currently working as a writer, illustrator, and editor for BuzzFeed Comics. In addition to creating feature illustrations and comics for BuzzFeed, she has worked with MTV, Marvel, and the New Yorker , and her work has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and the Ignatz Awards.

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The author is a writer and illustrator at Buzzfeed with good connections in the comics and indie art world which can be used to help promote the book. Her ongoing slice-of-life webcomic has garnered 116k Instagram followers, and 28.5k Facebook followers, and her star is only starting to rise. The high-quality illustrations combined with the zine-like personal touch make this a perfect gift for any age, but particularly millennials, college students, grads, and anyone experiencing the ups-and-downs of everyday life. The reversible aspect is unique and gives the book an extra "discovery moment" when browsing for a unique gift.

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Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark Lucia Peters

What begins as a test of bravery or a sleepover activity – chanting in front of a mirror, riding an elevator alone, taking pictures in the dark – can become something…dangerous. Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark collects the most sinister, fascinating, and unsettling games based on urban legends and folklore from around the world, some of which have been told and played for generations. Centuries-old games such as “Bloody Mary” and “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” are detailed alongside new games from the internet age, like “The Answer Man,” a sinister voice that whispers secrets to whomever manages to contact him with a cellphone. Anyone can play these games using easily accessible materials and a little patience, but beware who – or what – might come out to play.

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$24.99

ISBN

9781452179797

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

152 x 114 mm

Extent

200pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

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Chapters are broken up into Party Games, or games that require multiple players to complete; Summoning Spirits, or games whose sole purpose is to summon an otherworldly being; High-Stakes Hide and Seek, or high-risk games to face off against a supernatural opponent; Long, Strange Trips, or games intended to deliver players to alternate dimensions; Contacting the Other Side, or games which put players in touch with the lost; and Games of Knowledge, or games which give players gain access to insights and information. Each game is given some context (the folklore behind it, the fears it taps into, the cultural history), as well as the stakes involved (Risk Level, Objective, and Reward), before detailing the step-by-step process for playing each game. Illustrations head each chapter and spot-illustrations are scattered throughout the games to set the mood for the book.

Author Details Lucia Peters developed a few incredibly weird hobbies as a young child and still can’t quite figure out how she managed to turn them into an actual job as an adult. Her writing has appeared online at The Toast, Bustle, and others; she also writes and maintains the website The Ghost In My Machine, where she spooks readers several times weekly with stories of the strange and unusual. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her spouse and two cats. The cats do not, as far as she is aware, have the ability to see ghosts.

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The internet has helped bring about a new age of sharable horror: Youtube's MrCreepyPasta and CreepsMcPasta (more than 1 million followers each); Reddit's NoSleep (12.7 million subscribers); video games like SlenderMan and Five Nights at Freddy's; and podcasts like Lore and Limetown. There is a whole new generation out there looking for new ways to scare themselves silly, and these channels also offer real potential to market the book more directly to its audience. Even with new games popping up, classic ritual games also continue to have their moment in pop culture. From movies to books to TV and more, these games continue to fascinate the public imagination in new and creative ways. There really isn't anything else out there like this! No other books collect these kinds of urban legend/ritual games, even though there are a large number of them and a large market that's interested in them. From series on Bustle, Crushable, and the Toast to her own website (The Ghost in my Machine), Lucia has become an unofficial archivist of these kinds of "dangerous games" and knows the category and its audience extremely well.

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Chapter 4: Long, Strange Trips 103 The Doors of Your Mind 104

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board 14

The Elevator Game 112

The Answer Man 22

Closet to Another World 120

The Picture Game 30

The Black Telephone Game 126

The Game of One Hundred Ghost Stories, or Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai 36

Chapter 2: Summoning Spirits 43 Bloody Mary 44 Blue Baby, Baby Blue 50 Lady Spades 56 The Hosting Game 62

Chapter 3: High-Stakes Hide-and-Seek 71 The Midnight Game 72 Hide-and-Seek Alone, or Hitori Kakurenbo 78 The Bath Game, or Daruma-san 86 The Candles Game 92

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Chapter 5: Contacting the Other Side 137 The Closet Game 138 Musical Chairs Alone 144 The Corner Game 150 The Sister, Sister Game, or Sara Sarita 158

Chapter 6: Games of Knowledge 165 The Red Book Game 166 The Compass Game 172 The Fortune Game 180 The Playing Card Game 186

conclusion 194 sources 195

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Party Games Everybody likes a party, right? You get to spend time with your favorite people, relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. You might even play some games while you’re at it—Charades, Consequences, or Twenty Questions. The games found here are not those kinds of party games. These Party Games only earned that name because they require many people to play—typically a group of at least five. Some call for a precise number of people, while others are a bit more flexible. Whatever the size of your group, however, it’s worth remembering that the old adage does not apply: There is no safety in numbers—not with games as dangerous as these. With these games, safety can never be guaranteed—no matter how many other unlucky souls you’ve convinced to play along with you.

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Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

LIGHT AS A

FEATHER, STIFF AS A

BOARD Risk level:

Objective:

Low.

Levitate a friend.

Additional Warnings:

Reward:

Heights; fire.

Defying gravity.

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Chapter 1: Party Games

The earliest known reference we have to the levitation game Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board dates back much further than you might think: Royal Navy administrator and eventual Member of Parliament Samuel Pepys described the game in an entry of his infamous diary in the 17th century. On July 31, 1665, Pepys recounted a story told to him by a friend, a Mr. Brisband, who claimed to have witnessed several children playing the game in France. Brisband had described how, with a single finger each, four young girls appeared to raise a young boy higher than their heads. The chant the children used was as follows: “Voici un corps mort, raide comme un bâton, froid comme le marbre, léger comme un esprit, lève-toi au nom de Jésus Christ!”—in English, “Here is a dead body, stiff as a stick, cold as marble, light as a spirit, lift yourself, in the name of Jesus Christ!” The version described by Pepys is quite similar to the version played today—and although some have broken down the phenomenon to a question of physics, there’s still something about it that draws us to it. What if . . . . . . Just what if ?

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Dear Juliet Letters from the Lovestruck and Lovelorn to Shakespeare’s Juliet in Verona Giulio Tamassia and The Juliet Club A collection of inspiring and intimate handwritten love letters from around the world addressed to Shakespeare's most romantic heroine, Juliet. Every year, over 6,000 letters arrive in Verona, Italy, from around the world, all addressed to Shakespeare’s heroine Juliet. These letters seek guidance and advice about love and heartache from Juliet herself. Gathered by a group of female volunteers, collectively known as the Juliet Club, “Juliet’s Secretaries,” collect and respond to every letter.

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$32.99

ISBN

9781452170565

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

Family/Pregnancy

Format

203 x 152 mm

Extent

160pp

Illustrations

Full colour

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Featuring 60 of these handwritten letters and responses, the letters in Dear Juliet capture the pain, joy, and confusion of love. Enclosed in a delicate and beautiful package, these letters provide encouragement, support, comfort, and delight to all readers. Each anonymous letter is printed in its original format to highlight the letters’ unique characteristics. And although love may be the universal language, all non-English letters feature a side-by-side translation. Presented in a luxe and romantic package, the book also comes with a postcard-size card for readers to fill in and send their own love note.

Author Details The Juliet Club was started in Verona in 1972 by Giulio Tamassia and a group of artists and scholars, who were united by their passion for the most famous Shakespearian Shakespeare’s most famous legend. Through the years, thanks to the collaboration and help of members and institutions, the Juliet Club has organised many events dedicated to the myth of Romeo and Juliet. On behalf of the Verona’s Department of Culture, the Club today still handles “Juliet’s mail,” thousands of letters addressed to Shakespeare’s Juliet, involving a large worldwide community into the phenomenon. Giulia Tamassia has been directing the Juliet Club since 2017, and continues to uphold her father’s legacy. She organises the Club’s events, including the “Dear Juliet Award,”, which is granted to the most beautiful letters; Juliet’s Birthday, which celebrates the famous literary character; and the international prize for literature, “Scrivere per Amore” (Writing for Love), dedicated to novels.

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Introduction

Mexico

Alejandra

Brazil

Gisele

Spain

Mónica

a reply

Juliet

a reply

Juliet

Russia

Anastasia

Germany

Branka

USA

Marisol

France

Jonathan

Russia

Iana & Eugene

Italy

Maria

Switzerland

Katharina & Stefan

Germany

Christoph

Australia

Grace

a reply

Juliet

a reply

Juliet

Canada

Alessandra

France

Sonia

Croatia

Ana

Canada

Annette

Sweden

Susanne

Norway

Mette

Argentina

Romeo

a reply

Juliet

USA

Rose

Brazil

Carla

USA

Haley

Brazil

Natalina

Japan

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50 60 62

64 68

90 91

Spain

Pixulina & Pixulín

France

Mélanie

Austria

Andrea

Austria

Petra

Italy

Valentina

Russia

Liyana

Serbia

Ana

Italy

Kemi

a reply

Juliet

France

Isabelle

England

Sarah

Armenia

Anonymous

England

Clive

Ireland

Vladyslav

Italy

Mercuzio

South Africa *

Spain

Gemma

Austria

Marja

China

Mexico

Brenda

Hungary

Réka

140

Germany

Gary

a reply

Juliet

France

Diane

142

Japan

England

Emma

unknown

Elizabeth

England

Henry & Jill

Canada

Tammy

125

Spain

Tüna

128

Finland

Anonymous

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102 104

112

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119 120

124

Annika

130

131

132

136 138

144

Acknowledgments

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Dear Juliet,

Do you remember when I came to you with my broken

heart and told you that love does not exist? Oh, Juliet! I was so disappointed . . . I loved, and I was so young and innocent. I am sorry now that I said so many bad things, but my heart hurt too much thinking about the eleven years I thought I had thrown away in the wind, like leaves in autumn that fade in the cold winter . . . I spent months in tears and sadness, but then I decided that the time had arrived to think about myself and to

make an old dream come true: get to know Italy! After this

trip, I thought, I would know which path to take in life. I spent the following days noting all of the things I wanted to do and places I wanted to visit: walk down the ancient streets, eat a real pizza, try actual gelato, ride a bike, visit the museums in Rome and Florence, and . . . music . . . listen to a lot of music! One of my dreams was to go and see where Vivaldi once lived. While planning my journey, I discovered that an important orchestra was going to play the famous Four Seasons where Vivaldi lived most of his life. My heart was full of joy and expectations! cont.

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I flew to Italy. I lived every day to the fullest on that journey, and every day I prayed to God that something special would happen. I tried to take note of every little detail. Everything charmed me, and everything was an answer to my prayer. You know, Juliet, I did not even want to come to Verona. The town of love? Me? Better not. After what I had experienced, love made no sense to me anymore. My heart was destroyed by disappointments, a lot of sad memories, and the fear of an uncertain future. But alas (or luckily), the Opera Festival was in Verona, and of course it was obligatory for a person in love with music,

like me, to go. And so, when I set foot in your town . . . I felt a shiver, an unexplainable sensation. I remember I said out loud, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to live here.â&#x20AC;? I forgot that I was in the town of love. I felt so good that I forgot all of my problems that were left at the other side of the world. When I had to say goodbye to Verona, like any good tourist, I went and visited your house. There, I was in a bad mood because all those red hearts had no meaning to me. But, after all, I had come from Brazil, and I had to respect the ritual. So although I was annoyed, I left my message for you. cont.

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Girls and Their Cats Brianne Wills A visual cat compendium that redefines what it means to be a "cat lady," showcasing various influential women and their feline friends. For New York City fashion and beauty photographer BriAnne Wills, the crazy cat lady" is a myth. Co-written with Elyse Moody, senior editor at Martha Stewart Living , this book redefines the stereotype by showcasing 50 strong, independent, and artistic women who take the world in stride, flanked by their beloved felines. With its vibrant cover and gorgeous faux-suede spine, Girls and Their Cats features striking portraits and engaging profiles of each woman and her cat-or cats-including fun facts unique to each furry friend. Girls include, Hannah Shaw, Christene Barberich, Alyssa Mastromonaco, Maria Hinojosa, Nikki Garcia, Erica Chidi Cohen, Anka Lavriv, and more. Interspersed throughout are amusing lists any cat lady will find relatable, from 'How to Catproof Your Home' to 'The Chorus of Cat Sounds'. This irresistible book celebrates the powerful bond between a girl and her cat, proving that we need them just as much as they need us. Publication

01 September 2019

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Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$49.99

ISBN

9781452176796

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

Animals

BriAnne Wills is a fashion and beauty photographer in New York. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 2007 with a degree in journalism, but quickly discovered her passion for storytelling through photography. After four years in China, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine, BriAnne moved to Brooklyn in 2014 with her husband and two rescue cats from Kiev (Tucker a.k.a. Tuck, and Liza) to pursue fashion photography. Her work has been published in Teen Vogue , Nylon , Spin , Italian Vogue , and ELLE , and her clients include Refinery29, Wildfang, Milk Makeup, Buxom Cosmetics, Maybelline, Shiseido, and The Coveteur. Teen Vogue commissioned BriAnne to shoot a “Cats and Cat Eyes” beauty editorial inspired by her photo series. BriAnne has also produced social media content for Meow Mix, Persil Pro Clean, and Fresh Step, and shot the ad campaign for a new cat food company called Smalls (think of it as Blue Apron for cats), created by the former director of marketing for Thinx, the start-up that makes period-proof underwear.

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254 x 203 mm

Extent

176pp

Illustrations

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Strong social media and internet presence! @girlsandtheircats has 22.8k Instagram followers with great engagement. Her website (girlsandtheircats.com) gets 20k hits a month. Girls and Their Cats has been featured on Buzzfeed, Refinery29, The Daily Mail, and more. Not only are cats perennial, so is feminism. Especially due to the current political climate, women are speaking out more and more. This book adds to the number of resources that empower women – crazy cat ladies are STRONG, not depressed recluses.

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Contents Foreword by Molly Young 8

Cat Lady, Redefined How to Catproof Your Home

Introduction by BriAnne Wills 11

Aisha Awadallah 17

Jamilah King 30

Alela Diane 20

Gabrielle Silverlight 33

Nicole Lee 23

Jayde Fish 36

Christene Barberich 24

Liz Carey 41

Cassandra Slack 29

Monica Choy 45

CJ Miller 58

Shona McAndrew 48

Michelle Lee 61

JiaJia Fei 51

Jaime Lee 64

Cherie Jellison 52

Gretchen Jones 67

Sandra Martocchia 55

Cat Tail Language, Explained The Chorus of Cat Sounds

Things You Get Better at Because You Have a Cat You Know You’re a Cat Lady When . . .

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Marissa Jane Oswald 73

Hannah Shaw 83

Viridiana Cervantes 74

Erica Chidi Cohen 86

Preeti Mistry 79

Anka Lavriv 89

Alexandra King-Lyles 80

Pia Panaligan 90

Holly Samuelsen 95

Ariana Bindman 107

Bianca Christensen 96

Holly Andres 108

Bethany Watson 101

Athena Wisotsky 113

Imaan Khan 102

Channing McKindra 114

Éva Goicochea 121

Sophi Reaptress 133

Christina Loff 122

Bonney Johnson 134

RikkÍ Wright 127

Jacqueline Mansky 139

Alyssa Mastromonaco 128

Laura O’Neill 140

Maria Hinojosa 147

Lauren Leavell 159

Nikki Garcia 148

Jess Hannah 160

Emily Katz 153

Sara Anderson 165

Sam Ushiro 154

Puno 166

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a New Cat 170 Rescue Organizations We Love 174

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I’m standing in the kitchen, watching my cat prowl the floor for dinner crumbs. It’s early autumn in Brooklyn, too late for ice cream and too early for hot chocolate. “Maybe I’ll dress up as a cat lady for Halloween,” I am saying to my husband.

by Molly Young BriAnne’s portraits are sparkling visions in this cosmos, with their depictions of women at work and at play in cat-dappled habitats. The women come from different backgrounds and work in different fields, but they all have one thing in common: a healthy obsession with

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Foreword

felines. Which brings us to the question: What is it about cats that tickles a certain kind of imagination? Of all the furry quadrupeds that roam the earth, why is this the

“So,” he replies. “No costume?” Cue laugh track. But also, he’s not wrong. Dressing up as a cat lady for Halloween would mean putting on my regularly scheduled clothing and going about my regularly scheduled day. No alterations in presentation or temperament required. After all, the modern cat lady has evolved. In decades past, cat ladies were a minor but pungent pop culture archetype. There were Little Edie and Big Edie of Grey Gardens fame, who had between twelve and three hundred cats at their East Hampton manse (the exact number is unclear). There was Patricia Highsmith, the famously prickly novelist who prepared gourmet meals for her Siamese cats and spoke to them in a made-up language. There was the actress Vivien Leigh, who collected cats, cat books, and portraits of herself with various cats. There was Eleanor Abernathy from The Simpsons, a disheveled hoarder in purple cardigans, screaming gibberish at Lisa Simpson. There was once a pervasive sense that a (run-ofthe-mill, nonfamous) cat lady was someone who likely smelled of mothballs and old soup. Perhaps she was a fan of Barbara Pym novels. Perhaps acquaintances would describe her with the old-fashioned epithet “spinster.” There was something unwholesome about her attachment to felines, possibly a suggestion that her communion with cats resulted from a distaste of fellow humans, or an inability to interact with them. But as our access to a dizzying universe of people and lives has increased—thanks, Internet!—a new landscape of cat ownership has emerged. (A phrase, by the way, that feels totally wrong. You can never really own a cat. All cat people know this.) The new vision includes cat companions of every age, hue, and fancy, with correForeword

sponding cats of every shape, size, nomenclature, and

animal that Egyptians deified and Chinese calligraphers immortalized and Balthus painted and T. S. Eliot wrote poems about? Something about cats inspires worship, and I have hypotheses. Let’s start with the physical similarities to their wild kin. Domestic dogs no longer closely resemble members of the larger Canidae family—you’d never mistake a yellow Lab for a jackal or a standard poodle for a maned wolf. Cats are another story. With domestic cats, the distinctions are of scale rather than kind: A black cat looks just like a tiny panther; a spotted one like a miniature cheetah. Domestic cats hunt, prowl, and leap just like their wild brethren. A dog may blend seamlessly into the household, but when you’re contending with a cat, it’s impossible to forget the uncanny strangeness of housing a foreign animal under your roof. There’s also a cat’s temperament. No two are alike, but all are profoundly unpredictable. The cat is a creature of quixotic preference and habits. Do you ever truly know what your cat is thinking? Do you know why she supervises you in the bathroom or sleeps on your head? No, you don’t. None of us do. Just when we think we have a handle on our little darling, she stops eating her favorite food and starts sleeping exclusively in the dish rack. There is a logic at work, but it’s not for humans to transcribe. Having a cat in the house relegates you to the role of a permanently surprised audience member. And that, in a sentence, is the gift of this book. Girls and Their Cats is a window into the intricacies of these wondrous creatures and the women who love them. The sweet truth of cat ownership is that we treasure our animals not despite their peculiarities but because of them—and that, perhaps, is as good a rubric for loving as any on earth.

personality, from meltingly mild to diabolically sneaky.

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Introduction

by BriAnne Wills

September 3, 2013: my birthday. My husband, Chris, and I are living in Kiev, Ukraine. We had friends over for a party, but now, at almost three in the morning, everyone is gone. Chris is asleep, passed out. I’m fully awake, thanks to all the sugar in the drinks we had. That’s when I hear it: tiny kitten cries.

ground. It’s screaming in the most pitiful way. Everyone is passing it by. It’s impossible to believe it’s a kitten. His whiskers are all crooked and he looks like a goner, but I think I can at least make him comfortable. So I put him in my sweatshirt and take him home. Food and water turn him into a totally different creature. Eventually he lets me bathe him, and we take him to the vet, and we de-everything him, and finally Tucker (aka Tuck) looks like a regular kitten. By now, it’s December, and the revolution is starting. I go home to Oregon, without Chris and Liza and Tuck. Six months later, I move to Brooklyn. Chris gets the cats their shots and their kitty passports

helping animals out of sticky situations in our adopted

(yep, they issue those), and he flies with them for twelve

city, which happens to be full of cats. They’re mostly well

hours to meet me.

cared for, fed by babushkas, but this one is clearly in

In Ukraine, Liza and Tuck were timid and afraid. When

trouble. I go to investigate. In Kiev, the city blocks are

we had friends over, they hid under the bathtub. Now

long, lined by tall trees with white-painted trunks and

they’re spoiled American cats, and they love people. Liza

something that would soon be a problem—no low limbs.

is like a sweet, very patient mom. We call her Mama—

In one of those tall, bare trees, I see two glowing

and Sissy, and Liza Minnelli Belly. Tuck is our bratty,

eyes. I hear two meeps. There she is, way above the

needy toddler. He just lost his last crooked whisker. We

first branch, itself at least seven feet high. I leave and

call him Tuck Fuck, Nu Nu, and Buddy. They’re both

come back with half-asleep Chris, who tries to shimmy

passionate about bonito flakes.

up the trunk. We try hoisting each other. No luck. Then,

These two save my sanity on a daily basis. Their fuzzy

lo and behold, comes a very tall man, walking his dog.

cuddles keep me from being lonely when Chris goes

He hoists Chris up into the branches. Chris climbs.

back to Ukraine for work. On mornings when I’m feeling

The kitten climbs. He climbs, and she climbs, onto the

down about my career (the usual ups and downs of

tiniest limb, and then she falls. I scoop her up and put

freelance life and fashion photography) and don’t want

her in my jacket, and we take her to the emergency

to get out of bed, I feel a fuzzy nuzzle on my arm. I know

vet. She’s okay, just filthy, with ear mites, tapeworms,

it’s Tuck, standing on the basket by my bed where he

fleas, ringworm—every ailment a month-old kitten could

stands every morning, purring for me to get up and feed

possibly have. But she’s ours. Mine. She immediately

him. And when I’m in a bad mood, Tuck and Liza make

bonds to me.

me laugh. Cats truly are good for the soul.

A few months later, when Liza is clean and healthy

That’s my story. Since 2015, I’ve been taking photo-

and we’ve almost gotten rid of the fleas in our place, I’m

graphs of women like me and cats like Liza and Tuck,

walking home from my job and see a black ball on the

and asking them to share their stories. I started this

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No going to sleep for me. I’ve got some experience

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Am I Overthinking This? Over-answering life’s questions in 101 charts Michelle Rial The "how do I become an adult?" is your not-too-serious answers to all the questions you are probably overthinking. Am I Overthinking This? is a book of advice for the over thinker who just wants an answer and the chart lover who wants a laugh. Each of the 101 charts asks and answers a super-important and yet not-actually-vital question, like “Do I need more plants?,” “What wine should I bring?,” or “Do I have time for this?” Featuring the beloved graphical humour from the author’s Instagram account , mixing drawn elements and real-life objects, this book brings humour and empathy to the questions that pester you every day about whether you’re doing it wrong. Publication

01 August 2019

Author Details

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99

Michelle Rial is a former senior designer at Buzzfeed and a fan of charts. Her work has been featured in USA TODAY, Fast Co. Design, Vox, Vulture, and Mental Floss, among others.

ISBN

9781452175867

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

Humour

Format

178 x 178 mm

Extent

136pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

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The author perfectly captures the indecision and worry you feel over 'How do I end this email?' or 'What should I do this weekend?' while evoking the comforting feeling of 'We're all in this together.' This is a different approach to self-help. With a focus on highly visual charts and a rich package, this book is extremely giftable and uplifting without preaching a particular lifestyle. The enthusiasm for A Sloth's Guide to Minfulness shows that accounts like the idea of bringing humour to topics that are often taken too seriously, and Am I Overthinking This? is another opportunity to offer just that. This book speaks directly to a specific audience – young people who aren't sure if they're grown-ups yet, no matter what age they actually are – and does it with humour and solidarity instead of judgment and patronising advice.

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The Hollywood Book Club Steven Rea This delightfully curated collection of images of classic film stars celebrates a love of books and reading with a dash of Hollywood glamour.

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01 August 2019

Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe-the brightest stars of the silver screen couldn't resist curling up with a good book. This unique collection of rare photographs celebrates the joy of reading in classic film style. The Hollywood Book Club captures screen luminaries on set, in films, in playful promotional photos, or in their own homes and libraries with books from literary classics to thrillers, from biographies to children's books, reading with their kids, and more. Featuring nearly 60 enchanting images, lively captions about the stars and what they're reading by Hollywood photo archivist Steven Rea, and a glamorous stamped case design, here's a real page-turner for booklovers and cinephiles.

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Steven Rea is the author of several Hollywood-themed photography books, and his archive of movie photographs numbers in the thousands. He lives in Philadelphia.

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9781452176895

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Chronicle Books

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120pp

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The classic film audience is an audience of readers. This has a clear this-is-for-me and that's-so-you appeal for that crowd. There is always a place for books-about-books in indie, and national trade; the celebrity glamor angle could also ideally be a plus in specialty. Surprisingly, this hasn't been done yet. There are plenty of photography collections about Hollywood film stars (including from this author), and even photography collections showing people reading, but nothing that combines the two.

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The Hollywood icon of East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant, seated at his aunt and uncle’s breakfast table in Fairmount, Indiana, with a cigarette and The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley. The Indiana poet was known for his humor, folksy vernacular, and children’s verse. james dean, a fellow Hoosier, lived on his relatives’ farm from the age of nine on. This Dennis Stock photograph was taken in February 1955. Dean died, in a car crash, at the end of September that same year. He could be reading Riley’s “The Days Gone By.”

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For his reading pleasure, sammy davis jr. lounges with a paperback edition of Lloyd C. Douglas’s mega-selling biblical epic The Robe, originally published in 1942. The film version, starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons, was released in 1953 in CinemaScope—the first film to be issued in the widescreen format. Davis starred in Anna Lucasta in 1958, Porgy and Bess in 1959, and then joined Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and his Rat Pack pals in Ocean’s 11 in 1960.

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At the home she shares with Humphrey Bogart, the To Have and Have Not and Big Sleep siren lauren bacall rifles through a pictorial history of twentieth century conflict, open to “The March of Aggression” chapter. Robert Capa’s iconic “The Falling Soldier” is among the spread of combat images visible. The other book next to Bacall in this 1946 photo? William Chaffers’s essential Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain.

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Homophones Visualized Bruce Worden Clever illustrations of homophones, putting them in a context everyone can understand. Do ewe no what homophones are? They're words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings – it's knot always easy to get it right. Based on his blog Homophones, Weakly, Bruce Worden's Homophones Visualized uses simple but clever graphics to help illustrate the differences between 100 pairs (or triplets or quadruplets) of words that sound alike. From beat and beet to flee and flea, baron and barren to golf and gulf, each spread contains a pair or group of homophones and corresponding illustrations that provide context for each word. Word lovers, educators, and kids all will delight in this witty and useful homophone guide to understanding which word is witch. Publication

01 August 2019

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Hardback

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AU$29.99

Bruce Worden is an award-winning author and illustrator, and the creator of the weekly picto-blog Homophones, Weakly. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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9781452180038

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152 x 203 mm

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This concept is clear and accessible so consumers will grasp it right away, and the content is pure comic wit. Puns and wordplay sells - people love books about language like Lost in Translation, Schottenfreude, Viva La Repartee, and I Never Metaphore I Didn't Like. The author receives requests for a book of his art from all sorts of fans, but especially from educators, and particularly ESL teachers. It would make a perfect and fun teaching tool for all kinds of classrooms. The illustration style is simple but smart, and easily conveys the humorous tone of the book. BoingBoing, Bored Panda, George Takei, Mymodernmet, and God's Twitter feed all featured the blog, and fans are constantly requesting a book.

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How Your Story Sets You Free Heather Box and Julian Mocine-McQueen

How do you find your truth and tell a powerful story? How can sharing your story with the world inspire change and forge stronger connections within your community? This inspirational guidebook will help people from all walks of life unlock their personal narratives. Storytelling coaches Heather Box and Julian Mocine-McQueen invite readers to embrace the power of storytelling in a series of easy steps, no matter how scary it feels. This is the latest instalment in the How series, which offers expert guides to connecting more deeply with the arts, the world, and ourselves. Packed with practical and motivating advice, and featuring a textured cover with glittering foil stamping, this little book will remind everyone that their truth matters.

Author Details Heather Box and Julian Mocine-McQueen are the founders of the Million Person Project, a global project about love, storytelling, and connecting change-makers. Heather and Julian are fascinated by how authentic personal stories can transform a room, a relationship, an organisation, or the world. They have led coaching and training sessions all over the globe (from Vietnam to Brazil to Uganda), and they believe that stories are truly universal. Their past clients include musician Sara Bareilles, Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, and street artist Caledonia Curry. Heather and Julian live in San Francisco. Publication

01 August 2019

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Hardback

Price

AU$24.99

ISBN

9781452177519

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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Self Help

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178 x 114 mm

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112pp

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2-colour throughout

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With the rise of TED talks and growing popularity of memoir, there are many books about motivational speaking and personal storytelling. But most are chunky nonfiction tomes, and none feature a gorgeous, gifty package. How Your Story Sets You Free will stand out at retail. Box and Mocine-McQueen have worked with change makers, celebrities, and communities all around the world. They are eager to promote their book through their network and at their in-person workshops. How Art Can Make You Happy garnered enthusiasm and exceeded 12k worldwide in its first year. How Poetry Can Change Your Heart and How Music Can Make You Better are also coming out strong. This new title will build the momentum and help the series reach an ever broader audience. This series of cute and colourful books will make a gorgeous collection and a great merchandising statement. Each book features an eye-catching foil-on-textured-paper cover and vibrant interior design, with a new shade of foil and colour for each title. More and more people aspire to be savvy consumers and creators of content, but there is more and more content to choose from. Meanwhile, people have less and less time to devote to their passions. This slim book and its companions offer the perfect solution, making readers feel smart and creative without demanding too much of their precious time.

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Let’s get real for a minute before you go any further with this book. It takes courage to tell your story. To tell the truth even when your voice shakes. To shatter stigma and stand for all of who you truly are—the good, the bad, and everything in between. Our culture is defined by some sick storytellers. People who tell us that we should be quiet about the pain we’ve seen, that we should even be quiet about the amazing things we’ve done. Our culture tells us that our job is to be acceptable. Don’t rock the boat. Don’t be too much, and if you are too little, oh well, better than too much. But there is a new wave rushing in. It is a brave, honest, loving group of storytellers whose mission is to tell the truth and be seen. They understand that their stories, big or small, are necessary if they want to live in a world that is more loving and accepting of who we truly are. The truth transforms. When you take the mic and share your story, and give voice to topics and issues that are usually kept silent, you immediately make more space in our culture for someone else. Imagine if Oprah had never shared her story of being raped. Imagine all the young girls who might never have realized that their lives didn’t have to stop at their assault. Imagine what it felt like for trans people across the world when they saw transgender

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actress Laverne Cox on prime-time TV sharing her story. Imagine what changed for the men in the world who were taught to never talk about their emotions when NBA all-star Kevin Love revealed his struggles with depression and anxiety in his essay “Everyone Is Going Through Something.”

Well, it’s not just celebrities changing the game. In classrooms, in auditoriums, in conference rooms, and at kitchen tables across the world, people are sharing their stories and changing everything. Women and men are breaking the silence on taboo subjects like abuse; parents are speaking openly about the challenges of having a child with a developmental disability; leaders are sharing how it feels to be paralyzed by self-doubt; fathers are publicly reflecting on the difficulties of raising sensitive sons; teenagers and senior citizens are talking about their depression; teachers are coming out as gay in front of the whole school; undocumented youth are taking extraordinary risks to assert their rights to education; and you—you have a story that is part of this culture shift. It’s time to tell it. Heather

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When I was fifteen, I applied for my first job, at Eureka Baking Company, and ran into a complication. The job interview was a few miles from my high school, and I didn’t have a way to get there. I suggested to my dad that I might reschedule, but he immediately shot down the idea. “When I moved to Oakland from Mississippi at nineteen, I heard General Motors was hiring,” he said. “The plant was in San Leandro [the next town over]. I wanted the job, so I woke up at five a.m. and walked the eight miles to the open job interview. I got the job. I didn’t ask them to reschedule, I made it work . . . so make it work!”

WHY STORIES MATTER

Now this may sound like the classic “uphill both ways” story, but I remember it to this day, and it inspired me to find a way to the interview and get the job. Why did my dad share this story? Because stories are the most effective way to convey information, teach, and to move people to action. He could have just told me it’s important to be adaptive and make an effort, but instead he showed me how those attributes served him in a very real way. Julian

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The Best 80s Movies The Greatest Films of the Decade, From Aliens to When Harry Met Sally Helen O'Hara

The Best 80s Movies is the ultimate guide to all things retro, taking you on a nostalgic trip through the 80s. The aim is to review all your favourite films, the ones that have stood the test of time and popularity... and a few that haven't (Ewoks: Caravan of Courage anyone?). As well as in-depth discussions of the best films of the decade, it dissects other significant cinematic aspects of the era, such as the decade's most quotable lines, the stars that made the '80s what it was and the music that we're all still humming. It's the definitive guide to the most fun, most lasting movies of one of the richest decades cinema has ever seen.

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01 September 2019

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9781787391840

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Carlton Publishing Group

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Carlton Books

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237 x 185 mm

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176pp

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Helen O'Hara is a film journalist and editor-at-large for Empire , the world's biggest film magazine. She has spent over a decade interviewing most of Hollywood's A-list and covering big events from Comic-Con to the Oscars. When not actually watching films – her preferred state – she writes for various publications and cohosts the Empire Podcast.

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Perfect mixture of nostalgia and fact to appeal to both the generation that remembers the 80's and the generation who missed it. Humorous, interesting and packed with imagery, stats, facts and sure to bring back some classic memories. Over 150 images bring the movies back to life and informative text provides a real insight into the films themselves and the context in which they were released.

as The Untouchables and Amadeus (Chariots of Fire

its spirit seems to capture the decade in which it’s

survives almost entirely on the basis of that Vangelis

set, so it won a place in this book.

theme). But it also meant turning down movies at

I have tried to atone for at least some of my

each end of the decade that felt more properly part

omissions by placing more greats in the “Further

of the 1970s or 1990s. Raging Bull feels like a piece

Viewing” recommendations in each movie section,

of Scorsese’s earlier work, while (at the other end

as well as some of my own favorites that didn’t make

of the decade) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure feels

the cut. These selections are linked to the movie

quintessentially 1990s. I know—most heinous.

they accompany by having a shared director or star,

The list is also overwhelmingly male, straight,

by theme or genre or, in one case, by composer. I

and white. For the most part, there was little other

hope that you’ll find some treasures in here as well

choice in a book designed to cover the most widely

as on the main list.

loved and influential movies of the decade, because

Finally, and most importantly, I hope that you enjoy

white male leads and creators predominate the

this nostalgia trip. It’s a treat to revisit a decade that

movies that were seen to such a huge degree. I have

was exuberant, self-confident to an absurd degree,

tried to call out the worst cases of sexism, racism,

and filled with young, daring moviemakers taking

and other prejudices in their plots, but the list itself

extraordinary risks. If you are moved to go back

is a testament to privilege. Hopefully, the selection

and reassess an old favorite or try out a movie that

at least shows that society has moved on since then,

you missed, I think you will be glad you did. For all

although a similar selection of the past ten years

their limitations in effects, in representation, and

would feature many of the same stars and directors.

in sensitivity, the best movies of the 1980s are still

This list also includes a few movies that are,

funny and weird and wildly entertaining.

objectively, not great. That’s because I’ve tried to select the movies that are most representative

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of the 1980s rather than simply listing the finest movies made during that decade. Highlander, for instance, remains ridiculous, but something about Opposite: In a decade of bizarre genre movies, Highlander might be the strangest of all. Left: Perhaps the most iconic single shot in all of 1980s cinema, this scene from E.T. has even come to be featured on the logo of Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.

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1980 HIGHLIGHTS The decade began as audiences were chilled by The Shining, Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece, and thrilled by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese set a new standard for visceral filmmaking in Raging Bull, while Michael Cimino’s career faltered after the disastrous reception of Heaven’s Gate.

AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES Cannes Film Festival

Best Picture (Drama)

Ordinary People

Best Picture (Comedy/Musical)

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Best Director

Robert Redford, Ordinary People

Palme d’Or winner

Best Actor (Drama)

Robert De Niro, Raging Bull

All That Jazz, Bob Fosse

Best Actor (Comedy/Musical)

Ray Sharkey, The Idolmaker

Kagemusha, Akira

Best Actress (Drama)

Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People

Kurosawa (tie)

Best Actress (Comedy/Musical)

Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner’s Daughter

Notable Deaths Alfred Hitchcock, April 29

Director, Psycho, Rear Window, and Vertigo

Peter Sellers, July 24

Actor, The Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove

Steve McQueen, November 7

Actor, The Great Escape and Bullitt

Mae West, November 22

Playwright and actor, She Done Him Wrong and I’m No Angel

John Lennon, December 8

Musician and actor, A Hard Day’s Night and Yellow Submarine

AT THE OSCARS

This Year’s Big Oscars Injustice

Best Picture

Ordinary People

Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull was

Best Director

Robert Redford, Ordinary People

overlooked, beyond De Niro’s award. The

Best Actor

Robert De Niro, Raging Bull

director would have to wait until 2006’s

Best Actress

Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner’s Daughter

The Departed for his long-overdue Best Director statuette.

Highest-Grossing Films (U.S.) 1. The Empire Strikes Back

20th Century Fox

$209,398,025

Future Movie Star Births

2. Nine to Five

20th Century Fox

$103,290,500

3. Stir Crazy

Columbia

$101,300,000

4. Airplane!

Paramount

$83,453,539

February 12: Christina Ricci, The Addams Family and

5. Any Which Way You Can

Warner Bros.

$70,687,344

6. Private Benjamin

Warner Bros.

$69,847,348

April 26: Channing Tatum, Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street

7. Coal Miner’s Daughter

Universal

$67,182,787

July 18: Kristen Bell, Frozen and The Good Place

8. Smokey and the Bandit II

Universal

$66,132,626

August 26: Chris Pine, Star Trek and Hell or High Water

9. The Blue Lagoon

Columbia

$58,853,106

November 12: Ryan Gosling, The Notebook and La La Land

10. The Blues Brothers

Universal

$57,229,890

16 1980 HIGHLIGHTS

Sleepy Hollow

Notable Film Debuts Michelle Pfeiffer, The Hollywood Knights Tom Hanks, He Knows You’re Alone Pierce Brosnan, The Long Good Friday Michael J. Fox, Midnight Madness Sharon Stone, Stardust Memories Bruce Willis, The First Deadly Sin

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the Empire strikes BacK & Return of the Jedi HOW DO YOU FOLLOW UP THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME? IT’S NOT A QUESTION THAT MANY FILMMAKERS HAVE HAD TO CONTEND WITH.

1980 1983

Williams). It’s bigger, more emotionally complex, and

as won. It’s that final tinge of maturity

far more dramatic than the film that came before

and an uncertain future that would

it, but Empire is still full of the envelope-pushing

sustain the Star Wars fandom through

effects, silly humor, and big action that had defined

the next three decades, through

A New Hope.

years without any movies and years

And then there’s that twist, much imitated but

with disappointing efforts. Lucas, for

never bettered. It’s hard to remember how seismic

all his faults as a scripter of dialogue

that revelation was (“No. I am your father.”) in an age

and a lover of technical dazzle, created

before internet spoilers and obsessive production

something truly extraordinary with

stories. The idea that Vader was a good man

these first three movies, something

corrupted to the dark side of the Force gave weight

that has become a part of our

to Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s warnings about the

collective cultural DNA and

Force, and it added danger to Luke’s exploration of

has colored every sequel

his abilities. Suddenly, he was not just a farm boy

that followed them.

toying with magic; he was at risk of losing his very soul to the worst people in the galaxy in return for power. And the wrong choice could cost his friends

of trepidation as he faced the prospect of continuing

their lives.

the story of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, a film

Of course, Luke manages to resist Vader, bringing

that redefined what movies could do, a movie that

us to Return of the Jedi in 1983. The third installment

drew in people who hadn’t been to a movie theater

of the original trilogy gets a bad rap from fans, but

in decades. Then again, Lucas had always modeled

it features some of the best scenes of the entire

his space opera on the sci-fi serials of the 1930s,

trilogy and a stunning final act, crosscutting between

so there was some kind of road map to follow. No

another dogfight in space, a land struggle between

one could have guessed, however, just how good the

vastly unequal forces, and another personal duel

sequels would be.

where Luke is both warrior and prize.

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) is still, nearly forty

This time, after a quick stop at Jabba’s palace on

years later, generally accepted as the best movie

Tatooine to rescue Han from his carbonite prison

in the franchise. It takes the characters and world

and take out the galaxy’s most feared gangster, the

established in A New Hope and makes them bigger,

Rebels have to destroy another Death Star, while

darker, and deeper. It’s a cliché to say that a sequel

Luke must face down Vader and his boss, Emperor

will be darker, but Lucas’s success with Empire is a

Palpatine (Iain McDiarmid), once and for all. The

big part of the reason why going dark became so

mission takes them to the forest moon of Endor

ubiquitous. Empire sees our heroes fighting for

and its indigenous race of low-tech, highly cute

their lives in the spectacular land battle on Hoth

teddy bears, the Ewoks. Fans now like to pretend

that begins the movie, and then split up for most

they hated the Ewoks even as kids, but c’mon—

of the running time. Luke (Mark Hamill) receives

these critters were genetically engineered to be

a mystical message from his deceased mentor

irresistible. They are also tougher than they’re given

and travels to Dagobah to train as a Jedi with the

credit for. Created as an explicit nod to the Viet

impish Master Yoda (Frank Oz and one of the all-

Cong, they take down a technologically superior

time great puppets). Meanwhile, Han (Harrison

force with wiliness and some clever logging.

Ford) and Leia (Carrie Fisher) narrowly escape the

And above them, in the stars, Luke fights for his

Empire a bunch of times, admit they are insanely

own soul, and his father’s, and that of his sister Leia.

attracted to one another, and are betrayed in Cloud

He prevails, of course, but there’s a bittersweet note

City by Han’s old buddy Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee

to the triumph here, a sense of something lost as well

18 the Empire strikes BacK & Return of the Jedi

Left: C3P0 (Anthony Daniels), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. Han has a bad feeling about something. Right: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), with a blaster by his side.

Original release date: Empire, June 20, 1980 (U.S.); May 20, 1980 (UK) Jedi, May 25, 1983 (U.S.); June 2, 1983 (UK) Run time: 124 minutes; 131 minutes

Did you know?

The Lucasfilm computer division’s Graphics Group, created in 1979 to work on Empire, would be spun off and eventually became Pixar Animation.

further viewing

Spaceballs (1987) What better way to understand the full impact of Star Wars than by watching this spoof, starring John Candy as a Chewbacca-like half-man/half-dog and John Hurt reprising his big Alien scene?

facts

But George Lucas has, and he surely felt some sense

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The Blues Brothers

1980

ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE COMEDIES EVER MADE AT THE TIME, THE BLUES BROTHERS CAUGHT ITS STARS, JOHN BELUSHI AND DAN AYKROYD, AT THE HEIGHT OF THEIR SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE–BORN TELEVISION FAME, AND ITS DIRECTOR, JOHN LANDIS, NEAR THE HEIGHT OF HIS POWERS.

his career, adding delays and difficulties to the work,

moment when their Bluesmobile spontaneously

and Landis faced steady studio criticism over his

falls to pieces. The movie ends with the entire band

choice of cast and extravagant stunt requirements.

in prison performing—what else?—“Jailhouse Rock”

He crashed 103 cars for the outrageous final chase

and sparking a prison riot. Even there, the power of

scene—a record that wasn’t broken until 1998’s

soul music can’t be contained. No matter how many

belated sequel Blues Brothers 2000 trashed 104—

armed guards are thrown at them, you can’t stop

and closed downtown Chicago and the Daley

this beat.

Below: Elwood and Jake in front of the Bluesmobile, the former police car that led Illinois’s law-enforcement community on a merry chase.

Center for the finale, at a cost of a then-astronomical $3.5 million. In one of the funniest depictions of wild police overreaction ever put on film (“Use of excessive force has been approved,” announces one police radio operator), 500 extras dressed as cops, National Guardsmen, firefighters, and FBI all stormed about the city. This is, of course, a movie about soul music led by

could get and how insanely over the top movie car

significantly redraft it with only weeks to go. Filming

crashes could be, and—like its titular musicians—it

began without an approved budget, but that was

duly thumbed its nose at authority and did exactly

okay, because Landis and his stars blew past the

as it liked.

budget without pausing. Belushi, who died of a drug

We join Jake Blues (Belushi) on his release from

overdose in 1982, was partying hard at this stage in

Below: Jake (John Belushi, right) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd, left) are on a mission from God to save an orphanage—by any means necessary.

two white guys and directed by another. But they’re clearly also music aficionados, gazing adoringly at their cameoing musical legends and letting them take center stage. To his credit, Landis had to fight to include every one of them against a studio that saw them as has-beens and wanted younger, bigger

prison, although we don’t see his face until he’s

names—and his fight paid off. The film gave Aretha

shed his prison duds for a suit and hat, backlit by

Franklin, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, and James

the setting sun as if he has descended from heaven.

Brown a chance to sing on the big screen, and

After he reunites with his adoptive brother Elwood

introduced Cotton Club legend Cab Calloway to a

(Aykroyd), a scary nun (Kathleen Freeman) gives

new and younger audience, reviving the careers of

them the task of raising $5,000 to pay back taxes

every one of them.

on the orphanage where they were reared. Doing

The stunts are spectacular, from an opening bridge

so will require putting on a charity concert, which

leap to that final all-car pileup. The beautiful Helen

requires getting the band back together, which

of Troy may have launched a thousand ships, but

involves a madcap journey all over Illinois. In pursuit

Jake and Elwood managed about the same number

of their mission, they commit felonies, play country

of Cadillacs and Chevys, and neither is a looker. And

music, and receive divine inspiration, overseen by

it’s a great film for cameos: Frank Oz and Steven

James Brown as a fiery preacher. Angry country

Spielberg appear as minor functionaries, while

musicians, seemingly every car in Illinois’s law-

Carrie Fisher (Aykroyd’s girlfriend at the time) has a

enforcement community, and, of course, some

hilarious recurring role as Jake’s vengeful ex-fiancée.

Illinois Nazis (which seemed such a nonsensical

Through it all sail Jake and Elwood, largely

concept in 1980) pursue the Blues Brothers.

nonplussed by what’s happening around them.

Aykroyd and Belushi had performed the Blues

During a wildly destructive chase through a mall,

Brothers as cast members on Saturday Night Live,

they casually comment on the stores that have

so they had honed their schtick and knew that the

recently opened, and they don’t even bother

characters worked. The plot was a little trickier:

mentioning it when the Illinois Nazis start shooting

Aykroyd’s initial script was far too long (he’d

at them. These two are men of the world, and it takes

never written one before and wrote a booklike

more than a few bullets or an exploding building

treatise, including character backstory and other

to worry them—although they do take a solemn

20 The Blues Brothers

Original release date: June 20, 1980 (U.S.); October 10, 1980 (UK) Run time: 142 minutes

Did you know?

The name “Blues Brothers” was suggested to Aykroyd and Belushi by Howard Shore, then a fixture at the head of SNL’s house band. He would go on to become a movie composer and score, among others, The Lord of the Rings.

further viewing

Spies Like Us (1985) After Belushi’s death, Aykroyd had success pairing with Chevy Chase in this story of two hapless government employees who become convinced that they are key U.S. spies.

facts

It redefined how insanely good movie soundtracks

unnecessary detail), and director John Landis had to

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The Essential Survival Manual Expert Advice for Extreme Situations Kenneth Griffiths

Written by a world-leading expert, The Essential Survival Manual discusses and reveals all the skills you will ever need. The subjects covered include terrorist attacks, finding shelter and food, as well as tips on the mental and emotional resilience required in the face of adversity. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned illustrations, the information contained within will remain invaluable throughout your life. Every year, ordinary people find themselves facing extraordinary, life-threatening survival situations brought about by hostile encounters, adverse weather or freak accidents. The methods and techniques used by survivors in remote regions, or on city streets, can easily be learned and adapted to suit every life-threatening situation. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$25.99 | NZ$29.99

ISBN

9781787391550

Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Author Details Kenn Griffiths is an author, freelance writer, photographer and private investigator, and a former soldier and police officer. He served in many remote areas of the world, gained a commendation whilst on active service and became skilled in survival, anti-terrorist and covert surveillance techniques. He lives in the UK.

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Security and safety have moved to the top of people's concerns.

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Covers a wide variety of survival skills – from basic self-defence and first aid to finding food and shelter – and emphasises the importance of awareness and attitude when dealing with life-threatening situations. Arms people with the essential knowledge, methods and techniques required to survive in any environment and circumstance. Written by leading survival expert Kenn Griffiths.

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Carlton Books

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Category

Self Help

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175 x 126 mm

Extent

192pp

Illustrations

Approx. 75 two-colour artworks

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Prepper’s Guide

Prepper’s Guide As with most things in life, the better prepared you are, the better the outcome. Just reading about sur vival techniques will give you an edge but getting down and practicing the skills and techniques gives you a definite advantage. Add to this pre-disaster planning and preparation and you lift your chances of sur vival to a much higher plain. There’s a well-known saying, especially in military circles, commonly known as the 6P’s: “Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” (note there are only five here– the sixth is a profanity!). The need to practise the physical skills is obvious. However, to enhance the survival effort further, there is an equally important need to ensure you have kit and equipment stored and ready to use in the event of a catastrophic event that takes away the normal infrastructure you rely on, even for a short time. You may think this is a step too far, but it is not unknown for power and water supplies to be “off-grid” in the most developed countries. Terrorists understand this, and the reliance of water in everyday life, so it is not beyond the realms of possibility that an attack to contaminate water and food supplies is on the agenda. When travelling, always carry a small survival kit containing, as a minimum, the following: waterproof matches, small candle, craft knife blade, snare, fishing kit, pencil, paper, compass, signal mirror, whistle, flashlight, small multi-tool, water purifying tablets, condoms and a supply of personal medication. For a more prolonged survival effort you need to put together a comprehensive, “crash out” store of kit, often referred to as a “Bug Out Bag”. Where you store your survival “Bug Out Bag” is a matter for you but I would suggest that there is a need to consider having a “stash” hidden or buried in a secure but easily accessible location. No matter where you decide to store the kit, it must be in a place and container that can stand the extremes of weather and disaster. It would be futile to have it stashed away in a plastic container that would melt if fire was an issue, or float away if there happened to be a flash flood. Likewise, there’s no point in storing equipment in a shed where it can be exposed to extreme temperatures, pilfered, or strewn across the garden following a hurricane. It may well be in place for some considerable time and, as such, it must be in a suitable state 10

for keeping the contents clean, dry, serviceable and secure. For me, the best option is to bury a suitable container in a location where I can get at it without delay and without needing to compromise my security. An airtight polyethylene container with a screw-top, excellent resistance to most chemicals and a long shelf life is a good option. These are in commercial use all over the world, easy to obtain and manufactured in a variety of sizes to suit everyone’s needs. One drawback is the probability of condensation. To combat this, use a desiccant: a hygroscopic substance that induces a state of dryness by absorbing water. You can buy it or collect the packets of crystals found in a multitude of consumer items sent through the post or delivered to your door. The following list of essential survival equipment is the starting point. Specialist air, sea and vehicle kits for use in expeditions, military encounters and remote working areas will include specific emergency equipment to enhance the basics. To make sure you are on point when packing, keep to the rules of survival priority: Protection, Location, Water and Food.

Survival kits must be kept in a container that can stand the extremes of weather and disaster.

Prepper’s Guide

PROTECTION Waterproof copy of this book Lightweight, waterproof/windproof shell clothing and headwear, including bandana Head lamp Survival “Bivi” bag Emergency sleeping bag Emergency shelter equipment: tent and/or shelter building tarpaulin with eyelets and elastic cords Rope: 9mm multipurpose manmade fibre rope and “Para” cord (note: rope deteriorates, so test the elasticity before using to climb or abseil) First aid and medical emergency pack: Be sure to maintain items in date – creams, tablets, wipes, etc. have a limited shelf life. If you need long-term medicines, you may not be able to get them post-disaster. Look at natural alternatives: e.g. for migraine prevention, eat two feverfew leaves. They taste bitter but will help the condition. Many modern drugs have a direct link to natural remedies; learn how to prepare them and keep your knowledge up to date

Recognizing and understanding medicinal plants is a basic survival skill.

Flashlight (batteries don’t store well, especially if left in the device. An alternative is the wind-up model) Weapon, ammunition and cleaning kit. Guns need to be prepared for long-term storage by covering in grease and then wrapping. Before you pack a gun, make sure it actually works! When it comes to crossbows and bolts, avoid natural material construction. The law relating to weaponry and its use varies so check the local situation. Clearly, where law and order has collapsed, it’s a wholly different matter! Money: Cash is king, especially when the ATMs have been “taken out”, so store a bundle of the local currency. Gold is recognized the world over; it has the benefit of not deteriorating over time and can be used if there is a currency crash. LOCATION Compass, along with local maps, writing paper and pencils Wind-up radio Signalling equipment: distress beacon, whistle, mirror, high-visibility tape and plastic sheet, flares Tools: hatchet, knife, sharpening stone, flexible and/or folding saw, multipurpose tool. WATER Sterile containers. Remember, condoms are sterile and can hold a large quantity of water Purifying equipment: Purifying tablets have a shelf life of approximately five years. Solar still, filter straws. FOOD Trapping equipment: snares, fishing lines of various strengths, fish hooks, gillnet Salt (not table salt) is ideal for food preservation Fire lighting equipment: burning lens, flint and steel, candles (one match lights a candle, one candle can light many fires). Put cotton balls soaked in flammable jelly sealed in a plastic bag.

Texts From Mittens The Friends and Family Edition Angie Bailey The Internet’s favourite text-happy cat is back at it – with a little help from his friends. Follow along with Mittens as he enjoys hilarious, snark-filled texts with his cast of quirky friends and family: Earl (the 'filthy hound'), Stumpy (the best friend), Drunk Patty (the usually tipsy next-door neighbour), Grandma (giver of treats), and Fiona (Mitty’s girlfriend). The perfect gift for the cat lover in your life, Texts from Mittens: The Friends and Family Edition is feline humour at its finest.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$27.99 | NZ$29.99

ISBN

9781524851729

Publisher

AMP

Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

Humour

Format

203 x 165 mm

Extent

144pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

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Angie Bailey wants to live in a world where cats drive buses and people are always kind to one another. An award-winning author and humourist, she’s the author of the Texts from Mittens website, books, and calendars, as well as Whiskerslist: The Kitty Classifieds . She’s also a regular contributor to the Catster print magazine. Angie particularly enjoys writing about cats doing people things. In addition to humour writing, Angie is the creator and host of the Paws Rewind: Gen X + Cats podcast, which features sometimes ridiculous discussions about 70s/80s pop culture, with a side of cats. She lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband and two cats who think it’s always mealtime.

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Texts from Mittens has over 235k followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.

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Mittens has been featured by George Takei, Buzzfeed, BoredPanda, Refinery29, Tastefully Offensive, and many other prominent websites. Bailey is considered an expert in the field of cat humour.

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Lost In Translation Misadventures in English Abroad Charlie Croker Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad affectionately demonstrates the very best – and worst – instances of genuine grammar-gargling from around the world. Spoken by over 700 million jabbering individuals, the English language has travelled to all corners of the globe – unfortunately, some of it has got a bit muddled along the way. Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad affectionately demonstrates the very best – and worst – instances of genuine grammar-gargling from around the world, discovered by the author and his intrepid team of researchers. It includes everything from hilarious hotel signs to baffling advertisements, such as the German beauty product offering a 'cream shower for pretentious skin', the notice at a French swimming pool which proclaimed that 'swimming is forbidden in the absence of the saviour', or the warning sign at a Czech zoo which instructed visitors: 'No smoothen the lion'.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Charlie Croker (aka Mark Mason) is an author and journalist, has written several novels, and has also written for The Times, The Independent on Sunday and The Spectator, among others.

Binding

Paperback

Key Information

Price

AU$19.99 | NZ$22.99

ISBN

9781789290738

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Michael O'Mara

Series

Category

Humour

Format

198 x 129 mm

Extent

176pp

Illustrations

Text only

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• A comical collection of authentic and original mistranslated signs, posters, instructions, products, notices and many more. • Full of hilarious linguistic mishaps. • A new edition of the book that has sold 48,000 copies worldwide to date.

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Plane Speaking You’re heading for a world where the English language has been tweaked a little. The first signs come before you’ve even landed . . .

f Air China brochure: Dear Passenger, Wish you have a joyful journey! When you are in public talking and laughing and drinking and singing living a happy life, suddenly you feel some part of your body is too itchy to endure. How embarrassed! Please dial fax 01-491-02538, you will gain an unexpected result.

f Chinese in-flight magazine: We’d like to offer our affection as a gift by the white bird on sky to every genuinely go the same may together with you. This is our only requite to you.

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And another: Besides, try to prepare all you need before pack, and then, you can arrange everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position entirely, or you will make yourself confusion.

f Instructions on a Korean flight: Upon arrival at Kimpo and Kimahie Airport, please wear your clothes.

f Aeroflot advert: Introducing wide boiled aircraft for your comfort.

f Caption in a Chinese in-flight magazine, underneath a picture of a kilt-wearing bagpipe player: A man dressed in a Scottish woolen skirt blowing air whistle.

f Job recruitment advert for Nok Air airline, Thailand: If you are energetic, living, friendly . . .

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Danish airline: We take your bags and send them in all directions.

Chapter title from a book about the history of the Garuda airline, Indonesia: Total Quality Qontrol.

f On an airsickness bag on a Spanish aeroplane: Bags to be use in case of sickness or to gather remains.

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Havana Dice A Classic Game of Luck and Deception Forrest Pruzan Creative and Chronicle Books Roll the dice in this classic push-your-luck game, played in Latin America for generations, all in a gorgeous, Havana-ready set! A fast-paced and easy-to-learn bluffing game for 2-4 players, Havana Dice brings a Cuban twist to the traditional classic of Liar’s Dice or Dudo, which has been played in Latin America for centuries. Using poker dice and unique dice cups, players roll their own dice in secret before bidding on the number of dice under everyone’s cups – but if a bluff is successfully called, the bluffer loses a die. Wild poker chips up the ante and make for a fun and unpredictable game to play again and again, at home or on the go. Housed in a vintage cigar box-style package, this colourful and handsome game brings home a little taste of Havana. Publication

01 September 2019

Author Details

Binding

Games & Puzzles

Price

AU$49.99

Forrest-Pruzan Creative is a game developer based out of Seattle, WA. They are responsible for a number of award-winning games, including the Cranium game series, the Dr. Seuss games series, the Curious George games series, several games based off popular movies, and many more.

ISBN

9781452175553

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

140 x 197 mm

Extent

20pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

Terms

SOR

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Liar's Dice is fun, fast, and easy-to-learn, and a great game shelf staple for any level of player.

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Interest in Cuba has exploded in recent years, with tourism in the area booming. The idea of Cuba – and Havana in particular – has always held a strong amount of fascination in fashion and pop culture. The cigar box design and luxe aesthetic for Havana Dice will make it a perfect keepsake, ready to display on the game shelf.

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Contents 15 Poker Dice • 13 Poker Chips • 4 Cups

Summary Bluff and call bluffs about how many dice of a certain value appear on the table. The first player to lose all their dice loses the game, and everyone else wins.

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2. Each player (including the starting bidder) shakes the dice in their cup and ﬂips the cup upside down on the table. Players can look at their own dice but must keep them secret. 3. The starting bidder then bids on the number (quantity) of dice of a certain value they believe appears amongst all the dice on the table, including their own and the pool. Values on the dice are: 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace. The colors do not matter. 4. Play proceeds clockwise. The player to the left of the starting bidder must raise or call. a. To raise the current bid, a player’s new bid must either:

1. Each player takes three dice, one cup, and one poker chip.

Increase the number of dice in a bid by exactly one. The value (9, Jack, etc.) can be anything.

2. Place three dice in the middle of the table to form the pool.

Increase the value by any amount. The number of dice must remain the same.

3. Place the remaining poker chips in the middle of the table. 4. Set any remaining dice and cups back in the box. They will not be used this game. 5. The youngest player is the starting bidder for the round.

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b. To call the current bid, the player must declare the bidder a “liar.” All players then reveal their dice. The player who made the call totals up how many dice, including the pool, match the value of the bid. Only the player to the left of the current bidder can call that player’s bid.

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2- 4 Players • Ages 8 and Up • 15 Minutes

1. The starting bidder rolls the dice in the pool.

5. Play continues clockwise around the table with each player raising the current bid until a call is made.

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How to Play a Round

6. When a call is made, if the dice:

a. Meet or exceed the current bid, the caller loses one of their dice to the pool and collects one poker chip. b. Do not meet the current bid, the bidder loses one of their dice to the pool and collects one poker chip.

7. A new round begins, and the player to the left of the caller is the next starting bidder. 8. The game ends when any player loses their last die. That player is the loser, and everyone else wins.

Poker Chips Poker chips act as wild dice. A player may discard them when their bid is called to act as a die with the value of their bid. Once a call is made, but before players reveal their dice, the bidder must announce that they are using one or more of their poker chips and discard them. Every discarded poker chip counts as one die of the current value.

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Last Word Standing The Game of High-Stakes Word-Building! Rod Currie A fresh take on classic spelling games, Last Word Standing is word-building fun for the whole family! Topple the competition in this unique word game where spelling is only half the battle! In Last Word Standing, 2-6 players use letter cards to spell high-value words that beat out the competition to the highest score – or else lose half their own points in the fray! With action cards to turn the tables, swap cards, steal letters, and more, Last Word Standing is a fun, competitive word game for the whole family! Whether you’re a quick speller or a long-term strategiser, in the end, it’s not about who’s the wordiest – but just who has the last word standing!

Author Details Rod Currie is a freelance game designer, technical writer, and editor living in Waterloo, Ontario.

Key Information Publication

01 September 2019

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Word games are a natural fit for the trade list as another fun and giftable game for the family game night market.

Binding

Games & Puzzles

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Price

AU$39.99

Like many of the best strategy games, the action cards add an element of strategy to this game that gives it replay value and makes it distinctive in the market. Since there are many different strategies to win, it can also be played with different age ranges and levels of vocabulary – strategy can push even a simple word to the top of the pile!

ISBN

9781452173740

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

194 x 143 mm

Extent

160pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

Terms

SOR

CARDS

Use letter cards to spell increasingly high-scoring words, while playing action cards to give your word an advantage and have the last word standing. The first player to score 75 points wins!

There are two main types of cards: letter cards and action cards.

6 player information cards LAST WORD STANDING — GAMEPLAY

draw action card

CARD CLAIM PHASE Reveal [# of players +1] letter cards plus community cards. Claim 1 letter card per player. Remaining become community cards. WORD PLAY PHASE First word played is the STANDING WORD. All following players may: • Challenge Standing Word: must have a higher point value, becoming the new Standing Word. • Dispute Standing Word: players may dispute validity of current Standing Word. • Upgrade Own Word: add letters to upgrade current word and challenge Standing Word. • Pass: phase continues until all players have passed. If no words are played, move to Exchange Phase. SCORE PHASE See SCORING on reverse. Move score tracker: • Standing Word receives full points. • All other words receive half points (rounded down). All players draw to minimum 2 letter cards in hand. EXCHANGE PHASE Players may either: • Discard 1 letter card and draw letter card. • Discard 2 letter cards and draw action card.

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53 action cards

draw action card

1 First Player card

Pass FIRST PLAYER card left. Begin new round.

1 Score Tracker

6 scoring markers

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draw action card

first player Pass left at the end of the Exchange Phase.

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draw action card

❶ Most letter cards feature a single letter along with the letter’s point value in the upper left and lower right corners. Some letters have cards with different point values. For example, the letter A has cards with point values of 1, 2, and 3. ❷ Some letter cards also say Draw Action Card. If you ever add one of these cards to your hand, show it to all players and then draw an action card. ❸ Finally, there are two wild cards. A wild card can be used as any letter when spelling a word. Wild cards have a value of 0.

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Action cards let you either take a special action or change the value of a word.

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❶ Some action cards can only be played at certain points during the game. If an action card doesn’t specify when it can be played, it can be played at any time, even during another player’s turn.

This card is played after you have claimed your card in the Card Claim Phase.

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❷ All action cards have two alternative uses. When they are used in this manner, all other text on the card is ignored.

claimed card Discard your claimed card. Draw a letter card and add it to your hand instead.

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Instead of its main use, any action card may be used to preemptively select letter cards during the Card Claim Phase or to copy opponent’s played letters during the Word Play Phase.

Preemptively Claiming a Card

During the Card Claim Phase, you may discard an action card (ignoring its primary use) to preemptively claim your letter card before your normal spot in the turn order. Your turn is then skipped. Each player may only successfully preempt the turn order once per round. If you use an action card this way, no other player may preempt the turn order until you have claimed their card. Playing a Cancel action card stops the attempt to preemptively claim a card. If your attempt is Canceled, you can discard another action card to try and preemptively claim again. If two players attempt to preemptively claim a card at the same time, ties are resolved in turn order.

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ALTERNATE USES FOR ACTION CARDS

Copying Opponents’ Letters

When attempting to challenge the current Standing Word (see Word Play Phase on page 8), you can discard up to two action cards (ignoring their primary use) to copy letter cards in words that have already been played by other players that round (one letter per action card). Copied letter cards are treated the same as cards from your hand or from the community cards. Playing a Cancel action card stops the attempt to copy a card. If a player’s attempt is Canceled, they can discard another action card to try and copy again.

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E T Pass FIRST PLAYER card left. Begin new round.

EXCHANGE PHASE Players may either: • Discard 1 letter card and draw letter card. • Discard 2 letter cards and draw action card.

1. Card Claim Phase

CARD CLAIM PHASE Reveal [# of players +1] letter cards plus community cards. Claim 1 letter card per player. Remaining become community cards.

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Play in each phase always begins with the First Player and proceeds clockwise. At the end of a round (after the Exchange Phase), the First Player card passes to the left.

CARD CLAIM PHASE Reveal [# of players +1] letter cards plus community cards. Claim 1 letter card per player. Remaining become community cards.

WORD PLAY PHASE First word played is the STANDING WORD. All following players may: • Challenge Standing Word: must have a higher point value, becoming the new Standing Word. • Dispute Standing Word: players may dispute validity of current Standing Word. • Upgrade Own Word: add letters to upgrade current word and challenge Standing Word. • Pass: phase continues until all players have passed. If no words are played, move to Exchange Phase.

SCORE PHASE See SCORING on reverse. Move score tracker: • Standing Word receives full points. • All other words receive half points (rounded down). All players draw to minimum 2 letter cards in hand.

EXCHANGE PHASE Players may either: • Discard 1 letter card and draw letter card. • Discard 2 letter cards and draw action card.

Pass FIRST PLAYER card left. Begin new round.

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Note: The hand limit is 12 letter cards. If, at any time, adding a card or cards causes your to have more than 12 letter cards, you must immediately discard letter cards to bring the total down to 12.

If you claim a card with Draw Action Card on it, you must also draw the top card from the action deck.

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EXCHANGE PHASE Players may either: • Discard 1 letter card and draw letter card. • Discard 2 letter cards and draw action card. Pass FIRST PLAYER card left. Begin new round.

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Draw the top two cards from the letter deck and place them faceup in the center of the play area so everyone can see them. These are the community cards. Players should agree on an official dictionary (either physical or online) to check any disputed words. Players should also agree on additional valid and invalid words in advance, such as proper nouns.

card ahead of your turn (see Preemptively Claiming a Card on page 6).

2. Word Play Phase

LAST WORD STANDING — GAMEPLAY

CARD CLAIM PHASE Reveal [# of players +1] letter cards plus community cards. Claim 1 letter card per player. Remaining become community cards.

EXCHANGE PHASE Players may either: • Discard 1 letter card and draw letter card. • Discard 2 letter cards and draw action card.

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Pass FIRST PLAYER card left. Begin new round.

Alt uses: q or

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L E T E

Deal two letter cards and one action card to each player—they may look at their cards but should keep them secret. This is the start of their hands.

Each round consists of the following phases:

Give the First Player card to the player who last looked up a word in the dictionary (or the youngest player, if preferred).

Shuffle the letter and action decks separately and place each of them facedown, leaving room for a discard pile for each deck. Each player picks a scoring marker and places it on the START box of the Score Tracker, then takes the information card that matches their color.

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SETUP

The First Player draws a number of cards from the letter deck equal to the number of players plus one and adds them to community cards already on the table. Each player, in turn order, chooses a letter card from the community cards and adds it to their hand. You may discard an action card to preemptively claim a

Word Play Phase Starting with the First Player, on your turn, you can choose to play a word or pass. Playable words must be at least three letters long and must be spelled using at least one letter card from your hand. Words may also use any number of community cards and up to two letter cards copied from other players’ words with action cards. For the first word played in a Word Play Phase, lay down the letter cards that spell the word and indicate 7

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Old Mummy Card Game Abigail Samoun and Archana Sreenivasan Get your Old Maid card game on – with a monster twist! It’s a monster mash-up of the classic Old Maid card game! Goblins, ghosts, and ghouls are lurking and so is one Old Mummy. Ward off the chilling creatures by playing this new twist on a favourite game where players compete for the most pairs of monsters, while keeping the Old Mummy at bay. Packaged in a sarcophagus-shaped box and featuring a deck of werewolves, zombies, vampires, and more, this monstrous card game is frighteningly fun for all ages.

Author Details Abigail Samoun is an author and literary agent living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Games & Puzzles

Price

AU$24.99

ISBN

9781452174860

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

114 x 76 mm

Extent

51pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Archana Sreenivasan is a freelance illustrator whose work has been published in magazines, children's books, and comics. She is based in Bangalore, India.

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Kids and parents know Old Maid (its appeal spans generations!), so this re-imagined take on a go-to game will serve up the same engaging game play with a smart, frightfully fun hook. Smartly wrapped up in sarcophagusesque box, the game will have a strong display presence in gift stores, bookstores, etc. From monster-themed birthday parties to Dungeons & Dragons, Stranger Things, and Monsters, Inc., monsters in a variety of forms continue to resonate with both kids and adults. A perennial predilection for all things scary will extend the game's shelf life well beyond Halloween. The winning combination of a classic, enduringly popular card game and a commercial monster hook makes this game a great product for year-round gift-giving, in addition to standing out on the shelf in Halloween displays.

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Travel-Ready Roll-Up Game Pendleton Woolen Mills Introducing Pendleton Games! Pendleton brings its rich heritage to classic games in handsome travel-ready formats. Chronicle Books | 01 September 2019 | AU$69.99 | Puzzles & Games | 51 x 260 mm | SOR

Pendleton Backgammon ISBN

9781452172576

Pendleton Woolen Mills is one of America’s oldest and most beloved heritage brands. This new collection of classic games brings Pendleton’s time-honoured designs to backgammon, chess and checkers, and playing cards in handsome travel-ready formats great for family gatherings or adventures. This backgammon game comes in a portable roll-up format that combines convenience with style. The canvas board showcases elements from Pendleton’s eye-catching Tucson pattern on the inside and exterior, and rolls up into a bundle around a pouch containing the wooden game pieces. The pouch detaches easily, making it easy to play on any flat surface.

Author Details

Pendleton Checkers & Chess ISBN

9781452172583

Pendleton Woolen Mills has been producing wool blankets in their Northwest American mills since 1909. Founded in 1863, this six-generation, family-owned business is renowned for world-class wool textiles in plaids, tweeds, bold stripes, and geometric patterns inspired by Native American artistic traditions. As its offerings have grown to include home, apparel, and accessories, Pendleton Woolen Mills has become synonymous with classic American style. Key Information • Chronicle's existing Pendleton publishing has been a runaway success and seen strong replenishment season after season on the backlist. Featuring beloved Pendleton patterns on the cards and on the pouch, this set of two card decks brings Pendleton's broadly appealing designs to a classic game. • These games channels the appeal of a Pendleton blanket with tactile materials, timeless design, and a roll-up format ready for wherever the journey leads. • The authentic 150- year heritage, quality, craftsmanship, and gifting tradition of the Pendleton brand appeals to both hip young flannel-wearing consumers as well as families who have been giving Pendleton blankets for generations. • Pendleton's wool Board Shirt became the uniform of California surfers in the 1960s. The Beach Boys originally called themselves the Pendletones and wore those signature plaid shirts on the album cover for Surfer Girl.

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Pendleton Playing Cards 2-Deck Set Pendleton Woolen Mills Introducing Pendleton Games! Pendleton brings its rich heritage to classic games in handsome travel-ready formats.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Games & Puzzles

Price

AU$39.99

ISBN

9781452172569

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

160 x 109 mm

Extent

54pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Author Details Pendleton Woolen Mills has been producing wool blankets in their Northwest American mills since 1909. Founded in 1863, this six-generation, family-owned business is renowned for world-class wool textiles in plaids, tweeds, bold stripes, and geometric patterns inspired by Native American artistic traditions. As its offerings have grown to include home, apparel, and accessories, Pendleton Woolen Mills has become synonymous with classic American style.

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Chronicle's existing Pendleton publishing has been a runaway success and seen strong replenishment season after season on the backlist. Featuring beloved Pendleton patterns on the cards and on the pouch, this set of two card decks brings Pendleton's broadly appealing designs to a classic game. This card set channels the appeal of Pendleton with tactile materials, timeless design, and a portable pouch easy to tote wherever the journey leads. It makes an excellent holiday stocking stuffer and an easy pick for parents on Mother's Day or Father's Day, and can also merchandise perfectly with any travel assortment. The authentic 150- year heritage, quality, craftsmanship, and gifting tradition of the Pendleton brand appeals to both hip young flannel-wearing consumers as well as families who have been giving Pendleton blankets for generations. Pendleton's wool Board Shirt became the uniform of California surfers in the 1960s. The Beach Boys originally called themselves the Pendletones and wore those signature plaid shirts on the album cover for Surfer Girl.

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The Writing Deck 52 Prompts to Inspire Your Creativity Emily Campbell and Harry Oulton

The Writing Deck follows a similar format to A Few Minutes of Design : a card deck with writing prompts each describing a 5-10 minute task: Retell a familiar story from three different perspectives. Describe an object without naming it. Describe a scene without using adjectives. These prompts can also be used to begin a new project, carry on a story from a Jane Austen paragraph. The cards are colour-coded by degree of difficulty, with four levels ranging from easy to difficult.

Author Details Emily Campbell, program director for Creative Education Trust, was formerly a graphic designer at Pentagram, a pattern maker in fashion, and design director for many years at the United Kingdom’s international agency for cultural relations. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Playing Cards

Price

AU$39.99

ISBN

9781616898328

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Education

Format

105 x 85 mm

Extent

52pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Harry Oulton is a children’s author living, working, and reading in London.

Key Information •

This fun format as a deck of cards, makes writing prompts easy! Perfect for writing on the go.

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Writers' block is an all-too-familiar sensation for many of us. The Writing Deck helps to get the writing juices flowing with these handy and fun prompts!

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The Writing Deck

THE WRITING DECK

The sentence on the back of this card is the opening of a famous novel. Continue the story, writing for three minutes or more.

C A R R RY O N

Gabriel Garciá Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)

CARRY ON

Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. E

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The Writing Deck

THE WRITING DECK

Give the three objects on the back of this card a meaningful role in a short story

INGREDIENTS

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The Writing Deck

Write an advertisement for the object on the other side of this card in a way that would make someone want to buy or own it.

THE WRITING DECK

For example, your text could be for a TV commercial, a classified ad, or an eBay listing.

SALES PITCH

Petrifying Zombie Puzzle Book An Infectious Puzzle Adventure Inspired by the world of The Walking Dead Jason Ward

In the Petrifying Zombie Puzzle Book you'll help Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Maggie avoid herds of walkers, escape the clutches of the villains you love to hate like the Governor and Negan, and discover the evil that lies at the heart of Terminus with a series of in-character puzzles, riddles and brainteasers. So get your crossbows ready and remember: 'Fight the dead. Fear the living.' More than 100 puzzles and riddles based on the world of The Walking Dead . Each puzzle has either a zombie/walker theme or uses the beloved (and hated) characters from the TV show and graphic novels. With fantastically dark and gruesome artworks throughout the book to illustrate every brainteaser, the Petrifying Zombie Puzzle Book will frighten even the most-hardened zombie fan. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$19.99 | NZ$22.99

ISBN

9781787392489

Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Imprint

Carlton Books

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

210 x 150 mm

Extent

224pp

Illustrations

150 colour and b&w images

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Author Details Jason Ward is a celebrated entertainment writer and puzzle creator. His work has appeared in The Guardian , Little White Lies ,

Dazed , Curzon , The Quietus and IdeasMag .

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The ninth season of The Walking Dead began in October 2018 and will be drawing to a climactic end in 2019. The show is available in over 120 countries. As well as the vastly successful TV show, The Walking Dead franchise includes a series of bestselling graphic novels with almost 200 issues, a number of video games and a spin-off TV show, Fear The Walking Dead, all of which have seen success. The 175th issue of the graphic novel, released earlier this year, outsold every single marvel comic in the same month. There is a clear, very strong print-buying fan base. The book includes graphic puzzles, logic problems, conundrums and brainteasers all inspired by the world of The Walking Dead and the long-running history of zombie lore.

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01 TURN BACK PART 1

At the turn for the highway, a warning scrawled on a hung bedsheet read “NOT THIS WAY” and ick heeded its instruction.

There was even more advice ahead. He soon found himself at an intersection, where someone had spray-painted “SAFETY HERE, OR ELSE YOU SHOULD GO RIGHT” on the road sign for the left path. The repurposed sign for the right path, meanwhile, just stated “DEAD ON HIGHWAY”.

DEAD ON HIGHWAY

SAFETY HERE

It had clearly been days since the notices were written, so ick knew that at least one of them had now to be false.

Should he go left, right, or brave the highway?

PART 2

Swerving at the last moment, he almost crashed trying to avoid the sight of a blackened school bus. Its windows were obscured by blood and the name on the side was familiar. He’d given a talk there once, about strangers and personal safety. Nice kids.

FUEL AY

DEAD ON HIGHW SAFETY HERE

There were so many obstacles littering the road that Rick had to pay constant attention, and yet he couldn’t bear to look.

The sadness just sat there, in his stomach. ick glanced at the dashboard. He found that fear was a mildly eﬀective distraction: the alleged refugee camp stood 175 miles away from the police station, and the fuel gauge was continuing its plunge towards . He did some anxious calculations. Navigating the grim tangle of vehicles meant the car could only travel at a steady 30mph, and it was station protocol for the police interceptors – which made miles per gallon – to be stocked with exactly 1 gallons of fuel. However, there was an apparent leak somewhere as, on top of its standard usage, the tank was losing gas at a rate of half a gallon per hour.

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Kingsmead School

Solution on page 164

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Periodically, Shane contemplated whether it would be faster for them all to just walk to Fort Benning. They seemingly spent half of their time pushing wrecked cars out of the road and the other half trying to repair their own malfunctioning vehicles.

12 THE SCENIC ROUTE: PART 2

That ďŹ rst day, leaving behind the ruins of both the CDC and their hope for a cure, the group had only travelled 7 miles. Their progress did manage to improve gradually by 4 miles a day so that, on the day they got fatefully waylaid by a walker horde, they had driven 51 miles.

Surviving, as an activity, took up most of the day. Whether they were scavenging for food and supplies, killing walkers or inching towards Fort Benning, the group devoted most of their attention to the arduous feat of staying alive. Despite this, there were stretches of time when there was very little to do at all. This was especially diďŹ&#x192;cult for Carl and Sophia, who were unused to a life outside of structure and school.

Their response to alternating periods of terror and boredom was to get into ridiculous spats. During one sweltering afternoon, as the adults argued over something or another, the children had a debate of their own: Carl asserted that he had killed twice as many walkers as Sophia, while Sophia claimed that she had killed twice as many walkers as Carl.

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How Do You Get Egg into a Bottle Scientific puzzles to baffle and bemuse your brain Erwin Brecher and Mike Gerrard

Containing around 200 fascinating science puzzles posing real-world questions for you to ponder and solve at home. The answer to each problem explains a scientific principle in easy-to-understand terms, so not only are you solving puzzles, you are also having fun while you learn. This fun book takes a slightly different look at puzzle questions, and all of the posers are based on real-world science. So you'll learn how to boil water in your palm, why you can crack your knuckles, how to walk on fire, why feet feel cold on a wooden floor and of course how you get an egg into a bottle.

Author Details Mensan Erwin Brecher, PhD, was educated in Vienna, Czechoslovakia and London, where he studied physics, economics and engineering. He has written many books on non-fiction subjects. He received the Order of Merit in gold from the city of Vienna in recognition of his literary achievements.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99 | NZ$32.99

ISBN

9781787392724

Mensan Mike Gerrard won the London Evening Standard newspaper's 'Brain of London' competition in 1980.

Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Key Information

Imprint

Carlton Books

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

238 x 170 mm

Extent

224pp

Illustrations

200 colour artworks

Age Range

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Co-authored by best-selling puzzle expert Erwin Brecher.

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Combines perplexing puzzles with real-world science. A superb gift book packed with scientific puzzles.

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Q41

Why do I fly back to Earth?

Q42 Space and Celestial Bodies

Space and Celestial Bodies

What colour is the Sun? This might seem incredibly easy to answer, but how many different answers can you think of to the question?

Most man-made satellites will eventually return to Earth, because their orbit is affected by the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s atmosphere which, though extremely thin, still exists very high up. However, the surprising effect of this air-drag is not, as one would expect, to slow the satellite down. On the contrary it will accelerate in its orbit. How do you explain this phenomenon?

Solution on page 208

Q43 Sight and Sound

Why isn’t the whole sky as bright as sunlight?

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaeus Olbers (1758– 1840), a German astronomer, hypothesized that if the universe were infinite and contained an infinite number of stars, then the whole sky should be as bright as sunlight. After all, the observable universe alone indicates that the Milky Way is only one of several hundred thousand million galaxies, with each galaxy containing in turn some hundred thousand million stars. It seems therefore inconceivable that any line of sight could miss a star. You can compare it with a blackboard on which you are asked to make a mere one million chalk marks. Surely the blackboard would appear white? Why then do we not see the sky brightly lit at night?

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaeus Olbers (1758–1840)

Solution on page 208

Q44

So near and yet so far?

Sight and Sound

Q45

Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I burn my head?

Hot and Cold

We are very used to the idea of telescopes and binoculars, but what are they doing? Do they make distant objects look closer or bigger?

What about a magnifying glass: does it make things look bigger, or is it doing something else?

Having washed my hair the other night, I was trying to dry it as quickly as possible. I therefore had my hair drier on its highest setting. I noticed that the air still felt very cold on my head, but burned my ears.

Why?

Solution on page 208

The Biggest Book of Lateral Thinking Puzzles More than 200 brainteasers to ponder Erwin Brecher and Mike Gerrard

The Big Book of Lateral Thinking Puzzles requires you to take a novel approach to puzzle-solving. The problems in this book describe situations which are unusual or even bizarre, and which defy any attempt to find a ready explanation. However, each puzzle is constructed in a manner that will make the circumstances fit one, and only one, reasonable and logical answer.

What caused the diner to shoot himself and his old friend in the middle of the restaurant? How did the employee who sleeps all day still manage to get a raise? How did the runner, who was overtaken at the finish line, still win gold? Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99 | NZ$32.99

ISBN

9781787392731

Mensan Erwin Brecher, PhD, was educated in Vienna, Czechoslovakia and London, where he studied physics, economics and engineering. He has written many books on non-fiction subjects. He received the Order of Merit in gold from the city of Vienna in recognition of his literary achievements.

Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Key Information

Imprint

Carlton Books

Series

Category

Puzzles & Games

Format

238 x 170 mm

Extent

224pp

Illustrations

200 colour artworks

Age Range

Terms

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Written by puzzle expert Erwin Brecher.

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A supreme test in logic, making a great gift for those who love to think outside the box.

WHO DISCERNING SHOPPER KILLED WHO?

A woman is seen pushing a shopping cart around a large grocery store just before closing time. She stops at various points, carefully selects items and loads them into the cart. When she is finished, she leaves the store. However, she does not pass through the checkout, nor does she pay for any of the items she has selected.

The Verdict The trial had been a lengthy one. George Bishop had been accused of premeditated murder. The jury had taken hours to reach their verdict but now they had finally returned. The judge asked them if they had reached a unanimous verdict, and they replied that they had. The accused was then released, although the jury had not found him â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Guiltyâ&#x20AC;?.

Explain.

PERIL IN THE AIR On a scheduled flight from Istanbul to New York an incident occurred which will be remembered for a long time by the passengers. During the flight, a first-class passenger suddenly disappeared from the plane. He did not jump out, nor did anyone push him. In fact, the doors of the plane were closed and secured at the time of the disappearance. Yet his shattered body was discovered elsewhere a few days later. What had happened?

The Vandal A rough-looking stranger enters a restaurant with a sledgehammer. He selects one of two identical pieces of equipment and, without warning, smashes it into fragments. He then walks out without uttering a word. The restaurant owner is not surprised. In fact, he seems to have expected the visit and makes no attempt to interfere. However, after the visitor leaves, the owner makes one telephone call, as a result of which the body of the stranger is discovered next morning in a ditch outside town.

Q41

Death Ride A man got into a taxi one afternoon and gave his destination to the driver. No further conversation took place. After a couple of miles, the taxi-driver stopped the cab in an isolated spot. He beckoned the man to get out. The driver then picked up a sharp stone, battered his passenger to death and drove off. The taxi-driver had never met the man before and did not know who he was. The driver had no criminal record, was not psychotic and did not rob the passenger. Why then did he kill him?

Solution on page 208

The Menu A well-dressed couple enter a sumptuous restaurant in midtown Manhattan. They ask for the menu and wine list, which they study intently. They then order cocktails and place their order for a fourcourse dinner. As they enjoy their drinks, they engage in animated conversation. Suddenly the man looks at his watch and the couple get up and leave hurriedly, without waiting for the meal. The Maitre Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; watches them leave, but makes no attempt to question or stop them. Explain.

The Kiss

A young woman approached a stranger in the street and, without either of them saying a word, kissed him on the lips. It was the middle of the morning and the woman had never seen the man before, nor did she know who he was. She was not attracted to him and her actions were not prompted by the possibility of obtaining a reward of any kind. Why did she do this?

Best Barber A travelling salesman entered a small town and checked in at the only hotel. He asked the desk clerk whether there was a barber in the hotel. The desk clerk told him that they had in fact two barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shops within easy walking distance. After settling into his room, the salesman went out for a stroll. He arrived at the first barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shop and looked inside. It was very untidy, with unswept hair trimmings and tissues littering the floor. To make matters worse, the barber himself had the worst haircut the salesman had ever seen. The salesman decided to try the second shop. When he arrived he was met with the exact opposite of the first shop: clean and tidy, and the barber himself sported a truly professional haircut. The salesman started to enter the second shop and suddenly stopped, did a quick turn and headed back to the first. Why?

Solutions on page 208

Monarchs of England 59 Royal FlashCards Dan Chalke For BBC fans and Anglophiles around the globe, these die-cut and gilt-framed cards feature National Gallery portraits of each and every English monarch, with flash card facts on the back side. From King Athelstan to Queen Elizabeth II, this deck of all 59 English monarchs effortlessly tells a story that spans more than 1,000 years. Featuring portraits from prestigious galleries like the National Portrait Gallery, each card features a beautiful, miniature work of art set in an elegant gilt frame, paired with fascinating details of the monarch’s reign on the back. Perfect for display or for study, Monarchs of England makes celebrating the English Monarchy a visual treat.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Playing Cards

Price

AU$45.00

ISBN

9781452172835

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

History

Format

140 x 117 mm

Extent

60pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Daniel Chalke lives in London with his wife and two sons. By day he runs a charity, and by night explores his interest in history. He created the Monarchs of England cards to help people gain a greater grasp of the past.

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From the news coverage of the royal family to the dramatised version on TV, we are enthralled by the kings and queens of England. 4.1 million Australians watched Prince William and Kate Middleton get married and 1.9 billion people around the world watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding. The flash cards offer just the right amount of info to inspire further reading. The portraits are impressive. The die-cut, foilframed package is a perfect marriage of the two. Great fit for museums stores and high-end gift stores with fine art sections. Also could be tabled by bookstores next to classic English novels, like Wolf Hall and The White Queen.

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No. 1

Reign (and length): September 4, 925– October 27, 939 (14)

Father: Edward, King of Wessex

Coronation: September 4, 925 (Anglo-Saxon)

Spouse(s): N/A

Predecessor: N/A Successor: Edmund I (half-brother)

Mother: Ecgwynn Date of Birth: 895 Died (age): October 27, 939 (43/44)

House: Wessex

Forget-Me-Not Fact: Æthelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons, became the first king of all England in 927. He consolidated his rule with victory over the Scots and Norse-Gaels (Irish) at the Battle of Brunanburh. He was both politically savvy and pious, centralizing government and founding numerous churches.

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She Can Really Lay It Down: 50 Rebels, Rockers & Musical Revolutionaries (Who Happen to be Women) Rachel Frankel These women rock - in every sense of the word. In She Can Really Lay It Down, author Rachel Frankel tells the fascinating stories of fifty female musicians who left their indelible mark on music and culture. From under-celebrated industry greats like Carol Kaye – the kickass bass player who we’ve all listened to but never heard of – to legends like Nina Simone – the American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist – She Can Really Lay It Down showcases outstanding female-identified musicians from the 20th and 21st centuries. Featuring a foreword by music critic and New Yorker staff writer Amanda Petrusich and an exposed black-and- white spine, this one-of-a-kind book will inspire a whole new generation of fearless, talented performers.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Rachel Frankel plays in a band called Phosphene. She is an author, illustrator, and designer living in Portland, Oregon. This is her first book.

Price

AU$39.99

Key Information

ISBN

9781452171654

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Auto/Biography

Format

254 x 184 mm

Extent

128pp

Illustrations

Text only

Age Range

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Feminism continues to be a trending topic, and books highlighting the accomplishments of amazing women are selling like gangbusters. She Can Really Lay It Down offers a unique take on this bestselling formula, with a fresh new art style and a stellar array of songwriters, performers, and musicians from every genre. This is the perfect gift, not just for girl rockers, but for every diehard music nerd. Conversely, the empowering stories of these women will resonate not only with the music-obsessed masses, but also with anyone eager for more stories of women rocking in every sense of the word. The women in this book – from Violeta Parra, the "Mother of Latin American Folk Music," to Janet Weiss, the drummer for riot-grrl band Sleater-Kinney – each made a lasting impact on music and culture, even though many of their stories have not been told before. This book aims to give them the recognition and credit that they deserve, and it does so with passion and style.

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ÉDITH EDITH PIAF PIAF DECEMB ER 19, 1915 – OCTOB ER 11, 1963

Édith Giovanna Gassion, more commonly known as Édith Piaf, was a French cabaret singer, songwriter, and actress who, against all odds, grew to become France’s most beloved and celebrated chanteuse. She was born in Belleville, a working-class district of Paris, to Louis Alphonse Gassion, a street acrobatic performer, and Annetta Giovanna Maillard, a cafe singer, who abandoned Édith at birth. She was primarily raised by her paternal grandmother, the madam of a bordello in Normandy, after her father Louis enlisted with the French army to fight in World War I. Édith experienced temporary blindness from the ages of three to seven as a side effect of keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea. To aid in her recovery, Édith’s grandmother and the working girls from her bordello raised the funds to make a religious pilgrimage to Lisieux to visit the grave of Saint Thérèse. When Édith recovered her sense of sight after the pilgrimage, she became a lifelong devotee of Catholicism, praying nightly for the rest of her life. At age seven, Édith joined her father and his troupe of local street performers, and she began to sing in public. By her teenage years, she was independently supporting herself, often singing for coins on the streets of Pigalle.

At seventeen, Édith gave birth to her only child, Marcelle, who died of meningitis at age two. When Édith was twenty, she was discovered by nightclub owner Louis Leplée, who took her under his wing and became her first manager. Due to her timid demeanor and petite form, he nicknamed her La Môme Piaf, French slang for “the little sparrow.” He taught Édith the fundamentals of performance and stage presence and directed her to wear a black dress during performances, which she continued to do for the rest of her career. Under Leplée’s guidance and with his promotional support, Édith began to grow a local following after her debut performance in 1935. In the following year, Leplée was murdered, and Édith was briefly investigated as a potential accomplice due to their association. She managed to escape the scandal after teaming up with Raymond Asso, her new manager, mentor, and lyricist, along with the composer Marguerite Monnot. Together, the three developed songs reminiscent of the chanson française—lyric-driven pop compositions that follow the natural rhythm of the French language. During World War II, Édith became one of the most well-known French performers. Upon being invited to perform in Germany, she insisted that French prisoners of war also be allowed to watch her sing—to which the

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TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI DECEMBER 12, 1929–

Toshiko Akiyoshi is an award-winning, Grammy-nominated Japanese jazz composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist with a career spanning more than six decades. Born in Manchuria, Toshiko started playing the piano at age six, and later moved back to Japan with her parents after the end of World War II when they lost their home. She first stumbled upon jazz when a Japanese record collector played one of Teddy Wilson’s records for her. Enthralled, she immediately began her own study of the genre. In 1952, American pianist Oscar Peterson happened to catch Toshiko performing at a club on the Ginza strip in Tokyo. He persuaded his producer Norman Granz to record her first album, released in both the United States and Japan. A few years later, in 1956, she became the first Japanese student to be enrolled at the Berklee College of Music. In 1959, Toshiko married jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano. (Their daughter is the musician Monday Michiru.) Toshiko and Charlie collaborated on many projects together, but they ultimately divorced in 1967. She married her second husband, saxophonist and flutist Lew Tabackin, two years later.

Toshiko and Lew formed their first big band after moving to Los Angeles in 1972. The second iteration of their big band group, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, went on to tour and record to great critical acclaim. Toshiko still performs, primarily as a solo pianist, and has continued to work as a bandleader and arranger into her eighties. Inspired by Duke Ellington’s choice to reflect his own culture in his music, Toshiko has brought Japanese instrumentation and harmonies into her compositions and arrangements. In 2007, she won the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award, which is the highest American honor bestowed upon top jazz artists.

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Few people know her by name, but Carol Kaye is one of the most widely heard bass players in the history of recorded music. She was born to musician parents in Everett, Washington, in the height of the Depression, and began working at nine years old to help support her mother after her father abandoned them. Inspired by her mother’s piano playing from a young age, Carol began playing guitar at the age of thirteen. After her family relocated to Los Angeles, she started playing bebop jazz guitar in various groups at Los Angeles nightclubs. In 1957, Carol, by then a twenty-two-year-old divorced mother of two, made her accidental break into studio work. Producer Robert “Bumps” Blackwell asked Carol to provide guitar fills during a Sam Cooke recording session, and she quickly became a first-choice session player in the recording, film, and commercial audio communities. She made the most of this new career as a session guitarist for the next five years, picking up gigs to supplement income from her day job as a technical typist. And then, in 1963, she transitioned to the Fender Precision bass as her main instrument. On her bass, Carol used her technical foundations to create a jazz-inspired signature sound, by using flatwound strings* on the instrument and plucking them with a pick. Soon enough, Carol became the number-one session bass player in Los Angeles, and was able to quit her day job and support herself, her three children, her mother, and a live-in nanny on her music earnings.

Later, Carol became the sole female member of the Wrecking Crew, an elite group of LA session musicians who played with some of the most beloved American pop performers throughout the 1960s and ’70s. The Wrecking Crew would often work twelve- to fifteen-hour days, sometimes recording three or four full records per day. Carol and her Fender Precision bass made appearances on records by the Beach Boys, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Simon & Garfunkel, Sonny & Cher, Quincy Jones, and countless others. Aside from her extensive rock and pop recording work, Carol Kaye also wrote countless musical scores for television and film, including Mission Impossible, Forrest Gump, La Bamba, M*A*S*H, and Hawaii Five-O. Toward the end of the sixties, she formally stepped away from full-time session work and began writing teaching materials, including the essential book How to Play the Electric Bass, released in 1969. Now in her eighties, Carol still teaches bass and guitar online to professional musicians from her home in Rosamond, California.

* In contrast to roundwound strings, flatwound strings are guitar strings wound with flat wire. The different shape creates a darker tone and provides a smoother touch that results in less noise while sliding up and down the guitar and fingering the frets. These strings are often preferred by jazz players in particular.

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MARCH 25, 1942–AUGUST 16, 2018

Aretha Louise Franklin is one of the most influential and iconic American singer-songwriters in American history. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her gospel-singer mother and itinerant-preacher father soon settled the family in Detroit, Michigan, where her father assumed the role of pastor at the New Bethel church. As a child, Aretha’s inclination toward music was strong; she learned to sing and play piano by ear. After her mother’s sudden death in 1952, Aretha began singing solos at New Bethel in front of her father’s congregation. Her father, Clarence, became her manager, and the two went on the road traveling to various churches where Aretha would perform while her father preached. Clarence helped his daughter get her first deal with J.V.B. Records, which released her debut album, Songs of Faith, in 1956. During one of her tours around the country, Aretha met Sam Cooke, who was a member of the Soul Stirrers at the time. He encouraged her to start recording pop music. In 1960, her demo made its way to Columbia Records; they signed her as a “five-percent artist,” guaranteeing hearty royalties over the course of her five-year contract. Her first Columbia single, “Today I Sing the Blues,” was released in September of that year, climbing to the top ten on the Hot Rhythm & Blues chart. In 1966, Aretha migrated to the Atlantic Records label. In her first year with Atlantic, she released her iconic cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect” (which hit the number-one spot on

both R&B and pop charts), along with several other topten singles, including “Baby I Love You,” and Carole King’s “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman.” The following two years brought Aretha major commercial success; in 1968, she won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Aretha’s voice is characterized by remarkable flexibility, power, and range, and she is uniquely recognized for combining gospel and soul vocal styling with pop-song structures, and for skillfully interpreting the compositions of other vocalists and composers. Her musical dominance garnered her the nickname “The Queen of Soul.” Aretha became a fierce spokeswoman for equality during the civil-rights movement, assisting Dr. Martin Luther King with financial support in 1967 and offering to post bond for activist Angela Davis in 1970. Since her ascent to the spotlight in the late sixties, she has gone on to win eighteen Grammy awards. She was the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. In 2009, she performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama, and performed once again for the Obama family at the White House in 2015. She passed away from complications of pancreatic cancer in the summer of 2018, leaving behind a legacy of revolutionary musical success and advocacy for people of color.

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How to Go Plastic Free Eco Tips For Busy People Caroline Jones

Packed with simple and practical ways to start reducing the amount of plastic you use, How to Go Plastic Free will show you how to eliminate plastic from your life, one step at a time. With 100 easy-to-follow tips championing the plastic-free cause, this is the stress-free, guilt-free guide to:

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· Getting started simply · Plastic-free eating and drinking · Maintaining the lifestyle you love, without plastic · Shopping responsibly and resourcefully · Creative ways to phase plastic out of your life From consuming zero plastic to producing our own weight in plastic every year, the last 100 years have seen global plastic usage reach epic proportions. The devastating impact this has had on our planet is clear, and so is the solution: to go plastic free. But with a plastic habit this bad, how can we give it up?

Author Details Caroline Jones is a freelance writer specialising in health, beauty, fashion and lifestyle subjects. A former senior editor on several national newspapers and magazines, she is also an accredited life coach and the author of The Busy Girl's Guide to Looking Great, The Best Diet for You and the bestselling Kate: How to Dress Like a Style Icon and was recently named Health Journalist of the Year by the HMFA. Caroline regularly appears on BBC News and GMTV discussing health and lifestyle issues. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.

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This book is part of the anti-plastic revolution and will show you easy steps you can take to reduce your plastic footprint. Plastic consumption is at the forefront of public discussion at the moment. In February 2018, a motion was put in the Australian Federal Parliament calling for a nationwide ban of lightweight non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags. Since then, there has been a recorded 80% drop in plastic bag consumption across the country as people move closer towards a plastic-free lifestyle.

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SHOPPING It may take a little planning to use less plastic when you shop, but fear not, it can be done.

SWITCH TO REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS --------------------------------

Plastic bags have been on the environmental hit list for many years now and yet about 1 million plastic bags are still used every minute worldwide, with every single one taking up to 1,000 years to degrade. If you haven’t yet made the switch, simply take three or four reusable bags with you whenever you go shopping. This will immediately end your plastic bag waste. Simple canvas “bag for life” totes are readily and cheaply available and can be put through the washing machine when dirty. Made from cotton, they are also biodegradable. Remembering to take your canvas bags can sometimes be a problem, which is why a great alternative is to buy a couple of compressible bags (found easily online), which scrunch up to almost nothing and are virtually weightless. Keeping these permanently in your jacket pocket or handbag means you’ll never be caught out again. And remember, don’t just use these bags for groceries – use them to carry everything you buy, from clothes to electronics and toiletries.

SELL BACK OLD PLASTIC BAGS! --------------------------------

Some supermarkets will actually pay to take used plastic bags off your hands when you shop online, paying you a small amount for each bag you hand to the driver when your order is delivered. The supermarket will usually deduct the total value of the bags from the cost of your current order or your next order, depending on when you hand them back. Some supermarkets will even accept bags from any rival, so you can happily recycle all your plastic bags in one go. Any returned bags are then recycled into new ones, which means you’ve reduced your plastic waste and saved money in one go!

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This simple but important measure is one you can start immediately. Even if you plan to recycle your plastic drinks bottle, enormous amounts of energy and resources have still been used to extract, bottle and ship it around the world. Bottled water produces 1.5 million tons (1.68 million US tons) of plastic waste per year, and these bottles also require 47 million gallons (77 million US gallons) of oil to produce, according to Food & Water Watch. The US is addicted to bottled water, spending an astonishing $12 billion a year on it. According to plastic recycling charity Recoup Recycling, the UK alone uses 13 billion plastic bottles each year, so it’s fair to say they’re a significant source of plastic waste.

If you love sparkling water, invest in a SodaStream, the 1980s fizzy favourite that has recently been repositioned as an eco-product. You can make as much carbonated water as you like without having to throw away a single bottle. The more expensive models even come with glass bottles to store the water in. Each gas canister, which can be refilled, makes up to 60 litres (16 US gallons) of water very affordably. The leading sparkling water brand would cost you around five times the price of a 1-litre (33 oz) bottle you produced at home.

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Many countries around the world now have drinking water available from the tap. The water in the UK and USA is some of the cleanest and safest in the world. You can filter it if you prefer the taste – either with a standard filter jug or to go completely plastic-free, try charcoal. Charcoal is an extremely porous material that absorbs and holds a wide range of harmful contaminants. Many companies, including Black+Blum, sell an affordable stick that you simply place in a water jug or stainless steel bottle, where it will filter the water for you. 18

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One of the top 10 worst plastic waste offenders, the 70 million plastic straws estimated to end up in landfills each year aren’t recycled for the simple reason that they are too small to be picked out during the separating process. The UK government has already announced plans to ban them by 2019 and across the US, New York City, California and Hawaii have ban legislation in the works, but you can keep them out of the landfill now by refusing to buy them or to use them when you’re out. If you or the kids still want to use a straw to drink with, try recyclable paper straws, or better still, many retailers now sell reusable stainless-steel or glass drinking straws. 19

How to Go Meat Free Eco Tips for Busy People Stepfanie Romine

With 100 easy-to-follow tips championing the meat-free cause, How to Go Meat Free is the stress-free, guiltfree guide to: · Ensuring you maintain a healthy, balanced diet · Tasty meat-free alternatives · Staples for your store cupboard · Dining out and eating with friends – meat-free · Creative plant-based recipes Meat used to be the key ingredient around which all our meals were based – but not any more. Plant-based diets are becoming more and more popular, and not just for health reasons. A meat-free diet can help you save money, lessen your environmental impact, lose weight and have more energy. Whether you want to avoid meat for a couple of days a week, go completely vegetarian, or even vegan, this book will make the transition easy for you.

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9781787391970

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Carlton Publishing Group

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Stepfanie Romine is a health coach specialising in weight maintenance, work-life balance, stress management and healthy plant-based eating, including meal prep, with a decade of experience working with major health and wellness brands. A trained journalist who parlayed her passion for wellness into a successful career as an author, Stepfanie is the co-author of three best-selling wellness titles, including The No Meat Athlete Cookbook , chosen by Sports Illustrated as a top health and wellness pick of 2017, and The Spark Solution, a two-week programme to fast-track weight loss and total body health that has been on the US News and World Report's "best diets" list since 2014.

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Veganuary 2018 had a record-breaking number of participants, growing by 183% from 2017 across the world.

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Research shows that Australia is the third fastest growing vegan market in the world after the United Arab Emirates and China (SBS, 2018). Championing the meat-free cause, this little book is packed full of tips to show you how to adopt a meat-free life. Stepfanie Romine is a bestselling author, yoga teacher, health coach and expert in plant-based eating.

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FILL UP ON FEWER CALORIES Another benefit of fibre is that it slows digestion because it is indigestible. So, if you’re eating meals rich in vegetables, wholegrains, legumes and fruits, you’re filling your belly – and staying fuller longer – for fewer calories. Most plants are naturally lower in fat than animal products, making them less calorically dense. Carbohydrates (and protein) contain 4 calories per gram (113 calories per ounce), while fat contains more than twice that, at 9 calories per gram (255 calories per ounce). Fibre’s filling power helps promote satiety, or feelings of fullness, and helps slow digestion of fats. So, if you’re one who eats with your eyes and needs to see a full plate to feel satisfied, eating more plants (and less meat) may certainly help! If you’re new to fibre, do start slow. Remember that fibre helps get things moving in your gut. Eating too much, too soon can irritate a digestive system that’s used to things moving at a glacial pace. Your body will soon adjust.

KEEP CHOLESTEROL IN CHECK Cholesterol is only found in animal products, so a meat-free diet is naturally cholesterol-free. While we usually only hear about the harm of high cholesterol levels, cholesterol does play vital roles in the body and we need it – just not too much. This waxy fat-like substance helps your body form bile acids, metabolize fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) and produce both vitamin D and steroid hormones like oestrogen and testosterone. Too much cholesterol builds up in the bloodstream, clogging arteries and interfering with blood flow. However, a meat-free diet is associated with lower cholesterol levels, and eating more plants can help lower “bad” cholesterol (LDL, lowdensity lipoproteins). In addition, eating foods that contain saturated fats (“hard” or solid at room temperature) increases cholesterol levels. Animal fats, as well as tropical oils, are saturated, while eating unsaturated fats – found in plants – can help heart health and cholesterol levels, according to Heart UK.

DON’T WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT PROTEIN --------------------------------

You’ll get plenty of protein from plants! Your muscles, the brain, nervous system, skin, blood and hair are mostly protein. Amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein, play diverse roles in the body. They help us digest and metabolize food, repair our tissues, and grow and develop normally. Nine amino acids are essential, meaning our bodies can’t produce them and we must get them from food. Animal proteins are considered to be “complete” proteins, as they contain all these essential amino acids. Most plant-based proteins are called “incomplete” as they don’t contain all nine (except for soya and quinoa). However, most plant-based dishes will provide a mix of amino acids (e.g. rice and beans, or a peanut butter sandwich), so as long as you eat a varied diet, you will almost certainly get all your essential amino acids.

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With rare exceptions, every food you eat contains some protein. Plants contain a mix of macronutrients. Legumes, soya products like tofu and tempeh, nuts and seeds are common plant-based proteins, but wholegrains and vegetables provide protein, too. For example, 100 grams (3.5 oz) of cooked spinach or kale has almost 3 grams (0.1oz), while 200 grams (7 oz) of cooked brown rice has nearly 6 grams (0.2 oz). When you eat a varied meat-free diet rich in whole (unprocessed) foods, you’ll get plenty of protein.

For breakfast, add seeds like hemp, chia or ground linseed to your porridge, or top with a handful of chopped nuts. Swap a tofu scramble for eggs and sausage, or toast wholemeal bread and top with nut butter and jam. At lunch, opt for a hearty salad with veg of every colour, wholegrains like quinoa or farro, beans or peas, and nuts and seeds. For dinner, opt for a meat-free takeaway curry, sauté tempeh with peppers and serve with brown rice, or check out the healthier, organic ready-to-eat options at your local supermarket.

How to Live in Space Everything You Need to Know for the Not-So-Distant Future Colin Stuart

How to Live in Space is the ultimate guide to your future life in space. Physicist and astronomer Colin Stuart takes you through the training process, examines the practicalities of everyday life and looks ahead to space tourism, moon bases and interstellar travel. Presented with infographics and photographs, How to Live in Space is a scientific yet entertaining guide to living in orbit, the viability of terraforming and the long-term effects of space on the human body.

Author Details Colin Stuart is the author of several books, including The Big Questions in Science, and has written for The Guardian, New Scientist, BBC Focus and the European Space Agency. A fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the asteroid (15347) Colinstuart is named after him.

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01 September 2019

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Hardback

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AU$33.99 | NZ$39.99

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9780233005669

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Written by a self-confessed space geek who is adept at translating the complicated concepts of space science into engaging insights for the general reader. Space tourism is within reach. In early 2018 Virgin Galactic completed test flights and tickets have been sold for the first launch. Our long-held fascination with Mars continues and the launch of the Juno probe has deepened our understanding of Jupiter. Plans to colonise another planet are now tantalisingly close. In 2017 Elon Musk published his plans to build a million-person Martian city, while NASA engineers have designed a "magnetic shield" to enable human colonisation.

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n a remarkable sunny afternoon in Florida, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket surged into the sky and entered the record books as the most powerful launch vehicle in decades. Onlookers watched open-mouthed as two of its boosters simultaneously returned to the ground in a carefully choreographed landing. The Falcon Heavy’s payload was SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s own red Tesla sports car, with a space-suit-clad mannequin called Starman in the driver’s seat, complete with David Bowie’s Space Oddity playing on repeat. It was fired out of Earth orbit and towards the Asteroid Belt. The next day, the front pages of newspapers around the world carried the now iconic image of a car floating in front of the blue marble of the Earth. What makes this event such a pivotal point in human history? After all, we’ve been launching objects into space since the 1950s. The difference is that this landmark feat was achieved by a private company, not by a national government agency. Just as the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 fired the starting gun on a Space Race that eventually led to humans setting foot on the Moon, there is a real feeling in the space community that the Falcon Heavy launch is the trigger event for a revitalized second Space Race that will see humans walk on Mars later this century. Not only that, but ordinary people like you and I will get to go to space, as competing companies like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin drive down the price of access to orbit. The era of space tourism is here. This is the beginning of humans spreading out from their home planet and colonizing the solar system. People will be talking about the events of that 6

Our descendants could well look back on Tuesday 6 February 2018 as the day when everything changed.

day for centuries to come. Yet crossing a new frontier is never easy. For us humans, travelling into space creates its own unique set of challenges. Removing your body from the environment in which it has evolved to thrive can make everyday activities incredibly arduous. You’ll have to face unprecedented dangers, but you’ll also see unparalleled beauty. Consider this book your space travel manual. It contains all the knowledge you need to thrive in this new world order. What is it like to train to be an astronaut? How do you breathe in space? What does the lack of gravity do to your bones? How long will the journey to Mars take, and what will you do when you get there? All of these questions and more are answered in the pages that follow. As a would-be space traveller you are likely to encounter a wall of naysayers, people who are vocally sceptical about this new age. They argue that space exploration is a waste of money and that we have more pressing concerns to address right here on Earth. Such a view is more than a little myopic. The Apollo Moon landings sparked an interest in science and engineering for a generation. Those researchers now work in a diverse range of fields, solving wide-reaching problems well beyond the space sector. In the decades to come, a new wave of problem-solvers will cite the moment they saw a cherry red sports car floating above the planet as the moment they were inspired to reach for the stars. The universe out there is so different from our lives down here that we have to throw away the rule book. Space jolts us

into thinking in an entirely different way. By asking the biggest questions it is possible to ask, and working creatively to answer them, we get inventive. Solutions to space-based problems that at the time seemed otherworldly are now routinely being used to benefit us all. Telescope software is being used to diagnose cancer. A robotic arm designed for the International Space Station has been adapted for use in surgery. Mars rover technology can now be found in gas leak detectors and insulin pumps for people with diabetes. Space research doesn’t take away from the rest of life – it adds. By reaching out into space we not only ensure that we’re constantly breaking new ground, but a permanent presence beyond the Earth gives the human race the ultimate insurance policy should the worst happen to our original planet. I am so excited about what the decades ahead will bring, and I hope you enjoy joining me on the ultimate human adventure. May we never stop reaching for the stars.

Sunrise from the ISS Zvezda module – one of the safest places to shelter from solar activity. Sunrise from the ISS Zvezda module – one of the safest places to shelter from solar activity. Sunrise from the ISS Zvezda module – one of the safest places to shelter from solar activity.

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at which aeronautics become astronautics. Anyone travelling beyond it is classed as an astronaut. Over 500 people have made that journey since Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space in 1961 (see box). In reality you have to get above 160 kilometres, otherwise atmospheric drag will cause you to fall from orbit pretty quickly. Yet it is important to realize that the Kármán line

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scupper the mission, but they did lead to Gagarin touching down 280 kilometres west of the intended landing site. Gagarin would later recall how he landed close to a farmer and his daughter, who were initially shocked to see an alien-looking figure in an orange spacesuit and white helmet who had fallen from the sky. He reportedly told them: “Don’t be afraid, I am a Soviet like you who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!” He became an instant worldwide celebrity, but died in 1968 in a fighter jet crash, aged just 34.

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On 12 April 1961, Soviet fighter pilot Yuri Gagarin (1934–68) made history when he became the first human to cross the Kármán line and orbit around the Earth. Launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the steppes of Kazakhstan, his whole Vostok 1 mission lasted just 108 minutes, including his landmark 92-minute lap of the planet. But it very nearly ended in disaster. Vostok 1’s retrorockets fired to begin its descent while over the West African nation of Angola. Shortly afterwards, the two halves of the craft failed to separate correctly and began to gyrate wildly. Fortunately, the vibrations weren’t enough to

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Missions to the Moon The Story of Man's Greatest Adventure Brought to Life with Augmented Reality Rod Pyle

Full of personal insights and accounts of the long journey to getting a man on the moon, Missions to the Moon is the perfect companion for anyone with a love of space travel, the moon landings, or NASA, CNSA, RFSA, and the rest of the world's space programs. With dozens of stunning photographs and fascinating memorabilia – such as Apollo 11 Mission Reports and Flight Director's Logs – track the birth of the space race and Yuri Gagarin's first space flight, to the many successes and failures of the Apollo mission, all the way to that boots-on-the-ground moment we have come to know so well. Uniquely complemented by ground-breaking digital technology you can become fully immersed in this interactive story of mankind's ongoing journey into the final frontier.

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01 September 2019

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Rod Pyle has written widely on space and the inner workings of NASA and has written several books including Curiosity: An Inside Account of the Mars Rover Mission and Missions to the Moon. He works on outreach programmes for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech. He is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and space.com, as well as other media outlets. He has

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produced numerous documentaries for The History Channel and Discovery Communications.

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This book uses ground-breaking digital technology to bring this fascinating story to life as never before. With the help of a smart phone or tablet the reader can trigger video footage, 360-degree images and complete documents including the official report into the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Several anniversaries are near the day of publication – July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon, October 2018 marks 60 years since NASA's first day of operation, and December 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8's launch. Foreword by Gene Kranz, a former NASA Flight Director and one of the men responsible for rescuing Apollo 13.

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These icons trigger 360Â° renderings of iconic spacecraft. Explore them by rotating your device.

Never was there a time when humans did not look skyward to the moon and wonder, if only for a moment, about her nature. In many cultures she had an importance far beyond being an object of mere curiosity.

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fter all, relative to the planet it orbits, the moon is the largest known satellite in our solar system. As such, and with an orbit less than half a million miles in diameter, it dominates our skies in any phase save new moon. Its visage has driven poets, astrologers, calendar-makers, priests and warlords alike. It inhabits our thoughts, illuminates our nights and loiters in our dreams. The moon is the night-time lamp of the human psyche. A vast body of mythology, folklore and legend has arisen around the moon. Early accounts date back to ancient Sumer, where the moon was known as Nanna or Nammar, who ruled over measurements and calendars. For the Egyptians the moon was referred to as the god Thoth, “the mind and tongue of Ra”, and sometimes Osiris, the god of life, death and fertility. The Greeks called the moon Selene, the goddess of night. She was the sister of Helios, god of the sun, and Eos, goddess of the dawn. Thus Selene was the central part of the night cycle. Later, Selene was identified with Artemis, a goddess of nature. In Roman times, the moon was linked to the goddess Luna, and later Diana. Other cultures had varied interpretations of the moon. The ancient Chinese, for example, imagined a rabbit on the moon, a companion to the goddess Chang’e, for whom the rabbit forever prepares the elixir of immortality. However, it was not until the early seventeenth century, when the famed astronomer Johannes Kepler wrote a treatise called The Dream, in which a young man voyages to the moon, that the idea of travelling to the moon seemed even vaguely practical. In 1865, Frenchman Jules Verne took a considerable step forward when he published From the Earth to the Moon (De la Terre à la Lune). In this story a trio of self-made businessmen launch themselves to the moon in a giant cannon shell called Columbiad, only to meet with an uncertain fate. A Russian schoolteacher, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, wrote some of the first serious enquiries into real lunar travel. His 1883 publication Free Space explored the use of chemically fuelled rockets for space travel. He further discussed the need for a portable atmosphere, multiple stages and advanced cryogenic fuels. This and other works inspired a generation of space pioneers in Russia and the West. On the heels of such masters, H G Wells penned The First Men in the Moon, originally published in 1901. Lacking the scientific rigour of Verne, but with considerably more imagination, Wells writes of an

Left The Roman goddess of the moon, Luna, as descended from the Greek Selene, one of the oldest of the Greek deities. The crescent moon rides atop her head.

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T he Ba t-Men of Lu n a In 1835, the New York Sun published an article entitled: GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES LATELY MADE BY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL, L.L.D. F.R.S. & c. At the Cape of Good Hope

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The piece detailed how John Herschel, a prominent astronomer of the day, had discovered life on the moon. The creatures Herschel was credited as discovering included lunar buffalo, living beachballs, blue unicorns, intelligent bipedal beavers and, perhaps most alluring of all, bat-men. The article was a hoax, penned by Cambridge graduate Richard Adams Locke, and was thought to be responsible for a great boost in circulation. The paper never officially admitted to the fabrication. RIGHT Winged bat-men (and women!) and other fanciful creatures populate the moon in the 1835 hoax printed in the New York Sun. Herschel, famed astronomer, was not consulted prior to the publication and was not amused.

Above A still from Georges Méliès film Le Voyage dans la Lune. Below A young Jules Verne. Widely considered to be the father of modern science fiction, Verne wrote with an unbridled passion for science and technology.

In 1902, when the movie business was in its infancy, a Frenchman named Georges Méliès created a cinematic masterpiece entitled simply A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune). It was created within a set constructed using a system of flats and pulleys, similar to those used in operetta, and featured exploding moon beings and many other effects which were impressive for the day. Drawing its inspiration from both Verne and Wells, the opening scenes utilize the cannon-shell spaceship from the Verne novel.

iron sphere covered in anti-gravity paint that transports an eccentric inventor and his ne’er-do-well partner to the moon. Once there, they are confronted by lumbering lunar cows, dangerous plants and an advanced race of humanoid insects called Selenites. Only the partner returns – the inventor stays behind and educates the Selenites about the evil nature of man. Both From the Earth to the Moon and The First Men in the Moon paint vivid pictures of Victorian-era space travel to Earth’s nearest neighbour. It is an alluring vision, supported by a fine scientific thread via the writings of Tsiolkovsky. However, it would be the 1930s before a young, charismatic German aristocrat would take these ideas, combine them with others, and begin to create the foundation for rocket that would ultimately propel men to the moon. 12

Opposite left Jubiliation! It’s departure day in Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon (De la Terre ∫ la Lune), 1865. Opposite right Up and away: Verne’s Columbiad moonship is fired from the huge 274-metre (900-feet) cannon into space. Above left Published in 1865, Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon broke new ground when it asserted the possibility of travelling to the other planets via a spacecraft, albeit from the muzzle of a cannon.

The American public didn’t have to wait long. In truth, Mercury could probably have flown before Vostok 1 and its historic first human passenger Yuri Gagarin, but NASA was very safety conscious.

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he aerospace medical establishment was wary of all things orbital: questioning whether a man would lose consciousness once he was weightless, whether the g-forces of launch would cause him to blackout and whether he would become dangerously disorientated once the familiar sights of Earth gave way to the dark space above. The Soviet flights had laid those fears to rest, and, on the morning of 5 May 1961 it was America’s turn at last. Alan Shepard sat atop the Redstone booster in Freedom 7 awaiting launch. He was confident and, as the launch controllers fretted and delayed the launch hour after hour, he finally called down from the capsule, where he had been whiling away the last few hours, “Ok, I’m cooler than you are… let’s light this candle!” (Andrew Chaikin, A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, 1995). The launch director relented, and America’s first manned spaceflight was aloft. Then, 15 minutes later, it was over. The first two Mercury flights used the small Redstone booster, barely powerful enough for a short suborbital lob. So, while the astronaut performed his mission as if it were an orbital one, manoeuvring with the thrusters, setting up for reentry and even firing the retro-rockets, none of it was really needed. The Mercury capsule in these first two flights was essentially a cannonball, following a ballistic trajectory up, over and down.

Just a few weeks after this first manned American flight, President John F Kennedy took a bold step when addressing Congress. He challenged them to follow him to the moon. Despite the huge price tag and risks involved there was broad support for the venture, and the race to the moon was on. America wanted the high ground. On 21 July 1961, two-and-a-half months after Shepard’s flight, Gus Grissom flew a similar mission, and, excepting the fact that his capsule sank into the Atlantic before it could be retrieved, it was a success. Just two weeks after Grissom’s flight, however, Gherman Titov flew another Vostok into orbit, and stayed there for a full day. Now Russian craft had orbited for one-and-a-half days, while the Americans had achieved only 30 minutes in space. NASA was nervous and Congress furious. Then, on 20 February 1962, John Glenn, seizing his chance to make space history, reclaimed the advantage for the US, orbiting the Earth three times in his Mercury capsule before Mission Control brought him

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When Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov went on his 12-minute spacewalk during the flight of Voskhod 2, he nearly didn’t come home. He exited the capsule through an inflatable cloth tube not much longer than a man and his pressure suit began to overinflate. When it was time to return, Leonov, now winded, could not wedge the bulky suit back inside. After a few moments of suspense, he managed manually to deflate the suit enough to crawl back inside the capsule. It was humanity’s first excursion outside a spacecraft. ABOVE In this oddly stylized and amazingly inaccurate stamp, the USSR celebrated its most recent triumph: the very first walk in space.

Above An early Mercury capsule at the McDonnell Douglas plant. At just over 1,360 kilograms (3,000 pounds), the Mercury spacecraft was the smallest and lightest manned spacecraft ever flown.

The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies 365 Films to Scare you to Death James Marriott and Kim Newman

Packed with photographs of the most terrifying scenes in cinema history, this book is the definitive guide tracing the story of horror, decade-by-decade. Providing a witty and informative critique of over 300 films and several TV series and the literature that accompanies them, this offers a superb introduction for beginners as well as something new for the die-hard horror fan. Horror is one of the most popular and influential genres in cinema, a perennial favourite that just won't stay dead. Initially banned or shunned creations are now regarded as movie milestones with cult appeal. This book covers the hidden gems, big-budget duds and foreign contributions of the Horror scene. Whether you're a seasoned, horror expert or a tentative horror explorer, this is the ultimate guide through a century of fear. Publication

01 September 2019

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Paperback

Price

AU$39.99 | NZ$45.00

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9781787391390

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Carlton Publishing Group

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Carlton Books

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Music/Video/Film

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237 x 185 mm

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368pp

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Author Details James Marriott has an MA in Film Studies. His book Horror Films , was selected by The Times as one of their film books of 2004. He also wrote a series of essays and articles for magazines and websites including cult periodical Headpress ('Essential reading' Fortean Times ). Kim Newman is a novelist, critic and journalist. He has written many books including; The Night Mayor , Anno Dracula , Life's Lottery , Back in the USSA , The Man From the Diogenes Club , The Vampire Genevieve , Orgy of the Blood Parasites Nightmare Movies , Ghastly Beyond Belief , Horror: 100 Best Books and The BFI Companion to Horror . He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award and the British Science Fiction Award.

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A unique and entertaining guide to the horror genre offering a superb introduction to the cinema of fear for beginners as well as something new for the die-hard fan. Structured by decade, this is an affectionately humorous review coupled with detailed and informative research. 2018 marked the 50 year anniversary of Night of the Living Dead, hailed as one of the trailblazers of the horror genre with an immense cult following. The 2017 reboot of 'It' shattered box office records, becoming the top horror film pre-seller in history, and making almost $700 million internationally.

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In 1958, when Mercury was in the planning stages, Robert Gilruth, then director of the Space Task Group at NASA’s Langley centre, wanted a name change. He didn’t like the name “Project Mercury” and proposed “Project Astronaut” instead. What became of this proposal is unclear, but the name change was never adopted.

home early owing to a faulty emergency sensor. Three more Mercury

mission, to test the spacecraft and its manoeuvring capabilities, was a

flights would complete the programme, all on the powerful Atlas booster

success, and set the stage for future Gemini flights.

that had put Glenn into orbit. Next would come Project Gemini, with two astronauts on each flight. Over the next few years the space race turned white hot. On

This was followed by nine further Gemini missions, with the objectives of each one becoming progressively more complex and demanding. On 3 June, Ed White made America’s first spacewalk, carrying out a much

18 March 1965, five days before the first flight of the Gemini series,

easier excursion than Leonov’s.

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Gemini 5 followed shortly thereafter, setting the pace of a Gemini launch

exit a spacecraft in orbit and “walk” in space. It was a daring mission,

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using an inflatable airlock that almost doomed Leonov when he had

Gemini 6 and 7 were launched within days of each other in December

trouble returning to the Voskhod capsule. But Leonov succeeded and

1965, and were able to match orbits and rendezvous in space. They did not

once again, the USSR had made news and set records. On 23 March Gus Grissom and John Young climbed into the Gemini 3 capsule and were hurled into orbit by the new Titan booster. Their 26

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The Treasures of Led Zeppelin Experience the Biggest Band of the 70s Chris Welch

Sell-out tours in packed stadiums, records going platinum on preorders alone, three-hour long concerts night after night, girls, booze, drugs... Led Zeppelin did it all. The Treasures of Led Zeppelin, an unofficial publication, tells the story of the amazing journey of four talented young Englishmen on the path to rock 'n' roll glory. It is probably the greatest story of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll ever told... And the included facsimile memorabilia takes you there, with more than 20 fascinating pieces of musical history that you can hold in your hands. Publication

01 September 2019

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Hardback

Price

AU$59.99 | NZ$65.00

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9781787392151

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Carlton Publishing Group

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Carlton Books

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50 years on, Led Zeppelin are still rock 'n' roll.

Author Details Chris Welch started out as a reporter on UK music weekly Melody Maker in the mid-1960s. He went on the road with Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie and more during the 1970s. Chris has since worked on a variety of music magazines and has written more than 20 books on rock music. He also contributes to UK newspapers. His self-confessed finest hour was 'Playing conga drums, live on stage in Germany with Led Zep during "Whole Lotta Love"'. In 2012, Chris was awarded a Gold Badge of Merit Award for a special contribution to Britain's music industry by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in London.

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2018 and 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin's formation, first shows and first album release. A series of special releases and retrospectives, as well as high-profile media coverage, is well under way. Led Zeppelin continue to be cited as a massive influence on rock bands all over the world. Book with slipcase contains 21 pieces of superb facsimile memorabilia and previously unpublished photographs. Fans went crazy in 2007 for the re-union concert and there have been constant rumours of a comeback ever since.

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PREVIOUS PAGE: The handbill for a concert at St Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baths Hall in Ipswich, UK from 1971. LEFT: The biggest band in the world, pictured here at their peak in 1973, gave the world the definitive template for rock and roll. OVERLEAF: The song may have remained the same, but the world changed, post-Zeppelin, pictured here in 1973.

The Early Years 1968 1969 Led Zeppelin John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin II 1970 Led Zeppelin III 1971 Robert Plant Four Symbols 1972 1973 Houses of the Holy 1974

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1975 Physical Graffiti John Bonham 1976 Presence 1977 1978 1979 In Through the Out Door 1980+ Coda Jimmy Page What Happened Next Rockography Picture Credits

THE EARLY YEARS The treasures sought by Jimmy Page were artists whose skills and charisma would “glister like gold” in the eyes of the beholders. More practically, he wanted the best musicians available to fulfil his dream of creating the ultimate supergroup. Formed in 1962, The Yardbirds had made their name on the British R&B scene, having taken over the residency at Richmond’s noted Crawdaddy club, that had recently been vacated by The Rolling Stones. They had their own high-energy take on the Chicago electric blues of such celebrated players as Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. They also had their own trump card in the form of a young blues-obsessed guitarist named Eric Clapton, who quickly established himself as the leading player on the British scene. The Yardbirds enjoyed plenty of critical acclaim, but when manager Giorgio Gomelsky took them into the studio to create a more commercial sound an unexpected run of chart hits ensued, among them ‘For Your Love’ and ‘Good Morning Little Schoolgirl’. With success, however, came problems – the main one being Clapton’s objection to the band’s new pop direction. Shortly afterwards he left to join up with the “purist” idealogy of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Before departing, Clapton recommended taking a look at Jimmy Page, who in spite of his youth was already a well-respected session player. But already making a very good livelihood from his work, Page decided not to risk it for the uncertainty of life in a pop group with all that touring. He recommended his friend Jeff Beck. With Beck in position, The Yardbirds emerged with a much tougher R&B sound, the guitarist’s influential fuzz and distortion sound at the very centre of such classic hits as ‘Heart Full of Soul’ and ‘I’m A Man’. When, in 1966, bass player Paul Samwell-Smith decided to retire, the band’s second guitarist, Chris Dreja, agreed to take over on bass. While he was learning, Jimmy Page took on bass playing responsibilities. When Dreja was up to speed, Page stayed on board, and The Yardbirds now featured the mouthwatering proposition of a twin-lead line-up featuring two of what were at the time Britain’s hottest young players. The new line-up turned out to be very short-lived, and recorded very little new music. In October 1966, whilst on tour in the US during a stop-off in Texas, Beck was fired from the group. During the year that followed, The Yardbirds found their popularity on the wane, and by the end of 1967, whilst still popular on the US live circuit, the hits had all but dried up. The idea of creating a band like Led Zeppelin had remained with Jimmy Page since 1966. Whilst still a Yardbird, Jeff Beck went into the studio to record a track entitled ‘Beck’s Bolero’ – a rock instrumental based around Maurice Ravel’s famed 20th-century classical piece, ‘Bolero’. The line-up assembled in the studio comprised Beck and Page on guitar, Nicky Hopkins

BELOW: Yet to meet, JImmy Page and John Paul Jones were both successful session musicians, Robert Plant was in the Birmingham band Hobbstweedle and with John Bonham in Band of Joy. OPPOSITE: Assorted Yardbirds memorabilia. Their headline at the Fillmore Auditorium in New York is testament to the band’s success in the US.

of the Rolling Stones on piano, session bass player and arranger John Paul Jones, and The Who’s Keith Moon on drums. The track is consired by many critics to be an early milestone in the development of both the heavy rock and progressive rock genres. It has also been the subject of much disagreement as to who actually wrote the track. Page is credited as the composer and producer but Beck maintains that it was largely his work. In 1977 Page would bluntly give his opinion on the matter when interviewed in the US magazine Trouser Press: “I wrote it, played on it, produced it … and I don’t give a damn what he [Beck] says. That’s the truth.” (Amusingly, given it’s considered pre-eminence, the track would first come to light a year later when it appeared as the B-side of Beck’s unlikely hit single ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’. In spite of only reaching Number 14 in the charts it has bafflingly remained a cheesy dance-floor hardy annual for every generation that has since followed.) This intriguing band line-up had given Page the idea of forming a regular group with Beck, Moon and Hopkins, only with Moon’s bandmate John Entwistle on bass. (Surprisingly, the drummer and bassist were contemplating quitting The Who at this time.) But if it was to get off the ground they needed a powerful young singer. Stevie Winwood and Steve Marriott were obvious choices of the time. Both, however, were otherwise engaged: Winwood was involved with Traffic and Marriot was signed to the Small Faces. Marriott’s manager emphasised that he would not be

allowed to join this new project, as Page commented: “I got a call saying, ‘How would you like to play guitar with broken fingers?’” The idea was taken no further and Page concentrated on his efforts as the sole lead guitarist with The Yardbirds, introducing a slow hard-edged blues-rocker called ‘Dazed And Confused’, on which he would used a violin bow on the guitar strings for dramatic effect. The Yardbirds continued to struggle on, but with forthright differening views within their ranks as to the direction they should take, it was a band on the edge of certain collapse. Meanwhile, in the Midlands, a new group called Band of Joy was trying to establish itself. Featuring a blues singer named Robert Plant and a hard-hitting drummer named John Bonham, they had already established a local reputation for psychedelic light shows and a powerful live sound, but with no record deal in sight they were struggling to make ends meet. BELOW: Band of Joy, featuring both Robert Plant (second from left) and John Bonham (centre).

“How would you like to play guitar with broken fingers?” Steve Marriott’s then-manager, the legendary Don Arden, to Jimmy Page, during the formation of Led Zeppelin.

LEFT: North Pier poster. 1966 saw the Yardbirds on an extensive touring circuit. Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were part of the band at that point. This classic style poster was for a gig in Blackpool, UK. RIGHT: Whole lotta hair. An early photo shoot see the band in serious, reflective poses, 1968.

The Spitfire Story Told By Those Who Designed, Maintained and Flew the Iconic Plane Jacky Hyams Published in association with Imperial War Museums, this is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines of World War II.

The Spitfire Story , published in association with Imperial War Museums, is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines of the Second World War. The Spitfire is the world’s most iconic aeroplane. Coming into its own during the Battle of Britain, it became famous during the Second World War as the only plane that could match the enemy fighters in the sky. Yet, even today, the history of the Spitfire contains many hitherto hidden or little-known stories of the men and women behind the plane; not only the gifted creators and inventors who brought the Spitfire to life, or the brave fighter pilots from many countries who triumphed in battle, but also the thousands of other people whose lives were affected by their personal connection to it – engineers, ground crew, factory or office workers, and their families. Spitfire Stories recounts the memories and stories of these people, from the birth of the iconic Spitfire in the 1930s to the present day. Among these accounts is the extraordinary tale of the fighter pilot who only discovered, fifty years on, the tragic truth of his last Spitfire flight, the businessman whose blank cheque changed the course of the war, the ninety-five-year-old Royal Air Force engineer who was determined to be reunited with his beloved Spit before he died, and the little girl who inspired the plane’s creation – and went on to marry a movie star. Using documents, letters and photographs from the Imperial War Museums’ unparalleled archive, plus exclusive first-hand interviews, these stories of the Spitfire are a revelatory collection of small but significant histories, to be treasured by all who love and admire the iconic plane.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

ISBN

9781789291360

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

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Michael O'Mara

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lives in Brighton.

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Author Details Jacky Hyams has written several bestselling non-fiction books, among them The Female Few: Spitfire Heroines of the Air Transport Auxiliary and Bomb Girls: Britain’s Secret Army , a history of Britain’s female munitions workers. She has written for many newspapers and magazines, including The Times , the London Evening Standard , Rolling Stone and the Sydney Morning Herald . She

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Foreword

Flying Officer Geoffrey Wellum (right), with Flight Lieutenant Brian Kingcome, next to a Spitfire at Biggin Hill, 1941.

he first time i ever saw a Spitfire, the voice of authority bade me to go out there and fly it, and on no account break it. Straight out of flight training with only 146 hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; total flying experience, of which 95 were solo, I might have been forgiven for viewing the situation with a certain degree of apprehension. But there she stood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; graceful, elegant and relaxed. 9

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Once strapped into the cockpit, the Spitfire somehow had a friendly atmosphere about it, albeit a little confined. Nevertheless, I felt immediately part and parcel of the aeroplane and totally at ease. It was then that I realized what a privilege it was to have been chosen to fly one at such a crucial time in our history. The view forward from the cockpit was restricted to say the least, due to the long nose and the narrow undercarriage, which gave it an unstable feeling during taxiing. But once in the air it was an entirely different matter. She was a thing transformed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; light and responsive to every control input, the Spitfire seemed to slip through the air. There were no vices and it became quite obvious to me what a truly magnificent design it was for a single-seater fighter aircraft. It says so much for the whole design concept of the Spitfire that when a young and impressionable pilot of nineteen, direct from training, could get into one, fly it in combat and in most cases make a safe return. It cannot be overstressed how fortunate it was that Spitfires arrived in squadron service just in time for the Second World War. There has been much written concerning the iconic Spitfire, but Spitfire Stories approaches the subject from a refreshingly different angle, and I wish it every success. Geoffrey Wellum (1921â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2018) 92 Squadron â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Biggin Hill

Eye of the Storm Twenty-Five Years In Action With The SAS Peter Ratcliffe As the SAS's Regimental Sergeant-Major, Peter Ratcliffe led the longest and most successful operation behind Iraqi lines during the Gulf War and served in the SAS for 25 years. This book is packed with the details of SAS selection and training. Peter Ratcliffe served in the Special Air Service (SAS) for Britain for twenty-five years. Blooded in Oman in the 1970s, he also saw action in Northern Ireland, in the Falklands War, and in the Gulf campaign. From his early days in the Paras to his time as Regimental Sergeant-Major in the Gulf, he has lived and fought by the motto 'Who Dares Wins'. Eye of the Storm is his insider's account of that exceptional career. Fast-paced, earthy, dramatic, funny, occasionally disturbing, it is laced with firsthand descriptions of ferocious and bloody fighting, sudden death and incredible heroism, and peopled with a cast of extraordinary individuals. Beyond that, however, it corrects many of the distortions and exaggerations of other books, and explodes several long-standing myths about the Regiment. Here - at last - is the authentic voice of the SAS.

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s the SAS's Regimental Sergeant-Major, Peter Ratcliffe led the longest and most successful operation behind Iraqi lines during the Gulf War. The narrative is peopled with a cast of extraordinary individuals, including soldiers who have since become household names, among them US General Schwarzkopf and General Rose Packed with the arcane details of SAS selection and training, information on weapons and equipment and, where it is safe to give them, details of operations. This title has sold over 22,000 copies to date worldwide.

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he half-moon that had lit our way to the target dipped over the horizon. A little later came the dawn – thin streaks of light that gradually unrolled the darkness across the valley to reveal a scene of raw beauty and unexpected tranquillity. We continued to keep watch on the target – a bait (native hut) on a rocky hillside – from our concealed ambush positions, every man keyed up for a sight or sound that would let us know the adoo were approaching, unaware of our presence. The patrol commander gestured for Jimmy and me to move forward to a dry-stone wall, which formed one side of an open pen where the goats were kept, though it was now empty. I was carrying a 7.62mm GPMG, a belt-fed weapon, some 4 feet long and weighing just over 24 pounds, and with a nominal rate of fire of 1,000 rounds a minute. It’s a ferocious weapon with a killing range of up to a mile in the right circumstances. I flicked down the bipod beneath the barrel and rested its feet on top of the wall, keeping my head down as I sighted along the weapon, even though any adoo in the hut couldn’t have seen me in my new position. Then I heard a low murmur to my right, ‘They’re in the back of the bait. Stand by.’ Now I could really feel the adrenalin pumping. Just then a man in a green shirt came out of a side entrance in the bait. He was very dark-skinned and was carrying a rifle. 1

‘Is that an adoo?’ I whispered to Jimmy, not wanting it to turn out that the first person I ever shot was a civilian. But before he could answer the man had gone back inside and another, even darker-skinned Arab came out, wearing only a sarong. ‘No, he’s a jebali,’ muttered Jimmy. ‘No. Not him, the other one,’ I hissed. ‘What other one?’ Our whispered conversation was starting to sound like a comedy turn. Almost immediately another man appeared from the back of the hut. He was lighter-skinned than the other two, and was carrying what looked like an AK-47 light automatic rifle – the famous Soviet-designed weapon which is capable of firing off a thirty-round magazine in less than three seconds. He walked right round to our side of the hut before he spotted us. By now he was perhaps thirty feet away and I could see him clearly. I watched his eyes narrow as he recognized his predicament. He started to go into a crouch as he swung the rifle in his right hand forwards and upwards, at the same time grabbing the barrel in the palm of his left hand as he tried to bring the weapon up to a firing position. It was then that I squeezed the GPMG’s trigger. The adoo never had a chance. My first two-second burst – more than thirty rounds – took him right in the body. I could see fragments of flesh being torn out of his back by the exiting bullets, and he was slammed backwards against the bait wall by the sheer weight of the fire hitting him. I fired again, and one of my rounds must have struck the magazine on his rifle, for it suddenly blew up. The upper part of his body was simply torn to shreds. Just as this gruesome sight was registering with me, I heard Jimmy shout, ‘There are two more getting away at the back.’ I couldn’t see them from my position, so I yanked the machine-gun off the top of the wall and, holding it up to my shoulder like a rifle, crabbed along sideways until I could see the adoo backing down the 2

hill, all the time firing short bursts towards them. Above my head and somewhere off to my left I heard the zinglike crack of high-velocity rounds going past as the men behind me opened up. I opened fire again, sending the rest of the rounds in the ammunition belt streaming towards the two men in one long burst. There were others firing alongside me so I’m not sure who killed the second man, but he suddenly spun round and dropped his weapon. Great gouts of blood spurted from multiple wounds in his chest as he went down. Less than five minutes after it had started the shooting was all over. Silence once more returned to the hillside. Cautiously we moved forward, and three members of Mountain Troop went in and cleared the hut, which Jimmy and I skirted as we headed down the hill. One of the two men who had fled from the back of the hut was dead, although it was impossible to know if I had had a hand in his killing. He had been hit by at least half a dozen rounds. His companion appeared to have got away, though he may have been wounded. The fourth man had been shot dead on the far side of the building by other members of the patrol. I hadn’t even seen him until we came across his body. I was feeling strangely high – the kind of high you get after a few drinks, but before actually becoming drunk – although I knew that this reaction was caused by the adrenalin still chasing about inside my system. I had come through my first contact with an enemy. My first firefight. And I had killed a man for the first time. It was a strange feeling. Later, as we made our way back to White City, I thought, ‘This is really good. I’ve just seen my first action, and I’ve done all right.’ I had no regrets at all. A little sadness for the man I’d killed, perhaps, that he might have had a wife and a family as some of our guys had wives and families. Yet in the end he had courted his own fate by becoming a terrorist. 3

Understanding Hieroglyphs A Quick and Simple Guide Hilary Wilson Learn how to unlock the secrets of an ancient civilisation with the help of this book. Featuring hundreds of the most commonly used hieroglyphs, arranged in easy-to-use tables, with translations, plus examples from monuments, documents and museum exhibitions. If you've ever wanted to learn how to read hieroglyphs, this book is the perfect guide. This book will teach you all you need to know about deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, with the help of hundreds of the most commonly used hieroglyphs arranged in easy-to-use tables, with translations, plus examples from monuments, ancient documents and museum exhibits. Fully illustrated throughout with line drawings, tables and maps, Understanding Hieroglyphs will enthral anyone who craves the satisfaction of actually understanding the writing which adords Egyptian monuments and artefacts - unlocking the secrets of an ancient civilization.

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Food and Drink , People of the Pharaohs and Egyptian Woman .

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A perfect introductory guide to the fascinating subject of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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Learn to decipher hieroglyphs at the same time as learning about ancient Egyptian culture and mythology. Fully illustrated throughout with line drawings, tables and maps, including real examples from ancient artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone. Hilary Wilson is a lecturer in archaeology and Egyptology, the founder and chairman of the Southampton Ancient Egypt Society, a staff contributor to Ancient Egypt Magazine and the author of several other books on ancient Egypt.

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gyptian was an unpointed language, as are printed Arabic and Hebrew, meaning they are written without vowels. Figure 10 (opposite) shows the hieroglyphic signs now recognized as being alphabetic. Approximate sound-values have been given for each of the signs, which include some semi-vowels or weak consonants like the alif and ayin of Arabic, both of which may be pronounced as ‘ah’. In cases where vowels are necessary to pronunciation the modern convention is to insert the letter ‘e’ so that the word for ‘name’, which is spelled ‘rn’, is usually pronounced ‘ren’. This does not mean that this is how the word was spoken, it is simply a convenient aid to students of ancient Egyptian. Neither does it indicate that ‘e’ was the most common vowel sound in the ancient tongue. This practice is no more than a recently accepted means of vocalizing the language. In fact there are very few clues as to how the language sounded, so modern pronunciation is largely a matter of educated guesswork and the source of much learned discussion, not to say argument. The hieroglyphic ‘alphabet’ is conventionally arranged according to the order of a Semitic alphabet like Arabic. The last four signs in the 30

Figure 10

25. Three of the daughters of Akhenaten shown accompanying their parents on an official occasion. In attendance is their aunt, Mutnedjmet. From the tomb of Ay at Amarna. Translation (columns read from right to left): 1. King’s daughter, of his body, his beloved, born to the King’s Great Wife (Nefer-neferu-Aten Nefertiti), who lives forever and ever 2. King’s daughter, of his body, his beloved . . . 3. Maket-Aten . . . 4. born of the King’s Great Wife, his beloved . . . 5. (Nefer-neferuaten Nefertiti) etc . . . 6. King’s daughter, of his body, his beloved, Ank-es-en-pa . . . 7.

. . . Aten, born of etc . . .

. . . etc. . .

9. Sister of the King’s Great Wife, Neferneferu-Aten Nefertiti 10. living forever and ever 11. Mut-nedjmet

There are some examples of scenes of royal families in which each child is named. In the reign of Akehnaten the six princesses were often portrayed with their parents and each is very clearly identified as ‘King’s Daughter, of His Body, His Beloved, Born of the King’s Chief Wife, Nefertiti’. The naming of both parents in this way is, however, rare (fig. 25). In the parades of children with which Ramesses II decorated his buildings at Luxor, the Ramesseum and Abu Simbel, among others, it is possible to identify by name more than one hundred sons and daughters. As they are shown in almost identical dress and of the same height, it is impossible to say which were the eldest, which were the children of Ramesses’s successive ‘Chief Wives’ and which survived infancy. Some of the more senior princes are shown in scenes of the king’s foreign campaigns taking part in battles, besieging a Canaanite fortress and driving their chariots. It is from the tombs and monuments of these princes that it is sometimes possible to identify their mothers. Ramesses was unusual in being married to two ‘Chief Wives’ at a time. Queen Isenofre was ‘Great Royal Wife’ at the same time as Queen Nefertari, and later in the king’s reign of nearly sixtyeight years, the daughters of these two queens, Merytamen and BintAnath, became the consorts of their father in their mothers’ places. Ramesses III emulated Ramesses II in depicting his children on his monuments. His progeny were not as numerous as those of his hero though many sons bore the same names as the sons of the earlier king. In his mortuary temple of Medinet Habu several later kings sought to identify themselves in the parade of the children of Ramesses III by adding cartouches or the royal uraeus serpent at the brow to indicate kingship (fig.26). It is not clear how regularly royal princesses were allowed to marry outside their own family. In the Sixth Dynasty the Vizier Mereruka was honoured by being given in marriage a ‘King’s Daughter’ but she was very probably the child of a lesser wife or concubine rather than the daughter of the ‘Chief Wife’ of the reigning king (see fig. 14, page 40). Princess Tia, daughter of Seti I, married a nobleman who 65

26. One of the sons of Harnesses III depicted at the mortuary temple of Medinet Habu. He wears the distinctive royal hairstyle of the elaborated sidelock and carries a single ostrich plume mounted on a baton, the badge of a ‘Royal Fan-Bearer’. Translation: Fan-bearer on the right of the king. His Majesty’s First Charioteer, King’s Son, of his body, Pa-Re-hir-wenam-ef, justified Cartouche: Lord of Appearances, (Ramesses, Ruler of lunw)

became administrator of the Ramesseum. This marriage may have taken place before Seti became king so it cannot be taken as a typical example. Although the king’s family was probably just as badly affected by 66

Table 5: Elements in Royal Names 67

Table 8: Key to Pyramid Sites as numbered on Map. (Modern names shown in bold)

Elementary The Periodic Table Explained James M. Russell Authoritative science to engage even the most unscientific! Chemistry’s most significant chart, the Periodic Table, and its 118 elements, is laid bare in this lively accessible and compelling expose. The periodic table, created in the early 1860s by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, is one of the most extraordinary advances in modern chemistry. This basic visual aid helped scientists to gain a deeper understanding of what chemical elements really were: and, astonishingly, it also correctly predicted the properties of elements that hadn’t been discovered at the time. Here, in the authoritative Elementary, James Russell uses his lively, accessible and engaging narrative to tell the story behind all the elements we now know about. From learning about the creation of the first three elements, hydrogen, lithium and helium, in the big bang, through to oxygen and carbon, which sustain life on earth – along with the many weird and wonderful uses of elements as varied as fluorine, arsenic, krypton and einsteinium – even the most unscientifically-minded will be enthralled by this fascinating subject. With the help of illustrations and photographs throughout, Russell compellingly details these most basic building blocks of the universe, and the people who identified, isolated and even created them.

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Tells the story of each of the elements, what they do, where they are found and what uses they can be put to as well as debunking the myths and mysteries of the periodic table itself. Throws light on the etymology of the chemical names, uncovers the prank played by an eminent chemist at element number 94 – this book is full of fascinating information that even the non-scientist will enjoy. Lively and accessible, this is a perfect gift book for adults who love science as well as a great introduction for science novices!

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HYDROGEN

Hydrogen Atomic number: 1

Boiling point: −253°C (−423°F)

Colour: colourless

First identified: 1766

Category: non-metal

Melting point: −259°C (−434°F)

ydrogen is the simplest possible atom, with a nucleus of only one proton and one electron. It was one of the first elements to be formed after the Big Bang, and

remains the most abundant in the universe – even though it has been burning in countless stars. where it is fused into helium, it still makes up more than 75 per cent of the detectable universe and appears in more compounds than any other element. A light, colourless, highly flammable gas, it is rich on our planet in the form of water (two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom). The weak bonds that hydrogen forms in molecules give water its relatively high boiling point, allowing it to exist in liquid form in the Earth’s atmosphere, while at low temperatures, the hydrogen bonds adjust and hold the oxygen atoms apart in a kind of crystal lattice: most substances are denser in their solid state than in their liquid 7

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state, but this lattice makes ice lighter than water, which is

Phlogiston, a Dead Horse

why icebergs float. Hydrogen also bonds with carbon to form hydrocarbons, including fossil fuels such as coal, crude oil and natural gas (it is a highly combustible element – when you see a candle burning, this is mostly because hydrogen is released from

The phlogiston theory, which misled Cavendish, was the now-deceased idea that all combustible bodies contained a ﬁre-like element (named from the Ancient Greek word for ‘ﬂame’). The theory

the oil or tallow and burns when it comes into contact with

was that substances containing phlogiston became

oxygen). Without hydrogen, we wouldn’t have the heat and

dephlogisticated when they burned. The ﬁrst cracks in

light from the constant nuclear fusion of the sun

this theory came when it was shown that some metals

The sixteenth-century alchemist Paracelsus was the first

gained weight rather than losing it when they burned,

to observe the phenomenon that bubbles of a flammable

and Lavoisier more or less disproved it when he used

gas are produced when metal is mixed with strong acids.

closed vessel experiments to show that combustion

(Chemistry teachers use the mnemonic MASH, to remind

requires a gas (oxygen) that has a measurable mass.

students that metals + acids produce salts and hydrogen.) In 1671, Robert Boyle observed the same thing when iron filings were mixed with hydrochloric acid (a compound of hydrogen and chlorine). It was nearly a century later,

Hydrogen is extremely light, one reason why it isn’t

in 1766, that Henry Cavendish realized this gas was a

commonly found in pure form in the air (it basically just

separate element, though he called it inflammable air,

floats away and can escape the atmosphere). It is much

which he wrongly identified as phlogiston. In 1781, when

lighter than oxygen or nitrogen, which is why it was the first

he found that this gas produced water when it was burned,

gas used to fill a hot-air balloon. It would also be used in

Cavendish suggested that the oxygen it was combining

airships (hot-air balloons with a rigid structure) – but the

with was ‘dephlogisticated air’. It took the brilliant French

boom in airship (or zeppelin) travel in the early twentieth

chemist Antoine Lavoisier, in 1783, to give hydrogen its

century came to an abrupt end after the spectacular crash of

current name, which is derived from the Greek for ‘water

the passenger airship, LZ 129 Hindenburg in 1937.

producer’.

Hydrogen is used, however, in some NASA rockets, including the main Space Shuttle engines, which are powered by burning liquid hydrogen and pure oxygen. And it could be the clean fuel of the future, replacing fossil fuels in cars, either directly or, more likely, in the form of fuel cells, where it 8

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History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks Nicola Chalton and Meredith MacArdle Beginning with the birth of the scientific method, through the Scientific Revolution to the present day, The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks lays out all the key discoveries and scientists from throughout history in a clear and accessible way. Since ancient times, we have tried to make sense of our universe by observing objects far beyond our abilities to see or touch – from the smallest atom to the farthest star. This book covers, in chronological order, all the key discoveries and remarkable minds in each scientific field, including Aristotle’s geocentric model of the cosmos, Darwin’s theory of evolution, Newton’s theory of gravity and Einstein’s theory of relativity. Also included are fascinating anecdotes about the lives of influential scientists: learn how Ptolemy fixed his results to match his theories; Freud used cocaine to expand his mind; and Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was banned from using university computers after being caught hacking. Revealing how human curiosity knows no bounds, and how the field of science has evolved over the last 2,500 years, this book breaks everything down into easily digestible sections to give a broad overview of the fascinating history of science.

Author Details Nicola Chalton has written and contributed to several non-fiction books, including a series on the history of science and philosophy (Philosophers: They Changed the World and Scientists: They Changed the World). She runs a small publishing business in North Yorkshire with her husband.

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Astronomy and Cosmology â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Scientific View of the Universe

humans have tried to make sense of the universe by observing objects beyond our world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the sun, moon, stars and planets. Early observers named star patterns, or constellations, after mythological figures like Orion and Perseus. They charted and predicted celestial events such as eclipses, comets and the motion of planets, and their records formed the basis of timekeeping and navigation. The optical telescope invented in the seventeenth century greatly advanced the study of astronomy: astronomers could search deeper into space, where they discovered gas clouds, cosmic dust and whole new galaxies, and cosmologists continued their hunt for clues to the origin and evolution of the universe, from its birth and into the future. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s astronomical instruments include satellite-borne telescopes that detect radiation from cosmic objects, and space probes that bring back information from other planets. Armed with such sophisticated tools, astronomers

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are discovering more about the particles and forces that make up the universe and the processes by which stars, planets and galaxies evolve.

Earliest Known Star Catalogue: Gan De

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Shi Shen and Gan De were among the first astronomers to approach an accurate measurement of the year, since they calculated it as 365¼ days. Calendars based on 365 days would eventually be reformed to reflect this more accurate measurement. Indeed, the Greek astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria is said to have helped Julius Caesar realign the Roman calendar in 46 BCE, and the resulting Julian calendar would remain in use across Europe and Northern Africa until the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1582.

A Chinese astronomer, Gan De (c.400–c.340 BCE), and his contemporary Shi Shen (fl. fourth century BCE) were the authors of the world’s earliest-known star catalogues. Gan De lived during the turbulent Warring States period of ancient China, when the regular twelve-year passage across the skies of the bright, visible light of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was used to count years, so it was the focus of concentrated observations and predictions. Without telescopes, Gan De and his colleagues had to rely on the naked eye, but they made acute calculations to guide them to the best times to make celestial observations. Gan De catalogued thousands of stars and recognized more than 100 constellations. His star catalogue was more comprehensive than the first known Western star catalogue, drawn up in about 129 BCE by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus, who listed about 800 stars. His observation of what was almost certainly one of Jupiter’s four large moons was the first known record in the world of seeing a satellite of Jupiter – long before Galileo Galilei officially ‘discovered’ the satellites in 1610 using his newly developed telescope.

The prevailing view of the cosmos in Ancient Greece was of the earth as a perfect sphere at the centre of the universe, with the other known heavenly bodies orbiting around the earth, the movement of the sun and planets being at a uniform speed and in a perfect circle. To this ‘geocentric theory’ the great natural philosopher and scientist Aristotle added his own theory that the earth and heavens were made up of five elements. The four earthly elements were earth, air, fire and water. The fifth element, aether, was the material that filled the heavens and was arranged in concentric shells around the earth. Each concentric shell of aether contained one of the heavenly bodies, orbiting at a uniform pace and in a perfect circle; the stars were all fixed within the outermost shell. Aristotle believed that while earthly elements came into being, decayed and died, the heavens were perfect and unchanging.

Geocentric View of the Cosmos: Aristotle

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Precession of the Equinoxes: Hipparchus

Aristotle was a giant of the classical Greek intellectual world and his ideas had a lasting influence in the West. Born to a Macedonian medical family, he was one of the stars of Plato’s school in Athens, where he studied philosophy and astronomy, as well as mathematics, which Plato thought was a suitable discipline to sharpen the mind. Leaving Athens possibly because he was not appointed head of the Academy after Plato’s death, but perhaps because Philip of Macedon’s expansionist wars made Macedonians unpopular, Aristotle returned to the city in 335/4 BCE only after Alexander the Great – Philip’s son and Aristotle’s pupil – had conquered all of Greece. While running his own school, the Lyceum, Aristotle continued extensive studies into almost every subject then defined. His method of teaching and debate was to walk around discussing topics, which is why Aristotelians are often called Peripatetics. After Alexander’s death, ill feeling towards Macedonians flared up again, and Aristotle fled, supposedly stating in a reference to the execution of the philosopher Socrates seventy years earlier: ‘I will not allow the Athenians to sin twice against philosophy.’

Influential Greek astronomer Hipparchus (c.190–c.120 BCE ) is credited with many fundamental advances in astronomy during the Hellenistic era, including the discovery of the precession of the equinoxes. While compiling his star catalogue, he noticed that the positions of the stars did not match up with earlier records; there was an unexpected systematic shift, which indicated to him that the earth itself had moved, rather than the stars. The motion he had detected was effectively a wobble as the earth rotates around its axis – imagine the slow wobble of a spinning top, with its axis tracing a circular path. One such circuit takes about 26,000 years – a figure calculated very accurately by Hipparchus. The ‘wobble’ detected by Hipparchus was called the precession of the equinoxes (or ‘precession’) because it caused the equinoxes (the dates occurring twice a year, in March and September, when day and night are approximately of equal length) to occur slightly earlier than expected with reference to the positions of the stars. This in turn created a discrepancy with the ancient solar measurement of a year (the sidereal year), which was based on the time it took for the sun’s apparent revolution from a fixed star to the same fixed star again, as viewed from earth (or, from a modern perspective, the time it takes the earth to orbit once around the sun). Because of the discrepancy, Hipparchus invented a second definition: the

Aristotle (384–322

BCE)

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tropical year, or the length of time for the sun’s apparent revolution from an equinox to the same equinox again, or from season to season. The tropical year is about twenty minutes shorter than the sidereal year. Hipparchus used Babylonian data to calculate the lengths of the sidereal and tropical years with great accuracy. Our current Gregorian calendar is based on the tropical year, which ensures that the seasons occur in the same months each year.

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Mathematical View of the Cosmos: Ptolemy

The earth’s precession – the earth tilts on its axis at an angle of 23.5 degrees, and wobbles like a top as it rotates, but only slowly: one wobble (or ‘circle of precession’) every 26,000 years. The wobble affects the equinoxes, or the timing of the seasons.

Two hundred years after Hipparchus, Ptolemy, the last of the great Ancient Greek astronomers, also adopted the geocentric view of the earth as the centre of the cosmos. His contribution was to create the first model of the universe to explain and predict the movements of the sun and planets in mathematical terms, and he recorded the results in his great work, the Almagest. He theorized that the moon was the closest heavenly body to the earth, followed by the planets, and then the stars, which were fixed points of light in a rotating sphere, and it was this model that would prevail in Europe for the next 1,500 years. Despite Ptolemy’s fundamental beliefs, in order to mathematically explain the movements of heavenly bodies he had to violate his own rules by assuming that the earth was actually not the exact centre of the planetary orbits. Pragmatically, he and his followers accepted this displacement, known as the ‘eccentric’, as just a minor blip in the essential geocentric theory. Ptolemy used a combination of three geometric constructs. The first, the eccentric, was not new, nor was his second construct, the epicycle. This proposes that planets do not actually move in large circles, but instead move around small circles or epicycles which in turn revolve around the circumference of a larger sphere focused (eccentrically) on the earth. Progress along the

VEGA (Future North Star)

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History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks Jacob F. Field An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks details the events, personalities, ideas and disasters that have shaped our continent. An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks details the events, personalities, ideas and disasters that have shaped our continent. The book is broken down into six easily digestible chapters: Classical Antiquity (2600 BCE to 600 CE); Medieval (600-1500); Reform and Enlightenment (1500-1780); Age of Revolutions (1780-1914); the Wars (1914-45); and the Making of Contemporary Europe (1945 to present). It begins with the first ancient culture to emerge in Europe: the Minoans. It then proceeds chronologically to the present day, taking in not just significant historical events but also overarching social, technological and cultural trends and their impact. Throughout the book there are mini-biographies of notable individuals (such as Julius Caesar, Catherine the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte) who have been most significant in European history. It is also packed with amazing facts, details and maps that will give the reader a vivid understanding of Europe’s past.

Author Details Jacob F. Field PhD is a historian and writer who was a contributor to 1001 Historic Sites and 1001 Battles. He is the author of One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome History, and We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History, both published by Michael O'Mara Books. He studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD, where he completed a thesis on the Great Fire of London. He then worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge.

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01 September 2019

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AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

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9781789290530

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A perfect addition to the successful Bite-sized Chunks series. The History of the World in Bite-sized Chunks has sold over 60,000 copies worldwide. A timely and accessible history of Europe Jacob F. Field in a historian and author of One Bloody Thing After Another, We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches and D-Day in Numbers.

The History of europe in Bite-sized Chunks

a capable general but after he became emperor he grew increasingly sombre and reclusive, often leaving Rome and leaving administration to his lieutenants. He was succeeded by Caligula (12–41 ce), his grand-nephew and adopted grandson. At first the young emperor was moderate and popular but he quickly became a violent tyrant, and he was assassinated. His uncle Claudius (10 bce–54 ce) forestalled any attempts at restoring republicanism and ensured the imperial system remained in place. After Claudius died his adopted son Nero (37–68 ce) succeeded him. Nero grew cruel, ordering the death of his mother. His extravagance and callousness led to revolt, forcing him to give up his throne and commit suicide. Nero’s death ended the ‘Julio-Claudian’ dynasty. It was followed by the political upheaval of the Year of the Four Emperors in 69 ce. Coups, usually backed by military strength, became common features of the Roman Empire. Despite occasional instability, the empire was held together for centuries by its strong and robust institutions like its bureaucracy, transport infrastructure (its network of roads covered around 250,000 miles) and legal system. The backbone of the empire was the Imperial Army. Its main unit was the legion; made up of 5,000 infantrymen who were Roman citizens who had volunteered for 25 years, and were highly disciplined and well supplied. At its peak the Imperial Army had around 30 legions. Non-citizens could join the army as auxilia (mostly light infantry, archers and cavalry), who numbered over 300,000 at their peak.

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Rome at its Peak

The Year of the Four Emperors ended with the general Vespasian (9–79 ce) being declared emperor by his legions in 69 ce. He ruled for a decade, restoring order and beginning a run of mostly capable emperors that lasted for over a century. This period saw the Roman Empire enter a period of relative peace and prosperity. Roman colonization delivered many benefits – roads, architecture, hygiene and trade to name a few (it should be remembered much of this relied on slaves, who made up at least one-tenth of the population). An important tool used to tie together the Roman Empire was granting legal rights to some people in allied and conquered regions (only local elites tended to be given full citizenship). Roman citizens were protected under imperial laws, and guaranteed the right to trial. Rome reached its peak size in 117 ce under Trajan (53–117 ce), a general born in Spain who became emperor with the support of the army. Trajan oversaw victory in the Dacian Wars (101–2 and 105–6 ce), which saw Rome extend its empire further into the Balkans. Trajan then turned his attentions east, fighting the Parthian Empire (which covered much of modern-day Iran and Iraq), sacking their capital and annexing some of their territory. After this triumph Trajan, whose health had been in decline, died in Asia Minor while travelling back to Rome. After Trajan’s reign Rome tended to avoid wars of conquest, and concentrated more on defending its frontiers. Hadrian (76–138 ce), Trajan’s cousin, and successor as emperor, adopted

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son abandoned some of the recent conquests. He initiated a policy of strengthening and extending Rome’s border defences, ordering the construction of walls, forts and towers. Hadrian undertook an extensive personal tour of his empire, visiting Britannia, North Africa, Greece, Asia Minor, and the Middle East, inspecting troops and investigating local issues. Hadrian was also a trend-setter; unlike his clean-shaven predecessors he sported a beard, starting a trend of emperors with facial hair. Symbolic of Hadrian’s policy of retrenchment was his eponymous wall, a 73-mile-long stone fortification built from 122–8 ce that protected northern Britannia from the tribes to the north. (To the north was the less well-known Antonine Wall, a 39-mile-long turf and wood fortification protected by a ditch built from c. 142–54 ce.) Even more extensive was the Limes Germanicus (‘Germanic frontier’), a series of fortifications that combined with the natural barriers of the Danube and Rhine rivers to prevent incursions from Germanic tribes into the Empire. Disorder returned under Commodus (161–92 ce), who scandalized Rome by fighting as a gladiator in the arena (sometimes appearing as the god Hercules), killing hundreds of exotic animals including ostriches, lions and a giraffe. His increasingly megalomaniacal tendencies, which saw him rename Rome Colonia Commodiana (‘Colony of Commodus’), led to his death in 192 ce. A group of his advisors turned against him and sent his favourite wrestler to strangle him while he was having a bath. As the Roman Empire moved into the third century ce, long-term political stability would became more and more elusive.  21 

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The Division of the Empire

The 3rd century ce began with the reign of Caracalla (188–217 ce), who had his brother and co-emperor Geta (189–211 ce) assassinated. He then erased all images and mentions of him, as well as making it illegal to even say his name. Thousands of Geta’s associates were then murdered. One of Caracalla’s most important initiatives was a 212 ce edict that made all free men in the Roman Empire citizens. In 217 ce Caracalla was stabbed to death by one of his soldiers, angered because he had not been granted a promotion. From this point barracks emperors, who seized power with the support of their legions, became more common; from 235–84 ce there were fourteen of them. Their reigns tended to be short, usually no more than a couple of years, because if they lost the support of their soldiers they were vulnerable to being murdered by one of them or overthrown by a rival. In 284 ce, Diocletian (244–311 ce), was proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. He reigned for over two decades. Ruthless and autocratic, he restored order by purging his enemies and putting down revolts. Diocletian instigated the Great Persecution (303–11 ce), which subjected Christians to state violence and limited their legal rights. Diocletian’s greatest legacy was splitting up the Roman Empire. In 286 ce he appointed a co-emperor to rule the west. In 293 ce Diocletian further devolved power by dividing the empire into four (this arrangement was known as the Tetrarchy – ‘rule of four’), with a senior and junior emperor (titled the Augustus and the Caesar, respectively) in both east and west. Administrative centres such as Milan in northern  22 

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Italy, Nicomedia in Anatolia, Trier in Gaul, and Sirmium in the Danube region were established in peripheral areas, enabling closer monitoring of imperial frontiers. The eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire became increasingly separate, both politically and culturally (in the east Greek tended to be spoken rather than Latin). Although the empire was occasionally reunited, this division consistently re-emerged.

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EXO K-Pop Superstars Adrian Besley A K-pop band like no other, EXO have been dominating charts and stealing hearts since they debuted in 2012. For the first time, this unofficial biography will tell their extraordinary story. A K-pop band like no other, EXO have been dominating charts and stealing hearts since they debuted in 2012. For the first time, this unofficial biography will tell their extraordinary story. Extensively researched, this book weaves in the backstories of each of the nine individual members with the story of the band as a whole, as well as detailing the support from their incredible fanbase, EXO-L. As any EXO-L knows, EXO come from an alien planet and possess superpowers – not hard to believe when you see how talented they are! They record their songs in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese, they have millions of fans all over the world, their music videos clock up hundreds of millions of views, and a captivated global audience watched this Korean-Chinese band close the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. No wonder Dazed magazine called them the ‘biggest Korean boyband in the world’. Featuring biographies of each of the nine current members – Suho, Xiumin, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun – as well as previous members Luhan, Kris and Tao, and taking an in-depth look at what makes them stand out from the K-pop crowd, this accessible and upbeat book is a must for any fan of one of the biggest bands on the planet. Publication

01 September 2019

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AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

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9781789291148

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After working as a copywriter at the BBC, Adrian Besley became a freelance writer. He is the author of many successful non-fiction titles, including the bestselling BTS: Icons of K-Pop , also published by Michael O'Mara Books. He has also written the official Monty Python Hidden Secrets book , which told the story of Monty Python through artefacts from the archives; boy band biography 5 Seconds of Summer Confidential; a series of top-selling YouTube books such as YouTube World Records; and various humour titles such as The Retrosexual Manual .

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First-ever biography of the incredibly successful boyband who rap, sing and dance with jaw-dropping skill.

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EXO were chosen to perform in the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, and their music videos gain hundreds of millions of views on YouTube EXO have a devoted fanbase, with millions of followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A must-read for any fan of the super-successful K-pop sensation Adrian Besley is also the author of the bestselling BTS: Icons of K-Pop, which has sold over 15,000 copies in the UK alone and been translated into over 10 languages.

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EXO-K did, however, secure an appearance at the Dream Concert, an event that takes place every year at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in front of 35,000 fans. With groups such as TVXQ, 2PM and Girls’

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Generation sub-unit TTS headlining, EXO-K were near the bottom of the bill, but they were the only rookie act invited to perform. For Exotics it was a chance to see them not only on stage wearing new suit-and-tie outfits, but also performing something new in the form of a cover of Super Junior’s ‘Sorry, Sorry’. The promotions for the EP effectively drew to a close at the middle

of May, but there was one more treat planned for fans. For the first time

-pop has its own conventions. Debuts, music shows, award shows

since their showcase, both EXO-K and EXO-M appeared together on

and comebacks all punctuate the careers of K-pop acts. EXO had

stage on the Inkigayo music show.

stretched the concept of a debut with their extravagant teaser

At the end of May, the two sub-groups took part in their first joint fan

campaign and pre-debut singles, but, now that the EXO flag was up

signing with two hundred invited fans (although a thousand more

and flying on either side of the Yellow Sea, fans knew what to expect.

gathered to see them), before they all set off on the SM Town Live World

Right? Well, not exactly…

Tour alongside the company’s top acts, including SHINee, Super Junior,

Throughout April and May 2012, the twin groups continued to

Girls’ Generation, f(x) and BoA. The first stop was Los Angeles for a

promote the EP in South Korea and China. As well as flying out to guest

one-off concert at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The boys managed

on Super Junior’s big shows in Indonesia, EXO-M were interviewed

to slip away for a group trip to Disneyland, but were back in time to

on Chinese TV shows, including the incredibly popular variety show Happy Camp, which attracts tens of millions of viewers. Filmed in Lay’s hometown, Changsha, it revealed the boys at their most relaxed yet. Lay was the focus of much of the fun, but the others joined in as they played binocular football, were tested by the ‘ugly meter’ app and displayed their talents, from Kris’s catwalk strut and Tao’s martial-arts dance to Xiumin pulling a baozi (dumpling) face. Meanwhile, EXO-K were working hard covering all the Korean weekly music shows, singing live on some, and attending fan signings across the country. In the ultra-competitive world of K-pop, the post-debut period is a difficult time. The group has to try to maintain the momentum of the debut, keep a high profile and gain new fans, but the popular variety shows in South Korea, such as Weekly Idol, are dominated by existing groups. 24

EXO [MAMA] @SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 May 20 2012 This special performance on Inkigayo was arranged as a thank you to fans who had supported them since their debut and purchased more than 100,000 copies of the groups’ first albums. They might have introduced themselves with the ‘We are one!’ chant, but the two halves of EXO had been performing in separate countries since their debut. However, they exude so much confidence (even swagger – looking at you, Kai!), it’s possibly the best TV performance of the song and there is a palpable feeling of power when all twelve members come together on the stage. 25

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play their part in the show, performing ‘Mama’ and ‘History’. Over the next few months the tour took them to Taiwan, Tokyo, back

for ‘Mama’ and EXO-M had taken rookie awards in China, but the

to Seoul and on to Jakarta. In each city, EXO performed only those two

prestigious Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards (SMA), Mnet

songs, but members cropped up elsewhere in the show. Sehun and Luhan

Asian Music Awards (MAMA) and Melon Music Awards (MMA) were

both had opportunities to dance with SHINee; D.O., Luhan, Sehun and

the prizes they really coveted.

Chanyeol sang ‘DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love’ with TTS; Kris covered ‘Like

Internationally, MAMA are the best-known and the Best New Act

a G6’ with SHINee’s Key and f(x)’s Amber; and both Kai and Tao took

Award was seen as a straight fight between B.A.P and EXO-K – with

part in dance battles.

both groups’ fans developing a fierce rivalry. EXO performed at the show

The groups spent the summer performing at small festivals in their

and, in the real wow moment of the evening, were joined by SHINee

respective countries. It was a period of small crowds (it was reported

for their seniors’ 2010 hit ‘Lucifer’. Unfortunately, they didn’t take home

that EXO-K were paid in rice for one show!)

the prize. The only consolation for Exotics was that neither did B.A.P;

and hard work that’s often forgotten by

to everyone’s great surprise, it was given to indie group Busker Busker.

those who claim they were cosseted by

EXO-K also failed to pick up the Golden Disc or Melon awards

SM. In October, both participated in hallyu

for new acts. It was more fuel for the critics who seemed desperate to

(Korean Wave) festivities. EXO-K stayed

dismiss them as flops. Then, on 31 January 2013, at the very end of the

in Seoul to perform in a concert to build

awards season, came the Seoul Music Awards, a major event in South

excitement for the following year’s Winter

Korea, and the members were visibly thrilled as they strode up to the

Special Olympics, while EXO-M returned

stage at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium to collect the New Artist

to California for KCON, the exhibition of

Award. Suho beamed as he gave the thank-you speech – although, of

Korean culture where the highlight is a K-pop concert. Despite a bill

course, he had to share the spotlight with Chanyeol, who delighted in

featuring B.A.P, VIXX and NU’EST, it was Kris and the boys who received

looking after the trophy for him. If only he had known that before too

the most raucous welcome as they performed a short set and took part

long collecting SMA trophies would become something of an EXO habit!

in a Q&A session. They ended the set with ‘Mama’, which K-pop website

EXO had cleared the first hurdle. They had completed their rookie year

It was a period of small crowds and hard work that’s often forgotten by those who claim they were cosseted by SM.

Soompi described as ‘one of the standout performances of the night’.

with an award, and along the way had gained valuable stage experience

All eyes were now on the awards season – a critical time for any K-pop

and picked up fans at home and around the world. But Exotics were

act. As SM Entertainment’s protégées, there was immense pressure for

beginning to get a little angsty. It was nine months down the line since

EXO to mark their debut with an award. ‘Since all of our seniors got

EXO’s debut. Most rookie bands would have had a comeback by now –

the rookie award, we feel like we have to get it too,’ said Sehun in one

an EP if not a full album. Fans knew that EXO had material – they had

interview. ‘We want to surpass our seniors’ popularity.’ The concern was,

heard snippets on the debut teasers – yet as winter turned to spring there

though, that over seven months had elapsed since their debut without

was no teaser, no countdown and certainly no photoshoots.

a new release – would that count against them? Although all awards are gratefully received, in K-pop some have 26

more significance than others. EXO-K had picked up minor awards

Going on a ‘hiatus’ is not unusual in K-pop. Acts take a break because of military service, to do solo work or simply to rest, but after a debut? 27

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This was what was wittily called the ‘Airport Era’ by some early fans. Eras

had to be drunk! Then a few fans began to say, Hey I quite like this. OK,

are usually associated with comebacks and albums, but for Exotics this

it’s rough and ready, but lots of demos sound like that.

period was filled with fan photos of the boys at airports, YouTube videos

And yet the wait still wasn’t over. In April, EXO-M demonstrated just

from the SM Town Live tour and a brief cameo in the teen K-drama To

how far they had come in China by picking up the Most Popular Group

the Beautiful You.

Award at the thirteenth Top Chinese Music Awards and the Popularity

They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and many

Award at the country’s Billboard Awards. EXO-K performed with them

believe this period was key to cultivating EXO fans’ amazing loyalty and

on both occasions and on 11 May the full twelve appeared again at the

dedication. Rumours of a comeback would

prestigious Dream Concert, held in front of 45,000 at the World Cup

lead to excitement across social media, only

Stadium in Seoul. The twin groups did seem to be seeing more of each

for those rumours to prove unfounded. But

other, so could that mean…?

They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and many believe this period was key to cultivating EXO fans’ amazing loyalty and dedication.

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the fans didn’t give up. While other K-pop

Hell yes. Four days later SM finally put Exotics out of their misery.

enthusiasts suggested SM were deliberately

The comeback was happening. They were releasing a new full album

letting the group fade away or had decided

called XOXO (kisses and hugs with the hexagon EXO logo morphing into

they were not good enough for a comeback,

an X and an O – clever, eh?) and, instead of two separate groups, EXO

Exotics stood defiantly by their idols.

would come together to promote both Korean and Chinese versions.

Amazingly, the fandom grew closer and

To celebrate the end of the EXO class’s first year, they released

closer. They entertained themselves with fan

two teaser yearbook-style posters with all twelve members dressed in

fiction, artwork and creative videos. Memes

school uniforms. The first poster showed them

went viral, especially those inspired by misheard lyrics. ‘Roar like a

with neatly combed hair looking like well-

buffalo’ from ‘Two Moons’ became ‘Roll like a buffalo’; Chen’s ‘Girl, I

behaved, straight-faced students, while the

can’t explain what I feel’ from ‘What Is Love’ was taken as ‘Gull, I can’t

second poster portrayed them as mischievous

explain what I feel’ – cue a flock of seabirds – and, perhaps best of all,

pranksters, pulling faces, blowing bubble-gum

when Luhan’s opening to EXO-M’s ‘History’ sounded to English speakers

(Chanyeol) and winking (D.O.).

To celebrate the end of the EXO class’s first year, they released two teaser yearbook-style posters with all twelve members dressed in school uniforms.

like ‘Listen, enjoy the mayo’, it launched hundreds of mayonnaise gags.

After such a long wait, Exotics basked in

It was into this fevered atmosphere of fun, creativity and heightened

daily teasers of the boys as model students and

expectation that a possible EXO comeback track first emerged. In late

high-spirited schoolboys. Three pictures of the

February 2013 an audio track called ‘Wolf ’ was uploaded to SoundCloud.

members in uniform spelled out the group’s

It was a poorly mixed recording, but recognisable as EXO – and it took

name while, among the individual photos,

Exotics completely by surprise. Some were outraged. It was awful, they

Kai appeared with cornrows as he posed in his American football kit;

said, a terrible song sung out of tune. Then there was laughter, especially

D.O. looked like a real troublemaker about to throw a chair; Luhan

at the saranghaeyo (I love you) line – some claimed it sounded like

posed on a ladder looking like he’d just painted a mural of the group;

Mickey Mouse had joined the group while others suggested that D.O.

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as he sprawled on his dorm bed; and Chen had apparently fallen asleep

the group: solid songs, varied styles and stand-out vocals. The beautifully

in his beanie with an open comic book lying on his chest. Awww!

sung, stripped-back ‘Baby Don’t Cry’, the upbeat dance track ‘Let Out

Chogiwa! This roughly translates as ‘I can feel it coming’, but to fans

the Beast’ and the mellow closing track ‘My Lady’ were recognisable

it means a joke, something funny, a source of pride, a catch-all word for

from the debut teasers, and didn’t disappoint in their finished versions,

all things EXO. It is also the first word of ‘Wolf ’, the comeback music

while among the new tracks, ‘Black Pearl’, a song international fans took

video uploaded to YouTube on 30 May 2013. ‘Chogiwa!’ was the initial

to their hearts, was a beautifully crafted, multi-paced, cool R&B number

response from many fans to the video and the track itself, but over time

and ‘Heart Attack’ surprised by combining a mysterious, other-worldly

‘Wolf ’ has become known as the song that everyone says they hate but

ballad with an up-tempo clap-along beat.

secretly listens to at night.

That ability to chop and change genres, from hip-hop to ballads to

Fans bought into EXO; they loved the boys’ looks, voices and their

boyband pop and more, produced a captivating album, with any one of

awesome dance skills. But, in trying to be different, SM had made things

the above tracks being named as their favourite by Exotics at the time.

difficult. The video for ‘Wolf ’ featured the most amazingly sophisticated

After a week, Kiss was number one and Hug number two in the South

choreography. It was devised by US dance maestro Tony Testa and, as

Korean charts, Hug topped the Chinese charts and a combined version

Kris later revealed, took them months to learn; but the prowling around,

sat at the peak of the Billboard World Album Chart.

looking tough and, well, wolfing it up made many fans cringe or perhaps,

Exotics’ patience had been rewarded. They’d stuck with the boys

even worse, laugh. Similarly, the song blended rap, random singing and

despite the rumours and haters, and EXO had come good with an

choruses to a dubstep backing. It was so much better than the leaked

album that pleased their fan base, earned critical acclaim and proved

version – and catchy too – but the growling and high-pitched howling?

immensely popular. As some liked to say back then: chogiwawesome!

However, many people’s perceptions changed when the twelve-man EXO took to the M Countdown stage on the first of their TV musicshow promotions and simply blew the place apart. Their performance was epic and dramatic. They nailed the choreography and injected so much energy and charisma – and the fans played their part as well, with their clearly audible chants helping to create an incredible atmosphere. For the next few days they continued to perform on music shows and after an Inkigayo show on 2 June they held a surprise fan meeting at a nearby park. Astonishingly, more than 2,000 fans rushed to greet them. EXO were most definitely back. The next day, ‘Wolf ’ dropped as a digital single in Korean and Mandarin versions and physical formats of XOXO were released – a Kiss edition in Korea and a Hug edition in China. The eccentricities and theatricality of ‘Wolf ’ certainly gained EXO attention. The album, however, delivered what most fans wanted from 30

A Life Made by Hand The Story of Ruth Asawa Andrea D'Aquino

A Life Made by Hand introduces Ruth Asawa, a beloved figure in the San Francisco Bay Area art world and a tireless educator who worked in the public schools of San Francisco. It addresses her family’s internment during WWII, and her time spent studying with Anni and Josef Albers, and Buckminster Fuller, Merce Cunningham, and alongside Robert Rauschenberg, Viola Farber, Cy Twombly, Ray Johnson, and Dorothea Rockburne at Black Mountain College near Asheville, North Carolina.

Author Details Andrea D’Aquino is a Brooklyn, NY-based award-winning illustrator who has worked for Anthropologie, The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler and The Washington Post. She is the author of Once Upon a Piece of Paper: A Visual Guide to Collage Making, and illustrator for the Alice in Wonderland, from the Classics Reimagined Series by Rockport. Publication

01 September 2019

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Beautiful illustrations by a well-known, contemporary American artist recognised for her wire sculptures.

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Addresses an often unspoken time in American history when Americans with Japanese heritage were interned in camps during WWII. Asawa was an arts education advocate and the driving force behind the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, which was renamed the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts in 2010 in tribute to her.

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Fresh Face Simple routines for beautiful glowing skin, every day Mandi Nyambi The essential book for external skin care, with surefire tips and routines for a healthy facial glow. Fresh Face is the essential beauty book on skin care. It offers readers the basics on maintaining radiant, glowing skin, and offers a variety of skin-care routines, with simple, effective steps to ensure healthy skin across a variety of skin types and scenarios. With routines for dry skin, aging, and rosacea; days when you’re having your photo taken; after a breakup; or during a long flight, Fresh Face provides fun and accessible skin-care advice for both beauty-enthusiasts and women looking to prioritise their self-care.

Author Details Mandi Nyambi is the co-founder and CEO of Le CultureClub, a blog and newsletter dedicated to skin care. She is a scientist, writer, and entrepreneur passionate about skin tech. Mandi started Le CultureClub after struggling to find the right skincare products for her eczema and sensitive skin. She has a bachelor’s degree in stem cell biology from Harvard and a master’s degree in nutrition from Columbia. Publication

01 August 2019

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AU$32.99

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9781452178400

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Skin care is a huge beauty trend – both for makeup enthusiasts who want a healthy base to build on and for clean-beauty lovers who want to bring out their natural glow – and it's a big part of the larger self-care movement. Skin care doesn't just appeal to twenty-somethings and beauty junkies. This book is a feel-good, self-love gift for all mums, daughters, sisters, and girlfriends. Mandi Nyambi is the co-founder and CEO of Le CultureClub, a startup and blog in the wellness-tech space with an emphasis on skincare. Her Harvard degree in stem cell biology and Columbia masters in nutrition coupled with her love of self-care is the perfect mix of expertise and passion for a modern book on skin care. Priced just right, and with a dynamic die-cut cover, this is an easy self-buy for beauty dabblers looking for guidance on facial care, the beauty consumer obsessed with products and beauty treatments, and a great impulse buy while browsing the selection of face masks at your local beauty counter. There are few contemporary, attractive books on facial skin care.

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Dry Skin

Dry skin has its unique challenges, including flakiness, tight-

ness, irritation, inflammation, and redness. As you know, dry skin can cause physical discomfort, making you hyperaware

of your skin’s texture. So when it comes to your skin care, half

Dealing with Skin Concerns

the time it’s about relieving those symptoms of discomfort. I get it. But let’s take it a step further and talk about some ingredient guidelines to help you face seasonal challenges. During the winter months, you’ll want to apply an extra layer of moisturizer or use a heavy cream to ensure that you don’t

Before you launch into the routines and wealth of information in this book, you’ll need to start with a rough assessment of your skin. How do you classify your skin? Is it rough, oily, sensitive, or pigmented? These are some of the characteristics that will help you whittle down which routines will work best for you and your needs. I’ve come up with a few general breakdowns and guidelines for the most common skin concerns. You may find that you’re a combination of a few, or maybe you’ll fall squarely in one category. Take a minute to get up close and personal with your skin and check in with what it needs from you.

lose moisture to harsh winds. You may want to moisturize more than once a day to keep up with the hydration needs of your skin. During the transitional seasons (fall and spring), you’ll need to take things day by day. I recommend checking the weather to see if your environment will be more windy or mild. When things heat up outside, you’ll have to contend with air conditioners inside. While they can provide relief from the heat of the sun, they are also extremely drying to the skin. Don’t skip that moisturizing step in the summer; instead you can opt for a hydrating serum in addition to a light moisturizer. You always have options.

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Oily skin can create a constant quest for balance. It’s more than just sweating a lot when doing physical activity; it’s feel-

Comedogenicity

ingredient

argan oil hempseed oil

shea butter castor oil grape seed oil rosehip oil

shea butter jojoba oil olive oil pumpkinseed oil

avocado oil sesame oil

cocoa butter coconut oil red palm oil

wheat germ oil

ing a layer of grease on your skin even in dry environments. To be clear, you absolutely need oil on your skin to keep it healthy, but just how much is hard to figure out. Thankfully, there are some signs you can look to for guidance, like acne.

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Oily Skin

Excess sebum creates the perfect environment for bacteria to grow, thrive, and wreak havoc. Not all bacteria are bad, but P. acnes, the bacterium most closely associated with acne, does find a happy home in an oily environment. So when you’re thinking about managing oily skin, you also need to think about balancing the production of oils and sebum on the face as part of your blemish care. When managing oily skin, it helps to investigate the comedogenicity of a product’s ingredients. A comedogenic ingredient is one that is more likely to clog your pores, but it’s not a zero-sum game. The scale of comedogenic oils is a very helpful tool for picking out the right products for your skin, which may be more acne prone in addition to being oily. A rating of 0 on the comedogenic scale indicates an incredibly low probability, if any, that the skin-care product will clog pores and lead to a breakout, whereas a 5 is a breakout guarantee and can’t be tolerated by even the driest of skin types.

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Big Dreams, Daily Joys Set goals. Get things done. Make time for what matters. Elise Blaha Cripe Start Where You Are meets Shine Bright Productivity Journal in this productivity guide that offers inspiring and achievable ways to get things done with joy and creativity.

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$42.99

ISBN

9781452176543

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint Series Category

Chronicle Adult NA

For those who feel overwhelmed by endless to do lists and the stresses that come with daily life, here is an empowering guide to establishing healthy productivity habits so that it's easy (and fun!) to accomplish long-term goals. Brimming with simple-to-follow techniques, rituals, and exercises for accomplishing day-today tasks and making progress on bigger goals, Big Dreams, Daily Joys offers tips on how-to organise a productive day, overcome the urge to procrastinate, make space for creativity, and achieve a healthy work-life balance. For anyone who is tackling a creative project, running their own business, or simply trying to manage time more efficiently, this is the ultimate handbook to getting things done with clarity, joy, and positivity.

Author Details Elise Blaha Cripe is an artist, a maker, and a blogger. In 2015 she launched Get To Work Book , a day planner and goal-setting journal, which has sold more than 15k copies worldwide. She has spoken at colleges, to small business groups, and in 2014 at the World Domination Summit about the power of making bold statements. Elise hosts a weekly podcast, 'elise gets crafty', which focuses on creative small businesses. She lives with her husband and children in San Diego, CA.

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208pp

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Elise "Joy" Cripe is a rising star in the creativity/productivity world. She's sold 15,000+ copies of her self-published Get To Work Book through her personal website. Her fans have been asking for a productivity book that collects Elise's advice on how to get things done and find joy in daily tasks. This book taps into both the productivity trend and creative self-help trend. As evidenced by the success of bullet and productivity journals, analog productivity trackers and life planners have become popular, visually driven tools for getting things done, goal setting and achieving long-term dreams. This combination of positivity, happiness habits, and personal growth via creativity combines Chronicle's strengths in a visually striking, useful package that resonates with creative types and people interested in self-improvement.

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IN THIS SECTION I WILL

• explain why goalsetting is so valuable • separate everything you do into three layers • compete for our time • share what makes a good goal • encourage you to think like a child and a juggler • recommend that you cultivate a healthy FOFSED (and tell you what it stands for!) • hopefully help you see you’re already ready to make some big changes

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I H AV E B E E N AC T I V E LY S E T T I N G and working toward various business and personal goals my entire adult life. Goal-setting enabled me quit my day job and start my own creative ventures. It kept me upbeat and inspired during my husband’s two deployments and helped me find my footing as an overwhelmed new mom. And it continues to keep me challenged and inspired to this day. Goal-setting has been the common thread in my work for more than a decade. When I bring up goal-setting, I can often watch people’s eyes glaze over. They think either “boring” or that it’s just about hype and Pinterest-ready quotes about “following your dreams.” They reference an article about how New Year’s resolutions tend to fail or share how they wish goal-setting worked for them. But personalized, well-developed goals are anything but boring and are so much more substantial than an inspirational poster. They can encourage and motivate you to try new things, help you move forward after setbacks, and give you larger purpose in your daily life.

We set goals to learn, expand, and find the joy that comes from getting uncomfortable and pushing ourselves outside the daily routine.

Why set goals?

I have set goals for many reasons over the years. I wanted to improve. I wanted to change direction. I wanted to recover. I wanted to avoid boredom or stop feeling overwhelmed. I wanted to save money or make money. I wanted to slow time or get through what felt like a long season. I wanted to learn something new or apply a skill I already had. Overall, I wanted a challenge. I was ready to add something extra to my life. The act of setting a goal is important, but on its own it’s meaningless. You don’t decide to try something and boom! your life is changed. But working toward a goal—even a goal that never gets fully realized—is where the magic happens. When you seriously commit and put forth effort, you will change and grow, regardless of whether you finish what you set out to do. And that’s what this is about. We set goals to learn, expand, and find the joy that comes from getting uncomfortable and pushing ourselves outside the daily routine.

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these two important terms.

A goal is something you work toward

over a period time. It might be a month. It

might be a year. It might be twelve years. It’s an objective that might be complicated and usually involves more than just a few steps. You could need training or to save money or to work with a team to accomplish a goal.

A to - do list item is something that you

can get done in less than an hour. It’s a task.

A single duty that has a start and stop time. You know when you’ve started and you know when you have finished. You may have a lot on your to-do list and you may have a list of goals, but they are not the same thing. Let’s explore this a bit further . . . Everything that you do can be separated into three layers. L AY E R 1 I S T H E N E C E S S I T I E S . You breathe. You eat. You sleep. These are the basics you need to do in order to live. Most likely, if you’re reading this right now,

these are things you do every day without thinking too much about them (unless, of course, they are interrupted by an extenuating outside factor, and then they are the only thing you think about).

L AY E R 2 I N C L U D E S T H E AC T I O N S YO U P E R F O R M OV E R A N D OV E R AG A I N T O

I am generalizing, but this would include everything from putting gas in the car to showering to taking out the trash to going to work. I would consider these the chores or habits that happen over and over again. Many of these things are so integral to your routine that you do them once a day or when they are needed without thinking much about them.

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What’s the difference between goals and to-do list items?

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Layers 1 and 2 include everything that must be accomplished by you or someone in your household. They are not exciting, but they are‚ for the most part, necessary. It’s the more creative, more life-enriching (as opposed to life-sustaining) stuff that we

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G O O D G OA L S A R E M E A N I N G F U L , inspiring, possible, measurable, and explainable.

Meaningful: Your goal should be important to you. It should be something that you care about accomplishing. Ideally, the purpose will come from you, not the promise of someone else’s validation. This goal should matter enough for you to sacrifice your extra time and give it the respect it deserves. Inspiring: Your goal should feel a bit out of your grasp right now. It should be something to reach for, not something you can just cross off (that’s a to-do-list item). You will need to stretch or jump or try in order to meet this goal. It’s going to take effort to achieve. Possible: Your goal should be doable. Not

today. Maybe not even next year. But someday. To be realistic, this goal should be something that you can achieve. There is no point in setting a goal to be six feet tall if you’re five feet four and haven’t grown in ten years.

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keeps us alive.

Layer 3 is where the creative experiments, challenging work projects, and magic are made. These are the things that come after the day-to-day activities, things that you want to add to your life because they make you feel happier and give you something to look forward to. Layer 3 is where hobbies happen. You don’t have to do the layer 3 items, and that’s what makes them exciting goals to work toward. So how do goals and to-do list items relate? Layer 3 (the goal-setting portion of your activities) is made up of to-do-list items. All of your big goals can be broken down into smaller, more manageable steps, and this is an essential part of the goal-setting process. If you don’t break big goals up into actionable items, they serve as nothing more than wishes and will not be accomplished. We are going to talk much more about this in part 3, but keep it in mind. Goals are bigger concepts and may take a while to complete. To-do-list items are small, actionable items and should be things you can cross off after an hour or less of working. It’s also important to note that to get to layer 3 and begin to work on those fun and experimental projects, we have to make sure that everything on the first two layers is under control and well cared for. Part 2 of this book will cover organizing your daily tasks and managing your routine.

What makes a “good” goal?

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choose to add to layers 1 and 2. For the most part, goal-setting and the majority of goals you will probably set will fall into the layer 3 category.

progress. “Be happy” is a great mantra and it’s something to strive for, but can you be more specific? What makes you happy? What activities help you feel happy? What lifestyle changes can you implement to increase your happiness? Form a measurable goal around those things.

Explainable: Your goal should be explainable via text message. It should be simple to say—even if it will not be simple to reach. A good goal can be communicated in a sentence. Try building off of one of these: I am

I will

I am going to

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New in the Whole Beauty Series Adapted from Shiva Rose’s Whole Beauty, here are three inspiring, chock-full self-care guides in an irresistible impulse format. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99 each

Publisher

ISBN ISBN

9781579659042

Harness the power of essential oils through easy, nontoxic recipes for daily home use (dishwashing liquid and a bleach alternative), beauty (toners and essential oil perfumes), and more.

9781579659028

Enliven the body and tap into the full force of female energy with these natural recipes for total body decadence, including Rose’s Lustrous Lakshmi hair mask, Revitalising Body Scrub, and Nourishing Face Oil, each made from everyday household ingredients.

ISBN

9781579659035

Slow down and create mindful moments using this self-care handbook that includes everything from guided meditations to Ayurvedic practices like tongue scraping and self-massage.

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

New Age/Inspirational

Format

183 x 147 mm each

Extent

96pp each

Illustrations

40 colour photographs each

Age Range

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Author Details After overcoming life-threatening autoimmune conditions, and through a desire to celebrate authentic, healthy living without sacrificing beauty and glamour, Shiva Rose created the holistic lifestyle website the Local Rose. She developed her own nontoxic, all-natural skincare line that nourishes the body, skin to soul, leaving the skin with a luminous glow. She is the author of Whole Beauty. Rose lives with her daughters, honeybees, chickens, and cat in the Santa Monica Mountains, where they try to live in harmony with Mama Earth. •

Organic beauty is at the forefront of our current wellness revolution.

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Beauty entrepreneur Shiva Rose and her all-natural, toxin-free skin-care line, Shiva Rose Beauty, and website, the Local Rose, are renowned in the worlds of organic beauty and wellness. She is regularly featured on Goop and other wellness sites, setting the tone for women’s health and beauty trends the world over. Whether offering a recipe for Blushing Bride Chickpea Mask to pamper oneself with before a special occasion, explaining the Ayurvedic practice of dry brushing, or detailing how to use essential oils to create hydrosols and nontoxic cleaning products, each entry is easy to follow and demonstrates the many ways to incorporate small indulgences into one’s everyday routine. Brimming with lush images and practical, easy-to-digest content, these little books are the ideal gifts for people who are interested in natural beauty and wellness.

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AU$49.99

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9781579657727

Connoisseur Kids Lessons for Little Ones Jennifer L. Scott

Madame Chic meets Emily Post in this artfully packaged, authoritative guide to raising well-mannered, neat children. From Jennifer Scott, author of the New York Times bestselling Madame Chic series and founder of the Daily Connoisseur blog comes this playful take on manners and being a good global citizen. Parents and younger children work together to read about a wide range of topics: communication, table manners, tidiness, thinking of others, grooming, and health. Activities, learning games, fill-in-the-blanks, letter-writing exercises, recipes (for food and for slime!), and some fun songs and rhymes help kids learn concepts and practice good behaviours. Featuring charming illustrations and go-to advice from a trusted source, this is a timely guide for raising well-mannered, neat, and gracious children for parents, grandparents, and children of reading age.

Author Details Jennifer L. Scott is the New York Times – bestselling author of Lessons From Madame Chic , At Home With Madame Chic , and Polish Your Poise With Madame Chic (Simon & Schuster) and creator of the blog The Daily Connoisseur . She is a contributing writer for Huffpost Style and has been featured on CNN, BBC, and CBS News, and in the New York Times , Vanity Fair , USA Today , Newsweek , and the Daily Mail. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$45.00

ISBN

9781452173474

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Adult

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203 x 152 mm

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224pp

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Jennifer L. Scott has been published in 20 countries and Madame Chic was the #1 book in Japan (including Japanese authors) for 6 months in 2016. Copies sold, worldwide, is over 1 million copies. With a combination of general parenting and social etiquette – plus a known author – this project brings some heft to our list. Jennifer Scott has a strong online presence and a dedicated fan base. Her blog sees ~120,000 views per month, her YouTube channel has over 45,000 subscribers and over 5 million all-time views, and she has tens of thousands of followers between her Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

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Communication Y OUR GOALS

Your goals in this chapter are to: 1. Learn how to best communicate; 2.Â Practice your good communication skills on a daily basis; and 3. Enjoy communicating with others.

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hen learning about proper communication, there’s a major skill we need to master first: eye contact! Do you know what eye contact is? It’s when you look someone in the eyes when you’re talking to them. It’s important to make eye contact not only when you’re talking but also when you’re listening. When you make eye contact with the person you’re talking to, you make that person feel really special. You each know that you’re being heard because you are giving that person your full attention by looking at them. Using eye contact might feel awkward at first. That means you might feel funny looking into the eyes of the person to whom you’re talking. But if you practice enough, it will come naturally

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Communication is the exchange of information with other people. It is also a means of connection with others. We are going to start with communication because our days are framed by communicating with other people. As Connoisseur Kids, we want to live harmoniously with others and be effective c ommunicators. This chapter will give you tips and techniques on how to make your communication skills shine!

to you. Practice with your family. When your mom is talking to you, for example, look her in the eyes. When you’re asking her a question, look her in the eyes. Do the same with your dad. Even your brothers, sisters, and cousins! You might not be used to it, but it can be fun to look at people in the eyes.

Whenever someone talks to you, Look them in the eyes. It lets them know you’re listening. You will feel very wise! When you’re the one who’s talking And relaying a little fact, Nothing feels more special Than when they give you eye contact!

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How to play: You will need a partner to play this game. Each

person takes several sticky notes and writes the name of a thing on each note. Examples could be a lamp, bed, stove, chair, doll, fork, computer, cat, etc. If you’re playing with younger players who can’t read yet, you can always draw a picture of the thing rather than writing the word. Now trade sticky notes, but don’t look at what is written on yours! Stick the note on your forehead. Go to your partner and take turns. You are going to ask them questions to figure out what you are. For example, let’s say your sticky note says “lamp.” Your conversation with the other person as you try to guess what you are might go like this: Player Player Player Player Player Player Player Player Player Player

1: “Am I in the kitchen?” 2: “No.” 1: “Am I in the living room?” 2: “Yes.” 1: “Do you sit on me?” 2: “No.” 1: “Do I light up?” 2: “Yes!” 1: “Am I a lamp?” 2: “Yes!”

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Everyday Offerings of Love 75 ways to say I love you Lea Redmond This unique offering of love is Lea Redmond (Letters to My author, with over 2 million copies sold) at her best, with her signature ability to deliver timeless content in fresh new ways. Open this one-of-a-kind book and find 75 messages of love. Shaped like an open hand, each page reveals a sweet sentiment and lovely words paired with a charming illustration. With a foil cover and colourful bellyband, this book is a true gift of the heart.

Author Details Artist Lea Redmond crafts objects, designs experiences, writes books, and plays with ideas in her studio in Oakland, California. Flora Waycott is an illustrator and artist based in Perth, Australia.

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01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452178844

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

New Age/Inspirational

Format

178 x 102 mm

Extent

152pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

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With an eye-catching die-cut, foiled-up format, this book doubles as a decorative object and a charming gift, offering something new to Valentine's tables and celebrating love of all kinds. With beautiful foil all over the cover, a unique die-cut, and full-colour illustrations on every page, this beautiful book-meets-art-object is a steal! The sweet, quirky illustrations and open-ended prompts give this book wide appeal – for anyone who wants to add a little bit of love to their day. Lea Redmond's special talent is to create totally unique and universally appealing gifts. The book's timeless content will keep accounts coming back year after year.

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Spread the love . . . This book holds 75 lovely messages of affection. They are here for you. They offer warmth, gratitude, curiosity, and delight. When you are looking for how to express your love, you can turn to this handful of small wonders for guidance. Browse the pages until you find something that feels just right. Consider why it is the perfect expression for this moment. How does it make you feel? How might it make your loved one feel?

Then share: hand them the open book, lay it on their pillow, leave it at the breakfast table, whatever feels right in the moment. Listen carefully. Leave the palms open on your desk or dresser. Let the small gestures sink in, and try to feel the love fully. Return to these tokens in the days and years ahead. Give and receive, again and again. Keep sharing love.

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The Astrology of Love + Sex A Modern Compatibility Guide Annabel Gat From Broadly's Annabel Gat, this love and sex astrology book is the comprehensive, inclusive guide to the stars, making the path to love smooth and bright. From Broadly’s very own astrologist, The Astrology of Love + Sex is the modern astrological love guide for today's app-swiping dating scene. Taking a traditional matchmaking tool, Annabel Gat uses the stars and twenty-first-century practicality to create a more inclusive love and sex guide, perfect for today’s gender and sexually fluid world. Annabel’s stance on compatibility is that the sign energies do not change whether you are in a homosexual or heterosexual relationship or whether you identify with a specific gender. Rather than using formal pronouns, Annabel uses inclusive language that applies to everyone.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$39.99

ISBN

9781452173436

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Adult

Series

Category

New Age/Inspirational

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Organised into 12 chapters (one for every sign), each chapter covers general personality traits, love philosophies (flirting techniques, dating style, etc.), and sexual inclinations (e.g., turn-ons and turn-offs). Each sign includes a computability section that describes their unique relationship with the other signs from the point of view from the sign’s chapter. Including a quiz to find your zodiac love match and bold illustrations from Jess Rotter, this book is a fun, comprehensive overview of each zodiac sign’s love and sex personality.

Author Details Annabel Gat is a New York City-based astrologer who writes the daily and monthly horoscopes for Vice’s women’s interest vertical Broadly, launched in August 2015. Her horoscopes are also some of the most shared content on Vice's Snapchat Discover channel. Annabel’s writing on astrology and the occult has been regularly featured on MTV News and MTV Hive. She’s also been featured in publications such as Dazed and Confused magazine, Bustle, Eater, Fusion, and more.

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With the popularity of crystals, tarot, and Wicca, it's clear that today's youth and young adults are tapping into the mystical and occult market. At Chronicle Books, The Golden Book of Fortune Telling and Game of Thrones Tarot have gotten a lot of love and publicity for their topics, evidence that this category is trending. Annabel Gat's star is on the rise. As the astrologist on Broadly, she has direct access to her targeted demographic and is constantly working to grow her network. The old adage, 'sex sells,' is very much the case with this astrology book. Most astrology dabblers check the stars for their horoscopes or to see if their potential Tinder date is a true love connection. Due to its perennial content, The Astrology of Love + Sex will continue to sell and become a great backlist title.

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CANCER THE CRAB

DATES: JUNE 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;JULY 22

PLANETARY RULER: THE MOON ELEMENT: WATER MODALITY: CARDINAL

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Waves crash—a powerful rush, followed by the ocean gently pulling back—on the shore where the crab calls home. Home is an important theme to Cancer. Their crab shell is symbolic of their journey toward developing a life that is safe, protected, and sturdy, capable of deflecting the bullshit life tosses at them and holding them while things are running smoothly. Ruled by the Moon, a symbol for the womb, Cancer is extremely affectionate and caring, and just like Luna’s shape shifts day by day, Cancer too has many sides: sometimes they are full, dramatically shining brightly for all to see, and sometimes they retreat to the dark, to cool off and spend time in solitary reflection. It is the first Water sign on the zodiac wheel and a cardinal sign, making Cancer the first sign of its season, which in this case is summer. Psychically and emotionally sensitive, this Water sign expresses their cardinality through their tenacity and ability to shield, hold, and protect.

AT THEIR BEST Protective and nurturing, the crab is a superb listener, a caring friend, and a devoted lover who will treat you like family. They are tenacious, and despite their sometimes shy disposition, they bravely fight to achieve success in whatever field they are passionate about. Their homes are havens of peace and harmony, where you can always have a cup of hot tea on a cozy couch. They have profound emotional depth, making the crab feel deeply and highly intuitive.

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Moody and defensive, the crab can jump to conclusions. They expect total understanding from everyone around them, and assume others to be mind readers. As nurturing and protective as they can be, they can also lie, cheat, and be sneaky. There is a dark side to the Moon, and these crustaceans can be full of shit. They can be very clingy—those crab claws have some real pinching power. But these crustaceans can easily become ghost crabs. Small and cowardly, they can be too wimpy to resolve an issue, choosing to retreat rather than deal with confrontation, which is in sharp contrast to their bold ability to start drama.

LOVE PERSONALITY Cancer’s ultimate destiny is to create a safe and nurturing home. Finding the right person to do it with is the big question, but one Cancer isn’t necessarily looking to answer right away. Scuttling around the beach in their protective shell, Cancer dances from side to side. The crab meets many people during their life’s journey, and they’re not in a total rush to settle down, because when they do, they want it to work. They are the first sign of summer, making them a cardinal sign, but unlike cardinal Aries, who is the first sign of spring, Cancer is not impulsive. Whether it’s the family they were born into or the one they choose for themself, family is very important to Cancer. A Cancer in love treats their partner with the same respect,

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Because Cancer is ruled by the always changing Moon, your first impression of the crab will probably depend on what day it is. Sometimes more outgoing, other times more reserved, they can be wacky and playful one moment and then serious and focused the next. They can be the coldest or kindest person you have ever met. That said, they will always exude a protective aura around themself and their loved ones. Even the most scientifically minded Cancer is intuitive and highly creative. Cancers are typically fashionable, and even if they don’t care for clothes, they often run with people who do. It’s not unusual to meet a crab whose outfit consists of a vintage piece from abroad, a designer piece from an ex, and a hand-knit item from their mom. On that note, have you noticed I haven’t mentioned mom at all in Cancer’s chapter? Cancer’s so-called obsession with their momma is an overdone trope, but mother is an important part of Cancer’s life—or at least an important aspect of the archetype of this sign. Understanding their relationship, or lack of relationship, with their mother is important to understanding them.

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care, humor, tenderness, and honesty that they would with their family, and they expect the same in return. Their disposition can swing, but if you’re in sync with them, it’s something you’ll learn to accept and get used to. They may be quiet all day, and then burst into chatter at night after the lights have been turned off—sharing a funny joke while holding you in bed. Or your crab lover may have been playful and in a creative zone all day before becoming more reserved or emotional later on.

True to the crab’s side-to-side shuffle, they don’t like confrontation. Sure, they have their bold moments when they’ll boisterously ask you out, but they may become shy the next time you see them. Generally, they like a slow buildup to occur between themself and those they have set their sights on. Not only does it give them a chance to make sure that the object of their affection is cool, sane, and sexy, but the anticipation is also a turn-on for them. It’s okay to be a bit aloof and reserved with your crab. They might be shy, but they genuinely love the chase and are surprisingly dominant, considering the homemaker reputation they’ve developed by being so sweet. They are attracted to hard workers who are reliable and practical and have lived full lives brimming with excitement and joy after overcoming hardships. A dry sense of humor doesn’t hurt! And having a secret naughty side is especially enticing. If you missed your chance to flirt with a Cancer in the past, don’t worry! You’ll likely get your shot again if you run into them some other time. They’re very nostalgic—even if it’s only been six months since you’ve seen them, they’ll want to know if you still talk to so-and-so or still visit the same places, giving you an opportunity to ask for the date you hadn’t been able to propose before! They might think they are picky, but once they fall in love (or lust) with someone, it will usually be because of how they made them feel, not totally because of how they look; however, style is certainly very important to them: a polished, grown-up, tailored look is likely to do the trick.

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Empower Your Life with Sophrology Quick and Simple Exercises to Reduce Stress, Boost Self-Esteem and Help You Find Joy Philip Carr-Gomm Carr-Gomm, Find calm, confidence and a renewed zest for life with sophrology, the latest stress-reducing self-care practice that connects mind and body to increase your resilience, happiness and sense of fulfilment.

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01 September 2019

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Sophrology is an amazing mind-body training system that uses quick and simple exercises to increase your confidence and self-esteem, bringing you a renewed sense of vitality while at the same time calming and relaxing you. This dynamic system of relaxation is hugely popular in France, and is used to train Olympic teams, develop resilience among pupils and teachers in schools, ameliorate symptoms for cancer patients, encourage stress-free pregnancies and childbirth, reduce anxiety and phobias, and foster recovery from burnouts. Its popularity in France has been growing ever since it was first developed by a neuropsychiatrist over 50 years ago, and it's now crossed the language barrier and is rivalling mindfulness as the best way to deal with the stresses of modern living. Sophrology exercises take no more than a few minutes, yet their effects can be felt immediately. Whether you need more energy, or are struggling with anxiety, sleep difficulties, or an inability to focus on what you really want, sophrology can help you achieve your goals, and create a positive future filled with wellbeing.

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AU$37.99

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9781782497264

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CICO

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Cico Books

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Philip Carr-Gomm is a psychologist, psychotherapist and sophrologist, and is the author of over a dozen books. A fluent French speaker, he trained in sophrology with Dorna Revie at the Sophrology Center, Geneva, and holds a practitioner diploma in sophrology. Philip is also a graduate member of the British Psychological Society and the International Sophrology Federation, and in addition to having a private practice in sophrology and psychotherapy, has run sophrology training courses in the UK and Barbados, and at the BodyHoliday St.Lucia. He lives in Lewes, East Sussex.

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Already widely offered to students in France and Switzerland as a way to acquire life and stress management skills, sophrology is big news in the wellness world and set to expand in the UK. "Sophrology is the new mindfulness."(Guardian, Nov 2017) Kent Business School's recent study (Sept 2016) found that sophrology had a positive impact on employees' physical and mental health.

Art of Clean Up Life Made Neat and Tidy Ursus Wehrli

Swiss comedian and cabaret artist Ursus Wehrli loves organisation in the extreme. In The Art of Clean Up, Wehrli arranges a bowl of alphabet soup, a group of pool-goers, a spruce branch, and other elements of our chaotic world into neat rows sorted by colour, size, shape or type. This eye-catching work of inventive organisation reassembles the everyday world as you know it. An inexpensive gift book, it will appeal not only to designers and artists, but to anyone willing to see the world in a new way. Makes you want to turn page after page to see what Ursus will organise next... Publication

01 March 2013

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AU$27.99

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9781452114163

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Chronicle Books

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"A surprise on every spread.... The book is a great example of how a compulsion for obsession can make for obsessively interesting art." - NYTimes.com "The photographs are not only visually compelling, but they serve as a fascinating look into an alternative reality in which chaos has given way to careful geometry." - Cool Hunting "Organizers, prepare to swoon." - Fast Company.com "Ever wish your alphabet soup was actually legible? Your fruit salad arranged into rows? Maybe not, but there's something undeniably pleasing about The Art of Clean Up, a photo book by Swiss comedian and visual artist Ursus Wehrli." â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Â People magazine "Brilliant.... There's a cumulative humor to these bright, sharp photographs, and a deep puckish cleverness in Wehrli's choices. It's the rare art book that provokes laughs, while still earning admiration for color and composition; it's funny and beautiful. " - The A.V. Club "At once utterly delightful and playfully philosophical." - Brain Pickings Watch Trailer (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgwuiTgZwIs

Crystal Tips and Cures Let the energy of crystals transform your life Philip Permutt Explore the amazing world of crystal power with this guide to 101 crystals that you can work with for health, harmony and happiness. Beautiful, mesmeric, tactile and easily available, crystals are natural and powerful tools for bringing health, wealth, love, success and spiritual harmony into your life. This illustrated guide introduces 101 crystals, arranged for easy identification in 12 sections by colour. Discover each crystal’s healing qualities, star sign and chakra point, and how to work with it to benefit your body, mind and spirit. Follow the tips to enhance everyday living, including how to wear crystals for energy, display stones at home to encourage calm or place one under your pillow for sweet dreams. You can learn how to choose the crystals that are right for you, discover your birthstone crystal and ask a question with a crystal pendulum. As more and more people are becoming aware of the power of crystals, this timely guide will help you find the right crystal for every need. Publication

01 September 2019

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AU$24.99

Philip Permutt is a crystal healer and teacher, and the author of several books, including The Crystal Healer Volumes 1 and 2 , The Crystal Tarot and The Complete Guide to Crystal Chakra Healing , all published by CICO Books. He lives in Radlett, Hertfordshire.

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9781782497844

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Crystal healing is now mainstream, with celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Katy Perry, Khloe Kardashian and Bella Hadid embracing crystal therapy as part of their lifestyle. Sorting crystals by colour makes identification simple. Philip Permutt has been described as ‘Britain's leading crystal expert’ (Daily Mail, Feb 2017). Philip Permutt is a best-selling author: The Crystal Healer: Volume 1 (ISBN 978-1-904991-63-2) has sold over 56,000 copies worldwide and The Complete Guide to Crystal Chakra Healing (ISBN 978-1- 906525-53-8) has sold over 30,000 copies worldwide.

Viva La Novella 2019 01 and 02 Brio Books

Two extraordinary books we can’t wait to introduce to you in September! Now in its seventh year, the Viva la Novella prize is Australia’s only standalone prize for short novels. Since its inception, we have published surprising, original and brilliant writing from debut and emerging writers. And it’s not just us saying so. In 2017 Marlee Jane Ward’s novella Welcome to Orphancorp won the Victorian Premier’s Young Adult Fiction Prize. In 2018 Mirandi Riwoe’s The

Fish Girl was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Queensland Prize for Fiction. Although these volumes are slim, they continue to demonstrate how powerful the short form can be. In 2019 we are delighted to bring you two fresh titles which will be announced on publication in September, accompanied by a Publication

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Viva la Novella is an annual prize awarded for short works between twenty and fifty thousand words. Since its beginnings in 2013 the award has published fourteen books by a wide range of authors including Jane Rawson, George Haddad and Stephen Wright – several of which have gone on to be shortlisted for, or win, other prizes.

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A Sydney launch to celebrate the announcement Reviews in major newspapers Social media campaign to support publication Social media giveaway

Nordic Tales Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark Chronicle Books

Traditional Nordic folktales come to life in this enchanting illustrated edition.

Author Details Ulla Thynell is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Finland.

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01 September 2019

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AU$45.00

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9781452174471

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Adult

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The Tales series is finding success with a winning formula of nostalgic storytelling, cultural celebration, and gorgeous illustration. This title builds the series' momentum and expands its audience to those fascinated by all things Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are an increasingly popular tourist destination and the exporters of super trendy ideas like hygge and lagom. Their folktales have always been favourites, and recent phenomena like Disney's Frozen, the popular series Vikings, and Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology have increased the interest in this region's history and lore. The Norse and Icelandic myths have been amply published, mostly in dry academic paperback editions, or occasionally in popular forms such as the iconic D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths and Neil Gaiman's recent Norse Mythology. But collections of Nordic folklore (fairy tales as opposed to myths) are sparse and dated. There is a huge and avid audience for Nordic stories, but no modern, sophisticated, illustrated edition of the folktales.

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T H E WA Y of the W O R L D Norway

nce on a time there was a man who went into the wood to cut hop-poles, but he could find no trees so long and straight and slender as he wanted, till he came high up under a great heap of stones. There he heard groans and moans as though some one were at Death’s door. So he went up to see who it was that needed help, and then he heard that the noise came from under a great flat stone which lay upon the heap. It was so heavy it would have taken many a man to lift it. But the man went down again into the wood and cut down a tree, which he turned into a lever, and with that he tilted up the stone, and lo! out from under it crawled a Dragon, and made at the man to swallow him up. But the man said he had saved the Dragon’s life, and it was shameful thanklessness in him to want to eat him up. “May be,” said the Dragon, “but you might very well know I must be starved when I have been here hundreds of years and never tasted meat. Besides, it’s the way of the world—that’s how it pays its debts.” The man pleaded his cause stoutly, and begged prettily for his life; and at last they agreed to take the first living thing that came for a daysman, and if his doom went the other way the man should not lose his life, but if he said the same as the Dragon, the Dragon should eat the man. The first thing that came was an old hound, who ran along the road down below under the hillside. Him they spoke to, and begged him to be judge. “God knows,” said the hound, “I have served my master truly ever since I was a little whelp. I have watched and watched many and many a night through while he

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lay warm asleep on his ear, and I have saved house and home from fire and thieves more than once; but now I can neither see nor hear any more, and he wants to shoot me. And so I must run away, and slink from house to house, and beg for my living till I die of hunger. No! it’s the way of the world,” said the hound; “that’s how it pays its debts.” “Now I am coming to eat you up,” said the Dragon, and tried to swallow the man again. But the man begged and prayed hard for his life, till they agreed to take the next comer for a judge; and if he said the same as the Dragon and the hound, the Dragon was to eat him, and get a meal of man’s meat; but if he did not say so, the man was to get off with his life. So there came an old horse limping down along the road which ran under the hill. Him they called out to come and settle the dispute. Yes; he was quite ready to do that. “Now, I have served my master,” said the horse, “as long as I could draw or carry. I have slaved and striven for him till the sweat trickled from every hair, and I have worked till I have grown lame, and halt, and worn out with toil and age; now I am fit for nothing. I am not worth my food, and so I am to have a bullet through me, he says. Nay! nay! It’s the way of the world. That’s how the world pays its debts.” “Well, now I’m coming to eat you,” said the Dragon, who gaped wide, and wanted to swallow the man. But he begged again hard for his life. But the Dragon said he must have a mouthful of man’s meat; he was so hungry, he couldn’t bear it any longer. “See, yonder comes one who looks as if he was sent to be a judge between us,” said the man, as he pointed to Reynard the fox, who came stealing between the stones of the heap. “All good things are three,” said the man; “let me ask him, too, and if he gives doom like the others, eat me up on the spot.” “Very well,” said the Dragon. He, too, had heard that all good things were three, and so it should be a bargain. So the man talked to the fox as he had talked to the others. “Yes, yes,” said Reynard, “I see how it all is;” but as he said this he took the man a little on one side.

“What will you give me if I free you from the Dragon?” he whispered into the man’s ear. “You shall be free to come to my house, and to be lord and master over my hens and geese every Thursday night,” said the man. “Well, my dear Dragon,” said Reynard, “this is a very hard nut to crack. I can’t get it into my head how you, who are so big and mighty a beast, could find room to lie under yon stone.” “Can’t you?” said the Dragon; “well, I lay under the hill-side, and sunned myself, and down came a landslip, and hurled the stone over me.” “All very likely, I dare say,” said Reynard; “but still I can’t understand it, and what’s more I won’t believe it till I see it.” So the man said they had better prove it, and the Dragon crawled down into his hole again; but in the twinkling of an eye they whipped out the lever, and down the stone crashed again on the Dragon. “Lie now there till doomsday,” said the fox. “You would eat the man, would you, who saved your life?” The Dragon groaned, and moaned, and begged hard to come out; but the two went their way and left him alone. The very first Thursday night Reynard came to be lord and master over the hen-roost, and hid himself behind a great pile of wood hard by. When the maid went to feed the fowls, in stole Reynard. She neither saw nor heard anything of him; but her back was scarce turned before he had sucked blood enough for a week, and stuffed himself so that he couldn’t stir. So when she came again in the morning, there Reynard lay and snored, and slept in the morning sun, with all four legs stretched straight; and he was as sleek and round as a German sausage. Away ran the lassie for the goody, and she came, and all the lasses with her, with sticks and brooms to beat Reynard; and, to tell the truth, they nearly banged the life out of him; but, just as it was almost all over with him, and he thought his last hour was come, he found a hole in the floor, and so he crept out, and limped and hobbled off to the wood. “Oh, oh,” said Reynard; “how true it is. ‘Tis the way of the world; and this is how it pays its debts.”

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In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive Clementine von Radics A lyrical poet, Clementine von Radics presents In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive, a collection of brutally honest, uncut poetry that lends itself to the powerful anthem of survival. This collection bravely explores life at its darkest and most inspiring moments – drawing on central themes of love, loss, mental health, and abuse. An attempt to understand and to be understood, In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive is an ode to vulnerability that delivers concentrated, thought-provoking, and earnest verse.

Author Details Clementine von Radics is a poet whose confessional, conversational work has achieved a wide appeal among both traditional and non-traditional poetry audiences. An internationally touring poet, Clementine’s poems have been viewed millions of times on YouTube, and they/them are the author of two collections, Mouthful of Forevers and Dream Girl . Clementine lives in New York City.

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01 September 2019

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Paperback

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AU$32.99 | NZ$36.99

ISBN

9781524850616

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AMP

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Andrews McMeel Books

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Poetry

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203 x 127 mm

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96pp

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Clementine von Radics's first collection, Mouthful of Forevers, has appeared on multiple bestseller lists and was a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Best Poetry Book. Combined with her second collection, Dream Girl, both titles have collectively sold over 100,000 worldwide. As a spoken word poet with Button poetry, Clementine von Radics provides fresh, conversational poetry that resonates with young, female audiences. She was the winner of the nationwide PSI (Poetry Slam Inc) video slam in 2016 and is currently ranked 16th in the world for slam poetry.

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O, Love. Please convince me of the storm that grew between her mouth and yours. Convince me of its worth. Please, one last lie, I mean gift, I mean reason enough, please, convince me to forgive you. Now you speak and just like that there is a paintbrush in your hand. Just like that you paint this girl into all of our memories. You say I love you and she is forming the words and turning your neck.

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You say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry a howling thump unrelenting against my front door and she is kneeling beside you, uncurling your fist. There we are, sleeping in our bed. You reach for me tuck your body into mine and she stands in the corner. A graceless smirk. Sweet, thick, drenched in the truth. and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t this always my worst fear? My love in glittering pieces all over the floor. My trust just another mess that ruins the carpet. Your girl, a madness haunting my home. She smiles and a bitter shroud falls across the bathroom mirror. She says your name and cockroaches crawl inside the walls. 6

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I tell you to leave and it is so cold here now. The wind keeps howling against my window over and over and over. As if to tell me one more thing I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to hear.

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Unfollowing You Komal Kapoor An anthem for the modern woman, Unfollowing You serves as a true companion for those who seek a voice that explores the complexities and absurdity of contemporary romance. Komal Kapoor uses her personal experience and astute social awareness as mechanisms to empower self-acceptance and promote cultural transparency. After prolific growth on social media, Komal Kapoor is utilising her perceptive understanding of romance in the digital age to present her first collection of poems. Unfollowing You tells a chronological tale of a modern love through a series of poems, prose, texts, screen grabs, and unsent letters. Exploring digital phenomena like swipe culture and technological realities, Kapoor’s words affirm experiences and sentiment echoed across many media platforms.

Author Details Komal Kapoor is a writer, business consultant, and motivational coach who explores the messy business of feelings via social media. She has amassed over 200k Instagram followers in less than a year through her writing and hopes to help even more people find strength in vulnerability.

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01 September 2019

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Paperback

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AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

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9781449499600

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AMP

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Andrews McMeel Books

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176pp

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Unfollowing You is revolutionary in modern poetry. It is fitting that what we read matches our evolving technological surroundings. Kapoor has successfully encapsulated contemporary realities through the format of weaving text conversations and poetry, an approach sure to establish buzz and resonate with young audiences. This collection brings together pop culture, humour, and emotions in a unique way: a true companion for young women who seek a voice that explores the complexities and hilarity of swipe culture and contemporary romance. The voice and select excerpts from Unfollowing You have already been user-approved, generating millions of likes, and thousands of comments, shares, and mentions on social media.

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You call, not text and I think finally Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found myself a modern romantic, someone I could even make mine. . . . Or, are you just a friend?

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Most people are imitations of their idols of favorite charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; forever editing their lives to fit an ideal. Not you: you are your own being unaltered, untainted.

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You notice things about me I did not think were worth noting.

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With Gratitude Marala Scott Poetry and prose to reframe your days, renew your spirit, and help you approach the world with an eye towards the positive, meaningful moments – with gratitude. With Gratitude is a collection of relatable experiences that will inspire you to recognise the good in beautiful and difficult situations – both past and present. It is a meditation on the benefits of appreciating love, loss, relationships, and fleeting moments of kindness.

Author Details Marala Scott is an author and inspirational speaker. Her writing is centred on life-changing words of love, encouragement, unwavering faith, strength, and wisdom. She was named one of Oprah Winfrey's Ambassadors of Hope and is the recipient of a Congressional award for her humanitarian efforts.

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9781449497279

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AMP

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Andrews McMeel Books

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Poetry

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203 x 127 mm

Extent

176pp

Illustrations

Text only

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Combining poetry with mindfulness, With Gratitude inspires readers to focus on the good in the world and to practice gratitude in their days. An inspiring book to turn to in periods of transition. Marala Scott has over 171k followers on Twitter, where she has been posting poetry and affirmations similar to what you will find in this book. She is also a full-time inspirational speaker who often speaks at leadership events and universities. Oprah Winfrey honoured Marala as one of five Ambassadors of Hope stating 'A childhood of abuse almost kept Marala Scott from a life of happiness...until she discovered how to use her story to help others.'

Marala Scott

You excite me and give me something to look forward to each day. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to open my eyes and look at you.

You are beautiful. Life Is My Muse

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with gratitude

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Marala Scott

Take creative control. Use the gift of freedom as desired.

Any direction you choose, opportunity is waiting.

Create the experience you want. The brush is in your hand. A Painterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canvas

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Merry Christmas Tree Pop-Up Advent Calendar Benjamin Chaud Counting down to the Christmas is sweet with Benjamin Chaud's festive rabbits, bears, and birds as your guide! Count down to Christmas with this detail-rich interactive advent calendar featuring the dazzling art of Benjamin Chaud. A spectacular white Christmas tree pops out of a festive holiday scene, ready to be adorned with 25 stickers. The final sticker features a sparkling, foil-stamped star, perfect for topping off the tree! Kids and their parents will delight in decorating the spirited scene in the days leading up to the 25th.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$27.99

ISBN

9781452165110

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Calendars

Series

Category

Calendars

Format

305 x 305 mm

Extent

1pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

Terms

Benjamin Chaud is the author and illustrator of New York Times Notable Book, The Bear's Song, and of The Bear's Sea Escape, The Bear's Surprise, and Little Bear's Big House. He is also the illustrator of Junior Library Guild selection I Didn't Do My Homework Because. . . and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School. . . . He lives in the French Alps.

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This advent calendar will speak to parents and gift givers in holiday-buying mode. This calendar is an interactive way to celebrate the Christmas season. With production features and an art style that sets it apart, this calendar is perfect for gift accounts, and gift givers seeking a unique, art-driven advent calendar. Benjamin Chaud is well known in Europe, and his Bear's Song series has been translated into an impressive 10 languages to date. Chaud's original book with Chronicle, I Didn't Do My Homework Because..., has 21 foreign editions to date. Chaud's art has been likened to a "Gallic Where's Waldo?" There will be so many details to discover, plus kids will add additional details with the stickers. With an appealing art palette and sophisticated yet accessible aesthetic, this advent calendar will merchandise well at a wide array of accounts.

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Here Comes the Sun 17-Month Large Planner 2020 Pipsticks®+Workman®

Keep track of your busy life – and have fun while doing it! Includes 1,000+ stickers! This large 17-month planner is perfect for devising plans, marking events, or, you know, running the world. As practical as it is stylish, with foil-embellished covers, two elastic bands each (one for keeping the planner closed, one for bookmarking your place), along with reinforced monthly coloured tabs and an expandable pocket on the inside back cover. And there’s more fun: a sparkly holographic storage pouch, illustrated postcards, sticky note pads, and six sheets of matte stickers bound-in (that’s 1,000+ stickers)!

Author Details

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$80.00

Pipsticks®+Workman® is the collaboration of Pipsticks, a subscription sticker club, and Workman Publishing, an independent book and calendar publisher. Made up of a bicoastal team of innovative creatives, the brand is dedicated to spreading the sticker love through books, planners, stationery, and more!

ISBN

9781523505913

Key Information

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

254 x 203 mm

Extent

240pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

Each Planner includes: • • • • • • • •

Foil-embellished cover Six large sheets of matte stickers Sparkly, holographic storage pouch Full-colour postcard Padded sticky notes Expandable storage pocket Reinforced coloured monthly tabs Two elastic bands (one for keeping the planner closed, the other for bookmarking your place) • Monthly time capsule pages with fun prompts • Monthly grids with creative challenges and colour palette inspirations • Weekly grids with lively quiz questions

Here Comes the Sun 17-Month Personal Planner 2020 Pipsticks®+Workman® A small-format planner that's like an all-in-one personal assistant – brimming with stickers! New! Pipsticks+Workman 17-month personal planners are perfect for the woman-on-the-go. Monthly and weekly spreads are laid out in clean, colourful graphics – leaving room to organise plans, or schedule much-deserved chill time – and reinforced coloured tabs make flipping through a breeze. Best of all, there are plenty of signature Pipsticks+Workman goodies: two storage pockets, six sheets of custom-designed matte stickers, a ribbon for marking your place, and an elastic band to keep it all together. Throw one in a tote, keep it at your desk – wherever you go, these planners will inspire productivity and creativity all year long. Here Comes the Sun is for the woman who always sees the bright side. She's good with plants and pets, and she knows how to give her friends a boost when they need it – and she never misses a birthday. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$65.00

ISBN

9781523507252

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

198 x 153 mm

Extent

240pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

Key Information Each Planner includes: • • • • • • • • •

Foil-embellished cover Six sheets of matte stickers inside front pocket Expandable storage pocket inside back cover Reinforced coloured monthly tabs Elastic band closure Ribbon for bookmarking your place Monthly grids include fun prompts, colour inspiration, and creative challenges Weekly grids include quiz questions and sticker tracking Month-opener "Currently" pages are a time capsule of your plans, and so Instagrammable!

Stay Golden 17-Month Large Planner 2020 Pipsticks®+Workman® Keep track of your busy life – and have fun while doing it! Includes 1,000+ stickers! This large 17-month planner is perfect for devising plans, marking events, or, you know, running the world. As practical as it is stylish, with foil-embellished covers, two elastic bands each (one for keeping the planner closed, one for bookmarking your place), along with reinforced monthly coloured tabs and an expandable pocket on the inside back cover. And there’s more fun: a sparkly holographic storage pouch, illustrated postcards, sticky note pads, and six sheets of matte stickers bound-in (that’s 1,000+ stickers)!

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$80.00

Key Information

ISBN

9781523505920

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

254 x 203 mm

Extent

240pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

Each Planner includes: • Foil-embellished cover • Six large sheets of matte stickers • Sparkly, holographic storage pouch • Full-colour postcard • Padded sticky notes • Expandable storage pocket • Reinforced coloured monthly tabs • Two elastic bands (one for keeping the planner closed, the other for bookmarking your place) • Monthly time capsule pages with fun prompts • Monthly grids with creative challenges and colour palette inspirations • Weekly grids with lively quiz questions

Stay Golden 17-Month Personal Planner 2020 Pipsticks®+Workman® A small-format planner that's like an all-in-one personal assistant – brimming with stickers! New! Pipsticks+Workman 17-month personal planners are perfect for the woman-on-the-go. Monthly and weekly spreads are laid out in clean, colourful graphics – leaving room to organise plans, or schedule much-deserved chill time – and reinforced coloured tabs make flipping through a breeze. Best of all, there are plenty of signature Pipsticks+Workman goodies:two storage pockets, six sheets of custom-designed matte stickers, a ribbon for marking your place, and an elastic band to keep it all together. Throw one in a tote, keep it at your desk – wherever you go, these planners will inspire productivity and creativity all year long.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$65.00

ISBN

9781523507245

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

198 x 152 mm

Extent

240pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

Stay Golden is for the dreamer, the woman who actually knows there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. She appreciates a little whimsy. She's creative, thoughtful, and excited to exchange ideas – and she always brings a new perspective to a conversation.

Author Details Pipsticks®+Workman® is the collaboration of Pipsticks, a subscription sticker club, and Workman Publishing, an independent book and calendar publisher. Made up of a bicoastal team of innovative creatives, the brand is dedicated to spreading the sticker love through books, planners, stationery, and more!

Key Information Each personal planner includes: • • • • • • • • •

These Are the Days 17-Month Large Planner 2020 Pipsticks®+Workman® Keep track of your busy life – and have fun while doing it! Includes 1,000+ stickers! This large 17-month planner is perfect for devising plans, marking events, or, you know, running the world. As practical as it is stylish, with foil-embellished covers, two elastic bands each (one for keeping the planner closed, one for bookmarking your place), along with reinforced monthly coloured tabs and an expandable pocket on the inside back cover. And there’s more fun: a sparkly holographic storage pouch, illustrated postcards, sticky note pads, and six sheets of matte stickers bound-in (that’s 1,000+ stickers)!

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$80.00

Key Information

ISBN

9781523505937

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

254 x 203 mm

Extent

240pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

Each Planner includes: • • • • • • • • • • •

Foil-embellished cover Six large sheets of matte stickers Sparkly, holographic storage pouch Full-colour postcard Padded sticky notes Expandable storage pocket Reinforced coloured monthly tabs Two elastic bands (one for keeping the planner closed, the other for bookmarking your place) Monthly time capsule pages with fun prompts Monthly grids with creative challenges and colour palette inspirations Weekly grids with lively quiz questions

These Are the Days 17-Month Personal Planner 2020 Pipsticks®+Workman® A small-format planner that's like an all-in-one personal assistant – brimming with stickers! New! Pipsticks+Workman 17-month personal planners are perfect for the woman-on-the-go. Monthly and weekly spreads are laid out in clean, colourful graphics – leaving room to organise plans, or schedule much-deserved chill time – and reinforced coloured tabs make flipping through a breeze. Best of all, there are plenty of signature Pipsticks+Workman goodies: two storage pockets, six sheets of custom-designed matte stickers, a ribbon for marking your place, and an elastic band to keep it all together. Throw one in a tote, keep it at your desk – wherever you go, these planners will inspire productivity and creativity all year long.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Calendar

Price

AU$65.00

ISBN

9781523507238

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

198 x 152 mm

Extent

240pp

Illustrations

Full colour stickers

Age Range

Terms

These are the Days is for the woman who thinks there's nothing ironic about nostalgia. Vintage is fun, particularly for someone who likes living on the cutting edge. She's not afraid to ask questions – or for what she wants.

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Disney's Frozen Postcard Box Chronicle Books

This vibrant box of 100 postcards celebrates the art of Frozen, Frozen Fever, and Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. Featuring a mix of gorgeous concept art – including some never-before-published work—as well as final frames, this beautiful collector's item is sure to delight Disney fans of all ages.

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Box with hinged lid, 100 postcards, lifting ribbon and shrink-wrapped.

Key Information

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Postcards

Price

AU$37.99

ISBN

9781452176871

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

159 x 111 mm

Extent

100pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

Terms

• Frozen has garnered almost $1.3 billion USD in global box office and $400 million USD in home video sales. • Frozen 2 releases in November 2019 and this set will launch a few weeks prior to leverage the film’s massive marketing campaign. • This format has a proven track record with Disney fans.

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Kiki's Delivery Service: Jiji Journal Studio Ghibli Continuing our partnership with animation giant Studio Ghibli, this soft plush journal features the beloved black cat from Kiki's Delivery Service. In Spring 2019, the Studio will be celebrating Kiki’s 30th anniversary!

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Studio Ghibli is a Tokyo-based animation film studio founded in 1985 by directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki. The studio has produced several short films, television commercials, one television film, and over twenty feature-length films, many of which have garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim, including My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, and the Academy Award-winner Spirited Away. Their last four films, The Wind Rises (2013), The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013), When Marnie Was There (2014), and The Red Turtle (2016) were all nominated for Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452171241

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

203 x 152 mm

Extent

96pp

Illustrations

4-colour endsheets

Age Range

Terms

Moved from: April 2019

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Studio Ghibli has stationery licensees in Japan, Korea, and France, but Chronicle is their key partner in North America. Most of the stationery available in the US is either imported (manufactured by Japanese licensees) and quite expensive or not officially endorsed. Kiki is very popular (especially Jiji, the black cat). In terms of merch, in Japan, Totoro is #1 and Kiki is the #2 bestseller – and 90% of Kiki products are of Jiji, the cat. Outside of Japan, Totoro is #1, followed by Spirited Away, and then Kiki. The movie released in Japan in 1989 and won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize. (Animage is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine) Miyazaki is often called the “Walt Disney of Japan.” The last 4 films released by Studio Ghibli, The Wind Rises, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There, and The Red Turtle (co-produced by Studio G) were all nominated for Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film. The Ghibli Museum (opened Oct 2001) is a popular destination in Tokyo, seeing about 650,000 visitors a year. In 2017, they celebrated the milestone of having 10 million visitors! Ghibli theme park is in development, to open in 2020s in Aichi Prefecture

Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden 100 Postcards Chronicle Books Featuring 50 photos of beautiful blooms from Floret Farm, these postcards will brighten any correspondence. This luxe 100-postcard box featuring 50 unique photos from Floret Flower Farm is the perfect way to share and celebrate the beauty of flowers while keeping in touch with friends and loved ones.

Author Details Erin Benzakein is the founder of Floret Flower Farm and the author of Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden. One of the nation’s leading “farmer florists,” she is also an accomplished author, teacher, and entrepreneur. Her farm-to-centrepiece work has been featured in The New York Times Style Magazine, New York Magazine, Sunset, Martha Stewart Weddings, Martha Stewart Living, and Better Homes and Gardens, among others. She lives in Washington’s Skagit Valley.

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Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Postcards

Price

AU$37.99

ISBN

9781452172941

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Gardening

Format

159 x 111 mm

Extent

100pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

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Erin is a powerhouse in the farm-to-centrepiece movement. She's a successful flower farmer, a talented floral designer, and engaging writer. Since the publication of Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, her farm has expanded from two acres to twenty-seven acres and she's grown her business substantially with online courses and a line of seeds that sell out in minutes. Erin has a loyal audience of 535k Instagram followers and 70k newsletter subscribers. She's been featured in The New York Times Style Magazine, New York Magazine, Sunset, Martha Stewart Weddings, Martha Stewart Living, and Better Homes and Gardens and many, many other publications. Building on the Floret line and its huge success, these postcards will appeal to the existing Floret audience, as well as people unfamiliar with the brand, including flower lovers, avid and novice gardeners, letter writers, pen pals, and women 20+. Erin's fans come out in big numbers to buy her products, and this project presents us with an opportunity to grow the Floret publishing line in a way that will appeal to both her fan base and a more general audience of flower lovers.

Cut Flower Garden 100 Postcards published by Chronicle Books LLC.

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Cut Flower Garden 100 Postcards published by Chronicle Books LLC.

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Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden List Ledger Chronicle Books A new addition to the powerhouse Floret product line, this list ledger brims with natural beauty and keeps you organised. Featuring photos of beautiful blooms from Floret Farm and four notepads, this list ledger brightens every list-making occasion.

Author Details Erin Benzakein is the founder of Floret Flower Farm and the author of Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden. One of America's leading “farmer florists,” she is also an accomplished author, teacher, and entrepreneur. Her farm-to-centrepiece work has been featured in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, New York Magazine, Sunset, Martha Stewart Weddings, Martha Stewart Living and Better Homes and Gardens, among others. She lives in Washington’s Skagit Valley.

Key Information

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Notepads & Jotters

Price

AU$27.99

ISBN

9781452172958

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Gardening

Format

229 x 92 mm

Extent

120pp

Illustrations

4 1-colour illustrations

Age Range

Terms

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publications. Building on the Floret line and its huge success, this list ledger will appeal to the existing Floret audience, as well as people who are unfamiliar with the brand but who love flowers or beautiful desktop products. Erin's fans come out in big numbers to buy her products, and this project presents us with an opportunity to grow the Floret publishing line in a way that will appeal to both her fan base and a more general audience of flower lovers.

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Fucking Brilliant One Line a Day Linus Boman and Chronicle Books Introducing the latest addition to our bestselling One Line a Day series! Same great content as the original memory book but with Calligraphuck's signature elegance and uplifting profanity. A marriage of two of our bestselling series, Calligraphuck and One Line a Day, this keepsake journal includes space to record a brief note every day over the course of five years, allowing journallers to reflect on the past as they capture the present. With positive profanity in gold calligraphy on the cover, metallic accents throughout the interior, gilded page edges, and a silky ribbon marker, this handsome diary serves as a unique time capsule perfect for anyone with a sense of style and humour!

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01 August 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452180915

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

156 x 95 mm

Extent

372pp

Illustrations

2-colour throughout

Age Range

Terms

Available 1 August 2019

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The One Line a Day series has sold more than 1.5 million copies across the line! This Fucking Brilliant version introduces a new and distinctive look to our One Line a Day offerings. The Calligraphuck line continues to backlist strongly. The Fucking Brilliant Journal and the Fucking Brilliant Pencils have sold more than 100k each. It's time for a Fucking Brilliant One Line a Day! With a black puffy cover, gold foil stamping, gilded edges, and metallic accents throughout, the package is classy as fuck! As the previous success of the Calligraphuck line makes clear, the surprising combination of profanity and elegant calligraphy appeals to men and women alike, tapping a wide demographic. Whether profanity is said to be down-trending or up-trending, explicitly-worded products always find a home when paired with lovely calligraphy and gold foil.

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slay those dragons a journal for writing your own story Amanda Lovelace from amanda lovelace, celebrated poet and author of the women are some kind of magic series, comes slay those dragons – a powerful self-care journal, a place to begin writing your own story. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry, Amanda Lovelace presents slay those dragons, a self-care journal and gift for her readers. slay those dragons is ready for anyone who needs a place to heal, reflect, and finally take control of their own narrative. Interspersed with empowering poems and gentle reminders, this book is meant to inspire readers throughout the lined pages, encouraging them to cultivate acts of self-love, self-kindness, and of course, to slay any dragons who try to burn their castle down.

Author Details

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$32.99 | NZ$36.99

ISBN

9781449498498

Publisher

AMP

Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

New Age/Inspirational

Format

229 x 152 mm

Extent

128pp

Illustrations

2-colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

13 and up

Terms

having grown up a word-devourer & avid fairy tale lover, it was only natural that amanda lovelace would begin writing books of her own. so she did. when she isn’t reading or writing, she can be found waiting for pumpkin spice coffee to come back into season & binge-watching gilmore girls . (before you ask: team jess all the way.) the lifelong poetess & storyteller currently lives in new jersey with her spouse, their ragdoll cats, & a combined book collection so large it will soon need its own home. she is a two-time winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for best poetry as well as a USA Today & Publishers Weekly bestseller.

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Strong social media following, 71.9k followers on Instagram, 20k followers on Twitter.

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Winner of Goodreads Choice Award for Poetry. 341,000 copies sold worldwide of the princess saves herself in this one, 90,000 copies sold worldwide of the witch

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Rey and Pals Flexi Journal Jeffrey Brown

This full-color flexi-journal features artwork fromRey and Pals , the latest in the belovedDarth Vader and Son series by bestselling author Jeffrey Brown. Featuring Jeffrey Brown’s charming and humorous artwork, this full-colour flexi-journal is filled with the galactic

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shenanigans of young Rey and friends.

Author Details Jeffrey Brown is a two-time Eisner Award-winning artist and writer of the bestselling Darth Vader and Son series (Darth

Vader and Son, Vader's Little Princess, Goodnight Darth Vader, Darth Vader and Friends), as well as other humor books, nonfiction comics, and young adult series. A lifelong Star Wars fan, he lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$19.99

ISBN

9781452180458

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

181 x 127 mm

Extent

192pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

Terms

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Fans of Star Wars and Jeffrey Brown have been asking for his approach to the new characters ever since the new films were announced! These Saga films have been huge successes, and fans love these characters (Rey is by far the most popular Star Wars costume at conventions these days). In addition to the new characters, Jeff’s able to bring his spin to the parenting troubles young Kylo presents to Han and Leia. Grumpy old Luke is comic gold. Fan favorites like R2, Chewie and 3-PO are back. Funny, Yoda is. All four of the original books in the series are New York Times and national bestsellers. We’ve sold a cumulative 2.5 million copies across the entire book and ancillary line (1 million of the first book alone). Jeff won two Eisner Awards (the Oscars of cartooning) in humour for Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess. On our adult list, the series has always enjoyed a warm and wonderful range of fans from kids to adults to parents. The journal features a few exclusive images that don’t appear in the book.

Rey and Pals: 30 Postcards Jeffrey Brown

This set of 30 postcards features artwork from Rey and Pals, the latest in the beloved Darth Vader and Son series by bestselling author Jeffrey Brown, as well as brand-new exclusive illustrations.

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This charmingly collection of postcards brings Darth Vader and Son author Jeffrey Brown’s warm humor to the adventures and hijinks of young Rey and her friends, including exclusive artwork—perfect to keep or send.

Author Details Jeffrey Brown is a two-time Eisner Award-winning artist and writer of the bestselling Darth Vader and Son series (Darth

01 September 2019

Binding

Postcards

Price

AU$19.99

ISBN

9781452180441

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

Series

Category

Stationery

Format

165 x 121 mm

Extent

30pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

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Best Year Yet A Journal for Becoming Your Best Self Chronicle Books One Good Deed A Day meets Unwind Every Day with a focus on living your life to the fullest, finished with a fun, sparkly cover that makes a cheery gift. For readers looking for inspiration and positive change, this journal provides plenty of ideas and activities-along with a sparkly and uplifting cover-for making small improvements to every aspect of life, ensuring this will be your best year yet.

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01 August 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$27.99

ISBN

9781452180557

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint Series Category

Chronicle Adult NA Self Help

Format

178 x 127 mm

Extent

144pp

Illustrations

3-colour throughout

Age Range

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Positivity, inspiration, and self-betterment continue to be important themes in people's lives, and sales numbers show that readers love tangible products that reflect these messages. The emphasis on finding fulfilment makes this a perfect impulse buy for anyone who needs a little bit of inspiration, in addition to its great gift potential for birthdays, holidays, and just because. The evergreen content and fun design makes this a strong backlist title that can weather changes in trends.

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• E xperiment: Never stop learning! Trying new things ignites creativity and keeps us young, and this journal offers plenty of ideas for experimentation and adventure.

• Reflect: Be mindful, practice gratitude, meditate, and spend some time

This journal is designed to guide you toward a wonderful, inspiring year, full of things that make you feel fulfilled, empowered, and satisfied. Every month has one overarching theme—your primary intention—and six actions to help you focus on that intention and cultivate a happier life. • I ndulge: This action focuses on self-love—something we often put on the backburner, either because we don’t have enough time or we’re too hard on ourselves. This category is all about treating yourself to the finer things in life. • S ocialize: Spending time with loved ones is important for your mental and emotional well-being and promotes longevity. Here we offer ideas on how to spend quality time with the important people in your life. • M ove: This one is about physical health and reconnecting with nature.

with your thoughts. The objective behind this principle is to really reflect throughout the year on what’s happening, how things are going, and where you are heading.

Feel free to follow the prompts each month, or use them as a jumping-off point to find your own ways to indulge, socialize, move, give, experiment, and reflect. The goal is to do a little bit of everything each month. As you move through the year, take time to record your experiences in this journal. What brings you peace? Happiness? What have you learned? How do you balance the things that are important to you? At the end of the year, look back on these twelve months of growth and reflection, and feel proud of all you’ve accomplished. MAKE THE MOST OF IT, AND HAVE YOUR BEST YEAR YET!

We all know it’s hugely important to be active, and while many of these suggestions are heart-pumping activities, this prompt is also a simple reminder to get outside and enjoy some fresh air. • G ive: Donating your time, energy, and efforts to a greater cause has marked benefits. So volunteer—it is not only good for you and your community but also free!

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New year, new you! With a new year comes the promise of fresh beginnings, reinvigorated energy, and a renewed commitment to your goals. You can make resolutions at any time of the year, so, no matter what month it is, take this opportunity to jot down a few reasonably achievable goals for the coming twelve months. Better yet, note the individual steps needed to achieve those goals and think through the potential obstacles. Do you want to become more mindful? Do you want a promotion? Or perhaps you want to save enough to finally pay off your student loans? What do those things look like to you, and what are the steps you need to take to get there? Whatever it is, write it down. Writing down your goals is the first step toward making them a reality. MONTHLY ACTIONS: • Indulge: Book a vacation • S ocialize: Host a cozy movie night • Move: Spend time outside

• E xperiment: Read a classic book • Reflect: Write down your goals for the coming year

• G ive: Deliver baked goods to your local fire station (or other community organization)

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Whether it’s a weekend staycation next month, a short trip later this year, or a tropical retreat that you need to start saving for now, put the date on your calendar and book it!

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Book a vacation

Host a cozy movie night

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Pick a film, invite some friends over, and pop some popcorn for WHEN: WITH WHOM:

a simple, cozy get-together. Whether you pick a classic, a cult favorite, or a recent blockbuster, make a plan to spend some time enjoying a movie night in.

WHAT I’M MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO: MOVIE WE WATCHED:

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The Furious Notebook Release Your Rage, Use Your Anger for Good, and Chill the Heck Out Martha Rich Read the news. Get angry. Write in The Furious Notebook. Take positive action. Feel better. Repeat.

Author Details Martha Rich is a Philadelphia-based artist whose work has been shown in galleries throughout the U.S. and abroad. She illustrated Danielle Krysa’s Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk, published by Chronicle Books.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$32.99

ISBN

9781452175003

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

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235 x 184 mm

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160pp

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Incompetent politicians, natural disasters, mass tragedies, international crises – there is no way to avoid feeling outraged over what is happening in the world today. And now more than ever, we need to learn to channel our anger into positive change. Rich's guided journal speaks to anyone suffering from Twitter fatigue; anyone who can't stop themselves from reading the headlines, even though it just makes them feel worse; anyone whose conversations with friends keep turning into rants/therapy sessions. They know who they are. This journal is perfect for anyone who needs to work through their feelings about big-picture issues (politics, injustice, etc.), but it's also great for folks who just need to vent about life's daily indignities. No complaint is too trivial to jot down on these illustrated pages! Rich's journal is funny, impertinent, and never takes itself too seriously. The content ranges from tantrum and scream pages to advice on how to use anger for positive change and when to forget about being polite. Capturing both the deep frustration and the glimmering sense of possibility that defines our current cultural moment, Rich's bold, colorful art brings humor and heart to this heavy subject.

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Farm Animals Up Close Notecards Notecards and Envelopes Traer Scott

An unforgettable crew of endearing farm animals: sociable, wary, vivacious, self-possessed, the characters from Traer Scott’s Radiant all display a sparkling individuality. Their portraits are now presented in notecard form, an enchanting tribute to the spirit and dignity of our four-legged (and winged) friends from the farm. Appeals to animal lovers, people who love animal lovers, families and children.

Author Details Traer Scott is a photographer and the author of eight books, including Finding Home: Shelter Dogs and their Stories and Raptors: Portraits of Birds of Prey. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband, daughter, and creatures. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Notecards

Price

AU$32.99

ISBN

9781616898441

Publisher

Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Gift

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156 x 121 mm

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12pp

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Full colour notecards

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A beautiful collection of the farm animals we all know and love. Each notecard shows the animals with their own unique character and charm. Appeals to animal lovers, people who love animal lovers, families and children.

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Mailbox Notecards 20 postcards featuring stamps from the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum The Smithsonian Institution and Robie Rogge Like Chronicle's successful Card Catalog Notecards, this mini mailbox delivers nostalgic charm that is perfect for fans of oldfashioned letter-writing! This set of 20 flat notecards and envelopes in a miniature mailbox oozes nostalgic charm. Like Card Catalog Notecards , it offers trompe l’oeil appeal and taps into a specific and avid audience, this time letter-writers rather than booklovers. The sturdy and adorable rounded box mimics a classic mailbox shape, has a magnetic closure, and invites users to celebrate the tactile, analog joys of old-fashioned correspondence. Each notecard features a stamp or a collection of themed stamps taken from the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum along with an informative caption on the back of each card.

Author Details The Smithsonian Institution, established in 1846, is a group of museums and research centres with more than 138 million items in its holdings; its collection is showcased in 19 museums around Washington, D.C. The National Postal Museum houses one of the largest and most significant philatelic and postal history collections in the world and one of the world’s most comprehensive library resources on philately and postal history. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Notecards

Price

AU$39.99

ISBN

9781452171661

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Chronicle Gift

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70 x 98 mm

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20pp

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Full colour

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Robie Rogge is a packager who has created innovative and award-winning books and products during her 42-year tenure at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and beyond. Recent publications include the best-selling guided journal Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You . She lives in New York City.

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This is a great follow-up to our successful things-that-look-like-other-things publishing and our equally successful vintage postal-themed Letters to My . . . series. The classic mailbox shape dovetails perfectly with the current nostalgia for analog pleasures and the good old days. This notecard set has the potential to appeal to letter-writers of any age, from hipsters who love vintage charm to parents and grandparents who want to share the joys of letter-writing with kids in a fun way. Stamp and mail ephemera collectors and enthusiasts will appreciate and value the use of historic stamps straight from a trusted source, and what could be more perfect than stamps from the archives of the Smithsonian's Postal Museum?

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Four stamps printed in 1969 for the XI International Botanical Congress representing flora from each corner of the United States. Clockwise from top left: Douglas fir, showy lady’s slipper, franklinia flower, and ocotillo.

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Plots & Plans: Bright Stripes Chronicle Books

A stylish and simple way to get organised and stay organised.

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Productivity and bullet journals continue to sell, as people search for newer and better analog systems of organisation.

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Plots & Plans offers a method that's easier to master than most productivity or bullet journaling philosophies but that is still super effective. This book combines the simple functionality of a desk organiser with the added object appeal of a beautiful hardcover case and elevated design. It also comes in two fresh, contemporary designs, which will not only appeal to shoppers with different aesthetic tastes, but will also maximize the retail merchandizing potential of this fun new format.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452175911

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

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Stationery

Format

216 x 152 mm

Extent

104pp

Illustrations

Two hardcover-bound notepads, elastic-band closure

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Plots & Plans: Mint Marble Chronicle Books

A stylish and simple way to get organised and stay organised.

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Productivity and bullet journals continue to sell as people search for newer and better analog systems of organisation.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452175928

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

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Stationery

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216 x 152 mm

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104pp

Illustrations

Two hardcover-bound notepads, elastic band closure

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Log Notes Chronicle Books A list ledger for those who are stumped or have a few stick-y ideas that needs to take root. Bring the great outdoors indoors with a handsome log note to record your thoughts, notes, and to-dos. Whether you're stumped or branching out on new ideas, list your ideas in this lookalike list ledger with four notepads (grid, lined, dotted, and blank). Attached is a pencil that slips through elastic loops to help you just stick with it.

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Chronicle EXCELS at creating items that look like other items.

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This list ledger will merch beautifully with all sorts of great outdoors/camping equipment and make a fun addition to holiday yule log tables. is a great way for this audience to get their work done at home or in the office while still curating a warm space

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01 September 2019

Binding

Notepads & Jotters

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452176765

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Gift

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Category

Family/Pregnancy

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229 x 92 mm

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30pp

Illustrations

Foil on cover

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So. Many. Planner Stickers. 2,600 Stickers to Decorate, Organise, and Brighten Your Planner Pipsticks®+Workman® A must-have for planner mavens and sticker fanatics: 2,600 little stickers perfect for decorating and personalising your planner! This one goes out to all the #plannerlife fanatics. The stationery experts at Pipsticks+Workman – Mo Vázquez and Workman Publishing’s super-trendy gift program – know the pure joy (not to mention organisational prowess) that comes from personalising a planner with stickers. So. Many. Planner Stickers. is a collection of 2,600 stickers, bursting with energy and colour, that are specially made for use in a planner (and sized perfectly for Pipsticks+Workman ones) to flag appointments and notes, track goals, spruce up any occasion – or just trade with your besties. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781523508150

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

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Stationery

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184 x 152 mm

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50pp

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Here are 50 sheets with 52 tiny, friendly stickers on each one: chic glasses to mark book club meetings, trendy sneakers for gym days, cute tote bags for travel weekends, and helpful, simple reminders: “Unplug.” Altogether, it’s a delightful combination of indulgence and value, packing a massive number of gorgeous, high-quality stickers into a single package – making it the perfect add-on to a Pipsticks+Workman planner, or a gift for girlfriends, colleagues, or yourself. Keep on spreading the sticker love!

Geelong Suburban Streets Map 385 14th ed UBD Gregory's

The latest edition of the Geelong Suburban Map has been fully revised & updated and includes a Geelong city map at a scale of 1: 12 500. Street maps plus a suburb and street index covering Geelong and its surrounding suburbs from Lara in the north to Grovedale and Leopold in the south on one side of the map. Included on the other side are street maps plus suburbs and street index for the Bellarine Peninsula including Clifton Springs, Point Lonsdale, Portarlington, Queenscliff, Saint Leonards and Ocean Grove plus Barwon Heads. This handy sized fold up map is the ideal reference tool to help you find you way around Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula for both the local or tourist.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paper Map

Price

AU$9.99 | NZ$12.99

ISBN

9780731932238

Publisher

UBD Gregory's

Imprint

Maps

Series

City Map

Category

Travel

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1000 x 690 mm

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1pp

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Full colour

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Boy of Fire and Earth Sami Shah

A young boy, Wahid, comes to terms with his unique abilities and sets out on an adventure to recover the soul of the girl he loves from vengeful djinns. Journeying to the world of djinns was never going to be easy; Wahid just didn’t know it would be this hard. Is his travelling companion – the Devil called Iblis – a worthy friend, or a sinister enemy? And what manner of underworld beast will assault them as they look for the soul of Maheen? Whatever the answers are, Wahid sure isn’t in Karachi anymore. And if he fails, we will all fall to the coming of … Dajjal. Boy of Fire and Earth brings together Sami Shah’s Fire Boy and Earth Boy into one unputdownable volume.

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Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

ISBN

9781922267078

Publisher

Brio Books

Imprint

Brio Books

Series

Category

Young Adult Fiction

Format

234 x 153 mm

Extent

288pp

Illustrations

Text only

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Sami Shah is a multi-award winning writer and comedian. His autobiography, I, Migrant was nominated for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, WA Premier’s Literary Award, and the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. His latest non-fiction book is The Islamic Republic of Australia . Sami has written columns for national and international newspapers and magazines, short stories for anthologies, and documentaries for radio. He is currently co-host of ABC Radio Melbourne’s breakfast show.

Praise for the series: ‘Bold, compelling fantasy with a truly original setting.’ – Saladin Ahmed, author of Throne of the Crescent Moon ‘I was enchanted by his lyrical and atmospheric prose – he brings the streets of Karachi to life with a deft hand, ancient folklore colliding with the modern internet age.’ – Kylie Chan, author of White Tiger ‘With Fire Boy, Sami Shah blends the tenderness of Octavia Butler, with the supernatural folklore of Nalo Hopkinson. His characters – human and otherwise – are skilfully drawn, and the vibrant streets of Karachi are vividly brought to life.’ – Maxine Beneba Clarke, author of Foreign Soil

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Sami Shah regularly presents on ABC radio. A pacy urban fantasy set in Karachi. Relatable, funny characters. The two books of this series united in one volume for the first time.

‘And verily, We created mankind from sounding clay of altered smooth mud and the jinn We created from smokeless fire.’ Qu’ran 15:26–27

ehman Husain finished his Fajr prayer before his wife Mumtaz woke, their room still dark except for the caramel glow of a small lamp. He folded the mat and placed it back in the bedside drawer, then cautiously picked his way across the room. His spine snapped a loud complaint when he bent to pick up his sneakers, but Mumtaz slept on. Outside their bedroom, Rehman sat on the stairs, laced up his shoes, and threw on a light jacket over his shalwar kameez. Karachi was an alien place at this early hour, startlingly noiseless when contrasted with the rest of the day. Arterial sprays of morning light spread above, yet the streets were still dark, silent houses fringing them on either side. Rehman had learned to enjoy his morning walks; they gave him time to prepare for the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges in a nearmeditative state; a clarity of thought only achieved at this lonely hour. The commitment to a daily march through the neighbourhood had been initiated after heart bypass surgery the year before, required to force open a pair of 1

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clogged arteries. Rehman was a textile merchant, owning a sizeable garment factory that employed over a hundred workers. Plagued by unpredictable electricity outages and politicised unions, his days were filled with stressinduced migraines and fatigue. Despite this, he had been considering establishing a second factory. The heart attack put an end to those plans. ‘You’re just forty-two, Rehman bhai,’ the surgeon had said. ‘Heart attacks shouldn’t be happening to you yet. You need to reduce the stress from your life, not add to it.’ Besides, Rehman would think to himself, it’s not as though I have anyone to pass the factories on to. Rehman did not blame their childlessness on Mumtaz. Early in their marriage, the doctors had diagnosed her with fibroids in her uterus. They had been told that the chances of conception would be slim and risky. They tried anyway and she miscarried in her fourth month. Over time they both accepted their circumstances and practised giving it barely any thought. But, like many men of his generation discovered, having your chest opened and your heart exposed to the outside world, even briefly, unearths all the old insecurities. And so he walked, burying his melancholy under practical considerations. When this was done to his satisfaction, he would return home to Mumtaz, who’d be readying his breakfast of toast and tea. The trick, he had learned, was not to focus on the walking but to let it happen while his mind went elsewhere. He would list whatever jobs lay ahead in the day, allowing himself to plot their execution. When his mind was full of responsibilities, it held little space for other thoughts. Most days he managed an hour at a steady pace, returning home once the sun achieved full glare and radiated sticky heat like the bone of an overripe mango.

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This day, however, he was exhausted after just a few minutes. His breath seemed out of reach, slipping further away with each hungry inhalation. Sweat stung his eyes and he wiped it with a trembling hand. He pressed two fingers to his neck and felt the escalating flutter. Rehman crossed over to the sidewalk, sitting on the concrete with his head in his hands. A Banyan tree extended over the boundary wall behind him, creating a thick canopy of convoluted branches. Had he not been so focused on calming his heartbeat, Rehman might have noticed the peculiar absence of bird droppings on the ground around him. The length of the sidewalk was slick with the splatter of crow shit, except for a circle of clean grey concrete inside which Rehman sat. The last of the cool morning breezes passed through the leaves overhead, creating a reassuring susurrus. Rehman sat there for several minutes, regulating his breathing, bringing his heart rate down to a more stable rhythm by visualising a slow and steady pulse. He did not think to look up into the tree. Deciding he felt well enough to return home, he stood and began the short walk back. By the time he reached his gate, his kameez was transparent with sweat. However, he did not notice it, nor did he notice that his hands had curled into fists so tight he could barely grasp the key in his pocket and unlock the gate. He walked into the house and went straight up to the bedroom. Mumtaz was in the kitchen and announced over her shoulder that the tea would be ready soon, and that he shouldn’t take too long in the shower. The only response she received was their bedroom door slamming. It wasn’t until the kettle was taken off the stove and its whistling drained of urgency that she heard the rough sounds from upstairs – the hard thuds of furniture slamming against the

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wall, steady groans of wood threatening to splinter. ‘Rehman?’ she called up to him. Hearing no response, she left the kitchen. ‘Rehman?’ The sounds grew louder as Mumtaz climbed the stairs, accompanied by a second noise that created an auditory current, pulling her faster towards the closed door – it was a continuous moan, unmistakably Rehman’s. ‘Rehman, what happened? Are you okay?’ she said, reaching the door. The handle resisted her attempts at turning. She knocked softly, then when there was no response, thumped hard on the door with her fist. The thudding continued from within, as did that wretched moan. Mumtaz bent down and peered through the keyhole, whispering a prayer to Allah that she would not see her husband suffering a heart attack on the other side, thrashing on their bed, out of her reach. Instead, she saw Rehman sitting naked in bed, his head tilted back far enough for his face to be out of view, masturbating with both hands. His body rocked each time his hands pumped the length of his penis, the force of his rhythm causing the bed to violently shift and groan. Mumtaz gasped loudly and fell backwards. Then she rushed back down to the kitchen and returned to preparing breakfast with an intense concentration, her face flushing red-hot. Later, Rehman only remembered feeling tired from the walk and returning home to nap. Mumtaz did not tell him what she had seen. She did seem oddly embarrassed around him that evening and at night when they made love she was more enthusiastic than usual. But he forgot those details the next morning and when he went for his walk again, it was as uneventful as ever.

Dr Maggie's Grand Tour of the Solar System Maggie Aderin-Pocock OBE Join Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (a space scientist and science communicator) as she embarks on a fascinating tour of the Solar System. Visit the most magnificent sights and spectacles outer space has to offer. From the celestial bodies that surround us and their incredible characteristics, to the many moons, asteroids, comets, space stations and satellites that hover beyond the stratosphere, this epic tour leaves no question unanswered and no meteorite unturned. Just how much would it cost to colonise Mars? What sort of Alien would live on Uranus? Could a terrestrial animal survive on the blistering-hot surface of Venus? What does the future of space travel have to offer and where are we going next? Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System takes readers on the trip of a light-speed lifetime – from the proximity of the surface of our very own planet to the furthest sectors of the Solar System, including 90377 Sedna, an icy minor planet more than 13 billion kilometres away. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$24.99 | NZ$27.99

ISBN

9781780555751

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

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Child Non Fiction

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246 x 189 mm

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128pp

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Full colour

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9 and up

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Author Details Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand, participate in and enjoy science. Her programme 'Do We Really Need the Moon?' (BBC 2), which explored our intimate relationship with the moon, showed just that. The programme earned Maggie the talkback Thames new talent award at the prestigious Women in Film and TV Awards in December 2011. She went on to present a follow up 'Do We Really Need Satellites?' (also BBC 2) and was one of the Scientists on Channel 4’s 'Brave New World' as well as regular stints on 'The One Show'. She is currently presenting the new series of 'Sky At Night' on BBC 4 and Mini Stargazing for Cbeebies.

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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a pioneering figure in communicating science to the public, specifically school children, and also runs her own company, Science Innovation Ltd, which engages children and adults all over the world with the wonders of space science. STEM is a hot topic in education!

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The Ultimate Book of Planet Earth Anne-Sophie Baumann and Didier Balicevic

The Ultimate series is a worldwide success because it offers readers an intriguing close-up view of their subject, with lots of opportunity for hands-on interaction using flaps, tabs, pop-ups and more! This look at Planet Earth is no exception, providing readers with fascinating facts and hours of discovery. No stone is left unturned as the book explores the geography of the earth – oceans, continents, formation of mountains and volcanoes – as well as its atmosphere, weather, and how to protect our world.

Author Details Anne-Sophie Baumann studied science and literature before becoming an Anne-Sophie Baumann studied science and literature before becoming an editor and author. She lives near Paris, France. Didier Balicevic studied at École des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg. He lives near Paris, where he works in publishing.

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01 September 2019

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Chock-full of engaging facts and detailed illustrations A must-have addition to a child's Ultimate Books library!

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9791027605620

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Chronicle Child

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Format

343 x 254 mm

Extent

18pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

3 and up

Terms

SOR

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AU$39.99

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AU$39.99

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AU$39.99

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AU$39.99

ISBN

9791027603039

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9791027600793

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9791027601974

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9782848019840

A Stone Sat Still Brendan Wenzel The brilliant follow-up book to the NYT bestselling and Caldecott Honor-winning They All Saw a Cat explores perspective from an environmental point of view – while also addressing sensory experience, colour, size, function, and the passage of time.

A stone sat still with the water, grass, and dirt and it was as it was where it was in the world. To some creatures it’s a pebble, to others a peak, to some a smell. Each animal that encounters the stone knows it to be something unique, but the stone itself is a constant in an ever changing world. In this brilliant companion to the Caldecott Honor-winning They All Saw a Cat, Brendan Wenzel tells a moving story about how different perspectives and the passage of time can turn a seemingly ordinary stone into a site of infinite possibility. Publication

01 September 2019

Author Details

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$32.99

ISBN

9781452173184

Brendan Wenzel is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator based in upstate New York. An ardent conservationist, he is a proud collaborator with many organisations working to ensure the future of wild places and threatened species, especially within Southeast Asia. His debut picture book,They All Saw a Cat , was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. You can find more of his work at Brendanwenzel.info.

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Key Information

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Picture Book

Format

229 x 279 mm

Extent

56pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

3 and up

Terms

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Brendan is now a name brand author-illustrator, a bestselling Caldecott Honor-winning artist and a sought-after speaker for schools and libraries, thanks to Chronicle's successful efforts with They All Saw a Cat and Hello Hello. They All Saw a Cat has netted 195,827 copies worldwide. Like Press Here and Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, it has set a strong record of sales that sets up subsequent books for success. The topic of climate change is constantly in the news and discussed and studied in many schools. Brendan's book includes a moving message of rising waters that acts as a conversation-starter without being overly didactic. At the same time, the book can be read as a classic concept book about the immediate environment and landscape of the animals that live around the stone.

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AU$32.99

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AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452150130

ISBN

9781452150147

with the water, grass, and dirt and it was as it was where it was in the world.

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And the stone was dark

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and the stone was loud

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This Is How I Do It Journal One Day in the Life of You and 59 Real Kids from Around the World Matt Lamothe An interactive companion to the bestselling This Is How We Do It , this keepsake and educational activity book invites readers to document their lives side-by-side 59 REAL kids from around the world. Building on the success of the international bestseller This Is How We Do It, this activity book invites readers to document their lives and daily rituals side-by-side 59 REAL kids from around the world. Complete with sticker sheets, punch-out post cards, and a fold-out map, this interactive activity book will get kids writing, drawing, sharing, and learning about cultures and countries other than their own. Even the cover can be personalised, creating a keepsake time capsule to treasure.

Author Details Matt Lamothe is one third of the award-winning design company ALSO, the author of the award-winning picture book This Is How We Do It , as well as the coauthor of The Exquisite Book ; The Where, The Why, and the How ; and The Who, The What, and The When . He lives in Chicago.

Key Information Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$24.99

ISBN

9781452174600

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

279 x 203 mm

Extent

56pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

5 and up

Terms

Available 1 August 2019

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Filled with colouring activities, 30+ stickers, 9 punch-out postcards, a fold-out map, and more, this paperback activity book is great value. As detailed in the author's note for the activity book, so many institutions, families, and children shared their own "this is how I do it" activities with the author and editor after reading the original picture book, showing us how perfectly suited the original concept was for an activity book. This activity book would be great for classroom or after-school program use. Perfect for summer travel displays, and for throwing in a purse or suitcase on a trip, this light-weight yet high value activity book showcases 59 kids from around the world, and nearly as many countries, ensuring many opportunities to reflect on both your travel destination and your home. Send a postcard home while you're at it! This activity book is not only educational and fun, but also functions as a time capsule of the reader's life at the time they fill it out. In addition to documenting your life throughout, add your name and self-portrait to the front cover, and add your family photo in the back, making this a keepsake to be treasured for years to come.

ALSO AVAILABLE Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452150185

SWEDEN Ida is ten years old.

BOLIVIA Kevin is six years old.

R WA N D A Manirapasha is thirteen years old.

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MONGOLIA Maral is seven years old.

This is me. My name is I am

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. years old.

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I write in the

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ISRAEL “Shalom” is “Hello” in Hebrew. It is written from right to left.

T H I S I S H O W I W R I T E “ H E L L O.”

ETHIOPIA “Iwi selami newi” is “Hello” in Amharic.

language.

CHINA “Ni hao” is “Hello” in Chinese.

IRAQ “Assalam Alaikum” is a typical greeting in Arabic. It means “Peace be upon you.”

K E N YA “Jambo” is “Hello” in Swahili.

UKRAINE “Pryvit” is “Hello” in Ukrainian.

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GREECE “Chairete” is “Hello” in Greek.

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PERU Neyser lives with his mom, Sofía, his dad, Isaías, his brothers, Ribaldo and Eber, and his little sister, Neida. He also has four older siblings who don’t live with them.

U N I T E D S TAT E S Simon lives with his dad, Rumaan, his dad, David, and his younger brother, Xavier.

This is who I live with. I live with BANGLADESH Bindurani lives with his mom, Sabatrirani, his brother, Lochon, and his younger sister, Uttam.

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THAILAND Tanaporn lives with his grandmother, Nangmani, his grandfather, Lamai, and his older sister, Ponapat.

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T. Rex Time Machine 2: Dinos in De-Nile Ancient Egypt + Aliens + T. Rexes = amazing adventure or epic disaster? When two time-traveling T. Rexes crash-land in ancient Egypt, they have no idea what’s in store for them. In this zany case of mistaken identity, superhero fandom, broken pyramids, and confirmed conspiracies, these dinosaurs are in for a wild ride. Will they eat like gods or be eaten by crocodiles? And even more terrifying: Where will their rogue time machine land next?

Author Details Jared Chapman is the author and illustrator of T. Rex Time Machine , Fruits in Suits , and Vegetables in Underwear , along with several other books for young readers. Jared is a husband and father who lives in Northeast Texas with his family.

Key Information • Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452161556

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

229 x 190 mm

Extent

44pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

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The subject matter here combines four very commercial ideas – time travel, ancient Egypt, aliens, and dinosaurs – in a very appealing way. Dinosaurs are a perennially popular topic. This is a new spin on dinosaurs that makes them funny, accessible, and character-driven, unlike much of the dino content already in the market. Laugh-out-loud, silly slapstick humour that's easy and fun to read. Big, colourful panels and expressive speech bubbles make this book perfectly comic-book in both tone and art. This book will appeal to boys, with a subject matter that many of them are periodically obsessed with.

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Available 1 August 2019 Price

AU$32.99

ISBN

9781452161549

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One day two dinosaurs escaped from danger on a time machine and hurtled to a far off land . . .

. . . with very hot sand.

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So they quickly set off to find more habitable conditions.

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A boat passing nearby saw the dinosaurs.

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Goodnight, Rainbow Cats Bàrbara Castro Urío

Say goodnight to 12 sweet sleepy cats in every colour of the rainbow! It’s bedtime, which means that it’s time for each colourful cat to come home and curl up in the big white house. The youngest of readers will follow along and delight as, one by one, the book's die-cut windows are infused with colour. With reassuring warmth, charm, and an early-concept 'colours' hook, this bedtime-themed novelty board book – and its endearing cast of cozy cats – offers a memorable and soothing way for little readers and their loved ones to say goodnight.

Author Details Bàrbara Castro Urío is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Barcelona, Spain. Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Notebooks & Journals

Price

AU$19.99

ISBN

9781452182131

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint Series Category

Chronicle Child NA

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Child Fiction

Format

200 x 214 mm

Extent

26pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

0 and up

Terms

SOR

Available 1 August 2019

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With the success of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Steam Train, Dream Train and many other bedtime books, the perennial popularity of the bedtime hook is undeniable. This book adds its own element of celebrating the bedtime ritual – watching each cat go to sleep in its own room – combined with a sweet "goodnight!" refrain. With its simple yet graphic illustrations, stand-out art style, and an age-appropriate theme, this novelty board book will resonate with kids and their parents. Being able to identify colours is one of the most important skills for young readers to learn, and early concept books about colour are consistently some of the strongest sellers in this category. Perfect for young children still building motor skills, the novelty elements in this board book not only reinforce the 'goodnight' narrative but provide an opportunity for hands-on engagement and early learning. Cats are one of the first animals with which a young child becomes familiar. As sales of previous titles catering to this demographic have shown, cat-centric books are a hit with kids!

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Who is asleep in the big white house? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Red Cat, resting up in her room! Goodnight, Little Red Cat.

Now, here comes Little Green Cat.

Where are you going, Little Green Cat?

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Into the big white house! Goodnight, Little Green Cat.

Who is at the door? Oh! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Yellow Cat!

Where are you going, Little Yellow Cat?

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Up to a room in the big white house! Goodnight, Little Yellow Cat.

Look who is waiting outside. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Brown Cat!

Where are you going, Little Brown Cat?

Old MacDonald Had a Truck Steve Goetz and Eda Kaban Sing along with a DIG, DIG here and a SCOOP, SCOOP there in this mash-up board book featuring a classic folk song and the everpopular themes of farms and construction vehicles. Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a. . . TRUCK?! With a DIG, DIG here and a SCOOP, SCOOP there, this board book edition of the wildly popular picture book introduces favourite machines-like the excavator, dump truck, bulldozer, and more-and will have the vehicle-obsessed of all ages reading and singing along.

Author Details Steve Goetz was inspired to write this book when his son, Connor, began to sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with alternative lyrics. He lives with his family in San Francisco, where sadly, trucks are impractical and farms are far afield.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Board Book

Price

AU$16.99

Eda Kaban was born and raised in Turkey with a passion for travel and drawing. She studied illustration and currently resides in San Francisco with her husband.

ISBN

9781452181769

Key Information

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

178 x 203 mm

Extent

30pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

1 and up

Terms

SOR

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The original hardcover sold extremely well and maintains a strong backlist sales presence.

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Vehicle mash-ups are perennially popular, especially in board book, as evidenced by the success of the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site board book, as well as Little Blue Truck and many others. The popularity of the original song means parents and kids will recognise it instantly, and the irresistible singalong appeal makes this a perfect choice for the board book audience.

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E - I - E - I - O.

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Old MacDonald had a farm

And on that farm he had an . . .

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EXCAVATOR!

E - I - E - I - O.

With a DIG DIG here and a DIG DIG there, here a DIG, there a DIG, everywhere a DIG DIG.

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Old MacDonald had a farm

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The Boring Book Shinsuke Yoshitake Being bored has never been so much fun! Boredom: Humankind's age-old adversary. A state that is undesirable, uninteresting . . . and just plain BORING. But as one particularly bored boy discovers, there’s actually MORE to boredom than meets the eye – more questions, more theories, and heaps of humour. This exploration of boredom from acclaimed picture book author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake playfully – and hilariously – explores the ways in which a seemingly stagnant state is actually a portal into a dynamic, mind-blowing experience.

Author Details Shinsuke Yoshitake is the author-illustrator of The I Wonder Bookstore and the creator of many award-winning picture books. His books have been translated into more than 8 languages. He lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Key Information Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452174563

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

264 x 203 mm

Extent

40pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

5 and up

Terms

SOR

Available 1 August 2019

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Boredom is an extremely common kid complaint, and this picture book embraces the topic of boredom and runs with it. Parents, teachers, and caregivers will immediately recognise the kid appeal, and appreciate the smart approach to the ongoing "I'm bored!" dialogue. This is a smart book, taking a key "kid moment" and turning it on its head (sometimes literally). A strong voice will resonate with the intended audience (ages 5 to 8), and the hilarious scenarios are fodder for laugh-out-loud moments. This picture book offers a one-two punch: honouring the state of "being bored" and then banishing its existence in the process – or, at least, exposing its potential. Kids will never look at "being bored" the same way again! Yoshitake's visually distinctive illustrations make the concept of boredom concrete through an illustrated narrative that is both verbally and visually engaging, showing young readers what the process of creative thinking actually looks like. With comic-esque style, unique narrative approach, fast-pace, and edgy tone, this book packs tons of reluctant reader appeal.

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Hmmm . . . Hmm . . .

I’m bored. So bored!

mmm . . .

Hmm

What do you want me to do about it?

My toys are boring. There’s nothing to watch on TV.

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Mom, I’m bored!

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What if I were stuffed into a big donut?

That sounds like fun . . .

SO BORING!

Wait—what makes things boring?

but after being in there for a while . . . Why am I bored?

I’d probably be bored. Um, how much longer will I be in here?

What does “boring” mean, anyway?

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So, what if I constantly changed how I sit?

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Maybe it’s boring to stay in the same place.

I’ll try it!

Rustl

Rustle

Rust

Rustle

Hey, this is kind of fun!

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But . . .

Rustle

only . . . kind of.

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Maybe it’s fun to be unique.

A park like this looks fun.

But a park like this is boring.

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Maybe it’s boring when things have nothing to do with you.

Maybe it’s boring when things don’t go as planned.

see! I , h A A hippo!

This grass is delicious!

Do you want some?

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AlphaBit An ABC Quest in 8-Bit Juan Carlos Solon The crossover appeal of Goodnight Darth Vader meets early concept learning in this trendy alphabet book for the video game generation and their Minecraft-obsessed kids. Inspired by classic video games of the ‘80s and ‘90s, this clever board book sets out to level up the ABCs. Inside the pages lies an alphabet adventure, rendered entirely in striking 8-bit artwork. Young gamers will love guiding their daring hero through the story to learn new words, discover hidden pictures, and find the missing treasure in an epic quest that will have kids and adults alike ready to press restart!

Author Details Illustrator Juan Carlos Solon is currently a senior game artist at Uken Games. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Key Information • Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$27.99

ISBN

9781452170305

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Novelty

Format

229 x 152 mm

Extent

36pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

3 and up

Terms

SOR

Available 1 August 2019

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This book appeals to the current (Minecraft) and the nostalgic (the 8-bit look of old Nintendo and arcade games). Kids will enjoy the super bright, digital-feeling artwork, while parents get a kick out of the references. Nintendo re-released a mini version of the old game console recently to much success - they sold 2 million units in the 5 months it was available. Alphabet books are a perennially popular concept – and an interesting, pop culture-focused hook will help this book stand out in the market. Plus it features seek-and-find searches on every page. This book also features a classic quest narrative built around the ABC words, moving this book from simple alphabet book to a story that can be read and enjoyed again and again. The perfect funny gift (or self-purchase!) for any adult video game fan, who will respond to the familiar art style and the pitch-perfect classic references.

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ape

antenna

bird

buttons

apple

armor

bed

barrels

alarm

arrows

banana

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castle

cart

cherries

cannon

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coins

ducks

dragon

donkey

diamond

dig

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enemy

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eagle

exercise

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My Big Evil Brother Packed My Lunch 20+ gross lift-the-flaps Chronicle Books Would you trust your big brother with your lunch? Open it if you dare…. When Taylor’s big brother volunteered to make their packed lunches for a week, it didn’t seem like a bad idea. But when you’ve got a brother as weird as Taylor does, nothing is ever as it seems! Kids will be surprised and amused to unpack a tale of mixed-up munchies and untradeable treats as they lift the flaps inside this uniquely shaped lunch-box book, complete with a snap closure and portable handle. Every reader will be laughing aloud at this hilarious tribute to strange lunches and even stranger siblings.

Author Details

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Board Book

Laura Watson has created whimsical illustrations for children’s books, educational materials, magazines, and retail applications since graduating from Sheridan College’s Interpretive Illustration program. She lives in the Riverdale neighbourhood of Toronto.

Price

AU$32.99

Key Information

ISBN

9781452170893

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

216 x 225 mm

Extent

12pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

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A lunch-box shaped book with fun flaps inside? Yes, please! This book has appealing object quality and the portable design means kids can easily tote it around with them. Kids love a book that can be carried around with them, and the sales of Twirl's handle books and others in the market show the success of this format. With gross combinations of food that everyone will giggle and "ew!" at, this is the perfect book to read and laugh with. Sibling rivalry is such a relatable topic, and while the older brother is cast as the antagonistic prankster in this book, it's done in a funny, innocent way.

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Sleuth & Solve: 20+ Mind-Twisting Mysteries Ana Gallo A distinctive art style and a smart approach to the text make this book of clever, inference-based mysteries the perfect gift for puzzle-lovers and super-sleuths of every age! Ready, set, investigate! Welcome to the world of Sleuth & Solve, where clues are in the details and crafty twists put readers' wits to the test. This first book in a new series of mind-bending mini-mysteries encourages readers of all ages to practice deductive reasoning, consider the most subtle details, and always think outside the box. Readers may play alone or with friends, collecting points for cracking each case and determining whose sleuthing skills reign supreme. Read the clues, then lift the flap to reveal the answer to each mystery! This compelling collection of clever, inference-based mysteries makes the perfect gift for puzzle lovers and super-sleuths of every age.

Author Details

Binding

Hardback

Victor Escandell is a renowned illustrator and founder of the graphic design and illustration studio Alehop. He is also the author of the activity books A Wonderful World of Animals , Dinosaurs , and Sweet Monsters of the World . He lives and works in Spain.

Price

AU$34.99

Key Information

ISBN

9781452177137

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Publication

Imprint Series Category

01 August 2019

Chronicle Child NA

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Child Fiction

Format

279 x 229 mm

Extent

64pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

Terms

SOR

Available 1 August 2019

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From Encyclopedia Brown to Sherlock Holmes to Clue, mysteries transfix, engage, entertain -–and sell! This smart, age-appropriate take on mysteries for kids will quickly become a family favourite, priming kids for the subsequent books in the series! An engaging narrative formula that incorporates a game (players earn points for discerning each answer) ups the reading experience stakes and adds opportunities for interactivity. These clever mysteries are solved by way of deduction, inference, and logical reasoning, all of which are critical thinking skills crucial to young readers' intellectual development, both in and out of the classroom. With a comic-esque style, unique narrative approach, quirky scenarios, and a compelling mystery theme, this book packs loads of reluctant reader appeal.

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WELCOME TO

We all think and analyze differently!

SLEUTH & SOLVE! Get ready to solve mysteries that require two different ways of thinking and analyzing. Some are solved by using logic while others are solved with your imagination. The icons at the top of each mystery let you know how to proceed in each case.

Logic

Imagination

uSING

• These mysteries pose unusual situations and have surprising answers. • Remember that although these mysteries appear to be simple, the logical answer

When you see the Logic icon, the mystery will present a setting and a clue. • Read the whole case thoroughly and observe the illustrations carefully. • Start by asking yourself questions, like: • Don’t just offer the first solution that comes to mind. If you think you know the answer, check solution in mind.

ImaginatIon...

When you see the Imagination icon:

USING LOGIC...

it by recreating the whole story with your

Sleuthing successfully means changing your perspective and thinking creatively!

is usually not the right one. You must use your imagination to solve them.

The solution lies in the text or in the illustrations. Read and observe carefully!

• Think outside the box. Approach the problem in a different way. For example, here is a brief puzzle and solution: My grandmother dropped an

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orange peel in her coffee cup, but it didn’t get wet. Why not? (Answer: Because there were coffee grounds in her cup—not coffee!)

Then ask yourself, Do all of the elements make sense?

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HOW TO PLAY

SLEUTH & SOLVE!

Remember, we all think differently! Some cases that may seem easy to you are difficult for other people, and the other way around.

IN TEAMS • Form teams of two or more detectives, and ask

You can solve these mysteries with family and friends. The more people participate, the more fun the game will be! But even if you are playing with just one other person, you will still enjoy the game. You can even play alone and solve the puzzles on your own. Then you will become a real detective, looking for clues and using both logic and imagination. There are a few ways to play:

another person to act as a judge. • Before you begin investigating, determine the number of cases each team will solve. To win, you don’t have to solve

the cases faster than other teams—you just have to earn more points! • When a team finds the solution, tell the judge. The judge will determine whether the team has earned the points and may continue on to the next case. • Every time a team solves a case, the judge will write down the points earned on a piece of paper. If there is a tie between teams, solve

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another case to resolve the tie.

• Make sure you set aside enough time to play. You don’t want to be rushed. • For maximum fun, have several detectives participate (the more players, the more fun)! • One person should look at the solution under the flap before you begin solving the mystery— they will be the Investigation Director (you can change the director for each case). The other detectives will ask questions about the case in order to get clues. The director can only respond with the following types of answers:

˚ With a “yes” or “no.”

˚ By posing a question (when it’s clear that some

clue hasn’t been understood). ˚ With “It doesn’t matter” (when the question isn’t relevant to finding the solution).

• If you get stuck, the Investigation Director can help you review the clues and observe

Give everyone time to talk and share the floor!

To follow the points system, you can write down points on a sheet of paper or in a notebook.

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anything that may have been overlooked.

BY YOURSELF

You can also solve these mysteries on your own and keep track of your points.

SYSTEM

The mysteries in this book are classified by difficulty level ranging from 1 to 6. The levels are featured at the top of each page with stars:

1 = very easy

The Impossible Prison ......................P. 36

The Principal Detective .....................P. 14

The Sentence ................................P. 38

Thief on Board ..............................P. 16

The Sultan’s Successor ......................P. 42

All Bottled Up ...............................P. 18

A Stranger in the Field .....................P. 44

The Silent Witness .........................P. 20

Surprise Attack .............................P. 46

Reading the Signs ..........................P. 22

Wrong Way ..................................P. 48

The Stolen Doll .............................P. 24

All Was Calm ...............................P. 50

A Curious Robbery ...........................P. 26

A Fortunate Fall ............................P. 52

Crossing the River .........................P. 28

A Code for Detectives .......................P. 54

An Untimely Rain .........................P. 30

Going Up ...................................P. 58

The Boarding School .......................P. 32

The Server’s Surprise ........................P. 60

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TABLE Of contents A Light Guilt ...............................P. 12

In addition, each difficulty level has a different point value.

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the POINTS

Two Drinks, Please .........................P. 34

Look carefully at the icons to figure out whether you should apply logic or use your imagination.

Grown-ups Never Do That Benjamin Chaud and Davide Cali This spirited picture book from international superstars Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud is an honest and hilarious reminder that we're all human, and sometimes even adults misbehave! Forgetting to do chores? Running late? Burping? No adult would ever behave so poorly! At least, that's what you might think. But by the end of this outrageous, laugh-out-loud picture book from celebrated author-illustrator team Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, you'll know better. Unbelievable as it may seem, sometimes even grown-ups misbehave! The duo behind Junior Library Guild selection I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . are back with another relatable, rollicking tale, this time showcasing the humour-and the humanity-of the most important people in kids' lives.

Author Details Benjamin Chaud has illustrated more than 60 books. He is the illustrator of I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . , The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer. . . , A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum. . . , and The Truth About My Unbelievable School. . . . He is the author and illustrator of New York Times Notable Book The Bear's Song , The Bear's Sea Escape , The Bear's Surprise , and Little Bear's Big House . He

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452131696

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Child

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Child Fiction

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254 x 203 mm

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40pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

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4 and up

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lives in France. Davide Cali is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist who has published more than 40 books, including I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . , The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer. . . , A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum . . . , The Truth About My Unbelievable School . . . , and When An Elephant Falls in Love . He lives in France and Italy.

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Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud are a well-known and internationally beloved author-illustrator team, with more than 150 books published between them. Davide's books have been translated into over 30 languages, and Benjamin's books have won numerous awards, including the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. With expressive, content-rich art, clever seek-and-find-esque moments, and broadly accessible humour, this book will entice even the most reluctant of readers. By showing even the most well-intentioned adults misbehaving, this book teaches young kids that it's okay not to be perfect all the time. The book also emphasises that manners exist for a reason! When confronted with absurd examples of adults misbehaving, kids are able to see and understand WHY such behaviour is actually undesirable.

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Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re never selfish.

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They never say bad words.

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The Hike Alison Farrell Everything You Need For a Treehouse meets We're Going On A Bear Hunt. Snacks, supplies, and a dog. What more do you need for an epic adventure? In this plucky, sweet story, three intrepid young female explorers set out to conquer their local forest. The well-written, empowering narrative takes us on a local quest across a river, through the trees, and up a mountain, spotting birds and eating berries with El, Wren, and Hattie. Lyrical and joyous, magical and triumphant, this adventure captures the highs and lows of a hike with friends – detours, discoveries, beauty and all.

Author Details Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452174617

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

216 x 203 mm

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56pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

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3 and up

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Available 1 August 2019

Alison Farrell has a deep and abiding love for wild berries and other foraged foods. Her favourite items to bring on a hike include: a sketchbook, a pencil, a map, and a small natural history book. She lives, bikes, and hikes in Portland, Oregon, and other places in the Pacific Northwest.

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The book also has several extra features: a glossary in the back, a sketchbook highlighting aspects of the hike, and light seek-and-find throughout. The care for and engagement with one's wider world ties in to discussions on climate change and the environment. While the book is simply about three girls on an adventure, the characters are diverse - each of a different, if not named, racial identity. This book will poise hiking as an exciting, interesting activity, encouraging young readers to go out into the world and explore the outdoors around them. This text captures some of the wonderful, awful details about hiking – something so many kids do! Going on hikes or walks is a component of many kids' lives, but it rarely appears in books. Most books about nature or hiking are non-fiction. To set a story in this backdrop is unique.

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The Other Half of Happy Rebecca Balcárcel

A diverse, family-centred story that combines the heart of Matt de la Peña, the honesty of Meg Medina, and the poetry of Kate DiCamillo.

Author Details Rebecca Balcárcel earned her MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington’s Writing Seminars and received their Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize. Her poems and essays have appeared in journals such as Third Coast and North American Review, and her book of poems is titled Palabras in Each Fist. She currently serves the students of Tarrant County College as Associate Professor of English. Find her on YouTube as the SixMinuteScholar.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452169989

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

206 x 143 mm

Extent

332pp

Illustrations

10 and up

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This work is diverse without being heavy-handed. It includes a biracial protagonist, her crush (who turns out to be gay), her brother who is diagnosed as being on the spectrum, and her Guatemalan family. In spite of this, it is fundamentally a story about a girl trying to belong, and her story will resonate with anyone who remembers, or is going through, growing pains. The main character is biracial and conflicted about her Latina culture, giving this book an interesting point of view that's sympathetic and will be relatable to non-Latinx readers who face similar challenges. This is Rebecca's Middle Grade debut, and readers will be excited to discover her fresh, interesting characters and voice. Rebecca is known on YouTube as the SixMinuteScholar, a channel that has over 16k followers. She also has 1.3k Twitter followers and is a professor in Texas.

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i l i v e i n a t i lt e d h o u s e .

A bowling ball on our living

room floor would roll past the couch, past the dining table, all the way to the kitchen sink. And if the sink wasn’t there and the wall wasn’t there and the bathroom behind that wasn’t there, the ball would roll all the way to my room at the end of the house. That’s what it’s like being twelve. Everything rolling toward you. “Quijana?” Mom’s voice thuds against my door. “Mi’ja,” Dad calls. It’s not really our house. We rent. But even if the doors hang crooked and won’t close, and even if Mom never comes home till bedtime anymore, and Dad looks tired when he cleans up after supper, I like this tilted house. I get my own room, and there’s a backyard swing. There’s even a stove with two ovens, the upper one like a dresser drawer. We can bake peach cobbler and cheesy nachos at the same time. Like we might today if we weren’t destroying the living room, pulling everything off the walls.

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“Quijana, we need another pair of hands, here.”

sounds. But I don’t know what they mean. And now Mom and

“Is she outside?”

Dad are Spanish-izing the whole house.

I wish I were. I’d jump on the swing, pump my legs, climb

Dad looks toward the ceiling as if he’ll find a power-up of

high, and whoosh through the air. Then I’d sing. It’s my secret

patience there. Ever since Tío Pancho called and said, “Adiós,

favorite thing, even better than peach cobbler. When I sing

Chicago. I got a job in Dallas!” Dad’s been different. He’s play-

out there, something rises up my spine and tingles the top of

ing more marimba music on his phone. He talked me into tak-

my head. The notes lift me up until I weigh nothing. I could

ing Spanish instead of Mandarin in school.

almost let go and sail over the treetops.

Last night, Dad went over to help unload the moving van.

Which is another good thing about this tilted house. We

We’re all going to visit when they get settled. Then I’ll meet

can sing in it. Back at the apartment, way back when my little

the whole family: Tío Pancho, Tía Lencha, and three cousins.

brother was born, Dad would strum his guitar, and we’d sing

They’ve lived in the States for a while now, but we've never

ballads in English, boleros in Spanish. Then a neighbor would

been able to visit them in Chicago.

pound on the wall. Or the ceiling. Apartment walls are nothing but panels of saltine crackers. “I’ll check the backyard.”

The door flies all the way open, and Memito tumbles in. He thrusts a book in my face and climbs on my lap. He thinks my body is a big chair, just for him.

No one can tell me why this house tilts. The landlady

“He wants to read,” I say to Dad. I’d much rather read. A

tried. “That ol’ Texas sun turns dirt to dust. Can’t build noth-

knot kinks in my chest when I think of taking down pictures

ing on dust.” Mom says it’s the clay soil that’s under the house

of me and putting up paintings of Guatemala, the place where

that slickens in the rain. Dad tells me the builders tried to

Dad was born but I’ve never been. “Can’t we read first?”

stairstep a hill, putting each house on a bulldozed shelf. “But

“Read afterward,” Dad says.

no one cheats Mother Earth. She’s remaking her hill, filling in

I start seventh grade in forty-eight hours, so I also want

the shelves to make a slope again.” Mostly I don’t notice the

to load my backpack. My folders and notebook paper are still

tilt. But sometimes, like now, the walk from my room to the

slouching in Kroger bags. They’ll have to wait. I stand up

kitchen seems steep.

slowly, tipping Memito onto his feet. “I guess we better.”

“Quijana.” Dad’s face appears at my bedroom door.

Dad leaves, but Memito’s bottom lip pooches out.

Of course I should be helping. I hang my head. The thing

“I know.”

is, those boleros we sing in Spanish? I’ve memorized the

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He waves the book again and stomps his foot.

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“It wasn’t my idea.” His face starts to crumple into a cry. “Ride?” I say. He drops the book as I lift him up. I hear Mom ask, “You didn’t tell her, did you?” Tell me what? He’s almost too heavy, but I hoist Memito over my head onto my shoulders. We march toward weavings and clay pots and volcano pictures—all pretty, but not home. We march up, up, up. Up the hill of this tilted house. i

set

memito

down

in a room I don’t recognize. The

walls are in the same places, but everything on them has changed. On both sides of the TV hang curtains of cloth, each zigzagged with sunshiney yellow and fiery orange. On the bookshelf sit two tall pots with red and green painted animals chasing each other around the sides. Dad leans over the computer desk and hangs a photo of people I’ve never seen before. “My whole family,” he says. I guess he means his parents and brothers and sisters, since me and Memito and Mom aren’t in it. “Where’d the baby pictures go?” I ask. Mom nods toward a cardboard box. “They’re online anyway. We’ll make a photo book sometime.” “Sometime?” “Sometime” always means “never.” “Hold that side for me, would you, Qui?” My nickname sounds like “key,” but I’m not a key player or a key factor. I’m not keyed up or keyed in. If anything, I’m off-key, especially today.

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Ghost Thirteen Haunting Tales to Tell Illustratus A stylish ghost story collection for middle schoolers, with 13 perfectly creepy original stories and gorgeous illustrations from Pixar-Disney talent. A finger against the inside of a mirror. . . a wood where the trees look back. . . a basement door blocked by a brick wall so thick, it stifles the screams from below . . . This original collection of chilling poems and tales contains the only true ghost stories in existence (as the book itself will tell you)... 13 eerie encounters perfect for sharing. . . if you dare. Accompanied by striking illustrations and building to a truly spine-tingling conclusion, this haunting book will consume the imagination and keep readers of every age up long past their bedtimes.

Author Details

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$45.00

Illustratus is a small, California-based design company boasting talent with years of experience in the animation industry. Contributors to this chilling collection include authors Blaise Hemingway and Jesse Reffsin, and illustrators Chris Sasaki and Jeff Turley.

ISBN

9781452171289

Key Information

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

279 x 229 mm

Extent

160pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

6 and up

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Ghost stories are a staple of childhood. Whether told communally over campfires or during slumber parties, or read alone under covers in the middle of the night, scary stories have an evergreen appeal that will make this book a strong seller year-round. Perfect for fans of Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm, Neil Gaiman's Coraline, or Chris Wooding's Malice! In a topic area characterised by low-price-point, badly designed books, this lush and stylish hardcover stands out, drawing consumer eyes wherever it is shelved. As perennial as the appeal of scary stories is, there are few new offerings. These brand-new, original stories offer great variety, exceptional art, and really excellent thrills. The Illustratus team (featuring Disney-Pixar creators of Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, and Inside Out) launched a Kickstarter campaign for the book back in 2016. It was successfully funded three days later for a total of $10k USD. At the end of the campaign, they had raised $26,834 USD with 490 backers.

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Prologue

It was in the mess hall that the boys first heard about Camp Champlain’s groundskeeper, Old Man Blackwood. Blackwood lived in a one-room cabin at the southern edge of the camp property, in the marshlands near the abandoned highway. The rumor was that Blackwood knew all the best ghost stories, the ones that were too scary or too gruesome for the counselors to tell the young campers around the campfire. Thomas was too scared to try to find Blackwood’s cabin alone, in the dark, but when his bunkmate Skeeter announced he was going to make the long walk across the marsh that night, Thomas said, “I’ll come, too.” But the words had no sooner left his lips than Thomas found himself consumed with dread.

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“We’re not gonna get caught,” said Skeeter, as he marched confidently ahead. “And you don’t have to whisper. Go on and scream if you want. Nobody can hear us.” Thomas gulped. The fact that no one could hear them made the boy even more nervous.

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“What if we get caught?” whispered Thomas nervously.

The boys walked for what seemed like hours. Tired and muddy, Thomas became certain that they would never find their way out of the marsh, but just as it seemed he could not take another step, Skeeter pointed through the trees, exclaiming, “Look!” The full moon illuminated Old Man Blackwood’s cabin, a decrepit, crumbling structure. The wooden planks were dried and cracking; the tin roof was rusted with holes. The foundation was sinking into the swampy earth below, so much so that the cabin tilted slightly on the right side. Though Thomas had never laid eyes on it before, there was something very familiar about the rickety old home. After that evening’s last bunk check, Thomas and Skeeter snuck out of their beds, walked the camp’s gravel road to the derelict highway, then hopped a split rail fence into the pathless marsh, on the other side of which sat Blackwood’s cabin. Trudging through the marsh, the boys felt their shoes sink into the mud deeper and deeper as they swatted away the waist-high grass, which seemed to grow higher with every step. The ground beneath them was soft, so soft that— if you stood still for too long—you’d sink right into it. Thomas looked around and realized that he couldn’t tell which way they’d come from.

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Skeeter rapped his knuckles against the cabin’s door. The boys waited, but there was no response and they heard no one stirring inside. “Too bad!” said Thomas. “He’s not home. I guess we should head back to camp, huh?” But just as he said it, the door swung open. Standing in the doorway was an old man with long, thin, grey hair, a splotchy, bristly beard, and—hanging from his right elbow—a flesh-colored prosthetic arm and hook.

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Thomas held his breath as Old Man Blackwood stared down at him, both eyes clouded over with cataracts. After what felt like an eternity, the man said with a sneer, “You’ve come for the stories?” Thomas somehow managed to nod. Old Man Blackwood snorted and then walked back into the cabin, leaving the door open behind him.

Thomas turned to Skeeter, seeing for the first time that his friend was now as scared as he. But before Thomas could suggest that they both run, Blackwood snapped at them, “Hurry up. And don’t forget to shut the door behind you. Yer letting in a draft.” The interior of the cabin was dimly lit by a single hanging gas lantern. The walls were covered with the dried skins of squirrels and rabbits. Deer antlers hung from the ceiling, suspended by thin strands of animal sinew. The room smelled sour with the rotting flesh of dead things. The chair creaked loudly as Old Man Blackwood lowered himself into it, taking a seat at a small table in the center of the cabin. He picked up a tin cup and spit tobacco juice into it. Thomas watched, disgusted, as Blackwood wiped brown saliva from his lips with the sleeve of his torn flannel shirt. The grizzled groundskeeper nodded to two open seats at the table. Thomas started to move toward a chair, before noticing that Skeeter had remained motionless, too paralyzed by fright to do anything. Thomas grabbed him by the arm and pulled him into a seat. “There are only thirteen true ghost stories in this world.” Blackwood shifted, leaning forward in his chair, the candlelight reflected in his smoky eyes. “Tonight, I’m gonna tell you them all.”

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Hungry Jim Laurel Snyder Sendak's Pierre meets The Bad Seed in this clever and relatable tale of the power we have to tame even the beastliest moods. When Jim wakes up one Tuesday morning, he doesn't feel like eating his pancakes. In fact, Jim doesn't feel like Jim. He feels rather, well, beastly. What's more, Jim is hungry. VERY hungry. Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink offer a clever and humorous tale of the beastliness that lives inside all of us, and the power we have to put it in its place. Surprising yet satisfying, readers will devour this picture book reminiscent of Maurice Sendak and Oliver Jeffers.

Author Details Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452149875

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

267 x 241 mm

Extent

56pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

2 and up

Terms

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Available 1 August 2019

Laurel Snyder is the author of five novels for children and six picture books. She is an occasional commentator for NPR's All Things Considered, but most of all, she is a mom. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Chuck Groenink hails from an overgrown village among the peat bogs in the north of the Netherlands, where he spent his formative years climbing trees, drawing, reading, and cycling. He lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife and two cats.

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From This Is Not My Hat to The Bad Seed, picture books that humorously interact with real feelings and children's sense of rule-breaking continue to garner critical acclaim and widespread market success. This wild, beautiful story is right in the vein of children's literature classics, while simultaneously maintaining a voice that is fresh, original, and compelling. Mood books continue to have a perennial appeal with parents, educators, and young readers alike. Teaching social and emotional skills to kids is more important than ever, and this book offers a clever and engaging way to deal with one of our most difficult feelings: anger. Laurel Snyder's acclaim and fanbase is growing and growing. In addition to winning the 2018 Geisel medal for Charlie & Mouse, her books with Chronicle have sold over 60,000 copies worldwide, and her recent publication of Orphan Island garnered many accolades.

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When Jim woke up on Tuesday, his tail had fallen asleep. This seemed odd. Jim had never had a tail before.

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From downstairs, Jim could hear his mother calling. “Jim! Pancakes for breakfast!”

Jim’s stomach began to growl. She sounded

DELICIOUS.

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“I don’t feel much like a pancake today,” called Jim. “Well, what do you feel like?” asked his mother.

Jim stared into the mirror. He felt beastly.

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Jim was not sure what to do. On the one hand, he did not really want to devour his mother.

On the other hand . . .

Polly Diamond and the Magic Book Book 1 Alice Kuipers The strongly reviewed title in this new early chapter book series now available in paperback. Polly loves words. And she loves writing stories. So when a magic book appears on her doorstep that can make everything she writes happen in real life, Polly is certain all of her dreams are about to come true. But she soon learns that what you write and what you mean are not always the same thing! Funny and touching, this new chapter book series will entertain readers and inspire budding writers.

Author Details Alice Kuipers is a picture book and YA author whose books have been published in thirty-four countries. Born in London, she now lives in Canada. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99

ISBN

9781452182216

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The consumer-friendly price point of a paperback edition will allow the book to reach a wider audience.

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Chronicle Books

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Imprint

Chronicle Child

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Category

Child Fiction

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203 x 152 mm

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112pp

Kids this age enjoy reading about the familiar – and Polly and her family ring very true. But the hint of magic is appealing and unique. Classroom appeal is woven into the story in a way that kids won't perceive it as "a learning book." The book will inspire lots of classroom writing activities that will be very appealing to teachers. Author has created new back-matter exclusively for the paperback that features writing tips and story-starters. Polly's ethnicity is never mentioned in the text, but Diana's style of illustration is such that readers of a range of backgrounds may very well see themselves in Polly.

Illustrations

b&w illustrations

Age Range

5 and up

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Diana Toledano (pronounced “Deanna”) is originally from Spain. She grew up in Madrid where she studied art and art history. She now lives in San Francisco.

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ONE Today something amazing is going to happen. Amazing things always happen in threes. Day One: On Friday, my teacher, Ms. Hairball, told me my color poem was fantastic. Day Two: On Saturday, my pet rock, Stoneface, smiled at me. I saw him! I swear! Today is Sunday. Day Three. So yes. Today is going to be amazing. Superfantastic. I start a list on a blank sheet of paper. I love writing lists. iv

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BY PO LLY DIAM O N D · · Write a story · · Paint my bedroom · · Discover a secret treasure · · Travel somewhere no one has ever been More than writing lists, I love writing stories.

A Story About a Perfect House

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To-Do List for a Super-Fantastic Day

AND we have a new baby coming any day. When he comes, the house will be even more stuffed. Mom says Anna and I have to share a room now. So we have a room for the baby. Yuck. We need a bigger house. We need lots of rooms. A perfect house would—

BY PO LLY DIAM O N D I hear a drumroll and a trumpet blast at the front

My house is too teeny. My parents say it’s cozy. But it’s NOT. Our house is stuffed full. Our house probably feels like it has eaten too much food! 2

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door. Everyone says I’m imaginative. But I definitely heard a drumroll and a trumpet blast. Maybe it’s a caterpillar army on the march. 3

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FOR POLLY DIAMOND My heart skips rope. I rip open the wrapping.

Inside is a turquoise leather book. Turquoise! The best! My glasses are turquoise. My sneakers are turquoise. My favorite pen is turquoise. Also, not Or a hedgehog band.

everyone can spell TURQUOISE. But I can. I love

Or an armadillo performing a circus trick. Yes,

words that are hard to spell.

that’s it. An armadillo. I run to open the door. It’s WAY BETTER than an armadillo. It’s a package! I pick it up. It’s hard, thin, and flat. It’s wrapped in pretty polka-dot paper. In the corner a gold stamp reads: Special Deliver y from the Writing and Spelling Depar tment . Below that, in letters as

bubbly as clouds, it says: 4

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This book belongs to Polly Diamond.

I open the book.

A WRITIN AND PELLIN BOOK FOR POLLY DIAMOND

Whoa! A bizarre, baffling thing happens. Under my name, a tiny black dot pops onto the page. Slowly, the dot moves. All by itself. It becomes the letter H .

I wish my writing looked like that. Mine is as messy as my bedroom.

letter appears.

I flip through the rest of the book. All the other

An E . An L is next.

pages are blank. Back in the kitchen I hunt for my pen. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always looking for my stuff! I wonder if sometimes my things scurry around the house like busy mice. Where is my pen? A-HA! I slide it from behind my ear. As I write, I try to make

Then another L . Then an O.

Th is b o o k bel o ng s to Pol ly Dia m ond .

H E L L O, Polly Diam

Then, like a sprinter rushing to finish the race, it spells my name followed by an exclamation mark!

my letters as neat as

HELLO, Polly Diamond!

possible:

The book is writing back to me!

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Rabbit and the Motorbike Kate Hoefler and Sarah Jacoby A modern fable about the biggest questions facing us all: how to die, and how to live. Rabbit is a homebody who chooses never to leave the comfort of his field. Still, his world is enlarged by his friend Dog and his tales of youthful motorbike adventures. But one day, Dog is gone, and so too are Rabbit’s second-hand adventures. Dog bequeaths his motorbike to Rabbit, who eventually takes a ride, learning that sometimes the miles and the motorbike can feel like old friends themselves. Rabbit and the Motobike is a picture book of both immense silence and a roaring engine – about the guiding influence of friendship and the bold leap of independence. Rabbit’s bravery reminds us to create our own stories, to have our own adventures, and to seize what may be waiting outside our comfort zones.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

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Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452170909

Kate Hoefler received her MFA in Poetry from the University of Michigan, where she studied as a Colby Fellow. She is the author of Real Cowboys and Great Big Things. She lives in a quiet village in Ohio where she can hear the distant sounds of the highway.

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Chronicle Books

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Chronicle Child

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Child Non Fiction

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229 x 279 mm

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48pp

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Sarah Jacoby grew up wandering the woods outside of Philadelphia. She now draws for many people and places, including the New York Times, and she is the author and illustrator of Forever or a Day.

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This is a book about finding yourself, about standing up to your fears – a timeless theme in children's books that is rarely expressed with such eloquence. The perennial themes of grief, fear, and death as well as the classic art style will help this book backlist well. There is major crossover potential here. This book will find a home in many market channels: trade, online, specialty, institutional, and boutique accounts. The industry is always looking for books that deal with death gracefully and honestly. Booksellers find themselves turning to the same books over and over again, and there is a constant need for more books in the market to hand to readers who are grieving – and talking with children about grief. The book can be read on the surface as a friendship/finding yourself story, or in its subtext as a book about loss, death, and grieving. It doesn't leave out readers who want to read it a bit more broadly, making it more accessible than many issue books about death.

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abbit lived in a quiet field of wheat that he never left â&#x20AC;&#x201D;not even once â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even though there was a road. And even though he dreamed he did every night.

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But Dog would visit.

and he loved telling Rabbit about the places heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d felt most alive,

where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d howled at the moon.

Dog was too old and sick to leave the field now, but he had spent most of his life going all over the country on his motorbike,

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Dog made Rabbit feel that wherever heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been, Rabbit had been right there with him. Rabbit loved Dog.

Caspian Finds a Friend Jacqueline Veissid A striking book about a perennial theme. A lonely boy finds a creative way to make a friend.

Author Details Jacqueline Véissid lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Caspian Finds a Friend is her second book. Her first book, Ruby's Sword, was also published by Chronicle Books.

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01 August 2019

Merrilees Brown studied fine art painting and drawing at the Glasgow School of Art as well as documentary photography at the London College of Communication. Originally from London, she now lives in Philadelphia. This is her first book.

Binding

Hardback

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Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452137803

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

229 x 279 mm

Extent

36pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

3 and up

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Stories about making friends strike a universal chord. At home, in the classroom or library, there is always room for one more on the shelf. The spare, lovely text is beautifully matched by evocative illustrations The book feels fresh, yet enduring. The theme and art style are broadly accessible. Child + Bear = Warm Fuzzies. Just right for gift giving. This is the author's second book and the artist's first.

surrounded by a cold gray-blue sea.

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Caspian lives in a lighthouse

Every day, he watches the waves, wondering, waiting, wishing for a friend.

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searching . . .

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just the sea and the skies, and so he waits.

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but no one arrives,

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Until one day he has a new thought. He hurries home to find paper and pencil.

On his table sits a bottle with flowers.

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rolls up his paper,

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Reading Beauty Deborah Underwood Once upon a planetoid, a not-so-sleepy princess sets out to change the curse that's left her kingdom barren of books and comes to her own rescue. The exciting follow-up to Interstellar Cinderella , this irrepressible retelling of Sleeping Beauty offers an African- American space-heroine whose love of reading breaks a curse, redeems the evil fairy, and creates her OWN happily-ever-after.

Author Details Deborah Underwood is the author of Interstellar Cinderella and many other books for children, including the New York Times bestsellers Here Comes The Easter Cat, The Quiet Book, and The Loud Book. She lives in San Francisco. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452171296

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

267 x 241 mm

Extent

44pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

3 and up

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Meg Hunt is the illustrator of Interstellar Cinderella and a printmaker, educator, and all-around maker of things. She was also the recipient of the 2015 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award for her contribution to the Illustrators 58 exhibition. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

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Hailed by many reviewers as a uniquely feminist retelling, Interstellar Cinderella's follow-up fairytale is well-poised to meet with similar, if not more, acclaim. It's important for children of all backgrounds to see themselves as heroes and heroines, and authors and artists especially wanted their Beauty to be a girl of colour. Just like Interstellar Cinderella encouraged children (especially young girls) to look into engineering, Reading Beauty focuses on encouraging literacy. And readers love books about books! Deborah Underwood is already working on the next book in the series, Snow White and the Seven Bots!

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Once upon a planetoid,

surrounded by book lovers, a princess, Lex, read morning, noon, and night (beneath her covers).

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Lexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedroom brimmed with books; she read them at top speed. She even trained her puppy, Prince, to fetch her things to read.

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They answered with a story: “Long ago when you were small, we held a celebration and invited one and all.”

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She raced to find her parents. “Make them stop! What’s going on?”

“But while the guests were toasting you, we heard a muffled shout. A fairy burst in, furious that she had been left out.”

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A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon Karen Romano The Night at the Museum meets From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler . In a slightly fantastical New York City, one very special library branch has been designated for possible closure. Bookish, socially awkward Pearl, the daughter of the librarian, can’t imagine a world without the library — its books, its community of oddballs, its hominess. When the head of their Edna St. Vincent Millay statue goes missing, closure is closer than ever. But Pearl is determined to save the library. And with a ragtag neighbourhood library crew — a constantly tap-dancing girl who might just be her first friend, an older boy she has a crush on, and a pack of raccoons who can read and write—she’s about to find that reading is believing.

Author Details Karen Romano Young is a writer, illustrator, and science journalist. She has written close to two dozen books for children, and has illustrated several, including the groundbreaking graphic novel Doodlebug and its sequel Stuck in the Middle (of Middle School). Karen’s acclaimed science books include Small Worlds, Across the Wide Ocean and Bug Science. She is the creator of a science comic called Humanimal Doodles and a veteran of three ocean science research voyages, including dives to the bottom of the ocean. Karen lives in the Connecticut woods with her husband and two large, fluffy dogs.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$32.99

Jessixa Bagley is an award-winning author and illustrator. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband, adorable son, and a slew of houseplants.

ISBN

9781452169521

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Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

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Category

Child Fiction

Format

206 x 143 mm

Extent

392pp

Illustrations

50 black-and-white illustrations throughout

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3 and up

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The group of neighbourhood kids in this book sets out to keep their library from closing. Through creativity, pluck, and stubbornness, they succeed, making this a great tool for teachers, librarians, and parents looking for books that promote community engagement and standing up for what you believe in – presented in a fun, magical way. Warmhearted, charming illustrations and frequent sidebars and footnotes make this book a pleasure to flip through, with lots more than just text to delight the reader. Librarians will want to fill their shelves with this love letter to a library. Books about libraries with a similar combination of grounded contemporary plus light fantasy - Mr. Lemoncello's Library, The Brixton Brothers, Book Scavenger - have done very well. Karen is an author beloved in the children's book community and is a great presence at conferences and panels. This is a new direction for her - light fantasy/mystery - and her readers will love it.

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The scream was so loud it could have been building up for a lifetime. It had sure been brewing inside Pearl even before she woke that late August morning. It heated up as she and Mom waited for their takeout order at the Cozy Soup and Burger on Seventh Avenue. It bubbled and percolated as they walked the damp early sidewalks to the library, Mom in her heels, Pearl in her black-cloth Chinatown shoes with the buckle straps. Unaware of anything unusual, Pearl climbed the steps and leaned the cardboard tray of coffees on the curve of the wrought iron banister while Mom found the front-door keys and pushed inside. She held the door for Pearl and they stepped into the foyer. A cool, dark floor of speckled marble. The waxy smell of old oak. The metallic rhythmic tock of the pendulum in the brass clock on the wall behind the circulation desk. Frosted glass in diamond-shaped panes, soft light from the back hallway that led to the garden. The library. Mom stepped into the shadows of the stairwell and called up toward the roof. “Anybody home?” “Hiya!” came a distant yodeling voice. Bruce Chambers, the library manager, was already up there in his office, toiling over

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the proposals he was making to the library board. Proposals to fix things up, bring patrons in, make ends meet, and keep the library from looking too worn out compared to the new Knickerbocker branch. Bruce knew his branch’s days were numbered. Pearl went to check the book drop, pulling the cart from under the slot. Only six books had been returned in the night. Not surprising, since not that many books went out in a day. Pearl carried Bruce’s coffee and cinnamon-swirl doughnut to him. Up the spiral stairs, past the children’s room on the second floor, to the third floor and into Bruce’s rat’s nest of an office. It was a tall rat’s nest. The third-floor ceiling of the library was extra high, with edges that Ramón, the reference librarian, said were called dental molding because they looked like square white teeth nibbling at the tasty edges of the walls. The piles of books, papers, magazines, newspapers, journals, catalogs, and mail may as well have been the recycling heaps outside the newsstand on the corner. The highest cabinets towered higher because of the things stored on top: an empty birdcage, rolls and rolls of posters from book conferences, old stacked-up coffee cups, and—most impressive of all—the head of the Ranger Rick raccoon costume that Bruce had brought from Catskills National Park five years ago when Pearl was five, when he’d quit being a park manager and come to manage the library instead. Made of chicken wire and fleece and fake fur, Ranger Rick’s head stood propped eyeless and eerie over an old metal garbage can turned upside down. Below the head, the gray fleece body hung from a cabinet door on a massive hanger, and was still long enough to wrinkle on the floor. In the middle of all this, behind a cluttered desk, was Bruce himself. Dark brown skin, with black hair like a wire brush, big glasses, and tall enough to reach the top of the tallest pile atop

the cabinet. He called himself inwardly organized, since he could always find what he was looking for in his rat’s nest. Pearl called him outwardly a disaster because, well, what a mess. She stepped through—never on—all the junk he said he was going to need “someday,” placed the coffee in his hands, and wended her way to the window. “Aren’t you going to sing out with me?” Pearl said, dodging a box of discarded catalog cards. Last year Mom had said the office smelled like a rat’s nest as well as looked like one. “Once a day,” she had insisted, “just once, open the window for ten seconds.” Bruce had opened the window and sung out, “Ah, sweet mystery of life, at last I’ve found you!” “You’re an idiot,” Mom had said happily, squeezing his arm. “Try it, it’s great,” Bruce had said to her and Pearl. The three of them had done it together, just that once. “Ah, sweet mystery of life, at last I’ve found you!” Their voices swept out over the garden, over the head of the statue down there, over the flowers at her feet, into the tall pine trees where birds and bats nested and raccoons nestled. Pearl fell in love with the echo of their voices off the buildings. Since then, it had become part of her and Bruce’s morning routine. But now he didn’t pay any attention to her. He just waved his hand rapidly, distractedly, toward the window and bent his head over the papers lit by his little desk lamp. So Pearl cleared her throat, looked down into the garden, and opened her mouth to sing out to the world. But when she saw what was down there, she screamed. There had never been anything like Pearl’s scream. The scream had horror in it. It had shock. It had fear. And it had loss.

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What was lost? A head. A stone head. The stone head of the stone statue that stood in the library garden. It was a statue of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Vincent for short (as she had referred to herself), the famous poet who used to live right around here. Who lost her? The whole city, actually. The taxpayers of New York. They were to whom the statue belonged. But most of all, the library had lost her. The whole library, but most of all, the Lancaster Avenue branch. The Lancaster Avenue branch, but most of all, almost-eleven-year-old Pearl Moran. That’s who loved her the most.

1: The Scream Still AUG 28

Pearl’s scream blasted from the third-story window at the rear of the Lancaster Avenue branch of the New York City Library and carried out over the late-summer air, over the yew hedge, up the rear wall of the white-brick apartment house that backed up to the garden, through the trash-can alley, across Clancy Street, and on. It was a noisy neighborhood in the first place, a city neighborhood on the edge of things, with lots of people in it—people who sometimes screamed. Babies screamed for the usual reasons. Little kids screamed for the Mister Softee truck or if one of the big kids was pretending to be a coyote or a robber or something else scary. Adults screamed sometimes, over a big game, or in frustration with the kids or the job or the language or just the city. The city was enough to make anyone scream. But among all these screams, Pearl’s scream stood out. It made people stop what they were doing—picking up groceries at violet-haired Rosita’s Rosebud bodega, browsing in Gully’s Bucka-Buy. Even Mr. Gulliver, Gully himself, paused, right as he was ringing up the two dozen animal-shaped erasers that Alice Patel was buying for story hour in the library’s children’s room. Alice was the children’s librarian, six months pregnant. “That’s Pearl!”

AstroNuts #1: The Plant Planet Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets Captain Underpants in a funny, visually daring adventure series perfect for reluctant readers, teachers, and librarians alike. It’s happening – the end of the world is upon us. It’s time to look elsewhere to find a new home. Enter the AstroNuts! Narrated by Planet Earth, this book is about four hybrid animals – LaserShark, AstroWolf, SmartHawk, and StinkBug – created by NNASA (Not-NASA) to explore other planets. The criteria: 1. Must be unoccupied. 2. Must support human life. When the Nuts reach their first destination, The Plant Planet, it looks perfect. It’s lush with plant life, full of natural food, and seemingly uninhabited. But what if that plant life can think for itself? And what if it thinks it doesn’t like our Nuts?

Author Details Jon Scieszka is known for his bestselling picture books including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man . He is also the founder of www.guysread.com and a champion force behind www.guyslisten.com, and was the first National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature. He lives in Brooklyn. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452171197

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

203 x 152 mm

Extent

220pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

5 and up

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Steven Weinberg writes and illustrates kids’ books about dinosaurs, roller coasters, beards, and chainsaws. And he paints landscapes and fish, too. Basically all the fun stuff. He lives in the Catskills with his wife Casey Scieszka and his dog Waldo in the bed and bar called the Spruceton Inn that they all run together in the backyard.

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Jon Scieszka is one of the biggest names in children's books. The first National Ambassador of Young People's literature, he is also a major draw in terms of keynote speeches, panel presences, and fair attendance – he is up for travel and promotion and incredibly effective at doing so. The book incorporates STEM elements in a way that readers will find fun and entertaining, and teachers and librarians will find clever and original. This book successfully talks about the effect of climate change and impels its readers to take action, without feeling didactic or message-y at all. The book is a great vehicle for reluctant readers, featuring "cool" topics relying on visual literacy for optimal effectiveness. Space, STEM, and talking animals are evergreen topics with institutional draw. The book is funny and will delight readers who love books in this space. While it hints at serious ideas, on the surface, it's a quick, easy, fun visual read with one very impactful fart joke. The art is dynamic and engaging – and doesn't look like anything out there, or anything on our list. The illustrations – those engravings behind the black ink and colour fills – actually were cut out of other artworks and re-used! Steven Weinberg took art from the Rijksmuseum, the museum of the Netherlands, and cut and pasted and coloured it: a collage. Everything you see is a collage of engravings and Steven's own art. Some of the engravings date back to the 1700s! This is a program started by the museum itself, which wants people to see and use their amazing. They have put almost all of it online with this exact purpose: new artists using old art in a new way.

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SmartHawk! Set. All plans go.

AlphaWolf! Mission leader. Ready to lead.

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Lase SuperrShark! And s charged. uper excite d.

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Oh, no. I knew this would happen. Checking controls. Ohâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and I am StinkBug.

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GO TIME!

so n Th om as Je ff er No se Ro ck et

Mt. Rushmore THE TOP-SECRET ASTRONUT HEADQUARTERS

FIX STUFF. EAT!

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This time, blastoff was scary and awful. Because this blastoff was a deadly emergency. And it was all caused by you humans. You humans who finally crossed the BIG RED LINE by putting more than 400 PPM (parts per million) of CO2(carbon dioxide) vinto my beautiful atmosphere. Overheating my oceans, melting my ice caps, killing my plants and animals and even yourselves, and . . . well, more about that later.

Well, that emergency finally happened.

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Yes, blastoff. How exciting. Usually. But not this time.

Humans pushed the level of CO2 in my atmosphere over 400 PPM, over the BIG RED LINE. In fact, you put more CO2 in my atmosphere than there has ever been in the last two million years. So, blastoff. That’s right. Your best hope for a new planet was in the paws and claws of four experimental, untested animal astronauts.

Oh, hello. I’m Earth. Your planet. And boy, do I have a story to tell you. Lucky for you humans, way back in 1988, a couple of your smart scientists working for NNASA (Not the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in a secret lab inside Mt. Rushmore, built four superpowered animal astronauts. Because what a perfect place to hide what could be the most important program ever—right in plain sight, clear as the nose on Thomas Jefferson’s face. These animals were designed in case of emergency—in case humans ever went over the BIG RED LINE—to automatically activate, launch into space, and investigate a new Goldilocks Planet. A place not too hot, not too cold, just right for humans to live on. Like I used to be. Before you got here.

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AHHHHHH

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Insect Superpowers 18 Powerful Bugs That Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! Kate Messner Real - and amazing! - insect science meets the thrilling visual presentation of superhero comics! Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons! Extraordinary skills! Within the pages of this book, 18 awesomely real insect superheroes and supervillains come to life, each possessing powers far beyond the average human (or bug). Meet the Malevolent Mimic, who wickedly disguises itself as a harmless pink orchid, only to shred unsuspecting butterflies! Or the Great Glue Shooter, who can shoot a smelly glue– from its face! Award-winning nonfiction author Kate Messner teams up with the talented Jillian Nickell in this action-packed comic-inspired exploration of the incredible TRUE insect abilities found in the natural world.

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01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452139104

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

279 x 203 mm

Extent

88pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

5 and up

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Kate Messner is the award-winning author of Over and Under the Snow and more than a dozen other books for young readers. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family. Jillian Nickell is a freelance illustrator, screen printer, and teacher living in Chicago, Illinois. Her work has been included in the Society of Illustrators’s Illustrators 52 and Illustrators 55 award shows and book publications.

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Kids are endlessly curious about the natural world, and particularly about gross or extraordinary animals. This book harnesses the enduring fascination with insects and will grab the attention of young entomologists, reluctant readers, and any kid who has ever looked at a bug and thought, EWWWW! Librarians and educators recognise Kate Messner's picture book nonfiction, and her books consistently win awards. This latest offering from Kate displays her signature wit, enthusiasm for her topic, and compelling, wellresearched approach to nonfiction. Demand for excitingly presented juvenile nonfiction is on the rise, due to Common Core! And this is humorous and action-packed enough to shine in trade bookstores, WHILE being so chock-full of fascinating information to thrill teachers and librarians. Browseable, dynamically written and illustrated, and packed with the wow-factor of real insect abilities, this book will appeal to fans of graphic novels, comic books, and the Guinness Book of World Records. It's nonfiction as you've never seen it before!

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So the clasSification of a monarch butTerfly, for example, would go like this:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda ClasS: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Danaus Species: plexipPus

So a Monarch butTerfly’s scientific name is Danaus plexipPus “DAH-hay-us PLEX-i-pus”. It’s fun to say. Try it!

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Ch a pter 1

Robb er Fly 30 – 50 m m

& t s

Fa e c r e Fi Six-Sp ot ted Tiger B eetle 14 m m

Common Name: Giant robber fly of the Great Plains Aliases: Bee killer, assassin fly Super-Scientific Name: Microstylum morosum Trademark Features: Small hollow between the eyes, tufts of hair on the face that may resemble a beard Size: 30–50 mm Secret Hideout: Prairies in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma,

With speeds that put Olympic runners to shame and jaws that can slice and dice in the blink of an eye, these insects’ superpowers are perfect for evading predators and catching prey.

Asian Giant Ho r n et U p to 5 5 m m ( q u een) 3 5 –3 9 m m ( wo r k e r )

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and Arkansas Superpower:

SUPER

POWER

Speed in flight

Robber flies can fly fast enough to catch other insects in midflight. The robber fly often lies in wait on a twig or leaf where it can see its surroundings and watch for prey. When another insect flies too close—BUZZ, SWISH, ZAP!—The robber fly darts out and captures it with long, strong, bristly legs that can hold tight to prey.

Once the robber fly has another insect in its clutches, it stabs the creature with its hypopharynx and injects saliva into its victim’s body. The robber fly’s spit contains super-bug chemicals—nerve toxins that paralyze the prey and digestive enzymes that turn its insides to liquid, which the robber fly then sucks up through its proboscis.

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The Japanese beetle can fly long distances— up to five miles in search of food. But it can’t fly fast enough to avoid becoming food for a hungry robber fly.

Favorite Food: Bees, grasshoppers, butterflies, beetles, other robber flies

Allies: There are more than seven thousand species of robber flies living all over the world. They’re all part of the order Diptera, which includes all flies, and the family Asilidae. Microstylum morosum is the largest robber fly in North America.

Archenemy: The eastern kingbird ( Tyrannus tyrannus) loves to swoop down from its perch and snap up a juicy robber fly for a meal.

Archenemy

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POWER

Alias: Yak killer Super-Scientific Name: Vespa mandarinia

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SUPER

Common Name: Asian giant hornet

Trademark Features: Bright-orange head, orange-and-black striped body Size: 35–39 mm for workers, up to 55 mm for queens. The Asian giant hornet’s stinger alone can be up to 6 mm long. Secret Hideout: Tree hollows and underground in low mountains and forested areas of Korea, China, Japan, India, and Nepal Superpower: Fierce jaws and a painful sting

A raiding gang of Asian giant hornets has been known to wipe out a nest of tens of thousands of honeybees in a couple of hours. The hornets use their powerful mandibles to tear the bees apart, often ripping off heads, legs, and wings. Then the hornets carry the bees’ larvae back to the nest, chew them into balls, and feed them to the hornet larvae.

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Redwood and Ponytail K. A. Holt

Eleanor & Park with a girl-meets-girl romance in this novel in verse about two girls falling in like.

Author Details K.A. Holt is the author of Rhyme Schemer, House Arrest and Knockout, along with several other books for young people. She lives in Austin, Texas, and is active within the vibrant Texas writing community.

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• • Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$37.99

ISBN

9781452172880

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

206 x 143 mm

Extent

424pp

Illustrations

Text only

Age Range

12 and up

Terms

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K. A. Holt has a great track record. House Arrest has sold over 17.5k net in hardcover and over 60k net in paperback! Rhyme Schemer has sold over 7k net in hardcover and almost 17k in paperback. Knockout has already sold over 11k since it came out in March, and was named a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year! Fewer words on each page make books from Holt very approachable, absorbing, and quick reads that are great for reluctant readers. This #ownvoices book speaks to Holt's personal experience of being a queer woman. Kari wrote this book for the 12-year-old version of herself who never saw someone like her represented in the books she read. On top of poetry being a favourite for teachers and librarians, slam poetry is a particularly accessible medium for students. Spoken word, slam poetry, and rap battles are increasingly popular on school campuses. YouTube slam poetry channel Button Poetry has almost 800k subscribers, and YouthSpeaks has well over 100k. The medium is most popular in marginalised communities such as LGBTQ+ youth. This book's emotional, crisp verse packs a punch, and will speak to this audience. There is a pressing need for more representation and encouragement of LGBTQ+ youth - especially as leads, not just as side characters. This book breaks barriers. So far, Holt's books have had male protagonists, while this one features two female protagonists and is expanding the author's audiences.

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We are the kids in the halls . . .

Our quest for normal . . . Our search for truth . . .

We are the kids you don’t see . . .

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Alex Alyx Alexx

Our all-knowing glances . . .

We are the kids watching . . . always watching her.

We are everyone.

always watching him.

We are everywhere. We are everything.

always watching you.

And what do we see? And what do we see? And what do we see? A love story? A tragedy? A comedy? Real life? Will we cry? Will we laugh? I guess we’ll find out. I guess we’ll find out. I guess we’ll find out.

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Kate

I dig the heel of my palm

I stare out the window

calmly pressing

the sun huge

into my chest

bright

harder and harder

burning

because I know it’s there

taking up the whole sky

it has to be

and it’s like

somewhere

I can see inside

beating

my chest

my heart my heart my heart Where are you?

Why are you like this?

Where could you be?

Why do this to me?

Why would you leave me here

Why aren’t you

so quiet

normal?

so empty?

Why can’t you leave me be?

my heart

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my heart

TAM

my heart

What does it mean

So why does it feel

Bursting

missing

too full

skipping

it hurts

every

so much

beat

all the feelings

nothing alive

pressed into my ribs

inside me?

like my eyes to the window.

Could it be

that my palm digs calmly

that all the feelings

because you can’t panic

are exploding

when you have no

at once, finally

beats?

free?

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TAM

to be a friend? I ask this question to my ceiling quietly, a whisper with no answer.

••

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Kate

My present is zero presence. Exactly what she wants.

In my pocket, a book.

••

Not a regular book;

Kate

a tiny book that tells my future.

The match explodes,

I take it,

a burst of light

open it.

and sulfur.

Inside, lined up in two rows,

I hold it to the poster

faceless, armless

pinned to my wall.

matches. Fates.

The poster that started it all.

They know the way.

I understand now why people say

••

flames lick because I see the orange tongue

TAM

slide up the side, slurping the paper,

I miss her.

eating its glowing snack.

Every part of me. Every molecule.

Black

But this is what she wants.

smoke also licks,

So this is my gift to her.

leaving a mark on the ceiling

Leaving her alone.

while I watch everything

Going away.

burn.

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Search the Castle Double Booked: 37 lift-the-flaps inside! Jill Howarth Take a tour of a magnificent castle with this adorable shaped board book full of amusing lift-the-flaps. When the royal crown goes missing somewhere in the castle, the princess needs all the help she can get to search every room, from the portrait gallery to the banquet hall. With flaps on each double-paged spread and lively rhyming text, this charming interactive board book in the shape of a castle is a royally satisfying read.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Board Book

Price

AU$24.99

ISBN

9781452173269

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

216 x 229 mm

Extent

10pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

3 and up

Terms

SOR

Jill Howarth is an author and illustrator living just west of Boston. After graduating from Penn State University with a degree in graphic design, she took a design job at a large toy company and eventually became an art director in their preschool toys division, before discovering her love of illustration. Jill’s clients have included Running Press Kids, Scholastic Press, Hallmark, American Greetings, Klutz, Pottery Barn Teen, Penguin Random house, Quarto and more.

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Castles and princesses are perennially popular and appeal to many kids. Lightly Spanish-inspired designs freshens up familiar tropes while still tapping into that classic princess charm. With gatefold pages and packed with 37 lift-the-flaps, this book is appealingly interactive, perfect for curious young readers and parents looking for a smart, charming novelty book for their kids. Imaginative play paired with a tactile element is essential to healthy childhood development, making this title a great choice for parents and gift givers.

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What’s Going On Here? A Tell-Your-Own-Tale Book The Amazing Story Generator meets Who Done It?

Author Details Olivier Tallec graduated from the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris and worked in advertising as a graphic designer before devoting himself to illustration. His work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, and he has illustrated more than sixty books for children. He lives in Paris, France.

Key Information • • •

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$29.99

ISBN

9781452173177

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

145 x 295 mm

Extent

28pp

Illustrations

Full-colour illustrations throughout

Age Range

4 and up

Terms

SOR

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What's Going on Here? is a game within a book. The unique format invites readers to interact with it and have fun with all the possibilities. The art is sweet and adorable but also clever and stylish, which allows the book to attract a wide readership. Each page asks the reader to consider the character's actions or feelings and then come up with answers based on their own experiences, a process that requires introspection and imagination. This makes the book a great springboard for activities in the classroom or library, and a great discussion starter for one-on-one or group storytimes. Being required to consider images and questions together makes readers learn empathy in a practical, interactive and fun way.

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Why? Adam Rex Boss Baby meets Interrupting Chicken in this heartfelt story of a curious kid conquering a control-hungry bad guy. When supervillain Doctor X-Ray swoops in, promising to vanquish an innocent crowd, the only one not to run away is a little girl, who asks him simply, “Why?” He is taken aback – but he answers. She keeps asking. And he keeps answering. Until a surprising truth is uncovered – and the villain is thwarted. In this take on the small-and-determined-beats-big-loud-bully story, simple questions lead to profound answers in a quest that proves the power of curiosity, featuring the universal tendency of young children who just won’t stop asking WHY?

Author Details Adam Rex is the author and illustrator of many beloved picture books and novels, including Nothing Rhymes with Orange , The True Meaning of Smekday (which was made into the major motion picture Home ), and the New York Times bestseller The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors . He has illustrated the work of many authors, including Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, Jeff Kinney, Kate DiCamillo,

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$34.99

ISBN

9781452168630

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

229 x 229 mm

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Extent

60pp

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Illustrations

Full colour illustrations throughout

•

Age Range

3 and up

Terms

SOR

Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Neil Gaiman. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Claire Keane is the author-illustrator of several books for young readers, including Little Big Girl. She is also the illustrator of Love Is and is known for her development art for the movies Tangled and Frozen . She studied at École Supérieure d’Arts Graphiques in Paris and now lives in Venice Beach, California, with her kids.

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The book is one of those 'how has nobody written about this before?' topics. Kids have been asking 'why?' nonstop forever, and this singular book on the topic should be a modern classic that continues to sell for years. This book's readability combined with Claire Keane's accessible, comic, sweet illustrations, make this a fun, commercial title. Adam is beloved by librarians and booksellers, and has been responsible for some modern classics in picture books: Frankenstein Makes a Sandwhich, The Dirty Cowboy, The True Meaning of SmeckDay. The underlying theme of this book celebrates curiosity and reaching out to those who appear different or scary. Because the idea is approached in a funny way, it manages to be accessible, bipartisan, and not didactic. This book is for anyone who has trouble communicating with anyone else, and it provides a very simple way to get better at doing so. Kids asking 'why?' is something that all parents experience, and this book takes that idea to its most extreme extent. The recognition of this moment in a child's life makes the book appealing to those buying as or for parents, and the humour of the book widens the audience to include anyone buying a book for children, no matter what their personal experience with infants' existentialism. Race is not a component of the story, but the main character and her mom read as Asian, helping to create more casual diversity in the picture book market.

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Dino Record Breakers The biggest, fastest and deadliest dinos ever! Darren Naish

Check out the greatest record-breakers in history – the dinosaurs! Millions of years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, you had to be extreme to survive. That's why these incredible creatures racked up so many awesome records. This incredible wire-bound book is packed with cool facts and stats about dinosaur record breakers. Discover the fastest, the biggest and the deadliest dinosaurs! Bite-size facts and trivia for the ultimate in playground currency.

Author Details Dr Darren Naish is a palaeontologist and science writer who specialises in dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. When he's not busy digging up dinosaurs and ancient reptiles, he's writing about them! Based in Southampton, UK, Dr Naish has written a number of children's books about dinosaurs and is an honorary research associate at the University of Portsmouth. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Spiral

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Cool, original record-breaker layout highlights the fiercest, strongest and most spectacular dinosaurs.

Price

AU$11.99 | NZ$14.99

•

ISBN

9781783124602

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Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Amazing CGI dinosaur images bring each species to life. Clear, simple text for reluctant readers. Fun, accessible wire-bound format and unique vertical spreads will appear to younger dinosaur fans.

Imprint

Carlton Books

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

188 x 129 mm

Extent

60pp

Illustrations

Full-colour CGI illustrations throughout

Age Range

4 and up

Terms

SOR

Key Information

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spikiest

dinosaur FACT FILE WHEN:

Cretaceous 70-65 mya

SIZE: 20 ft. (6 m) long DIET: Herbivorous DANGER: MEDIUM

EDMONTONIA

The spikiest dinosaur of all time is Edmontonia (ed-mon-toe-nee-ah). Spikes stuck out sideways from its body, but the long, pointy spines on its shoulders and neck were most amazing of all.

SHORT AND SPIKY Edmontonia had a wide body. Its back was flat and its legs were short and muscly. It would have been very difficult for predators, such as a T rex, to push it over in a fight.

CHARGE! Edmontoniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest spikes curved forward. This dinosaur might have charged when faced by a predator, just like bulls and rhinos do today.

Armor plates to protect neck Bony lumps around eyes

Sharp-edged spikes

brainiest dinosaur FACT FILE WHEN:

Cretaceous 70-65 mya

SIZE: 8 ft. (2.5 m) long DIET: Omnivorous DANGER: MEDIUM

TROODON

The Dragon Creativity Book Andrea Pinnington

Snip! Stick! Colour! Create! Let your imagination run riot in the ultimate activity book on dragons! Make a knight's sword, decorate some dragon eggs and create a potion to make dragons friendly. Packed with 2 pages of over 150 stickers, dragon-model pieces, pull-out decorated "dragon scale" art paper with ideas for brilliant craft projects, colouring tricks and puzzles. Kids will be enthralled by this unbeatable activity book.

Author Details Andrea Pinnington has written and edited all kinds of books for children and is the creative whizz behind a host of children's craft and activity books.She lives in Guildford, Surrey.

Key Information Publication Binding

01 September 2019 Paperback

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Two sticker pages containing over 150 stickers.

•

A sumptuous gatefold cover for readers to use to create their own unique dragon sticker scenes. Dragon-themed art paper, which can be pulled out and used at home, with ideas for brilliant craft projects.

•

Price

AU$19.99 | NZ$22.99

ISBN

9781783124619

Publisher

Carlton Publishing Group

Imprint

Carlton Books

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

300 x 240 mm

Extent

80pp

Illustrations

4 colour and 1 colour illustrations

Age Range

6 and up

Terms

SOR

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ISBN

9781783124626

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9781783124749

What’s inside this book? Stickers

Track down your stickers and use them on the dragon sticker scenes and anywhere else you like.

Stencils

Look for the stencils inside. Then hunt for the pages where you can use them.

f o d r wo

WARNING...

Before you undertake the activities in this book, ALWAYS REMEMBER...

Fun puzzles

Join the dots, find your way through mazes, spot the differences and play games!

Things to make

For writers and artists...

Create a dragon mask on page 21, door hangers on page 37 and a sword on page 49! Look out for the dragon scales for decorating things with as well.

There are plenty of things for creative knights and maidens to do, so get going!

This is a Carlton book Text, design and illustration © Carlton Books Limited 2010 Published in 2016 by Carlton Books Limited An imprint of the Carlton Publishing Group, 20 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JW All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that it may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the publisher’s prior consent. A catalogue record is available for this book from the British Library. 10

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Good start! 6

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Now, make it breathe FIRE and add a menacing MOUTH and monstrous FEET.

Finally, give it WINGS on its back and a terrible TAIL.

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The Ghost Network (book 1) Activate I.I. Davidson and Aleksi Delikouras The Ghost Network is a new 3-book epic adventure series in which a group of teenage hackers get to work to save the world from disasters in the Dark Web as man takes on machine. Despite coming from different ends of the world, John, Slack, Akane, and Salome, age 12, have plenty in common. They love computers, coding, hacking, gaming – it literally flows through their veins. One more thing: they are all technically dead. The group comes together at the Wolf's Den in deepest Alaska, one of several top-secret schools for technological excellence around the globe. The place seems like a coder's dream come true at first, but things take a dark turn when the group realises they are not like the other kids there. They uncover that the centre is working on a potentially dangerous, secret project known as Project 31. What's worse, the guinea pigs are the kids themselves. The gang realises that John's father implanted artificial intelligence in their bloodstream, in order to protect them, before going missing under mysterious circumstances. They are not only wanted by those in power, but are now being hunted. There's only one way out: to escape across the brutal Alaskan tundra where the truth will be revealed.

Author Details

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$16.99 | NZ$19.99

I. I. Davidson is the pen name for author Gillian Philip who is based in north Scotland. She has written young adult and middle grade fiction for Bloomsbury, Tor Macmillan, Hachette, and HarperCollins. She has been nominated and short-listed for awards including the Carnegie Medal, the David Gemmell Legend Award, and the Scottish Children's Book Award.

ISBN

9781449497118

Key Information

Publisher

AMP

Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

229 x 152 mm

Extent

224pp

Illustrations

Text only

Age Range

10 and up

Terms

SOR

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Ferly (formerly Kaiken Entertainment), the licensing powerhouse behind Angry Birds, has already sold Finnish rights after a heated auction in a three-book deal, and have plenty of interest from other publishers around the world. With AI-infused minds, kids hijacking helicopters and secret island lairs, fans of Anthony Horowitz and Richard Paul Evans, as well as Cyberpunk 2077 will find something to fall in love with. The Ghost Network makes kids wonder what’s on the other side of the iPad’s aluminum casing and shows them the power that could be at their hands with a bit of coding knowledge. Global, white-knuckle adventures perfect for the digital era. Aleksi Delikouras, series collaborator, is also has a popular YouTube presence, with his DragonSlayer666 channel bringing over 2 million fans, 20k Facebook fans, and 27.6k Instagram followers. Includes a cast of multi-ethnic, highly-relatable characters including a nameless Russian girl found abandoned on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a base-jumping 12-year old Japanese adrenalin junkie, and a wise-cracking Alaskan reindeer herder who travel to the unique locations of the Centres of Excellence that exist throughout the world.

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Akane Maezono inched her toes out over the vertical drop. She couldn’t even see the ground. And that’s just how she liked it. Above her, the night sky was piercingly black, with just a scattering of stars. And even though she knew a two-thousandfoot skyscraper didn’t bring her closer to them, it certainly felt that way. Up here on the roof, the night seemed darker, the air so much clearer. The wind that engulfed her was cold enough to sharpen her brain with icy clarity. Sprawled out below her were the bright lights of Tokyo. She gazed at the office windows and pitied the salaried workers who stayed late and dutifully at their desks. The sea of red brake lights made it seem like half the population was paralyzed in traffic. I don’t have those problems. Akane grinned in sheer delight and clutched the straps of her BASE chute. The drop site was a fairly broad alley behind the building, but it was barely lit. It had to be that way, but she’d scoped it out before in careful detail. She knew exactly where she had to land,

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and she’d be out of there before police and building security knew what had hit them. Her heart was racing, and her veins were surging with adrenaline. Two thousand feet to the ground. This is going to be awesome. Taking a deep breath of the crisp air, she prepared herself to leap— The piercing alarm on her phone earpiece startled her. She stumbled backward, and her feet slipped back onto the roof. Blood surged through her veins even more at the shock of the interruption. She quickly pressed the button by her ear. “Who’s this?” “Akane, get out of there.” She was silent for a moment, breathing hard. “What the—who is this?” “It’s John. I don’t have time to explain. You’re busted!” “John?” John whom she’d never actually met? John her fellow hacker who lived in Vancouver? “John Laine?” “Get out of there!” “No!” she snapped. Half angry, half curious, she asked, “What are you talking about, John Laine?” With a long, impatient sigh, he said, “Building security’s onto you. They’ve called the cops!” Shoot. She glanced around anxiously, half expecting the entire metropolitan police department to come dashing across the roof. “How do you know?” “It doesn’t matter! Look, just run and I’ll explain later.” “How did you even know where I was? I’m totally psyched up for this jump—” “And you’ll blow it.” <8>

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“Yes, I would now, because you’ve freaked me out!” Cursing, Akane ran for the stairwell. “And they’re bringing cars up the alley, which will ruin your drop site.” Point taken. She gripped the door handle but paused, scowling. “I’m out of here. As soon as you explain yourself.” She heard him exhale with frustration. “Great plans, Akane. Lots of detail. Awesome preparation. I hacked them.” “You couldn’t have! They were on my own secure server! You needed a special download to break the code.” “Well, I guess I downloaded it.” “You. Couldn’t. Have.” He really couldn’t have. She was a way better hacker than he was. What was more, she knew every detail of his system, and his hardware didn’t have the capacity— “I was worried, so I tracked you. Akane, if you want the truth, I don’t know how I cracked that code. The download started automatically. Sheer luck, I guess. The rest was easy—I hacked the building’s security system, and I hacked the police radio. Is this enough information to convince you to get out of there?” It certainly was. It was just as well she’d hacked the building’s security and layout herself, or she wouldn’t have known about the alternate exit routes. As she let the stairwell door slam behind her—cutting off the coolness of the breeze and the stars—she was already running, tears of disappointment stinging her eyes. She wiped them away, annoyed. Dang it, John Laine— He’d done the right thing. Her feet pounded down the stairs. He’d acted as her virtual ground crew without her even knowing it, and he’d done the right thing.

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But as she ducked into the fire escape and bolted down the stairs, two at a time, she could hardly decide whether she was grateful or angry. Even the hot buzz of frustrated adrenaline was overpowered by her utter disbelief. John Laine could not have hacked my plans. I know what he can do on a computer, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not capable. He had no way of accessing that code. It did NOT start downloading automatically. And friend, fellow hacker, or not, she was going to get to the bottom of this. Because there was only one thing she knew right now, and she knew it with absolute certainty. HE COULD NOT HAVE DOWNLOADED THAT KEY.

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Little Big Nate Draws A Blank Lincoln Peirce The author of the New York Times bestselling Big Nate series introduces a younger version of this adventurous, mischievous, wildly popular character! When Little Big Nate gets a new pack of crayons, his illustrations really come to life! In this delightful board book, Little Big Nate's imagination and love of drawing will inspire even the youngest readers to express themselves through artwork.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Lincoln Peirce has been drawing the Big Nate comic strip for more than 25 years. Born in Ames, Iowa, Peirce grew up in Durham, New Hampshire. As a kid, he began creating his own strips in the sixth grade. Peirce taught high school in New York City and has created several animated pilots for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. He lives in Portland, Maine, with his family.

Price

AU$14.99 | NZ$17.99

Key Information

ISBN

9781524851781

Publisher

AMP

Imprint

Andrews McMeel Books

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

178 x 178 mm

Extent

12pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

2 and up

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Introduces Big Nate to a younger audience.

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Big Nate books have been on the New York Times Bestseller list for over three years. More than 10 million Big Nate books have been sold since 2010 in a range of formats. Little Big Nate's love of illustration can inspire even the youngest readers to express themselves through drawing.

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Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy Book 2 Laurel Snyder The second in the award-winning early chapter book series! This funny and adorable set of stories celebrates the bond between children and grandparents. Four hilarious stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible beginning chapter book – now in paperback! In this heartwarming follow-up to Laurel Snyder’s award-winning Charlie & Mouse , the two brothers enjoy a special visit from their grandpa, Grumpy. Follow along as they discuss being medium, pounce each other, sing the wrong songs, build blanket forts, and more.

Author Details

Publication

01 August 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$14.99

ISBN

9781452172644

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Imprint

Chronicle Child

Series

Category

Child Fiction

Format

203 x 178 mm

Extent

60pp

Illustrations

Full colour throughout

Age Range

5 and up

Terms

Laurel Snyder is the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal-winning author of the Charlie & Mouse beginning reader series: Charlie & Mouse, Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy, Charlie & Mouse: Even Better, and Charlie & Mouse: The Great Outdoors. She is also the author of the Junior Library Guild selection and ALA Notable Children’s Book Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova (with Chronicle) and the middle-grade National Book Award contender Orphan Island. She lives and writes in a small yellow house in Atlanta, Georgia, which she shares with her husband and two sons. Emily Hughes is an illustrator (and sometimes writer) who lives in windy Brighton, England, while thinking fondly of her hometown in Hilo, Hawaii. Emily's other fabulous books include Everything You Need for a Treehouse, Wild, A Brave Bear, and The Little Gardener.

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Book 1 in hardcover sold nearly 25,000 copies in its first year in the US and won a Geisel Medal. Both book 1 and book 2 are Junior Library Guild selections. Henry & Mudge, Frog & Toad, Charlie & Mouse – funny, friendly pairs rule in early readers and early chapter books. The small casts of characters and the short adventures of everyday life tailor stories like these to the readers who are still building fluency and speed in reading. This age group is just moving into longer books. The interconnected but distinct short stories in this book offer an accessible transition. Laurel Snyder brings a fresh, humorous, and heartwarming approach to central themes to which readers of all ages can relate: Imagination, creativity, play, and sibling bonding are fondly celebrated in each of these stories. The up-and-coming artist of this series, Emily Hughes, is Asian-American, and sharp-eyed readers will note that Grumpy is Japanese-American, the setting is Hawaii, and Charlie and Mouse are mixed-race kids.

Price

AU$14.99

ISBN

9781452172637

The Big Book of Monsters Hal Johnson Literature is extra fun when it's spooky! This illustrated compendium of 25 of the spookiest and most nefarious monsters from classic literature – from Dracula to the Jabberwocky – includes a playful retelling of each monster's story accompanied by fullcolour illustration and sidebars about its literary origins, including authorship and genre. Monsters are a total treat for kids. They turn up in stories and fairy tales all over the world, give kids thrilling yet safe shivers, help them work out real fears and anxieties, and empower them in the same way that dinosaurs do, inhabiting the kind of world that’s special in part because grown-ups are too busy and boring to pay attention to it. The Big Book of Monsters revels in this magic appeal and delivers an unparalleled compendium of 25 of the creepiest, the spookiest, the most wicked and dreadful creatures found in classic literature. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$37.99

ISBN

9781523507115

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Imprint

Workman

Author Details

Series

Hal Johnson is the author of Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods and Immortal Lycanthropes. He loves monsters and books.

Category

Child Picture Book

Format

254 x 203 mm

Extent

160pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

8 and up

Terms

SOR

It’s a who’s who of the baddest of the bad, from those paradigms of literary terror, Dracula and Frankenstein; to the creatures of myth, both Western – like Polyphemus, the human-devouring one-eyed Cyclops of Homer – and not, like the Japanese Goblin-Spider; to witches, werewolves, golems, spirits, and scary human anomalies including the Headless Horseman, Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and Rappaccini’s daughter, the poisonous maiden of Padua. Every monster is brought to life first in a full-size, full-colour portrait that captures the essence of the beast, and in lively text that recounts the story, highlights the gruesome details, and rates each monster on the Scare-o-Meter. Sidebars explore the source texts, giving readers a genuinely exciting introduction to literary genres and history, and making this book especially valuable for reluctant readers.

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Kids love monsters! This book – an introduction to 25 monsters from classic literature, from Frankenstein to the Headless Horseman, sea monsters to mummies – is an ideal book for kids and classrooms (including reluctant readers) any time of year. This book introduces kids to writers like Jules Verne, Homer, H.G. Wells, and Keats; famous characters from classics like Macbeth, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; larger-than-life stories from Japan, the Middle East, and Norse mythology; and a wide range of literary genres (novels, plays, poetry, epics) and concepts. And it's all made more fun by the thrilling shivers they'll get as they meet these creepy, fascinating, and gruesome monsters. These pages come alive with creepy and cool art from Tim Sievert, who writes a D&D adventure comic and worked in animation and interactive media before becoming a character designer on Netflix's animated Twelve Forever.

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There was a knock. At the door. There was a knock at the door! It was Grumpy! “GRUMPY!”

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“You are getting so big!” “Yes,” said Charlie, “I am getting so big! I can read. And swim. And eat three hot dogs!” “That is a lot of hot dogs,” said Grumpy. Charlie nodded. “With mustard.” Mouse shook his head. “I am not getting big.” “Well,” said Grumpy. “You are bigger than you were. You are not getting small.” “No,” said Mouse. “I am not getting small.” “Then what are you getting?” asked Grumpy. 2

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“Charlie and Mouse!” cried Grumpy.

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Mouse thought about that.

Mouse thought again.

“I am getting medium,” he said.

“When you are medium, you can swim.

“Aha,” said Grumpy. “What is it like being

But your mom sits on the steps and watches.

medium?”

Just in case.”

“When you are medium,” said Mouse,

“Ahh,” said Grumpy. “It sounds very nice

“you can read some books. But also, people

to be medium.”

read books to you.”

“It is,” said Mouse.

“What else?” asked Grumpy.

asked Grumpy. “When you are medium?”

Grumpy carried his bag inside. Charlie helped.

“You can still eat three hot dogs,” Mouse said.

Mouse helped, too.

“But not with mustard. Mustard is not medium.”

When they were done, Charlie said,

“That makes sense,” said Grumpy.

“Do you know what?” “No,” said Grumpy. “No,” said Mouse. They did not know what. “It is almost lunchtime,” said Charlie.

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“And how many hot dogs can you eat?”

Draw Everything in 5 Simple Steps Beth Gunnell Draw beautiful pictures in five simple steps in this inspirational draw-in book. Each page features a drawing project with a step-by-step guide on the left-hand page and a blank page on the right for drawing. With over 35 drawing projects, this book will keep the creative juices flowing, and teach children how to draw delightfully decorative animals, patterns and flowers.

Author Details Based in the Midlands, Beth Gunnell lives her childhood daydream of drawing all day long and works as a freelance designer. Since 2003, as well as illustrating beautiful patterns for colouring books, Beth has been creating artwork for a range of products, from baby wear to chocolate boxes, greetings cards to textiles. Beth enjoys the variety of her work and has a passion for sweet characters and all things pretty. Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$19.99 | NZ$22.99

ISBN

9781780556024

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Category

Child Novelty

Format

225 x 225 mm

Extent

80pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

6 and up

Terms

SOR

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Each page features a drawing project with a step-by-step guide on the left-hand page with a faint outline to act as a starting point on the right for drawing. With 38 drawing projects, this book will keep the creative juices flowing, and teach children how to draw beautifully decorative animals, patterns and flowers. Children will feel a real sense of achievement mastering the simple drawing activities in this book.

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Are Coconuts More Dangerous Than Sharks? Mind-Blowing Myths, Muddles & Misconceptions Guy Campbell and Paul Moran

A captivating collection of misunderstandings, mistakes and misconceptions, Are Coconuts More Dangerous Than Sharks? reveals the reality behind myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years. If you really thought that Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain, or that camels store water in their humps, this book will bring you back down to Earth with a bump. Filled with fiendishly fact-busting entries that expel myths, explode muddles and eliminate misconceptions, so children can delight in being right. Part of the fascinating new series Buster’s Actually-Factually Books , a collection that reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

ISBN

9781780555119

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Buster's Actually Factually Books

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

230 x 180 mm

Extent

128pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

7 and up

Terms

SOR

Guy Campbell has been a writer and graphic designer since 1986. He started the Creative and Graphics company Moran Campbell da Vinci in 1990 producing corporate ID, advertising and packaging. Writing credits have included over 40 books for children, a monthly comic for children, hundreds of cartoon strips for newspapers and magazines worldwide, puzzles for books, newspapers and magazines, comedy sketches for TV and a short comic play for BBC radio 5. 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. He is the illustrator of the Sunday Times Bestseller Where's the Unicorn? , along with other highly successful Michael O'Mara titles such as Where's the Meerkat? , Where's the Zombie? and Where's the Llama?

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The first book in the fascinating new series ‘Buster’s Actually-Factually Books’ reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years. Examples include: 'One dog year is seven human years', 'Water goes down the plughole the other way in Australia', 'Carrots help you see in the dark', and 'Christopher Columbus discovered America' Full of fantastic facts to wow teachers, friends and family, this is the perfect book for kids who want to know more. Quirky full colour illustrations from Paul Moran, illustrator of the bestselling Where's the Unicorn?.

Do Elephants Ever Forget? And Other Puzzling Questions Answered Guy Campbell and Paul Moran

Containing over 50 of the most important questions you have ever asked (and some quite silly ones, too), Do Elephants Ever Forget? is an utterly random collection of fiendishly fascinating and perplexing ideas. Have you ever wondered why yawns are so contagious? If there is life on other planets? If your eyeballs would pop out when sneezing with your eyes open? If so, this book is for you. Some answers are surprising. Some are amazing. Some will positively blow your mind. Part of the fascinating new series Buster’s Actually-Factually Books, a collection that reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

ISBN

9781780555126

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Buster's Actually Factually Books

Category

Child Non Fiction

Guy Campbell has been a writer and graphic designer since 1986. He started the Creative and Graphics company Moran Campbell da Vinci in 1990 producing corporate ID, advertising and packaging. Writing credits has included over 40 books for children, a monthly comic for children, hundreds of cartoon strips for newspapers and magazines worldwide, puzzles for books, newspapers and magazines, comedy sketches for TV and a short comic play for BBC radio 5. 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. He is the illustrator of the Sunday Times Bestseller Where's the Unicorn?, along with other highly successful Michael O'Mara titles such as Where's the Meerkat?, Where's the Zombie? and Where's the Llama?.

Key Information •

Featuring 50 of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and some quite silly ones too).

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Examples include: ‘What would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?’, ‘How deep will the oceans be if the ice caps melt?’, ‘Would my eyeballs pop out if I sneezed with my eyes open?’ and ‘Why can’t I tickle myself?’ Do Elephants Ever Forget? will have curious kids impressing friends, parents and teachers alike. This book is part of the fascinating new series ‘Buster’s Actually Factually Books’, a collection that is perfect for kids that want to learn more. Quirky full colour illustrations from Paul Moran, illustrator of the bestselling Where's the Unicorn?

Format

230 x 180 mm

Extent

128pp

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Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

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Age Range

7 and up

Terms

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Flight School From Paper Planes to Flying Fish, More Than 20 Models to Make and Fly Mike Barfield

Created by author, cartoonist and entertainer Mike Barfield, Flight School is the ultimate activity book for kids who are fascinated by aviation. From an Archaeopteryx to a kingfisher and the Wright brothers' flying machine to an air-powered rocket, this book is packed with exciting models of gliding plants, animals and aircraft that readers can make and take to the skies. Amazing facts about flight and human aviation accompany each project, so kids can learn all about the science and history behind their models as they construct them. This incredible cut-out kit guarantees hours of flying fun.

Author Details

Publication

01 September 2019

Mike Barfield is a writer, poet, performer, songwriter, ukulele player and cartoonist. He has written extensively for TV and radio — with credits as diverse as The Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. His cartoon drawings have been displayed in The Cartoon Museum, V & A Museum, Museum of London and beyond. When Mike isn’t busy writing and drawing, he performs shows and humour-filled workshops at schools, libraries and festivals across the country.

Binding

Paperback

Key Information

Price

AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

ISBN

9781780555850

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Category

Child Novelty

Format

297 x 210 mm

Extent

80pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations and cut out kit

Age Range

6 and up

Terms

SOR

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Created by author, cartoonist and entertainer Mike Barfield, author of the Destroy This Book series (9,000 copies sold in the UK and in 16 languages overall). Packed with colourful models to cut-out and build and facts to discover, there's hours of fun to be had. From an Archaeopteryx to a kingfisher and the Wright brothers' flying machine to an air-powered rocket, this book is packed with exciting models of gliding plants, animals and aircraft. This is the perfect cut-out kit for kids who are fascinated by aviation. 21 projects to complete, with 5 planes including the Wright Flyer, Bleriot X1 Monoplane, Helicopter, Concorde and Space Shuttle

BTS and Me Your Unofficial Fill-In Fan Book Becca Wright BTS and Me is the perfect way to record all of your favourite things about your favourite Korean boyband, BTS. It’s packed full of fun fill-in activities, from quizzes to find out which member would be your best friend, planning your perfect concert setlist and designing outfits for the boys, to listing the music videos you watch on repeat, writing letters to each of them and imagining a perfect day in their company. It is beautifully illustrated throughout, with plenty of space for recording all your favourite things about the seven talented boys from South Korea. BTS are the biggest band on the planet right now; 2018 saw them gracing the cover of TIME magazine, speaking at the UN and performing a sold-out global tour, as well as breaking records for album sales and music video views. With their global ARMY of fans, BTS really are taking over the world.

Author Details Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$22.99 | NZ$24.99

ISBN

9781789291339

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Michael O'Mara

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

246 x 189 mm

Extent

128pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

11 and up

Terms

SOR

Becca Wright is a writer, editor, and BTS enthusiast; she has even taken up K-pop dance classes to learn BTS choreography. Her bias is Suga, but you could probably tell that from her peppermint hair.

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The must-have commemorative celebration of BTS.

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Packed with fascinating facts and sensational secrets around how the band got together and their rise to fame. Filled with over 25 images and containing plenty of quotes and facts, including 'did you know' and 'quick question' sections in every chapter. Featuring an advanced quiz containing 20 questions with answers at the back of the book. From the publishers of the first BTS autobiography BTS: Icons of K-Pop and the fun-filled activity books BTS: Test Your

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Super-Fan Status

Backpack Activity Book Puzzles to make your journey fly by John Bigwood and Joseph Wilkins When you’re on the go, make sure to pack this puzzle book and you’ll never be bored again. This handy backpack book is full of games to play and puzzles to complete when you are on the move. Get on board and fill your journey with this treasure-trove of travel activities. Packed with mazes and quizzes, memory squares and brainteasers – take this book and some pens wherever you go and make your journey fly by. Brilliant new title in the Buster Backpack Books series.

Author Details John Bigwood is an illustrator and graphic designer who illustrates titles for children and adults across a range of genres, such as the best-selling Sherlock Bones series and How to Draw People for the Artistically Anxious, among others. John studied Illustration and Animation at Falmouth College of Art and currently lives and works in London.

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$16.99 | NZ$19.99

ISBN

9781780556055

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Category

Child Picture Book

Format

240 x 170 mm

Extent

96pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

6 and up

Terms

SOR

Joseph Wilkins is an illustrator and designer based in the city of Oxford, UK. He currently works from a studio near the vibrant Cowley road. A graduate of Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall, Joseph has spent the last decade honing his skills and developing a successful freelance career. He has considerable experience working in publishing, including educational work and comics.

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This fun-packed book is brimming with activities to do 'on the go' Includes spotting puzzles, mazes, travel bingo, quizzes, brainteasers, code breakers, match the pairs, origami, fortune tellers and more. Vibrant illustrations from John Bigwood and Joseph Wilkins. A new book in our successful Buster Backpack Books series (Holiday Boredom Buster, Are We Nearly There Yet? and Amazing Pen & Paper Games)

FAIRGROUND FUN Draw a line from the family to the chair-swing ride as fast as you can without coming off the path. Next, have a go with the opposite hand, and then try it with your eyes closed.

GET PACKING Circle three items that you would not take on holiday.

HANGING OUT

HOW TO DRAW A PELICAN

Guide the sloth down the tree using only the clear branches. Avoid the tropical animals and leaves that are in the way.

Follow these steps to draw your own pelican below.

1) Draw a body.

2) Add a beak and tail.

3) Draw a pair of feet.

4) Now add a wing and an eye.

Did you know? A pelican's pouch is called a gular.

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TRAFFIC CONE CONUNDRUM

Fill in the grid with these six types of ice lollies. Each row, column and six-square block must contain one of each.

Can you form each of the totals below by adding together one number from each section of the traffic cone?

Look at the example on the right.

5 2 7

6 8 10

1 9 17

TOTALS: 12 = ......... + ......... + ......... 21 = ......... + ......... + ......... 32 = ......... + ......... + ......... 8

Amazing Pen & Paper Games Packed with pen-and-paper puzzles Gareth Moore Dr This fun-packed book is brimming with amazing pen-and-paper puzzles. Rediscover the well-known classics and learn how to play brand-new games. From Minesweeper and Pair Them Up to Noughts and Crosses and Battleships, there are tons of games to enjoy either by yourself or with a friend. Brilliant new title in the Buster Backpack Books series.

Author Details Dr Gareth Moore (B.Sc (Hons) M.Phil Ph.D) is the internationally best-selling author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults, including Anti-stress Puzzles, Ultimate Dot to Dot, Brain Games for Clever Kids, Lateral Logic and Extreme Mazes. His books have sold over a million copies in the UK alone and have been published in 29 different languages. He is also the creator of online brain-training site BrainedUp.com and runs the daily puzzle site PuzzleMix.com.

Key Information • Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Paperback

Price

AU$16.99 | NZ$19.99

ISBN

9781780556062

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Category

Child Picture Book

Format

240 x 170 mm

Extent

96pp

Illustrations

Full colour

Age Range

7 and up

Terms

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A new book in our successful Buster Backpack Books series (Holiday Boredom Buster, Are We Nearly There Yet? and The Backpack Activity Book) This fun-packed book is brimming with all your favourite pen-and-paper games. Perfect for playing alone or with a friend Includes well-known gems such as Minesweeper, Battleships, Islands and Bridges, Hangman, Four in a Row, Noughts and Crosses and Dot and Boxes. Includes new puzzles to discover such as Wall Builder, Lasso, Shape Up, Pebble Pairs, Chomp, Cookie Munch, Colour C onquer, Triangle Battles, Cross the Pond, Race and Tennis

GAME 5

GAME 7 1 0 7 0 3 1 5 2 0 0

GAME 9

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GAME 10

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GAME 15

GAME 16 1 2 2 1 6 2 0 4 0 1

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Using only two straight lines, build two walls across each grid to split them up into three separate areas. Each area must contain one of each picture. The walls you build should start at one edge of the grid and cross all the way to another edge, making sure that the walls do not cross over each other.

TOP TIP Use a ruler or the edge of another book to make your lines straight.

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Guardians of the Planet How to be an Eco-Hero Clive Gifford and Jonathan Woodward This environmentally positive book contains everything children need to become guardians of the planet. Guided by a team of friendly Guardian Masters, readers can learn how to become keepers of the coasts, friends of the forests, home heroes and much more through a mix of compelling facts, creative activities and proactive tips. Key environmental topics are clearly explained, and the easy-to-follow projects and suggestions help to put the issues in an everyday context. From reusing clothes and composting food to reducing water waste and giving wildlife a helping hand, this book will encourage children to engage with environmental problems and inspire them to take care of our wonderful planet. It also includes a foreword by ClientEarth, an organisation that uses environmental law to protect oceans, forests and other habitats, as well as all people.

Author Details

Publication

01 September 2019

Binding

Hardback

Price

AU$26.99 | NZ$29.99

ISBN

9781780555881

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books

Imprint

Buster Books

Series

Category

Child Non Fiction

Format

246 x 189 mm

Extent

128pp

Illustrations

Full colour illustrations

Age Range

7 and up

Terms

SOR

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of over 200 books specialising in engaging and entertaining non-fiction books for children and young adults. His books have garnered much praise and won Children's Choice, NAPPA Gold Star, TES Book of the Year and Smithsonian awards. Refugees was shortlisted for The British Book Awards whilst Discover the Extreme World was on the fourbook shortlist for the 2012 Blue Peter Book Award. In October 2018, Clive won The Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award for The Book Of Comparisons. With a lifelong interest in geopolitics, ecology and the environment, Clive has authored a number of titles on ecology and global issues for Heinemann, Franklin Watts, Lonely Planet, DK and now Buster Books. Clive has contributed many articles to Encyclopaedia Britannica, appeared on radio and at live events and written hundreds of articles to a wide range of publications. He is based in Manchester, England. Jonathan Woodward is an environmentally friendly wildlife and natural history illustrator creating artwork for a wide range of clients, from children’s non-fiction to zoos and aquariums. He works in a cut-paper collage style, both with recycled magazines and digitally.

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This book explains environmental issues and puts them in context, so readers can understand how their actions can make a difference. The unique guardian theme engages kids and makes them feel confident that they can help the planet. Each chapter focuses on a particular area of the environment and includes tips and activities tailored to that topic – for instance, readers can learn about ways to help nature in their garden in the wildlife chapter and save water in their bathroom in the water chapter. The reader is guided through the book by a team of ‘Guardian Masters’ who represent each environmental realm and offer suggestions and tips throughout. Includes a foreword from ClientEarth, and illustrated by an environmentally friendly artist, specialising in a cut-paper collage style using recycled materials.