DJ &A
AUGUST 2017
Dennis Jones & Associates
Dennis Jones & Associates The Distributor for Australian Independent Publishers
August 2017 We all know that brown is the new black and that we are now told to believe that “screen fatigue” will save the printed book; my message today however is about living under the model of a “disrupted paradigm” and relish the thought of adapting. In the work of being an independent book distributor we continually have books that don’t fit the paradigm asserted by the major houses and booksellers trained in the procedure of the monthly offer. I can’t help it. Most recently we have been disruptors with two titles and then hopefully one other which we are yet to contract. The Siren’s Call by Yvette Wroby (Malarkey Publishing) is the first disruptor. Due to certain circumstances the launch was set for 11th May – two days after our physical stock arrived. We tried to circumvent the monthly new title release by sending out special emails as well as special one off metadata sends to enable the book to be discovered. The publisher (John Harms) has been asked to stave off the media until first week of June to enable more stores to place their purchase orders. The other is the first ever Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 (Malarkey Publishing) – I think this one is going sell really well and Australia wide as the Women's Footy competition has been an outstanding consumer success – much like the Big Bash in terms of following. We have listed in this catalogue without a jacket image – the jacket image is still being painted & designed as at yesterday. The complete book will go to the printer next week and our bound stock for immediate release will be with us in two weeks for those eager consumers all over Australia. The final disruptor (which I hope we do contract) is a book titled Jane & Me - My Austen Heritage by Caroline Jane Knight. You may have read the Weekend Australian with feature articles about the 200th Anniversary of the death of Jane Austen – our book is by her only living relative. The negotiations started this week – media by Debbie McInnes, printing at McPhersons, hardback edition for the authors own purposes and we will have a C format at $29.95 This morning I sent the publisher a critical path analysis of the 10 key targets to achieve before the media onslaught from July 1st. If we get the book we will start pushing as soon as the agreement is signed – we are getting virtually a three week sell in period. By the way we will have samples at our booth at the ABA in June. “Paradigm Disruptors”- yes all around us and the fact is consumers don’t give a toss about the book trades obsession with orderly sell in models. Similarly on our web site we don’t advise putative publishers to short cut the system. “Screen fatigue” - Who comes up with these pieces of trivia? The UK publishers are suggesting that “screen fatigue” is the reason print book sales are improving. Bollocks.
The Disruptive Paradigm Who will tell the Fairfax journalists going under the chop that consumers have “screen fatigue” and there is a swing back to print? We all live in a world of disruption and we have to adjust to an ever changing world. From the backlist; don’t be caught short with stocks of Midnight Oil. The Circle tour has commenced as well as the book now appearing on the “merch” site; about time. And from a long time ago; I never thought we would have a title to offer from Stan Breeden; have a look at the 2018 Wildflowers of Australia published by Steven Nowakowski, I look forward to seeing it. And on the shortlists for book awards from truly independent publishers. Spellbound is shortlisted for the 2017 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books; (this is another case of the disruptive paradigm – we buy the book firm sale so we have to on sell like that. The book is printed in China which is likely to be unlike many of the shortlisted titles. Waiting by Philip Salom: (Puncher & Wattmann) has been longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2017. Going Out Backwards by Ross Fitzgerald & Ian McFadyen (Hybrid) for the Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2017. And good news for the fans of Grafton Everest is that a fifth adventure will be coming from Hybrid Publishers in 2018. Just proves that real independent publishing is visible at so many levels – both congratulations and best hopes for these books to proceed to either award winners or shortlisting. (We are trying to also have a Miles Franklin on our list to coincide with the Miles Franklin shortlist – it will be Childhood at Brindabella (ETT – Absolute Australian Classic Publishing) and will be across printed stock, global POD and global eBook). Farewell to Books in Print and Chris Harrington and Deborah Holland who have owned the shop for the past 28 years. I have to say these are two of the nicest people you would want to meet. They have both adored their special book trade positions over the years and now go on the Bookseller Honour Roll of those who have moved to another part of life and its challenges. Farewell and I think I still owe Chris a bottle of Sangiovese from a Booksellers Conference on the Gold Coast maybe 10 years ago. Big books of the month Fabulous Phil – will have all the might and power of all those footy fellas who have written awesome paragraphs of support Best to all DJ
August 2017 2018 Angkitja Calendar
ISBN
9781864651454
$ARP
$24.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
300
Pages
24
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Stationery items
Publisher
IAD Press
300
The Angkitja (Nng-ket-cha) Calendar presents twelve of the most outstanding contemporary central Australian Aboriginal artworks with their stories. It also includes a Central Arrernte seasonal calendar, Australian and International holidays, and days of the week in English, French and German. The ‘wheel’ of Central Arrernte Seasons with descriptions in Arrernte and English Locations of Aboriginal languages and Art Centres Directory of artworks in the calendar Twelve artworks with the story and artist details Monthly Arrernte seasonal information Days of the week in English, French and German Australian State, National and International Holidays Dates of Full Moon
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August 2017 2018 Angkitja Diary
H/B
ISBN $ARP ISBN
9781864651430 $29.95
P/B
9781864651447
$ARP
$26.95
Height | Width
217
Pages
340
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Stationery items
Publisher
IAD Press
175
The famous Jukurrpa ((joo'-kur-pa) now Angkitja (Nng-ket-cha) Diary. Since 1997 IAD Press has presented the cuttingedge in central Australian Aboriginal art, in a high-quality format that will uplift you throughout the year! 340 pages and 25 full-colour plates, with day and year-at-a-glance, with maps of Aboriginal language groups and art centres. 340 pp; day‐to‐a‐page (except weekends); footer with monthly day/dates 25 colour plates of Central Australian art from Desart centres, including cover Front flap with 2018 year-at-a-glance, and 2017-18-19 calendars Back flap with directory of artworks, artists and Centres Colour regional map of languages, showing origins of each artwork Important dates in the history of Central Australian art and culture Dates of arts and music festivals Central Arrernte seasonal information National and State Holidays and State School Terms Contact pages
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VIC Author
August 2017 Jane & Me My Austen Heritage ISBN
9780648080510
Author
Caroline Jane Knight
$ARP
$32.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
234
Pages
240
Published
01/07/2017
Category
Autobiography: general
Publisher
The Greyfriars Group
153
Caroline Jane Knight shares more than Jane Austen’s name and DNA. As a direct descendant of Jane’s brother, Edward Knight, Caroline is the last of the Austen Knight family to grow up at Chawton House on the estate where Jane Austen lived and enjoyed the most productive period of her writing career. Caroline explored the same places around Chawton House and its grounds as Jane did, dined at the same table in the same dining room, read in the same library and shared the same dream of independence. Caroline’s early life was filled with the delights of living in a sixteenth-century English manor, the good cheer of family gatherings and centuries-old Christmas traditions in the Great Hall of Chawton House, the beauty of a country life, and the joys of helping her Granny bake cakes and serve Jane Austen devotees in the Chawton House tea room. But when she was seventeen, Caroline and her family were forced to leave the home her family had lived in for centuries. Heartbroken, but determined to leave all things Austen behind her, Caroline eventually carved out a highly successful career in business. This is the story of Caroline’s tumultuous journey to success, her ultimate crisis, her rediscovery and embrace of her Austen heritage, and the creation of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.
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Eltham, VIC Author
August 2017
Barak vs The Black Hats of Melbourne The untold story of how the Black Hats destroyed Coranderrk ISBN
9780987157478
Author
Mick Woiwod
$ARP
$34.95
Binding
P/B
Pages
362
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Biography: historical, political & military
Publisher
Mick Woiwod
Most Victorians would agree that, yes, European settlement had indeed removed the Wurundjeri from their hunting grounds in the Yarra Valley in the first instance, but surely not from their very last acre later on in 1924. In 1863, after twenty-eight years of dispossession and the death of most of the Colony’s ‘first people’, a repentant government had returned 4,860 acres of land to its Wurundjeri people – they named it Coranderrk. Upon it, the survivors had enthusiastically built a village of twenty-three slab cottages with around it some 500 acres of cleared land grazed by a dairy herd, plus further paddocks devoted to wheat, oats and hops. Enter the ‘Black Hats of Melbourne’ a wealthy lobby-group committed to the introduction and release into the Victorian bush of such alien creatures as deer, hare, salmon and grouse. In 1874, intent upon additional introductions onto their land, these Black Hats had organised the dismissal of Coranderrk’s high-achieving manager. Then, when later informed that senior Elder William Barak, had shot five of their released deer they’d taken control of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines (BPA) and set about the expulsion of its residents to a remote location on the Murray. Standing four-square in their way had been William Barak who, by leading a series of deputations into Melbourne, had blocked every move by the Black Hats to close Coranderrk.Undeterred, these determined intruders had starved Coranderrk of funding and appointed a succession of scurrilous managers with instructions to run the station into the ground. The result was its closure in 1924.
Author Information Mick is a bricklayer by trade, now historian and author of over 20 Indigenous history books, including one novel ‘The Last Cry’ which was re-released recently as ‘Wrath of the Myndie’. Since he was a ‘young fellow’, Mick had an interest in Indigenous people but in his younger years he was never able to find anyone to talk to about this. He was well into his 40s by the time he felt he was developing an understanding of Aboriginal history, in particular the interactions between indigenous people and white settlers. At age 60, in 1989, he became a student at Latrobe University and majored in History, studying a range of areas related to indigenous history - Religion, Culture, Lifestyle. Mick works closely and with mutual respect, with Wurundjeri people of the Yarra Valley. Wurundjeri Elders have given him an honorary name - Murrup Ngulu - in recognition of his work. Together with his late wife Margaret, Mick was the Recipient of the Victorian Community History Award 2012. Mick and his wife were founding members of the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group (http://www.nrg.org.au/). Mick is the instigator and the activating force behind many projects which commemorate Indigenous people. Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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TAS Author
August 2017
The Prince and the Assassin Australia's First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror ISBN
9781925556131
Author
Steve Harris
$ARP
$32.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
154
Pages
336
Published
01/08/2017
Category
History: specific events & topics
Publisher
Melbourne Books
235
The engrossing real life story of how Queen Victoria's favourite son, Prince Alfred, undertook the most ambitious Royal tour, only for Australia's overwhelming joy of having the first Royal on its shores jolted by his decadent behaviour, then shocked by an attempted assassination by a man trained as a priest. The British Empire's youngest and most distant outpost found itself at the epicentre of a new crime and empirical fears about the first inter-continental terrorist group, a conspiracy and a 'lone wolf '. In a resulting 'reign of terror' extraordinary steps were taken to safeguard security with laws on treason and sedition which even the Queen felt went too far, and the would-be assassin was hastily executed in a miscarriage of justice led by opportunistic politicians. This is an extraordinary and atmospheric weaving of the stories - some detailed for the first time - of royal intrigue, sexual appetite, religious bigotry, patriotic vengeance, naked ambition, national security and moral panic. They are stories of royals, immigrants, archbishops, republicans and the founding fathers of Australia and issues that remain with us today. Drawing on Royal, British and Australian archives, the compelling narrative embraces a pivotal time in the evolution of Australia, and on the 150th anniversary reveals how a minute of madness rocked the country to its foundations, with a legacy which helped shape Australia's history and continues to influence and challenge us today.
Author Information Steve Harris, a Tasmanian, has 30 years experience in journalism, print and online publishing, and high-performance organisations. He is the only person to have been editorial head of both of Melbourne’s major media groups: Editorin-Chief of the Herald and Weekly Times Group and Editor-in-Chief of The Age. He was also CEO of the Melbourne Football Club.
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August 2017 Australia in Style Unique Australian Travel Experiences ISBN
9780987100580
$ARP
$49.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
271
Pages
304
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Travel & holiday
Publisher
R.M.Williams Publishing
221
Australia in Style tells the stories of 37 high-end travel experiences from across the continent. Remote resorts, private islands, working cattle and sheep stations and eco-tours with a five-star flavour are all showcased. The people behind these destinations and experiences are devoted to sharing some of Australia’s most spectacular locations, without skimping on comfort. They offer sophistication and refinement that is truly world class, whether on a Top End billabong, an outback station or a tropical island. Through these pages you will explore wonderful meals inspired by the freshest local produce, discover the country’s ancient Indigenous history, and thrill to fishing for barramundi in waterholes so remote that you need a helicopter to get there. In all, you will revel in Australia, in style. 5th Edition.
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Fadden, ACT Authors
August 2017
Get Merry A Very Healthy Cookbook ISBN
9780992429478
Authors
Emma Papas Carla Papas
$ARP
$39.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
230
Pages
224
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Health & wholefood cookery
Publisher
The Merrymaker Sisters
190
Get ready for a life that isn’t controlled by what you can and can’t eat. A less stressed life where healthy eating is easy, delish and FUN. Get Merry: a VERY Healthy Cookbook will help you discover a way of living that will make you feel and look your best. Filled with 95 healthy recipes that are gluten free, refined sugar free, grain free and dairy free. They're quick and include simple instructions so you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen! Get Merry will help you feel energised and AMAZING and create a life where the journey of health and happiness is fun and yum.
Author Information In 2012 we discovered a different way of living… We were fed up with counting calories and sick of the guilt we felt after eating, with low self-esteem and super confused by all the information that was being thrown at us. We were in this obsessive whirlwind of fad diets, quick fixes and negative body image. ‘Health’ to us used to mean: losing weight, eating less and more exercise. We found another way, a better way, a much more fun and delish-filled way to live… …and we want to share it with you. Our philosophy is less stress is best, in every possible way. ESPECIALLY when it comes to food. You have better things to do than feel guilty about past meals and anxious about what you’re going to eat next. Life doesn’t have to be controlled around the food you eat. When you live a Merrymaker Lifestyle, you eat real food. And real food rocks. We don’t care if you’re paleo, vegan, vegetarian, LCHF, raw, etc. The Merrymaker Lifestyle is about adding more GOOD to your life (and your plate!). Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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VIC Author
August 2017 Dig Two Graves
ISBN
9781925272796
Author
Carolyn Morwood
$ARP
$24.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
198
Pages
296
Published
01/05/2017
Category
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Publisher
Hybrid Publishers
129
Six international artists are invited to a residency in southern Spain. What could possibly go wrong? Writer’s block and paintings of oranges. Love, lust, revenge. A sculptor left for dead on the side of a mountain. 'Part love story, part thriller and wholly page-turning, Dig Two Graves shows us once again that Morwood is a classy act.' - The Australian For readers who like their crime/thrillers gore-free and more refined. In the vein of Josephine Tey. Praise for Morwood’s novels: 'A perceptive and disturbing journey through the delicate web of human relationships ... Atmospheric and firmly rooted in her native Melbourne, this is a fascinating read.' - Val McDermid 'This may be the most original Australian crime novel debut since Barry Maitlands’s 'The Marx Sisters.'' - Australian Book Review 'Confirms Morwood’s status as one of the brightest new stars on the Australian crime fiction scene. Highly recommended.' - Canberra Times 'Engaging Oz whodunit... showing serious muscle beneath the civilities.' - Literary Review
Author Information Carolyn Morwood writes novels, short stories and poetry. Her books have won both the Tom Howard Mystery Novel Contest and the Davitt Award. She lives by the sea in Melbourne, Australia, with her dog, Gemma. She is the author of Eleanor Jones mysteries and Marlo Shaw crime thrillers. AVAILABLE NOW Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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August 2017
Williamstown, VIC Author Bella and Chaim The story of beauty and life ISBN
9781925272659
Author
Sara Rena Vidal
$ARP
$32.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
233
Pages
350
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Memoirs
Publisher
Hybrid Publishers
153
This memoir, Bella and Chaim, is a flowing collage which embraces and mingles memory, historical record, fragments of the 1950s, real-time journal entries and musings on the light, dark, and potential, of being alive. The whole is a testament to the human spirit. For eighteen months from late 1943, Vidal’s parents lay in a small hole in the ground under a wood cutting machine in the backyard workshop of a retired Polish policeman in a suburb of occupied Warsaw. In claustrophobic dark, they waited while outside a world war raged. Their story is inspirational; it begins with life in Warsaw in loving families, transcends the catastrophic circumstances in which they meet, fall in love, are witness to the destruction of a way of life and the murder of their entire families, endure entombment, and concludes with liberation, and immigration to make a new life.
Author Information Born in a refugee camp in late 1945, Sara Vidal came to Melbourne early in 1949, graduated BARCH Melbourne University (1968) and joined the Victorian Public Service (1979–93). She has worked as an architect, human resources consultant, and consultant for not-for-profit organisations. She lives in Williamstown, Victoria, helps care for her 93year-old mother, enjoys and helps out with four grandchildren, and continues to research and write.
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Bardon, QLD Author
August 2017
Footy Tragic The AFL claims to 'protect the head' but they really only care about 'protecting the brand' ISBN
9781876498924
Author
Phil Tagell
$ARP
$32.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
240
Pages
316
Published
01/03/2017
Category
Australian Rules football
Publisher
Phil Tagell
160
Phil Tagell is an ordinary footy fan and grass-roots volunteer who stood up for an injured player denied the aid of the stretcher when he was accidentally knocked unconscious in an under 18 practice game in early 2009. For his efforts, he was king-hit by the umpire who denied the player the use of the stretcher. The umpire had quite a history of threatening and carrying out violence but his employers, AFL Queensland, denied all knowledge of his history, ‘we knew nothing’ was their defence and for 2 fractures of the skull, permanent disabilities, 8 months off work, and considerable pain and suffering, all Phil got was a bill for their legal fees. So much for ‘protecting the head’, their only priority was to protect their brand and deny all liability. Phil appealed to Andrew Demetriou, then CEO of the AFL and despite his plea for some consideration, he only got a threat of more legal fees and bankruptcy. His 1000s of hours as a club volunteer, support for indigenous players, his 3 sons’ 800+ games and still going, his father’s career in footy and his membership of 4 clubs at various levels meant nothing to Demetriou. Read his story from his earliest days as a Magpies' supporter in Melbourne to his significant contribution to the game in Queensland and you will be shocked that he has been treated so shabbily as he has. AVAILABLE NOW
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VIC Author
August 2017 Joffa Isn't That Life? ISBN
9781925260298
Author
Jeff 'Joffa' Corfe
$ARP
$25.00
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
234
Pages
240
Published
01/06/2015
Category
Biography: sport
Publisher
Busybird Publishing
153
Who is Joffa? People have a misconception that Joffa is nothing more than a Collingwood bogan, a loudmouth in the Collingwood Cheer Squad. But there's more to the man than the image popularly espoused through the media and by people whose only interest is to cut him down. Did you know Joffa came from an abusive household, that he was homeless as a teen, and about the countless hours of volunteer work he does for causes such as epilepsy, homelessness, and mental health? Did you know that football saved his life? In all likelihood, all you've ever really known about him is he follows Collingwood, but do you know about any of the machinations that go on behind the scenes as a supporter in the mighty Collingwood empire? Joffa: Isn't That Life? is a story about Joffa's life in his own words. Whether you admire the man or loathe him, the only way you'll ever get to know him - and get to know the true story about what makes Joffa tick - is through Joffa: Isn't That Life? Published in 2015, this is the first time Joffa: Isn't That Life? has been offered to bookstores.
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August 2017
Stableford A Life in Golf, Medicine and War H/B
ISBN
9781876498603
Author
Robert 'Bob' Edwards
$ARP
$69.95
ISBN
P/B
9781876498542
Author
Robert 'Bob' Edwards
$ARP
$49.95
Height | Width
273
Pages
242
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Biography: sport
Publisher
Ryan Publishing
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210
Known as the ‘Patron Saint of Club Golfers’ throughout the world, Dr Frank Barney Gorton Stableford is recognised as one of the most prominent figures in the history of golf. Like the good doctor he was, Stableford introduced and developed a scoring system which greatly reduced the pain of bad play and increased the enjoyment of the game for golfers of all standards. Beyond golf, his achievements as a man of ideals and many talents provide us with shining examples of how to contribute to the world in which we live and make a difference through personal commitment. This fascinating book traces his family background from its industrial beginnings through the decades of tumultuous and peaceful times and his life in golf, medicine and war.
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TAS Author
August 2017
Can You See the Mountain? A legal journey with a few diversions ISBN
9781925272727
Author
Peter Heerey
$ARP
$35.00
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
233
Pages
184
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Memoirs
Publisher
Hrbrid Publishers
153
Peter Heerey AM QC was a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia for 18 years. While on the Court he also served as President of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal and as a Deputy President of the Australian Competition Tribunal. After retirement he chaired the Australian Electoral Commission for five years. This is a story of life both on and off the Court. A member of the pre-baby boomer generation, Peter tells of growing up after the Second World War, University life and National Service in Tasmania in the 1950s, and some highlights, and lowlights, from 23 years at the Victorian Bar. On the Federal Court there is experience with major cases, some thoughts about the use of experts, and the writing of judgments. Peter and his wife Sally have been tireless travellers, especially by bicycle – ranging from the Camino de Santiago de Compostela to Budapest to New Zealand’s South Island.
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August 2017 Award Winning Australian Writing 2017 10th Anniversary Edition ISBN
9781925556100
$ARP
$29.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
336
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Anthologies (non-poetry)
Publisher
Melbourne Books
136
Each edition of Award Winning Australian Writing represents approximately 50 Writing organisations and competitions around Australia that run short story and poetry writing competitions. A sample of those represented includes: Alan Marshall Short Story Award Banjo Paterson Writing Award Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize Campbelltown Literary Award City of Rockingham Short Fiction Award Express Media Award Fellowship of Australian Writers John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award Fellowship of Australian Writers Michael Dugan Short Story Award Fellowship of Australian Writers Microfiction Award Forty South Publishing Tasmanian Writers’ Prize Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival Free Verse Competition Hal Porter Short Story Competition
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August 2017
Melbourne, VIC Author The Call of the Wild Adventures and near-misses in 1991 Afghanistan ISBN
9781925367874
Author
Graeme Membrey
$ARP
$24.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
300
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Biography: historical, political & military
Publisher
Brolga Publishers
135
A mixed bag of tales detailing the actions surrounding the author’s service in Afghanistan as a technical adviser to an NGO of the United Nations demining program throughout 1991. The book recalls riveting and at times frightening observations whilst also describing a variety of incidents and minor stories emphasizing humor, fear and determination. An energetic and enthralling series of encounters with warlords, Mujahadeen fighters and hardy deminers during one year in the life of an Australian soldier, sent alone, into the wilds of Afghanistan.
Author Information Born in Melbourne in 1958, Mr. Membrey attended RMIT (Civil Engineering) in the late 1970s and holds a master’s degree in risk, crisis and disaster management. Joining the Australian Army in 1980, he left at the rank of Major after 17 years of service. Since 1997, he has been employed with the United Nations as a senior security manager and is currently serving in Afghanistan. Mr. Membrey has three grown children and a loving partner based in Melbourne.
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VIC Author
August 2017
The Heart of Education
ISBN
9780646965758
Author
Roderick West
$ARP
$35.00
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
240
Pages
290
Published
01/02/2017
Category
Memoirs
Publisher
Salt + Light Publishing
150
This is the life story of a giant of Australian education, Roderick Ian West. It is befitting that the final chapter was written by his wife Janet after he passed in January 2016. Balmain boy, inspirational teacher and headmaster, Rod West transformed institutions by his inexorable focus on the people within them. For Rod, it was always people before process, teaching before educationalism and actions before words. His mantra was "The heart of education is the education of the heart" and he touched the lives of thousands. "The Heart of Education" is edited by Graham Anderson, one of the 33 teachers turned headmasters under Rod's stewardship. It is a valuable lesson delivered by one of this country’s greatest teachers and a certain reminder of true leadership.
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Carnegie, VIC Author
August 2017
Anecdotal Evidence
ISBN
9780734053602
Author
Gayelene Carbis
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$25.95
Binding
P/B
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210
150
Pages Published
01/05/2017
Category
Poetry
Publisher
Five Islands Press
Gayelene Carbis documents family obsessions, the enduring wounds of childhood, the familial shadows that pursue and possess us, and the subtle twists and shifts in human interaction that bedevil and fracture relationships. The result is an extended meditation upon loss and longing, and human fragility, tempered by moments of humour and beauty, and lines which leap out with radiant imagery and insight. - Arnold Zable Nietzsche asserted that it is much easier to write nobly than it is to write lightly and Gayelene Carbis deploys this gift of quicksilver lightness like no other I can think of in contemporary Australian theatre or poetry. - Marion May Campbell What I admire especially about these poems is their emotional honesty, their clear-headedness, their vulnerability and their range: how they marry the murderous and the marvelous, to use Seamus Heaney’s words. These poems understand that each of us is flawed, and they forgive us. They have that courage, and they induce it. - Mark Tredinnick
AVAILABLE NOW Author Information Gayelene Carbis is an award-winning writer of poetry, prose and plays, whose work has been widely performed and published in Australia and overseas. Gayelene was recently shortlisted for the Montreal International Poetry Prize, Fish Poetry Prize (Ireland); work & tumble Chapbook Prize; Adrien Abbott, Martha Richardson and Melbourne Poets’ Union International Poetry Prizes. In 2012, Gayelene was awarded a Poetry Scholarship and CAL Travel Grant to the Banff Arts Centre in Canada. Her most recent one-woman show won Best Premiere Production at the Sarasota Festival (U.S.) this year and will be performed in Melbourne.
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August 2017
South Melbourne, VIC Author Culture is Everything The story and system of a start-up that became Aus ISBN
9781599326634
Author
Tristan White
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$29.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
230
Pages
120
Published
01/05/2017
Category
Business & management
Publisher
Advantage Media
155
The Story And System Of A Start-Up That Became Australia's Best Place To Work Tristan White’s story started like many others. He had a dream to work in a job that inspired him. He didn’t find that job, so he created it. In 2004, The Physio Co (TPC) was born with one team member: Tristan White. In the thirteen years since, TPC has become a remarkable healthcare success story based upon fast growth and a thriving, systemized company culture. Tristan’s obsession with creating an inspiring place to work for himself and others has resulted in more than a decade of learning, testing and refining. If you’ve ever wondered how to build and sustain a thriving company culture, the Culture Is Everything system developed by Tristan White and The Physio Co team is your answer. The Physio Co story and Culture Is Everything system explained in this book will give you the confidence and knowledge to create a strong culture in your very own business or team.
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Geneva based Author
August 2017
Politics for the New Dark Age Staying positive amidst disorder ISBN
9781925272604
Author
Anthony Skews
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$35.00
Binding
P/B
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234
Pages
384
Published
01/05/2017
Category
Politics & government
Publisher
Hybrid Publishers
156
Our societies are growing more unequal, more hierarchical, meaner and less human every year. Voters appalled by the direction of current politics respond to leaders that articulate a cohesive and genuine progressivism. This book provides the framework for politicians and activists to deliver that vision, organised around the themes of cooperative solutions to social problem-solving and a social contract centred on rights and the equal dignity of all people. Drawing on contemporary Australian examples, Politics for the New Dark Age: Staying positive amidst disorder shows how the partisan divide recurs in policy debates from civil rights, to inequality, to economic growth, to the environment and foreign policy. It argues that we should recommit to fighting for our democracy in order to manage these social differences and channel them into opportunities for social progress. As a former Australian diplomat with ten years’ experience writing political analysis for government, Anthony Skews is well placed to provide a comprehensive introduction to left-wing thought for the contemporary ‘post-fact’, politically polarised era. Above all, this book argues for an alternative future. Available Now
Author Information Anthony Skews is a former Australian diplomat with ten years’ experience writing political analysis for government. A graduate of the University of Melbourne and Australian National University, he is currently writing his dissertation in political science at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. With a background in science, international law and political theory, he brings together a unique perspective on modern social and political life informed by his personal commitment to social and economic justice.
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Sydney, NSW Author
August 2017
Aussie Talk Australian 'Slang-uage': Sayings, Slang and Idiom, the Aussie Way ISBN
9781922175885
Author
Paul Bugeja
$ARP
$17.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
198
Pages
128
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Slang & dialect humour
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
129
We use them every day, some of us more than others. They make our conversations colourful and interesting, loud and bright, rich and rare... and sometimes seemingly foreign or incomprehensible to visitors to our shores. They derive from a variety of cultural, historical and ethnic sources, and have adapted and evolved over time into a collection of truly original 'Australian-isms'. They underline and emphasise the linguistic imprint of who we are as Australians. Some call them 'Strine'. Others, simply slang or idiom. We like to think of them as Australian 'Slang-uage' - Sayings, Slang and Idiom, the Aussie way. Here are some Aussie sayings to ponder: 'Hello, here's trouble', 'How are you me old china?', "Howzit garn?' 'Saw your light on, thought I'd drop in', 'We have to stop meeting like this'.
Author Information Paul Bugeja is an Australian-based writer, editor, screenwriter and actor. Having studied at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian College of the Arts and RMIT, his interests are broad, ranging from sport to film to politics. He is a member of Actors Equity, the Australian Writers Guild and the NSW Society of Editors. He has had several books published, with several more in the pipeline, is working on a feature film and several short films. Paul made the choice to take the 'road less travelled' and that has made the difference...
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VIC Author
August 2017 Best Aussie Jokes
How to be the life of the party ISBN
9781922175557
Author
Marguerite Marshall
$ARP
$19.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
304
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Jokes & riddles
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
136
With over 400 jokes to smile, giggle and laugh your way through, 'Best Aussie Jokes' has a joke for nearly every occasion. Laughter is a powerful tonic for our physical and mental health and these jokes will ensure you become the life of the party. So get ready for a book full of belly laughs. A warning: Beware... laughing is addictive! Second Edition
Author Information Marguerite Marshall lives in Melbourne with husband Robert and has a grown up family. Marguerite is a journalist, having written for publications including The Age, The Herald, The West Australian and the Post Courier in PNG. She authored the history book Nillumbik Now and Then. For light relief she loves to share jokes.
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August 2017
Ocean Shores, NSW Author 2018 Gratitude Diary
ISBN
9780648031000
Author
Melanie Spears
$ARP
$35.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
214
Pages
450
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Stationery items
Publisher
Melanie Spears
123
To Be Grateful For "What Is" Has Been My Personal Path To Freedom. When we stop to allow and fully accept the reality of this current moment - NOW - a calmness is revealed and available to us. With this diary, we are hoping for you also, to find the inspiration to stop, smell the roses, and take stock of what is truly important, in a world that appears to be turning in an ever increasing pace. Take a moment each day to breathe and ask yourself the following questions... What is it that you are currently grateful for? What is good? What is working and what is valuable? In your daily planner you will notice a space at the beginning of each day to journal these thoughts. You will be amazed at how this very simple practice and commitment will expand for you what is good and what is true! There is an old saying "where your attention goes, Energy flows". It takes just 5 minutes and the positive effects will last a lifetime...Your lifetime. We wish you an abundant and evolutionary year and would love to hear about your experiences and miracles you will inevitably encounter.
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August 2017 The Australian Year Planner 2018
ISBN
9781488909771
$ARP
$7.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
297
Pages
48
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Stationery items
Publisher
Hinkler Books
210
This Planner for 2018 includes: • a monthly calendar with Australian and New Zealand holidays • school schedules • a personal information section • renewals and reminders • important phone numbers • important dates to remember • public holidays • international direct dial country codes • world standard time zones.
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August 2017 2018 Planner (Firm Sale) ISBN
9781864768190
$ARP
$7.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
295
Pages
32
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Stationery items
Publisher
Axiom Publishing
210
Axiom's very popular yearly planner is back! Ideal slim A4 format for teachers, parents and business people, in fact anyone who leads a busy life and has to keep track and make plans.
The Australian Woman's Diary 2018 (Firm Sale) ISBN
9781864768176
$ARP
$5.95
Binding
Spir
Height | Width
160
Pages
64
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Stationery items
Publisher
Axiom Publishing
110
The premier selling social diary for the Australian woman. Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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Reprinted
August 2017 Filthy Rat
One man's stand against police corruption and Mel ISBN
9780980417043
Author
Simon Illingworth
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$24.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
229
Pages
256
Published
01/07/2011
Category
True crime
Publisher
Fontaine Press (July 11)
152
As Melbourne's gangland war gathered momentum during the late 1990s, another battle was being fought within the police force by one brave cop. Young detective sergeant Simon Illingworth had joined the force to serve the public and make a difference. His world was forever shattered when he confronted police corruption head-on. Watching Melbourne's toughest killers working alongside his own colleagues made him sick to the guts. Simon soon discovered the price for standing up against them was death threats and isolation. A spate of events finally sent him to the point of no return. He was brutally bashed - not by crooks but other policemen from an entrenched corrupt brotherhood. A witness preparing to give court evidence against police was then found dead in an execution-style murder. And an underworld crim who was given Simon Illingworth's address was caught in possession of eight guns, night vision goggles and a silencer. Fearing for his life, in May 2004 this brave copper went public about the crisis facing the police force, in an episode of ABC Television's Australian Story that stopped the nation. Filthy Rat is a brutally honest and action-packed account of the fight against Melbourne's gangland crooks and the
Reprinted Matchbox Pictures tele-movie TBC
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Congratulations to Philip Salom Longlisted for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award Waiting
ISBN
9781922186836
Author
Philip Salom
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$29.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
346
Published
01/02/2016
Category
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Publisher
Puncher and Wattmann
143
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is Australia’s most prestigious literature prize. Established through the will of My Brilliant Career author, Miles Franklin, the prize is awarded each year to a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases. First presented in 1957, the Award helps to support authors and to foster uniquely Australian literature. Miles Franklin believed that “Without an indigenous literature, people can remain alien in their own soil." She also had first-hand experience of struggling to make a living as a writer and was the beneficiary of two literary prizes herself.
Big is a hefty cross-dresser and Little is little. Both are long used to the routines of boarding house life in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, but Little, with the prospect of an inheritance, is worrying Big by indulging in dreams of home ownership. Little's cousin, Angus, is a solitary man who designs lake-scapes for city councils, and fireproof houses for the bushfire zone. A handy man, he meets Jasmin - an academic who races in her ideas as much as in her runners. Her head is set on publishing semiotics books on semiotics, her heart is turned towards her stalled personal life. All four are waiting, for something, if not someone.
Author Information Philip Salom comes from Western Australia and lives in Melbourne. He is twice winner of the Commonwealth Prize for Poetry. His poetry and fiction have won and been nominated for many awards including WA and Victorian Premier’s Awards. Waiting is his third novel.
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Congratulations to Signs Publishing BEST IN THE WORLD in the Health and Nutrition Category at the 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Food as Medicine Cooking For Your Best Health ISBN
9781925044621
Author
Sue Radd
$ARP
$55.00
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
285
Pages
400
Published
01/10/2016
Category
Health & wholefood cookery
Publisher
Signs Publishing
230
An Australian cookbook has been announced as the “Best in the World” in the “Health and Nutrition” category in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, awarded on May 28. Food As Medicine: Cooking for Your Best Health by Sue Radd was released by Signs Publishing in October. It features 150 plant-based recipes, as well as extensive explanation of the scientific research that supports the pattern of eating demonstrated in the recipes. The award was presented by Edouard Cointreau, chairman of the awards committee. The Cointreau family operate Le Cordon Bleu cooking schools around the world, along with a number of other significant food and food-related businesses. “There is no higher award in the cookbook world,” said Andrew Irvine, general manager of Signs Publishing who accepted the award at the ceremony in Yantai, China. Food As Medicine explores how our dietary decisions can affect our physical and mental health. It was awarded best “Health and Nutrition” book in Australia late last year, then shortlisted as one of eight in the “Health and Nutrition” category from around the world. “Standards are very high and there is significant competition in each category,” Mr Irvine said. “I was amazed by the support and encouragement received from other chefs and industry professionals I have met during the awards process.” The annual awards have been described as the “Oscars” of cookbooks and attract entries from more than 200 nations. According to Signs book editor Nathan Brown, the award represents a team of people working together to produce a book that is both credible and attractive. “Author and cook Sue Radd is an experienced dietitian and is involved in world-leading nutrition research at the University of Sydney,” he says. “Then there was the team we worked with to create the food photography and design of the book, including a young Melbourne chef, as well as our people at Signs who worked to produce a book we can be proud of—and has now been recognised as such.” Entering Food As Medicine in the Gourmand Awards followed featuring the cookbook at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, which also attracted interest in the cookbook from publishers in a number of languages around the world. “As a publisher, we have been publishing books on health, nutrition and positive lifestyle, based in Warburton for more than 100 years, so the success of this project follows in the best of this tradition,” reflects Mr Brown. —Signs Publishing
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Congratulations
August 2017
Shanghai in 12 Dishes How to Eat Like You Live There ISBN
9780473379087
Author
Antony Suvalko Leanne Kitchen
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$24.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
165
Pages
136
Published
01/06/2017
Category
Restaurant, cafe & pub guides
Publisher
Red Pork Press
115
Congratulations to Red Pork Press Award-Winning Finalist in the “Travel: Guides & Essays” category of the 2017 International Book Awards Beautifully designed, sumptuously photographed and chock-a-block with invaluable information, Shanghai In 12 Dishes is the first in a new series of food-centric travel guides. The aim is to help travellers cut to the chase, culinarily speaking. Aimed at the food-lover, it’s for visitors to Shanghai who want a reliable entrée into local dining, without having to mess around. It’s for people who desire authentic food experiences and who want to rub shoulders with locals. Focused squarely on Shanghainese cuisine, the content of this pocketable book is structured around 12 iconic dishes, with information that guides the user to places where they can easily be found. Dishes such as shēng jiān bāo (pan-fried pork buns), xiǎo lóng bāo (soup dumplings), crab-braised tofu and red-cooked pork. Dishes that define Shanghai and that you’d be nuts to leave the city without trying. Shanghai in 12 Dishes doesn't stop at just those 12 dishes, however. The restaurants listed represent much more than these essential bites - they are starting points for one’s own culinary finds. The content also includes a foodie shopping guide, a day trip itinerary for Suzhou, a listing of bars with great views, dining tips from a Chinese celebrity chef, where to find food streets and more. • Easy-to-navigate with colour photography throughout • Features a handy map, with major landmarks and restaurant locations • Has addresses in local language, for ease of on-the-ground use • Is pocketable, is exceptional value and has user-friendly content • Restaurants for all budgets, with an emphasis on affordable options • Listings put the traveller in the thick of local-style dining AVAILABLE NOW Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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Father's Day Specials
August 2017
From the Ground Up - New South Wales A Complete Garden Guide for New South Wales Garden ISBN 9780980705720 Author
Linda Ross Sandra Ross
WAS
$49.95
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$29.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
285
Pages
256
Published
01/12/2010
Category
Gardening Neutrog
Publisher
250
The concept for From the Ground Up commenced in 2003, the idea was to develop complete and comprehensive garden guides, full of plant pictures specific to each state. The South Australian edition was first released in 2008, authored by Sophie Thomson, and is now in its second print. The Victorian edition was launched in Nov 2009, authored by Jane Edmanson. The New South Wales edition was published in December 2010, authored by Linda, Sandra and Graham Ross. Each book is a collaborative effort utilising the recommendations of many state specific plant experts, combined with the author's vast plant knowledge and experience. Packed full of magnificent photographs, From the Ground Up will allow you to visually identify everything from the best plants for your garden to the pests and diseases causing your plants grief. These books will become the ideal reference books for all Australian gardeners.
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From the Ground Up - Victoria A Complete Garden Guide for Victorian Gardeners
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ISBN
9780980705713
Author
Jane Edmanson
$ARP
$49.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
280
Pages
256
Published
01/11/2009
Category
Gardening
Publisher
Neutrog
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Father's Day Specials
August 2017
Jason Richards (Firm Sale) The Official Illustrated History ISBN
9780980390988
Author
Andrew Clarke
WAS
$65.00
NOW
$19.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
300
Published
07/01/2013
Category
Biography: sport
Publisher
P101
220
This Jason Richards tribute book is an illustrated history of the popular racing driver's career and life and the battle with cancer that he lost. Richards started his racing career in karts in New Zealand before progressing into Formula Ford in both his homeland and Great Britain before returning home to dominate the local touring car racing. He won three national titles before making his debut in the V8 Supercar Championship and becoming a three-time runner-up in the Bathurst 1000. His story though is much more than that, it is a story of a man whose natural charm won an army of fans, including some of his fellow competitors like John Bowe and Greg Murphy who have written forwards for the book. "I have so many memories of Jason that I have never really committed to print, this is my chance to tell a little bit of a story and show people a little bit more about Jason," author Andrew Clarke said recently. "We had discussed a book of much greater written substance to this, but the battle he was fighting took too much energy to talk about himself." "What he wanted to do was tell the story of his life so that Sienna and Olivia could understand their dad a little more as they grow up. We missed being able to tell that story, but now at least we can let them understand him through the eyes of those around him, while also giving back a little more to the girls that meant the world to him. "The motorsport photographers of Australia have to be thanked in advance for donating their pictures for this, and I think their willingness to do something like this shows you a little more about the measure of the man." The book was published by P101 for the Sienna and Olivia Education Trust with the support of his wife Charlotte and parents David and Pauline. Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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Father's Day Specials
August 2017
Carrier Attack Darwin 1942 The Complete Guide to Australia's own Pearl Harbor ISBN
9780987151933
Author
Dr Tom Lewis Peter Ingman
WAS
$49.95
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$39.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
234
Pages
368
Published
11/09/2013
Category
Biography: historical, political & military
Publisher
Avonmore Books
152
When the Pacific war began it was a case of "when not if" Darwin would be attacked. But nobody could have predicted the extraordinary scale and ferocity of the 19 February 1942 raid. A massive strike force, blooded at Pearl Harbor just weeks before, hit Darwin in the biggest Japanese air attack ever in the South Pacific. Since then, generations of Australians have been drawn to the stories and folklore of the Darwin action. But facts have blurred and mythology has thrived. What of the warning that never happened? What of the ghost ship actually sunk in the Atlantic a year earlier? Did a fighter pilot contrive a false combat record? Did the authorities cover up the raid? Why do Australians know so little about it? This is the book that tests these many Darwin myths and reveals new information: another ship sunk; the actual intent and nature of the attack; the precise extent of the Japanese losses. The Darwin raid is usually portrayed as a wholesale disaster for the Allies, and a day full of military ineptitude. Carrier Attack shows the defenders were alert and fought with purpose. Arguably it was the Japanese that wasted much of their attacking strength, and in this way the Darwin defenders avoided a much larger catastrophe. Carrier Attack provides a timely and fresh analysis of the raid. Most importantly, it draws on specially translated Japanese sources.
Author Information Dr Tom Lewis OAM is the award-winning author of 11 books. A long time resident of Darwin, he is the current Director of the Darwin Military Museum. In 2012 he was a major participant in the 70th anniversary of the Darwin raid, which included a multi-million dollar re-development of the Museum. Tom is a former naval of cer whose service included a combat deployment to Baghdad. Peter Ingman is the grandson of an original Gallipoli Anzac who lived in 1930s Darwin. He has been a regular visitor to the Northern Territory since the 1980s when his father worked there as a surgeon. With a background as a business executive, he has a long interest in Australian military history. Peter currently manages an Adelaide-based publishing company.
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August 2017
Spotlight on Stefan Raicu - Specials Kings, Queens and the Sordid In‐Between An Irreverent Perspective of the Monarchy Author
Stefan Raicu
ISBN
9781925367591
$ARP
$24.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
250
Published
01/10/2016
Category
Historical fiction
Publisher
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd
135
The Things Men Do Author
Stefan Raicu
ISBN
9781922175144
WAS
$24.99
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$12.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
211
Pages
424
Published
01/01/2013
Category
Thriller / suspense
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
132
In Time Forever
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A kind of historical kaleidoscope covering misogyny and all sorts of misconduct and naughtiness in a number of noble circles. The book contains a number of illustrative instances selected from royal families from around the world, all viewed from the mischievous perspective of an ordinary bloke.The tales are portrayed in a satirical manner and the depiction of the particular cases is focused on the more "spicy" aspects of the happenings rather than on the historical importance of the events.
Author
Stefan Raicu
ISBN
9781922036698
WAS
$24.99
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$14.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
209
Pages
332
Published
01/01/2013
Category
Romance
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
135
Cornel Toma, a super‐hunk Romanian national, is strutting his stuff on a temporary working visa in sunny Australia. An incurable womaniser, he's sleeping with his boss, he's toying with a young Czech beauty who's mad about him and he has no qualms in taking other "dames" to bed whenever the opportunity presents itself. Sunny indeed ‐ until, that is, he receives a mysterious text message enticing him to meet a woman called Kate. He takes the bait. Kate is gorgeous and smart and after a few bottles of wine, she's in bed with him too. 24 hours later, Toma's life is in tatters. Kate has vanished, feared kidnapped, and the police are after him. With his Australian visa coincidentally expiring just when he meets Kate, Toma runs. The last thing he wants is deportation to Romania. But that could be the least of his worries. On the run he teams up with an old Romanian friend. All good, except that the friend has a drop‐dead gorgeous wife: Remy. But Remy is not what she seems...
Part notebook part Dallas, this romance novel has all the intrigue of lost love, seduction, passion, power, greed, sex and wealth, along with a love that transgresses time and space...Rudy is the good‐natured son of the powerful and domineering George. Rudy loves his wife and three daughters, but his ruthless father will stop at nothing until he has broken up Rudy's happy marriage. Devastated, Rudy vows to win back the love of his life and travels to the bewitching "Bottomless Lake" that is rumoured to have occult powers of time travel. But there is a problem. When Rudy travels back in time his loved one is a young woman. Will she recognise Rudy as the man who has loved her forever?
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August 2017
Spotlight on Stefan Raicu - Specials Another Brick in the Wall Author
Stefan Raicu
ISBN
9781922036131
WAS
$24.99
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$9.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
320
Published
01/05/2012
Category
Romance
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
136
A White Dress Author
Stefan Raicu
ISBN
9781921596773
WAS
$24.99
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$9.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
280
Published
01/09/2011
Category
Romance
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
134
When Pigeons Fly to Nowhere
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Author
Stefan Raicu
ISBN
9781921596209
WAS
$24.99
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384
Published
01/12/2010
Category
Historical romance
Publisher
Brolga Publishing
135
Another Brick in the Wall tells the humorous story of Dan Martin, a rugby player who defected from the Eastern Bloc and settled in Australia in the 1980's. Coming from a non‐English speaking background and not academically inclined, Dan's communication skills are very shaky and much of the humour of the novel comes from his misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the English language. Dan, a typical rugby player who enjoys food, booze and sexy women, falls for Sonia ‐ a stunningly attractive brunette. At the same time, trying to improve his language skills, he starts to listen to Sarah Wilkinson's talk back radio program and becomes infatuated with her, even though he has no idea what she looks like. Soon he is caught between two women: the gorgeous looking Sonia and the smart, witty Sarah whom he has never seen. Dan knows that sooner or later, he must choose between the two and his decision leads to a thrilling ending.
A Securitate general torn between the gruesome demands of his job as a top secret police commander and his conscience. A young man who learns for the first time what true love is, to only discover it was just an illusion. A strikingly beautiful girl unable to find her inner‐self allowing destiny to run its course and sadly, becoming a victim of the corrupt communist system. All set against the historical background of the repressive regime in communist Romania in the 1970s, during the “golden era” of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. A White Dress is a story addressed and connected to the heart and to the soul. The heroes, in a continuous, illusory search for eternal love, for beauty and purity, in the end realise that a perfect world does not exist. They are sadly defeated by their own destiny, in which the intrinsic evil of the communist system plays a major role.
Mick is a street fighter, a guy who fears nothing and no one and has a reputation ‐ he doesn't hesitate to throw a punch to get his way. But when he meets Tina, a tall, pretty brunette who drives him insane, his life changes forever. Or does it? Radu, on the other hand, is a misunderstood poet and dreamer whose lonely life takes an intriguing twist when he befriends Ingrid. He thinks he is falling for Ingrid until he meets her best friend ‐ the beautiful, blue‐eyed Laura. Love quickly turns to hatred and good to evil. Set in Romania during the "golden era" of Nicolae Ceausescu's repressive dictatorship, When Pigeons Fly To Nowhere is the story of the love affairs of two blood brothers: Mick and Radu. This fast paced, gritty romance explores life and love behind the Iron Curtain.
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Congratulations Cameron Stelzer WINNER of the Children’s Fiction category in the 2017 International Book Awards. Pie Rats 6 The Golden Anchor Author
Cameron Stelzer
ISBN
9780987461551
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Around Whisker's neck hangs a tiny golden pendant ‐ a symbol of hope and a reminder of his family. Passed down from generation to generation, the golden anchor is much more than just a lucky charm. It may be Whisker's final hope of saving his parents. The thrilling sixth book in the award‐ winning series
130
Category
Children's / Teena
Published
01/02/2017
Pages
240
Publisher
Daydream Press
Pie Rats 1 The Forgotten Map
Pie Rats 2 The King's Key
Pie Rats 3 The Island Of Destiny
Author
Cameron Stelzer
Author
Cameron Stelzer
Author
ISBN
9780987461506
ISBN
9780987461513
ISBN
9780987461520
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197
Cameron Stelzer
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130
Category
Children's / Teena
Category
Children's / Teena
Category
Children's / Teena
Published
01/06/2013
Published
01/06/2014
Published
01/06/2014
Pages
271
Pages
238
Pages
239
Publisher
Daydream Press
Publisher
Daydream Press
Publisher
Daydream Press
Whisker is a cyclone‐surviving circus rat with a troublesome tail and a boat load of luck. When a strange ship pulls him out of the ocean, Whisker's new life as a Pie Rat apprentice begins. Welcome aboard the good ship Apple Pie ‐ a peculiar pastry‐ inspired ship where cannons shoot mouldy pies, coloured pencils are used as peg‐legs and the champion swords‐rat fights with two scarlet scissor swords.
Whisker is a Pie Rat apprentice with an appetite for danger and a flair for lucky escapes. He goes from one catastrophe to the next quicker than the time it takes to raise a pair of giant underpants up the mast! With the mysterious Forgotten Map in his possession, Whisker embarks on the next stage of his quest to find the missing key. Together with his friends, Ruby Rat and Hook Hand Horace, Whisker must overcome a host of jungle dangers and outsmart the deadliest enemies in his attempt to claim the key. Pie Rats 4 The Trophy of Champions
Pie Rats 5 Child of the Cloud
Author
Cameron Stelzer
Author
ISBN
9780987461537
ISBN
9780987461544
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Cameron Stelzer
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198
129
Category
Children's / Teena
Category
Adventure stories
Published
01/02/2015
Published
01/12/2015
Pages
250
Pages
240
Publisher
Daydream Press
Publisher
Daydream Press
Every four years, the greatest pirate crews on the seven seas gather for an epic tournament of strength and skill. In the Pirate Cup, there is no silver and no bronze, only gold, gold, gold for the winning team, and the legendary Trophy of Champions. As an official entrant, Whisker has more on his mind than victory. He is on the trail of a fox in a black trench coat ‐ and an answer...
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Whisker is a Pie Rat apprentice on the treasure hunt of a lifetime. With the Forgotten Map and the King's Key safely in his grasp, Whisker joins the ratbag crew of the Apple Pie on their voyage to the mysterious Island of Destiny. Armed with scissor swords, flying pies and barrels of gravy, the Pie Rats must first pass through the Treacherous Sea where untold dangers lurk beneath the waves.
Book 5 of the Pie Rats series. Deep in the heart of Aladrya stands a mighty mountain. Rising high above the clouds, its rocky crags and windswept cliffs are home to four species of birds. With only three days left until the full moon feast, Whisker's rescue mission hangs in the balance. Even if he can reach the mountain alive, he still has to outwit and out‐fly the dreaded birds of prey.
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August 2017
Williamstown, VIC Author The Mark of the Maker Stone Book One ISBN
9780980817997
Author
Daniel Corcoran
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Binding
P/B
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203
Pages
280
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
Carrot Sticks
133
Don't read this book if you want a light hearted story filled with fluffy fairies and rainbow coloured unicorns, dancing across the sky while plucking harps and sprinkling magic dust. This is a fairytale of a different kind. There is nothing 'typically fairy' about Mary but when she is unexpectedly chosen for a dangerous journey across forbidden lands to retrieve the ancient Maker Stone, she discovers that being different can be your greatest ally and your greatest strength. Join Mary, Spits and Stinks - with some nasty rat-lizard type things, ant-lions, shreeks and other scary stuff - for an adventure of self discovery, friendship and just plain weirdness.
Author Information Originating from Perth in Western Australia but now based in Melbourne, Daniel continues a successful career as an author and illustrator. From a young age he’s enjoyed a lifelong passion for cartooning and continues to write and illustrate stories that help us all ‘laugh at life often’. ‘The world is too serious, especially for our kids, and we all need more things to laugh at,’ says Daniel. Through the watchful eyes of his wife and two young children, Daniel is bringing his hilarious stories to life with a unique style and colourful illustrations. The feedback from author visits and book readings across Australia shows Daniel also has a natural talent for presenting. He continues to entertain kids with book readings, interactive live sketching demonstrations and fun art classes. A recent review from a private school in Melbourne stated ‘Many staff believes that Daniel was the best author we have ever had.’
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Mitcham, VIC Author
August 2017
In the Dark ISBN
9781925572001
Author
Carole Poustie
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Binding
P/B
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198
Pages
270
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
Celapene Press
128
I pulled the letter out of my pocket and looked at Grandpa’s writing … I should give it to Mum – it was hers after all … But how could I? I’d have to admit going down into the cellar … Now that I’d come this far, I’d have to read what he’d said. I stood in the moonlight and began. A forbidden foray into an old cellar leads Ish to unearth a startling discovery. When he opens his late Grandpa’s undelivered letter to Mum, Ish is sucked into a vortex of secrets and lies – and one unexpected truth. Now he must live with the consequences. Ish writes poetry to make sense of his world – and learns that in the face of loss, treachery and deceit, love is what matters. Sales points - In the Dark explores the critical themes of identity, loss, honesty, family and friendship. It also exposes the reader to the concept and consequences of gambling, adoption and bullying - The use of humour contrasts some of the bleak things happening in Ish’s life - Incorporates poetry to communicate emotions and feelings - A rich resource of true-to-life characters who deal with the adventures and challenges of everyday life in a way readers are positioned to engage with and relate to through an alluring story arc - References Australian Curriculum v8.2 English
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Author
Carole Poustie
ISBN
9780980448450
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Binding
P/B
Height | Width
198
Pages
236
Published
01/11/2010
Category
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Publisher
Carole Poustie
128
A best friend is worth everything. I darted into the cemetery and hid behind a tombstone. I hunched myself up, balancing on the balls of my feet, and peered desperately into the night, listening for whoever was out there to make another sound. It was freezing ‐ I had trouble keeping my jaw clamped shut so my teeth didn't chatter. Ish's dog is gone. Vanished in a country town. Mum's on holiday, Dad's in Sydney. Ish and his bossy sister Molly are staying with Gran. There are no clues. Only something mysterious in the town's graveyard. Then a bully from the local school starts to blackmail Ish. Can things get any worse?
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WA Author
August 2017 White Commando
ISBN
9781943278848
Author
Desmond O’Connor
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$8.99
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
74
Published
01/05/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
A and A Book Publishing
150
Professor Desmond O'Connor tells a story of smuggling a biological weapon of mass destruction through Port Hedland into the hands of a right wing terror organization which holds the nation to ransom to secure political objectives. The plot is thwarted by patient observation and determined military action. The story contains interesting glimpses of technologies which play themselves out in the background.
Author Information Desmond O’Connor tells his stories with authority and feeling after many years as an Engineer, Surveyor, Pilot and President of the Western Australia Section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Author
Desmond O’Connor
ISBN
9780994329455
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Binding
P/B
Height | Width
180
Pages
64
Published
01/12/2015
Category
Adventure
Publisher
A and A Book Publishing
110
This is the story of adventure and misadventure in one of the most ancient landscapes on earth‐the Pilbara province of Western Australia. Twin teenagers Joan and Mark join their prospector uncle Paddy Quinlan and his mate Bluey Smith for a holiday in the outback looking forwards to some camping and propecting. But the group discover much more than just a few small nuggets when they come across a suspicious mobile laboratory run by Eastern Europeans. Are they really scouting for mineral deposits? Or are they somehow connected with those mysterious midnight aircraft flying in and out of the Pilbara?
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NSW Author
August 2017 Jonar & Kitty The Timekeepers Void ISBN
9780995443921
Author
Bobbie Richardson
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Binding
P/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
192
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
A and A Book Publishing
150
What if Earth is connected to many other dimensions, other realities where animals can talk and different beings exist? What if everybody on Earth held the secret to connect to these other realities? The adventures of Jonar & Kitty is the start of this quest, and you the reader, are the true beginnings of a new world full of magic. Follow Jonar & Kitty, two teenagers who don’t fit into the system but find each other on the same path, a path that takes them through a porthole within to a new reality, one full of magical beasts and animals that can talk, mysterious lagoons and lost souls. A reality that always existed and needs their help.
Author Information Bobbie Richardson grew up in a little town called Kaiapoi, just out of Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a creator who excelled as an Author/Illustrator and Singer/Songwriter. Moving to Australia in 1998 she has had an unusual life due to her ability to tap into the unseen. Her journey has taken her through many exciting synchronistic events, by following visions which are very real to her, they have lead her to truths of new realities and answered many BIG questions. Eventually she was led to work with an Elder from America who showed her even greater potentials, this then led Bobbie to ask, “What is the potential of humanity”. The wisdom she acquired over the next few years compelled her to write and illustrate this book and others, including a song to unite all, which can be found on Youtube.
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August 2017 Engilina's Trains
ISBN
9781925117851
Author
Andrew King Benjamin Johnston
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Binding
H/B
Height | Width
297
Pages
40
Published
01/07/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
210
Engilina, Engibear and Bearbot are back to build transport for the future - a new maglev train that will run from Munnagong to Billaburra as fast as a plane. During the project, they discover an old steam engine which leads them on an interesting journey and creates an unexpected link to the past. Travel with them on this tale of trains, teamwork, technology and time …
Author Information Andrew is an engineer from Brisbane. Engibears have been part of Andrew’s family for many years. They were created while Andrew played and shared stories with his children. Andrew thinks he is very lucky that Ben was able to bring the Engibears to life through his illustrations. Andrew is passionate about the role that Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (the STEM subjects) have to play in our sustainable future, and equally passionate about the importance of STEM education. Andrew and the Engibears, the friendly faces of engineering, regularly visit schools to talk to students about engineering and work on engineering activities. In his spare time Andrew enjoys spending time with his family, playing bass guitar, walking and trying to play golf. Illustrator Information Benjamin Johnston works as a mild-mannered architect by daytime and a masked illustrator by night … and he is looking forward to the day he might actually have enough time for everything he wants to get done. Drawing and illustrating for children has always been his passion. He is the illustrator and co-creator of the successful STEM-inspired Engibears series. Benjamin’s illustration abilities cover a wide range of styles and media. While, as an architect, technical drawing or digital illustration comes naturally, study at Julian Ashton Art School also encouraged a more free-flowing expression. The two sides are constantly at war! Benjamin describes himself as a brief-driven illustrator without a set style or direction. He enjoys collaboration with authors and editors – open to the specific needs of each project, and he is keen to ensure that all illustrations work as hard as possible to get the intended message across. Benjamin lives and works in Sydney and probably always will.
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August 2017 Engibear's Dream ISBN
9781921928901
Author
Andrew King
Illustrator
Benjamin Johnston
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Binding
H/B
Height | Width
297
Pages
32
Published
01/08/2012
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
210
Meet Engibear... This engineer dreams of designs and starts building a Bearbot to help him at work. Early versions fail - often spectacularly. However, Engibear keeps trying. Follow him as his designs improve and the amazing Bearbot takes shape.
Engibear's Bridge ISBN
9781925117059
Author
Andrew King
Illustrator
Benjamin Johnston
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Binding
H/B
Height | Width
210
Pages
32
Published
01/10/2014
Category
Picture books
Publisher
297
Little Steps Publishing
The children at Munnagong Primary School decide on a dinosaur design for their new bridge. It's a big job so Engilina, the town's chief engineer, asks her friends, Engibear and Bearbot, for some help. Follow the team as they work through the year to create a roar-inspiring attraction. Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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NSW Author
August 2017
The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear ISBN
9780648023807
Author
Margrete Lamond
Illustrator
Heather Vallance
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Binding
H/B
Height | Width
270
Pages
72
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
Dirt Lane Press
210
A tale of cruelty, loyalty and love. Fox and Bear were true friends. They were close-as-can-be friends, through and through friends… except for one thing. Fox was quick and slick and sly, and Bear was dumber than a pile of rocks. But that’s how it was. And it didn’t matter. Then Fox stretched the string of friendship until it snapped and they weren’t friends any more. The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear is the story of two friends who fall out with one another, and about what happens next. It is outrageous, passionate and poignant, and the bittersweet ending is as ambiguous as any friendship in real life. A mash-up of several Norwegian folk tales, The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear is told with wit and verve by Margrete Lamond, and the darkly brooding charcoal illustrations are by acclaimed artist Heather Vallance.
Author Information Margrete Lamond is a consummate storyteller with a deep understanding of folk tales and of how to retell traditional and classic narratives with a fresh, contemporary twist. Her books include Tatterhood and Other Feisty Folktales, illustrated by Peter Sheehan; The Nutcracker, illustrated by Ritva Voutila; Frankenstein, illustrated by Drahos Zac; and the Once Upon A Timeless Tale series, a collection of retold folk and fairy tales, illustrated by a variety of leading artists. Margrete is also the publisher of the award-winning picture-book imprint Little Hare Books, a passionate advocate for powerful quality artwork in books for younger readers, a researcher in the overlap between neuroscience and aesthetic reception, and a curator who specialises in showcasing the best of international illustrative art.
Illustrator Information Heather Vallance’s work is informed by animal and human figures in their many forms, and their relationships to their environments. She says, ‘I believe the environments we inhabit physically, socially and emotionally manifest in who we are.’ The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear is Heather’s first venture into narrative illustration. Heather’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the prestigious Kedumba Drawing Award, and hangs in both private and public collections. She has taught art in remote communities, and in regional schools and galleries, and currently teaches drawing, painting and printmaking at tertiary level. Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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QLD Author
August 2017
Flavio the Flamingo
ISBN
9781925545388
Author
Cassidy Jackson-Carroll
Illustrator
Graeme Crompton
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Binding
P/B
Height | Width
255
Pages
32
Published
01/07/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
200
Flavio the Flamingo had lost his colour pink. ‘Whatever will I do?’ he started to think. Flavio the Flamingo is having an identity crisis. He embarks on a quest, searching high, low – and everywhere in between – longing to find his colour.
Author Information After penning numerous poems, often humorous, over the years, Cassidy Jackson-Carroll fulfilled a burning passion by writing her first children’s book, Flavio the Flamingo. Often on the search for adventure, Cassidy has travelled extensively and found herself in places as remote as Kokoda, Kilimanjaro and Kathmandu. Her wanderlust often allows her to encounter varying animals, part of her inspiration for creating the character of Flavio. When not globe-trotting around the world, Cassidy spends her time inspiring the minds of the younger generation (she is known as Miss J-C in the classroom), and patrolling the beaches of Rainbow Bay, Queensland, where she is a Surf Life Saver. Cassidy is currently trying to perfect her ‘cross step’ skill on a longboard, and hopes to kick a winning goal in her first season of AFL. Illustrator Information Graeme is a visual artist and illustrator. He was born in Narrabri, North-West NSW, Australia. He has loved drawing since childhood. He works from home and has a busy practice, completing commissions for portraiture and illustrations for children's books. Graeme's subjects and styles are broad, from fierce dragons to happy humans, one-eyed chooks to piano-crunching pachyderms, rendered in graphite, ink, charcoal, acrylic or pixels. He has twice been a finalist for portraiture in the Mortimer Prize for Realism (2011-2012) and received the Grand Champion award for his work 'Egret on Tap' in the Gunnedah Art Exhibition 2013. From 2013 he began illustrating children's books and has produced numerous pictures for authors, filling twelve books by early 2017. Graeme completes portraits in between illustrations. He is currently working on the sketches for an exhibition of his fantasy works, including dragons, phoenixes, demons and other beasties. Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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NSW Author
August 2017
The Man in the Panama Hat and the Windy, Windy Day ISBN
9781925545418
Author
Joachim Gevert
Illustrator
Ffranses Ingram
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$16.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
220
Pages
32
Published
01/07/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
255
The Man in the Panama Hat would love nothing more than staying indoors. Every time he leaves the house, something goes wrong. Can Mr Black Cat convince his friend to venture outside and have some fun? A windy, windy day awaits!
Author Information Joachim Gevert was born in Cooma, NSW. He moved to Sydney at the age of four and has lived there ever since. He has a background in engineering, and he considers his fourteen-year-old Fox Terrier, Hershey, to be one of his best friends. He’s incredibly excited for The Man in the Panama Hat to enter the world. He has many more adventures (and tribulations) planned for the Man in the Panama Hat that he would love to share. Illustrator Information Growing up, Ffranses was never allowed to go out without bringing back a story from the Welsh village. This led to one’s eyes and ears being open all the time, and major embellishments added to complete the story for retelling around the kitchen fire. In her illustrations, Ffranses shows the ordinary becoming extraordinary by embracing our adventurous, imaginative side, and leaving the mundane and prosaic aspects of life to experience different sorts of reality. Ffranses is fascinated by the little dramas that are played out quietly alongside the main action. The inspiration for this is Joseph Wright, who does this so beautifully in Frank Muir’s What-A-Mess. Studying drama and voice production, Ffranses gained work upon arrival in Australia as a story-teller for the South Australian Education Department and School of the Air. Her stories have been screened and published in Australia and America. She gained her visual arts degree, and Diploma in Graphic Design and Illustration from Enmore Design Centre, so she can further her passion for creating picture books that are lifelong companions and pathways to extraordinary ways of being, Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200 Email: orders@dennisjones.com.au
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NSW Author
August 2017
Oscar the Golden Ghost Crab
ISBN
9781925545296
Author
Charlie Olsson
Illustrator
Lauren Merrick
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$24.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
240
Pages
32
Published
01/06/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
190
Oscar makes his home proudly on a beautiful beach, but what happens when a throng of beachgoers turn up and make a mess? Oscar gets to work, claws poised and ready to defend his pristine home! The results are some good oldfashioned nipping fun.
Author Information Born in Sydney, Charlie Olsson worked as a boy on his family’s sheep farm and quickly found a love of this environment and the delicacy of nature. This instilled a lifelong interest in farming and the manufacturing of products in animal health and welfare. Having developed a love of science and research, he also later graduated in economics and accounting, opening up further businesses in agriculture. More recently, Charlie has been involved in agricultural politics regarding national animal welfare issues, and has been elected to the Australian Wool Board, while also belonging to the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In recent years, he began writing children’s books — originally basic stories for his children, who seemed to have insatiable appetites for anything with animals, sh or insects. He now plans to write as much as he can in the future, and is now working on his rst teenage novel. Illustrator Information Lauren Merrick has always had a love of illustration and picture books. Growing up, most of her time was spent drawing and painting. This has continued into her adult life and she now works full-time as an illustrator. Lauren has completed a Design Certificate IV and an Advanced Diploma of Design and Illustration at Enmore Design Centre. She has developed her own whimsical illustration style, developing her skills with watercolour and paper cut.
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QLD Author
August 2017
Sludge, Snot and Seawater The Mysteries of Corkuparipple Creek ISBN 9781925545364 Author
Susan Pease
Illustrator
Olivia Pease
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$24.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
230
Pages
188
Published
01/07/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
190
When a sludge sickness pollutes the Corkuparipple Creek and Jo’s brother, Geoffrey, becomes sick, action is needed to find a solution. Jo’s dog Bandaid is also missing and Aunt Pepper organises a search party under the Pacific Ocean to visit with the Clam King. Will he have the answer to the missing dog and the medicine to heal Geoffrey and the environment? A new Mystery begins and Jo is faced with serious environmental issues full of sludge, snot and seawater. Author Information Susan Pease is an author, artist, clairvoyant and mother who has worked in newspapers, advertising and art education. Her paintings hang in private collections internationally and as well as being the president of the Sunbury Art Society, she is also a member of the Victorian Art Society and the Royal Art Society in Queensland. Susan began growing elder bushes on her property on the Gold Coast hinterland after studying herbs at Griffith University, and runs workshops for adults and children, also teaching traditional art at the Silkwood School. Susan is married with four daughters, a son and several grandchildren. Susan is also the author of children’s picture books I Can See Faces and Zoo in Me. Illustrator Information Olivia had her primary education at Silkwood School on the Gold Coast, where her artistic talent was encouraged. She currently attends Coomera Anglican College and has chosen to study film and television, as well as the arts and drama. She has a fascination with animation and has recently developed further skills in this field. Olivia was an extra for the Spielberg series ‘Terra Nova’ that was filmed in the hinterland, and has also illustrated Susan Pease’s I can See Faces and Zoo in Me.
Also Available The Mysteries of Corkuparipple Creek Corkuparipple Creek / Worlds Apart Author
Susan Pease Olivia Pease
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ISBN
9781925117592
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$29.95
Binding
H/B
Height | Width
340
Jo, forced to come up with a brilliant idea for an upcoming essay exam, detours into the bush on her way to school to find inspiration. She stumbles into two unusual creatures by the banks of the Corkuparipple Creek. Jo's dream to discover anything not yet discovered may be realised. This could be the discovery she has been yearning for and great subject matter for her important exam. The mystery of Corkuparipple Creek begins and her eyes are opened to a new way of looking at our existence.
190
Pages
328
Published
01/01/2016
Category
Picture books Little
Publisher
Steps Publishing
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QLD Author
August 2017
Sludge, Snot and Seawater The Mysteries of Corkuparipple Creek ISBN
9781925545425
Author
Susan Pease
Illustrator
Olivia Pease
$ARP
$16.95
Binding
P/B
Height | Width
230
Pages
188
Published
01/07/2017
Category
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Publisher
Little Steps Publishing
190
When a sludge sickness pollutes the Corkuparipple Creek and Jo’s brother, Geoffrey, becomes sick, action is needed to find a solution. Jo’s dog Bandaid is also missing and Aunt Pepper organises a search party under the Pacific Ocean to visit with the Clam King. Will he have the answer to the missing dog and the medicine to heal Geoffrey and the environment? A new Mystery begins and Jo is faced with serious environmental issues full of sludge, snot and seawater.
Author Information Susan Pease is an author, artist, clairvoyant and mother who has worked in newspapers, advertising and art education. Her paintings hang in private collections internationally and as well as being the president of the Sunbury Art Society, she is also a member of the Victorian Art Society and the Royal Art Society in Queensland. Susan began growing elder bushes on her property on the Gold Coast hinterland after studying herbs at Griffith University, and runs workshops for adults and children, also teaching traditional art at the Silkwood School. Susan is married with four daughters, a son and several grandchildren. Susan is also the author of children’s picture books I Can See Faces and Zoo in Me. Illustrator Information Olivia had her primary education at Silkwood School on the Gold Coast, where her artistic talent was encouraged. She currently attends Coomera Anglican College and has chosen to study film and television, as well as the arts and drama. She has a fascination with animation and has recently developed further skills in this field. Olivia was an extra for the Spielberg series ‘Terra Nova’ that was filmed in the hinterland, and has also illustrated Susan Pease’s I can See Faces and Zoo in Me.
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August 2017
Mornington Peninsula, VIC Author
Dad's Animals ISBN
9781921030864
Author
Coreena Le Gallienne Daniele Frongia
$ARP
$19.95
Binding
P/B
Author Information
Height | Width Pages
32
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Sid Harta Publishers
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Dad's Animals is a fun, quirky book based on a true story‌ Mrs Waddelton is a sticky-nose. She loves looking over our back fence, never smiling, always grumpy. She demanded to know what the strange noises were, so one day Dad invited Mrs Waddelton over to our house. From that day on, her life changed, forever....
Coreena Le Gallienne was born in 1960, in Melbourne, Victoria. Living on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia, she has three children and lives with her partner, Don. She is currently enjoying working in the aged care industry. Writing stories and poetry has been a passion from a very young age. As a child Coreena, her Dad, Mum, and brother would go camping, learning survival skills and about all creatures, great and small. Recently returning from South Africa with her Mum was a dream come true for the both of them. Going on safaris and seeing animals close and in their natural environment was amazing.
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August 2017
Hinkler Books Girls Don't Fart Okay!!
ISBN
9781488902802
$ARP
$9.99
Height | Width
280
Published
01/11/2016
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
246
Pages
32
Binding
P/B
So Ethan asked among his friends, 'Does everyone get wind?' Marty laughed, Fizz looked confused, and Sam just quietly grinned. But Little Trixie took offence. 'Girls don't fart ‐okay?! Only boys make bottom noise. We girls aren't built that way.' The boys just didn't believe her, and set themselves a test. To see if girls pass wind or not ‐that would be their quest. And so begins the hilarious, stinky tale about a smelly little boy named Ethan and his rag‐tag group of friends who are on the hunt to catch a girl that farts. Filled with funny scenes filled with farting unicorns, mermaids and more, this title is sure to delight both boys and girls alike!
Peekaboo Poo!
Author ISBN
9781488910494
$ARP
$8.99
Height | Width
280
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
246
Pages
32
Binding
P/B
'Alfie is a little scamp. He can walk and burp and laugh. He loves choo choo trains and pets and blowing bubbles in the bath. Alf still wears a nappy, because he's only two. He doesn't need to worry about where he does a poo!' And so begins the hilarious, rhythmic tale about a little boy who is rebelling against being toilet trained by using every receptacle around the family home to dispose of his poo. With fun rhyming text perfectly paired with a unique illustration style, this title is sure to be a winner!
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August 2017
Hinkler Books Brian the Smelly Bear Smells Something Funny
Author
Mark Chambers
ISBN
9781488906008
$ARP
$8.99
Height | Width
280
Published
01/08/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
246
Pages
32
Binding
P/B
Continue the adventures of the smelly Brian who learned to love being clean in Brian the Smelly Bear! What will happen in this sequel, when Brian smells something smelly? Will he find the source of the mystery smell? He followed that stench all over the wood, Looking high and low and everywhere he could. Then suddenly, there, just past the next tree, Came a sweet little voice, “Are you looking for me?” As the sequel to one of the best selling picture storybooks from Hinkler, kids will love reading what happens next to Brian!
Brian the Smelly Bear
Author
Mark Chambers
ISBN
9781743635018
$ARP
$6.99
Height | Width
260
Published
01/04/2017
Category
Picture books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
228
Pages
32
Binding
P/B
Brian is a very smelly bear, But he doesn't seem to care! All the animals are sick of Brian's stinky stench. How can they get rid of his terrible smell? It's time to come up with a clever plan to eliminate the rotten pong once and for all!
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August 2017
Hinkler Books
Durango & Silverton Railroad, Colorado
Moraine Lakes, Alberta, Canada
ISBN
9781488910272
ISBN
9781488910456
$ARP
$14.99
$ARP
$14.99
Binding
Pack
Binding
Pack
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Published
01/08/2017
Published
01/08/2017
Pages
1000
Pages
1000
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Vitava River, Prague
Flower Garden, Kauai, Hawaii
ISBN
9781488910418
ISBN
9781488910395
$ARP
$14.99
$ARP
$14.99
Binding
Pack
Binding
Pack
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Published
01/08/2017
Published
01/08/2017
Pages
1000
Pages
1000
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Rosedale Kansas, USA
Yosemite Park, Mountains Reflected in Lake
ISBN
9781488910357
ISBN
9781488910333
$ARP
$14.99
$ARP
$14.99
Binding
Pack
Binding
Pack
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Published
01/08/2017
Published
01/08/2017
Pages
1000
Pages
1000
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Gondolas and the Grand Canal, Venice
ISBN
9781488910296
ISBN
9781488910470
$ARP
$14.99
$ARP
$14.99
Binding
Pack
Binding
Pack
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Height|Width Category
350 225 Puzzles & quizzes
Published
01/08/2017
Published
01/08/2017
Pages
1000
Pages
1000
Publisher
Hinkler Books
Publisher
Hinkler Books
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