Summer Reading Guide 2014

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The Rosie Effect
Graeme Simsion
Merciless Gods
Christos Tsiolkas
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Amnesia Peter Carey
Photography: Ashley Gilbertson
How does a young woman from suburban
Melbourne become America’s public enemy number
one? When Gaby Baillieux releases the Angel
Worm into the computers of Australia’s prison
system, freeing hundreds of asylum seekers, she
sets off a chain reaction. Was this a mistake? Or
has the elusive Gaby declared cyberwar on the US,
as part of the longstanding covert conflict between
the two countries that has as its most outrageous
act the CIA-engineered coup of 1975 - a coup so
brazen we immediately forgot it as part of our Great
Amnesia. The new novel by the Booker Prizewinning author of Oscar and Lucinda and True
History of the Kelly Gang.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Peter Carey was born in Bacchus
Marsh, Victoria, and now lives in New
York. He is the author of thirteen
novels, (including one for children),
three volumes of short stories, and two
books on travel. Amongst other prizes,
Carey has won the Booker Prize twice (for
Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly
Gang), the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize twice (for
Jack Maggs and True History of the Kelly Gang),
and the Miles Franklin Literary Award three times
(for Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda and Jack Maggs).
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The highly anticipated follow
up to The Rosie Project. Don
Tillman and Rosie Jarman
are now married and living
in New York. Just as Don
is about to announce that Gene, his philandering
best friend from Australia, is coming to stay, Rosie
drops a bombshell: she’s pregnant.
The Rosie Effect is the charming and
hilarious romantic comedy of the year.
POOR FELLOW MY
COUNTRY
Xavier Herbert
South of
Darkness
John Marsden
Hardback RRP $ 39.99
On the streets of eighteenth
century London, thirteenyear-old Barnaby Fletch
lives on his wits and illgotten gains. When he hears of a paradise on the
other side of the world he decides to commit a
crime and get himself transported to
a new life. But Botany Bay is far from
the paradise Barnaby has imagined…
The winner of the 1975
Miles Franklin Award is
now back in print in a
stunning hardback edition,
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Three Stories
J.M. Coetzee
The Writing Life
David Malouf
Hardback RRP $19.99
A collection of stories by
twice Booker Prize-winning
author of Life & Times of
Michael K and Disgrace.
Three Stories —’His
Man and He’, written as
Coetzee’s acceptance
speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, ‘A
House in Spain’ and ‘Nietverloren’—is the work
of a master at his peak. These are stories that
embody the essence of our existence.
To Name Those
Lost
Rohan Wilson
Summer 1874, and
Launceston teeters on
the brink of anarchy. After
abandoning his wife and
child many years ago, the
Black War veteran Thomas Toosey must return to
the city to search for William, his now motherless
twelve-year-old son. From the award-winnig
author of The Roving Party, comes a moving
father and son story set amidst the beauty and the
violence of our colonial past.
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A collection of thrilling,
original and imaginative
stories from the awardwinning, bestselling
author of The Slap and
Barracuda. Love, sex,
death, family, friendship,
betrayal, tenderness, sacrifice and revelation...
This incendiary collection of stories takes you
deep into worlds both strange and familiar, and
characters that will never let you go.
THE In depen den t bookseller’s SUMMER READING GUIDE
From Christina Stead, Les
Murray and Patrick White
to Proust, Shakespeare
and Charlotte Bronte, David
Malouf reads and examines
the work of writers who have
challenged,
inspired and entertained us for
generations. He also explores his
own work and the life of the writer.
Also available is: A First Place,
Hardback, $29.99
Springtime
Michelle de Kretser
Hardback RRP $14.99
When Frances met Charlie
at a party in Melbourne
he was married with a
young son. Now she and
Charlie live in Sydney.
They are still getting their
bearings. Everything is
alien, unfamiliar, exotic: haunting, even. Worlds of
meaning spin out of perfectly chosen words in this
rare, beguiling and brilliant ghost story by Miles
Franklin Literary Award-winning writer Michelle
de Kretser.
Australian Stories
Australians
(volume 3)
Thomas Keneally
My Story
Julia Gillard
In the third volume of
Keneally’s unique history of
Australia - where he shines a
light on the lives and deeds of
our countrymen and women
- he takes up the story at the end of the Great War
and explores our development as a nation during
the tumultuous 20th century. The result of masterly
writing and exhaustive research, this volume of
Australians brings our more recent history to vibrant
and robust life.
Bill: The Life of
William Dobell
Scott Bevan
A rich, lyrical biography of
Australia’s greatest artist,
William Dobell – and how
a small town brought him
back to life. Through years
of research and interviews with Dobell’s friends
and long-time locals, acclaimed author and former
Wangi resident Scott Bevan discovered how the
village came to love Dobell as one of their own.
Refreshingly honest, peppered
with humour and personal
insights, Julia Gillard does
not shy away, admitting freely
to errors as well as detailing
her political successes. Revealing what was hidden
behind the resilience and dignified
courage, a reflection on what it means
- and what it takes - to be a woman
leader in contemporary politics.
Hardback
RRP $ 45.00
Most Australians live
in cities and cling to
the coastal fringe,
yet our sense of
what an Australian
is – or should be – is
drawn from the vast
and varied inland
called the bush. But
what do we mean by ‘the bush’, and how has it
shaped us? At once magisterial in scope and alive
with telling, wry detail, The Bush lets us see our
landscape and its inhabitants afresh, examining
what we have made, what we have destroyed, and
what we have become in the process.
JOHN OLSEN
Darleen Bungey
This landmark biography
explores the extraordinary
life of artist John Olsen. It
describes how an unlikely boy,
with a crippling stutter and
an abusive father, became
a poetic, stylish raconteur, an engaging public
speaker, and one of Australia’s greatest painters,
whose need to depict the landscape of Australia
grew throughout his life.
Margaret and
Gough
Susan Mitchell
Swimming
to the Moon
Robert Drewe
The Whitlams’ wasn’t just a
love story - it was a dynamic
and enduring partnership that
shaped our nation. This is the
compelling story of former
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, his wife Margaret
and their 70-year relationship - personal and
political, private and public.
The Bush
Don Watson
From a floury encounter
on a baker’s work table to
the art of sitting backwards
on chairs, from budgie
training to spontaneous human combustion, this
collection showcases the non-fiction writing of one
of Australia’s best-loved authors. These pieces
encompass suburban portraits and coastal living,
affectionate nostalgia and the absurdity of the
everyday.
Walking Free
Dr Munjed Al
Muderis
Paperback
RRP $ 32.99
In 1999, Munjed Al
Muderis was a young
surgical resident in
Baghdad when a
squad of Military Police
ordered the surgical
team to mutilate the
ears of three busloads of army deserters. When
the head of surgery refused, he was executed
in front of his staff. Munjed’s choices were
stark - comply and breach the medical oath ‘do
no harm’, refuse and face certain death, or flee.
This is one man’s phenomenal tale of escaping
Iraq, surviving the Australian Refugee system and
becoming a pioneering surgeon at the forefront of
Orthopaedic medicine.
A Bone of Fact
David Walsh
The Making
of Mona
Adrian Franklin
Hardbacks
RRP $ 55.00/ $ 59.95
Australian Love
Stories
Cate Kennedy (Ed.)
The Best Australian
Stories; Essays; Poems
Paperbacks RRP $ 29.99/ $ 29.99/ $ 24.99
In The Best Australian Stories 2014, author
Amanda Lohrey selects the outstanding short fiction
of the year. In The Best Australian Essays 2014,
Robert Manne assembles his picks of contemporary
non-fiction writing. In The Best Australian Poems
2014, award-winning poet Geoff Page compiles an
anthology that celebrates both the established and
the emerging, the classical and the pioneering in
contemporary Australian poetry.
Australian author
There are imaginary
lovers, unattainable lovers,
star-crossed lovers and
predestined lovers. Featuring
stories from award winning
local writers such as Bruce Pascoe, Jon Bauer,
David Francis, Carmel Bird, Lisa Jacobson, Irma
Gold, Tony Birch. This is a wonderful collection of
short stories.
Titles marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda audio format
David Walsh - the creator
of Mona in Hobart - is
both a giant and an
enigma in the Australian
art world. A multimillionaire who made his
money gambling, David
has turned a wild vision
into a unique reality.
Bone of Fact is his utterly
unconventional and
absorbing memoir. Also available is: The Making
of Mona. Hailed as the most important addition
to the Australian cultural landscape since the
opening of the Sydney Opera House, Mona has
shaken up the art world by breathing life and
delight back into the museum experience.
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Nora
Webster
Colm Tóibín
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
From the critically
acclaimed and
bestselling author
of Brooklyn comes
a harrowing and
insightful portrait of a
heroine as resonant
as Anna Karenina or Madame Bovary. In 1960s
Ireland, Nora Webster is a young mother of
four, trying to rebuild her life after the death
of her husband. Struggling against feelings of
powerlessness and fear, she finds hope through
the gift of music and the power of friendship.
The humanity and compassion of Nora Webster
makes for an unforgettable reading experience.
New Fiction
Frog
Mo Yan
Frog is Nobel Prize-winning
author Mo Yan’s extraordinary
novel about the lives of
ordinary Chinese under that
country’s controversial onechild policy. As China moves
towards the millennium, a new
breed of entrepreneur emerges with a perverse
interpretation of the decades-old law. Tadpole finds
himself again caught up in the one-child policy and
its unpredictable repercussions on the human price
of capital.
Some Luck
Jane Smiley
The Book of
Strange New
Things
Michel Faber
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
From the author of
Under the Skin and
The Crimson Petal
and the White, the
first novel from Michel
Faber in twelve years
is brilliantly compelling book about love in the
face of death, and the search for meaning in an
unfathomable universe. Peter Leigh is a husband,
a Christian, and now a missionary. As The Book
of Strange New Things opens, he is set to embark
on a journey that will be the biggest test of his
faith yet.
The
ASSASSINATION
OF MARGARET
THATCHER
Hilary Mantel
Life can change in an instant,
and as those changes amass
over the course of one
hundred years, something
extraordinary happens history is made. In the first
novel of a landmark literary
trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winner, Jane Smiley, explores
the triumphs and tragedies of one family, while
exploring the first half of the twentieth century.
The Strange
Library
Haruki Murakami
December release, advance
orders welcome
The latest by the bestselling
author of Norwegian Wood,
1Q84 and the recently
published Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years
of Pilgrimage. The young narrator of The Strange
Library pops into the local library to see if it has
a book. This is his first mistake. Led to a special
‘reading room’ in a maze under the library by a
strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned.
How will he escape?
THAT GLIMPSE OF
TRUTH
David Miller
Profound, lyrical, shocking,
wise: this collection of 100 of
the finest stories ever written
ranges from the essential to
the unexpected, the traditional
to the surreal. Authors featured include Alice
Munro, Martin Amis, Peter Carey, Charles Dickens,
Angela Carter, Ian McEwan, Henry James,
Rudyard Kipling, Roald Dahl and Virginia Woolf.
Moriarty
Anthony Horowitz
Stone Mattress
Margaret Atwood
Anthony Horowitz once
more breathes life into the
world created by Arthur
Conan Doyle. With pitchperfect characterisation and
breath-taking pace, Horowitz weaves a relentlessly
thrilling tale which teases and delights by the turn
of each page. Sherlock Holmes is dead. The game
is afoot...
In these nine tales, Margaret
Atwood ventures into the
shadowland earlier explored
by fabulists and concoctors
of dark yarns such as Robert
Louis Stevenson, Daphne du
Maurier and Arthur Conan
Doyle. In Stone Mattress, Margaret
Atwood is at the top of her darkly
humorous and seriously playful game.
Hardback
RRP $ 29.99
A collection of stories,
by the twice Booker
Prize-winning author
of Wolf Hall and Bring
Up the Bodies. Mantel
brutally and acutely
writes about gender, marriage, class, family, and
sex, cutting to the core of human experience.
Unpredictable, diverse, and even shockingly
unexpected, each story grabs you by the throat
within a couple of sentences. Special offer: WIN
a boxed set of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the
Bodies. For details go to the competition
page at www.indies.com.au.
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Window Gods
Sally Morrison
Isobel is an artist struggling
to engage with her work
while the responsibilities
of womanhood tug her in
all directions - her ancient
mother, her son and her late
sister’s daughter. When her
son disappears in Afghanistan, Isobel is thrown into
crisis. Full of astute observations about life, death
and everything in between it’s a wry, funny and
intelligent look at modern life.
Let Me Be Frank
With You
Richard Ford
Richard Ford returns to the
world of Frank Bascombe.
Sixty-seven years old,
ensconced in a quiet suburb in
Haddam, New Jersey, Frank
lives with his second wife Sally, enjoying the ‘Next
Level of life’ - retirement. Unfolding over several
days before Christmas, we follow Bascombe as he
navigates life in the aftermath of the devastating
Hurricane Sandy.
Summer Reads
First Impressions
Charlie Lovett
Charlie Lovett first delighted
readers with his bestselling
debut, The Bookman’s
Tale. Now, Lovett weaves
another brilliantly imagined
mystery, this time featuring
one of English literature’s
most popular and beloved authors, Jane Austen.
A romantic, suspenseful and utterly compelling
novel about love in all its forms and the joys of a
life lived in books.
The Handsome
Man’s Deluxe Café
Emma
Alexander McCall Smith
Two books for the fans of
Alexander McCall Smith.
The Handsome Man’s Deluxe
Café is Mma Ramotswe’s
fifteenth wonderful adventure.
Emma is the next book in The
Austen Project - a series of
books written by contemporary authors re-imaging
the works of Jane Austen. Fresh from university,
Emma Woodhouse triumphantly arrives home in
Norfolk ready to embark on adult life with a splash.
Time and Time
Again
Ben Elton
Stanton knows that a great
and terrible war is coming.
A collective suicidal madness
that will destroy European
civilization and bring misery to millions in the
century to come. He knows this because, for him,
that century is already history. By the bestselling
author of High Society and Two Brothers.
Funny Girl
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby’s new novel, his
first since Juliet, Naked, is
about work, popular culture,
youth and old age, fame, class
and collaboration. It offers a
captivating portrait of youthful
exuberance and creativity at a
time when Britain itself was experiencing one of its
most enduring creative bursts.
The Love Song
of Miss Queenie
Hennesey
Rachel Joyce
From the author of The Unlikely
Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,
this is an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel
story. When Queenie discovers that Harold’s walking
the length of England to save her, she is
shocked. A volunteer at the hospice suggests
that Queenie should write a second letter;
only this time she must tell Harold the truth.
This is that letter. A letter that was never sent.
Lila
Marilynne
Robinson
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
Marilynne Robinson
returns to the beloved
characters and
setting of the Pulitzer
Prize-winning Gilead
and Orange Prizewinning Home in an
unforgettable story about a girl who lived on
the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder.
Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming
the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa
church-the only available shelter from the rainand ignites a romance and a debate that will
reshape her life.
Miss Carter’s War
Sheila Hancock
It is 1948 and Britain is
struggling to recover from
the Second World War. Half
French, half English, Marguerite
Carter has survived a terrifying
war, working for the SOE
behind enemy lines. Now she
sets out on her future as an English teacher in a
South London girls’ grammar school. Miss Carter has
a mission - to fight social injustice, to prevent war and
to educate her girls.
Slow Regard of
Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss
This is a stunning new novella
in the Kingkiller universe,
showing us the world from the
perspective of Auri, one of its
best-loved characters. Formerly
a student at the University, now Auri spends her
days tending the world around her. No longer
fooled by the sharp rationality so treasured by the
University, Auri sees beyond the surface of things,
into subtle dangers and hidden names.
The MARGARET
THATCHER SCHOOL
OF BEAUTY
Marsha Mehran
orders welcome
Set in Buenos Aires during
the Falklands War, this new
novel from the bestselling author of Pomegranate
Soup tells the story of a group of displaced Iranian
refugees living in a decaying building in the city
centre. A moving tale of exile, friendship, love and
the healing power of poetry.
Mr Mac
and Me
Esther Freud
Hardback
RRP $ 32.99
It is 1914, and
Thomas Maggs,
the son of the local
publican, lives with
his parents on the
Suffolk coast. He is
the youngest child,
and the only son surviving. Life is quiet - shaped
by the seasons, fishing and farming, the summer
visitors, and the girls who come down from the
Highlands every year to gut and pack the herring.
A tender and compelling story of an unlikely
friendship and Esther Freud’s most beautiful and
masterful work to date.
Us
David Nicholls
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
Douglas Petersen
understands his wife’s
need to ‘rediscover
herself’ now that
their son is leaving
home. He just thought
they’d be doing their
rediscovering together. When Connie announces
that she’s leaving, he resolves to make their last
family holiday the trip of a lifetime. The hotels
and tickets are booked, the itinerary planned and
printed. What could possibly go wrong? The Man
Booker Prize-longlisted follow-up to One Day,
Us is a brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and
family, husbands and wives, parents and children.
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A Murder
Unmentioned
Sulari Gentill
Thrilling Reads
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
The sixth book in the
award-winning Rowland
Sinclair Mystery series.
Bowlers, Bohemians, and
Bloodshed… The 1930s
were to die for! For nearly
fourteen years, Rowland has tried to forget, but
now the past has returned. A newly-discovered
gun casts light on a family secret long-kept… a
murder the Sinclairs would prefer stayed unsolved.
Exclusive offer: Purchase
a copy of A Murder
Unmentioned to receive a
free magnetic story gift set!
*While stocks last.
Crucifixion
Creek: The
Belltree Trilogy,
Book 1
Barry Maitland
Homicide detective Harry
Belltree wouldn’t usually be
looking too hard at an elderly
couple’s suicide pact. Especially now, when his
brother-in-law Greg has just been stabbed to
death. But it seems Greg and the old couple had
ties to the same man, a bent moneylender with
friends in high places—and low.
Forensics
Val McDermid
JANUARY WINDOW
Philip Kerr
Forensic scientists can unlock
the mysteries of the past and
help justice to be done using
the messages left by a corpse,
a crime scene or the faintest
of human traces. Forensics draws on interviews with
top-level professionals, ground-breaking research
and Val McDermid’s own experience to lay bare the
secrets of this fascinating science.
The Burning Room
Michael Connelly
Detective Harry Bosch and
his new partner tackle a cold
case unlike any other as they
investigate a recent murder
where the trigger was pulled
ten years earlier. When Orlando Merced finally
succumbs to complications from being shot ten years
earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still
fresh, but any other evidence is virtually nonexistent.
The Beat Goes On:
Complete Rebus
Stories
Ian Rankin
orders welcome
This is the first in a gripping
new crime series from
bestselling author Philip Kerr,
set in the glamorous but murky world of Premier
League football. The London City club manager
is dead, killed at his team’s beloved stadium. Can
Scott Manson, club coach and all-round fixer, catch
the killer before he strikes again?
All the DI John Rebus short
stories collected together for the
very first time. The Beat Goes
On combines much-loved classics with previously
unpublished gems, and includes two brand-new stories
written specifically for this collection - ‘The Passenger’
and ‘A Three-Pint Problem’. There is no detective like
DI Rebus.
2014 Indie Favourites
Golden
Boys
Sonya
Hartnett
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
A compelling,
unsettling,
exquisitely written
novel about the underbelly of suburban
life, from one of Australia’s finest
writers. To the local kids, Colt’s father
Rex becomes a kind of hero, but Colt
senses there’s something in his father
that could destroy their fragile new lives.
Lost & Found
Brooke Davis
Haruki
Murakimi
A heart-warming Australian debut novel
that will make you laugh, cry and feel a
little wiser. Three lost people needing to be
found. Seven-year old Millie Bird, eightytwo year old Agatha Pantha and Karl the
Touch Typist at eighty-seven, are about to
break the rules and discover what living is
all about.
Hardback
RRP $ 35.00
One day Tsukuru Tazaki’s friends
announced that they didn’t want to see
him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that
day Tsukuru has been floating through
life, unable to form intimate connections
with anyone. But then he meets Sara.
The Place at
Whitton
The Children
Act
The Bone
Clocks
Plenty
More
Tom Keneally
Ian McEwan
Hardback
RRP $ 29.99
Hardback
RRP $ 29.99
David
Mitchell
Yotam
Ottelenghi
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
Hardback
RRP $ 49.99
Tom Keneally’s
first novel, a
psychological
mystery, was
published after his time in a seminary.
Fifty years on, this anniversary edition is
being released with a new author’s note
about the novel and fifty
years of writing.
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Colorless
Tsukuru
Tazaki and
His Years of
Pilgrimage
Fiona Maye is a
leading High Court
judge, presiding
over cases in
the family court. She is renowned for
her fierce intelligence, exactitude and
sensitivity. But her professional success
belies private sorrow and
domestic strife.
The dazzling new
novel from the
author of Cloud
Atlas, at once the kaleidoscopic story of
an unusual woman’s life, a metaphysical
thriller and a profound meditation on
mortality and survival.
Vegetables have
moved from
the side dish to the main plate. It’s a
revolution that is bold, inspiring and
ever-expanding. Plenty More picks up
where Plenty left off, with 120 more
dazzling vegetable-based dishes, this
time organised by cooking method.
True Life Stories
So, Anyway
John Cleese
The MENZIES ERA
John Howard
Candid and brilliantly funny,
this is the story of how a tall,
shy youth went on to become
a self-confessed legend.
John Cleese describes his
nerve-racking first public appearance, his endlessly
peripatetic home life; his first experiences in the
world of work as a teacher; scriptwriting for Peter
Sellers, David Frost, Marty Feldman and others, to
the heights of Monty Python.
An assessment of Australia’s
longest-serving Prime
Minister, Sir Robert Menzies,
by Australia’s second-longest
serving Prime Minister
and bestselling author John Howard. This is a
significant, unique and fascinating history of the
Menzies era, which was marked by huge economic
growth, great social change and considerable
political turmoil.
A Little History
Bleddyn Butcher
Play On: Now,
Then and
Fleetwood Mac
Mick Fleetwood
A stunning visual record of
the amazing career of Nick
Cave, one of the world’s
coolest musicians, by one
W it h
of the rock world’s most
R
brilliant photographers and
P OST E
writers. A Little History is
an extraordinary document, tracking Nick Cave’s
creative career via snapshots, spotlit visions and
sumptuous, theatrical portraits. Special offer:
Purchase a copy of A Little History and receive
a free poster. *While stocks last.
Free
In the Company
of Cowards
Michael Mori
When David Hicks walked
out of Guantanamo Bay,
ceasing to be a detainee of the
United States and regaining
his rights as an Australian
citizen, watching on was the man who had fought for
four long years for Hicks’s right to go home: Major
Michael Mori. What followed was a long struggle for
justice, and one man’s gradual disillusionment with
the institution that he had signed up to fight for.
A Fig at the Gate
Kate Llewellyn
In A Fig at the Gate, author
Kate Llewellyn, now in her
seventies, embraces a new
phase in her life, Following the
joyful crafting of her gardens
in the Blue Mountains, Kate
creates a new garden near the
sea in Adelaide. Wise and joyful, accepting what
she cannot change, Kate shares the beauties and
frailties of the human condition and shows us what
the gifts of ageing can bring.
Mick Fleetwood has been part
of one of the world’s most
successful and adored bands
for over four decades. Here he tells the full and
candid story of that life, and what it is to be part of
the ever evolving Fleetwood Mac. Now, then, and
always, it’s Fleetwood Mac.
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Going in first or seventh,
wearing whites or colours,
Adam Gilchrist was
the most exhilarating
cricketer of the modern
age. Featuring personal
photographs, stories and precious keepsakes
from Gilchrist’s private life and illustrious career,
this is the most complete, intimate and fascinating
illustrated autobiography of the man known
simply as ‘Gilly’. Special offer: Win a Limited
leatherbound edition. For details go to the
competition page at www.indies.com.au.
More Fool Me
Stephen Fry
Hardback
RRP $ 45.00
Following on from his
hugely successful book,
The Fry Chronicles,
comes the next chapter
in Stephen Fry’s life.
Blazing brightly and
partying wildly as the 80s turned to the 90s,
AIDS became an epidemic and politics turned
really nasty, he was so busy, so distracted by the
high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable,
headlong tumble that must surely follow...
Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries
of the time, More Fool Me is a brilliant, eloquent
account by a man driven to create and to entertain
- revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden.
What Days
are For
Robert Dessaix
Hardback
RRP $ 29.99
One Sunday night,
Robert Dessaix
collapses in a gutter
in Darlinghurst. What
follows are weeks in
hospital, tubes and
cannulae puncturing his body, as he recovers from
the heart attack threatening daily to kill him. While
lying in the hospital bed, Robert chances upon
Philip Larkin’s poem ‘Days’. What, he muses,
have his days been for? What and who has he
loved – and why? His often surprisingly funny
recollections range over topics as eclectic as
intimacy, travel, spirituality, and childhood.
Win
The Never,
Um, Ever
Ending Story
Ian ‘Molly’
Meldrum
Hardback
RRP $ 39.99
KERRY STOKES:
The Boy from
nowhere
Andrew Rule
Kerry Stokes is a remarkable
Australian. Now one of
Australia’s wealthiest and
most powerful people, he has overcome poverty,
ignorance and the stigma of his birth to achieve
great wealth and fulfilment. He has spent most
of his life guarding his private story, but has now
revealed it to one of Australia’s great storytellers,
Andrew Rule.
More than thirty-five
years in the making, this
is the story of Ian ‘Molly’
Meldrum and the television show that stopped the
nation. It is his compelling account of life in and out
of Countdown. Filled with outrageous anecdotes
and a kaleidoscopic cast of musos, colourful
characters and international superstars, this is
Molly’s hilarious, vivid, warm and always compelling
memoir of his chaotic, incredible life and the show
that made him famous.
7
Lovely Picture Books
Sam & Dave
Dig a Hole
Mac Barnett &
Jon Klassen (Illus)
The Twelve
Days of
Christmas
Alison Jay
Hardback
RRP $ 24.95
Sam and Dave are on a
mission to find something
spectacular. So they dig a
hole and find more than they bargained for. This new
story from the award-winning team of Jon Klassen
and Mac Barnett is a great read-aloud, with perfect
interplay between text and art. 5+
ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET
Oliver Jeffers
The letters of our alphabet work tirelessly to
make words that in turn make stories, but what
if there was a story FOR each of the letters
instead? Once Upon an Alphabet is packed with
funny, thrilling, perilous and above all entertaining
tales inspired by every letter of the alphabet. This
is a work of exhilarating originality from author
and artist Oliver Jeffers, the creator of muchloved modern classics such as Lost and Found
and The Incredible Book Eating Boy. 3+
Noni the
Pony
goes to
the Beach
Alison Lester
Hardback
RRP $ 24.99
Come to the
beach with Noni - the nicest pony you could ever
meet - in this purely delightful rhyming story for
young children by the much-loved Alison Lester.
You may have met Noni already in Noni the Pony.
The perfect gift! 1+
This Little
Piggy Went
Singing
Margaret Wild
& Deborah
Niland (Illus)
Hardback
RRP $19.99
A playful take on the traditional ‘This Little Piggy’
nursery rhyme that will delight young children and is
perfect for parents to read aloud. By Margaret Wild
and Deborah Niland – two of Australia’s most highly
respected picture-book creators. 0+
8
Paperback
RRP $19.99
This visual feast from
acclaimed author and
illustrator Alison Jay is the perfect festive gift. On
Christmas Eve, a man buys presents for the woman
he loves, beginning with a partridge in a pear tree.
The couple travel through town and the gifts pile up,
until they get to a Christmas party so magnificent it
is a little overwhelming… 4+
The Last King
of Angkor
Wat
Graeme Base
Go to Sleep,
Jessie!
Libby Gleeson & Freya
Blackwood (Illus)
Hardback
RRP $ 26.99
Tiger, Gibbon, Water
Buffalo and Geeko are
sitting amongst the ruins
of ancient Angkor Wat, wondering which of them
would have made the best king. The appearance of
a mysteries visitor leads them to discover their true
selves in a race to a distant hilltop. A timeless fable
full of adventure and beauty from a much-loved
storyteller. 3+
The Wild
One
Sonya Hartnett
& Lucia
Masciullo (Illus)
Hardback
RRP $ 24.99
Charlie met the wild
one when he was young. Together they caught
tadpoles, and watched spiders weaving webs. But
as the sun rose and fell, and the moon circled the
world, Charlie forgot the wild one’s magic - until it
was almost too late to remember… From acclaimed
picture-book partnership Sonya Hartnett and Lucia
Masciullo comes a celebration of the wonders of
childhood. 3+
Tim and Ed
Ursula Dubosarsky
By the much-loved
storyteller Ursula
Dubosarsky comes this
bouncing story about two
cheeky koalas brought to
life by Andrew Joyner’s
classic artwork. Here is Tim. And here is Ed. Same
ears, same eyes, Same feet, same head. Tim and
Ed love to be together all the time. So what will
happen when Ed goes away for the night? 3+
If only Jessie would lie down.
If only she would go to sleep.
But nothing will settle her...
except maybe a little sisterly
PR I N T
know-how. Another stunning
collaboration of two award-winning artists that will
have little readers enthralled and parents smiling
in recognition. 1+ Exclusive offer: Purchase a
copy of Go to Sleep, Jessie! and receive a free
limited edtion print. *While stocks last.
W it h
Free
Itsy Bitsy
Yellow Polka
Dot Bikini + CD
Paul Vance and
Lee Pockriss &
Kerry Argent (Illus)
Hardback RRP $19.99
Performed by awardwinning actress and Play School favourite, Deborah
Mailman, this 1960s classic is set to become a new
Australian summertime anthem. Kerry Argent’s
gorgeous illustrations dance off the page! 3+
A lovely gift for all ages.
Mix It Up!;
The Giant Game
of Sculpture
Herve Tullet
Hardbacks RRP $19.99/ $ 39.95
Two beautiful new books from the creator of Press
Here, Herve Tullet. Mix It Up! Is a joyful exploration of
colour that will enchant young and old. Use your hand
to mix up the colours. It’s like magic! The Giant Game
of Sculpture encourages children to create their own
piece of art. By popping out pieces of card from the
book and inserting them into slots and holes, children
5+ will build their own work of art. 3+/5+
For the Very Young
Win
The Ugly
Duckling
+ CD
Justine Clarke
& Nathaniel
Eckstrom
Hardback
RRP $ 24.99
This picture book is based on the much-loved
and heart-warming song, which was first
performed by Danny Kaye in the movie, Hans
Christian Andersen. Beautifully performed by
favourite children’s entertainer Justine Clarke and
illustrated by new Australian illustrator, Nathaniel
Eckstrom. 3+ WIN: For your chance to WIN
a framed artwork from the book, go to the
competition page at www.indies.com.au.
Maisy’s Castle:
A Pop-up-andPlay Book
Lucy Cousins
Jousting and archery are
so much fun with Maisy
and her friends! Press out the characters, pull down
the drawbridge and explore the sturdy 3D Pop up
and Play castle for hours of creative amusement.
Store the characters in the handy pocket until next
time you play! 3+
The Green Sea
Turtle
Isabel Muller
Hardback
RRP $ 24.99
This is the beautifully
illustrated story of the Green Sea Turtle and the
creatures that share the sea with them off the coast
of Queensland. Isabel Muller’s remarkable account
of these sea turtles that have roamed the Earth
for over two hundred million years is important and
compelling for young and old alike. 3+
Slinky Malinki Book & Plush
W it h
F rA ReDe
C
COUNT MY
CHRISTMAS
KISSES
Ruthie May &
Tamsin Ainslie
(Illus)
Hardback
RRP $19.99
From the creators of
the beautiful Count My Kisses, Little One comes
another delightful book, perfect for the festive
season. One kiss for baby, under mistletoe.
Two kisses for baby, catching falling snow.
Special offer: Purchase a copy of Count My
Christmas Kisses and receive a free gift card.
This truly beautiful picture book is a
story about a boy whose head is always
full of wonder. We follow him on an
average-seeming school day, where his
daydreams transform the world around him.
Unfortunately lots of other people – the park
keeper, the bus driver, and the lollipop lady –
all tell him to get his head out of the clouds.
It is only in art class that he realises he can
bring the wonder out of his head for the
whole world to enjoy. 5+
Countablock
Christopher
Franceschelli
Sonoma Meets
Miss Mouse
Di Morrissey
Hardback RRP $19.99
Paperback RRP $19.99
Following on the heels of
Alphablock, Countablock
features thick pages cut
into the shape of each
numeral, creating a peek-through guessing game
around the number form itself.
One acorn becomes… one oak tree!
From snowmen to puddles and eggs
to chicks, quantities are illustrated
twice: both before and after their
“transformations.” 3+
Where is the Green Sheep?
Gift Set
Counting Aussie
Animals in My
Backyard
Bronwyn Houston
Mem Fox
Spot’s Snowy Finger Puppet Book
Eric Hill
A choice of three ready gifts. Slinky Malinki
Box Set contains a hardback edition of Slinky
Malinki and a lovable soft toy of the cheeky and
fiendish black cat. Where the Green Sheep is
is a wonderful tenth anniversary gift package
of board book and puzzle blocks. Join Spot for
some fun in the snow in Spot’s Snowy Finger.
This simple board book comes with a soft finger
puppet of Spot. 1+
Hardback RRP $19.95
*While stocks last.
Lynley Dodd
Gift sets RRP $ 24.99/ $ 24.99/ $16.99
The Wonder
Faye Hanson
Hardback RRP $19.95
Bronwyn Houston makes
counting to 10 so much
fun! Her textured and vivid
illustrations bring a tropical Australian garden to life,
with a touch of humour thrown in. From kookaburras
laughing on a fence to bull ants marching through
the dirt… find out what these Australian animals get
up to in Bronwyn’s backyard. 1+
*Age guides are approximate. Ask for more personalised advice in-store.
A sob in the night awakes
a little girl called Sonoma…
and what does she find?
A magical little mouse who is scared of the dark and
hungry. What does Sonoma do? Sonoma Meets
Miss Mouse is a lovely picture book from the pen
of bestselling Australian author Di Morrissey.
A gentle story about friendship, helping others and
the importance of all creatures big and small. 3+
Happiness Is…;
Adventures of
Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister
Hardbacks
RRP $ 24.99/ $ 27.99
From a winter snowflake
melting on your tongue to
jumping in a pile of autumn
leaves, Happiness Is…
celebrates happy moments shared by two friends
across the seasons. Also available is a collection of
Marcus Pfister’s favourites including Rainbow Fish to
the Rescue, Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale,
Rainbow Fish and the Sea Monster’s Cave, Rainbow
Fish Finds His Way, and Rainbow Fish Discovers the
Deep Sea. 3+
A
Share a Magical time
TRULY TAN
FREAKED
Jen Storer
Tan Callahan, Great Detective,
is back for another adventure.
She has never been fond
of the old machinery shed,
full of dark secrets and bad
memories, and there is the creepy portrait of an
unnamed little girl. Tan vows to avoid the shed at
all costs, but when Great Aunt Aggie comes to
stay, Tan discovers there’s a whole lot more to the
portrait than she ever imagined. 8+
100 things
That Make Me Happy
Amy Schwartz
Hardback RRP $19.99
The ‘100 Things’, in rhyming couplets, draws
directly from a pre-schooler’s world - from big
sis / goodnight kiss to snowflake / chocolate
cake, from slippery floors / dinosaurs to goldfish
/ birthday wish, Amy Schwartz weaves a
masterful balance between art and text, with
each of the 100 items offering its own narrative
and small details for the careful observers. The
reverse of the cover becomes a beautiful poster
featuring all of the 100 Things. 4+
This fun papercraft title
offers kids the opportunity
to become palaeontologists
themselves. 12 dinosaurs are
featured and each dinosaur
is introduced on an info page with a full colour
illustration, where the anatomy, facts about habitat
and diet are all covered. The second part of the
book contains the press-out pieces to construct
the 12 dinosaurs’ skeletons. Hours of fun! 6+
B
Winnie-the-Pooh
Christmas Stories is a
collection of charming
wintery tales from the
Hundred Acre Wood. In
Winnie-the-Pooh Cookbook, Winnie the Pooh
shares with you some of his most comforting
recipes such as Cinnamon Toast, Summer Pie and
Honey Spice Cake. Yum! 5+
My Big Barefoot
Book of
Wonderful
Words
Sophie Fatus
Paperback
RRP $14.99
Seeing new things and
learning new words opens so many doors for
children! With this unique book, youngsters follow
a bustling family through their busy day. The
story unfolds through simple header sentences
and bright, detailed illustrations. Each scene is
teeming with people, places and things relating to
everyday life. 3+
Billie B
Brown
Collection 2
Sally Rippin
Hardback RRP $19.95
Hardbacks
RRP $ 24.95/ $16.95
Billie B
Brown
Collection 1;
Robert Crowther
Excavate
Dinosaurs!
Jon Tennant
Winnie-the-Pooh
Cookbook
A Bean,
a Stalk and
a Boy Named
Jack
William Joyce
You might think you know the story of Jack and
the Beanstalk, but you might want to think again.
A fractured fairy tale from William Joyce and
Moonbot Studios, the masterminds who brought
you The Fantastic Flying books of Mr. Morris
Lessmore. Gorgeous! 5+
Robert
Crowther’s
Pop-up
Dinosaur
Alphabet
Turn the pages to say the ABC – with dinosaurs!
Packed with facts about these beasts, from
allosaurus to zuniceratops, each flap reveals
an ingenious pop-up from the master paper
engineer. The perfect gift and gorgeously crafted
to appeal to children, this book will be enjoyed
again and again. 2+
Winnie-thePooh Christmas
Stories;
W it h
F r eBeag
Hardbacks
RRP $ 29.95 each
Two massive collector
volumes of the
classic Billie B Brown
titles. Stunning hardbacks with special raised
ink finishes, 10 Billie stories in each book. 7+
Special offer: Purchase either of the books
to receive a free tote bag. *While stocks last.
T ot e
WeirDo, #3: Extra Weird!
WeirDo: The Weird
Collection (#1-3)
Square Eyes
Craig Smith
Boxed set RRP $ 39.99
Paperback
RRP $16.99
From the bestselling and award-winning
author Anh Do comes a new adventure
featuring WeirDo. Laugh with Weir as he
battles bugs, balls, boogers, dance-offs and
more. Features a very cool animated cover.
The WeirDo Collection – it doesn’t get any
weirder than that! Boxed set includes
the hilarious first three WeirDo books.
The perfect gift for all Weir fans. 6+
Panda and his friends
sit inside on the couch
all day, glued to the
TV screen and multiscreening with tablets too, so in this fun song,
singer/songwriter Craig Smith encourages them
to get up, get outdoors and exercise! 3+
Anh Do & Jules Faber
Fantastic Worlds
Q&A with A.F. Harrold,
author of The Imaginary
Q: Tell us a bit about your new book
The Imaginary ?
A: The Imaginary tells the story of Rudger,
who’s the imaginary friend of Amanda, and
Amanda who’s the real friend of Rudger.
One day Amanda gets knocked down by a
car and Rudger is left on his own, which is
tricky since he’s imaginary. He has to find
someone to imagine him, and is helped in this
by a cat called Zinzan. There’s also a rather
unpleasant chap, called Mr Bunting, who
is out there hunting imaginary friends and
eating them.
Q: What inspired you to write The
Imaginary?
A: Once upon a time I had two pictures
appear in my head. The first was an
imaginary friend stood at the side of the
road, wondering what to do next, now their
real friend was gone, and the other was of
a canteen, a proper greasy spoon looking
caff, full of big blokes with string vests and
tattoos and cigarettes. That was the first
inkling of the Agency of Imaginary Friends,
which changed a lot by the time the book
got written. But that’s where it started. Two
mental pictures, colliding.
The Mapmaker
Chronicles:
Race to the End
of the World
A. L. Tait
This thrilling new series
is packed with action,
adventure and intrigue!
Join Quinn as he battles unexpected enemies,
discovers strange new lands and tries to conceal
two very big secrets from his crewmates. Nobody
knows what lies off the edge of the map, but it’s
more than anyone bargained for. 9+
Q: Did you ever
have your own
imaginary friend?
A: Not that I remember. I had a real one once
though.
Q: How did you come up with the
character Mr Bunting?
A: Mr Bunting appeared knocking at
Amanda’s door one day when I knew there
needed to be a villain, but I didn’t know who
or what it would be.
Q: How do you keep your beard so
beautiful?
A: Laziness and oils.
Q: Do you ever turn to the back of a book
to read the end first?
A: I sometimes read the last page of my own
books out at readings, because I’m proud
of some of my endings, but I prefer to know
nothing at all about a book before I read it.
This is an edited version. For full text go to
www.indies.com.au
Blyton’s classic adventure
story in a deluxe hardback
edition to celebrate the
75th anniversary of
publication. When Joe, Beth and Frannie climb
up to the top of the Faraway Tree, they meet
Silky, Moon-Face and the Saucepan Man. Their
new friends show them an exciting
secret - how to visit lots of strange
and magical lands, where they have
many thrilling adventures. 6+
Rudger is Amanda’s best friend. He doesn’t
exist, but nobody’s perfect. Only Amanda can
see her imaginary friend – until the sinister Mr
Bunting arrives at their door. Mr Bunting hunts
imaginaries and he’s sniffed Rudger out. Soon
Rudger is running for his life. But can a boy
who isn’t there survive without a friend to dream
him up? A unique and brilliant tale of love, loss
and imagination, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl
and Neil Gaiman. Beautifully illustrated by the
award-winning Emily Gravett. 9+
The Icicle
Illuminarium
N.J. Gemmell
The mysterious Lady Adora
has a plan for the Caddy
kids, but it doesn’t involve
chocolate and games. Dad’s
been found! But he’s ill from
his wartime experiences, and he’s sent away to
recover. Then a hint from the butler sets their
hearts racing. Could their mother still be alive too?
Another wild goose chase is about to begin! By the
author of The Kensigton Reptilarium. 9+
The Impossible
Quest #2: Wolves
of Witchwood
Kate Forsyth
ENDGAME (1) THE CALLING
James Frey & Nils
Johnson-Shelton
Hunted by Lord Mortlake, Tom,
Quinn, Elanor and Sebastian
flee for their lives. The unicorn
leads them into the darkness
of the Witchwood, where they meet Wilda the witch.
Can she be trusted? Danger surrounds
them, but there’s no time to lose.
The four unlikely heroes must find the
griffin, dragon and sea serpent before
it’s too late. 9+ Also available is The
Impossible Quest #1: Escape from
Wolfhaven Castle $7.99.
Hardback RRP $19.99
Brotherband 5:
Scorpion Mountain
John Flanagan
Ranger’s Apprentice and
Brotherband cross over, action
and adventure are guaranteed!
King Duncan has an urgent
mission for Hal and the Heron
brotherband. One assassination attempt on his
daughter Cassandra was foiled – but the would-be
killers are from the deadly Scorpion cult,
and they won’t be satisfied until they
have completed their task. 11+
The Magic
Faraway Tree
Deluxe
Enid Blyton
The Imaginary
A.F. Harrold & Emily Gravett (Illus)
There are twelve ancient
bloodlines. In each, a chosen
warrior comes of age and
trains for a catastrophic
event that has not yet happened - until the Calling.
Now, twelve Players must embark on a hunt that
will span the globe, in search of three ancient keys
which will save not just their bloodline, but the
world. Only one can win. 14+
C
Young Readers
All the wrong
questions #3:
Shouldn’t You Be
In School?
Lemony Snicket
Hardback RRP $16.95
Do you smell smoke? Young
apprentice Lemony Snicket is
investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself
enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery that haunts
the town of Stain’d-by-the-Sea. Who is setting
the fires? Is it all the work of the notorious villain
Hangfire? How could you even ask that?
What kind of education have you had?
Maybe you should be in school… 12+
Build a Robot
Steve Parker &
Owen Davey (Illus)
Gift set RRP $ 24.95
Bzzzt! Whirrr! Robots work for and with us in
hundreds of ways. Discover how robots interact
with us – then build three different wind-up
models of your own and set them whirring into
life! Building each of your three robots gives you
a unique, hands-on understanding of the basic
engineering involved. The pre-cut pieces are
clearly labelled to help you assemble the model.
Simply follow the step-by-step instructions and
slot together the pieces. A great interactive gift,
this book is jammed with intriguing facts and
stunning illustrations. 6+
Minecraft
Slipcase
Minecraft
Slipcase
RRP $ 59.95
The ultimate Minecraft
gift! This high quality
& fully foiled slipcase
includes all four
must-have handbooks.
Contains everything you need to know about the
world of Minecraft, from creating to combat. 9+
D
Hardback RRP $17.95
Join the comically
overconfident Timmy Failure in
his third adventure. Continuing
the hilarity of the previous
books, Timmy is in dire straits:
he’s on a trial period in school and to keep his place
he has to get good grades and really behave. It
might be tough but be sure that Timmy Failure will
triumph again! 8+
The Blood of
Olympus: Heroes
of Olympus
Rick Riordan
Dork Diaries 8:
Once Upon a
Dork
Rachel Renee Russell
Though the Greek and Roman
crew members of the Argo II
have made progress in their
many quests, they still seem
no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea.
As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have
no other option. They have sacrificed too much
already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over. 12+
Long Haul: Diary
of a Wimpy Kid V9;
Wimpy Kid School
Planner
Jeff Kinney
Paperbacks
RRP $14.99/ $16.99
Long Haul is the next in the
ever popular series that charts
the highs and lows of our
middle school hero, Greg, as
he stumbles and fumbles from
childhood to teenhood via
school-hood. Also available is
The Wimpy Kid School Planner
– let Greg Hefley and his mates help keep track of
your life, your friends, your school timetable. A MUST
for next year. 9+
Dr Karl’s Even
Bigger Book of
Science Stuff
(& Nonsense)
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Terry Denton’s
Bumper Book of
the Universe
Terry Denton
This book is even bigger
than the book that was
bigger than the BIG BANG!
Stuffed with even more things to read, draw,
puzzle, invent, order, unscramble, create, write,
decode, code, make, match up, mix up... Dr Karl
has once again delivered the perfect Christmas
and holiday gift for the kids. 7+
Timmy Failure:
We Meet Again
Stephan Pastis
From the bestselling Terry
Denton Bumper Books comes
the next fantastic addition.
Full of fun drawing activities,
whacky cartoons, codes and quizzes, Terry
Denton’s Bumper Book of the Universe is sure to
nurture every child’s creativity and entertain them
for hours. 7+
The Queen of the Dorks is
back! After a bump on the
head, Nikki has a wild dream
in which she, her BFF’s
Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon, and mean
girl Mackenzie all end up playing the roles of some
familiar classic fairy tale characters. Will Nikki’s
dream turn into a nightmare? 7+
Amazing World
Atlas;
How to be a
Space Explorer
Lonely Planet
Hardbacks
RRP $ 29.99/ $ 24.99
Two great titles from Lonely
Planet Kids. Amazing
World Atlas is a mixture
of geography, history,
culture and fascinating
facts. Using illustrated maps and photographs Lonely
Planet brings the world to life. And for all the aspiring
astronauts out there How to be a Space Explorer is
packed with space facts and stories from real-life
space exploration. Both perfect for age 8+
Cars: A Complete
History
Simon Heptinstall
A must-have for the car
enthusiast in your family!
2 books in 1! Travel through
the evolution of the automobile
from the 1908 Model T Ford to the 2013 Rolls
Royce Wraith with colourful, information-packed
specification tables. Use the detachable
compendium to build 50 press-out models of the
most innovative and iconic cars in history. 5+
For Kids of All Ages
The 52-Storey
Treehouse;
The 52-Storey
Treehouse Diary
Andy Griffiths &
Terry Denton (Illus)
Paperback/Hardback
RRP $12.99 each
Andy and Terry’s incredible
treehouse has 13 new
storeys, including a watermelon-smashing level, a
REAL life-size snakes and ladders game and a hightech detective agency. The 52-Story Treehouse Diary
diary is guaranteed to excite all treehouse fans who
can now explore each crazy layer of
Andy and Terry’s treehouse as they plot
their way through the new year. 7+
The Cleo
Stories: The
Necklace and
the Present
Libby Gleeson & Freya
Blackwood (Illus)
Hardback RRP $16.99
Cleo desperately wants a
necklace. Her parents say
special presents are only for birthdays... but Cleo
doesn’t want to wait. In the second story, it’s her
mum’s birthday and Cleo doesn’t know what to give
her - until she has the best idea of all. Delightful,
warm and irresistible, these stories show how a little
girl with a big imagination can always find a way to
have fun. 5+
Tea and Sugar Christmas
Jane Jolley & Robert Ingpen (Illus)
The Dragon and
the Knight
Robert Sabuda
In this new original Sabuda
story, a Dragon and a Knight
race through a book of Fairy
Tales – each spread shows a
different classic, from Snow
White to Cinderella, Rapunzel to Little Red Riding
Hood. With characters who literally pop right off the
page, readers young and old will be racing through
the book to see just how this chase will end! 5+
Egg & Spoon
Gregory Maguire
orders welcome
The bestselling and hugely
popular author of Wicked
brings us a captivating blend
of fantasy and reality set
in early twentieth century
Russia. This gorgeous hardback edition combines
the wonder of ancient folklore with timeless themes,
all entwined in a dazzling, rollicking adventure. 12+
WITHERING-BY-SEA
Judith Rossell
Hardback RRP $19.99
Animalium
Katie Scott & Jenny Broom
Maps
Aleksandra Mizielinska
& Daniel Mizielinski
High above the gloomy town
of Withering-by-Sea stands
the Hotel Majestic. Inside,
eleven-year-old orphan
Stella Montgomery leads a
miserable life. One night,
Stella sees something she
shouldn’t have, something that will set in motion
an adventure more terrifying and wonderful than
she could have ever hoped for. The first book in an
exciting new Victorian fantasy-adventure series. 9+
Awful Auntie!
David Walliams
Hardbacks RRP $ 39.95 each
Two brilliantly illustrated book for kids of all ages.
There are more than 200 animal specimens
to be discovered in Animalium. Wander the
galleries – open 365 days a year – and discover
a collection of curated exhibits on every page,
accompanied by informative text. Maps is a
collection of 52 highly illustrated maps detailing
not only geographical features and political
borders, but also places of interest, iconic
personalities, native animals and plants and
many more fascinating facts. 5+
A page-turning, rollicking
romp of a read, sparkling
with bestselling author David
Walliams’ most eccentric
characters yet, and full of
humour and heart. From
larger than life, tiddlywinks
obsessed Awful Aunt Alberta
to her pet owl, Wagner, this is an adventure with a
difference. 8+
Once a week, for 81 years, the Tea and
Sugar Train travelled from Port Augusta to
Kalgoorlie. For the settlements along the
Nullarbor Plain, the Train was a lifeline,
carrying everything they needed. But the
biggest excitement for the children living on
the Plain was the first Thursday of December
when Father Christmas travelled the line.
Join Kathleen in the outback as she eagerly
awaits the Tea and Sugar Train. 5+
Tashi and the
Wicked Magician
Anna Fienberg and
Barbara Fienberg
Hardback RRP $19.99
Come with Tashi and his
friend Jack on four fabulous
adventures of mystery
and magic. In this classic
storybook, Tashi tells tales
of courage and daring, and each story features a
beautiful colour illustration. 5+
The BEACH
THEY CALLED
GALLIPOLI
Jackie French &
Bruce Whatley
(Illus)
Hardback
RRP $ 24.99
This is an extraordinary exploration of Gallipoli
created by the incredible Jackie French and Bruce
Whatley. With beautiful and painterly illustrations,
this book explores the beach where the battles took
place and many other aspects of WW1, from the
soldiers and the conditions they fought in, to the
civilians at home. 7+
9
Laurinda
Alice Pung
Paperback
RRP $19.99
Laurinda is an
exclusive school for
girls. At its hidden
centre of power
is The Cabinet, a
triangle of girls who
wield power over
their classmates –
and some of their
teachers. Entering this world of wealth and
secrets is Lucy Lam, a scholarship girl with
sharp eyes and a shaky sense of self. As she
watches The Cabinet in action, and is courted
by them – as she learns about power and
repression – Lucy finds herself in a battle for
her identity and integrity. 14+
State of
Grace
Hilary Badger
Paperback
RRP $19.95
Ever since she
was created,
Wren has lived in
an idyllic garden
with her friends
where her deity
Dot ensures they
have everything
they could possibly
need. If only Wren could stop the disturbing
visions she’s started having. Do these visions
make her less worthy? And what does Blaze,
the most beautiful and mysterious of Dot’s
creations, know about what’s going on? 14+
Belzhar
Meg Wolitzer
For Teens & YA
Nona & Me
Clare Atkins
Afterworlds
Scott Westerfeld
Rosie and Nona are sisters.
Yapas. It doesn’t matter that
Rosie is white and Nona
is Aboriginal: their family
connections tie them together
for life. When a political
announcement highlights
divisions between the Aboriginal community and the
mining town, Rosie is put in a difficult position: will
she be forced to choose between her first love and
her oldest friend? 14+
Cooper
Bartholomew
is Dead
Rebecca James
Cooper Bartholomew’s body
is found at the foot of a cliff.
Suicide. That’s the official
finding, that’s what everyone
believes. Cooper’s girlfriend, Libby, has her doubts.
As Libby searches for answers, and probes more
deeply into what really happened the day Cooper
died, she and her friends unravel a web of deception
and betrayal. A gripping new novel from the author
of Beautiful Malice and Sweet Damage. 15+
10
Atlantia
Ally Condie
Set within a civilization that
lives deep beneath the sea,
twin sisters, Rio and Bay,
are about to make the most
important decision of their
lives. Will they choose to stay
Below, sacrificing their soul
but living in happiness, or to go Above, keeping
their soul but living in weakness and misery. No one
could have predicted their choice. 13+
Talon
Julie Kagawa
Clariel
Garth Nix
In this groundbreaking modern
fantasy series, dragons walk
among us in human form.
Ember Hill wants to enjoy a
summer of freedom before
taking her destined place in
Talon, but a rogue Dragon will
soon challenge everything she has been taught. 14+
Paperback
RRP $16.99
A group of emotionally
fragile, highly intelligent
teenagers gather at a
therapeutic boarding
school where they are
mysteriously picked
for ‘Special Topics
in English’. Here,
they are tasked with studying Sylvia Plath’s The
Bell Jar and keeping a journal. Each time the
teens write in their journals they are transported
to a miraculous other world, where they are no
longer haunted by their trauma and grief - and
each begins to tell their own story. Belzhar is a
breathtaking and surprising story about first love,
deep sorrow, and the power of acceptance. 13+
Darcy has secured a
publishing deal for her three
paranormal books. Now she
must find the wherewithal to
write the second one whilst
she has a reprieve from going
to college. In the story Darcy
has written, the character Lizzie survives a traumatic
shooting event only to discover that she has become
a phsychopomp; a spirit guide to the dead. But she’s
not dead... Or is she? 13+
When Clariel family moves to
the city of Belisaere, Clariel
finds herself at the centre of
sorcery and intrigue. Can she
rise above the temptation of
power, escape the unwanted
marriage and save the King?
Set approximately six hundred years before the
birth of Sabriel, Clariel will delight Old Kingdom
fans as well as new readers hungry for epic fantasy
adventure. 14+ & adult
The Maze Runner
Boxed Set
James Dashner
Boxed Set RRP $ 39.99
Hunger Games New editions
Paperbacks RRP $19.99 each
The Hunger Games #3:
Mockingjay Movie Tie-in
A pulse-pounding, postapocalyptic, sci-fi thriller
series for young adults.
Boxed set containing all three
books in the Mazerunner
series, Maze Runner, The
Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure to celebrate the
launch of The Maze Runner movie. 15+
The final novel in The Hunger Games trilogy is now
a major motion picture, with Part One to be released
for Christmas and Part Two in 2015. Also available
in stunning new Australia exclusive editions are Book
1 to 3. 15+
History & Military
The Queen, Her
Lover and the
Most Notorious
Spy in History
Roland Perry
Long before her successful
marriage to Prince
Albert, Princess Victoria had an affair with the
dashing Scottish 13th Lord Elphinstone. Many
attempts were made to bury the memory of Lord
Elphinstone, his long-running relationship with the
monarch and his grand service for the Empire, but
Victoria recorded it in letters. This is the intensely
revealing and entertaining account
of a great royal secret and hidden
love story.
Abducting
a General
Patrick Leigh Fermor
One of the greatest feats
in Patrick Leigh Fermor’s
remarkable life was the
kidnapping of General
Kreipe, the German
commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. Abducting
a General is Leigh Fermor’s own account of the
daring behind-enemy-lines mission, written in his
inimitable prose and published for the first time.
The FIRST FLEET
Rob Mundle
Bestselling maritime
biographer Rob Mundle tells
the extraordinary story of the
eighteenth century convoy
of eleven ships that left
England on 13 May 1787 for
the ‘lands beyond the seas’.
Aboard were seafarers, convicts, marines and
citizens who had been consigned to an unknown
land on the opposite side of the world where they
would establish a penal colony, and a nation.
Australia
1901-2001:
A Narrative
History
Andrew Tink
Andrew Tink’s superb book
tells the story of Australia in
the twentieth century, from
Federation to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He
brings the decades to life, writing with empathy,
humour and insight to create a narrative that is as
entertaining as it is illuminating.
Anzac
Treasures
Peter Pederson
CHARLES BEAN
Ross Coulthart
Hardback
RRP $ 69.99
Iconic Australian war
correspondent Charles
Bean’s wartime reports and
photographs mythologised
the Australian soldier and the
achievements of the Anzacs
on the shores of Gallipoli and
the battlefields of Western Europe. But did Bean
tell the whole story of what he knew? In this new
biography, Ross Coulthart explores Bean’s post-war
official history and how closely his actual
experience compares with what he wrote
during the conflict.
This landmark
publication
commemorates
the centenary of
the Great War’s Gallipoli campaign, 25 April
1915 to 9 January 1916. The legend and reality
of ANZAC are encapsulated within the relics,
photographs, artworks, documentary records,
personal diaries and letters that are displayed
to dramatic and moving effect in a beautifully
designed and produced commemorative volume.
Gallipoli
Peter FitzSimons
LAST
WOMAN
HANGED
Caroline
Overington
Now approaching its
centenary, the Gallipoli
campaign, commemorated
each year on Anzac Day,
reverberates with importance.
As such, the facts of the battle are often forgotten
or obscured. Peter FitzSimons, with his trademark
vibrancy, recreates the disaster as
experienced by those who endured it
or perished in the attempt.
The Making of
Australia
David Hill
This is the story of how
a struggling convict
settlement grew into six
dynamic colonies and then
the remarkable nation of
Australia. Told through the key figures who helped
build it into the thriving nation it is today, David Hill
once again offers up Australian history at its most
entertaining and accessible.
Hardback
RRP $ 39.99
Louisa Collins’s
husbands both died
suddenly. The Crown
was convinced that
Louisa poisoned
them and put her
on trial an extraordinary four times. The evidence
that eventually secured the conviction came from
Louisa’s own 11-year-old daughter. In January
1889, Louisa Collins became the last woman
hanged at the Darlinghurst gaol in NSW. Caroline
Overington delves into the archives to re-examine
the original forensic reports, witness statements
and court records, to try and discover the truth.
Private Bill:
In Love and
War
Barrie Cassidy
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
Australia on
Horseback
Cameron Forbes
Cameron Forbes, author of
the acclaimed Hellfire and
The Korean War, uses the
motif of the horse to tell
the wider Australian story
of settlement, exploration, dispossession and
warfare. Australia on Horseback is a masterful
achievement, a comprehensively researched and
beautifully told history of a developing nation and
a powerful tribute to the horse.
William (Bill)
survived almost
1500 days as a
prisoner of war. He
first saw conflict in
May, 1941. Four
days later, he was
wounded and captured. Four later, virtually to the
day, he woke up at a prison camp in Klagenfurt,
Austria, to find the gates flung open and the
guards gone. His wife, Myra, too was a prisoner
of sorts, inexplicably refusing to ever leave the
house in the small country town where they lived
after the war. She had her own secrets.
This catalogue is printed on paper which is fully PEFC Certified (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification scheme), a program which promotes the sustainable management of forests.
In addition, the paper is Australian Made with 92% of the energy used coming from renewable sources providing an environmentally friendly paper with a low carbon footprint. The pulp was bleached using
totally Chlorine Free (TCF) process. This Catalogue is produced in accordance with the environment ISO 14001 Standard
The Art of
Belonging
Hugh Mackay
Paperback
RRP $ 32.99
Through a series
of riveting,
interconnected
stories, social
researcher Hugh
Mackay reignites
the conversation
about how we want
to live; providing
the framework for those who argue for a particular
vision of community, one that sustains, protects and
nurtures the many, and not just the few.
The Naked CEO
Alex Malley
In this aspirational and
practical book, Alex Malley,
The Naked CEO, shares his
personal story from suspended
schoolboy to Chief Executive
of CPA Australia. Alex’s
story brings key insights and
practical tips to assist young professionals. Whether
you’re a student, jobseeker, professional, new to
the workforce or just stuck in a rut, this book is your
guide through the hurdles of the career journey to
a big life.
Love Your
Sister
Connie & Samuel
Johnson
Born a year apart, Connie
and Samuel Johnson have
always been close. Faced
with the devastating news
that they would soon be separated forever, they
made a decision. The aims: to break the world
record for the longest distance travelled on a
unicycle and to raise $1 million for breast cancer
research. Part memoir, part travel diary, part
conversation, Love Your Sister is an inspiring and
unforgettable story.
Only in
New York
Lily Brett
Only in New York is a witty,
touching collection of short
pieces that celebrate the
city Lily Brett has called
home for almost three
decades. Brett offers an intimate, affectionate,
quirky and human portrait of a city somewhat lost
in its own mythology - and, in doing so, reveals
much of herself.
Spy Catchers
David Horner
Innovators
Walter Isaacson
With unprecedented access to
their hitherto sealed records,
this is the first volume of a
remarkable official history
of ASIO - a revealing and
authoritative account of the
early years of Australia’s
national security intelligence service. David
Horner tells the real story of Australia’s domestic
intelligence organisation, from shaky beginnings to
the expulsion of Ivan Skripov in 1963.
Six Capitals
Jane Gleeson-White
An accessible, timely and
fascinating account of the
revolution going on in the world
of finance from the acclaimed
author of Double Entry. 2012
was the sea-change year,
in which two key initiatives
took root: an international movement to transform
corporate accounting, and the rise of natural capital
accounting. Six Capitals tells the story of their rise to
prominence, which signals a new age in capitalism,
and evaluates their promise - and their threat.
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Non-Fiction Reads
Following his blockbuster
biography of Steve Jobs, The
Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s
story of the people who
created the computer and
the internet. What talents
allowed certain inventors and
entrepreneurs to turn their disruptive ideas into
realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did
some succeed and others fail?
Adam Spencer’s
Big Book of
Numbers
Adam Spencer
A hilarious, enlightening
romp through the world
of numbers with one of
Australia’s best-loved
broadcasters. Why do people get freaked out
by Friday the 13th? Where does a ‘dozen’
come from? And how do you become a master
at Sudoku? In 100 bite-sized chapters, Adam
Spencer unlocks more of the secrets of the world
of numbers.
The Wife
Drought
Anabel Crabb
Working women are in an
advanced, sustained, and
chronically under-reported
state of ‘wife drought’. It’s
a potent economic asset
on the work front. And it’s an advantage enjoyed
by vastly more men than women Crabb’s call is
for a ceasefire in the gender wars. Rather than a
shout of rage, The Wife Drought is the thoughtful,
engaging catalyst for a conversation that’s long
overdue.
Holidays
William McInnes
Let William McInnes
reignite your nostalgia for
holidays past, and give you
a taste of the boundless
opportunities that await in
holidays to come. Whatever
kind of holiday you’ve
got planned, make sure you pack this warm
and funny celebration of Australia’s favourite
national pastime.
A Short History
of Stupid
Helen Razer and
Bernard Keane
orders welcome
What is Stupid? Stupid is the
rejection of the discomfort
of intellectual rigour in favour of the mentally
comfortable and convenient. Razer and Keane
skewer everything that has made them want
to shoot the TV lately: climate change denial,
vaccination denial, fanaticism, paternalism, moral
panic, New Ageism, the War on Terror, conspiracy
theories, the internet, and the cult of ‘I’.
The Best
Australian
Science Writing
2014
Ashley Hay (Ed.)
The annual collection
celebrating the finest
Australian science writing
of the year. Why are Sydney’s golden orb weaver
spiders getting fatter and fitter? Could sociology
explain the recent upsurge in prostate cancer
diagnoses? Why were Darwinites craving a good
storm during ‘The Angry Summer’? And are
jellyfish really taking over the world?
Cook up a Feast
Organum
Peter Gilmore
Hardback
RRP $100.00
River Cottage
Light and Easy
Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall
Organum captures the
essence of worldrenowned chef Peter
Gilmore’s food: nature,
texture, intensity,
purity. Peter invites the reader to share in his private
obsession with nature. Each component of a plant,
from sweet, earthy roots to bitter fronds and fragrant
blossoms, is potentially destined for inclusion in one
of the 40 exquisite dishes featured here.
Quick, easy and healthy
recipes from River Cottage:
all dairy-free and glutenfree, and irresistibly
delicious. With striking photography from Simon
Wheeler, this beautiful book provides solutions to
creating the most nourishing and healthy of meals
as quickly and easily as possible.
MoVida Solera
Frank Camorra &
Richard Cornish
Sweet Envy
Alistair Wise and
Teena Kearney-Wise
With more than 100
authentic recipes gathered
from the home cooks and
regional restaurants of
Andalusia, and lavish location photography, MoVida
Solera will bring the colours of the sun and the
flavours of southern Spain to your table.
Mr Hong
Dan Hong
Sepia
Martin Benn
Hardbacks
RRP $ 49.99/ $ 75.00
Two of Sydney’s top
chefs share their secrets.
Hot chef Dan Hong,
author of Mr Hong, has
worked at some of the top
restaurants in Sydney and
his boundless enthusiasm
for experimenting will
not disappoint in this unique collection. In Sepia,
renowned chef Martin Benn takes the reader on a
culinary journey through 60 of his exciting dishes.
Based around four degustation menus, the book
highlights the technical mastery and sheer beauty of
Martin’s food.
What Katie Ate
At the Weekend
Katie Quinn Davies
What Katie Ate: At the
Weekend takes favourite
recipes from Katie Quinn
Davies’ wildly successful
blog, along with many
never-seen-before recipes, and presents them in
this gorgeous book filled with Katie’s unique and
beautiful photography. Entice your guests with
Katie’s refreshing take on flavour-packed pizzas,
salads, tapas, cocktails and decadent desserts.
New Feast
Greg & Lucy
Malouf
Hardback
RRP $ 59.95
The Middle East –
from North Africa and
Moorish Spain, through
Turkey, Lebanon, Syria
and Jordan to Iran and
the Arabian Peninsula – has long had a vibrant
tradition of home-style vegetarian cuisine – from
their abundant fresh salads, dips and breads to
a diverse collection of delicious and hearty main
meals. Greg and Lucy Malouf’s New Feast take
us on the definitive trip to discover all the best
vegetarian food of the Middle East.
A Food lover’s
Pilgrimage to
France
Sweet Envy is an oldfashioned sweet parlour,
cake shop and bakehouse
rolled into one destination
of deliciousness in Hobart,
Tasmania, and run by acclaimed pastry-chef
Alistair Wise and his wife and business partner
Teena. The recipes in this book are a snapshot of
the expert artisan produce of Sweet Envy: from
pork & harissa sausage rolls and sticky pecan
buns, to the perfect croissant.
Historic
Heston
Heston Blumenthal
Hardback RRP $79.99
Dee Nolan
Hardback
RRP $ 79.99
This follow-up to
A Food Lover’s
Pilgrimage Along the
Camino to Santiago
de Compostela explores the French pilgrim
paths through France. Dee’s pilgrimage winds
through magnificent and changing landscapes:
from Burgundy’s vine-covered slopes to the
gastronomic capital of Lyon; up onto the vast
windswept meadows of the Aubrac plateau; along
the dramatic Lot river; through the gentle hills of
Gascony and, finally, to the trout-filled rivers of
the Pyrenees.
Now available in a gorgeous
smaller format, Historic
Heston is the ideal coffee
table book for Christmas.
Historic Heston charts
a quest for identity through the best of British
cooking that stretches from medieval to lateVictorian recipes. This glorious book also gives a
unique insight into the way that Heston works, with
signature dishes from both The Fat Duck and the
double Michelin-starred Dinner.
Food of the
Southern
Forests
Sophie Zalokar &
Craig Kinder (Phot.)
Well-known Western
Australian chef Sophie
Zalokar brings together forty
producers and gatherers from the land, freshwater
and sea, and creates recipes that show her love of
authentic and exciting regional food, alongside the
stories of the down-to-earth people who grow it. This
book is a must for anyone interested in eating fresh,
local and sustainable produce.
Cantina
Paul Wilson
Mexico: The Cookbook
Margarita Carrillo Arronte
Hardbacks
RRP $ 49.95/ $ 59.95
Here is a choice of two beautiful books celebrating
everything that is great about Mexican food. Paul
Wilson’s Cantina is a feast for the senses, exploring
the inventive, fresh recipes and food traditions of
this vibrant cuisine. Mexico: The Cookbook is the
definitive bible of Mexican home-cooking. With a
culinary history dating back 9,000 years, Mexican
food is renowned for its use of fresh aromatic
ingredients, colorful presentations and bold food
combinations.
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Inspired Living
Absolutely
Beautiful
Things
Anna Spiro
Hardback
RRP $ 49.99
In Absolutely
Beautiful Things,
successful designer
Anna Spiro shows
you how to create
an interior that’s
just right for you. To her, it’s all about the mix, not
the match, and, with her help, you’ll find beauty in
unexpected places. She’ll give you the confidence
to put together a layered and very individual home
using elements you love, and make you see your
old belongings in a new light.
Mademoiselle:
Coco Chanel
Rhonda Garelick
Vivienne
Westwood
Ian Kelly &
Vivienne Westwood
Hardbacks
RRP $ 39.99/ $ 49.99
Two beautifully produced
books for fashion lovers.
Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel is
a stunning biography of Coco
Chanel - the high priestess of twentieth-century
fashion. Then, Vivienne Westwood’s story is told
for the first time in all its glamour and glory with
her unique voice, unexpected perspective and
passionate honesty.
John Gould’s
Extinct &
Endangered
Mammals of
Australia
Fred Ford
How poignant it is to
look at some of Gould’s beautiful images of our
animals and know that some are no longer with us,
and some are fighting for their lives? In this book,
author Fred Ford tells the sobering stories of the
fate of these animals after Gould’s time.
Special offer: Purchase a
copy of John Gould’s Extinct
& Endangered Mammals of
Australia and receive a Free copy
of For the Love of Nature: E.E.
Gostelow’s Birds and Flowers.
*While stocks last.
100
Moments in
Australian
Painting
Barry Pearce
Paperback
RRP $ 49.99
What makes a
painting endure and
resonate through
time? What makes a masterpiece? Highly
respected art curator Barry Pearce provides a
personal tour of 100 of his favourite Australian
paintings. Pearce profiles works from some of the
most famous names in Australian art, including
Tom Roberts, Margaret Preston, Sidney Nolan,
Grace Cossington Smith, Frederick McCubbin,
Brett Whitely and Ben Quilty. He reveals intriguing
stories behind some of Australia’s best-loved
paintings and uncovers lesser-known gems along
the way.
Wychwood
Karen Hall &
Peter Cooper
Strange
Country: Why
Australian
painting matters
Patrick McCaughey
Why has Australia, an
island continent with a small
population, produced such
original and powerful art? And why is it so little known
beyond our shores? Strange Country: Why Australian
Painting Matters is Patrick McCaughey’s answer.
Art in Nature
David Rennie
Australian Geographic
Nature Photographer of
the Year, David Rennie,
has compiled a collection
of strikingly memorable
images mostly taken at the Mandurah Wetlands
in Western Australia. The result is a book that will
captivate not just bird lovers but all who appreciate
the art we find in nature.
Hardback
RRP $ 59.99
The garden at
Wychwood, at the
foot of the Great
Western Tiers in
northern Tasmania,
is one of the world’s
most magical places. Wychwood commemorates
a garden over 22 years in the making. The book
details the evolution of the garden from bare
paddock to world-class attraction, with its iconic
labyrinth, espaliered fruit trees, naturalistic planted
beds and curved, clipped lawns.
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The Gardener’s
Garden
The ultimate garden book both a collection of gardens
from around the world and a
resource for those seeking
inspiration on garden design
and planting. Featuring
over 250 permanent gardens by leading garden
designers, horticulturalists and landscape architects,
and covering all key types and styles of gardens,
this beautiful publication will appeal to both amateur
and professional gardeners.
Art in Time :
A World History
of Styles and
Movements
Phaidon Editors
An essential guide to 150 of
the most significant styles and movements that have
shaped art history through time, from the present
day to Greek antiquity. Art in Time is the first survey
that embeds styles, schools and movements within
the politics and culture in which they arose, by
means of timelines, textual references and a unique
present-to-past arrangement.
Fashion:
150 Years
Couturiers,
Designers,
Labels
Charlotte Seeling
Hardback RRP $75.00
This book is devoted to the
legendary world of fashion from its origins in the
nineteenth century until today. Informative chapters
introduce each era coupled with portraits of the
fashion icons and expressive photographs portray
the development of fashion from the liberation of
women to the creations of modern designers.
Connected
Phillip Johnson
This book explores
landscape designer Phillip
Johnson’s philosophy of
connecting with nature
in a sustainable way. The
showcased gardens range
from small suburban to large rural spaces, and include
the author’s own home garden ‘laboratory’. Johnson’s
account of the design and construction of his awardwinning garden at Chelsea is also featured.
Gift, Humour & More
Best Australian
Political
Cartoons
Russ Radcliffe
The President’s
Desk
Shaun Micallef
The Simpsons
Family History
Matt Groening
The year in politics as seen
by Australia’s funniest
and most perceptive political cartoonists.
Featuring Dean Alston, Peter Broelman, Warren
Brown, Pat Campbell, Andrew Dyson, John
Farmer, firstdogonthemoon, Matt Golding, Fiona
Katauskas, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Bill Leak,
Alan Moir, Peter Nicholson, Vince O’Farrell, Ward
O’Neill, Bruce Petty, David Pope, David Rowe, and
many more.
Unlikely Heroes
Jennifer Holland
Paperback
RRP $19.95
In her heartwarming New
York Times bestsellers
Unlikely Friendships and
Unlikely Loves, Jennifer
Holland revealed the surprising emotional bonds
that exist between animals of different species. Now
she brings us Unlikely Heroes featuring true —if
sometimes unbelievable— stories about animals
that have proven themselves to be heroes in one
form or another.
Built from the hull of the
British HMS Resolute, as
a gift from Queen Victoria,
The President’s desk –has
occupied the Oval Office of The White House for
some time now. Now Shaun Micallef takes us inside
the Oval Office in a highly entertaining romp through
American history. He introduces us to the men
who have sat at the desk and paints a wonderfully
alternative history of the US through an outrageous,
absurdist re-imagining of their lives.
The Beatles
Lyrics
Beatles
The first-ever collection of the
original handwritten Beatles’
lyrics. Each song is given its
context: what the Beatles were doing at the time,
how and when they came to write and record it, how
the original version differs from the final one. Almost
every Beatles song has a great story behind it.
Shed
Simon Griffiths
New York in Style
Janelle McCulloch
orders welcome
Peek inside some of
Australia’s most intriguing
sheds with photographer
Simon Griffiths, who brought you the very popular
Shack. From evocative abandoned ruins to
fabulously cluttered artists’ studios overflowing with
creativity and inspiration, these sheds will make you
look at your own in a new light.
The World;
Best In Travel 2015
Lonely Planet
Paperbacks
RRP $ 39.99/ $ 24.99
Two perfect gifts for the first
time or seasoned traveller
alike. Lonely Planet’s first
ever guidebook to the world
distills more than 40 years
of travel know-how into this
ultimate A to Z. Every country
has a detailed map, essential
facts, inspirational images
and its must-see highlights.
Then get into the latest trends, best destinations
and experiences for the upcoming year with Lonely
Planet’s Best in Travel 2015.
So you think you know
the Simpsons? Well think
again! The Simpsons Family
History unravels 25 years
of Simpsons’ facts and fun and presents them in
a never-before-seen chronological format. Travel
through time with Matt Groening as he pulls back
the curtain and reveals the events that turned this
average family into a pop-culture phenomenon.
After more than a decade of
visiting New York for work,
writer and photographer
Janelle McCulloch has built up
an impressive list of the finest
places the city has to offer.
She reveals New York’s hidden
treasures and guides travellers to the city’s most
beautiful and memorable design, style and fashion
destinations
Lists of Note
Shaun Usher
Shaun Usher has trawled the
world’s archives to produce
a rich visual anthology that
stretches from ancient times
to present day. From a to-do
list of Leonardo da Vinci’s to
Charles Darwin on the pros and
cons of marriage, Lists of Note is
a constantly surprising A-Z of what
makes us human. Also available
is: Letters of Note, Hardback,
$49.99.
The Philosophy of Snoopy;
Life Lessons from Lucy;
The Genius of Charlie Brown;
The Wisdom of Woodstock
Charles Schulz
Hardbacks RRP $14.99 each
A brand new series of beautiful small-format themed
gift books, featuring the much-loved Peanuts
characters. Perfect gifts for the fans.
The Forever
House
Cameron Bruhn
Hardback RRP $70.00
Imagine a home designed and
built especially for your family,
to grow, evolve and create
memories in over a lifetime.
The Forever House celebrates twenty-three such
dwellings through the intimate stories of the families
and architects who created them. These timeless
homes have been captured as they are today by some
of Australia’s best architectural photographers, and
archival drawings
Ocean
Dan Kainen &
Carol Kaufmann
Peanuts
Scanimation
Rufus Butler Seder
Hardbacks
RRP $ 39.95/ $ 22.95
Two perfect gifts for all ages.
Ocean provides information
on each sea animal and takes
readers on a first-person trip
to a living into the mysterious and infinite deep—from
a living coral reef all they way to the ocean floor.
Peanut Scanimation - Good grief, the gang’s all here!
Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Sally, and, of
course, Snoopy-these cherished characters from the
most popular comic strip of all time meet the magic of
scanimation.
15
Award Winners 2014
All The Birds,
Singing
Evie Wyld
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
WINNER OF THE 2014
PULITZER PRIZE FOR
FICTION
The
Narrow
Road to
the Deep
North
Richard
Flanagan
orders welcome
WINNER OF THE 2014
MILES FRANKLIN
AWARD
Who or what is watching Jake Whyte from the
woods? Set between Australia and a remote English
island, All the Birds, Singing is the story of how one
woman’s present comes from a terrible
past. By the award-winning author of
After the Fire, A Still Small Voice.
The Goldfinch is a haunted
odyssey through presentday America and a drama of
enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid
characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful,
addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and
obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the
deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.
A Girl is a HalfFormed Thing
Eimear McBride
The Sound of
Things Falling
Juan Gabriel Vasquez
WINNER OF THE
BAILEYS WOMEN’S
PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2014
IMPAC LITERARY
AWARD
This incredible debut novel tells
the story of a young woman’s
relationship with her brother, and the long shadow
cast by his childhood brain tumour. A shocking and
intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic
sexuality of a vulnerable and isolated protagonist.
Paperback
RRP $19.99
WINNER OF THE 2014 INDIE
AWARDS and WINNER OF THE
2014 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
A novel of the cruelty of war, and tenuousness
of life and the impossibility of love. This novel is
a story about the many forms of love and death,
of war and truth, as one man comes of age,
prospers, only to discover all that he has lost.
This year’s Indie Awards winner has also won the
world’s most prestigious award – the 2014 Man
Booker Prize. A.C. Grayling, Chair of judges,
commented: ‘The two great themes from the
origin of literature are love and war: this is a
magnificent novel of love and war. Written in
prose of extraordinary elegance and force, it
bridges East and West, past and present, with a
story of guilt and heroism. ‘This is the book that
Richard Flanagan was born to write.’
The dark, brilliant novel by
the author of The Informers.
Set during the era of notorious kingpin Pablo
Escobar, The Sound of Things Falling is a gritty
page-turner exploring the effect the drug trade has
had on regular Colombians, as seen through the
experiences of a young law professor.
Forgotten
Rebels of Eureka
Clare Wright
After Darkness
Christine Piper
I am Malala
Malala Yousafzai and
Christina Lamb
WINNER OF THE 2014
AUSTRALIAN/VOGEL’S
LITERARY AWARD
WINNER OF 2014
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
WINNER OF THE
2014 STELLA PRIZE
The Forgotten Rebels of
Eureka sheds a bright new
light on a dark old Australian
story. Historian Clare Wright revisits that welltrodden territory of the Eureka Stockade from
an entirely new perspective, unearthing images,
portraits and stories of the women of 1850s Ballarat
and the parts they played not only in its society but
also in its public life.
It is early 1942 and Australia is
in the midst of war. Dr Ibaraki
is arrested as an enemy alien
and sent to Loveday internment camp. As tensions
at the isolated camp escalate, the doctor’s long-held
beliefs are thrown into question and he is forced
to confront his dark past: the promise he made in
Japan and its devastating consequences.
I Am Malala is the remarkable
story of Malala Yousafzai, the
youngest person to be awarded
The Novel Peace Prize, who in 2012 was shot in the
head by Taliban gunmen in retaliation for her campaign
for girls to be given equal rights to schooling. Malala’s
miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary
journey from a remote valley in Northern Pakistan to the
halls of the United Nations in New York.
Recent Indie Bestsellers
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Children’s & YA
1The 52-Storey Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
1
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
1
My Story by Julia Gillard
2
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
2
Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi
3
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
3This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial
by Helen Garner
2
Minecraft: The Official Redstone Handbook:(2)
3
Minecraft: The Official Construction Handbook:(4)
4
Minecraft: the Official Beginner’s Handbook
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
4The Fast Diet: The Secret of Intermittent Fasting
by Mimi Spencer & Michael Mosley
6We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler
5Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little
Golden Book by Diane Muldrow
4Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of
Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
5
The Good Fight by Wayne Swan
7
Lost & Found by Brooke Davis
6
8
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
9
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
7The Bush: Travels in the Heart of Australia
by Don Watson
10The Narrow Road to the Deep North
by Richard Flanagan
8Triumph and Demise The broken Promise of a Labor
Generation by Paul Kelly
9
Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
10 The Wife Drought by Annabel Crabb
6
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
9The Dying of the Light: Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek Landy
10 If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Source: Nielsen BookScan
Prices listed in this catalogue as RRP refer to the publisher’s recommended retail prices. While every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of price and availability, these may be
subject to change without notice by publishers. In most cases, any title not currently in stock can easily be ordered in at your request. All special prices and offers are valid from 10/11/14
to 31/1/15 unless otherwise stated or stock has sold out.

Summer Reading Guide 2014

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