nicole hurley-moore february 2016

Nicole Hurley-MooreClive Small and Tom GillingMarianne van VelzenAndrew FaulknerBarry Jones

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Hartley's GranGe Nicole Hurley-Moore

arena9781760292034 | $29.99 | | pb | Fiction

An inspirational story about a woman pursuing her dreams and taking charge of her future

On the very same day Lily Beckett is betrayed by a colleague, she's horrified to discover her long-term boyfriend is having an affair. Totally devastated, she quits her job in fashion and breaks off her relationship. Fleeing the city, Lily heads for the sanctuary of her big sister, Violet, who lives in the country with her daughter Holly. But bad luck comes in threes when Lily has a car accident on the way. Thankfully local grazier, Flynn Hartley, arrives on the scene and looks after her. In the months that follow, he showers Lily with attention and it's clear he's falling for her. But does Flynn's 'bad boy' reputation mean she is risking further heartbreak?

Nicole Hurley-Moore is the author of McKellan’s Run. She lives in rural Victoria.

Movie star by lizzie PePPer

Hilary Liftin

allen & Unwin9781760292621 | $29.99 | | pb | Fiction

available janUary 2016

An addictively juicy novel of celebrity love gone wrong!

Theirs was a match made in Hollywood heaven: elizabeth (formerly Lizzie) Pepper and Hollywood mega-star rob Mars had their photographs on the cover of every magazine and their pick of lead roles in every blockbuster film. But now it's all over and Lizzie is ready to spill the beans. Celebrity ghostwriter Hilary Liftin chronicles the tabloids' favourite marriage as Lizzie realises that, when the curtain falls, her romance isn't what she and everyone else thought. From her lonely holidays in sumptuous villas to her husband's deep commitment to a disconcertingly repressive mind-body group, Lizzie reveals a side of fame that her fans never get to see. Full of twists and turns, Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper is a breathless journey to the heights of Hollywood power and a life in the spotlight that is nearly impossible to escape. Hilary Liftin is a collaborator specialising in celebrity memoir who has ghost-written ten New York Times bestsellers. She lives in the uSA.

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be Frank WitH Me Julia Claiborne Johnson

corvUs9781782399179 | $27.99 | | pb | Fiction

A captivating tale, full of heart and humour

reclusive literary legend M. M. ‘Mimi’ Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years. Now flat broke, she must write a new book for the first time in decades, and to ensure the timely delivery of her manuscript, her New york publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. When Alice Whitley arrives at the Banning mansion, she’s put to work right away, as a full-time companion to Frank, the writer’s eccentric nine-year old—a boy with the wit of Noel Coward, the wardrobe of a 1930s movie star, and very little in common with his fellow fourth-graders. Full of heart and countless ‘only-in-Hollywood’ moments, Be Frank With Me is a captivating and unconventional story of an unusual mother and son, and the intrepid young woman who finds herself irresistibly pulled into their unforgettable world.

Julia Claiborne Johnson worked at Mademoiselle magazine before moving to Los Angeles.

tHe Furies oF roMe Robert Fabbri

corvUs9780857899712 | $29.99 | | pb | Fiction

Vespasian's ascent to power continues in the seventh gripping instalment of the bestselling series. It is AD 58 and rome is in turmoil once more. Nero's extravagance has reached new heights, triggering a growing financial crisis in Britannia. Vespasian is sent to Londinium to rescue the situation, only to become embroiled in a deadly rebellion, one that threatens to destroy Britannia and de-stabilise the empire.

robert Fabbri has a life-long passion for ancient history which inspired him to write the bestselling Vespasian series. He lives in London and Berlin.

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tHe ProPHets oF eternal Fjord

Kim Leine,

atlantic9780857897916 | $29.99 | | pb | Fiction

Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is overshadowed by the threat of dissent; natives from neighbouring villages have united to reject Danish rule. As Falck becomes involved, his faith and reputation are dangerously called into question. In the vein of Burial Rites, this is a gorgeous, strange, dark-edged novel of men at their very worst and their very best. Kim Leine is a Danish-Norwegian novelist. The Prophets of Eternal Fjord is already a european bestseller and multiple award-winner.

WHat a Way to Go Julia Forster

pUblisher9781782397526 | $27.99 | | pb | Fiction

1988. 12-year-old Harper richardson's parents are divorced. Her mum got custody of her and the Mini. Harper got questionable dress sense, a zest for life, two gerbils, and the responsibility of fixing her parents' broken hearts. Set against a backdrop of high hairdos and higher interest rates, pop music and puberty, divorce and death, What a Way to Go is a warm, wise and witty tale of one girl tackling the business of growing up while those around her try not to fall apart.

Julia Forster works in publishing. She lives in Wales.

Fever City Tim Baker

Faber9780571323852 | $29.99 | | pb | Fiction

Nick Alston, a Los Angeles private investigator, is hired to find the kidnapped son of America's richest and most hated man. Hastings, a mob hitman in search of redemption, is also on the trail. But both men soon become ensnared by a sinister cabal that spreads all the way to the White House. Violent, vivid and visceral: this high-octane thriller involving the JFK assassination and an infamous child kidnapping is set in a Mad Men-era America of corruption and conspiracy.

Tim Baker ran consular operations in France and North Africa for the Australian embassy. Born in Sydney, he currently lives in the South of France.

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tHe lonG rooMFrancesca Kay

Faber9780571322510 | $29.99 | | pb | Fiction

Set in London in the early eighties, The Long Room tells the story of a spy who falls for the wrong woman. When Stephen Donaldson joins the Institute, he anticipates excitement. Instead he gets the tape-recorded conversations of ancient communists, until the day he is assigned a new case and becomes mesmerised by the voice of the target's wife. Dangerously in love, and lonely, Stephen sets himself up for a vertiginous fall that will forever change his life.

Francesca Kay is the British author of An Equal Stillness which won the Orange Award for New Writers and Translation of the Bones which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.

Paulina & FranRachel B. Glaser

granta9781783781584 | $27.99 | | pb | Fiction

Sharp-tongued, fearsome Paulina meets lovely, listless Fran at a house-party near their privileged New england art school. Together they drift through classes, critique fellow students, and nurture shared dreams of genius. But when their burgeoning friendship tips from intensity into enmity, our two heroines find themselves cast out from the halcyon days of art school, and set adrift in the increasingly disappointing world of adulthood. A beguiling, laugh-out-loud story of friendship and prickly, ever-elusive love; for readers of Miranda July, Sheila Heti and Tao Lin.

rachel B. Glaser is an American writer, poet and artist.

HuMan aCtsHan Kang

portobello9781846275968 | $27.99 | | pb | Fiction

South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconnected chapters, the victims and the bereaved encounter censorship, denial, forgiveness and the echoing agony of the original trauma. Human Acts is a universal book, utterly modern and profoundly timeless. Already a controversial bestseller and award-winning book in Korea, it confirms Han Kang as a writer of immense importance.

Han Kang is the prize-winning author of The Vegetarian. She lives in Seoul.

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jonatHan unleasHed Meg Rosoff

bloomsbUry9781408870785 | $27.99 | | pb | Fiction

Jonathan Trefoil’s boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him—only richer and more organised with a different sense of humour. On the plus side, his two flatmates are determined to fix his life—or possibly to destroy it altogether. It’s difficult to be certain because, being dogs, they only speak dog. A blisteringly funny, touching story of a man whose love life is going to the dogs.

Meg rosoff is the award-winning author of How I Live Now which took the world by storm selling over one million copies in thirty-six territories. She lives in London.

river oF ink Paul M.M. Cooper


In thirteenth-century Sri Lanka, Asanka lives a life of luxury as poet to the king. But when a calculating mainland prince usurps the throne, Asanka is commissioned to translate a holy Sanskrit epic into the Tamil language as a symbol of unity between the two cultures. In different languages, meaning can become slippery and Asanka must juggle the king’s demands with his own political consciousness. An epic historical adventure set in a violent, exotic land, River of Ink will capture the imaginations of those who loved Game of Thrones and The Song of Achilles.

Paul Cooper is a British archivist, editor and journalist who previously taught in Sri Lanka.

tHis is tHe ritual Rob Doyle


Among these masterful stories lurk characters that straddle the boundary between fiction and non-fiction. What did happen to Killian Turner, Ireland's vanished literary outlaw? Or the Glaswegian novelist Malcolm Donnelly? And just who is rob Doyle? exploring notions of masculinity, failed idealism, sex and the writing life—and moving from Paris to Barcelona, Dublin and London—these inventive, funny, often explicit stories confirm a powerful and provocative new literary voice.

rob Doyle is the widely acclaimed author of Here Are the Young Men which was shortlisted for the Irish Book Award and was chosen as a book of the year by the Irish Times. He currently lives in Paris.

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Another action-packed novel from the popular Australian author combining a rural setting with a crime subplot and a touch of romance.

return to Moondilla Tony Parsons

arena9781760291228 | $19.99 | new in paperbacK

The winner of the 2015 Australian/Vogel's Literary Award is a vivid and compelling collection of stories about people who find their lives unravelling.

WHen tHere’s noWHere else to run Murray Middleton

allen & Unwin9781760292584 | $19.99 | new in paperbacK

One of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century—now a feature film starring eddie redmayne.

tHe danisH Girl David Ebershoff

allen & Unwin9781760292782 | $19.99 | Film tie-inavailable December

An extraordinary novel about a poor family who is struggling to cope with a different and difficult child—winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015.

tHe eye oF tHe sHeeP Sofie Laguna

allen & Unwin9781760292799 | $19.99 | new in paperbacKavailable December

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker? An epic fantasy adventure, set six hundred years before Sabriel and as rich and compelling as the original Old Kingdom novels.

Clariel Garth Nix

allen & Unwin 9781760291518 | $14.99 | new in paperbacK

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evil liFe The true story of the Calabrian Mafia in Australia

Clive Small and Tom Gilling

allen & Unwin9781742374925 | $32.99 | | pb | trUe crime

The explosive true story of the Calabrian Mafia in Australia and its influence in all aspects of society, told for the very first time

As powerful today as it ever was, the Calabrian Mafia's involvement in organised crime in Australia is long and deep. Key Mafia families are linked to international crime syndicates around the world, shifting massive stashes of drugs and money through increasingly complex networks. With powerful and uncompromising clarity, Evil Life shows that Australia is a major part of the global drug network. It also demonstrates how cultural ties built on decades of Italian migration have been used to create modern and highly sophisticated crime syndicates. The dark side of the Italian diaspora is revealed in all its unexpected detail.

Clive Small is a former Assistant Commissioner of NSW Police and Tom Gilling is a highly regarded investigative journalist and fiction writer. They are the authors of the bestselling Smack Express, Blood Money, Milat and Betrayed.

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My SiSter roSa Justine Larbalestier

Allen & Unwin9781760112226 | $19.99 | | pb | yA

What if the most terrifying person you'd ever met was your ten-year old sister? A spine-chilling

psychological thriller from one of Australia's finest YA authors

Che's little sister rosa is smart, talented, pretty, and so good at deception that Che's convinced she must be a psychopath. She hasn't hurt anyone yet, but he's certain it's just a matter of time. and when their parents move them to New york City, Che longs to return to Sydney and his three best friends. but his first duty is to his sister rosa, who is playing increasingly complex and disturbing games. Can he protect rosa from the world — and the world from rosa? My Sister Rosa will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last. for ages 15+.

Justine Larbalestier is the author of Razorhurst which won the aurealis award for best Horror Novel, and Liar which won the Western australian Premier's book award and was shortlisted for a CbCa award. She lives in Sydney and New york City.

SuMMer Skin Kirsty Eagar

Allen & Unwin9781925266924 | $19.99 | | pb | yA

This is the gutsiest book you’ll read about youth culture today. Sexy, witty and a little bit controversial, this addictive and entertaining

novel perfectly captures young love and sex in the time of social media

Jess Gordon is out for revenge. Last year the jocks from Knights College tried to shame her best friend. This year she and a hand-picked college girl gang are going to get even. The lesson: don't mess with unity girls. The target: blondie, a typical Knights stud, arrogant, cold...and smart enough to keep up with Jess. a neo-riot grrl with a penchant for fanning the flames meets a rugby-playing sexist pig—sworn enemies or two people who happen to find each other when they're at their most vulnerable? It's all Girl meets boy, Girl steals from boy, seduces boy, ties boy to a chair and burns boy's stuff. Just your typical love story. for ages 17+.

Kirsty eagar's novels have won the Victorian Premier's Literary award, been shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary awards, the Queensland Literary awards, the Western australia Premier's awards and a Gold Inky. She lives on Sydney's northern beaches.

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Lenny and Lucy Philip C. Stead,

illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Allen & Unwin9781760292119 | $24.99 | | hb | Children

Peter is moving to a new house beyond the dark, unfriendly woods... but where can he find a good friend to help him overcome his fears? a wonderfully creative and magical story of friendship and resilience, with stunning illustrations, from an award-winning team. for ages 4–7.

Philip C. Stead and erin e. Stead created A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.

Bear Make denJane Godwin and Michael Wagner,

illustrated by Andrew Joyner


bear loves to get things done. He can make just about anything! He even builds a wonderful den. but something is missing. What could it be? from this talented trio comes a warm, playful picture book about what truly makes a home. for ages 3–7.

Jane Godwin and Michael Wagner are the authors of many award-winning stories for young people including How Big Is Too Small? andrew Joyner is an internationally published illustrator and author.

the StarS at oktoBer Bend

Glenda Millard

Allen & Unwin9781743315897 | $19.99 | | pb | yA

alice is fifteen. She has acquired brain injury, the result of an assault, and her words come out slow. but when she writes, words fly from her pen. Manny was once a child soldier. He is sixteen. He appears to be adapting to his new life in this country, but at night he runs to escape the memory of his past. When alice and Manny meet, they find the tender beginnings of love and healing. a powerful, captivating story for ages 13–17.

Glenda Millard is the multi-award winning author of A Small Free Kiss in the Dark, The Novice and the popular Kingdom of Silk series.

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PaLoMino Pony on Parade

Olivia Tuffin

nosy Crow9780857635563 | $12.99 | | pb | Children

Georgia is fantastically excited to be competing at Olympia! It's like a dream come true, and she's really looking forward to it. especially the Parade at the end, where she can show off her gorgeous little palomino, Lily, to the world! Shot-through with action, adventure and authenticity, this is the fifth book in the series that is perfect for every horse-lover. for ages 9–12.

Olivia Tuffin is the author of The Palomino Pony series. She lives on farm in Dorset.

noiSy FarM: higgLey hen noiSy FarM: goBBLy goat

Axel Scheffler

nosy Crow9780857635662 | 9780857635679 | $12.99 | | bd bK

Children

a brand new series of friendly farmyard tales featuring a big sound button with noisy animal sounds! follow Higgly around the farmyard as she searches for her missing chicks. Join Gobbly on his quest to find a tasty morsel to eat. Little fingers will just love pushing the buttons to hear Higgly's noisy clucking and Gobbly's noisy bleating on every page. for ages 1–4.

axel Scheffler is the best-selling illustrator of The Gruffalo, the flip flap series, and Pip and Posy.

eLePhant ManMariangela Di Fiore, illustrated by

Hilda Hodnefjeld


The unforgettable true story of one young man's immense courage and his unbreakable spirit. based on the famous true story of Joseph Merrick, Elephant Man is a powerful tale about being different, finding happiness in even the hardest circumstances, and discovering beauty inside everyone. for ages 8–12.

Mariangela Di fiore is a writer, screenwriter and documentary maker. Hilde Hodnefjeld is an award-winning illustrator. They live in Norway.

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FrankLin Frogcora caterPiLLar

Emma Tranter, illustrated by Barry Tranter

nosy Crow9780857632531 | 9780857635594 | $19.99 | | hb

Children

This brand new series tells the real-life stories of well-known animals taking readers on a journey through the life of a frog and monarch butterfly, and explaining all the details of how they live. With a clear narrative, friendly characters, fascinating facts and graphic illustrations, these are fun and informative introductions to animal life cycles. for ages 3–6.

barry and emma Tranter are design specialists and the creators of the rounds books and apps.

Baxter'S BookHrefna Bragadottir

nosy Crow9780857635211 | $24.99 | | hb | Children

baxter LOVeS books! He likes stories about scary wolves, cuddly bears and cute rabbits. but when baxter auditions to star in a book, the judges move onto the next hopefuls (scary Wolf, cuddly bear and cute rabbit). Poor baxter! but... what's that on the book shelf? Could it be baxter's very own book? brimming with heart and humour, this is a remarkable picture book debut. for ages 3–6.

Hrefna bragadottir has worked as an animator on various children's TV series.

oLd MacdonaLd'S thingS that go

Jane Clark, illustrated by Migy Blanco

nosy Crow9780857634061 | $24.99 | | hb | Children

Old MacDonald had a farm. from bicycles, tractors and buses, to boats, fire engines and aeroplanes, there are LOTS of things that go on Old MacDonald's farm, and the animals love to join in with the fun, too. This reimagining of a favourite nursery rhyme will have all the family singing along! for ages 1–4.

Jane Clarke is the author of over 70 books for young children, including the award-winning Gilbert the Great series. Migy blanco is the acclaimed illustrator of Cinderella's Sister and the Big Bad Wolf.

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darkthaw winterkiLL

Kate A. Boorman

FAber9780571313730 | 9780571327034 | $16.99 | | pb | yA

No one leaves the settlement if they want to survive. emmeline knows this, but the trees in the woods are whispering to her, pulling her towards the wayward path. Inside the safety of the wall is a marriage she doesn't want, and a boy she can't have. but outside? The malmaci lies in wait, and the freezing Winterkill is coming. The first two titles in a stunning new ya series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Maze Runner and Patrick Ness. for ages 13–16.

Kate boorman is an independent artist and writer from the Canadian prairies.

StanLey the aMazing knitting catEmily MacKenzie

bloomsbUry9781408860489 | $15.99 | | pb | Chidlren

Stanley LOVeS to knit. He knocks up pom-poms at breakfast time, whips up bobble hats at bath time. He even knits in his sleep! and what does Stanley do with his wonderful woollies? He gives them to his friends of course. but when Stanley gets carried away with his dream of winning the Woolly Wonders Competition, he has to decide what's more important—his knitting or his friends? Perfect for creative kids everywhere! for ages 3–7.

emily MacKenzie is the creator of Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar.

kiSS it Better Smriti Prasadam-Halls

bloomsbUry9781408845639 | $16.99 | | pb | Children

every day has its ups and downs Sometimes you giggle, sometimes you frown. but the thing to remember, the secret, is this...everything feels better with the help of a KISS. If you've scraped your knee, or fallen out with your best friend, a kiss can make everything better. and kisses aren't just for children, they're for grown-ups too. a tender expression of love, Kiss It Better is the perfect gift. for ages 2–6.

Smriti Prasadam-Halls has written several children's books, including I Love You Night and Day, Don't Call Me Sweet and Santa Baby.

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the traFFic JaManiMaL ParadeAino-Maija Metsola

wide eyed editions9781847807465 | 9781847807472 | $16.99 | | bdbK

Children

Make learning fun with these stylish and tactile puzzle books, which introduce the key concepts of ‘in front and behind’, and ‘bigger and smaller’. each book contains six double-sided chunky puzzle pieces to form two different floor puzzles, and feature favourite things that go and animals great and small.

aino-Maija Metsola is a lead artist for finnish design brand Marimekko and the acclaimed creator of The Learning Garden series which has been translated into more than eleven languages worldwide.

the red aBBey chronicLeS

Maresi

Maria Turtschaninoff and Bernard Ashley

FAber FACtory9781782690917 | $19.99 | | hb | yA

a world where girls live in fear. a safe haven far away. but is it far enough? Maresi came to the red abbey when she was thirteen, in the Hunger Winter. She felt safe. Then one day Jai arrived fleeing terrible danger. and the men who hurt Jai will stop at nothing to find her. The first book in the three-part series is a story of friendship and survival, magic and wonder, beauty and terror, that will grip you and hold you spellbound. for ages 14+.

Maria Turtschaninoff is the Swedish multi-award winning of many books about magical worlds.

Who can you rely on to deliver a priceless diamond to an undeserving heiress? anyone but Ivy Pocket! fans of Lemony Snicket—your new hero awaits.

The gorgeous follow up to Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School, this gentle, reassuring tale is perfect for all little ones who are about to start school and includes a free audio reading.

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BuSy PeoPLe: FireFighter BuSy PeoPLe: vet

Lucy M. George

Qed9781784931483 | 9781784931469 | 9781784931452 | 9781784931476

$19.99 | | hb | Children

Step inside the lives of Busy People! each story focuses on a different character as they go about their daily work… and each day holds a new challenge. More information is also provided about the type of equipment they need and the characters that work alongside them, along with next steps at the back of the book to prompt further discussion and develop vocabulary. for ages 3—5.

Lucy M George is the creator of Back to School Tortoise and The Snow Queen.

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stone Cold The extraordinary story of Len Opie,

Australia's deadliest soldier Andrew Faulkner

allen & Unwin9781742373782 | $32.99 | | pb | military

Told for the first time, the extraordinary story of one of Australia's finest soldiers.

A soldier cast in the image of Anzac, and revered in the post-World War II military as a peerless fighter, Len Opie stands alone in the Australian military pantheon. But he was a paradox. A cold-eyed killer who drank nothing stronger the weak tea, he killed people with his bare hands, a sharpened shovel and piano wire. He was a larrikin who went by the book, unless the book was wrong. This, the first Opie biography, traces his fighting history from the jungles of New Guinea, Borneo and Korea, to Vietnam where he joined the CIA's black ops program and found himself at the heart of the American counterinsurgency war. This is the action-packed and surprising life of an extraordinary Australian soldier.

Andrew Faulkner is an Adelaide journalist and author of a highly acclaimed military biography of Arthur Blackburn.

Call oF tHe outbaCk Marianne van Velzen

allen & Unwin9781760290597 | $32.99 | | pb | aUtobiography

The incredible life story of Ernestine Hill, the Wild Woman of the Outback

Long before robyn Davidson, there was the original nomadic writer, ernestine Hill. One of the inter-war period’s best-known Australian authors, she began her life wandering the outback basing her life's work on her restless travels. A confidante of the main artistic figures of her times, her own life was lived under the shadow of personal scandal as a single mother—the father of her son was her boss at Smith's Weekly, robert Clyde Packer. This is a fascinating journey through the Australian outback of the 30s and 40s; a narrative that brings us to some of the most distant settlements at that time to encounter some truly extraordinary people and hear their wondrous tales. But it is also a piece of Australian literary history celebrating a truly compelling character while telling an inspiring yarn of one of Australia's great women pioneers.

Marianne van Velzen is a Dutch journalist and editor with a life-long interest in Australia.

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tHe teloMerase revolution

The breakthrough that holds the key to slowing the aging process

Michael Fossel

allen & Unwin9781760291921 | $29.99 | | pb | popUlar science

Explore the latest research on human aging and the enzyme telomerase which may hold the key

to dramatic life extension—even age reversal!

Science is on the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough. We now understand more about aging—and how to prevent and reverse it—than ever before. Human aging is the result of cellular aging. every time a cell reproduces, its telomeres—the tips of the chromosomes— shorten, reducing the cell's ability to repair its molecules. But some of our cells, like sex cells and stem cells, don't age because they create an enzyme called telomerase which re-lengthens the telomeres, keeping these cells young. The Telomerase Revolution takes us on a scientific journey with startling insights into how telomerase has the potential to dramatically extend life spans and even reverse human aging. Science fiction has moved to real possibility.

Dr. Michael Fossel is the world's foremost expert on the clinical use of telomerase for age-related diseases and is the author of Cells, Aging, and Human Disease.

tHe sHoCk oF reCoGnition The books and music that have inspired me

Barry Jones

allen & Unwin9781741759662 | $32.99 | | pb | aUtobiography

One of Australia's national living treasures shares his love of the great literature and music of the

world

Following the publication of A Thinking Reed, Barry Jones was staggered by the response to his lists of the literature that had the most profound effect on his life and thinking. Now, in The Shock of Recognition, he generously expands on these lists, taking us on a deeply considered and richly rewarding journey of the mind.

The Hon. Dr Barry Jones is a writer, broadcaster and former Labor member of both the State and Federal parliaments. He is the only person to have been elected as a Fellow of all four Australian learned academies: Technological Sciences and engineering; the Humanities; Science; and Social Sciences. He was also a member of the executive Board of uNeSCO, Vice-President of the World Heritage Committee and a consultant for the OeCD. He now serves on six medical research boards and the board of CAre Australia.

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1956, tHe World in revolt

Simon Hall

Faber 9780571312320 | $45.00 | | hb | history

1956 was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century. All across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets and city squares, and took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom. In response to these unprecedented challenges to their authority, those in power fought back in an epic contest. Vibrantly and sympathetically told, this is the story of one year that changed our world—a capsule history of exhilarating triumphs and shattering defeats around the globe.

Simon Hall is a historian and author of American Patriotism and American Protest: Social Movements Since the Sixties.

a very exPensive Poison

russia’s new cold war with the West and the murder of Alexander Litvinenko

Luke Harding

gUarDian Faber9781783350933 | $29.99 | | pb | politics

London. 1 November 2006. Alexander Litvinenko is brazenly poisoned with Polonium; a rare, lethal and highly radioactive substance. Based on the best part of a decade's reporting, as well as extensive interviews with those closest to the events and access to trial evidence, A Very Expensive Poison is a shocking real-life revenge tragedy with corruption and subterfuge at every turn.

Luke Harding is the former Moscow bureau chief for the Guardian. He is the author of Mafia State, WikiLeaks, and The Snowden Files.

job u Find your path to a successful career

in a tough job market

Nicholas Wyman

allen & Unwin 9781760290061 | $26.99 | | pb

bUsiness/management

Today, companies struggle to find employees with the right skills. This skills gap creates opportunities for those in educational options that provide technical, vocational and soft skills that companies actually need. This timely look at alternative pathways to rewarding work shows you how to navigate non-traditional pathways into your 'dream job' in any field.

Nicholas Wyman is CeO of the Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation. Born in Australia, he splits his time between Australia and the uSA.

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on love Charles Bukowski,

edited by Abel DeBritto

canongate9781782117285 | $32.99 | | hb | general

Charles Bukowski was a man of intensely felt passions. In On Love, we see Bukowski reckoning with the complications of love and desire, as well as its exaltations. Alternating between the tough and the tender, the romantic and the gritty, Bukowski exposes the myriad faces of love in the poems collected here. Memorably moving and, at times, hilarious, On Love reveals Bukowski at his most candid and affecting.

Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose. Abel DeBritto is the author of Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground.

tHe Peanuts Guide to FriendsHiP Peanuts guide to life

Charles Schulz

canongate 9781782113751 | $14.99 | | hb | hUmoUr

The Peanuts gang celebrate the highs and lows of friendship in this beautiful, small format gift book. Friendship can come in many guises and in this latest title in the Peanuts Guide to Life series we learn from Linus that man's best friend is perhaps his blanket, Snoopy shows us that happiness is a thoughtful friend who brings supper, and Lucy teaches us that a little friendly criticism can go a long way. But most of all, we learn that friendship is being one of the gang.

tHe Peanuts Guide to brotHers and sisters

Peanuts guide to life

Charles Schulz

canongate9781782113690 | $14.99 | | hb | hUmoUr

The Peanuts gang offer their wisdom on family life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. Whether it's Charlie Brown helping his little sister Sally with her homework, Snoopy going in search of his beloved sister Belle, or Linus learning how to cope with having a big sister who is always in charge, in this new book siblings are celebrated in all their glory. The millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans and those who fondly remember our best-loved beagle and his friends will cherish this latest title in the Peanuts Guide to Life series.

Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) gained a reputation worldwide as a cartoonist for his work on Peanuts.

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Messi vs. ronaldo The greatest rivalry in football history

Luca Caioli

icon9781785780554 | $19.99 | | pb | sport

In 2009, real Madrid paid £80 million to sign a ready-made superstar in an effort to keep pace with a Barcelona side that had won it all. In doing so, they sparked football's greatest ever head-to-head. Messi vs Ronaldo draws on invaluable testimonies from those closest to the two stars, with exclusive insights from friends, families, teammates and managers, to tell the inside story of this fascinating rivalry.

Luca Caioli is a renowned Italian sports journalist and the bestselling author of biographies of Messi, ronaldo, Neymar, Suarez and Balotelli.

tHe World in ConFliCt understanding the world's troublespots

John Andrews

proFile booKs9781781253687 | $32.99 | | pb | cUrrent aFFairs

The World in Conflict tackles head-on the reasons why global conflict is ever-present in our lives. It analyses today's conflicts continent by continent, considering the causes, participants, impact and likely outcomes—and, crucially, considers where, why and how new conflicts might erupt. This is a book for our times, an essential guide for anyone and everyone who wants to know more about the world's main danger spots and how and why war and terrorism persist.

John Andrews is a top Economist journalist, author of The Economist Book of Isms, and co-editor of Megachange: The World in 2050.

tHe Ways oF tHe World David Harvey

proFile booKs9781781255315 | $45.00 | | hb | philosophy

This essential anthology of writings by the world's leading Marxist thinker brings together important work on western cultures and societies. It includes classic writings on revolutionary and counter-revolutionary theory, the geography of capitalist accumulation, globalisation and the commodification of culture, the urban roots of financial crises, the new imperialism, and the evolution of capital.

David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and the internationally acclaimed author of The Enigma of Capital.

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HerdinG HeMinGWay's Cats

understanding how our genes work

Kat Arney

sigma9781472910059 | $29.99 | | pb | popUlar science

We've all heard of genes, but how do they actually work? There is 2.2 metres of DNA inside every one of your cells; this encodes more than 20,000 genes, tangled into a mass of molecular spaghetti that tells cells when and where to turn genes on or off. Drawing on stories ranging from six-toed cats to fish hips, werewolves and zombie genes, Herding Hemingway's Cats explores how DNA is packed, unpacked and read, creating a companion reader to the book of life itself.

Kat Arney is a British geneticist, science writer and broadcaster.

GanGster Warlords Drug dollars, killing zones, and the new

politics of Latin America

Ioan Grillo

bloomsbUry9781408846056 | $29.99 | | pb | cUrrent aFairs

A new kind of criminal kingpin has arisen throughout Latin America: part CeO, part terrorist, and part rock star, unleashing guerrilla attacks, strong-arming governments and taking over much of the world's trade in narcotics, guns and humans. Gangster Warlords investigates who these new masters of death are, and what has made them into such bloodthirsty leaders of men. It is the first definitive account of the crime wars now racking Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Ioan Grillo is the author of the critically acclaimed El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency.

a lover sinGs Selected lyrics

Billy Bragg

Faber9780571328598 | $32.99 | | pb | mUsic

available December

Billy Bragg’s work has articulated the passions, both personal and political, of Britain during the past five decades. A Lover Sings contains over seventy of his best-known lyrics, selected and annotated by the author. 'Sexuality', 'A New england', 'Levi Stubbs' Tears'—these are unadorned, poetic songs that skilfully interweave everyday observation with much broader concerns: of fairness and outrage, of generosity and love.

Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters. He tours regularly in Australia.

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tendulkar in Wisden An anthology

Wisden

wisDen9781472927354 | $45.00 | | hb | sport

Sachin Tendulkar, who retired from playing in 2014, is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time—and arguably the greatest batsman ever. From the time he made an appearance as a schoolboy cricketer in the 1989 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to his retirement in 2014, Tendulkar in Wisden records the highlights of an exceptional career—handpicked from all Wisden publications over a quarter of a century.

The true story of an ordinary young woman plunged into the heady world of wealth and glamour through a passionate, irresistible affair with a charismatic millionaire.

ConFessions oF a Millionaire's Mistress The true story of a young woman, an illicit affair and a world of wealth and glamour

Ava Reilly

allen & Unwin 9781760291174 | $22.99 | new in paperbacK An inspiring and romantic reminder that true

love always triumphs.

love WitHout liMits A remarkable story of true love conquering all

Nick Vujicic with Kanae Vujicic

inspireD living9781760291150 | $22.99 | new in paperbacK

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