february 2015 new title releases

Australian authors and readers buying books – a perspective.One of our “cross platform” authors is Ber Carroll and her work “Worlds Apart” – if you want to find out more about Ber Carroll have a look at - www.bercarroll.comThis story is how a post office in Ireland has made her book a regional bestseller. Ber is a local from Blarney in Ireland and when the local post master heard about the new book the enquiry was how to get stock to Blarney. This title sits on the Lightning Source Print on Demand system and the first 40 copies were printed in Milton Keynes (via LSI) and delivered to the post office. Better news was that another 40 copies was needed shortly after. Why talk about this? Well, Australian authors works are pursed globally and the protocols for this sort of opportunity are in place. We are hopeful that Ber Carroll’s next work will be with us for Mother’s Day 2015 and we can deliver across any platform that the consumer chooses.

My Brother Jack and why the Government needs to keep funding the ABC.This weekend I was treated to a broadcast from RN about George Johnston’s novel My Brother Jack – why the interest?I lived for a great period of my life in Glenhuntly Road, near the corner of Kooyong Road, in the top floor of a retail premises; my Nanna ran a pseudo boarding house in Hopetoun Street, Elsternwick. Around the corner from our shop was the Caulfield Repatriation Hospital. My first book trade job was with William Collins and its famed Chairman “Billy” Collins. My Brother Jack, George Johnston / Charmian Clift were always very close to the hearts and minds of Collins' employees. Over those early years I read the David Meredith trilogy as well as later many of the Charmian Clift books set in Hydra. If there had been a Booker in the days of the 60’s Johnston would clearly have won. The program mentioned people I had not thought about for many years as well my childhood in My Brother Jack territory. Which made me realise we do need ABC funding to bring these age durable people and books back to us. Maybe one day a learned person may draw parallels with George on Hydra and Richard Flanagan’s Booker acceptance speech – one was heard all around the world, the other to the attendees in a bar in the Greek Islands. The other to ponder is that where would George Johnston be on a retrospective CAL list of author dues – I think George would have been at the very top.

Words From The Wise

Amazon and local taxes and consumers.Not wanting to attract attention could I call Amazon the “book kindergarten for consumers”. So a business creating a consumer bank is bad for business? Well not really as how else do readers connect with so many genres and so many authors. The fact that Amazon ignores paying taxes in Australia may come under the so called 'Google tax' where the G8 or G20 (some group with an alpha plus a numeric) play big brother to attempt tax raising due to the global tax system being broken. Which multinationals don’t use tax minimisation? All the Apple lovers should abandon their “i” this and “i” that consumer non durable products. I can’t prove this next thought; I think the entire length of Highway 1 around Australia could be covered with “i” product – however we vote with your voice before the most conspicuous way – stop buying from them. The hard fact is that with the grinding down of tax revenues the tax base has to shift or grow by the use of the people’s tax – GST. I have on other occasions opined that we will end up with 15% as our GST – what then?

How did our six months finish? We wrote the numbers for the bank last April/May and most of them have eventuated.Our bestselling books for the year were not new books; great as the top seller is firm sale and the next has a return rate of less than 1%:-Secret Girls Business +5000 copies-Weed Foragers Handbook +4000 copies

Best wishes for a safe and peaceful Christmas and a generous compliance with 2015

DJ

The happy routine life of two Perth teenagers is shattered one November day in 1950 when they are accused of theft. With evidence mounting against them and fearing a jail term they run from the security of their suburban lifestyle and disappear into the outback where they discover an Australia and a way of life they never imagined existed. Evading all attempts to find them they meet a happy-go-lucky Irish prospector, team up with a legendary Aboriginal drover who mentors them on a cattle drive from the Northern Territory down the Finke River trail into South Australia and make an unlikely friend of an Afghan cameleer, finally ending up in the harsh outback opal mining environment of Coober Pedy. It is story packed with surprises, interesting characters, humour, warmth and adventure, as the two mates triumph over adversity to discover their purpose in life.

“A tour deforce yarn — crisp and lively writing at its best …” —Graeme Bond (Birdsong Press)

“A refreshing, delightful and thoroughly Australian book, full of adventure, courage, humour and suprises. It made me review my own life and agree - wryly - that there is indeed “no turning back”. And it's a great 'feel good' "- Rosemary Crooks, BA

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Pages 396

Published 01/02/2015

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ISBN 9780975785003

Jack & Harry

No Turning Back

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Tony McKenna

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Mervyn Davis

Find us on Facebook Dennis Jones & Associates ABN 37 064 871 6651/10 Melrich Road, Bayswater, Vic 3153Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200

Email: [email protected]

February 2015 New Title Releases

$24.95

Australian Fiction

McKenna Country Publishing

9780975785003

Simultaneous eBook release

February 2015 New Title ReleasesKokoda Secret

Colonel Ian Hutchison was a revered soldier and one of the great figures in Australian military history. As Commanding Officer of the 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion in the Battle of Eora Creek on the Kokoda Trail, he was thrust unexpectedly into command yet inspired his men to a smashing victory which was the turning point in the Kokoda Campaign. He continued to lead in further victories at Oivi, Soputa and Sanananda. In this important book, we learn the truth about the Battle of Eora Creek Ridge (‘the Lost Battlefield’) and why the magnitude of the victory has been covered up until now. What is the secret of Eora Creek that still haunts the Kokoda Campaign and is of national and international significance? We also learn of the influences and events which shaped Hutchison and prepared him for command in both the Second World War and the Korean War.

Kokoda Secret examines Hutchison’s career from the time he joined the Militia as a regimental cadet at the age of 16 in 1929 until his retirement in 1963, during which period his career mirrored the development of the twentieth‐century Australian Army. Using ground‐breaking research, extensive private papers and detailed interviews, this unique biography provides a compelling portrait of Colonel Ian Hutchison and a definitive study of battalion command in war and peace. In particular, it is a must‐read for anyone interested in the truth of the Kokoda Campaign of 1942. It is also of immense significance in shedding new light on other key issues and campaigns including the Syrian Campaign, the Aitape‐ Wewak Campaign, the War Crime Trials in New Guinea, and the static phase of the Korean War. Over thirty years after Hutchison’s death, this book sets the record straight, and gives this great Australian the credit he deserves.

'Ian Hutchison was a very good tactician. We were very lucky to have him as our CO at that critical time on Eora Creek Ridge. I had the greatest admiration, liking and respect for Colonel Hutchison. In fact, I could not speak highly enough of him.' - Bede Gooley, DCM, 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion, Kokoda Campaign 1942

'Ian Hutchison was a brilliant Commanding Officer. He was a leader … He was completely ‘unflappable’ – cool as a cucumber under fire – he inspired confidence.' - Brigadier Derek Sharp, OBE Korean War

Category Australian Military History

Pages 382


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$ARP $49.95

ISBN 9780646913834

Eora Press

Ian Hutchison: Australian Hero


S.P. Ramage

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Feet of Wax

1914‐1918: The Eastern FrontInspired by true events, its action moving from the idyllic countryside ot Lithuania to St Petersburg, Warsaw, Berlin and New York, Feet of Wax depicts the separation and trials of two young people and their families during World War 1.Entrusted with the care of her frail father and taking refuge with a wealthy uncle in St Petersberg, Wanda falls in love with George, a radical student from Warsaw. Conscripted into the tsarist infantry, George is caught up in revolutionary currents at the front, while Wanda witnesses a city turning from fashionable glitter to peaceful protest, then revolution, as the effects of war and hunger set in.When the German front advances through Polish and Lithuanian lands, Russia's Empire is in meltdown. Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks, and Pilsudski, the leader of the Poles, are poised to make their mark on history. Wanda and George are forced to decide: become Bolsheviks, or flee through a landscape ravaged by war.

Joanna Hempel ‐ formerly one of Australia's leading playwrights for young people ‐ brings her skills as a dramatist to Feet of Wax, a novel informed by family journals. Based on her grandparents' lives during the disintergration of the Russian Empire and the re‐birth of Poland, it reveals Eastern Europe as it changes forever.

474

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ISBN 9780992592103

01/11/2014

Historical Fiction

Orvid Publishing


Joanna Hempel

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Love & War on the Eastern Front 1914-1918

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9780992592127

Great Ocean Quarterly

Great Ocean Quarterly is a beautiful high‐quality journal of literature, art, photography, science, history and ideas, gathered around the central theme of our relationship to the oceans. It's printed on heavy stock and it goes thump when you put it down. We think it might be the world's first literary journal devoted entirely to the ocean.

In our next issue, on sale 22 January, we bring to you epic images of Tasman Island, coastal architecture, surfboard shaping, beach life in the Bronx, an 18‐year‐old Tasmanian's adventure on the canals of France and a philosopher death‐rolled by a crocodile. There's nothing like Great Ocean on earth!

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Pages 130


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$ARP $19.95

ISBN 9780994232601

Travel - Reportage & collected journalismSouthern Ocean Publishing

Volume 2:1


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Previous Editions

Released January 22nd 2015

Voyage Around Tasmania

A photographic voyage through the islands of Bass Strait and around Tasmania.Peter Hendrie sailed to destinations that are rarely visited such as the Kent Group in Bass Strait and the Davey River Gorges in the South‐West wilderness. The book is a compilation of photographs from the perspective of the water and from the air of the coastal regions, islands and river systems of Tasmania.Getting together a crew that at times comprised experienced sailors and other times complete novices he sailed from his base in Melbourne to King and Flinders islands, as well as the little known Kent Island Group in Bass Strait. Gaining experience and confidence with every voyage into the notoriously gale prone waters of Bass Strait he sailed down Tasmania’s isolated west coast and into Macquarie and Bathurst Harbours in the South‐West wilderness and up the Gordon, Franklin and Davey Rivers. Sailing across the bottom of Tasmania through the waters known as the Roaring 40’s and into the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, past the stunning cliffs of the Tasman and Freycinet Peninsulas he captured images of a side of Tasmania rarely seen.

Available Now

Category Photographs: collections

Pages 120


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$ARP $49.95

ISBN 9780957740211

Peter Hendrie Photography Pty


Peter Hendrie

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February 2015 New Title Releases Nail It!

The essential cost control guide for completing your building project.

"We desperately need to extend our home but a building project freaks me out... I worry that it will cost me a fortune, or I'll get ripped off."

"The kids can't share a bedroom for much longer, we have no storage and I can't live with this kitchen any more!"

Sound familiar?

The good news is that now there is a book that will prepare the reader to ask the right questions, develop a collaborative relationship with their builder and empower them with the knowledge to make informed decisions to control the costs of their building project.

Nail It! written by multi‐award winning Australian building design professional, Adam Hobill, brings his experience in over 500 completed projects, including those featured in the Australian House & Garden and Home Beautiful magazines. This book offers a unique perspective of what it takes to develop a strong builder/client relationship and to ensure a successful building outcome.

If you are building, extending or renovating and you want to be on a level playing field with your builder then Nail It! is a must read.

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ISBN 9780992486105

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31/12/2014

Home renovation & extension

Hobski ARTEL

Take control of your building project and save thousands

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Unknown Anzac

Anzac ‐ A symbol for gallantry, mateship and sacrifice which is embedded in the national psyche. Join a group of Australian soldiers on their journey through an extraordinary time in their lives and in the lives of the families they left behind. Told through the eyes of an Original from the Gallipoli campaign, this story will take you ashore on that first day in late April, will introduce you to the uncensored realities of defending that precipitous, narrow strip of coastline, will lead you across the bloody ridge that was Lone Pine, will see you amongst the last to leave The Peninsula. Lest we forget? We must never forget.

About the AuthorBill Needham is a retired high school teacher who has a long held interest in World War 1. In 2010 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to education and preservation of Australian military history. He resides in rural NSW.Though he has previously published two books on the Aboriginal and Ntural History of the Lower Hunter Valley NSW, Unknown Anzac is his first published book of fiction.

Category Historical fiction

Pages 288


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$ARP $19.95

ISBN 9780959400601

William Needham


W.J. Needham

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Golden Raub

Unmarked and forgotten graves, an old pickle jar, a stamp shoe worn to a slipper, abandoned mines in Victoria and remotest Queensland, floods and rebellion. All are stops and clues along the way as Victor Bibby treads in the footsteps of a gold mining pioneer to discover long‐lost relatives and the truths about his own family. Bringing alive an historical account of life on the goldfields and events that made colonial history. A fascinating tale of a toolmaker from industrial England who created a new life in Australia as an engineer, innovator and gold miner before struggling against the odds to find fame and fortune as a mining pioneer in the Malayan jungle.

About the AuthorVictor Bibby is a retired engineer and this is his first book. He started his career in the Australian Army as a boy apprentice soldier, became an officer, studied, married, had a family and saw more of the world than he expected. He retired as a major after a service distinguished by its ordinariness.

Another career in commercial aviation followed and he saw even more of the world, acquiring an attachment to Cornwall without realising the county's wheal (the Cornish name for a mine) houses were signposts to his past.

He returned to Australia in the aftermath of the Hawke and Keating years to a changed country and continued working in aviation and saw even more of the world, much of it through aeroplane and hotel windows.

Following his last retirement he decided to research his ancestry, which has since become a consuming passion.

He lives in Geelong, Victoria, married to his dear and long suffering partner while continuing to look for a place to call home. He has four grandchildren.

Biography: general

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01/02/2015

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$ARP $29.95

ISBN 9781922086389

Sid Harta Publishers

William’s Story


Victor Bibby

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A Different Earth

Based on a true story, A Different Earth is an epic tale of a resilient pioneering woman.

On the threshold of starvation when the potato blight hits Cornwall, Jane Dunstan decides to rescue her family from desperate poverty and her husband, Richard, from the dreadful conditions in the mines. She successfully applies for a 'free passage' to migrate to South Australia with their seven children aged from one to twelve. After suffering appaling living conditions in the cramped steerage of the ship and the challenges of the sea during the three month journey, the family, on arrival in South Australia in 1849, travel 100 miles north of Adelaide by bullock wagon to the Burra copper mines.At Burra they live in the underground dugout in the banks of the Burra Creek and Richard, with his three boys, work in the mine. To jane it's a dramatic time, with floods, a new baby born underground and the tragic loss of her husband and two daughters.On the discovery of gold in Victoria in 1851, Jane hires a bullock dray and driver to take her remaining six children on a corageous six-week, 550 mile overland trek to the Victorian goldfields. The story describes the difficulties of locating and traversing the trail, the workings and idiosyncrasies of the bullock team and its driver, Red, adapting to living in the bush, obtaining bush tucker and dealing with pests and hazards along the way. On arriving at the diggings Jane is horrified by what she sees but ultimately remarries and has three more babies, bringing her total issue to eleven. She eventually has fifty-nine grandchildren.

Category Historical fiction

Pages 378


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$ARP $36.95

ISBN 9780992549459

Palmer Higgs


Max C S Beck

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Life & Love

DO YOU WANT TO BE DELIRIOUSLY, UNAPOLOGETICALLY HAPPY? IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE CALM, CENTRED AND GROUNDED WHILST LIVING IN A BUSY CITY, RUNNING A BUSINESS AND JUGGLING GROWN‐UP RESPONSIBILITIES?In her previous book Daring & Disruptive, serial entrepreneur Lisa Messenger, editor‐in‐chief of The Collective magazine, shared the business lessons she learned after decades of success in multiple industries, including how to identify your true purpose, pinpoint your passions and visualise the work culture you want to exist in. But, Lisa admits that although her world now seems perfect on paper it hasn’t always been this way. In Life & Love, she offers insights into the support system, strategies and relationships, which allow her to cope with the emotional rollercoaster of running a profitable, multi-platform start-up. Blending advice from mentors and role models, with lessons that she’s learned the hard way, Lisa’s personal journey is proof that no mistake is undoable, no relationship is unfixable and no failure is in vain if you have the right attitude and an abundance of gratitude. This is a book about love, joy and happiness, community, authenticity and learning to sink into your femininity even when you’re a ball-breaking businesswoman. Lisa’s message is; you can be a traditionalist and a rebel, you can be a lover and a fighter, you can be vulnerable and invincible. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a lawyer, a mother, a wife, a student or a blend of all the above, this book will teach you how to wear your heart on your sleeve, embrace every side of yourself and still achieve more than you ever imagined!

Category Biography: general

Pages 200


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$ARP $29.95

ISBN 9780646913599

The Messenger Group

creating the dream


Lisa Messenger

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Pages 208


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ISBN‐13 9780987097460


Daring and Disruptive

Unleash the entrepreneur

Daring and Distruptive is an insightful and soulful account of the entrepreneur's roller-coster ride for those who want to suceed as much as they want to breathe, who want to make the impossible possible and the ordinary extraordinary .

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Also by Lisa Messenger

Low FODMAP Diet Do you have Fructose Malabsorption? Do you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Do you find shopping for food a frustrating experience? THEN HERE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Fructose malabsorption is a medical condition which can cause symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Foods that contain excess fructose and fructans are a problem for people with fructose malabsorption.

This very helpful pocket book size product guide is the only comprehensive list of suitable commercially available foods sold in Australia. The guide includes background to the Low FODMAP Dietand many helpful colour photographs of food products throughout.

Written by Dr Sue Shepherd, dietician specialising in fructose malabsorption and irritable bowel syndrome.

Family & health

Pages 192

01/01/2015

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$ARP $26.00

ISBN‐13 9780975195758

Shepherd Works Publishing

Food Shopping Guide 6th Edition


Dr Sue Shepherd

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Due into warehouse January 15th 2015

That Green Italian Wagon

Love affairs and sexual encounters arouse, through a totally natural expression of being. Wanda's adventures will capture your imagination and inspire your soul.

Meet Wanda and her 'Hug & Fug' inner voices. Global jetsetter business woman, leading an extraordinary life. Reflections tell of her failed marriage, exciting romances and poor fatherless childhood, growing up in Australia as the youngest of eight children. She wants a fresh start for her two teenage children, back in Holland.

The intrigue of life's moments begins in Rome, as Wanda and her children set about finding their much‐loved car. That green Italian wagon takes them across Europe and provides a backdrop to Wanda's love of places, people, music and life.

Eventually Wanda finds the very tall and handsome Medwin, on a ski trip to Austria. 17 years her junior, he decides to join her in Holland. Leaving his young son in Austria, tears him apart but his love for Wanda is deep. Hug & Fug are in play.

Passions are high.

Category Romance

Pages 300


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$ARP $24.95

ISBN 9780992433406

Hug & Fug Books


L M Selby

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The White Rose

... something evil, yes evil, is present amongst us...'

Christopher Marriston, a university lecturer and author, born and raised in Fairfield, now lives in Wakeley with his family. Over on the north shore full time mum, Skyla, raises her two sons. Both Christopher and Skyla are happily married. They have never met nor do they know of the other's existence until one day Skyla buys Marriston's bestseller and lines up to have her copy of the book signed by the author.

Skyla is momentarily overwhelmed by an ominous feeling. Why does she feel a sense of urgency to read Christopher's book? There is something she ought to know. It is a matter of life and death and it involves this author. What nonsense is this? Skyla's world is about to change...

Category Romance

Pages 464


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$ARP $24.99

ISBN 9780992552152

A & A Book Publishing


Madilina Tresca

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So, Where’s My Happy Ever After?

So, Where's My Happy Ever After? is Joy Aimée's very personal account of her quest to find the happiness that has always eluded her. When a magical new life beckons with its enticing promise of a lover she calls "The Man with the Playful Heart", Joy begins a journey that takes her to new countries, new relationships and to those deep places within her own heart and soul that she has long denied. By healing the wounds of her past and understanding how her relationship with her mother and "two fathers" influenced her choices in love, Joy finds her own authenticity at last.

About the AuthorJoy Aimée is a Sydney‐based writer, teacher and public speaker and the author of So, What's Today's Brilliant Excuse. Inspiring, fun‐loving and occasionally outrageous, Joy offers a liberating and contemporary message for men and women searching for more depth and truth to their relationships.


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ISBN 9780977569649

A & A Book Publishing

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Joy Aimée

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February 2015 New Title Releases Aussie Phrases Down Under

These phrases add flavour and colour to the Australian language. Australian English is rich with phrases that reflect experiences from the country's history. Aussies have a unique sense of humour, wit, rhymes, flash language, the bizarre experiences of the bush and the beach. So enjoy learning to express yourself like a 'tru‐blu' 'dinky di' Aussie.

Category Language: reference & general

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ISBN‐13 9781876561024

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Dianne McInnesAuthor

Aussie Slang Down Under

This book is checkers with colourful Australian slang.

This unique dialect is widely spoken across Australia and manifests experiences from the country's broad history. From borrowing Aboriginal words, through convict roots, the gold rush and bush ranging years to the First World War, these words have emerged to depict fundamental aspects of the Australian character and identity.

Find us on Facebook Dennis Jones & Associates ABN# 37 064 871 6651/10 Melrich Road, Bayswater, Vic 3153Phone: 03 9762 9100 | Fax 03 9762 9200


A-Z Guide to Aussie Phrases

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9781876561024

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Language: reference & general

Pictorial Press Australia

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Dianne McInnesAuthor

A-Z Guide to Aussie Slang

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Nicole Joy had always had a sweet tooth. But over time, her culinary indulgences got the better of her, compromising her relationship with herself and her body. Then, with guidance from a personal friend and yoga teacher, Nicole started learning to listen to what her body and soul needed. She embraced the world of natural ingredients and discovered the wholesome goodness of desserts made without any of the traditional nasties ‐ mouthwatering desserts that were guilt‐free! Now, Nicole relates her inspiring story in a charming way, sharing her simple and delicious recipes‐ all easily made with just a food processor and a blender! Sweetened with inspirational quotes, and exquisite photography, Why it's perfectly acceptable to eat dessert for breakfast includes: ∙ 40 gluten‐, dairy‐ and refined sugar‐free recipes ∙ Tips and tricks to ensure your guilt‐free desserts are a success ∙ Kid‐friendly treats You need not ever feel guilty for eating dessert again!

Category Health & wholefood cookery

Pages 122


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$ARP $29.95

ISBN 9780992375300

Nicole Joy

Why it's perfectly acceptable to eat dessert

for Breakfast

40 guilt‐free recipes & nourishing inspiration


Nicole Joy

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Mindie Cooke



Life's too short for diets

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01/11/2014

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$ARP $34.95

ISBN‐13 9780992375317

Nicole Joy


Nicole JoyAuthor

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Chances are you have been on the diet merry-go-round before. Maybe successfully, but probably not. I'll let you in on a little secret - diets and restrictions set you up to fail.

Life's too short for diets includes over one hundred simple recipes to help you look and more importantly feel your best. No fads, no restrictions. Just real, tasty food that the whole family will enjoy. All your favourites are on the list too. From creamy fettucine and butter chicken to banana bread and sticky date pudding. With a bit of know-how and some fresh ideas, you'll be creating your own gourmet meals in no time!

New to Dennis Jones & Associates

Also by Nicole Joy

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When There Are Too Many Lawyers…

If you've ever been involved in a petty squabble and found yourself before the courts you might want to read this astonishing story. A dispute over $115, with a nudge from the legal system, took on a life of its own and over ten years involved every court in the country including the High Court of Australia.Tired of pedestrian legal advice and ballooning costs, reluctant hero, Alan Manly, a self‐acknowledged manic obsessive compulsive former postman, former television repairman and would‐be entrepreneur with a ninth grade education, sacked his lawyers and took on the system.In this thrilling account he finds himself accused, sued, defamed, assaulted ‐ stumbling over shams, sexual predators and suicide, unemployed and teetering on the edge of bankruptcy ‐ his life virtually a smoking ruin. In this David and Goliath rematch he exposes the legal system that so easily crushes the innocent. Sometimes hilarious, even ridiculous, but a true Australian story.

About the AuthorAlan grew up on a small farm on the outskirts of Bacchus Marsh in the North West of Victoria. His family tried to make a living from the land, but his father was in poor health and the family struggled to survive. Alan attended the local state school, as did its most famous graduate, the Man Booker prize winner, Peter Carey.

After dropping out in Year Nine Alan worked as a postman before securing an apprenticeship as a television repairman. Unfortunately, his employer went broke, was convicted of fraud and committed suicide. But the great apprenticeship system swung into action and Alan was offered a job as a computer engineer in Melbourne. After a stint in research and development he switched to sales and marketing and was hired by the Digital Equipment Corporation. After several years with Digital, Alan became involved with a company which was developing its own software products and it was during this period of his career that he became embroiled in the legal nightmare which is the subject of this book. Since then Alan has successfully embarked on a new career in the education sector. He lives in Sydney with his wife and son.

Alan is available for media interviews and speaking engagements ( www.alanmanly.com.au)


Pages 288


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ISBN 9780987203984

AKA Publishing

…There is no justice


Alan Manly

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Gratitude

Do you ever give in and buy your kids stuff they've been nagging you for... only to find that they're still not satisfied? Do you sometimes worry that children are growing up in a narcissistic and materialistic world? Do you want to teach your children how they can focus more on what they are thankful for, and less on the negatives in their lives?

Children are not always very good at saying thank you or feeling grateful. That is because none of us is born understanding gratitude ‐ we have to learn and develop it. The good news? There is actually a lot we can do to help nurture thankfulness in our children, and Gratitude is packed with practical, common‐sense tips and hints that have been shown to work. It offers a positive new approach to nurturing thankfulness in children by making gratitude an everyday habit of family life.

Instilling gratitude in our children is about so much more than politeness. Gratitude is linked to greater happiness, a more positive outlook on life, stronger social bonds and support networks, and higher achievement. This book shows how fostering gratitude in our children helps them develop the skills they need for fulfilling and successful futures ‐ in their studies, personal lives, and careers.

"Thanks, Danni, for being such a positive champion and guide for parents and teachers to help them build gratitude and thoughtfulness in our children so that we can create a more caring and compassionate world for all." ‐ Maggie Dent, parenting and resilience educator, and author

"A must‐have for every parent's bookshelf." ‐ Rebecca Sparrow, columnist, author, and speaker

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$16.99

ISBN 9780994185617

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01/02/2015

Advice on parenting

Inlumino Enterprises

A positive new approach to raising thankful kids

Dannielle Miller

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Amazing Kids

International Author, Speaker, Kinesiologist, Teacher and expert Personal Development Consultant ‐ May Clarke shares over 20 years of her expertise giving the reader a practical step‐by‐step approach to coaching your child to success, love and happiness by following her unique Amazing Kids 27 Ways Formula, to create a strong relationship between child and parent. It also provides parents and children the tools to overcome self‐limiting beliefs and will increase self‐confidence and self‐esteem, enabling them to unlock their true potential.

You'll learn:* The 5 Steps to Successfully Coach your child to a life filled with Success, Love and Happiness* Breakthrough Systems that will Motivate your child to have a High Sense of Achievement and Self Drive* How to Create a Strong Bond and Loving Relationship with your child* Practical Tools to Increase your child's Self‐Confidence and Self‐Esteem* How to Teach your child to Attract Positive influences and Overcome peer group pressure* How to Support your child to Manage Difficult Emotions* How to teach your child Essential Problem Solving Skills to Handle any life situation.

Category Advice on parenting

Pages 220


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$ARP $29.95

ISBN 9781922118301

Global Publishing Group

27 Practical Ways to Empower Your Child to Success, Love and Happiness


May Clarke

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Plant‐Powered Women

Women with compassion. Women who love animals. Women who respect their bodies and cherish their health and wellbeing. Women who are pioneering and blazing a trail to create a kinder, sustainable and just world for all.In Plant‐Powered Women, you will connect with women from across the globe who are thriving on a plant‐powered (vegan) diet and lifestyle. Be inspired by their powerful, encouraging and supportive words and their depth of experience living a healthy and compassionate life. Their strength will become your strength. These women are your mentors for embarking on a new path that goes way beyond food choices. They will take you on unforgettable journeys with them and leave you ready and equipped to go forth and experience a new way of seeing and being in the world.

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Self‐help & personal development

Katherine Divine

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Soul Talk Earth Walk

Have you ever felt alone in a room full of people? Have you ever felt unappreciated or taken for granted? Have you ever thought no one truly understands you? Have you wondered what the point of it all is? Do you feel blocked in achieving what you want? Do you feel like something is missing in your life?

Soul Talk Earth Walk takes you on a journey into self‐discovery and a unique insight into yourself and the people around you. It teaches you how to really listen to all the hints you get in your life. Using cleaver analogies and case studies of every day people. There is an answer to everything.

Finding the 'why?' has always been my quest even as a child. Now after working with clients for 20 years I have a unique understanding of peoples 'whys?' and many secrets to understanding life. Why we do what we do. Why do things happen to us. Why our life is the way it is. What our bodies are trying to tell us. Why we limit ourselves to only be part of who we are meant to be.

No matter what age you are, Soul Talk Earth Walk invites you to discover the real you and gives you the opportunity to be who you are really meant to be and love it. Guilt free.

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Pages 294


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$ARP $29.95

ISBN 9780992549473

Self‐help & personal development

Palmer Higgs


Mel Ryan

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9780992549480

Millions and Billions in Property Develop

Are you interested in wealth creation through property? Do you want to know how to fast‐track your success by becoming a property developer? If you answered YES to these questions, then this book can help you ‐ Libby Lombardo, Expert Property Developer will show you how.You will learn:‐ How everyday investors can become property developers‐ How to make property profits with no money and no banks ‐ it can be done!!‐ How to buy development sites that are not on the open market‐ Negotiating tips that get the off market deals across the line‐ The secrets of the big property developers‐ How to joint venture in property deals with no money down‐ How you can be more competent in structuring property development deals.

Libby Lombardo is one of Australia's leading property development educators and has been featured in publications in Australia and overseas, including property investor magazines, The Financial Review, BRW, Marie Claire and Vogue. Having bought, sold and developed and traded more than $420 million dollars in real estate for more than a decade, Libby established Leverage Property, which provides services for thousands of Australians who aspire to become wealthy through property development. She empowers others and teaches them to be successful property developers in her 'Leverage Academy Program'.

Category Property & real estate

Pages 188


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ISBN 9780994184702

Author Express

How You Can Make More than Your Annual Salary in Just One Deal!


Libby Lombardo

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The Property Investing Formula

Confused about property?What if there was a simple formula for investment success, that opened the doors to true wealth?This book is written by real property investors who spill the beans on the actual steps you need to take in order to succeed in property investment.Discover their success secrets and how to navigate the property market to achieve financial freedom through property. With these experts on your side you’ll never have to worry again. In fact, regardless of your age, income or risk profile, you’ll learn simple strategies that work for you.In this book you will learn:• What property strategy is right for you, and why• How to make smart profit by leveraging your time and money• How to buy property for no money down• The $1 property option technique that’s legal• How joint ventures can skyrocket profits• How to make money no matter if the market is up or down• How YOU can become an expert property investorAnd a lot, lot more…

‘This book could have been called Property Investing 101. This is one of the most comprehensive real estate books I have ever read, in easy to understand language. This is the book I wish I had when I started on my investing journey.Strategies galore!’ Fiona Jones ‐ best‐selling author of The Millionaire Books and property investor.

Category Finance

Pages 242


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$ARP $29.95

ISBN 9780992484132

Jennie Brown Events

Millionaire Property Strategies for the Everyday Investor


Jennie Brown

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Nhan Nguyen




Welcome to Atlas Productions Pty LtdMastermind

An ambitious plan to switch two planes in mid‐air began as an online game... but now it is more... much more. It is one of a select number of plans to mastermind the perfect crime and only a chosen few will play for real.

From Washington D.C. to the London Underground, can Special Agent Mitchell Parker and his team shut down the crimes before it is too late?

If you love it when a plan comes together, hold on tight, because nothing is about to go right!

"Leaves the reader breathless and exhausted."‐ Sylvia Loader, Sisters in Crime

Category Thriller / suspense

Pages 434


Binding P/B

$ARP $29.95

ISBN‐13 9780980753202

Publisher Atlas Productions Pty Ltd


Helen GoltzAuthor

Graveyard of the Atlantic

Below the surface of the ocean, off the shores of Cape Hatteras, lie the bodies of many ships that never made it to shore and something more... silent and sinister.

Two sets of fingerprints found on a pair of binoculars left on the beach are cause for concern for FBI Special Agent Mitchell Parker and his team, Nick Everett, Ellen Beetson and Samantha Moore. The prints belong to a criminal who is currently not listed as in the country and a foreign diplomat who disappeared a year ago.

It's a rough and violent ride for Mitchell Parker and his team against the ocean and the clock.

"Makes you wonder how safe our nation's borders really are."‐ Chris Adams, Fairfax radio

Category Thriller / suspense

Pages 338


Binding P/B

$ARP $25.00

ISBN‐13 9780987160591



Helen GoltzAuthor



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9780987160560

Welcome to Atlas Productions Pty LtdThree Parts Truth

Catherine Jameson, 30, a widow in hiding, doesn't know what happened that night.Her husband's body and that of his ex‐lover, Isabella Rychtar, were discovered at the residence of Jonathan Nettington of Holland Park. Was it a murder‐suicide or an accidental death and suicide?Or, as some believe, did Catherine Jameson have a hand in it?Living a new life with a cottage to renovate and her dog, Buddy, for company, Catherine picks through the ruins of her old life to find answers

Category Crime & mystery

Pages 254


Binding P/B

$ARP $25.00

ISBN‐13 9780987160584



Helen GoltzAuthor

Death By Sugar

Private investigator Jesse Clarke thought sugar was such an innocent substance until it turned up in two of her cases for totally the wrong reasons.Traces of sugar were found in a bomb that blew up her client's Mercedes. Was the bomb meant to kill or was it just a warning?and then, could sugar have duped the immune system of a client's mother over thirty ago, resulting in death?Juggling uggling the two cases - one in the present and one in the past Jesse finds herself talking to the living and the dead to get results.

Category Crime & mystery

Pages 228


Binding P/B

$ARP $25.00

ISBN‐13 9780980753219



Helen GoltzAuthor



Autumn Manor

A man hanged himself in the front room of the now abandoned old mansion; Rachael Price, along with everyone in the village, knew the story. But that was a long time ago and the tale was nothing more than an urban myth. But that is all about to change.

Pages 328

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01/12/2014

Historical fiction

Atlas Productions Pty Ltd


Helen GoltzAuthor

9780994182227

9780987553966

9780987160546

Flashpoints: Israel, anti‐Semitism and the

Never one to shy away from controversy, Abramovich's thought‐provoking collection of essays and intelligent writings are sure to arouse heated discussion. Mercilessly tackling everything from Mel Gibson's anti‐Semitic rants, The Holocaust, Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and the UN's anti‐Israel stance, Flashpoints offers unique perspectives on Israel, the Israeli‐Palestinian conflict and the Jewish world. Whether you agree with him or not, one thing is certain: Abramovich's pieces will lead you on a journey of exploration and reflection, challenging what many people hold true about topics that are as relevant today as ever.

About the AuthorDr Dvir Abramovich is regarded as one of the country’s leading academics in Jewish studies and one of the world's foremost experts on Hebrew and Israeli literature. He has been interviewed on radio and TV, and has contributed numerous opinion pieces to local and international publications. Abramovich is the director of the Jewish Culture and Society Program at The University of Melbourne, as well as The Israel Kipen Senior Lecturer in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. He also serves as Chairman of the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission. Abramovich is the author and editor of three books and currently lives in Melbourne.

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Pages 296


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$ARP $19.99

ISBN 9781925000900

Biography: historical, political & militaryHybrid Publishers


Dvir Abramovich

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How Desolate Our Home Bereft Of Thee

In April, 1866, at the height of the Black Hawk Wars, Mormon settlers in the new village of Circleville, Utah, took a number of Paiute Indians hostage and subsequently murdered twenty‐six men, women and children. Sue Jensen Weeks' great‐great‐grandfather, James Tillman Sanford Allred, was one of those responsible. Her great‐aunt later married one of the few Paiute survivors, David Monson.

Weaving together the strands of family history, letters, diaries, eye‐witness testimonials, and reminiscences, Sue Jensen Weeks traces a path through the shadows and pain of one of the more significant events in the near annihilation of Native American peoples in Utah.

Sue Jensen Weeks was born in Provo, Utah and lives now in Salt Lake City.

Category Social & cultural history

Pages 185


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$ARP $26.99

ISBN 9781742984681

Clouds Of Magellan


Sue Jensen Weeks

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9781742984698

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Tales from the Streets of Cartel

Like all cities, Cartel is filled with good and bad people who enter each other's lives and influence their everyday existence. A son denounces his father, a devoted daughter turns from the good life to a more profitable life, and a family tries to escape their horrific past. On the streets of Cartel, cultures collide and greed consumes, until all paths reach a catastrophic end.

About the AuthorFred Strassberg, a father of three and grandfather of four, lives in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney with his wife, Catherine, and his dog, a stumpy‐tailed English Pointer. Fred is trying to teach the dog to find where his golf balls have disappeared to in the bush; so far, the dog has failed to find even one ball. When not playing golf, Frank is writing stories, and has recently written a children's book, How Santa Arrived at the North Pole.

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ISBN 9781925117264

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Little Steps Publishing


Fred Strassberg

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The Arab Club

I loved her concept of us as the Arab Club. She explained how, to Arab men, four is the ideal number of wives. One wife means not enough sex for the man and too much sex for the wife. Two wives will fight and if there are three wives two of them will gang up on the third. Four wives is the Goldilocks formula. A joke, a conversation piece (and we're not wives) but it gave us a harmonious role, an immediate relationship with each other.Jeff, middle‐aged and widowed, finds himself simultaneously involved with four strong‐willed women ‐ Bev, Frances, Lee and Rhoda. He tells each of them of his involvements and, to his horror, they want to meet. As a result, they become friends and start managing his life. As Jeff becomes peripheral in their relationships he learns more about gender issues than he ever wanted to know.

About the AuthorTim Lowe grew up in Melbourne and graduated in medicine in 1981. During the 1980s he worked in war‐torn Belfast and in Australia as an isolated rural GP.He started writing following some traumatic experiences during this time. His first novel, Equinox of Tears, was published in 2003.Tim now works at a community health centre in inner suburban Melbourne and lives between Melbourne and the Western District of Victoria where he produces his own wine and cheese.

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Pages 296


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ISBN 9781922086297

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Sid Harta Publishers


Tim Lowe

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9781742984698

The Bulu Line

George Dyuŋgayan was a powerful Nyigina lawman from the Roebuck Plains (east of Broome). Over the course of a life spanning much of the twentieth century, the spirit of his late father visited him in dreams and gave him the seventeen verses of the The Bulu Line. Full of magic and local history, the poems describe journeys with ancestors and spirit beings, encounters with rainbow serpents and ferocious storms, and explore the vast distances of the West Kimberley landscape.

A pioneering experiment in contemporary Australian literature, George Dyuŋgayan's The Bulu Line is the translation of a richly textured oral poetry into printed form. Rather than reduce the songpoetry to short, static lines of verse, Stuart Cooke has assembled a series of startling multi‐vocal texts that invite a plethora of never‐ending readings. Just like Cooke, you can also become a translator, and contribute to the performance of the poetry. In this way, writes Cooke in the introduction, we "let the force of the Bulu keep rolling."This book showcases the complexity and power of one of the world's oldest and greatest literary traditions, and provides testament to its remarkable capacity for ongoing evolution.

"I cannot over‐emphasise the importance of this kind of work."‐Stephen Muecke (from the Preface)"Stuart Cooke's translation and arrangement of George Dyuŋgayan's The Bulu Line is a work of deep and subtle artistry. It brings a songline to readers as only a poet with strong connections to Aboriginal place and poetics can do."‐Deborah Bird Rose

Category Poetry by individual poets

Pages 80


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ISBN 9781922186539

Puncher & Wattmann


George Dyungayan

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Stuart Cooke




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Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point is a crossover verse novel that poses the question of how individuals can learn to be comfortable in their own bodies. Nineteen‐year‐old Diana Warren suffers from anorexia and bulimia. She faces a challenging situation at home with dysfunctional parents and a Down‐syndrome brother, which causes her to seek refuge in female role models in the mythic past. An Irish racehorse trainer who reignites her childhood love of horses causes her to question everything. Will she choose life or death? And what happens when that choice is taken out of her hands?

'This crossover poetry novel is written convincingly in the voice of a teenage girl with anorexia. As a narrative, it is page‐turning, as a series of cameos and incidents it has a touching lyrical intimacy.' ‐ Jan Owen

'Kroll experiments at the nexus of lyric and narrative, cumulatively taking a story forward while also offering the reader associative insight into the complex emotional life of a young woman.' ‐ Rose Lucas, Australian Book Review

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Pages 284


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ISBN‐13 9781922186584

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Modern & contemporary fiction

Puncher & Wattmann


Jeri KrollAuthor

Terra Bravura

Terra Bravura, began as short text messages sent to David Musgrave from the desert on the way to Broken Hill. He later described their poetic form thuis:'The poems are terrific. Vox clamantis in desierto. The lines are dense and staccato, with a kind of pinpoint‐accurate mouthfulness of sound ‐ hard to describe, but it seems to me that the rhythm is what makes it work so distinctively. There are words that leap out at you ‐'the eagle, canopic on tar, atop kangaroo smear, thrown furred corsets of white bone, confetti of raod crows chroming a black storm'

‐ this is inventive, musical and harsh, accurate and rich, with a vein of visionary dream, which I like.' The landscape of feral goats, idiosyncratic human markers, failed fences, becomes the distorted and detail‐selective realm of memory. It was written in 2009, when the poet's father began to lose his memory; it is an exploration of oral tradition, the stuff of generational infamy, the coming, by ship in 1855, to Australia . 'That

Category Poetry


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$ARP $25.00

ISBN‐13 9781921450631

Publisher Puncher & Wattmann


Meredith WattisonAuthor




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Embracing The Razor

Tender poems on the death of his wife, witty Philip Larkin apercus, meditations on the spiritual need of Australians for Europe, hard‐eyed satire as a political fixer dismisses as out‐of‐date the instruments of torture in the Tower of London: John Upton's range is broad and his poetic skills accomplished. There's also wit, along with rollicking humour and love of the absurd, with jealous Othello transposed into Sydney's posh Eastern Suburbs, and a defrocked priest with a gambling habit sacked and clerking at the TAB.

Category Poetry

Pages 100


Binding P/B

$ARP $25.00

ISBN‐13 9781922186621



John UptonAuthor

Towards the Equator: New & Selected Poems

This New & Selected Poems is a substantial and long‐awaited compilation from one of Australia's most accomplished poets, a retrospective spanning more than thirty years. The New Poems section, 'Towards the Equator', represents Alex Skovron's sixth book‐length collection and signals a return to the formal variety that has been a hallmark of his work. As always, a distinct Eurocentric sensibility sits alongside an engagement with Western art and culture. All six collections are characterized by close attention to craft, versatility of tone and technique, and a seriousness of intent seasoned at times with wry humour or playful wit.

About the authorAlex Skovron is the author of five collections of poetry and a prose novella. His work has been published widely, and the numerous readings he has given include appearances in China, Serbia, India, Ireland, and on Norfolk Island. Among awards for his poetry are the Wesley Michel Wright Prize, the John Shaw Neilson Award, the Australian Book Review Poetry Prize, and for his first book, The Rearrangement (1988), the Anne Elder and Mary Gilmore awards. His novella, The Poet, was joint winner of the FAW Christina Stead Award for fiction, and has been translated into Czech. The Attic, a selection of his poetry with French translations, was published in 2013. Alex was born in Poland, lived briefly in Israel, and migrated to Australia in 1958, aged nearly ten. He is based in Melbourne and works as a freelance editor.

Category Poetry

Pages 284


Binding P/B

$ARP $29.95

ISBN‐13 9781922186553



Alex SkovronAuthor




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The Little Red Book of PR Wisdom

The Little Red Book of PR Wisdom, by Walkley Award‐winning journalist and public relations practitioner Brian Johnson, draws on decades of experience from both sides of the media fence.

This unique and acclaimed book is set to become the essential touchstone for media professionals, students and PR novices alike. Its insight into print, electronic and social media reveals the keys to success in the ultra‐competitive world of publicity.

With feedback from seasoned media operators, classic case studies, real world samples, examples, Golden Rules and Top Tips, The Little Red Book of PR Wisdom is the essential guide to decoding the media ‐ and using it effectively. This is what the experts in journalism, public relations and academia say about it:

"This book should be the bible of the industry." ‐ Garry Linnell, Editorial Director, Fairfax Metro Media

"Very entertaining ‐ and sorely needed!" ‐ Sue Carney, Editor‐in‐Chief, Reader's Digest

"A unique understanding of PR." ‐ John Westacott, Executive Producer Emeritus, 60 Minutes

"Really valuable, down‐to‐earth advice on exactly 'how to'." ‐ Sue Cook, Managing Director, Hill + Knowlton Strategies

"Extremely useful for students and those who have been in the industry for many years." ‐ Nicole Bridges, Lecturer

Category Public relations

Pages 260


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NOW $19.95

ISBN 9780987047441

Brian Johnson


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One Breast, Two Breast

Susie Kliman seeks to reframe the experience of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment with her new book, One Breast, Two Breast.

Susie presents her life-changing experience in a gentle picture-book format, using the humour and positive language that she found helped her to make each day more hopeful. With beautiful illustrations by established artist Esther Erlich, the book takes the mechanics of diagnosis and treatment and transforms them into a light but important read, filled with hope and humour.

Though not aimed specifically at children, this non-threatening and warm approach may help children whose families are involved with cancer to gain some understanding and insight, in a safe and positive way.

About the AuthorSusie has in her working life been both a devoted primary school teacher and in recent years, a respected social worker, but has always kept her love of writing. She has been composing poetry and prose for most of her life and currently assists with one of Australia’s leading heritage glass conservators, documenting stained glass windows and preparing written reports.Susie has been self-publishing children’s books for her extended family for some years and hopes now to make her books more widely available. After undergoing treatment for breast cancer in 2009, she reassessed what she wanted to be her life focus and realized the obvious choice was to devote her time to her life-long love of writing. Jonathon’s Thongs, the story of a small boy who discovers something really mesmerizing about a pair of thongs, is her first commercial literary venture.

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ISBN 9780994176707

Children's / Teenage: non-fiction

Aly's Books


Susie Kliman

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Digby's Moon MissionA children's picture book about a curious boy and his quest to fix the dark.

One night, Digby Fixit wakes to find his room in too much darkness!Discovering the moon in a frightful state, he plans a clever mission to bring back the light of night.

Digby's Moon Mission is a tale of curiosity, commitment and celebration. The engaging story portrays the importance of friendship, working together and embracing imagination. This eye-catching picture book is an entertaining and humorous read for young children and their families, many times over!

Category Picture books

Pages 32


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$ARP $14.95

ISBN 9780646927718

Create it Kids


Renee Price

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Author

Anil Tortop




Pie Rats: The Forgotten Map

Whisker is a cyclone‐surviving circus rat with a troublesome tail and a boat load of luck. When a strange ship pulls him out of the ocean, Whisker's new life as a Pie Rat apprentice begins.Welcome aboard the good ship Apple Pie ‐ a peculiar pastry‐inspired ship where cannons shoot mouldy pies, coloured pencils are used as peg‐legs and the champion swords‐rat fights with two scarlet scissor swords.

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Pages 271


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$ARP $16.95

ISBN‐13 9780987461506

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Children's fiction

Daydream Press


Cameron StelzerAuthor

Pie Rats: The King's Ring

Whisker is a Pie Rat apprentice with an appetite for danger and a flair for lucky escapes. He goes from one catastrophe to the next quicker than the time it takes to raise a pair of giant underpants up the mast!With the mysterious Forgotten Map in his possession, Whisker embarks on the next stage of his quest to find the missing key. Together with his friends, Ruby Rat and Hook Hand Horace, Whisker must overcome a host of jungle dangers and outsmart the deadliest enemies in his attempt to claim the key.

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Pages 238

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ISBN‐13 9780987461513

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01/06/201





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Daydream Press

Pie Rats: The Island Of Destiny

Whisker is a Pie Rat apprentice on the treasure hunt of a lifetime. With the Forgotten Map and the King's Key safely in his grasp, Whisker joins the ratbag crew of the Apple Pie on their voyage to the mysterious Island of Destiny.Armed with scissor swords, flying pies and barrels of gravy, the Pie Rats must first pass through the Treacherous Sea where untold dangers lurk beneath the waves.

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ISBN‐13 9780987461520

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Pie Rats: The Trophy of Champions

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Pages 250


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ISBN‐13 9780987461537

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New March 2015

Every four years, the greatest pirate crews on the seven seas gather for an epic tournament of strength and skill.In the Pirate Cup, there is no silver and no bronze, only gold, gold, gold for the winning team, and the legendary Trophy of Champions.As an official entrant, Whisker has more on his mind than victory. He is on the trail of a fox in a black trench coat – and an answer …


Children's fiction

Daydream Press

Children's fiction

Daydream Press

Emilia Mouse

Emilia Mouse has discovered a whole heap of treasures ‐ musical instruments that create all sorts of sounds! But when the cats come out, how does Emilia use these discoveries to get out of trouble?

About the Author: After retiring from teaching music, Elisabeth turned her mind to writing for children. She lives with her husband in beautiful South Gippsland, Victoria. This is Elisabeth's second book.

About the Illustrator: As a work experience student, Sophie's exceptional artistic talents were quickly discovered by New Frontier Publishing. She was shortlisted for the Crichton Award for her illustrations in Yellow Dress Day, and has continued to illustrate other children's books with Matilda Saves Santa Claus and Lisa Absolutely Loves Art. Emilia Mouse, to be released in 2015, is the latest book with Sophie as illustrator.


Pages 32


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$ARP $24.95

ISBN 9781925117288

Little Steps Publishing


Elizabeth Hardy

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Author

Sophia Norsa




How Santa Arrived at the North Pole

Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves haven't always lived at the North Pole. They moved from country to country as Santa discovered that it's not easy training skunks, elephants, camels and kangaroos to fly his sleigh.

About the Author:Fred Strassberg, a father of three and grandfather of four, lives in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney with his wife, Catherine, and his dog, a stumpy‐tailed English Pointer. Fred is trying to teach the dog to find where his golf balls have disappeared to in the bush; so far, the dog has failed to find even one ball. When not playing golf, Frank is writing stories about spiders, elephants and his favourite person, Mr Santa Claus. Fred has believed in the Claus family ever since he received his first Christmas gift, a puppy dog by the name of Margaret Peggy O'Neil. In fact, all his children, grandchildren, wife and the dog believe in Santa Claus. Fred also believes in left‐handed chalk, that the world is flat and round, and the country that controls gravity, controls the world.

About the Illustrator:Graeme was born in country NSW, Australia. He loves drawing. He used to draw in Maths, Science, English, Agriculture and History classes at school. Other than that, he was generally a good boy, and Santa always left presents for him under the Christmas tree. Graeme sincerely hopes that presents will still be under the tree for him this Christmas after Santa sees the illustrations he drew in Fred's book. Graeme found that drawing Santa, the Elves and especially Mrs Claus (who has red hair, like Graeme) was a blast, and the illustrator hopes to work with Fred again.


Pages 64


Binding P/B

$ARP $14.95

ISBN 9781925117271

Little Steps Publishing


Fred Strassberg

Publisher

Author

Graeme Compton




The Adventures of Tzar the Paddington P

Holidaying at one of his favourite destinations, Tzar, his brother Ziggy and their very good friend Coco, head out on their usual morning burn up the beach. Dejected that his fun‐filled days are coming to an end, he slips back to the beach house to get his ball in the hopes that it might cheer him up.

As he tears up the beach to catch his ball before it lands, he sees something moving out of the corner of his eye. Concealed by the thick bushes, the thing shoots out as if jet‐propelled and suddenly stops in the middle of the beach.

Instinctively, Tzar puts on the brakes, leaving a three‐metre skid mark in the soft sand. Pulling up just short of the thing, Tzar is completely frozen in terror. Eyes bulging, he comes face to face with a very, very, very large saltwater crocodile.

This book is suitable for children of all ages and is particularly useful as an early childhood learning resource, as a number of life lessons can be gleaned from the story. Comprehensive teacher’s notes can be found at the back of book as a lesson plan for school.Catherine has completed her next book in the series, Adventures of Tzar the Paddington Poodle – Mr Claw. Keep an eye out for futures stories.


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$ARP $17.95

ISBN 9780994176721

Aly's Books

Crocodile Encounter


Catherine Toth‐Lacey

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