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I Shouldn't Be Telling You This

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This

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'I kept going and here I am.' There are things Chelsea Devantez probably shouldn't be telling you. Many of them are in this book: Some are embarrassing (like when she...
Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude

Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude

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"Nicole Avant gives a raw and courageous look into how she found the light in her darkest moment. She reminds us that grief is different for everyone, and we have...
With the End in Mind: How to Live and Die Well

With the End in Mind: How to Live and Die Well

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset' Sunday Times'Illuminating and beautiful' Cathy Rentzenbrink What if everything you thought you knew about death was wrong?How...
Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America's Secret Thalidomide Scandal

Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America's Secret Thalidomide Scandal

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Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-FictionThe shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She...
A Thousand Miles From Care: A hunt for a brother's killer - a new compelling Australian true crime story about murder & corruption for readers of The Boy in the Dress and Getting Away With Murder

A Thousand Miles From Care: A hunt for a brother's killer - a new compelling Australian true crime story about murder & corruption for readers of The Boy in the Dress and Getting Away With Murder

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A gripping and heartbreaking story, A Thousand Miles From Care tells the 30 year quest Steve Johnson undertook to uncover the truth about his brilliant brother's brutal murder in Manly....
View from the Second Row

View from the Second Row

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The most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning four World Cups, nine Super Rugby finals and 153 appearances in the black jersey....
Hope: The inspiring and deeply moving new book about finding peace from the bestselling author of A MOTHERS STORY, for readers of Leigh Sales, Julia Baird, Turia Pitt and Indira Naidoo

Hope: The inspiring and deeply moving new book about finding peace from the bestselling author of A MOTHERS STORY, for readers of Leigh Sales, Julia Baird, Turia Pitt and Indira Naidoo

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After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced...
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS, THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY AND HUDSON FYSH

Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map

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  The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth...
Nothing Significant To Report: A Kiwi soldier's hilarious true stories of mischief and misadventure in the New Zealand Army

Nothing Significant To Report: A Kiwi soldier's hilarious true stories of mischief and misadventure in the New Zealand Army

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Laugh-out-loud yarns from a soldier in the New Zealand Army When new recruit Dario Nustrini's head was freshly shaved in preparation for the army, he knew nothing about what training...
On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother

On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother

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Stories of life, death and bravery by a Kiwi female general surgeon 'Ruthlessly honest and viscerally beautiful. The book I wish I had read as a medical student.' Emma EspinerThe...
Love Stories: Uplifting True Stories about Love from the Internationally Bestselling Author of Boy Swallows Universe

Love Stories: Uplifting True Stories about Love from the Internationally Bestselling Author of Boy Swallows Universe

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WINNER, INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2022 BOOK OF THE YEARTrent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct question: 'Can you please tell me a...
Dropping the Mask: The long-awaited inspiring new memoir from the legendary Australian screen icon beloved by all

Dropping the Mask: The long-awaited inspiring new memoir from the legendary Australian screen icon beloved by all

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An icon. A household name. One of our best-loved actors. Noni Hazlehurst is finally telling a story of her own. A fourth-generation performer, Noni Hazlehurst has storytelling in her blood....
Bloody Minded: War, womanhood and finding my voice

Bloody Minded: War, womanhood and finding my voice

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'A story of grit and determination from a woman who writes the way she lives - fiercely, with passion and in full colour.' - Michele A'Court 'There are times, admittedly...
Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

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The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change, from the bestselling author of CLEO and BONO

Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change, from the bestselling author of CLEO and BONO

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Cleo, a warm, wistful coming-of-age true story about the transition from childhood to adolescence, and the small stray cat who helped guide...
Woman Uninterrupted

Woman Uninterrupted

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Yarns on a life lived at a million miles, from beloved broadcaster, podcaster and go-getter Brodie Kane 'A romp through glorious (and gross) adventures, Brodie writes as if you're her...
The Life of Dai

The Life of Dai

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A deeply moving and profoundly uplifting story about living with joy, even in the face of adversity. 'Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face...
Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NONFICTION CROWN AWARD 2024GUARDIAN: BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024'GRIPPING' THE TIMES This is an immersive and revelatory history of the survivors of the Clotilda, the...
'I Was Transformed' Frederick Douglass: An American Slave in Victorian Britain

'I Was Transformed' Frederick Douglass: An American Slave in Victorian Britain

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Author: Laurence FentonFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 560g, 288 pagesPublished: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom, 2018In the summer of 1845, Frederick Douglass, the young runaway slave catapulted to fame by his...
God's Generals
The Military Lives of Moses, the Buddha, and Muhammad

God's Generals The Military Lives of Moses, the Buddha, and Muhammad

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Author: Richard A. Gabriel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 It is one of the more startling facts of military history that the founders of three of the four "great...
Tibet: The Jesuit Century

Tibet: The Jesuit Century

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Author: Phillip Caraman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 166
Kuki Shuzo: A Philosopher's Poetry and Poetics

Kuki Shuzo: A Philosopher's Poetry and Poetics

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Author: Michael F. Marra Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 376 Kuki Shžz™ (1888Ð1941), one of JapanÕs most original thinkers of the twentieth century, is best known for his interpretations of...
The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays

The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays

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Author: Christopher C Meyers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 360 The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays offers teachers of Georgia history an alternative to...
Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella

Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella

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Author: Jack CharlesFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 197mm, 224g, 272 pagesPublished: Penguin Random House Australia, Australia, 2020Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life- actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict,...
The Girl Who Touched The Stars: One woman's inspiring true story of adventure, resilience and love, for readers of SHOWING UP and TRUE SPIRIT

The Girl Who Touched The Stars: One woman's inspiring true story of adventure, resilience and love, for readers of SHOWING UP and TRUE SPIRIT

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Author: Bonnie HancockFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 235mm, 443g, 336 pagesPublished: ABC Books, Australia, 2024It took an ocean to learn it's not how fast you paddle but how deep inside you...
Outspoken: My fight for freedom and human rights in Afghanistan for readers of BECOMING, I AM MALALA and RISING HEART

Outspoken: My fight for freedom and human rights in Afghanistan for readers of BECOMING, I AM MALALA and RISING HEART

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Author: Dr Sima SamarFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 233mm, 415g, 256 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2024The inspiring memoir of the warrior for women who's defied the Taliban at...
Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation

Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation

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Author: Jordi Bayarri DolzFormat: Paperback, 229mm x 184mm, 109g, 40 pagesPublished: Lerner Publishing Group, United States, 2023Louis Pasteur's passion for laboratory experiments led to major, life-saving changes in medicine. His...
Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate

Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate

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Author: Daniel MendelsohnFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 120g, 128 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2022Winner of the 2020 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, France's best foreign book of the year.'Astounding'...
Small Fry

Small Fry

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Author: Lisa Brennan-JobsFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 357g, 416 pagesPublished: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, United States, 2019'A remarkable book, much more than the lurid celebrity tell-all it might...
The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague

The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague

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Author: Timothy Garton AshFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 183g, 208 pagesPublished: Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, 2019The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that capture history in the making,...
Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal

Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal

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Author: Juan Jose MillasFormat: Hardback, 135mm x 216mm, 224 pagesPublished: Scribe Publications, United Kingdom, 2022A New Scientist Book of the Year Prehistory is all around us. We just need to...
Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl

Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl

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Author: Markiyan KamyshFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 216mm, 160 pagesPublished: Pushkin Press, United Kingdom, 2022'A voice that must be heard' - Patti SmithFor many, the 1,000-square-mile Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is a...
Something That May Shock and Discredit You

Something That May Shock and Discredit You

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Author: Daniel Mallory OrtbergFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 210mm, 256 pagesPublished: Scribe Publications, United Kingdom, 2020A New York Times bestselling feminist author's sparkling memoir of gender transition (among many other things)....
The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana

The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana

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Author: Michael AzerradFormat: Hardback, 178mm x 229mm, 1100g, 624 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2024 A downright revolutionary 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of the iconic bestselling biography of Nirvana, updated...
The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan.

The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan.

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Author: Micah RichardsFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 230g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023'The game isn't what it seems from the outside. The game isn't quite what I was...
Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace

Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace

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Author: David BellaviaFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 565g, 384 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2022 The Iraq War's only living Medal of Honor recipient reveals the untold story of...
Off the Deep End: Jerry and Becki Falwell and the Collapse of an Evangelical Dynasty

Off the Deep End: Jerry and Becki Falwell and the Collapse of an Evangelical Dynasty

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Author: Giancarlo GrandaFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 390g, 240 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2022 Giancarlo Granda finally reveals the truth about his relationship with Becki Falwell and her...
Grimoire Girl: Creating an Inheritance of Magic and Mischief

Grimoire Girl: Creating an Inheritance of Magic and Mischief

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Author: Hilarie Burton MorganFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 454g, 240 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 The long-awaited next book from actress and New York Times bestselling author of...
This Is Your Own Time You're Wasting: Classroom Confessions, Calamities and Clangers

This Is Your Own Time You're Wasting: Classroom Confessions, Calamities and Clangers

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Author: Lee ParkinsonFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 280g, 336 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023Preorder the new Mr Ps book 'How to Survive the School Year' - out 29/08/24THE SUNDAY...
May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future

May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future

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Author: Chris MartinFormat: Hardback, 140mm x 210mm, 408g, 336 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2022 An author and educator's pioneering approach to helping autistic students find their voices through...
Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

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Author: Cody KeenanFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 203mm, 265g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"At a time when the meaning of America is up...
Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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Author: Gareth RussellFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 230g, 240 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022This is a biography of...
Normal Schmormal: My occasionally helpful guide to parenting kids with special needs

Normal Schmormal: My occasionally helpful guide to parenting kids with special needs

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Author: Ashley BlakerFormat: Hardback, 141mm x 222mm, 500g, 384 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023The heartwarming and hilarious part-memoir, part-guide from comedian and father-of-six Ashley Blaker, on parenting, adoption and...
The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag

The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag

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Author: Sasha VelourFormat: Hardback, 178mm x 229mm, 762g, 240 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 "Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us-the infinite ways in...
Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations

Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations

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Author: Diane ArmstrongFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 200mm, 695g, 634 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2009From the bestselling author of THE VOYAGE OF THEIR LIFE, WINTER JOURNEY and NOCTURNE...
The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

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Author: Angela KellyFormat: Hardback, 195mm x 236mm, 1190g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2022Platinum Jubilee edition'Full of gems ... Angela Kelly is a jewel in the crown'Daily Telegraph'Entertaining and...
Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980

Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980

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Author: Brenda DanilowitzFormat: Paperback, 254mm x 198mm, 530g, 152 pagesPublished: David Zwirner, United States, 2017A superb facsimile of the only known notebook of legendary artist Anni Albers, this publication offers...