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Well-intentioned leaders are inadvertently destroying innovation in their attempts to boost innovation. What if almost everything you know about creating a culture of innovation is hindering your progress? What if...

Can the man who never was catch the criminals who never get caught? John Milton is used to operating in the shadows, weaving his way through dangerous places behind a...

Spreading Joy is the autobiography of jewellery billionaire Joy Alukkas. His evolution from family underdog to a tycoon in his own right, mirrors his professional journey from a part-share in...

"A man's wealth is not in the coins he carries in his purse; it is the income he builds, the golden stream that continually flows into his purse and keeps...

Highly creative people are good at seeing connections. By enhancing your ability to see connections, you can enhance your creativity. Supported by the latest neuroscience, this book gives you hands-on...

You have a job and an idea for a business. What do you do then? Crisp, reader-friendly and practical, Entrepreneur 5 P.M. to 9 A.M. tells you how you can...

Each volume of the Art and Architecture series is opulently illustrated. The highly readable text provide concentrated information on accessing well-known and less known sites in the world of art....

Samuel Johnson famously said that: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its...

A city built on two millennia of history, Paris is entering the third century of its love story with photography. It was on the banks of the Seine that Niepce...

In One Conscious Choice, Karen A. Bowen shares a simple and profound new way of understanding our choices, relationships, how life works, and what keeps us repeating old patterns. And,...

The 20th anniversary edition of the "brilliant and practical" (Tom Peters, author of The Professional Service 50 ) business classic--now updated to reflect the digital world--provides essential tools and wisdom...

Nothing tests a leader like a crisis. The highly charged, dramatic events surrounding a crisis profoundly affect the people in an organization and can even threaten the organization's survival. But...

In 1942 the threat of Japanese invasion hung over Australia. The men were away overseas, fighting on other fronts, and civilians were left unprotected at home. Following the attack on...

The Last Days of Chez Nous & Two Friends showcases the range of one of Australia's greatest writers. These two scripts for films-The Last Days of Chez Nous was directed...

Lift your gardening game and save money with the help of the Country Women's Association of Victoria's trusted resident green thumbs. Thrifty Gardening shows you how to get the most...

Sourcing your coffee beans, roasting them and then brewing them. Making a good cup of coffee seems simple enough, but good enough is not enough nowadays. The Home Barista is...

Cricket Australia has never before opened its Board minutes to scrutiny. This is the first full, frank and fearless account of 100 years of the Board's control of Australian cricket....

Marketing in the Boardroom is an instructive and easy-to- use guide for board members and senior management interested in effective boardroom dialogue around brands and marketing. For most companies, brands...

On the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a woman gives birth alone in a Beijing hospital. Years later, her daughter Liya travels from America to China with her mother's...

This follow-up to the bestselling Shit London is a second helping of hilarious images of London's more rubbish side, provided by actual Londoners who have to put up with this...

Healing Myths, Healing Magic examines the deeply ingrained stories, or myths, we commonly hold about how our bodies heal - myths that can actually inhibit healing. For example- 'I must...

In a continuation of the family saga begun in the highly acclaimed Tamar, White Feathers follows the lives of Tamar and Andrew Murdoch, in the years leading up to and...

When Tamar Deane is orphaned at 17 in a small Cornish village, she seizes her one chance for a new life and emigrates to New Zealand. Alone and frightened on...

Forget the mess and all those excuses that having kids in your kitchen is more trouble than it's worth. Why not educate tomorrow's healthy eaters by teaching them all you...

A highway, a border, a lifeline, an icon. The Murray starts as a trickle in the Snowy Mountains. It travels 2500 km through plain, forest and desert before reaching the...

A company's success or failure depends much on the performance of its board - an ancient Chinese saying is that 'the fish rots from the head'. Yet the vast majority...

The first book to be devoted to photographs taken from the numerous bell towers of Venice, showing, almost from an aerial perspective, every quarter of the world's most beautiful city....

A unique book in which more than 150 global chief executives explain, in their own words what it is really like to be a CEO - and the health warning...

Has a meal ever changed your life? Part love story, part wine-splattered cookbook, Lunch in Paris is a deliciously tart, forthright and funny story of falling in love with a...

52 ingenious rules for being better at whatever you turn your hand to. - Don't fall for the prodigy myth - Take off your watch - Embrace struggle - Take...

A revelatory exploration of the science of persuasion, from the author of the international bestseller, Influence. When it comes to persuasion, success can begin before you say a word. 'An...

Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a...

Even though everyone is talking about it, there is no concept in business today more muddled than 'strategy'. Richard Rumelt, described by McKinsey Quarterly as 'a giant in the field...

In Mind Change , Susan Greenfield discusses the all-pervading technologies that now surround us, and from which we derive instant information, connected identity, diminished privacy and exceptionally vivid here-and-now experiences....

The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC- Athens to London 1894 2012 is a dramatic account of the history of the world s foremost sporting spectacle. It...

Comprehensive yet pithy, this title tells you everything you need to know about the world's major historical events.

* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * An instant New York Times Bestseller and one of their 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for...

The third in our award-winning Atlas series, following Dinosaur Atlas and Animal Atlas, Lonely Planet Kids' Bug Atlas focuses on the magical miniature world of creepy crawlies. Continent by continent,...

'Atticus Priest will be the star of many future novels' - Richard Madeley Private investigator Atticus Priest is asked to investigate after a man falls to his death from the...

Sunny Moritz needs a change. She's thirty-three, single, weary of tedious romances with the wrong kind of men and, according to her disappointed parents, drifting about like a tumbleweed. Her...

Internationally acclaimed bioenergetics expert shares his simple method to identify and release unwanted trapped emotions to heal the body and mind. A self-published classic (over 175k sold worldwide). 'I believe...

This is the most explosive thriller of the year - you won't be able to put it down. 'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing...

For fans of The Night Circus comes a sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who discovers that his family labours under a terrible curse. Simon Watson lives...

In this joyfully encouraging new book - as useful for men as it is for women - bestselling author Dr Christiane Northrup explores the essential truth that has guided her...

Over 100 vegetarian recipes, flavour-packed + gluten-free Spiced pumpkin snacking cake, Pea, mint + halloumi fritters, Mushroom + lentil lasagne, and Roasted strawberry + ginger 'ice cream' are among the...

Ever felt stuck chasing likes and algorithms, yet still wondering why your brand isn't growing? In Own Your M.E.D.I.A , Prosper Taruvinga delivers a direct, no-fluff guide to take back...

The Australian blockbuster of the year - read it before someone spoils the ending! A moving and heartfelt story about life, death and the miracles in between by the award-winning...