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Kate Reid
This special, limited edition of the debut cookbook from Lune, the world-renowned croissant bakery in Australia, comprises a luxurious cloth slipcase, featuring holographic foil and ribbon, and contains a 272-page…
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Shaun Micallef
From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV’s news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself - an insightful and funny memoir about comedy and life that takes us…
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Les Murray
Les Murray’s new and updated Collected Poems displays the full range of his poetic art.
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Richard Weatherly
A luxurious volume celebrating the exquisite artworks and incredible life of one of the world’s finest bird painters.
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David Attenborough
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the…
Craig Foster, Ross Frylinck
From the creators of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, featuring an introduction by Jane Goodall. An immersive journey into the underwater world that holds transformative lessons for…
David Marr
David Marr is the rarest of breeds: one of Australia’s most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and one of its most subtle and eloquent biographers. In Marr’s hands, those…
Jon Faine
A humorous and quintessentially Australian story, from broadcaster Jon Faine, a trusted and respected observer of Australian life
Don Watson
No other writer has journeyed further into the soul of Australia and returned to tell the tale…
Alice Oehr
A workbook of creative and mindful exercises inspired by still life.
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Broadsheet Media
Home Made is a love letter to Melbourne food and the people we share it with.
Kerri Maher
The captivating story of a trailblazing young woman who fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the twentieth century to the world.
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Nick Rains
A revised and updated third edition of this bestselling Australian photography book.
Valerie Wilding, Pauline Reeves (illus.)
A funny and feminist non-fiction picture book celebrating 15 feisty queens from around the world and throughout history
Caroline Clements, Dillon Seitchik-Reardon
This beautiful photographic and curated travel guide celebrates Australia’s long-standing connection to water
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Alistair Campbell
A stunning collection from the archive of Australia’s greatest storyteller, Banjo Paterson.
Notebooks, illustrations, photographs, letters and transcripts of some of our best-loved songs, poems and stories have been brought…
Dobe Newton
The words and music of some of the best-loved Australian songs - with a rich selection of traditional songs of the Australian outback.
Eric Barker
From the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree comes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and loneliness–a … guide to help build better…
Katy Beskow
Over 100 recipes for simple, straightforward and delicious plant-based meals - from best-selling author Katy Beskow
David Frenkiel, Luise Vindahl
Over 100 easy vegetarian recipes for the whole family.
Halik Kochanski
A sweeping, original history of occupation and resistance in war-torn Europe
Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe the experience of occupation was sharply varied. Some countries - such as Denmark…
Edson Diaz-Fuentes
An evocative Mexican cookbook, focusing on authenticity and accessibility.
Giuseppe Dell'Anno
Bring a taste of the Italian bakery to your home with Giuseppe’s Italian Bakes.
Claudia Roden
World-renowned food writer Claudia Roden revisits Mediterranean cookery 30 years on with new simple, vibrant dishes. A treasure for fans of Ottolenghi SIMPLE and Persiana.
Michael Blencowe
Gone is a fascinating and timely illustrated narrative exploring the tales of eleven extraordinary extinct species from around the globe–sharing an enlightening story of extinction and conservation for today.
Tom Holland
A masterful history of Rome’s first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow of the Sword.
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Abigail Willis
Author of two popular London guide books
Eric Hobsbawm
The Age of Extremes is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm’s personal vision of the twentieth century.
Hobsbawm's classic history, repackaged as an Abacus History Great
Hobsbawm’s brilliant history, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great
The first volume of Hobsbawm's classic and universally acclaimed trilogy on the 19th century, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great
Jared Diamond
From groundbreaking writer and thinker Jared Diamond comes the epic, visionary book, now in a revised edition with a new afterword, on the mysterious collapse of past civilizations – and…
David J. Chalmers
From one of our leading thinkers, a dazzling philosophical journey through virtual worlds
Jon Kabat-Zinn
In this work, Jon Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in our lives, and awakening us to the unique beauty and possibilities of each present moment. He…
Benjamin Moser
The definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most towering figures - her writing and her radical thought, her public activism and her private face.
Jennifer Ackerman
Incredibly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.
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Anthony McGowan
Because man's best friend deserves to know the secrets of how to live a good life, too.
Polly Samson
Erica is eighteen and ready for freedom. It’s the summer of 1960 when she lands on the sun-baked Greek island of Hydra where she is swept up in a circle…
Anne Tyler
A stand-out new family novel from the critically acclaimed, Booker-prize shortlisted author of A Spool of Blue Thread
Douglas Stuart
A heart-wrenching debut novel set in Thatcher-era Glasgow: Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy’s doomed attempt to save his proud, alcoholic mother from her addiction.
Emma Smith
An effervescent and excitingly revisionist history of bibliophilia, from a globally respected Shakespeare scholar
Richard Allen
Photographed across all four seasons, The Garden State showcases the finest private gardens of Victoria from all angles, highlighting the diversity of each region.
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A brilliant new account of the world’s very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in 480BC.
David Wilkinson, Kimbal Baker (photog.)
This is a celebration of gardens new and old, small-scale and enormous - all grand in their horticultural ambitions and inspiration.
Richard Fidler
Beloved ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague.
Joseph Sassoon
The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century’s preeminent commercial families and ‘the Rothschilds of the East’
Lewis Blackwell
We are not alone: plants make up 80 per cent of the total biomass of Earth, while humans are only 0.0001 per cent.
Melinda Williams
Melinda Williams has recorded the lives of more than 100 of Australia’s most prominent artists, writers, sportspeople, scientists, and contributors. Some are household names and others, while less well known…