March 2015 New Title Releases

How backlist become better?

I wanted to let you know about four books where the time of them being considered new titles has past and yet the momentum for them continues. In 2013 we released Sue Milliken’s retrospective “Selective Memory” her life and thus a wonderful version of the Australian film industry from a first hand perspective. I really enjoyed it and are still to meet Sue. Over Christmas we received from the publishers some of her personal emails eulogising about how the book bought back memories of life in the film industry and warm thoughts. As I thought at the time this book is a seminal work for anyone wanting to know about this history. How can I excite booksellers to read it and in turn hand sell?

“Trailblazers” was written by our indefatigable Susanna De Vries some time ago and is being updated to include more recent women who have made a considerable difference: so we will have a new edition due in the first half of the year and the longevity of certain backlist titles is again illustrated.

One of my most revered books from last year was “The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama”; I thought it would really be a shortlist contender from my first reading; well it happened - it has been shortlisted for the 2015 State Premiers award in the non-fiction category. The book is confronting as it clearly indentifies how values are upturned, how oversites and omissions damage logical outcomes and so on. And how brave our authors and publishers are to bring these stories to print.

I also want to mention “The Colour of the Night”, by Robert Hollingworth, a novel released last year. The ongoing reviews have applauded the style of writing and locality of subject matter. I read Robert's prior novels and will now set about to read this.

Wow factor.

Wow; the book “Daring & Disruptive” took off and was the most invoiced book for the month of December and so far in January. And it should not stop. I have to say the online vendors are at over 40% of the sales to date and book shops are now reacting. We put it across the eBook platforms and it immediately leapt into the top 200 on one of the major Australian sites: this is huge for us as if this translated to physical books it would be on the top 200 on Bookscan. Our sales are global as well.

The other Wow is for Chris “Roy” Taylor's book The Great Big Book of Aussie Inventions. The author and publisher have had excellent review coverage across print media and we have billed it as our #1 book for Australia Day. Interested to see if I can place it in the Parliament House book shop in our nations capital.

Print on Demand and book shops.

We seem to have a constant flow of publishing originals coming our way. Because the path to book shops is almost entirely from inventoried books some of these titles escape the files, feeds and New Title order forms, so this month we have listed about 10 titles from Australian authors so as you can see what is being published. Awkwardly we will print stock ourselves so as it can show as stock on our website and show as stock on hand the daily onix updates. These books are firm sale and will remain that way until the actual publisher decides to print stock on a short run, or offset model.

Finally over the weekend I read the Susan Berg story “The Girl in who Lived”. What a powerful autobiography!

See you sometime this year – all over Australia.

DJ

Words From The Wise

March 2015 New Title Releases No Room For Watermelonsa man, his 1910 motorcycle and an epic journey across the world

In 2012, while others his age were enjoying quiet retirement, Ron Fellowes set off on the challenge of a lifetime. His dream to ride a 102 year-old FN motorcycle across the world - to the Belgian factory where the bike originated - had all the hallmarks of an epic adventure: one that was never going to be easy.For eight months Ron rode 14,600 kilometres through 15 countries under grueling conditions, into some of the world’s most hostile territory. He faced desert sandstorms, mountains too steep for the motorcycle’s capability, the threat of rockslides and bombings when he took a detour, and pressure from armed police through conflict zones. He was robbed, and when held at gunpoint, Ron came face-to-face with his own mortality.The motorcycle’s limited capacity - no gears, inadequate brakes and pedal assisted - made it a daily struggle. Breakdowns were common, and only Ron’s ingenuity and single-mindedness, Lynne’s logistical support, and the generosity of others kept him going.Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, No Room for Watermelons is co-written by Ron and Lynne. It is an engaging, and entertaining account of one man’s stoic determination to fulfill his dream. You will be carried along for the ride, and inspired to achieve your own dreams … no matter how impossible they seem.

About the AuthorsRon & Lynne FellowesNow retired, Ron spent his working life as diesel mechanic. For more than 50 years, he has ridden and restored vintage, veteran and classic machines. In his younger days, he raced speedway sidecars; tried road, trials and beach racing, and later, motocross. Today he enjoys participating in vintage motorcycle events and is currently planning his next overseas adventure.Lynne worked as a freelance journalist In the 1980s when she and Ron rode 200,000 kilometres from the top of the world to the bottom. For a number of years she was a regular magazine contributor, and an online-training-program administrator. Lynne and Ron have lived in several countries and have now made their home in Tasmania.

Category Memoirs

Pages 240

Published 01/03/2015

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ISBN 9780646931418

High Horse Books

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Ron Fellowes

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Lynne Fellowes

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March 2015 New Title Releases

Soccer in New South Wales 1880‐1980 This is the first history of Association Football in New South Wales from its origins in the late nineteenth century to 1980. It tells the story that began when The Wanderers trotted on to Parramatta Common and then continued as immigrants, locals, miners and workers have combined to shape soccer in what has always been the code's premier state in Australia. The game progressed from paddocks to stadia overcoming The Depression, war and the rivalry of other codes and eventually a dominant culture that regarded the game as a foreign sport. This book plots and unearths how the 'world game' has fared in antipodean soil.

At last, the full story of the world game in Australia's premier soccer state - Bill Murray (historian of The World Game and joint author of Football in Australia)

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Pages 416

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ISBN 9780975197097

01/03/2015

Sports & outdoor recreation

Sports and Editorial Services

Australia

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Philip Mosely

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March 2015 New Title Releases John Jess, Seeker of Justice

When one hears the words Voyager Royal Commission, the first thing that comes to mind is “whitewash.” John Jess described the first book ever written about Voyager by Admiral Hickling as “clearly piercing the darkness.” John Jess, Seeker of Justice goes a step further. This book is not an interpretation of history. It is history being allowed to speak for itself. In his own words, which Liberal parliamentarian Edward St John termed “the voice of Truth which can never be still or silenced” John Jess sheds even more light upon the collision between HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager in 1964, which was the greatest tragedy in Australian peacetime history. A re-examination of the first royal commission, particularly the prohibited publication pages of transcript, sheds light on the collision and the conclusion proposes a reason for the collision that has never previously been advanced. No book comes closer to solving the mystery of this tragedy that cost eighty-two lives. No book has word for word the conversations that went on behind closed doors between politicians and prime ministers and the pressures and influences that existed between the powers that be. If a film were to be made about Voyager, this book would be essential reading as nothing has been glossed over, it has real conversations, real quotes; the true story has finally been told.

About The AuthorElizabeth McCarthy was born in Melbourne in 1960. She studied visual art at Prahran College, Melbourne, graduating with a Diploma in Art and Design, in 1981. She did further studies at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, with two National Gallery scholarships, graduating in 1983 with a postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art and awarded National Gallery of Victoria School Acquisitive Prize. In 1985 Elizabeth travelled to study art galleries in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada, in particular the work of Vincent Van Gogh.From 1988 she lived and worked in far west NSW teaching art at TAFE colleges and outreach centres in Aboriginal communities. Elizabeth has been selected in three national acquisitive awards for drawing.Elizabeth was the inaugural winner of the Far West Award for Excellence in Visual Arts in 2003.and continued her studies at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, graduating as Master of Arts in 2003.Elizabeth lives in Geelong, Victoria, with her husband and her sons from her first marriage, James and Jack.After her father passed away in 2003 she decided to put her art career on hold and write the story of her father’s fight for justice.

Category Biography: general

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Sid Harta Publishers

The Role of the Parliament in the HMAS Voyager Tragedy


Elizabeth McCarthy

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March 2015 New Title Releases The Girl Who Lived

The Girl Who Lived is the true story of a teenage girl's fight to find happiness.

As the sole survivor of a boating accident that claimed the lives of her parents and brother, Susan battled to find any positive meaning to life.

Losing her sense of self‐worth, Susan turned to sex and drugs before embarking on an unexpected journey of teenage motherhood.

Unwilling to remain a victim of tragedy, Susan faced her fears and learned to accept herself and the loss of her family, resulting in new found freedom and a thirsty passion for life.

Susan invites you on her journey as she recounts her experiences as a teenager, a young mother, and as a woman.The Girl Who Lived is a compelling memoir from a brave and courageous woman who invites you to journey with her as she recounts her experiences as a teenager, a young mother, and as a woman.

Prior to writing The Girl Who Lived, Susan Berg was an Executive Assistant to the CEO of leading Australian and international companies. Susan's writing credits simply involved business presentations, memos, postcards and Facebook status updates. Whilst writing The Girl Who Lived, Susan travelled throughout South East Asia, immersing herself in diverse cultures, and engaging in adventures so incredible she has enough material to write a second book - should she wish to do so. Since returning from overseas, Susan has been working back in the corporate world, however the travel bug is beckoning and it is suspected she may pack up her home, and be back on the road again in no time at all. Until that day Susan lives in Melbourne with her son, William, and their two dogs, Rusty and Ella.

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ISBN 9781925144185

01/12/2014

Autobiography

Openbook Creative


Susan Berg

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Parks and Gardens of Melbourne Following the best-selling Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Laneways of Melbourne, this new sumptuous large format, hard cover 300 plus page coffee table book with over 1500 stunning photos is the latest in our Portraits of Victoria series.Melbourne is known for its picturesque parks and gardens and is regarded as Australia’s garden city. Victoria is known as the Garden State, and it was in Melbourne’s beginnings that Governor Charles La Trobe set aside parklands for people to enjoy the beauty of outdoor gardens. Land was reserved for the Fitzroy Gardens in 1848. Captain Cook’s Cottage and over 1,000 trees including an avenue of 250 Dutch and English Elms are located here.The historic Carlton Gardens with the Royal Exhibition Buildings are included in the World Heritage list and annually host the immensely popular Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Kings Domain, established in 1854 encompasses La Trobe’s Cottage, the Shrine of Remembrance, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and has many trees planted by early directors of the Botanic Gardens, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller and William Guilfoyle.The Queen Victoria Gardens include a floral clock displaying over 7,000 flowers and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, established in 1846 are regarded as one of the finest botanic, landscaped gardens in the world.Popular pastimes involved strolls through luxurious gardens, socialising at picnics and attending concerts in the parks. Melbourne’s passion for natural beauty has led to the creation of hundreds of parks and gardens. The Victoria State Rose Garden, Footscray Park, St Kilda Botanical Gardens, the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, the National Rhododendron Gardens and many more, are breathtaking and truly inspirational.The changing colours of each season brings new designs of beauty, enticing visitors to return. Melbourne’s parks and gardens are a place to dream, to be inspired and filled with joy.

Category Photographs: collections

Pages 304


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ISBN 9781922129680

Melbourne Books


Ulo Pukk

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Kornelia Freeman



Also by Kornelia Freeman & Ulo PukkThe Yarra Valley & Surrounds

The Yarra Valley and surrounding areas ‐ with its misty mornings, vineyards of gold, giant trees and unique attractions ‐ is a place of wonder and inspiration.

This beautifully produced book includes stunning photos and historic information about all of the points of interest in the Yarra Valley from the famous Healesville Sanctuary, the early pioneer farm Gulf Station, hot air balloon rides and the Singing Gardens of C. J. Dennis at Toolangi, to Bruno's Art & Sculpture Garden in Marysville, the picturesque Alowyn Gardens at Yarra Glen, the beautiful Blue Lotus Water Garden near Warburton, a walk back in time at the Upper Yarra Museum, and the many award‐winning wineries. Little‐known places of beauty include the giant Californian Redwoods on the Warburton River walk, Marysville's Lady Talbot Drive and Platts Falls.

With over 300 stunning photos together with insightful captions this book will be keenly sought by residents, tourists as well as nature lovers and history buffs.

This is the second book in the Portraits of Victoria series, the first being The Dandenong Ranges.

Available Now

Category Local history

Pages 174


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ISBN‐13 9781922129000

Publisher Melbourne Books


Kornelia FreemanAuthor

The Dandenong Ranges

Melbourne Books is pleased to announce the release of a new, updated and expanded edition of The Dandenong Ranges. With 32 more pages, this edition includes many new place descriptions, stunning photos and recommended walks complete with maps. This beautifully produced book showcases the beauty and splendour of both the public and private gardens of the Dandenongs as well as its unique townships, walking tracks, mountain lookouts, restaurants, tea rooms and guest houses. Also featured in the book are the animals and birds native to the area including Victoria's three emblems: the rare helmeted honeyeater, the endangered Leadbeater's Possum and the Common Heath as well as the Superb Lyrebird. With over 300 stunning photos together with insightful captions this book will be keenly sought by residents, tourists as well as nature lovers and history buffs.

Available Now


Pages 192


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ISBN‐13 9781922129598




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Laneways of Melbourne

Melbourne's unique laneways are a wonderful place of excitement and discovery and a mecca for people who love to explore, socialise, shop and eat & drink.Laneways of Melbourne is a visually stunning guide book to over 200 laneways, alleys and small streets of Melbourne's CBD. A fold‐out map on the inside cover will guide you to laneways from Ulster Lane off Spring Street to Captains Walk in the Docklands and the captions on each page will inform of each laneway's fascinating history and name origins.Laneways of Melbourne presents vibrant street art, secret locations, popular restaurants and clubs and much more.

Available Now

Category Restaurant, cafe & pub guides

Pages 256


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ISBN‐13 9781922129116




The Mornington Peninsula To Wilsons Promontory

This is the latest in the Portraits of Victoria series published by Melbourne Books after the success of the first three titles: The Dandenong Ranges, The Yarra Valley and Laneways of Melbourne.The charm of the Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast and Wilsons Promontory, with picturesque beaches and a myriad of attractions continues to attract crowds of day trippers and holiday makers.This book not only captures the magnificence of the coastline but also includes all of the townships, wineries etc and gives fascinating insights into the history of the region. It will inspire the reader to appreciate all aspects of this unique part of the world.

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Pages 240


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ISBN‐13 9781922129291






Ulo Pukk

Ulo Pukk

Also by Kornelia Freeman & Ulo Pukk


Prahran Market

The Prahran Market celebrates 150 years of fresh produce and community. Since 1864, the Market has survived significant social and technological changes, two world wars, the Great Depression, devastating fire and prospective property developers. Today it is a thriving market, nourishing the community, and is the first choice of gourmet shoppers for quality local and specialist produce.

This book tells the story of the Market, its struggles and triumphs, and the stories of those who have kept it alive for future generations to enjoy.

Available Now

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ISBN 9781922129574

Biography: historical

Melbourne Books

Celebrating 150 Years


Lesley Sharon Rosenthal

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Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger: How Pictures Shaped the Thylacine is an exciting new history of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, that draws us closer to the animals who served as models for illustrations. It takes the reader on a journey behind artists' brushstrokes and photographers' lenses into the world of science, printing processes, publishing entrepreneurs, circulating libraries and bounties and reveals how inaccurate published images were ... and how profoundly they affected attitudes toward living thylacines. Written with sensitivity and an eye for detail, Paper Tiger uncovers forgotten drawings and lost photographs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, telling a story full of mystery and revelations. It demonstrates how pictures and words have a vital influence on a species' survival. As the rate of extinctions escalates, we are also reminded that sympathetic pictures have the power to provide hope for endangered animals.

This book is a compelling story for anyone interested in history and images or concerned about the natural environment, animal extinctions or conservation issues. It also provides a visual resource for art gallery and museum curators, print collectors and zoologists.

"This book is a remarkable achievement. Freeman tells the story of the thylacine in an original and deeply affecting way. We learn about the animals ... and the ravaging impact that human ideas had upon them. Freeman writes thoughtfully, carefully, and with force, and the book is a very good read" Nigel Rothfels, University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee "This book provides a scholarly yet very readable account of a very great loss, the extinction of the Thylacine ... and has what it takes to become a classic text. Freeman's study makes a valuable and timely contribution to the question of how we are going to come to terms with our role in the burgeoning global problem of mass species extinctions" Linda Williams, Associate Professor in Art, Environment and Cultural Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne

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ISBN 9780992279172

History: specific events

Forty South Publishing

How Pictures Shaped the Thylacine


Carol Freeman

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March 2015 New Title Releases Moving Out

Kids moving out? Or you want them to? Give them this book and send them on their way! This new book covers all those practical skills you've been trying to teach your children and has every handy tip that children finishing school or leaving home need to know. Moving Out! will teach your children how to cook something better than cup noodles and cereal, how to find a place to live in and how to clean it, how to care for their clothes, look after their health, manage their finances and look after their car. A quick read will teach them how to sew on a button, look after a drunk friend, prepare a CV, cook a perfect steak and know if they really need to see a doctor. It is designed as the perfect gift for 18‐25 year olds who are heading off to college or moving out into their own place. Finally.

About the AuthorAnni Grimwade started professional life as a physiotherapist in Melbourne before becoming a management and productivity consultant in Sydney. After completing her MBA at Stern Business School N.Y.U. and moving to Hong Kong, she worked as the general manager of a recruitment company and subsequently as a university lecturer and programme leader before the handover of the colony to Chinese rule in 1997. During a 5‐year stay in Jakarta she undertook freelance editing work, and then returned to Melbourne with a growing family where she was able to resume a range of management consulting assignments. She has an Applied Science degree in Physiotherapy and an MBA in International Business. Throughout these different careers, she has baked furiously, qualified as a wedding cake decorator, opened a holiday sewing school for teenagers, become the spreadsheet queen of budgeting for family and friends, and cleaned her house begrudgingly. She is quite good at French, not too bad at Indonesian and tries her hand at speaking ‘Teenager’ as well. Anni lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband Tim and three teenage children, none of whom listen to her. She will give them each a copy of this book.

Category Family & relationships

Pages 239


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ISBN 9780992592806

Rampallion Press

Practical stuff you need to know when you move out of home


Anni Grimwade

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March 2015 New Title Releases 101 Top 10 Tips in Real Estate

101 of Dymphna’s Top Ten Tips in real estate and success in creating and maintaining positive cash flow.

Here is a small snapshot of what you will discover in this great resource and guide for real estate investors...

Top Ten Tips for protecting your assets.Top Ten Tips for diversifying your portfolio. Top Ten Tips on creating passive income. Top Ten Tips on creating growth and equity. Top Ten Tips for getting joint ventures. Top Ten Tips for selling your property fast. Top Ten Tips for vendor finance deals. Top Ten Tips for a successful renovation. Plus much much more…

Category Property & real estate

Pages 300


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$ARP $26.95

ISBN‐13 9781921225062

Publisher Knowledge Source


Dymphna BoholtAuthor

Asset Protection Secrets of a Real Estate Millionaire

A ‘must read’ for anyone who either has, or is, building a million dollar real estate portfolio and wants to make sure that they never lose it.

There is an old saying... "It’s easy to create a million dollars but keeping it, is the hard part."

Australia is now the second most litigious country in the world, beaten only by the United States of America. Imagine building a million dollar real estate portfolio over the next 10 to 20 years only to lose it all, to a frivolous lawsuit or unfortunate silly accident.

With this new book, from real estate and asset protection expert, Dymphna Boholt, you will discover how to protect your wealth empire, not only for you, but for generations to come.


Pages 300


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ISBN‐13 9781921225055






March 2015 New Title Releases Tax Secrets of a Real Estate Millionaire

17 BIG lessons on how to maximise your income potential through real estate investing without having to spend any more money ‐ a ‘must read’ for all serious real estate investors.

Simple and powerful strategies to bulletproof your real estate assets, your family and yourself from frivolous lawsuits and money hungry predators

This is a must read for all serious property investors if they want to maximise their CASH FLOW and minimise their tax.

For so many property investors their knowledge and implementation of effective tax minimisation is often an afterthought or left to their accountants. This is a sure recipe for disaster waiting to happen. Property investors are literally leaving thousands of legitimate unclaimed dollars on the table and it doesn't have to be that way. With Dymphna Boholt’s new book, Tax Secrets of a Real Estate Millionaire, you will potentially be able to legally increase your cash flow and achieve higher returns from your portfolio without having to spend another cent.

Here is a snapshot of some Dymphna’s profit maximising ideas:


Pages 300


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ISBN‐13 9781921225048




Confessions of a Real Estate Millionaire

This is an amazing journey and a rollercoaster ride of real emotions. Real estate millionaires are not all created equal. If making money in real estate was all about strategy and tactics, surely there would be a lot more of them around? Dymphna Boholt not only delivers you the appropriate skills required to achieve real estate wealth and success, she goes deep into the mind, the heart and emotion that all millionaires go through.

You don't become a real estate millionaire overnight, however, the decision to do so can be made in a heartbeat. Dymphna Boholt shows you the path that she took and how her path has motivated others to follow a similar journey to the ultimate dream and freedom of living off passive income created through real estate.

Packed with useful tips, techniques and advice, 'Confessions of a Real Estate Millionaire' is a must read for anyone who wants to claim back their birthright and live a life on their own terms. Not only will you discover a system for wealth, you will also discover how to break through your current barriers and obstacles.


Pages 296


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ISBN‐13 9781921225031






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March 2015 New Title Releases The Neighbour from Hell FIRM SALE

Imperialism has long been the subject of sharp debates. Now Tom O'Lincoln offers an original study of Australia's ruthless participation in the imperialist system. Left analysts have often accused Australia's rulers of being "lapdogs" for the great powers, notably the USA and Britian. O'Lincoln's analysis of Australia's "boutique imperialism" gives us a very different portrayl: of a ruling class out to extract maximum benefits for itself from calculated interventions into the conflicts wracking global capitalism.This book is another of Tom O'Lincoln's distinctive contributions to Marxist history, following publication in 2011 of the book Australia's Pacific War.Tom O'Lincoln has been active on the left since 1967, in Germany, the US and Australia. He is the author of Into the Mainstream: The Decline of Australian Communism, Years of Rage: Social Conflicts in the Fraser Era and United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia. Tom is a member of the Socialist Alternative.

Category Biography: general

Pages 90


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ISBN 9780646919874

Interventions Publishers

Two Centuries of Australian Imperialism


Tom O'Lincoln

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March 2015 New Title Releases Survival FIRM SALE

'A compelling read, this is the story of one family's journey through wars, tragedies and triumphs. A story of love, family, unity and resilience. Another great story from Australian author G. S. Willmott. Very difficult to put this one down.' ‐ Christine

'Historical thriller of how one family beat the odds to survive WWI and WWII... The ending leaves the reader astonished.' ‐ David

'A masterful book written in the most powerful way, about two families and their struggle with business, two world wars and the loss of the family and friends held dearest to them.

From the very first page you are held in suspense, through the absorbingly vivid descriptions of the most horrific and colourful situations, that were the period during and between the two great wars.

The spellbinding finale leaves the reader wanting answers to the vexed questions of life, and its true meaning.' ‐ Ian

Category Historical fiction

Pages 262


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ISBN 9781925280050

Garry Willmott

An American Family's Odyssey Through Two World Wars


G S Willmott

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March 2015 New Title Releases A Fine MourningA Generation Sacrificed to Chauvinism

War! A splendid game. Wailing bugles, clashing swords, thrusting steeds, the gritty flavour of saltpetre . . . Alas, no more! Not since captured by science and industry, and railway timetables. This time, legions are butchered on a scale unimagined, the survivors scourged and scarred forever. A generation sacrificed to chauvinism. Many welcomed it. At first. In sitting rooms and salons, from London to Constantinople, hatred and hubris flourished. A necessary cleansing, it was said - a brief, violent storm to settle too many overheated seasons of dynastic feuding and political chicanery.Arrogance, bigotry, sanctimony . . . Theatre! The world its stage. The characters: a folly of creaking monarchies and musty aristocracies.

Synopsis Joe West is an educated man, a reluctant leader who enjoyed anonymity until he performed a courageous act at Gallipoli. Since arriving in France he has had to come to terms with his fear and hatred of the War, but also a vague, terrible frisson he experiences during battle. Harry is a big man, a loner, and from an impoverished background. He is consumed by guilt arising from the accidental killing of his disabled brother shortly before enlistment. Stan, by contrast, was raised in affluence. At 19 he is the youngest of the three Australians. His innocence is particularly tested in an environment no man should have to experience. Joe falls in love with a nurse who works in an English Asylum. They meet during a brief leave when Joe and Harry visit a shell shocked comrade. The parallels between the world of the Asylum and the world at war are all too apparent. When the two men return to France and re-unite with Stan they find themselves struggling through the harshest winter in fifty years. But with Spring comes a tougher test. An overly ambitious General is planning a ‘demonstration’ against Germany’s vaunted Hindenburg Line . . .

About the Author“A Fine Mourning” is Rob Westcott’s second book, but first novel. “Lives Unrealised – Clienthood and the Disability Industry” was published in 2003 towards the end of a thirty year career working with and for people with intellectual disabilities. Whilst always possessed of a strong social conscience and a belief that all people should be valued, Rob has always been fascinated by the phenomenon of armed conflict and its impact on participants. He has a particular interest in the First World War having had seven family members serve with the AIF of whom one did not return. In fact, Rob can lay claim to an impressive military ancestry beginning with Captain Westcott who was killed at the Battle of the Nile whilst serving under Horatio Nelson. More recently are featured Major James McCallum, who commanded the Commissariat of the pre-Federation Victorian armed forces, and his son who was a soldier of the Boer War and had the distinction of serving twice. Rob’s father and an uncle served in Borneo and New Guinea respectively during the Second World War, and another uncle is a Korean War veteran. Rob is somewhat embarrassed to confess his personal experience of the military was limited to instructing his schoolmates in parade ground drill as a Corporal in the Air Training Corps! Rob Westcott lives in Canberra


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ISBN 9781922238207

Horizon Publishing Group


Rob Westcott

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March 2015 New Title Releases From Gallipoli to Coopers Creek

This is the story of one soldier of the so called Great War. He sailed from Australia at the end of 1914, a proud, even bombastic youth with the certainty that he would do his bit to save Mother England and by doing so, set the world on the right path. He was totally ignorant of the real causes of this war and the place that the different countries played in it. When he landed at Gallipoli though and found the air permeated with the stench of the hundreds of rotting bodies still lying where they had fallen a month earlier, he was confronted by the reality and horror of war. He records his first shot in his diary – it was far from the first time he had fired a gun, but it was the first time he had deliberately fired a shot with the intent of killing another human being. The evacuation of Gallipoli, then the inept defeat at Gaza and the realisation that he had to become a completely different person to be able to obey the orders he was given weighed heavily on his soul. Gandhi once said that ‘Man finds himself by losing himself’, and this is the story of how Lieutenant Bruce Campbell struggled to find himself and the difficulties he had in fitting back into a society where the civilians were still thinking in terms of their pre-war society. Returning home brought no joy either. Even things that he expected to be familiar now seemed strange and no one at home had any idea of what the war was really like. To make matters worse, he was dumped by his fiancé. This biographical novel is about his struggles to overcome all these adversities. He finally falls in love with a woman who has also been adversely affected by the war and has her own obstacles to overcome. Between them, they carve out a happy and meaningful life on the block of land Bruce has been granted under the Soldier Settlement Scheme. It is a heartwarming story about the legacy of the war and the healing power of love.

About the AuthorCatherine (Cate) Davis completed three degrees in education and was a Senior High School music teacher for most of her life. During her teaching life, she co-founded the Border Music Camp which is held annually at Albury and is now approaching its 41st anniversary. Unfortunately, because of the onset of tinnitus, she had to give up Music. Needing some outlet for her creativity, she turned to writing, and this is her third book with the first two works were a children story and a biography. Her father’s diaries from the First World War came to light when the family home was being cleared out following the death of the last of his siblings. Although his entries were very terse, after reading them many times she felt that there was a story here that should be

told.


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Cate Davis

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March 2015 New Title Releases Magical Travels

International Author, Tour Guide and Feng Shui Master Teacher, Sharon Breslin takes you on a truly magical journey as she shares her tale of adventures through mystical ancient lands.From the moment she stepped foot on Egyptian soil the mysteries began to unfold. There were chance meetings with strangers who passed on life changing messages, a moment high up in the mountains of Tibet where her third eye fully opened and so much more. Sharon’s intrepid journeys have fed her gypsy soul unlocking her spiritual self in ways she could never have imagined. This book without a doubt will have you planning your next trip down the road less travelled.You’ll Discover:• The reason you might feel unusually at home in a foreign land. Could you be reconnecting to a past life?• How to access age‐old secrets and wisdom while sharing time with elders in ceremony on their sacred lands.• Why travelling on a spiritual pilgrimage is so powerful and beats a package holiday any day.• The importance of your dreams and how the spirit world communicates information to you during this time.• Tips and secrets on how to unlock and fast track your own spiritual wisdom.• How cellular memory is triggered and healing can be experienced at a very deep level.

Category Travel writing

Pages 240


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ISBN 9781922118394

Global Publishing Group


Sharon Breslin

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March 2015 New Title Releases Tambora

In the best tradition of Paul Theroux and J. Maarten Troost, comes Derek Pugh's torrid tale of Sumbawa, and his ascent of the iconic volcano Mt. Tambora, whose 1815 eruption did indeed change the world.

Pugh's account of the eruption and its aftermath is masterfully done ‐ clearly the product of much dogged research through archives, scientific journals, as well as conversations with Indonesians lasting long into the steamy night.

Himself a long‐time resident of the neighboring Indonesian island of Lombok, Pugh is a well‐qualified tourist who also brings a wry and rollicking insider's account of local and ex‐pat life along the volcanic chain of islands.

The reader meets a wonderfully diverse cast of characters, from pre‐schooler jockeys, to an ancient princess alone in her decaying Sultan's palace, to brainless Western surfer dudes and their chicks who have no clue about the history of the slacker's paradise they've stumbled upon.

Pugh does a sterling job of filling that gap in Asian travel writing, as the many‐layered dimensions of Sumbawan culture ‐ their strict Islamism, great friendliness, and intermittent traumas, with the colossal Tambora looming across every page ‐ unfold to the reader like layers of volcanic earth from a hidden Pompeii.

Gillen D'Arcy Wood, author of Tambora: The Eruption that Changed the World (Princeton University Press, 2014)

Category Travel writing

Pages 216


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ISBN 9780992355845

Derek Pugh

Travels to Sumbawa and the mountain that changed the world


Derek Pugh

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March 2015 New Title Releases Rock Her WorldThe Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Perfect Engagement Ring

The task of choosing the perfect ring can be a nerve‐wracking experience. Who do I trust? What if I get it wrong? Will it cost me a fortune to make her happy? What if she hates it?But it doesn’t need to be that way. There is a way that you can find out exactly what she wants, and make it so amazing that it will be the envy of all, and something that she will love forever. Rock Her World is the definitive guide to everything you ever needed to know about selecting the right ring. Have all your questions answered in an easy‐to‐understand and relatable way without the complicated industry speak. It’s about finding the right jeweller, custom designing an engagement ring with wow factor, and nailing the proposal.Rock Her World examines in detail: • what is going to look best on your partner’s hand• engagement ring design tips that will rock her world• why buying a diamond on the internet is a mug’s game• how much you should spend on the Rock• how to master the 4C’s – cut, colour, clarity and carat• the 7 steps to the ultimate proposal.

About the authorKarl Schwantes is the dream ring designer at Xennox Diamonds, which is a 37-year-old, second-generation family business that specialises in making women happy with beautiful diamonds and engagement rings. For over 21 years Karl has worked as a jeweller, professional jewellery designer and diamond grader, and has personally helped more than 5200 couples on their journey to find their perfect engagement ring. In 2014 he won the Queensland Jeweller of the year award at the Wedding and Events of Australia Excellence awards. His clients include members of the Queensland Reds Rugby team and Brisbane Heat cricket team.

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ISBN 9780994218704

Michael Hanrahan Publishing


Karl Schwantes

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Jewellery

March 2015 New Title Releases Run Your Business on Autopilot

Do you run your own business and work too many hours and would prefer to build an asset that works for you? International Author and Business Expert, Greg Roworth will show you how you can leverage your strengths to break through the barriers to create an extraordinary business that is sustainable, scalable, and saleable, while it provides you with the freedom and prosperity you always wanted.

YOU’LL LEARN:‐The typical mistakes that limit business success and how to avoid them‐How to leverage your time, knowledge and skills to the max‐How to build a business that doesn’t depend on you‐7 key leverage points to create an extraordinary business‐The 1 critical marketing strategy you need to leverage and expand your sales and profits‐How to make your business run better without you‐The ultimate business growth system that frees you to run your business on autopilot

Category Business & management

Pages 167


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ISBN 9781922118141

Global Publishing Group


Greg Roworth

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March 2015 New Title Releases World Religions

Human history is dominated by tales of various religions developed by man. This book briefly discusses many of mankind’s various religions, ranging from primitive animism and naturism, to polytheism, and ultimately monotheism. Earlier chapters on religion are grouped into world areas because of the way religions such as Buddhism developed and then spread.Later chapters discuss newer religions or sects, as well as alternative credos of quasi‐religious, philosophical, scientific, or political nature.Key features of the book include:

Man’s physical evolution briefly discussed.

Religious evolution: from animism to theism.

Historical & current religions of the world.Alternative ‘credos’ are discussed:Quasi‐religions movements.

Philosophical beliefs.Scientific beliefs.Political beliefs.How religions are created & spread.

Key issues:

Proliferation of new religions & sects.Religious persecution & conflict.Religious corruption & terrorism.

Category Religion & beliefs

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ISBN 9781922238139


The History, Psychology, Issues & Truth


G.A. Mohr

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Edwin Fear



March 2015 New Title Releases Women in IslamAnd the rights of women in Islamic law

One of the most controversial issues of our time is the rights of women in the world in general and in Islam and Islamic law in particular. The issue, for example, of wearing the Burka (the Hijab) by Muslim women in public places, schools, and in courts has made it recently to the front covers of most newspapers and magazines. Some countries have already banned the Burka in public places; others are reluctant for fear of limiting freedom and multiculturalism. But, what happens to a western woman who goes to a Muslim country, such as Saudi Arabia, where Islamic law (the Sharia) is applied? Is she allowed to wear a mini-skirt or a dress of her liking in public places? Or, is she able to wear a bikini on the beach?

Almost all Muslim scholars and writers, including women, have defended the position of women in Islam. While they draw their arguments on a very limited number of verses (Surah) in the Qur’an and Hadith, however, they take them out of their context in trying to prove that women under Islam are free and their human rights are protected.

This book shows how Islam has always considered women as inferior to men in every aspect: physically, intellectually, morally, and religiously. Their demise and denial of their basic rights are God sanctioned laws that every Muslim follows, not just ‘fundamentalists’. Indeed, the Qur’an remains for all Muslims, the uncreated word of God Himself. It is valid for all times and places; its ideas are absolutely true and beyond all criticism. To question it is to question the very word of God, and hence blasphemous. A Muslim’s duty is to believe it and obey its divine commands ... blindly.

This non-fiction book reveals the shocking truth about the real position of women in the Qur’an, the Hadith, in Islamic law (the Sharia) and how Islam is deeply anti-women. It reports the shocking truth of how women are denied their basic human rights in the Islamic law and … in real life


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March 2015 New Title Releases This is How You Get Better

"Guilt is an emotion for which I have no time. It's exhausting, stops you from having any fun, and is the equivalent of one of those T‐shirts that says 'I went to [insert adventure] and all I got was this lousy T‐shirt'." In recovery mode after a messy divorce from a non‐Muslim man, Lara Abdel‐Aziz is estranged from her family and out of touch with her best friend Samira. Making ends meet by working in a fast food shop in Sydney, she also sings at a local bar, enjoying the anonymity of a favourite past‐time. Local guitar player Leo is good company, but her only other interactions are with her mostly‐absent flatmate Icky, and new age store owner Angela, who wants Lara to work for her and get in touch with her higher self.

Lara is comfortably on autopilot until a near‐assault at work forces her into counselling and she must start to unpack the events of her life and make peace with the past.

Meanwhile, an unexpected encounter with Hakeem, the strict religious friend once in love with Samira, leads to an unlikely connection. As an attraction develops between them, they both begin to repair their broken lives.

This is How You Get Better is the sequel to Courting Samira.

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ISBN 9780992422721

Modern & contemporary fiction

Amal Awad


Amal Awad

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Courting Samira

Category Modern & contempory fiction

Pages 360


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ISBN‐13 9780646573687

Amal Awad


Amal Awad

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The Incidental Muslim

Category Memoirs

Pages 212


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ISBN‐13 9780992422707

Amal Awad


Amal Awad

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Also By Amal Awad

The Hellenistic Mysteries & Christianity - FIRM SALE

To read The Hellenistic Mysteries & Christianity is a profound experience, it bridges the gap between ancient initiatory Mysteries and a deeper view of Christianity. It provides evidence that the Gospel writers themselves viewed the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ, events which occurred over three‐days, as a parallel to the three‐day initiation process of the Mysteries, but a process through which a cosmic Christ‐force became linked to the human soul and the Earth's soul.

* An overview of the Hellenistic Mysteries and their leading teachers* The Prologue to the Odyssey: a new translation shows its long‐hidden secret at last* The deeper meaning of Homer's "Cave of the Nymphs"* A translation of Porphyry's 'Hymn to Apollo' which reveals its esoteric depth* The sign of Jonah and the bard Taliesin: what this legend really means* The "Mystery" of Golgotha & the sun god* The Harrowing of Hades & the Odes of Solomon* Resolving the problem of 'the Cry from the Cross': was Jesus forsaken or glorified?* A Christian Mystery: the sun god & a new translation of passages from Origenes


Pages 162


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ISBN‐13 9780994160201

Publisher Threshold Publishing


Adrian AndersonAuthor

Stonehenge - FIRM SALE

Stonehenge revealed!

Drawing on extensive research Damien Pryor lets you in on Stonehenge's surprising secrets:* How mysterious shadow‐fields were created by Megalithic Druidic priests at Stonehenge, Cornwall and Carnac* The reason for the shape of Stonehenge* The key celestial alignments Stonehenge was designed to observe* Why the ancient priesthood wanted to observe these alignments* Its cultural‐religious context in the Salisbury Plains* The context of other sacred sites in the British Isles* The implications of a Mycenaean ritual gold dagger being found near Stonehenge* The ancient Greek writers refer to Stonehenge* The lunar node and the moon's 18.6 year "standstills" as key features of Stonehenge's construction* Unique graphics reveal precisely what this site was designed to observe.

Category History: specific events & topics

Pages 120


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ISBN‐13 9780958134187

Publisher Threshold Publishing


Damien PryorAuthor




Discover the astonishing purpose and influence of the greatest Celtic site in Europe in the only book written about this site in the English language!

* Why was the Externsteine the most sacred site of the primal European Celts, from about 2,500 BC?* Why do mystical texts of the Icelandic Edda refer to this site?* How did the high priestess of the Teutonic tribes cause the most catastrophic military defeat the Romans ever suffered?* Why did Charlemagne attack it, in his war against the Teutonic tribes?

Discover:* Strange chambers designed for the solstice and lunar node observation* Carvings of hidden faces and mythological beings* A sarcophagus used for the mystical 3‐day sleep* The most culturally significant pre‐medieval Christianartwork in all of Europe* An ancient Celtic carving about a mystical initiationprocess.

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ISBN‐13 9780958134170

Threshold Publishing

The ExternsteineUnderstanding its Cultural and Historical Significance FIRM SALE


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This guide to the famous rock churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia is the only book that explores the deeper mystical purpose implied in its artworks and cultural context.

*Tour these extraordinary underground sanctuaries, andsee how to read their architecture* Learn of rare reports about Lalibela from travelers inearlier centuries* Read actual texts from the Life of King Lalibela, describing how his 3‐day mystical sleep inspired him to build these ten buildings

Discover:* Ancient Egyptian sun‐god beliefs embedded in Lalibela'scosmic view of Christianity* The Church of the Virgin Mary is actually a sanctuary dedicated to a new form of the Egyptian goddess Isis* A carving of Three Beasts, opponents of spirituality,echoing Dante's Divine Comedy and the Egyptian Book of the Dead* Apocalyptic carvings kept secret in the crypt, accordingto travelers' reports* Christ as a sun god, and carvings of the solar Akeru deity

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The Lalibela HandbookFIRM SALE


Damien PryorAuthor

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'The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx' provides a reliable and insightful guide to the meaning and origin of the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and associated monuments on the Giza Plateau.

Cutting through speculation and conservative attidudes, this guide offers authoritative conclusions about the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and other Old Kingdom monuments of Egypt.

A new generation of Egyptologists have established these monuments were used for initiatory religions, similar to the Greek Mysteries.

Discover:* A new interpretation of the mystical themes embodiedin the architecture and features of the Great Pyramid, the underground Chamber of Osiris, the Sphinx and the valley temples.* Why the pyramid shape was chosen, why the Sphinx hasa lion shape, and how the different purposes to these monuments form an integrated sacred site.* What feelings and values inspired the ancient Egyptians

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ISBN‐13 9780958134149


The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx The Essential Handbook to the Monuments of Giza - FIRM SALE


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March 2015 New Title Releases Heretics

Heretics is a novel of forbidden love, set against the backdrop of the Hundred Years' War and the Inquisition. It follows the point of view of Tom, an English orphan boy and atheist who fights the French as a bowman. Wounded in battle, he flees to the town of Auch where he disguises himself as a Frenchman. In a tavern, he meets Claire, the daughter of a former priest, who is to be married to the knight Guillaume, and who has snuck out of her house dressed in her father's clothes to escape her plight.

When Claire's father and sister fall under the suspicion of the inquisitors, Claire's marriage is hastened to keep the good family name. Tom and Claire form a closer bond and sneak away to be with each other. However, the romance is stopped short when Guillaume discovers Tom's identity and captures him, while the inquisitors imprison the witches Gyverny and Imelda, who have been vying for Claire and her sister Eve to join their cult, and Gyverny pines for Tom's affections.

Author standing within a subject community: The subject of women treatment in Islam and their position in Islamic law has never been properly investigated or written about by a non-Muslim scholar. Most writings were written by Muslim scholars with a biased view aiming at either justifying the position of women in Islam or denying that Islam and Islamic laws are anti-women.

About the AuthorBorn in Sydney in 1986, Ryaed Owens grew up on the Sunshine Coast, developing a love for reading and writing at an early age. He is a writer mainly of historical fiction, combining his keen interest in medieval and ancient history with his love of fantasy literature. He currently resides in Mackay, Queensland, where he teaches English and Music. Ryaed is currently completing a PhD.


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March 2015 New Title Releases A Man Made Entirely of Bats

‘A Man Made Entirely of Bats’ is a collection of short stories and flash fiction by one of Australia’s newest voices. Comedic and absurd, these stories are an entertaining exploration of the concept of super heroes and of the super strange in our world. ‘Featuring a colourful assortment of superheroes, mutants, zombies, bank robbers and boy bands – these stories are wonderfully bizarre, original and hilarious. A new and original voice, Patrick Lenton's short stories bring qualities rare in Australian fiction; inventiveness, humour, and a fine sense of the absurd.’ RYAN O’NEILL

‘I love Patrick’s stories because he seems to think a bit differently to everybody else. Do not read this on the bus if you have a primal fear of laughing loudly in front of strangers.’ ZOE NORTON LODGE (Story Club, ABC TV's The Checkout & The Media Circus)

Patrick Lenton is a playwright, fiction writer and blogger at The Spontaneity Review. He was a Finalist in the 2013 SOYA Awards. He writes The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge for Going Down Swinging. His stories have appeared in Best Australian Stories, Seizure and Lifted Brow. He tweets @patricklenton.

Category Short stories

Pages 130


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ISBN 9781925052114

Spineless Wonders


Patrick Lenton

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March 2015 New Title Releases Now You Shall Know

‘You can never get away from where you come from. This is poetry that confronts those difficult connections, gutsy work with a deep understanding of people. Tough, staring down the truth. Loving, too, but never sentimental.’—Anna Fern

‘From tender observations of children to the tortuous witnessing of a mother’s dying, Jennifer Compton’s poems zing and sting with the joys and complexities of real living. Her ‘dazzling intimacies’ and sharp, but generous watchfulness of all the world lead to swooping narratives that are poignant, funny, sensitive and fiercely intelligent. Now You Shall Know is a wondrously wide‐ranging, disarming and haunting collection.’—Jean Kent

‘This is generous, mercurial poetry with linguistic and dramatic verve and telling silences. In Now You Shall Know Jennifer Compton claims her space con brio: I think of a rider or ballet dancer and also of a long‐distance traveller since these poems cover so much ground. I warmed to the intimate, ironic assurance, to the trust placed in the reader and to the almost palpable presence of this witty, provocative, perceptive raconteuse prepared to tell me, in confidence, everything. There are such sparkling images in this book, and such acknowledged darkness too, a truthfulness and brusque compassion ‘as human as anything is’.’—Jan Owen

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Category Poetry

Pages 86


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ISBN 9780734050366

Five Islands Press


Jennifer Compton

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March 2015 New Title Releases Radiance

Radiance is a book firmly grounded in the reality of contemporary life, yet lit by empathy and humour. Kissane ranges from the self‐immolation of a Buddhist monk to a sailing trip on Sydney harbour with Percy Shelley to the celebration of an enduring relationship with The Moon.Lyrical, moving and surprising, these poems are warm and shining creations.

"This is daring and imaginative poetry. The poems in Radiance are clever, funny, tender and knowledgeable with an uncluttered clarity of thought and feeling that is very appealing. They are unafraid to go where they need to go. The last long sequence is a delight."‐Brook Emery

"It's rare for such empathy to coexist with supple poetics of this calibre. Mark Doty says a great poem requires the poet to build, with the raw material of experience, a vessel strong enough to contain its emotion. Kissane is such an artisan: the poems in Radiance are beautiful, watertight vessels that are full to the brim. Drink deeply."‐Judy Johnson

"Kissane's work is magnetic and uplifting. It is a poetry charged with great breadth of emotion and diversity of image. There is tremendous variety to his narratives and poem after poem is crafted to excellence. He is a delight to read and to listen to, and gave a riveting performance at Ó Bhéal, Cork."‐Paul Casey

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Puncher & Wattmann


Andy Kissane

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2015 Victorian Premiers Literary Award Shortlist - for Poetry

March 2015 New Title Releases The Fourth ReichHistory Born Again

The stilted footage of Holocaust survivors marching through the gates of Auschwitz projects behind Benjamin Hoefer at the book launch of his father, Eli's biography. Asit comes to the end and closes in on Eli Hoefer's gaunt face, four red words are scratched across the last frame—Nazi, Jew hater, fake!FBI Special Agent Mitchell Parker is frustrated to be called in on what he believes is a police matter, but digging soon reveals a threat that has far‐reaching implications.Parker and his team—Nick Everett, Ellen Beetson and Adam Forster—find themselves in the middle of a neo‐Nazi plot that spans two continents and threatens to bring one ofthe worst atrocities of history back to life.Mitchell Parker is back!

Category Thriller / suspense

Pages 332


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ISBN 9780994182234

Atlas Productions


Helen Goltz

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Mastermind


Pages 434


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ISBN‐13 9780980753202

Atlas Productions


Helen Goltz

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Graveyard of the Atlantic


Pages 338


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ISBN‐13 9780987160591

Atlas Productions


Helen Goltz

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Also By Helen GoltzMitchell Parker Series

Savage Skies

Sadistic Hamish McMurtrie ‘Hacka’ Blanchard hatches a brutal but brilliant plan, the cold‐hearted brutality of which shocks even the hardest‐nosed policemen. With the aid of three former cellmates, he contrives to kidnap two federal politicians and demand a $5 million ransom from the government. Nothing could go wrong.

But Senior Sergeant Ken McLoughlin and his partner Tony Delarosa have other plans. In a dangerous race against time, they sweep through the sun‐drenched Great Barrier Reef, the Kimberleys, the slums of Poland, and the cattle stations of the outback in an almost impossible task to stop Blanchard’s trail of unimaginable violence.

Graham Guy, author of Eleven Days and Only Eagles Fly, brings you another riveting, fast‐paced thriller.


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ISBN‐13 9780994248336

Publisher DoctorZed Publishing


Graham GuyAuthor

Only Eagles Fly

From the author of Eleven Days comes a story of lust, love, greed and raw power.

The Players: Franco, Luigi and Enrico Mogliotti, small‐time crims ready for the big time. Gina, the fiery Sicilian business woman, drawn to the seedy underbelly of town. Georgette McKinley, the young, gorgeous and highly-talented TV reporter. Driven with ambition, she learns quickly the cost of getting to the top –and the enormous cost of staying there. Bill Murphy, former journalist, now internationally famous author, craves anonymity –until he meets Georgette.The Weasel, rejected loner, seething with blind hatred, is Public Enemy Number One, a vicious and clever-minded killer. Senior Sergeant Ken McLoughlin, the hero cop of Eleven Days, in the toughest and most gut-wrenching assignment of his career, must track down The Weasel and stop him before he kills again.


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ISBN‐13 9780994208422



Graham GuyAuthor




Before Nightfall"If they move you, they will kill you." Kate Foster is quick to forget the advice from a pre‐deployment hostage survival course once she's catapulted into a new job in Eastern Europe, despite the good‐looking instructor. But a simple day's task in Istanbul six months later goes horribly wrong. Trapped and alone, her only hope of survival is the man who trained her ‐ ex‐FBI Hostage Rescue Specialist, Finn Scott. For Finn, it's his worst nightmare. Kate was the one person he almost let into his heart. Haunted by memories of a failed hostage rescue, he is thrust into a situation beyond his control. Now, against a sinister adversary whose ambitions will split apart Eastern Europe, Finn must overcome his demons to prevent an international catastrophe. And avoid losing Kate forever.

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ISBN‐13 9780992268527

Rachel Amphlett


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White GoldWhen Sarah Edgewater's ex‐husband is murdered by a radical organisation hell‐bent on protecting their assets, she turns to Dan Taylor ‐ geologist, ex‐soldier, and lost cause. Together, they must unravel the research notes which Sarah's ex‐husband left behind to locate an explosive device which is circumnavigating the globe towards the London 2012 Olympics ‐ and time is running out. In a fast‐paced ecological thriller which spans the globe, from London to Brisbane and back via the Arctic Circle, Dan and Sarah aren't just chasing the truth ‐ they're chasing a bomb which, if detonated, will change the future of alternative energy research and the centre of England's capital forever.


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Rachel Amphlett



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Under FireAn explosion rocks a Qatari natural gas facility... a luxury cruise liner capsizes in the Mediterranean... and someone has stolen a submarine... Are the events connected? Dan Taylor doesn't believe in coincidences ‐ all he has to do is convince his superiors they are next in the terrorists' line of fire. As Britain enters its worst winter on record, Dan must elude capture to ensure the country's energy resources are protected. At all costs. In an action‐packed adventure, from the Middle East through the Mediterranean to London, Dan and his team are on a quest which will test every choice he makes. Assisted by the exotic Antonia Almasi, Dan realises he faces an adversary far greater than he ever imagined. And not everyone will survive.


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ISBN‐13 9780992268503

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March 2015 New Title Releases The Red Chilli

Bowden: A small town in rural Queensland – divided by two powerhouse drug lords. Known only as The Red Chilli and Carmen, these two charming drug pushers have their markings imprinted all throughout the small community where cocaine is their currency. Here we introduce our hero. A young high school student named Jack whose curiosity gets the better of him as he becomes entangled with The Red Chilli and Carmen’s twisted agenda. So what will become of Jack as he struggles to climb up from the underground drug scene of Bowden? Will he find his solace and his escape? Or will cocaine and the seduction of a town of druggies bring him into the shackles of a corrupt town where the lawmen are lawless, and The Red Chilli reigns King..

About the AuthorMichael Batchelor is a twenty-three years old graduate with a Bachelor of Communication from Griffith University on the Gold Coast. His majors were Writing and Journalism. He did an internship for a website called ‘Our World Today’, writing film reviews for the last six months of his University degree. Since his graduation in 2011, he has been writing novels and trying to break into the publishing market.

Michael’s ambition and passion has always been writing. He has been writing creatively since he was nine-years-old with mostly short stories. But since I was a teenager he has been focussing more on novels and novellas, with a particular interest in fiction and satire. I’m an avid reader, who mostly enjoys the classics, such as George Orwell, Mark Twain, Hunter S. Thompson, etc.

“The Red Chilli” is his third complete novel, and the first to be published. He wrote this book with inspiration to people he went to school with. The culture, language and attitude of his peers in his adolescent years are the inspiration and motive behind The Red Chilli. Queensland has a very unique culture that’s a relevant backbone of Australiana and as Michael says: “I’d like to believe I’ve shed some light into a satirical version of it.”

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Michael Batchelor

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Life Light

“…One of the hottest new talents to come out of Australia…” ‐ �Robert J Sawyer , author of Flash ForwardFrom award winning science fiction author, Robert N Stephenson, Life Light takes youinto a world where control is everything and Digi Corp is all you need.One man, Mikolev, discovers things may not be as reported.What happens to those who vanish from the system after using the worldwide digital transportation system, and why does he have such a passion for personal transport?Ever since the ban of all transport, other than those owned and operated by Digi Corp, society has started to decline. Mikolev thinks he has stumbled onto a secret, but has he just opened Pandora’s box and put his very existence at risk?

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ISBN‐13 9780992558055

Publisher Satalyte Publishing


Robert N. StephensonAuthor

Anaimon

The reign of the Gods of Anaimon is sundered abruptly, when Propagator is, ruler of Anaimon’s divine pantheon, casts himself into the twin suns of the world, obliterating him from existence and triggering a cataclysm that tears apart the Gods’ star‐lit ethereal home. Their divine forms broken and ruined during the sudden, violent descent, the Gods fall and smash into the great cities of Cpharan and Cphesus, killing thousands, almost destroying with them their most beloved priestess, Burning Flower.Amidst the desolation and chaos, the Gods utter a final pulse of communication, telling Burning Flower with their dying breath that Anaimon is but one world, and that other cycles of Anaimon exist beyond even the Gods’ reckoning. If Burning Flower can find the three sigils that lead the way through these worlds to ‘Horizon’, she may be able to restore Anaimon and the Gods, and undo the great calamity that has occurred. Burning Flower is not alone in her search for the sigils, as a bestial enemy breaks free of their borders and begin to march across Anaimon; ravenous nightmares and misshapen hordes come to destroy all that Burning Flower and the Orders have fought for. Amidst such turmoil, the human enemies of the Order find new resolve; the nomadic, scattered tribes of the Iera who have been persecuted for their animistic beliefs and customs; the Aletheians, apostate criminals, smugglers, and exiles who value free will and their ‘ultimate truth’ above all else; and the Syndicals, rebellious heretics who have devolved into a broken people concerned only with survival in the bleak, barren emptiness of the world. These factions and forces surge and swell even as the Orders slowly fray and tear themselves apart in the wake of the Gods’ death. Pursued relentlessly by friend and foe across their slowly dying world, Burning Flower and those survivors willing to restore Anaimon must journey across the lands in search of the sigils, to find their way to ‘Horizon’, and the enigmatic power that lay beyond.

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ISBN‐13 9781922238443

Publisher Horizon Publishing Group


Timothy NancarrowAuthor




March 2015 New Title Releases DeVille's Contract

Louis Hugo DeVille, CEO of the giant pharmaceutical company, Global Resolutions Network, suffers a heart attack in his office, only to wake up in the underground tunnels of LeMont International Enterprises. Louis has been headhunted by The Boss of the mega‐corporation to help restructure its flagging corporate image, with the promise of limitless power and money. There’s only one catch. He must sign an unbreakable contract, one that will bind his services to The Boss for an awfully long time. For eternity.

Category Religious & spiritual fiction

Pages 360


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ISBN 9780992447359

DoctorZed Publishing

A Pilgrim's Chronicle


Scott Zarcinas

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Samantha Honeycomb

Category Modern & contem

Pages 188


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ISBN‐13 9780977596935

DoctorZed Publishin


Scott Zarcinas

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Your Natural State of Being

Category Mind, Body, Spirit

Pages 244


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ISBN‐13 9780987123947

DoctorZed Publishin


Scott Zarcinas

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The Golden Chalice

Category Modern & contem

Pages 200


Binding P/B

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ISBN‐13 9780987597595

DoctorZed Publishin


Scott Zarcinas

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March 2015 New Title Releases The Midnight Pianist

It's 1960 in an Australian country town ‐ a time well before smartphones and social media. Fourteen‐year‐old Sandra, a shy but ambitious piano student, is on a journey of discovery. She's secretly in love with Nick Morgan, but he's already left school and hardly knows she exists. Everything changes when she finally gets to know Nick at a polocrosse carnival. Even her best friend and Sandra's beautiful piano become less important. But she is swept out of her depth by events which test the value of her friendships and challenge her in ways she could never have imagined.

About the AuthorJulia Osborne was born in Sydney, Australia, but lived for many years in country New South Wales and the south coast. Her short stories have been published in Australian and overseas literary journals, anthologies and magazines. You can read some of these on Julia's website juliamaryosborne.com

ABC Radio National has broadcast her short stories, and one‐act plays which she adapted from her fiction for radio and stage performance.

In 1991 she was awarded a grant by the Australia Council for the Arts and self‐published her novel, "Falling Glass" in 2002. Julia also chose to self publish her YA novel "The Midnight Pianist", and many comments are on her website. "A delicious little book" one reader described it.

Julia now lives on the NSW mid‐north coast and continues to make up stories

To be featured on the ABC in 2015 in the 'Reading Program'

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Pages 164


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ISBN 9780987502506

Children's / Teenage Fiction ETT Imprint


Julia Osborne

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March 2015 New Title Releases The Beautiful Anxiety

The Beautiful Anxiety continually breaks across boundaries of the intimate and the global in an invigorating and unsettling mix of materialist and speculative writing on the interconnectedness of life amidst the environmental and cultural turmoil of the 21st century. The poems are in turn provocative, tender, impatient, playful, and swerve through the world, awake to its lostness as well as its 'flesh and spark'.

"This is surely a break‐through book. Jill Jones has compressed her lyric awareness into an exacting and low‐key brilliance: alert, astute, unsentimental, and with a linguistic intelligence so sharp in its inner and outer registers I keptasking myself: how is she doing it? There is incisive balance between the sensory and the fugitive, yet her images and figures are so crisp they feel more real than so‐called reality."‐Philip Salom

"Jill Jones' The Beautiful Anxiety, dedicated to the memory of her mother, joins elegiac witness to 'another flow'. Her sparse 'ruined lyrics' expand into 'something planetary'. Sensate poesis unfolds 'genres of dust'; the ghosts of Voss, Sappho and Messaien appear. The Beautiful Anxiety dwells in the imminence of loss, its 'vast frontier' and scope.‐Kate Lilley

"Jill Jones' poetry attains a Newtonian clarity by occasioning objects to collide with displaced emotion, breaking new ground through the estranging effect of coupling wonder with wryness. This book is an intense celebration of that subcutaneous disturbance often only present in the most acute poetic sensibilities."‐Brian Castro

Category Poetry

Pages 72


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ISBN 9781922186430

Puncher & Wattmann


Jill Jones

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2015 Victorian Premiers Literary Award Shortlist - for Poetry

Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies Worried about the contents of off‐the‐shelf pills and potions? This book puts you back in control. Grow the herbs you love, then make your own infusions, teas, salves, ointments, and rubs to deal effectively with unsettling, uncomfortable or debilitating ailments. The book shows you how to use: peppermint tea for indigestion; fennel seed to reduce appetite and promote weight loss; basil wash for itchy skin conditions; sage tea at the first sign of a cold; infused thyme oil for sore muscles and to promote healing; ginger tea for a hangover; lemon balm to lift your mood and ease depression and much, much more.

Category Gardening

Pages 136


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ISBN 9781864470895

Hyland House


Penny Woodward

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REPRINTING

The Wilderness Garden There's no need to water your garden! Or weed, prune, spray or dig it! In her decades of watching the bush and the animals around her, and of experimenting with hundreds of new growing strategies, Jackie has learnt to grow things by letting the plants ‐ and nature ‐ do most of the work for her. And, with "The Wilderness Garden", you can learn to do that too!

Category Gardening

Pages 226


Binding P/B

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ISBN 9780947214579

Manna Publishing

Beyond Organic Gardening


Jackie French

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March 2015 New Title Releases Operation Paradise

Perth cop Eve Rock is investigating a series of abductions from the seedy inner‐city Paradise Nightclub when her boss adds a murder case to her workload.Now, Eve loves a challenge ‐ about as much as she loves red wine, exotic food and cigars ‐ but this case is a bit tricky because she'd speed dated the sleazy salesman hours before he met his Maker.But then 'tricky' is Eve's middle name.Her mum's a former hooker‐turned‐nun who runs a select girls school.Her daughter's a fanatical 'Virgin Vigilante' who attends that same school.And Eve is being stalked by a department store Santa.If that isn't enough, her love life is dead in the water.Or it is until Eve meets dreamy undercover cop Adam Fox whose sex appeal isn't diminished by his slut heels and micro skirt.And then there's his equally gorgeous dad...Eve's life could be peachy... except now someone wants to kill her.Operation Paradise is the debut crime novel for West Australian writer Sarah Evans and the first in the Eve Rock comic crime series.

About the AuthorSarah Evans is a multi-published and award-winning author of novels, novellas, short stories, poetry and songs. Her lifestyle-recipe book Seasons and Seasonings in a Teapot is a light-hearted memoir of her family's attempt at self-sufficiency and home-schooling in rural Western Australia. Sarah writes across all genres but has the most fun with comedy crime and romance, often combining the two. Her latest two books are rom-com-crime novel Operation Paradise and sweet romance Prudence and the Mighty Flynn. She recently released three collections of short stories: Call of the Wild (fantasy), Killing Kindness (crime) and New Blood (horror).

Category Crime & mystery

Pages 212


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ISBN 9780992329556

Clan Destine Press

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Sarah Evans

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March 2015 New Title Releases Light Bearer

Evil stalks her. True love finds her. Destiny claims her. Rose wakes from a coma to find her life has changed forever. Her parents were killed in the accident that nearly claimed her life. Now orphaned, her mother's sister brings her to live in the country with her cousins, who quickly make their resentment known. Once courageous and full of life, Rose now exists in the murky shades of grief. And, whilst she wants nothing more than to be left alone, evil stalks her dreams, and fate moves her towards her destiny. Ghostly meetings, attacks under the cloak of storms, and a threatening dark presence brings danger and adventure to Rose, her cousin and new friend. Her special abilities, known to no one, must remain a secret ‐ somehow. The trio uncover a portal that takes them to an enchanting world threatened by an evil creature thirsting for eternal darkness. Only one can stop him . . . Rose's heart is wounded

repeatedly and she struggles with the loss of her parents, the hostility from her cousins and the guilt that keeps her from Diamond, her horse. But, she is totally unprepared for a turn of events that has staggering consequences. Her special abilities are strengthened as she is tested, time and again. Birth of a Destiny is the first book in the Light Bearer series. It is the beginning of a tale of a lost champion, found by fate and guided by love ‐ growing through adversity

and turmoil ‐ on a journey that becomes a crusade. Join Rose, a young girl crossing to young woman who must travel dangerous and unexpected paths to recapture her warrior spirit and heal her heart.

About the AuthorT.R. Milne was shaped as a writer by early childhood where she grew up in a haunted house on a farm where her imagination grew wild.Her love affair with writing began nine years ago, when her first child was still a baby. Since then, between working part-time and parenting a brood of scrumptious children, she has been writing during little stitches of "free" time in coffee shops, kitchen tables, libraries, and her study.She now lives with her husband and three children in Melbourne, Australia where she is a Change Manager and Author. T.R. Milne finds inspiration for writing in all the things that bring light into her life T.R. Milne loves writing for Young Adults, stirring their fertile imaginations and eager sense of adventure. Birth of a Destiny, the first in the Light Bearer series, is her debut novel.

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Pages 292


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ISBN 9781502330581

Young Adult Fantasy

T. R. Milne

Birth of a Destiny


T. R. Milne

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March 2015 New Title Releases The Word of God

The massive triangular shape of the mountain called Walshs Pyramid stands one thousand metres above the floodplain of the Mulgrave River in Far North Queensland. Eight army cadets on holiday have been hiking towards it. Among them are three of ‘The Hiking Team’: Peter, Graham and Stephen. There are also four 16 year‐old girls: Gwen, Joy, Megan and Charmaine.

As they reach the base of the mountain they encounter a shadowy figure dressed in black who tells them a tale so bizarre they find it difficult to believe. But not Stephen. He knows that it is true and convinces the group to act immediately.

As they climb the mountain in a desperate race against time, they collide headlong into a fearsome struggle for life and death with forces they barely imagined existed. Over the ensuing four days they are tested emotionally, spiritually and physically as they seek to vanquish the evil that lurks atop the mysterious pyramid.

About the AuthorChristopher Cummings is a Vietnam veteran, teacher, parent, traveller, Officer of Cadets, and author of 35 books. Bushwalking, history and travel have added depth to his experiences. He grew up in Cairns and Cape York Peninsula, experiencing many adventures in the North Queensland bush and at sea in his father's ships, adventures he has woven into his books.

Category Thrillers (Children's / Teenage)

Pages 370


Binding P/B

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ISBN 9780994208446


The Army Cadets


C.R. Cummings

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The Umbrella

On a windy day a little dog finds an discarded umbrella in the garden. The moment the dog picks up the umbrella, it catches the wind and pulls the dog skywards, takingthem both on an exciting journey around the world, from desert to sea, and jungle to North Pole.

ABOUT THE CREATORSIngrid and Dieter Schubert were born in Germany. Together they’ve created dozens of books for children which are available in 21 languages. They are among the most famous illustrators in The Netherlands and their work has been exhibited all over the world.

Category Picture books

Pages 32


Binding H/B

$ARP $27.95

ISBN 9780994109859

Book Island


Ingrid Schubert

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Dieter Schubert




The Rabbit and the Shadow Enter the wonderful world of the following curious cast: the Rabbit who wants to grow up, the anxious Stag, the Soldier at war, the Cat and his recurring dream, the Book that wants to know everything, and the Shadow. Over the course of ten short chapters they grow up, learn how to live together and to deal with their fears.KEY SALES POINTS* translated from the French by awarding-winningtranslator Sarah Ardizzone* contains ten chapters that touch on severalfundamental issues* first book in a series of five, to be released in the nexttwo years* beautiful illustrations - in Chinese and coloured inkstained with walnut - to pour over again and again* this title received a Mention in the Fiction category atthe Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2014What the jury said:A flowing, expressive line and delicate transparent washes characterise Rutten's highly individual visual language. She creates a world of anthropomorphic creatures and walking books that are somehow immediately convincing as they lead us into their bizarre world, a world that is nevertheless full of warmth and friendship.


Pages 56


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ISBN 9780994109804

Book Island


Melanie Rutten

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March 2015 New Title Releases Is the Secret Safe?

Oscar is an extra special bunny who lives in a magical town. One day he stumbles across Matilda and George – human children! What’s a bunny to do? He trusts them with a vital secret and recruits them to help against the mischievous hares, in an awesome day of hidden tunnels, fairies, and a search for the missing, magical Easter key.

About the AuthorBernadette Cashel‐Smith lives in the Adelaide suburbs. She loves reading books and watching movies with her 2 beautiful girls. Her 2 cats and Dalmation puppy keep life very, very busy. When she can, she enjoys gardening and hopes one day to catch a glimpse of the elusive Easter Bunny! Bernadette has studied film and theatre at Flinders University and the DramaCentre London. She has also done an assortment of jobs but mainly worked in the finance industry before becoming a fulltime Mum and Writer. ‘Is The Secret Safe?’ is her first novel to be published.

About the Illustrator Jasmine Hobbs lives and studies in Adelaide, South Australia. She has always had a passion for reading, creative writing, music and especially drawing. In recent times, Jasmine has devoted her energies to exploring new styles and media in her art.


Pages 32


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Little Steps Publishing


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9781925117325

B. Cashel‐Smith

Jasmine Hobbs




The atmospheric and lively audio‐book edition of Two Tales of Twins from Ancient Greece and Rome, multi‐award winning author Ursula Dubosarsky's engaging and fresh retelling of two great Classical myths, re‐imagined for young readers. Narrated by the author herself, with original music by Bevis Masson‐Leach.

Picture books

01/03/2015

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ISBN 9780992283889

Christmas Press

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Ursula Dubosarsky

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Ursula Dubosarsky

David Allan

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Every page uncovers a secret as each illustration and poetry beautifully paints the hidden world of fairies that lies within everyday London. See the UK’s largest city in a whole new perspective.

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Slave of the Lamp: Releasing the Genie

Now in his second year of apprenticeship as Slave of the Lamp, Rufus Tyler is worried he’ll never be assigned another adventure with Heroes Inc. But when the boss, seven-foot green genie Abu Hasan, washes up on shore trapped in a perfume bottle, Rufus soon finds himself transported back in time through the magic lamp helping the heroes of mythology do what they do best – battling Gorgons, stealing body parts, slaying sea monsters, and getting into fights at wedding receptions. And that’s just his first adventure for the year...Releasing the Genie is the second book in the series Slave of the Lamp. The hero, Rufus Tyler, is a fourteen year-old boy who loves travel – especially if it involves fire breathing dragons, devilish demons and mad assassins.

About the AuthorDr. Paula Fogarty has a deep passion for children’s literature. Her youth was spent devouring huge volumes of ancient Greek, Arabic and Nordic mythology. As a Travel Doctor, Paula loves visiting new places and experiencing exotic cultures.

Category General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

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Slave of the Lamp

Rufus Tyler is a thirteen year‐old boy who wants a job during the school holidays to earn some extra cash, but not in his wildest dreams did he imagine that he would be sent to the realms of ancient China, Greece and Persia to help the heroes of mythology achieve their destinies.Rufus applies for a job with Heroes Inc, when an advertisement mysteriously appears on his way home from school. His application is successful, but his employer is no ordinary boss. He is a genie, Abu Hasan, who sends him back in time to assist the heroes of the past (on a fee‐for‐service basis, of course) who have struck a bit of a problem. But Rufus isn't so sure he's got what it takes to be a hero.

Category General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

Pages 216


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ISBN‐13 9780987345271



Paula FogartyAuthor




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Tom Hassler and the Whale Killers

Tom Hassler is no ordinary boy. He can fly, for a start, and talk to sea creatures. But can he stop the slaughter of innocent whales and their calves in the Great Southern Ocean? Is he brave enough to stand in front of their harpoons, if that’s what it takes?

In the Antarctic, a group of dastardly whale hunters are on the prowl. Tom’s amazing grandmother reviews the terrible scenes from the monitoring lab at Castle Hassler. Desperately, she calls the sea creatures together to defend the helpless whales — but will they be in time? And what will Tom be asked to do now, to justify his fancy new title as the Hope of the Sea People?

So many questions and so little time to find the answers ... and does anyone know what a Xakarax is and where you can find one?

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ISBN‐13 9780994103345

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Tom Hassler and the Giant Razor‐Clawed Granioptrix of Ice Mountain

The Granioptrix are enormous, terrifying and deadly ancient creatures with razor‐sharp claws, vicious teeth and a terrible reputation. When they appear again in icy Moratador, commanded by the ghastly thug Ghastmangle, Tom is once again called upon to save the day.

Tom’s reputation is growing, thanks to his extraordinary grandmother, and he sets out on a long and dangerous journey to battle the awful beasts. But who can help before he freezes to death? And what about the dreaded ice bats of Groanlee Pass?

Tom faces the battle of his life — will he be able to win or will he face defeat?

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Doug WilsonAuthor

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Tom Hassler and Snake Haven

As Tom Hassler, Hope of the Sea People, races to an oil spill from a wrecked ship to help the terrified, oil‐soaked birds, his mind is already on a holiday. Somewhere nice and warm. After all, his grandmother has promised – and he knows he’s earned it. But when he finds himself on a tropical island with his best friend Lydia and an aunt he’s never met, it all seems too good to be true. And it is.

Just offshore is Illiya Island – Snake Haven, home to a secretive snake‐worshipping cult. Mysterious giant saltwater crocodiles lurk, and when raiders strike, Tom must draw on every bit of courage and skill to save his friend from the evil snake‐worshippers. But has he bitten off more than he can chew? This time, will courage be enough?

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01/10/2013

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ISBN‐13 9780994103352



Doug WilsonAuthor

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Tom Hassler and the Rats of Droolmoan Cave

Thomas Hassler is an ordinary twelve‐year‐old kid. Life is boring, as usual. Until one day, when Tom’s life changes forever. An urgent call from a grandmother he has never met leads him to an isolated castle and an incredible inheritance – the leadership of the Sea People.

At Castle Hassler, Tom meets not only his eccentric grandmother but a girl called Maria and, even more surprisingly, giant seals, walruses, orcas, albatrosses and sea eagles. And the creatures have got an urgent request.

After centuries of being imprisoned, the rats of Droolmoan Cave have escaped. It is up to Tom to defeat the rats and their horrible queen. And learn to fly!

There are battles, trickery and courage as Tom and Maria face the hordes of killers, with the help of the boldest grandmother of them all.

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01/10/2013

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