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Suburban Noir: Crime and mishap in 1950s and 1960s Sydney

Peter Doyle – author of City of Shadows and Crooks Like Us – draws from forensic records and the private papers of detective Brian Doyle (the most famous cop of the day and Peter’s uncle), to explore the criminal underbelly of mid-20th century Sydney.

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Curlews on Vulture Street

Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share our towns and cities.

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Darwin Spitfires

It has been 80 years since the bombing of Darwin. This anniversary edition of Darwin Spitfires offers a detailed and fascinating history of this unparalleled attack.

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Living Democracy

Whether you’re a concerned community member, or someone who is already active in social or environmental campaigning, this book will inspire and inform you, and get you fired up to co-create a common, more equitable future.

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Jeff Sparrow is one of Australia’s leading public intellectuals. From great controversies to the heroes and villains of our time, Provocations raises arguments that matter.

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Australia’s China Odyssey

The story of the complex and crucial relationship between Australia and China, charting the highs and lows through the prism of the prime ministers who have handled relations with Beijing since Whitlam in 1972.

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Lessons from History

Edited by Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity, David Lowe

Leading historians tackle the biggest challenges that face Australia and the world and show how the past provides context and knowledge that can guide us in the present.

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Influential historian Henry Reynolds returns with this new edition of Forgotten War, which questions the conspicuous absence of the frontier wars from our official military history and public memory.

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The Art of Coalition

Edited by David Lovell, Andrew Blyth

The Art of Coalition focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and National parties during the Howard years, and the lessons and challenges of this partnership today.

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Tom Frame reveals the background to the war crimes allegedly committed by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2013.

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The Secret of Emu Field

Elizabeth Tynan

Liz Tynan, the award-winning author of Atomic Thunder, reveals the little-known story of Emu Field, the first British atomic test site in South Australia, pre-dating Maralinga by three years.

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Future Superhuman

Strap in for an exhilarating, and starkly honest, take on the promise and peril of life in the 21st century.

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An Uncommon Hangman

The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, the longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.

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Exquisitely written, Eda Gunaydin’s essays unsettle neat descriptions of inheritance, belonging and place.

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Sneaky Little Revolutions

edited by Nadia Wheatley

From her wild bohemian years on Hydra to her radical feminist writings, Charmian Clift is a larger-than-life personality of Australian literature.

Andrew Andersons

Bernice Murphy, Leon Paroissien

The first book published on acclaimed Australian architect Andrew Andersons, written by well-known arts administrators Leon Paroissien and Bernice Murphy.

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Waiting for Gonski

Tom Greenwell, Chris Bonnor

Written by two teachers, Waiting for Gonski examines how Australia has failed its schools and offers inspired solutions to help change education for the better.

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The Power of Podcasting

Siobhán McHugh

The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.

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Cooking with the Oldest Foods on Earth

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John Fitzgerald

Cadre Country is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the workings of the Chinese Communist Party and the limits of its achievements.

Documents on Australian Foreign Policy

Edited by James Cotton

Adelaide Remember When

Mr Bob Byrne

The Best Australian Science Writing 2021

Edited by Dyani Lewis, foreword by Cathy Foley

Symbols of Australia

Edited by Richard White, Melissa Harper

Spacewarp: Colliding Comets and Other Cosmic Catastrophes

Dear Prime Minister

Dear Prime Minister is a fascinating insight into the concerns, assumptions and political beliefs of 1950s and 1960s Australians.

Australia & the Pacific

Rachelle Buchbinder, Ian Harris

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Edith Blake’s War: The only Australian nurse killed in action during the First World War

Krista Vane-Tempest

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Wounded Country

Quentin Beresford

The Bondi to Manly Walk

The Education of Young Donald Trilogy

Donald Horne, introduction by Julia Horne, Nick Horne, foreword by Tracy Sorensen

A classic of Australian literature, The Education of Young Donald Trilogy combines Donald Horne’s three autobiographies — The Education of Young Donald (1967), Confessions of a New Boy (1985) and Portrait of an Optimist (1988) — in one volume.