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9781742237695
Suburban Noir: Crime and mishap in 1950s and 1960s Sydney

Peter Doyle

October 2022
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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9781742237367
Curlews on Vulture Street

Darryl Jones

September 2022
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

Anthony Cooper

August 2022
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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9781742237251
Living Democracy

Tim Hollo

August 2022
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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Provocations

Jeff Sparrow

August 2022
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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9781742237152
Australia’s China Odyssey

James Curran

August 2022
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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9781742237473
Lessons from History

Edited by Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity, David Lowe

July 2022
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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9781742237596
Forgotten War

Henry Reynolds

July 2022
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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9781742237626
The Art of Coalition

Edited by David Lovell, Andrew Blyth

June 2022
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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Veiled Valour

Tom Frame

June 2022
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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9781742236957
The Secret of Emu Field

Elizabeth Tynan

May 2022
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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9781742236759
Future Superhuman

Elise Bohan

May 2022
Strap in for an exhilarating, and starkly honest, take on the promise and peril of life in the 21st century.
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9781742237343
An Uncommon Hangman

Rachel Franks

May 2022
The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, the longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.
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Root & Branch

Eda Gunaydin

May 2022
Exquisitely written, Eda Gunaydin’s essays unsettle neat descriptions of inheritance, belonging and place.
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9781742237442
Sneaky Little Revolutions

edited by Nadia Wheatley

April 2022
From her wild bohemian years on Hydra to her radical feminist writings, Charmian Clift is a larger-than-life personality of Australian literature.
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Andrew Andersons

Bernice Murphy, Leon Paroissien

March 2022
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

March 2022
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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9781742237022
The Power of Podcasting

Siobhán McHugh

February 2022
The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.
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9781742237602
Cooking with the Oldest Foods on Earth

John Newton

February 2022
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9781742237480
Cadre Country

John Fitzgerald

February 2022
Cadre Country is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the workings of the Chinese Communist Party and the limits of its achievements.
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Documents on Australian Foreign Policy

Edited by James Cotton

February 2022
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Glass

Nola Anderson

December 2021
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Adelaide Remember When

Mr Bob Byrne

December 2021
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The Best Australian Science Writing 2021

Edited by Dyani Lewis, foreword by Cathy Foley

November 2021
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Symbols of Australia

Edited by Richard White, Melissa Harper

November 2021
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Gum

Ashley Hay

November 2021
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Spacewarp: Colliding Comets and Other Cosmic Catastrophes

Fred Watson

November 2021
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Gudyarra

Stephen Gapps

November 2021
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Carbon Justice

Jeremy Moss

November 2021
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Dear Prime Minister

Martyn Lyons

October 2021
Dear Prime Minister is a fascinating insight into the concerns, assumptions and political beliefs of 1950s and 1960s Australians.
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Australia & the Pacific

Ian Hoskins

October 2021
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Hippocrasy

Rachelle Buchbinder, Ian Harris

October 2021
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9781742237398
Edith Blake’s War: The only Australian nurse killed in action during the First World War

Krista Vane-Tempest

October 2021
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Wounded Country

Quentin Beresford

September 2021
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The Bondi to Manly Walk

Tara Wells

September 2021
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The Education of Young Donald Trilogy

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

August 2021
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.
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