New releases

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Why Are We Like This?: An evolutionary search for answers to life's big questions

An exhilarating scientific journey, Why Are We Like This? takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet.

9781761170140

Beyond The Broken Years: Australian military history in 1000 books

Leading historian Peter Stanley traces the history of Australia’s military history in 1000 books that reveal the many facets of our continuing fascination with our military past.

9781761170157

The Best Australian Science Writing 2024

Edited by Jackson Ryan, Carl Smith, foreword by Corey Tutt

The annual collection – now in its fourteenth year – celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.

9781761170270

Swimming Sydney: A tale of 52 swims

In a love letter to the swimming spots of Sydney, Chris Baker takes 52 swims in and around Sydney over the course of a calendar year.

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marramarra: Indigenous artists making history visible

Brook Garru Andrew, Jessica Neath

marramarra highlights contemporary Indigenous art from across the planet and how artists and their communities are providing truth-telling about the past and inspiration to imagine better futures.

9781742237619

Take Flight: Incredible stories of Australian women who reach for the sky

From balancing on a wing tip to paragliding with an eagle, Take Flight tells the stories of Australian women who have leapt, tumbled and dived, and reached for the stars.

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The Family History Book: How to trace your ancestors in Australia

Cassie Gilmartin, Shaun Gilmartin

The definitive guide to researching family history in Australia.

9781742237909

Australia in 100 Words

Dr Amanda Laugesen

Captivating and quirky, Australia in 100 Words takes readers chronologically through Australian history to tell a unique story through language

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Australia’s Pandemic Exceptionalism: How we crushed the curve but lost the race

Steven Hamilton, Richard Holden

In many ways, Australia handled the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any country in the world – but what did we get wrong?

9781742237138

The Badge We Wear: A history of sport at UNSW Sydney

The Badge We Wear tells the important history of sport at UNSW.

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2025 Australasian Sky Guide

The ultimate guide to the night sky in 2025

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Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm New edition

An award-winning and landmark joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, from one of Australia’s most respected historians.

9781761170324

Sydney: A biography Updated edition

Acclaimed playwright and author, Louis Nowra explores the energy, beauty, vulgarity, dynamism and pulsating sense of self-importance of his adopted city, Sydney.

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People Power: How Australian referendums are lost and won new edition

David Hume, George Williams

In the only full history of constitutional change in Australia, George Williams and David Hume examine Australia’s referendum record, why success has been so rare and how we can change this.

9781742238135

Travelling to Tomorrow: The modern women who sparked Australia’s romance with America

Yves Rees rewrites the story of Australian–US relations by spotlighting ten trailblazing women whose extraordinary lives have largely been forgotten.

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Breaking the Boss Bias: How to get more women into leadership

Award-winning author Catherine Fox maps out seven ways to recognise and beat boss bias.