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The Ellis Laws
Penguin Special
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
In these witty, outrageous ten laws, the well-beloved gadfly, sage and wordsmith Bob Ellis investigates dislocation and security, competence and charisma, youth and old age. He explains why bicycles encourage premarital sex, moving house too many times drives humans mad, 'the rising price of a roof...
The Siege of Tsingtao: The only battle of the First World War to be fought in East Asia: how it came about and why its aftermath is still relevant today: Penguin Specials
The only battle of the First World War to be fought in East Asia: how it came about and why its aftermath is still relevant today: Penguin Specials
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
In 1914, Europe was not the only continent coming to terms with a new form of conflict. Through a mix of complex alliances and global ambition, the war had spread to northern China, where the German-held port of Tsingtao became a key battleground. To strike a blow at Kaiser Wilhelm's naval forces,...
by Gabrielle Wang
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
As Mirabel watched him, she could not bear the thoughts creeping up on her. JJ was in the Chinese army and his mission in Australia would one day be over. Then she would be just like the others, a girl left behind in the wake of war. 'I'm afraid,' she whispered. 'When the war ends . . . what's going...
by Tony Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2007
No one thought the Japanese army would come this way, but there they are, thousands of them.
On the Kokoda track, in the damp, disease-filled jungles of Papua New Guinea, Murray Barrett and the rest of the 39th battalion are the only thing standing between Australia and a Japanese invasion. Everyone...
Take My Hand: inspiring nursing stories from 10 Years of the McGrath Foundation
inspiring nursing stories from 10 Years of the McGrath Foundation
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
'Today I met an angel.'
These were Jane McGrath's words when she met breast care nurse Alison Szwajcer after her cancer returned.
Jane's wish was that everyone experiencing breast cancer have an angel by their side - someone to talk through the practicalities of the medical journey but...
by Maggie Alderson
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Have you ever wondered why even the truly stylish find it hard to do smart casual? Why all men look like James Bond in dinner jackets? Why all four-year-old girls are obsessed with pink? Why fashionable people always wear black? Why blondes have less fun? Or why some people will spend $6000 on a handbag?...
Take Your Best Shot: Penguin Special
Penguin Special
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
No Australian prime minister has had to face such a difficult and challenging political environment as did Julia Gillard. Her impressive legislative record was overshadowed by pitched battles with jealous rivals and a remarkably hostile media, as well as her own struggles to communicate effectively...
Funeral Rights
What the Australian 'death-care' industry doesn't want you to know
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2007
How can a funeral director charge $700 for a chipboard coffin worth only $80?Why are there moves afoot to re-use graves in cemeteries?Can we choose to be buried in a cardboard coffin?Australia's 'death-care' industry is worth a staggering $700 million a year, and despite the fact that each of us will...
Ballots, Bullets & Kabulshit: An Afghan Election: Penguin Special
An Afghan Election: Penguin Special
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Ahead of the 2009 presidential elections in Afghanistan, Australian electoral adviser and Gruen Planet panellist Toby Ralph joined a UN team to assist local authorities unused to free and fair democratic processes - and in some cases, not keen on adopting them. Amid the 'War on Terror', resistance...
The Deserted Newsroom: Penguin Special
Penguin Special
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Veteran journalist Gideon Haigh assesses the future of news media in light of the internet's effects on traditional forms of publishing and broadcasting.
In the last decade, customary news media have crumbled before the effects of the internet on advertising, circulation and viewership. In the next...
Beethoven in China: How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic: Penguin Specials
Beethoven in China: How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic: Penguin Specials
How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic: Penguin Specials
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
At the turn of the twentieth century, students returning from abroad introduced Beethoven to China. The composer's perseverance in the face of adversity and his musical genius resonated in a nation searching for a way forward. Beethoven remained a durable part of Chinese life in the decades that followed,...
by Liam Pieper
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
'Will break your heart and give you chuckles. What more do you want?' John Safran
'The most achingly funny, heartsplittingly tragic and brilliantly written book you'll read this year.' Benjamin Law
Liam Pieper was raised by his bohemian parents to believe in freedom and creativity, and that there's...
A Story of Grief: Penguin Special
Penguin Special
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
When Jill Meagher went missing and was then found murdered in 2012, the city of Melbourne was shaken to the core. Emotional responses ranged from grief to guilt to rage to defensiveness, but no one was left untouched.
The media coverage was unrelenting and overwhelming, constantly updating readers...
by Shane Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
When Shane Crawford debuted for Hawthorn Football Club in 1993, little did he know what an amazing future awaited him. �The kid from tiny Finley in New South Wales would become a champion of the game, the heart and soul of his club, and a successful media performer.
Crawf's seventeen seasons with...