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Monthly Releases: October 2008
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BALANCE & HARMONY
October 2008
Neil Perry revels in his love for Asian cooking: the great flavours, the contrasts in tastes and textures, and the way that just about anything can be cooked with a wok and a bamboo steamer. details »
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RIPAILLES
October 2008
Acclaimed Parisian chef Stéphane Reynaud writes beautiful recipes that combine his passion for traditional French cooking with his enthusiasm for modern cuisine. details »
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THE ARTIST'S LUNCH
October 2008
Dine with photographer Sarah Rhodes and writer Alice McCormick as they journey into the homes of Australia’s most pre-eminent artists. details »
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DEAD LINE
October 2008
The new high-tension, high-stakes thriller from the first female Director General of MI5, Stella Rimington. details »
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OUR LADY OF PAIN
October 2008
The second installment in Elena Forbes' Mark Tartaglia series which began with debut Die With Me. details »
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SO BRAVE, YOUNG AND HANDSOME
October 2008
In Minnesota in 1915, an ageing, murderous outlaw and a one-time successful author set out for California, journeying from the old West into the new. details »
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DOROTHEA MACKELLAR'S MY COUNTRY
October 2008
To celebrate the poem's centenary, Peter Luck presents this superb photographic homage to Dorothea and her country. details »
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MR DARWIN'S INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WORLD
October 2008
At the beginning of 1859 Charles Darwin was writing The Origin of Species. By year’s end, other people, discoveries and inventions had changed the world forever. details »
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WARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
October 2008
From the Battle of Salamis to the Gulf Wars and the future of the War on Terror, this is a unique and fascinating portrayal of the story of world history. details »
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LOST EXPLORERS
October 2008
Tragic, mysterious, thrilling and rip-roaring, Lost Explorers features approximately 80 adventurers who gave their lives in the cause of discovery. details »
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MARIE CLAIRE FRESH AND FAST
October 2008
The first in a sequence of three exciting new cookbooks offering the quality and style synonymous with marie claire in a fresh and vibrant new format. details »
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KITCHEN CLASSICS: PARTY TIME
October 2008
A great collection of recipes for whatever type of party you are planning. details »
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MY LITTLE COCKTAIL BOOK
October 2008
This handy book is packed with colourful cocktails that will quickly become your personal favourites. details »
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365 NIGHTS
October 2008
Will sex every day strengthen a marriage, or reveal the cracks? Charla Muller and her husband found out. details »
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SHOW ME HOW: 500 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
October 2008
The all-in-one illustrated resource that makes it all possible. Find out how to really work a room, or mix that perfect martini. details »
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THE WHALES COMPANION
October 2008
An anthology of writings and images from ancient times to the modern day, which captures the idea of the whale in the human imagination. details »
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THE MAGIC THIEF
October 2008
The first in a trilogy full of wonderful characters and scintillating plot twists, with sketches and an appendix of maps and recipes. Suitable for readers aged 9 and up. details »
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DINOSAURS
October 2008
Take a journey through the prehistoric world and trace the evolution of the most astonishing creatures ever to have walked the earth. details »
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LATE NIGHTS ON AIR
October 2008
A psychologically astute study of love, power, rivalry and friendship in a remote radio station in the furthest reaches of the Canadian North. details »
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MUSE
October 2008
The story of Naomi Price, a young woman who has a floating relationship with worlds of fashion, modelling and beauty and a precarious sense of her own identity. details »
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DON'T ASK
October 2008
The latest in Donald Westlake's Dortmunder series, with its hard-luck criminal genius hero, the comic flipside to Westlake's Parker novels written under the Richard Stark pseudonym. details »
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QUEEN, EMPRESS, CONCUBINE
October 2008
The lives of 50 extraordinary women who have held positions of executive or ceremonial power throughout history. details »
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EXCAVATING KAFKA
October 2008
James Hawes reveals the truth that lies beneath the image of Franz Kafka as a tortured seer whose works defy interpretation. details »
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THE DISAPPEARED
October 2008
From the crew of the Mary Celeste to Lord Lucan, Ambrose Bierce to Jimmy Hoffa, history is littered with cases of perplexing disappearance. details »
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HISTORY WITHOUT THE BORING BITS
October 2008
Imagine a book that provides an endlessly browsable alternative history of the world. Here are the stories that don’t usually get told in the history books. details »
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