AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Dutch House Ann Patchett
A masterpiece from the Orange Prize-winning, New York Times number one bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto: a story of love, family, sacrifice, and the power of place
Description Danny Conroy grows up in the Dutch House, a lavish folly in small-town Pennsylvania taken on by his property developer father. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her delicacy, her brilliance. Life is comfortable and coherent, played out under the watchful eyes of the house's former owners in the frames of their oil paintings, or under the cover of the draperies around the window seat in Maeve's room.
Then one day their father brings Andrea home: Andrea, small and neat, a dark hat no bigger than a saucer pinned over a twist of her fair hair. Though they cannot know it, Andrea's advent to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve's lives. Her arrival will exact a banishment: a banishment whose reverberations will echo for the rest of their lives.
For all that the world is open to him, for all that he can accumulate, for all that life is full, Danny and his sister are drawn back time and again to the place they can never enter, knocking in vain on the locked door of the past. For behind the mystery of their own enforced exile is that of their mother's self-imposed one: an absence more powerful than any presence they have known.
Told with Ann Patchett's inimitable blend of wit and heartbreak, The Dutch House is a story of family, betrayal, love, responsibility and sacrifice; of the powerful bonds of place and time that magnetize and repel us for our whole lives, and the lives of those who survive us.
About the Author Ann Patchett is the author of six novels and three works of non-fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction three times; with The Magician's Assistant in 1998, winning the prize with Bel Canto in 2002, and was most Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781526614957 recently shortlisted with State of Wonder in 2012. She is also the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and was named one Format: Paperback of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty Dimensions: 0x0mm languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl. Extent: 336 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Dutch House 16 Copy Pack
Comprising 16 copies of The Dutch House, plus a free reading copy
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Dutch House 32 Copy Pack
Comprises 32 copies of The Dutch House, plus a free reading copy, plus a poster and a special POS item
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Dutch House 48 Copy Pack
Comprises 48 copies of The Dutch House, plus 2 free reading copies, plus a poster and a special POS item
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Never Have I Ever Joshilyn Jackson
It starts as a drunken game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't. But Amy Whey did do something terrible when she was a teenager. And now the glamorous newcomer to her neighborhood wants a lot of money to stay quiet about it. Is Amy going to pay up or fight back?
Description It starts as a game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't. But Amy Whey has done something she shouldn't. And Roux, the glamorous newcomer to Amy's suburban neighborhood, knows exactly what that is. Roux promises she will go away. She will take herself and her son, who is already growing dangerously close to Amy's teenage stepdaughter, and she will go. If Amy plays by her rules. But Amy isn't prepared to lose everything she's built. She's going to fight back, and in this escalating game of cat and mouse, there can be only one winner.
About the Author Joshilyn Jackson lives in Decatur, Georgia with her husband and their two children. She serves on the board of and volunteers with Reforming Arts, teaching creative writing inside Lee Arrendale State Prison, Georgia's maximum security facility for women. Through their education-in-prison and re-entry programs, Reforming Arts fosters the development of critical and creative thinking skills, encouraging students to build liveable lives. She's also an award winning audiobook narrator, performing most of her own work as well as novels by Lydia Netzer and Marybeth Mayhew Whalen.
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Raven Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Never Have I Ever 8 Copy Pack
Contains 8 copies of Never Have I Ever, plus a free reading copy
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Raven Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Truants Kate Weinberg
People disappear when they most want to be seen. During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the true cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut novel about obsession, rivalry and coming of age.
Description 'A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page' JOJO MOYES 'One of the best books I have read in... forever' SCARLETT CURTIS
'Entirely gripping ... Combines the best elements of a crime thriller, a campus novel, a love story and a psychological study' ALAIN DE BOTTON 'The Truants teases, seduces and thrills but ultimately it's about the best kind of love affair allowing for the freedom to be yourself' MIRANDA HART
Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour. Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers headed up by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?
About the Author Kate Weinberg was born and lives in London. She studied English at Oxford and creative writing in East Anglia. She has worked as a slush pile reader, a bookshop assistant, a journalist and a ghost writer. The Truants is her first novel.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Truants 8 Copy Pack
Comprising 8 copies of The Truants, plus a free reading copy
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Very Nice Marcy Dermansky
Conversations with Friends meets The Goon Squad. A brilliantly funny novel of money, sex, race, liberalism and bad behaviour in the post-Obama era, Very Nice is a wickedly smart take on the way we live now.
Description 'Very Nice is so sexy and reads so smooth that I was utterly addicted' MARIA SEMPLE, AUTHOR OF WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?
'Everything you need in your new favourite summer novel' KEVIN KWAN, AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANS
'Smart, sexy and funny ... Very Nice is her best yet' EMMA STRAUB, AUTHOR OF MODERN LOVERS
Rachel Klein never meant to kiss her creative writing professor, but with his long eyelashes, silky hair and the sad, beautiful life he laid bare on Twitter, she does, and the kiss is very nice. Zahid Azzam never planned to become a houseguest in his student's sprawling Connecticut home, but with the sparkling swimming pool, the endless supply of strawberries and Rachel's beautiful mother, he does, and the home is very nice. Becca Klein never thought she'd have a love affair so soon after her husband leaves her for a younger woman, but when her daughter's professor walks into her home, bringing with him a poodle named Princess, she does, and the affair turns out to be - a very bad idea. An ingenious blend of sex, secrets and betrayal, Very Nice is a sharp, compulsive take on modern life from one of America's most exciting novelists.
About the Author Marcy Dermansky is the author of the novels Twins, Bad Marie and The Red Car. She lives in New Jersey with her daughter.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Blessed Girl Angela Makholwa
Darkly comic and razor-sharp, The Blessed Girl is an international bestseller about men, mental health, and getting rich by any means necessary, and then some.
Description Blessed adj. (pronounced bles-id) The state of being blessed, often referring to a person, usually female, who lives a luxurious lifestyle funded by an older, often married partner, in return for sexual favours. Young, beautiful and ambitious, Bontle Tau has Johannesburg wrapped around her finger. Her generous admirers are falling over themselves to pay for her Mercedes, her penthouse, and her Instagrammable holidays. It's a long way from the neighbourhood she started out in, and it's been far from easy. Along with making sure she always looks fabulous - because people didn't sacrifice their lives in the freedom struggle for black women to wear the same cheap T-shirts they wore during apartheid - Bontle's also hustling to get her business off the ground. And if that wasn't enough, her ex is still refusing to sign their divorce papers. It's not that she stopped loving him, but he was just so stubborn about wasting his medical degree on treating the poor. Yes, Bontle gets the blues from time to time, who doesn't, the shrink keeps wanting to talk about a past she's put firmly behind her. And what she doesn't think about can't hurt her, can it?
About the Author Born and raised in a township in East Rand, Angela Makholwa is a bestselling South African novelist who started out working as a crime reporter. The case of a real life serial killer who approached Makholwa to write his story inspired her first novel, Red Ink, the first South African crime fiction written by a female black author. Acclaimed for her contribution to African literature, Makholwa is currently based in Johannesburg. The Blessed Girl is her fourth novel.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Man That Got Away: A Constable Twitten Mystery 2 Lynne Truss
In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot...
Description In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot... It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker's queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him? Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is as ever distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made and an unexpected arrival, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover - Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the new instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series.
About the Author Lynne Truss is a columnist, writer and broadcaster whose book on punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves was an international bestseller. She has written extensively for radio, and is the author of six previous novels, as well as a non- fiction account (Get Her Off the Pitch!) of her four years as a novice sportswriter for The Times. On radio, she is currently engaged in writing a continuing sequence of short stories for Radio 4 entitled Life at Absolute Zero. Her columns have appeared in the Listener, The Times, the Sunday Telegraph and Saga. She lives in Sussex and London with two dogs.
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Raven Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 A Shot in the Dark: A Constable Twitten Mystery 1 Lynne Truss
The first book in a charming and witty new crime series from much-loved author Lynne Truss
Description The first book in a charming and witty new crime series from much-loved author Lynne Truss
After the notorious 'Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. No criminals, no crime, no stress. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious not to mention irritating new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all -
About the Author Lynne Truss is a writer and broadcaster. She has written for Woman's Journal, the Daily Mail, The Times and the Sunday Times. In 1996 she was named Columnist of the Year and the following year was shortlisted for Sportswriter of the Year. She has written extensively for radio, including dramas, adaptations and short stories. She is the author of three novels and she also writes scripts and comedy series for BBC Radio 4. Truss's first book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, was an international bestseller and won the British Book Awards Book of the Year. Lynne Truss lives in Brighton. Lynnetruss.com
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Raven Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Otherhood William Sutcliffe
First published as Whatever Makes You Happy, the hilarious and moving novel about mothers and their adult sons will soon be a Netflix original movie starring Felicity Huffman, Angela Bassett and Patricia Arquette
Description First published as Whatever Makes You Happy, the hilarious and moving novel about mothers and their adult sons will soon be a Netflix original movie starring Felicity Huffman, Angela Bassett and Patricia Arquette Three sons. Three mums. One week. Matt, Daniel and Paul were childhood friends. Now in their thirties, they've lost touch and have only one thing in common: their mothers. Little do they know that, having spent a cardless Mother's Day discussing how their emotionally dysfunctional offspring should be settling down, Carol, Gillian and Helen have decided to pay their wayward sons a visit. On the same day, they turn up on their sons' doorsteps, uninvited and unannounced. Their plan is to reestablish the mother-son bond by moving in for one week. Just a week. Surely that's not a lot to ask...
About the Author William Sutcliffe is the author of the international bestseller Are You Experienced?, The Love Hexagon, New Boy, Bad Influence and Whatever Makes You Happy, which has been filmed by Netflix under the title Otherhood. He has also written the Circus of Thieves series of books for children and four YA/adult crossover novels: The Wall, shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2014; Concentr8, shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2016; We See Everything and The Gifted, The Talented and Me, published in 2019. His work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He lives in Edinburgh. @Wille-_Sutcliffe8
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Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Occasional Virgin Hanan al-Shaykh
A Net-a-Porter Magazine Top 10 Beach Read; 'bold, witty and highly contemporary - A madcap romantic comedy for our multicultural age' (Woman & Home)
Description Yvonne and Huda have come a long way. Attractive, successful and glamorous, their brilliant ascent has flung them far from Lebanon, and each other.
Now it's only on their rarely snatched holidays that the friends can catch up. As they swim, drink and talk by the glittering Italian Riviera, Huda and Yvonne ponder just how complicated it is to be free and the eternal mysteries of love, sex, and getting a guy to call you back.
Then, amid the glitz and chatter of London's Mayfair, a chance encounter brings their past rushing back. But Huda has a wicked trick up her sleeve -
About the Author Hanan Al-Shaykh is one of the Arab world's most acclaimed writers. She was born in Lebanon and brought up in Beirut, before going to Cairo to receive her education. She was a successful journalist in Beirut, then later lived in the Arabian Gulf, before moving to London. She is the author of the short story collection I Sweep the Sun off Rooftops and her novels include The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, Only in London, The Locust and the Bird, a memoir of her mother's life, and One Thousand and One Nights, her acclaimed reimagining of Arabic folktales. She has also written two plays, Dark Afternoon and Paper Husband. Her work has been translated into 28 languages. Hanan Al- Shaykh lives in London. Catherine Cobham is a lecturer in Arabic and head of the department of Arabic and Persian at the University of St Andrews. She has translated a number of contemporary authors from Arabic, including Naguib Mahfouz, Mahmoud Darwish, Hanan al-Shaykh, Fuad al-Takarli and Ghayath Almadhoun.
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Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Complete Poems John Keats
From Endymion and Hyperion to 'The Eve of St Agnes', 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' and the Odes, this collection, which presents Keats's oeuvre in chronological order, displays his rapid poetic growth, the development of his philosophical and spiritual beliefs and the voluptuous, silken nature of his verse.
Description Already with thee! tender is the night, And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne, Cluster'd around by all her starry Fays; But here there is no light, Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways. Despite his tragically short life, John Keats, a self-confessed 'rebel Angel', endures for many as a personification of the Romantic age. While contemporary critics mocked him as a 'Cockney poet' and an uneducated lower-class 'apothecary' who aspired to poetry, subsequent generations began to see and appreciate both the rich and impassioned sensuousness and the love of beauty and liberty that pervade his work. From Endymion and Hyperion to 'The Eve of St Agnes', 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' and the Odes, this collection, which presents Keats's oeuvre in chronological order, displays his rapid poetic growth, the development of his philosophical and spiritual beliefs and the voluptuous, silken nature of his verse.
About the Author Though little known in his own lifetime, John Keats's (1795 1821) hope that he might be considered 'among the English poets' after his death has come to pass, and he is now considered one of the foremost poets of English literature. Keats died of consumption in Rome, with financial worries and the loss of many of those he loved most having plagued his short life.
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Alma Classics AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 David Copperfield Charles Dickens
David Copperfield is as fresh and entertaining today as it was when it was first published over a hundred and fifty years ago
Description In this classic Victorian Bildungsroman, David Copperfield makes his way through life, from his happy Suffolk childhood and his subsequent adventures in London, where he is dispatched by his unsympathetic stepfather, through to his first steps as a writer and his search for love and happiness. Along the way he encounters a vast array of characters among them, some of Dickens's most memorable ones such as the eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood, the deluded optimist Wilkins Micawber and the obsequious villain Uriah Heep. Much admired by Freud and Dostoevsky, and cited by Dickens as the favourite among his own novels, this heavily autobiographical work marks the transition from his early picaresque novels to his more profound later works. A frequent subject of adaptations and always ranking highly among readers' favourite classics, David Copperfield is as fresh and entertaining today as it was when it was first published over a hundred and fifty years ago.
About the Author A literary phenomenon in his lifetime and renowned as much for his journalism and public speaking as for his novels, Charles Dickens (1812 70) now ranks as the most important Victorian writer and one of the most influential and popular authors in the English language. His memorable and vividly rendered characters and his combination of humour, trenchant satire and compassion have left an indelible mark on our collective imagination.
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Alma Classics AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 A Voyage to the Moon Cyrano de Bergerac
An imaginative and entertaining tale here presented in a lively translation by Andrew Brown is now considered one of the pioneering works of science fiction
Description In A Voyage to the Moon, the narrator (called, like the author, Cyrano de Bergerac), after a failed first attempt to reach the moon using vials of dewdrops, finally makes it into space and to his desired destination using the more scientific means of a rocket-powered craft. After landing, he discovers four-legged creatures whose nourishment is smoke and whose currency is poetry and encounters the ghost of Socrates. Published posthumously and intended mainly as a satire of its age, this imaginative and entertaining tale here presented in a lively translation by Andrew Brown is now considered one of the pioneering works of science fiction.
About the Author Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 55) best known for Edmond de Rostand's depiction of him in his famous play was a major writer of the French libertine movement, and the author of plays such as The Death of Agrippina and The Pedant Tricks and many other innovative works of prose and poetry.
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Alma Classics AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 White Fang Jack London
A rollicking tale of adventure which has enchanted generations of readers since its first appearance in 1906 and become a timeless children's classic
Description Part wolf, part dog, White Fang learns to survive in the freezing wilderness. As well as being forced to confront the harsh realities of nature, the young cub experiences the cruelties of humans but when his fortunes change, will love and civilization set him on the path to happiness? Set in the Yukon territory of Canada during the gold rush of the 1890s, White Fang is a rollicking tale of adventure which has enchanted generations of readers since its first appearance in 1906 and become a timeless children's classic.
About the Author Jack London (1876 1916) was a journalist, as well as a prolific and best-selling novelist, best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
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Alma Classics AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Heliogabalus, or The Anarchist Crowned Antonin Artaud
Considered one of the most accomplished and accessible of Artaud's works, while also one of his most imaginative
Description From his birth in a cradle of sperm to his death on a blood-soaked pillow, Heliogabalus, Emperor from the age of fourteen, embodies the depravity and decay of Rome in the third century. Although steeped in vice and tormented by madness, the deviant tyrant is elevated to a divine status, at the crossroads between the Greco-Latin world and the Orient. Considered one of the most accomplished and accessible of Artaud's works, while also one of his most imaginative, Heliogabalus, or The Anarchist Crowned is a hallucinatory, surreal depiction of a historical figure, as well as a revolutionary founding text from the father of the Theatre of Cruelty.
About the Author Antonin Artaud (1896 1948) was a French playwright and poet. He was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement and, despite a divergence of ideas, remained a dedicated Surrealist all his life devoting his time to the study of the problem of the conflict between man's physical and intellectual natures.
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Alma Classics AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Reading Party Fenella Gentleman
A fresh view of Oxford, seen through the eyes of a young woman historian appointed to a male college in 1976, who tells her own story with wit and feeling in this original and charming novel.
Description It is the 70s and Oxford's male institutions are finally opening their doors to women. Sarah Addleshaw, young, spirited and keen to prove her worth, begins term as the first female academic at her college. She is in fact, her college's only female 'Fellow'. Impulsive love affairs with people, places and the ideas in her head beset Sarah throughout her first exhilarating year as a don, but it is the Reading Party, that has the most dramatic impact.
About the Author Fenella Gentleman studied PPE at Wadham College, Oxford, when it went mixed. She participated in two reading parties in Cornwall. After graduating she worked in publishing, before moving into marketing and communications in the professions. She lives in London and North Norfolk.
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Muswell Press AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Patsy Nicole Dennis-Benn
A brave, stirring portrait of a Jamaican woman who leaves her daughter behind for a new life in America
Description When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it's the culmination of years of yearning to be reunited with Cicely, her oldest friend and secret love, who left home years before for the 'land of opportunity'. Patsy's plans do not include her young daughter, Tru, whom she leaves behind in a bittersweet trail of sadness and relief. But Brooklyn is not at all what Cicely described in her letters, and to survive as an undocumented immigrant, Patsy is forced to work as a bathroom attendant, and ironically, as a nanny. Meanwhile, back in Jamaica, Tru struggles with her own questions of identity and sexuality, grappling every day with what it means to be abandoned by a mother who has no intention of returning. Passionate, moving, and fiercely urgent, Patsy is a haunting depiction of immigration and womanhood, and the silent threads of love stretching across years and oceans.
About the Author Nicole Dennis-Benn is the author of Here Comes the Sun, a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, she teaches creative writing at Princeton University and lives with her wife in Brooklyn. Her website is www.nicoledennisbenn.com.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Solovyov and Larionov Eugene Vodolazkin
A groundbreaking and gripping literary detective novel set in Soviet-era Russia, from the award-winning author of Laurus and The Aviator
Description Shortlisted for the Andrei Bely Prize and Russia's National Big Book Award Larionov. A general of the Imperial Russian Army who mysteriously avoided execution by the Bolsheviks when they swept to power and went on to live a long life in Yalta, leaving behind a vast heritage of memoirs. Solovyov. The young history student who travels to Crimea, determined to find out how Larionov evaded capture after the 1917 revolution. With wry humour, Eugene Vodolazkin, one of Russia's foremost contemporary writers, takes readers on a fascinating journey through a momentous period of Russian history, interweaving the intriguing story of two men from very different backgrounds that ultimately asks whether we can really understand the present without first understanding the past.
About the Author Eugene Vodolazkin was born in Kiev and has worked in the department of Old Russian Literature at Pushkin House since 1990. He is an expert in medieval Russian history and folklore. Solovyov and Larionov is his debut novel. Laurus (Oneworld, 2015), his second novel but the first to be translated into English, won the National Big Book Award and the Yasnaya Polyana Award and has been translated into eighteen languages. His third novel, The Aviator (Oneworld, 2018), was shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize and the National Big Book Award. He lives in St Petersburg. Lisa C. Hayden's translations from the Russian include Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus, which won the Read Russia Award in 2016 and was also shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize along with her translation of Vadim Levental's Masha Regina. Her blog, Lizok's Bookshelf, examines contemporary Russian fiction. She lives in Maine, USA.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Year of the Monkey Patti Smith
From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year
Description From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year.
Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a stranger's words, 'Anything is possible: after all, it's the year of the monkey.' For Patti Smith - inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life's gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Smith melds the Western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from Southern California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places - this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment. But as Patti Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope of a better world. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.
About the Author Patti Smith is a writer, performer and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary merging of poetry and rock. She has released twelve albums, including Horses, which has been hailed as one of the top one hundred albums of all time by Rolling Stone. Smith had her first exhibit of drawings at the Gotham Book Mart in 1973 and has been represented by the Robert Miller Gallery since 1978. Her books include Just Kids, winner of the National Book Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781526614759 Award in 2010, Witt, Babel, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea, and Auguries of Innocence. In 2005, the French Ministry of Format: Hard Cover Culture awarded Smith the prestigious title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, the highest honour given to an artist Dimensions: 0x0mm by the French Republic. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Smith married Fred Sonic Smith Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Autobiography: general in Detroit in 1980. They had a son, Jackson, and a daughter, Jesse. Smith resides in New York City. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Anarchy: The Rise and Fall of the East India Company William Dalrymple
In his most ambitious book to date, bestselling historian William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world history
Description In his most ambitious book to date, bestselling historian William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world history In August 1765 the East India Company defeated and captured the young Mughal emperor and forced him to set up in his richest provinces a new government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a vast and ruthless private army.
The creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional international trading corporation, dealing in silks and spices, and became something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational corporation. In less than half a century it had trained up a private security force of around 260,000 men twice the size of the British army and had subdued an entire subcontinent, conquering first Bengal and finally, in 1803, the Mughal capital of Delhi itself. The Company's reach stretched relentlessly until almost all of India south of the Himalayas was effectively ruled from a boardroom in London.
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world's most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, based thousands of miles overseas and answerable only to its shareholders. In his most ambitious and riveting book to date, William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.
Three hundred and fifteen years after its founding, with a corporate Mogul now sitting in the White House, the story of the East India Company has never been more current.
About the Author William Dalrymple is one of Britain's great historians and the bestselling author of the highly acclaimed In Xanadu, the Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781408864388 Wolfson Prize-winning White Mughals and the Hemingway Prize-winning Return of a King. A frequent broadcaster, he Format: Paperback - C format has written and presented three television series, one of which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at Dimensions: 0x0mm BAFTA in 2002. In 2018, he was presented with the prestigious President's Medal by The British Academy for his Extent: 320 pages Bic1: History outstanding literary achievement and for founding the Jaipur Literature Festival. William lives with his wife and three Bic2: children on a farm outside Delhi. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Anarchy 8 Copy Pack
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Douglas Murray
The challenging and brilliantly-argued new book from the bestselling author of The Strange Death of Europe
Description In his devastating new book The Madness of Crowds, Douglas Murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and race. He reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'. We are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsed. In their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news media. Narrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal and, as Murray shows, the casualties are mounting. Readers of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore Murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issues. He ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysteria.
About the Author Douglas Murray is an author and journalist based in Britain. His latest book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, was published by Bloomsbury Continuum in May 2017. It spent almost 20 weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller list and was a No. 1 bestseller in non-fiction. It has subsequently been published in more than 20 languages worldwide and has been read and cited by politicians around the world. The Evening Standard described it as, 'By far the most compelling political book of the year.' Murray has been a contributor to the Spectator since 2000 and has been Associate Editor at the magazine since 2012. He has also written regularly for numerous other outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Sunday Times, the Sun, Evening Standard and the New Criterion. He is a regular contributor to National Review and has been a columnist for Standpoint magazine since its founding.
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Continuum AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Rage Inside the Machine: The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop the Internet Making Bigots of Us All Robert Elliott Smith
An investigative journey into the unexpected sources of prejudice and morality in artificial intelligence and how this is now having grave consequences for our society.
Description We live in a world increasingly ruled by technology; we seem as governed by technology as we do by laws and regulations. Frighteningly often, the influence of technology in and on our lives goes completely unchallenged by citizens and governments. We comfort ourselves with the soothing refrain that technology has no morals and can display no prejudice, and it's only the users of technology who distort certain aspects of it. But is this statement actually true? Dr Robert Smith thinks it is dangerously untrue in the modern era. Having worked in the field of artificial intelligence for over 30 years, Smith reveals the mounting evidence that the mechanical actors in our lives do indeed have, or at least express, morals: they're just not the morals of the progressive modern society that we imagined we were moving towards. Instead, as we are just beginning to see in the US elections and Brexit to name but a few there are increasing incidences of machine bigotry, greed and the crass manipulation of our basest instincts. It is easy to assume that these are the result of programmer prejudices or the product of dark forces manipulating the masses through the network of the Internet. But what if there is something more fundamental and explicitly mechanical at play, something inherent within technology itself? This book demonstrates how non-scientific ideas have been encoded deep into our technological infrastructure. Offering a rigorous, fresh perspective on how technology has brought us to this place, Rage Inside the Machine challenges the long-held assumption that technology is an apolitical and amoral force. Shedding light on little-known historical stories and investigating the complex connections between scientific philosophy, institutional prejudice and new technology, this book offers a new, honest and more truly scientific vision of ourselves.
About the Author Rob Smith authored over 35 journal articles, 10 book chapters, and over 75 conference papers on these subjects. He has Price: $29.99 $32.99 conducted research projects for the U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command, The Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los ISBN: 9781472970633 Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, NASA, Boeing, NSF, EPSRC, the European Union, Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 0x0mm DERA, British Aerospace, Airbus, and British Telecom. Rob is a former Associate Editor of The IEEE Transactions on Extent: 320 pages Evolutionary Computation, and the journal Evolutionary Computation and a fellow of the RSA: The Royal Society for the Bic1: Business ethics & social responsibility encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Bic2: Illustrations: Currently, he works as Chief Technology Office for BOXARR Ltd, a company he helped to found. He also works part time Previous Titles: as a Senior Research Fellow of Computer Science at University College London, where he was also a founding member Author now living: of The UCL Centre for The Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty.
Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Rage Inside the Machine 8 Copy Pack
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Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Partition Voices: Stories of Survival Kavita Puri
Poignant and powerful, these collected testimonies break the silence that has reigned for decades around one of the most catastrophic events of the twentieth century and reveal its enduring legacy in contemporary Britain
Description Dotted across homes in Britain are people who were witnesses to one of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century. Yet their memory of India's partition has been shrouded in silence. Kavita Puri's father was twelve when he found himself one of the millions of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims caught up in the devastating aftermath of a hastily drawn border. For seventy years he remained silent like so many about the horrors he had seen.
When her father finally spoke out, opening up a forgotten part of Puri's family history, she was compelled to seek out the stories of South Asians who were once subjects of the British Raj, and are now British citizens. Determined to preserve these accounts of the end of Empire and the difficult birth of two nations Puri records a series of remarkable first-hand testimonies, revealing partition's enduring legacy in Britain today. With empathy, nuance and humanity, Puri weaves a breathtaking tapestry of human experience over a period of seven decades that trembles with life; an epic of ruptured families and friendships, extraordinary journeys and daring rescue missions that reverberates with pain, loss and compassion.
The division of the Indian subcontinent happened far away, but it is a very British story. Many of those affected by partition are now part of the fabric of British contemporary life. Partition Voices breaks the silence and confronts the difficult truths at the heart of Britain's shared history with South Asia.
About the Author Kavita Puri is an award-winning journalist and radio broadcaster. Her landmark three-part series Partition Voices for BBC Radio 4 won the Royal Historical Society's Radio and Podcast Award and its overall Public History Prize. Her critically- acclaimed Radio 4 series, Three Pounds in My Pocket, charted the migration of South Asians to post-war Britain. She is currently working on the third series. Kavita works as an executive producer in BBC TV Current Affairs where her projects have been recognised by the Royal Television Society and the Foreign Press Association. Prior to this, she worked at Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781408899083 Newsnight. She studied Law at Cambridge University. Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 0x0mm @kavpuri Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Regional & national history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations Pico Iyer
A playful and profound guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan, from one of the most engaging and discerning travel writers of his generation
Description A playful and profound guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan, from one of the most engaging and discerning travel writers of his generation After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly familiar and the strangest place on earth. He draws on readings, reflections and conversations with Japanese friends to illuminate an unknown place for newcomers, and to give longtime residents a look at their home through fresh eyes.
A Beginner's Guide to Japan is a playful and profound guidebook full of surprising, brief and incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. Iyer's adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation-hall to a love-hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station make for a constantly surprising series of provocations guaranteed to pique the interest and curiosity of those who don't know Japan, and to remind those who do of the wide range of fascinations the country and culture contain.
About the Author Pico Iyer is the author of more than a dozen books, translated into twenty-three languages, and he regularly contributes to the New York Review of Books, Granta, the Financial Times and dozens of magazines around the world. His three recent talks for TED have received seven million views so far.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Sound of the Hours Karen Campbell
Love against all odds. A sweeping, romantic, wartime historical novel about love, loss and conflict in an occupied Italian town
Description Divided by loyalties, brought together by war September, 1943. Tuscany, Italy. In the hilltop town of Barga, everyone holds their breath. Even the bells fall silent. Everything Vittoria Guidi knows and loves is at risk. German troops occupy the mountains around her home, as America's Buffalo Soldiers prepare to invade. As Vittoria's country is torn in two, so is her conscience. Should she side with her Scots-Italian father or her Fascist mother? Should she do what she is told or what she believes in? Frank Chapel, a young, black American soldier fighting with the Buffalo soldiers for a country that refuses him the vote, is unlike anyone Vittoria has ever met. In the chaos, they find each other but can their growing love overcome prejudice and war?
About the Author Karen Campbell is a graduate of Glasgow University's renowned Creative Writing Masters, and author of The Twilight Time, After the Fire, Shadowplay, Proof of Life, This Is Where I Am, which was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, and Rise. A former police officer, and council PR, Karen Campbell won the Best New Scottish Writer Award in 2009. She lives in Galloway, Scotland. www.karencampbell.co.uk
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 One Road, Many Dreams Daniel Drache, A.T. Kingsmith, Duan Qi
As China's commands more global influence, this is an expert exploration of China's bold plan to remake the world economy through the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative.
Description As China's commands more global influence, this is an expert exploration of China's bold plan to remake the world economy through the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative.
China is investing in infrastructure worldwide for development and political objectives one continent at a time, country by country and project by project. The 'One Belt, One Road' or the 'New Silk Road' policy lies at the centre of this plan to remake the global economy. It is an initiative that demands close examination on account of its scale (70 countries, 1000 projects and a $2 trillion budget), ambition and worldwide ramifications. In short, is China about to change the world again?
One Road, Many Dreams is aimed at the general reader who wants to find out about China's global infrastructural initiative and what it means for world power politics and public policy. It answers the simple but complex questions, the 'what', 'why', 'how' and 'who' of China's attempt to remake the global economy in the next ten years in its own image. In the final analysis, the ultimate goal may not be attainable, but China is so big economically and demographically that the sheer momentum of its rise in the global economy is unstoppable at this point in time with its soft power global infrastructure initiative. Globally and regionally it is already having major economic impacts in Asia, Africa, central Europe and Latin America. The book will examine and analyze the regional members, the projects, deep pockets, soft power image-building, governance troubles, winners and losers, and China's leverage in an uncertain age.
About the Author Daniel Drache is a scholar in Canadian and international political economy, globalization studies, communication studies, and cultural studies. He is recognized as having made important contributions to comparative and interdisciplinary debates on policy, globalization, border security, and the impact of new information and communication technologies on Price: $49.99 $52.99 ISBN: 9781912392049 political mobilization and citizenship. He is the author of 20 books and in 2017 he gave TedTalk on China's 'One Belt, One Format: Hard Cover Road' initiative. Dimensions: 0x0mm A.T. Kingsmith is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at York University, Toronto, where he Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Politics & government teaches international relations and critical theory. @atkingsmith Bic2: Illustrations: Duan Qi is Assistant Professor of Economics at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Previous Titles: Author now living: Beihang University, China. DUAN obtained his Ph.D Degree in Economics at Peking University, China, in 2011, and then he had a one-year period Research Associate job at Hong Kong University.
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future Mary Robinson
An urgent call to arms by one of the most important voices in the international fight against climate change, sharing inspiring stories and offering vital lessons for the path forward
Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2018
Holding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the uncertainty of the world he had been born into. Before his fiftieth birthday, he would share the planet with more than nine billion people people battling for food, water, and shelter in an increasingly volatile climate. The faceless, shadowy menace of climate change had become, in an instant, deeply personal. Mary Robinson's mission would lead her all over the world, from Malawi to Mongolia, and to a heartening revelation: that an irrepressible driving force in the battle for climate justice could be found at the grassroots level, mainly among women, many of them mothers and grandmothers like herself. From Sharon Hanshaw, the Mississippi matriarch whose campaign began in her East Biloxi hair salon and culminated in her speaking at the United Nations, to Constance Okollet, a small farmer who transformed the fortunes of her ailing community in rural Uganda, Robinson met with ordinary people whose resilience and ingenuity had already unlocked extraordinary change. Powerful and deeply humane, Climate Justice is a stirring manifesto on one of the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time, and a lucid, affirmative, and well-argued case for hope.
About the Author Mary Robinson is President of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice. She served in two capacities as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Climate Change. She is the former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and is now a member of The Elders and the Club of Madrid. She has been awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and the 2019 Charleston John Maynard Keynes Prize.
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Andrew Smith
A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing
Description A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing
'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times
'Fascinating. A wonderful book' David Bowie
The Apollo Moon Programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. In Moondust, Andrew Smith set out to find and interview the nine remaining Moonwalkers in order to learn how their lives, and ours, were irrevocably changed by this surreal expedition. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, Smith's powerful and gripping account of the most courageous adventure of the last century is re-released with a new chapter, detailing his fascinating interactions with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell and Alan Bean in the years since publication. With thought-provoking meditations on the dramatic recent upswing in cosmic exploration, including astonishing encounters with the would-be astronaut-settlers of the Mars One project and the scientists leading the search for life in our solar system, this is an indispensable update to the definitive classic.
About the Author Andrew Smith is an author, broadcaster, screenwriter and journalist. He is writer and presenter of the 60-minute BBC documentaries Being Neil Armstrong and To Kill a Mockingbird at 50 and author of Moondust, Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of Josh Harris and the Great Dotcom Swindle and Adventures in Coderland (coming 2020). He was born in New York, spent most of his adult life working in London and now lives in Fairfax, California with his wife Jan.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Political Tribes Amy Chua
From international bestselling author Amy Chua, a bracing and original look at the tension between our tribal instincts and our democratic political ideals
Description 'A beautifully written, eminently readable and uniquely important challenge to conventional wisdom' J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy
Never has our society felt more divided.
In Political Tribes, Amy Chua diagnoses the cause of our current political discord: tribalism. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most the ones that people will kill and die for are ethnic, religious, sectarian or clan-based. Time and time again our blindness to tribalism has undermined our foreign policy.
At home, we have recently witnessed the rise of identity politics, a movement that encourages us to define ourselves against, and thereby exclude, others. The shock results of the US election and the Brexit referendum show that tribalism is a social truth that we ignore at our peril. When people are defined by their differences to each other, extremism becomes the common ground, and the grand ideals of democracy have a hard time competing with a more primal need to belong.
If we are to transcend our political tribes, we must rediscover a broader, more nuanced unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences. Insightful, challenging and provocative, Amy Chua's groundbreaking book could not be more timely.
About the Author Amy Chua is the John Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She is the author of World on Fire, Day of Empire, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and The Triple Package (with Jed Rubenfeld) and is a noted expert in the fields of international business, ethnic conflict, and globalization. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and two Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781408881538 daughters. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Memoirs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Archipelago John Foot
A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John Foot
Description A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John Foot Italy emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some claimed had ceased to exist. By the 1960s, Italy could boast the fastest-growing economy in the world, as rural society disappeared almost overnight.
In The Archipelago, acclaimed historian John Foot chronicles Italy's tumultuous history from the post-war period to the present. From the silent assimilation of fascists into society after 1945 to the troubling reign of Silvio Berlusconi, and from the artistic peak of neorealist cinema to the celebration of Italy's 150th birthday in 2011, he examines both the corrupt and celebrated sides of the country. While often portrayed as a failed state on the margins of Europe, Italy has instead been at the centre of innovation and change a political laboratory. Through stories of trials, TV programmes, songs and football matches, moments of violence and beauty, epochal social transformation and suffocating continuities, this new history tells the fascinating story of a country always marked by scandal but with the constant ability to re-invent itself.
Comprising original research and lively insights, The Archipelago chronicles the crises and modernisations of over seventy years of post-war Italy, from its fields, factories, squares and housing estates to the political intrigue of Rome.
About the Author John Foot is Professor of Modern Italian History in the Department of Italian at the University of Bristol. His publications include Milan Since the Miracle, Calcio, Italy's Divided Memory, Pedalare! Pedalare!, Modern Italy and The Man Who Closed the Asylums. He spent twenty years in Milan in the 1980s and 1990s and now lives in Bristol.
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Bloomsbury Pb AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry Leah Garces
This is the story of Leah Garces's fight for better conditions for the animals we eat, with her ultimate aim of ending industrialised factory farming for good
Description This is the story of Leah Garces's fight for better treatment of farmed animals, as she works with farmers, suppliers, and restaurant chains to end factory farming for good. Leah Garces has committed her career to fighting for the rights of the animals that end up on our plates. As President of the nonprofit group Mercy for Animals and former US Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming, she has led the fight against the sprawling chicken industry that raises billions of birds in cruel conditions all to satisfy the American appetite for meat. Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry is her story of working alongside the food and farming industry for animal welfare and ethical food. Instead of fighting and protesting and shaming approaches that simply haven't worked previously Garces has instead tried to find common ground with producers. She has worked alongside owners of the megafarms, befriending them, having frank conversations with them, and ultimately encouraging change through dialogue and discussion. Leah is changing the way America farms her animals through this bold approach, helping to directly improve the lives of millions of farmed animals. When she started her journey, Leah Garces did not have much empathy to spare for the contract chicken farmer until she actually met one and tried to understand the difficulties they faced. This is the story of what happens when we cross enemy lines to look for solutions. It's a story of giving in to discomfort for the sake of progress. It's a story of the power of human connection, and what happens when we practice empathy toward our enemies.
About the Author Leah Garces was the founder and Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming US and is now the President of Mercy for Animals. She has degrees in zoology and sustainable development and has been fighting for better food and farming systems for her whole career. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781472962607 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Popular science Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:
Sigma AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Grilled 8 Copy Pack
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Sigma AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table Kit Chapman
Takes an in-depth look at how elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us, with a particular focus on the new superheav elements discovered very recently
Description So how do you go about creating a new element? Find a 2,100-ton ion machine gun that fires six trillion ions per second at 10% the speed of light towards an unimaginably small target. It s rare that they hit, and rarer still that target and ion fuse together rather than rip apart. If they do stick together, a new element is made. Then all you need to do is separate this new hybrid from the vast quantities of unreacted material and detect it before it decays which happens in less than a second. If all of that is a success, well, congratulations! Yo ve got yourself a brand new element.The science of element discovery is a truly fascinating field, and is constantly rewriting the laws of chemistry and physics as we know them. As recently as November 2016, four new superheav elements the heaviest created by man were named, stretching the periodic table to 118 elements. They have broken the rules of the periodic table, rewriting the science w re taught in school, and have the potential to revolutionise our lives.Superheavywill be the first book to take an in-depth look at how these elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us. It will start by taking us back to the very beginning, with the creation of the atomic bomb and the cold war race between the US and Soviet teams. It will tell the story of the major players, such as Ernest Lawrence who revolutionised the field of particle physics with the creation of the cyclotron; Yuri Oganessian, the‘guerilla scientis’ who opened up a new era of discovery in the field and is the only living scientists to have an element named after him; and Victor Ninov, the disgraced physicist who almost pulled off the greatest fraud in nuclear science. It will bring us in a full circle back to Oak Bridge National Laboratory, where the first atomic bomb was developed, and that has more recently been an essential player in creating the new superheavy element 117. Description The 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and the other great existentialist philosophers. An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. By revealing that we are all inescapably free and responsible - 'condemned to be free,' as Sartre says - the book aims to empower the reader with a sharp sense that we are each the master of our own destiny. Cox makes fun of the reputation existentialism has for being gloomy and pessimistic, exposing it for what it really is - an honest, uplifting, and potentially life changing philosophy! This striking 10th anniversary edition with a substantial new preface includes more pointers on how to be a true existentialist, including how to be an existentialist at a time when environmental issues are becoming ever more pressing and our 'post-truth' world increasingly subjects us to the politically polarising power of simplistic social media. About the Author Gary Cox has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK, where he is also an Honorary Research Fellow. He is author of How to Be a Philosopher (2010), The God Confusion (2014), Deep Thought (2015), a biography of Sartre, Existentialism and Excess (2016) and Cricket Ball: The Heart of the Game (2018) all published by Bloomsbury. Price: $28.99 $31.99 ISBN: 9781350068988 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Philosophy Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Original Flava Craig McAnuff, Shaun McAnuff Two brothers bring the joy of Caribbean cooking to the modern kitchen Description Craig and Shaun McAnuff are bringing Da'Flava from the Caribbean to your kitchen! We're Craig and Shaun, two brothers from South London, but with Jamaica in our hearts and souls. Our Mum and Nanny taught us to cook, and Original Flava is all about meals that are vibrant, lively, exciting, and full of the influences from different cultures that make the Caribbean island of Jamaica so wonderful. That's why we've travelled to Jamaica to bring you its authentic and fresh FLAVAs! Our motto is EAT: we make our recipes Easy, Accessible and Tasty. We want to give you platefuls that taste like grandma's food so there are recipes for classics like Ackee 'n' Saltfish and Curry goat, and Caribbean favourites from home such as Garlic butter lobster and Trini doubles. We also like to twist it up a likkle to give dishes our modern spin, so you can find recipes for Honey roasted jerk-spiced salmon, Plantain beanburgers and Banana fritter cheesecake. The most important thing, we think, is the togetherness food bringse- the same happiness we have with our family. We want to share this joy: a testament to the culture of Jamaica, the fun, fantastic FLAVAs, and the stories behind the food, straight from the people of Jamaica. So, get your ingredients, turn on a likkle music, and let's get cooking! About the Author Craig and Shaun McAnuff, raised in London and of Jamaican descent, are bringing Caribbean food to the masses. In April 2016, they launched the Original Flava brand, sharing videos of them cooking simple Caribbean recipes. Their videos went viral and within a month they had garnered 70k followers and had been interviewed on TV. They have since been featured on the BBC, Buzzfeed, BET Network, London Live and Reprezent Radio, and successfully self-published their first cookbook Caribbean Cookbook in 2017. Price: $49.99 $52.99 ISBN: 9781526604866 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Cookery / food & drink etc Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Midlife Jonathan Rauch This book will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump even when you're successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end? Description This book will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump even when you're successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end?Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a well-documented U-shaped trajectory, a 'happiness curve', declining from the optimism of youth into what's often a long, low trough in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s.This isn't a midlifecrisis, though. Rauch reveals that this downturn is instead a natural stage of life and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, you can equip yourself with new tools of wisdom and gratitude to head positively into your later years.And Rauch can testify to this personally it was his own slump, despite acclaim as a journalist and commentator that compelled him to investigate the happiness curve. His own story and the stories of many others from all walks of life from a steelworker and a limo driver to a telecoms executive and a philanthropist show how the ordeal of midlife malaise can reboot our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude. Full of insights and eye-opening data, and featuring practical ways to endure the dip and avoid its perils and traps,The Happiness Curvedoesn't just show you the dark forest of midlife, it helps you find a path through the trees. About the Author JONATHAN RAUCH is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington and a contributing editor ofThe Atlantic. He has also written forThe New Republic,The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal BLM Green Tree AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Everyday Leader: How to Motivate, Empower and Influence Those Around You John Cross, Rafael Gomez, Kevin Money Recognise and embrace your natural, everyday leadership qualities to become more motivated and empowered in the workplace and at home Description Every day, every one of us is a leader in some way - we just don't necessarily know it. Leadership is about inspiring change and movement, whether on an individual level - a person's attitude, behaviour, emotions or habits - or an organizational level - culture, goals, vision or strategy. By changing the way you approach the concept of leadership, The Everyday Leader will help you recognise and embrace your natural leadership qualities, so that you can be more motivated and empowered in the workplace and at home. The Everyday Leader tackles the main challenges that leaders face at some point in their career: leading teams; attaining buy-in from stakeholders; leading through artificial intelligence; whistleblowing; and leading from a distance. But the book also addresses the leadership issues that occur in day-to-day life: listening and empathising; making change attractive and accessible; influencing and persuading; and making the right decision through information overload. Providing advice and tools for those looking to polish their existing leadership skills or anyone who wants to take the next step in their career, The Everyday Leader also recognises that leadership doesn't stop once you clock off - these are lessons you can and should take home with you. About the Author John Cross is an executive coach and a guest speaker at Henley Business School and London School of Economics. He has designed leadership and management development programmes and delivered them around the world to audiences of mixed ethnicity in the Americas, the Far East, Middle East and Europe. Rafael Gomez is Professor Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. He has conducted research and lectured in Universities and research institutes around the world as well as worked with both public and private sector organizations on various research projects, presenting his findings at national and international conferences. Price: $39.99 $42.99 Kevin Money is Director of the John Madejski Centre for Reputation and Director for Research in the School of Marketing ISBN: 9781472965745 and Reputation at Henley Business School. Kevin is a Chartered Psychologist and former Editor of the Journal of Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm General Management and Manager Update. He is also a director of several organizations, including the Positive Extent: 200 pages Psychology Forum. Bic1: Management: leadership & motivation Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Fall of the Human Empire: Memoirs of a Robot Charles-Edouard Bouee Description Machines that are smarter than people? A utopian dream of science-fiction novelists and Hollywood screenwriters perhaps, but one which technological progress is turning into reality. Two trends are coming together: exponential growth in the processing power of supercomputers, and new software which can copy the way neurons in the human brain work and give machines the ability to learn. Smart systems will soon be commonplace in homes, businesses, factories, administrations, hospitals and the armed forces. How autonomous will they be? How free to make decisions? What place will human beings still have in a world controlled by robots? After the atom bomb, is artificial intelligence the second lethal weapon capable of destroying mankind, its inventor? The Fall of the Human Empire traces the little-known history of artificial intelligence from the standpoint of a robot called Lucie. She or it? recounts her adventures and reveals the mysteries of her long journey with humans, and provides a thought-provoking storyline of what developments in A.I. may mean for both humans and robots. About the Author Charles-Edouard Bouee has been the CEO of Roland Berger since 2014 and is now in his second term. He is a seasoned expert in reorganization, post-merger projects and integration programs, as well as performance improvement, and specializes in disruptive innovation, new technologies and digital transformation. Prior to joining Roland Berger, Charles-Edouard worked as Vice President for an American strategy consultancy in Paris from 1997 to 2001, having started his career as an investment banker (M&A and corporate finance) at Societe Generale in London. Besides a Master of Science from Ecole Centrale de Paris (ECP), he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master's degree in Law from the University of Paris (Universite Paris Sud XI). Charles-Edouard Bouee has lived and worked in five countries (France, UK, US, Germany, China). He has authored a number of groundbreaking books on modern management and China, such as China's Management Revolution Spirit, Land, Energy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Light Footprint Management: Leadership in Times of Change (Bloomsbury, 2013). His books have been translated into a number of languages, including Chinese and Japanese. Price: $32.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781472970039 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 200 pages Bic1: Robotics Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Harvest Bells: New and Uncollected Poems by John Betjeman John Betjeman Description In December 1965, Sir John Betjeman wrote to his publisher Jock Murray 'I seem to have lost some of my manuscript poems as yet unpublished, or rather the typescripts of them.' Dr Kevin Gardner has claim to be the foremost contemporary Betjeman scholar and has been and remains assiduous in finding unpublished Betjeman verse. Our former poet laureate remains one of Britain s foremost and most loved poets. Who does not know of such lines as Come on ye bombs and fall on Sloug , Phone for the fish knives Norma and the celebrated Miss Joan Hunter Dunn- furnish`d and burnis d by Aldershot su . Having already discovered in the BBC archives a whole collection of poems that Betjeman wrote for broadcast and published by Continuum asPoems in the Porch, here Dr Gardner has made new discoveries in places as distant as Christ Church, Oxford and Waco Texas. These poems which are witty and ooze with charm, will be seized upon by the numerous Betjeman fans worldwide and maybe bring a new generation of readers to his admirers. About the Author Sir John Betjeman was born in 1906 and educated at Marlborough and Magdalen College, Oxford. He gave his first radio talk in 1932; future appearances made him into a national celebrity. He was knighted in 1969 and appointed poet laureate in 1972. He died in 1984.Dr Kevin Gardner is Professor of English at Baylor University, USA. As well asPoems in the Porchhe has published with Continuum some critical books includingFaith and Doubt of John Betjeman Price: $34.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781472966384 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Poetry Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Continuum AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 V&A Desk Diary 2020 V&A This week-to-view flexibound desk diary features stunning black-and-white photography from the V&A John French Archive Description This week-to-view flexibound desk diary features stunning black-and-white photography from the V&A John French Archive. John French, perfectionist and absolute master of light, was at the peak of his career in the 1950s and '60s during which time he photographed the top models of his day. Always beautifully posed and extremely elegant they included Grace Coddington, Barbara Goalen, Celia Hammond, Marla Scarafia and Jean Shrimpton, in clothing from designers ranging from Christian Dior to Mary Quant. About the Author From the V&A Museum. Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781851779758 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 228x195mm Extent: 120 pages Bic1: Stationery items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: V&A Publications AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 V&A Pocket Diary 2020 V&A This week-to-view flexibound pocket diary features stunning black-and-white photography from the V&A John French Archive. Description This week-to-view flexibound pocket diary features stunning black-and-white photography from the V&A John French Archive. John French, perfectionist and absolute master of light, was at the peak of his career in the 1950s and '60s during which time he photographed the top models of his day. Always beautifully posed and extremely elegant they included Grace Coddington, Barbara Goalen, Celia Hammond, Marla Scarafia and Jean Shrimpton, in clothing from designers ranging from Christian Dior to Mary Quant. About the Author From the V&A Museum. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781851779802 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 139x120mm Extent: 120 pages Bic1: Stationery items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: V&A Publications AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 A Beer in the Loire Tommy Barnes One family's quest to brew British beer in the heart of French wine country funny, endearing and sometimes just plain surreal Description Tommy Barnes was at breaking point, frustrated by a dead-end job, fed up with renting in London and, to cap it all, failing to make it as a stand-up comedian. But he didn't break - instead he made himself redundant and took off to France with girlfriend Rose to pursue his dream of brewing beer. Settled in a dilapidated house in the Loire they are plagued by calamities (mainly of Tommy's making), boisterous neighbours and an unexpected pregnancy. Not to mention, Burt the Satanic dog who truly has it in for his master. Featuring colourful characters, a stunning location, and an inspiring collection of beer recipes, this is an irresistible feast of humour and heart. About the Author Tommy Barnes grew up in Hertfordshire in the 80s. He worked as a graphic designer in London whilst performing as a stand-up comedian in his spare time. Happily made redundant, he set off to find a new life in France with his girlfriend Rose and this is their story. Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781999613563 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 324 pages Bic1: Cookery / food & drink etc Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Muswell Press AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Life Finds a Way Andreas Wagner One of the world's leading biologists reveals new insights into how evolution creates and the revolutionary effect this is having on how we approach creation across all fields of science and beyond Description Every single one of the millions of species alive today is the most recent link in an almost-endless chain of creation going all the way back to the origins of life. The amazing diversity and complexity we see all around us are products of nature's creativity. Drawing on pioneering research conducted over the past ten years, Andreas Wagner lays out the principles of creation that unify all of nature, from the beginnings of the universe to our world. What they reveal about creativity is as surprising as it is different from the simplistic Darwinism that has shaped our views for so long. Now everything changes. These principles are already helping biotechnologists to disarm potent toxins and engineers to devise new kinds of electronic circuits. In the near future, applied to spheres as diverse as the economy and education, they will enable us to do so much more. Life Finds a Way is the essential guide to understanding these breathtaking revelations. About the Author Andreas Wagner is a professor at the University of Zurich's Institute of Evolutionary Biology and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute for the study complex systems. An award-winning science writer, his most recent book is Arrival of the Fittest, which is also published by Oneworld. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers published in leading journals, including Nature and Science. He lives in Zurich. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781786076151 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Popular science Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Weird Maths Agnijo Banerjee, David Darling Dazzling popular maths for the curious reader from one of Britain's, and the world's, cleverest teenagers Description Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? Could we ever see into other dimensions? In this delightful journey of discovery, David Darling and extraordinary child prodigy Agnijo Banerjee draw connections between the cutting edge of modern maths and life as we understand it, delving into the strange would we like alien music? and venturing out on quests to consider the existence of free will and the fantastical future of quantum computers. Packed with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts and surprising solutions, this is for anyone who wants life's questions answered even those you never thought to ask. About the Author David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland. Agnijo Banerjee is one of the world's most outstanding young mathematicians and a former student of Darling's. At the age of thirteen he attained the highest possible score on Mensa's IQ test and in 2018 he came joint first in the International Mathematical Olympiad, becoming the first person from the UK to obtain a perfect score in 24 years. He was born in Kolkata, India, but has spent most of his life in Scotland. He is now continuing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge. Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781786074850 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Mathematics Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Populism Simon Tormey 2016 witnessed two of the most momentous events in political history: the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU - Brexit - as well as the election of Donald Trump. Description 2016 witnessed two of the most momentous events in political history: the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU - Brexit - as well as the election of Donald Trump. Both events were framed by experts and the media in terms of the emergence of 'populism' as a key feature of contemporary political life. Notwithstanding the fact that the 'populist surge' seems to have lost momentum with the failure of Le Pen and Wilders to get elected in respectively France and Holland, the topic evinces huge interest and a continual flurry of media commentary, documentaries and academic conferences. This is the definitive guide to understanding what, and why is happening in the world today. About the Author Simon Tormey is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney. He is the author of many books and articles on contemporary politics including Anti-Capitalism: A Beginner's Guide, which is also published by Oneworld. He appears regularly in the broadcast and print media commenting on British, European and EU politics. Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781786076137 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Politics & government Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Socialist Manifesto Bhaskar Sunkara From one of the most prominent voices on the American left, a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism today. Description The success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system look like today? In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, argues that socialism offers the means to achieve economic equality, and also to fight other forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. The book both explores socialism's history and presents a realistic vision for its future. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. About the Author Bhaskar Sunkara is the founder and editor of Jacobin, which he launched in 2010 as an undergraduate at George Washington University. He has written for The New York Times, Le Monde, VICE, and The Guardian. Sunkara lives in Brooklyn, New York. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781786636935 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 In the Mind But Not From There Gean Moreno Artists and critics explore the concept of Real Abstraction to help understand contemporary cultural production. Description In the Mind, But Not From There: Real Abstraction and Contemporary Art considers how the Marxian concept of Real Abstraction--originally developed by Alfred Sohn Rethel, and recently updated by Alberto Toscano--might help to define the economic, social, political, and cultural complexities of our contemporary moment. In doing so, this volume brings together noted contemporary artists, literary critics, curators, historians, and social theorists who connect the concept of Real Abstraction with contemporary cultural production. Theoretical and artistic contributions from Benjamin Noys, Paul Chan, Joao Enxuto and Erica Love, Marina Vishmidt, Sven Lotticken, and many others help to map out the relationship between political economy and artistic production in the realm of contemporary, globalized cultural exchange. This anthology places economic and social analyses alongside creative projects and visual essays to consider the many angles of contemporary art, and how inquiry into the the production of abstraction through material and social processes can be used to better understand, and hopefully change, the conditions under which art is made, seen, and circulated today. About the Author Gean Moreno is Curator of Programs at ICA Miami, where he established and runs the Art + Research Center. He has served on the Advisory Committee for the 2017 Whitney Biennial, and is the founder and current co-director of (NAME) Publications. His texts have appeared in numerous catalogues and anthologies, and he has written for various publications, including e-flux journal, Art in America, Kaleidoscope, and MONU Magazine for Urbanism. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781788730693 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Theory of art Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign Jean Baudrillard A material analysis of the sign which deepens Marx's critique of political economy for spectacular times. Description What if the problems of modern society don't come from production, but rather consumption and the system of cultural signs? In this classic work from the defining intellectual of the postmodern, Jean Baudrillard, For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign takes Marx's critique of political economy and its analysis of the commodity form as the starting point for an analysis of signs and their meaning in modern society. Influenced by Lefebvre's critique of everyday life, Barthes's semiology, and Situationism, Baudrillard analyses how objects are encoded within the system of signs and meanings that constitute contemporary media and consumer societies. Combining semiological studies and sociology of the consumer society, For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign contains Baudrillard's most extensive engagement with Marxism and shows him at a critical juncture for the development of his thought. About the Author Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) began teaching sociology at the Universite de Paris-X in 1966. He retired from academia in 1987 to write books and travel until his death in 2007. His many works include Simulations and Simulacra, America, The Perfect Crime, The System of Objects, Passwords, The Transparency of Evil, The Spirit of Terrorism, and Fragments, among others. Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781788734837 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Philosophy Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Flora Tristan Sandra Dijkstra Flora Tristan was one of the first women radicals to draw clear connections between the plight of disaffected workers and powerless women. Description Active in the 1830s and 1840s, Flora Tristan is best known for her book 'Workers' Union', an account of the conditions of women and workers in Peru, London, Paris and the provinces of France. Regarded as something of a pariah, she was one of the first women radicals to draw clear connections between the plight of disaffected workers and powerless women. Her version of socialism has been regarded as leading towards Marx. Sandra Dijkstra aims to paint a clear picture of Tristan as a class- and gender-conscious women writer in a transitional historical period, and to demonstrate her influence on Marxism. About the Author Based in Southern California, Sandra Dijkstra began her career as a feminist scholar and professor in the '70s. Since the mid-'80s, she has worked as a literary agent, and has championed books that make a difference. Price: $24.99 $26.99 ISBN: 9781788734868 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Promise of a Dream Shiela Rowbotham A sparkling portrait of when women were breaking all the rules about sex, politics and their place in the world. Description At the beginning of the decade renowned historian Sheila Rowbotham was a rebellious sixteen-year-old at a Methodist boarding school in the north-east of England, reading Sartre and dreaming of Paris. By the end of the sixties she was a seasoned political activist, planning Britain's first-ever women's liberation conference, and beginning to find her voice as a writer. Her story of the intervening years moves from coffee bars in Leeds to the Sorbonne and Oxford University, where she arrives wearing frayed Levis and clutching a volume of Rimbaud. A participant in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, she was also a member of the editorial board of the notorious revolutionary newspaper Black Dwarf. While faithful to the exhilaration and enthusiasm of the sixties, Rowbotham is also wryly amusing about her younger self. When Jean-Luc Godard wanted to film her in the nude, she dithered between principle and vanity. Wearing the shortest of mini skirts she argued passionately for women's liberation. Promise of a Dream is a moving, witty and poignant recollection of a time when young women were breaking all the rules about sex, politics and their place in the world. Sheila Rowbotham was, and remains, one of their most effective and endearing voices. About the Author Sheila Rowbotham is Honorary Research Fellow in Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at Manchester University and Visiting Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol. Her many books include the James Tait Black shortlisted Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love and Dreamers of a New Day: Women Who Invented the Twentieth Century. She has written for, among other newspapers, the Guardian, The Times, The Independent, New Statesman, and The New York Times. She lives in Manchester. Price: $24.99 $26.99 ISBN: 9781788734806 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 264 pages Bic1: Political activism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The New Populism Marco Revelli A crisp and trenchant dissection of populism today Description The word 'populism' has come to cover all manner of sins. Yet despite the prevalence of its use, it is often difficult to understand what connects its various supposed expressions. From Syriza to Trump and from Podemos to Brexit, the electoral earthquakes of recent years have often been grouped under this term. But what actually defines 'populism'? Is it an ideology, a form of organisation, or a mentality? Marco Revelli seeks to answer this question by getting to grips with the historical dynamics of so-called 'populist' movements. While in the early days of democracy, populism sought to represent classes and social layers who asserted their political role for the first time, in today's post-democratic climate, it instead expresses the grievances of those who had until recently felt that they were included. Having lost their power, the disinherited embrace not a political alternative to isms like liberalism or socialism, but a populist mood of discontent. The new populism is the 'formless form' that protest and grievance assume in the era of financialisation, in the era where the atomised masses lack voice or organisation. For Revelli, this new populism the child of an age in which the Left has been hollowed out and lost its capacity to offer an alternative. About the Author Marco Revelli, born 1947, is a historian, sociologist and political scientist, a tenured professor in the Political Science department of the UniversitA degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale. For several years a member of Lotta continua, today he frequently writes for Il manifesto daily. His historical works include several studies on workers at FIAT and the defeats of the Left. Price: $24.99 $26.99 ISBN: 9781788734509 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Political science & theory Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Empire of Borders Todd Miller The United States is outsourcing its border patrol abroad and essentially expanding its borders in the process Description The twenty-first century has been an era of hardening borders increased borderland patrols, surveillance and militarization are widening the chasm between those who can vacation (or do business) where they please, and others whose movements are restricted by armed guards. But as journalist Todd Miller finds in Empire of Borders, the US border is also becoming increasingly fluid, expanding thousands of miles outside of US territory often to protect Washington's interests. In places like Argentina, Kosovo, Honduras, Jordan and Afghanistan, US border patrol works alongside local agents to block migrants, terrorists, drug runners and smugglers from ever approaching the US. Empire of Borders traces the rise of this border regime, along with practices of 'extreme vetting' and the vast global industry for border and homeland security. But in visiting the Jordan/Syria border, as well as Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Kenya, Palestine, Mexico and the Philippines, Miller finds instead a global war against the poor. About the Author TODD MILLER is the author of Border Patrol Nation and Storming the Wall, which was awarded the 2018 Izzy Award for investigative journalism. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, TomDispatch, Mother Jones, The Nation, Al Jazeera English, and Salon. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781784785116 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 208 pages Bic1: Migration, immigration & emigration Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Verso Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Lost Tide Warriors Catherine Doyle This incredible and highly anticipated sequel to The Storm Keeper's Island sees the new Storm Keeper of Arranmore struggling to find his powers as the enemy closes in - Description In the brilliant sequel to The Storm Keeper's Island, winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Fionn Boyle finds himself at the heart of the fight for the island's survival. Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeper's magic has deserted him and with his grandfather's memory waning, Fionn must rely on his friends Shelby and Sam to help him summon Dagda's army of merrows. But nobody else believes the ferocious sea creatures even exist. And how can he prove he's right without any magic? As Fionn begins his search for the lost army, the other islanders prepare for invasion. The battle to save Arranmore has begun. Praise for The Storm Keeper's Island: WINNER OF THE BAMB READER'S AWARD FOR MIDDLE GRADE SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 'Magical in every way' EOIN COLFER 'So magical and wild that it's like being swept away by the sea' KATHERINE RUNDELL About the Author Catherine Doyle grew up beside the Atlantic Ocean in the west of Ireland. Her love of reading began with great Irish myths and legends, and fostered in her an ambition to one day write her own. The Storm Keeper's Island was her debut middle-grade novel, inspired by her real-life ancestral home of Arranmore Island, for which she won the Books Are My Bag Readers Award and was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards. Catherine lives in Galway. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781408896907 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Lost Tide Warriors 8 Copy Pack Contains 8 copies of Lost Tide Warriors + free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $119.92 $135.92 ISBN: 9781472996831 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Storm Keeper's Island Catherine Doyle Catherine Doyle's stunning first novel for middle-grade readers is a magical adventure set to become an instant classic. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Susan Cooper and Katherine Rundell Description WINNER OF THE BAMB YOUNG READERS MIDDLE GRADE AWARD 2018 NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 'Magical in every way' EOIN COLFER 'Funny, dark and blazingly beautiful' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'So magical and wild that it's like being swept away by the sea' KATHERINE RUNDELL When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn's grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise. But, deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island's next champion rages, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war. About the Author Catherine Doyle grew up beside the Atlantic Ocean in the west of Ireland. Her love of reading began with great Irish myths and legends, and fostered in her an ambition to one day write her own. She holds a first class BA in Psychology and a first class MA in Publishing from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and is the author of the YA Blood for Blood trilogy. The Storm Keeper's Island is her debut middle-grade novel and was inspired by her real-life ancestral home of Arranmore Island, where her grandparents grew up, and the adventures of her many seafaring ancestors. After living in Dublin City for two years, Catherine is now based in Galway but spends a lot of her time in London and the US. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781408896884 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 197x129mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 My Parents Cancelled My Birthday Jo Simmons Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Baddiel s Birthday Boy– a hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to Description How had it come to this? How could nice, normal parents suddenly CANCEL THEIR SON S BIRTHDAY!? Tom ca t wait for his LUCKY BIRTHDAY. I s an EPIC family tradition and it is going to be UNFORGETTABLE!Only, after several disasters involving a flattened Chihuahua and a curse from the tooth fairy, i s been CANCELLED. But Tom wo t give up. With the help of his friends (and a pig painted like a zebra), Tom decides to celebrate his birthday, his way. What could possibly go wrong? About the Author Jo Simmons began her working life as a journalist. Her first fiction series for children, Pip Street, was inspired by her own kids love of funny fiction, and two Super Loud Sam books followed. My Parents Cancelled My Birthday is Jo's third book for Bloomsbury. In addition to childre s fiction, she has also co-written a humorous parenting book, Can I Give Them Back Now?: The Aargh To Zzzz of Parenting, published by Square Peg. Jo lives in Brighton with her husband, two boys and a scruffy formerly Romanian street dog. Nathan Reed has been a professional illustrator since graduating from Falmouth College of Arts in 2000. He was shortlisted for the Serco Prize for Illustration in 2014. When h s not illustrating he can be found with his two boys and a football on Peckham Rye Common. Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781526606587 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 My Parents Cancelled My Birthday 8 Copy Pack Jo Simmons Contains 8 copies of My Parents Cancelled My Birthday + free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $103.92 $119.92 ISBN: 9781472996848 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Dodo Made Me Do It Jo Simmons A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother Is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency Description SUMMER HOLIDAYS = BORING! And Danny's dreading another one at his gran's. He's desperate for action, fun and adventure! And this year amazingly and unbelievably he gets it all, when he finds a dodo on a tiny island. A what' Yes! This is going to be the wildest summer holiday ever! (It might even be more than he can handle.) Are you in' A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother Is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency. About the Author Jo Simmons began her working life as a journalist. Her first fiction series for children, Pip Street, was inspired by her own kids' love of funny fiction, and two Super Loud Sam books followed. In addition to children's fiction, she co-wrote a humorous parenting book, Can I Give Them Back Now': The Aargh To Zzzz of Parenting, published by Square Peg. Jo lives in Brighton with her husband, two boys and a scruffy formerly Romanian street dog. I Swapped My Brother on the Internet is her first book for Bloomsbury. Sheena Dempsey is a children's illustrator and author from Ireland. She has illustrated for various writers and publishers including the multi-award-winning Dave Pigeon books written by Swapna Haddow (published by Faber) and CBI nominated Billy Button, Telegram Boy written by Sally Nicholls and published by Barrington Stoke. She also illustrated Yoga Babies, by Fearne Cotton, which was published in September 2017 by Andersen Press. Sheena lives in London with her very spotty greyhound, Sandy, and her not-very-spotty partner, Mick. sheenadempsey.com Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781408877777 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 196x128mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 I Swapped My Brother On The Internet Jo Simmons A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency Description I can get a new brother' On the internet'' Jonny muttered. Oh sweet mangoes of heaven!' Everyone has dreamed of being able to get rid of their brother or sister at one time or another but for Jonny, the dream is about to become a reality with SiblingSwap.com! What could be better than someone awesome to replace Ted, Jonny's obnoxious older brother. But finding the perfect brother isn't easy, as Jonny discovers when Sibling Swap sends him a line of increasingly bizarre replacements: first a merboy, then a brother raised by meerkats, and then the ghost of Henry the Eighth! What's coming next'! Suddenly old Ted isn't looking so bad. But can Jonny ever get him back' A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency. About the Author Jo Simmons began her working life as a journalist. Her first fiction series for children, Pip Street, was inspired by her own kids' love of funny fiction, and two Super Loud Sambooks followed. In addition to children's fiction, she co-wrote a humorous parenting book, Can I Give Them Back Now': The Aargh To Zzzzzz Of Parenting, published by Square Peg. Jo lives in Brighton with her husband, two boys and a scruffy formerly Romanian street dog. I Swapped My Brother on the Internet is her first book for Bloomsbury. Nathan Reed has been a professional illustrator since graduating from Falmouth College of Arts in 2000. He has illustrated Christopher Edge's How to Write Your Best Story Ever and the Elen Caldecott's Marsh Road Mysteries Series. His most recent picture book is Samson the Mighty Flea by Angela McAllister. He was shortlisted for the Serco Prize for Illustration in 2014. When he's not illustrating he can be found with his two boys and a football on Peckham Rye Common. Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781408877753 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 196x129mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Jo Simmons series x12 copy Mixed Pack x4 of each book+ 1 free copy of My Parents Cancelled my Bday Description About the Author Price: $155.88 $179.88 ISBN: 9781472996879 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Princess Who Flew with Dragons Stephanie Burgis A glorious middle grade fantasy adventure by the author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, about dragons, ice giants and 'perfect' big sisters Description Sofia is the other princess. Not the crown princess tha s her perfect big sister, Katrin. Sofia is the princess who always says the wrong thing; who hates going to parties; who does’t like people; who just wants to sit and read her books. So when Sofia is shipped off on a stomach-churning dragon flight to make another royal visit, she decides i’s time for this princess to take a little break. In disguise, Sofia soon finds herself discovering a magical city of learning, new friends and freedom. In short, everything is going wonderfully… right up until it goes horribly wrong. And tha’s before the ice giants show up.From the author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart comes a magical third adventure about acceptance, family and friendship, perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell and Cornelia Funke About the Author Stephanie Burgis is a dual citizen of the US and the UK and lives in South Wales (land of dragons) with her husband, the author Patrick Samphire, and their children. This is Stephanie s third novel for Bloomsbury. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781526604330 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Princess Ponies 10: The Pumpkin Ghost Chloe Ryder Enter a land of magical ponies in this chapter book series that features illustrations throughout and comes with a collectible charm! Description Enter a land of magical ponies in this chapter book series that features illustrations throughout and comes with a collectible charm!The enchanted island of Chevalia, where ponies rule, has finally had its magic restored, thanks to human Pippa and pony Princess Stardust. Her task complete, Pippa returned to our world . . . but her friends in Chevalia are never far away.It s Halloween, and Pippa ca t wait to go trick-or-treating. But before the festivities get underway, Cloud appears to tell Pippa that, back in Chevalia, a mysterious pumpkin-headed ghost is haunting Stableside Castle! Pippa joins forces with her best friend, Princess Stardust, to figure out if the fabled pumpkin ghost is real . . . or if someone is up to a little bit of Halloween mischief! Can they get to the bottom of this spooky mystery?Pipp s adventures in magical Chevalia continue, brought to life with delightful illustrations--and the book includes a special collectible charm. About the Author Chloe Ryder lives on a farm for thoroughbred and rescue horses. When she s not caring for the horses, she rides them across the hills surrounding her house. Chloe is one of the very few who know the true location of the magical island Chevalia. She is also the alter ego of Julie Sykes, award-winning author of over 60 books for children. Julie lives in Hampshire with her family and their pet wolf. Price: $9.99 $11.99 ISBN: 9781547601660 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Harry Potter - Spells & Charms: A Movie Scrapbook Warner Bros Packed with interactive inserts, concept illustrations and dazzling behind-the-scenes photography, Spells and Charms: A Movie Scrapbook offers a one-of-a-kind guide to the spells and incantations of the wizarding world Description This thrilling interactive scrapbook takes readers on a tour of iconic spells and charms, from Expelliarmus to the Patronus Charm, and even the three Unforgivable Curses. Covering everything from protective enchantments and useful jinxes to dangerous spells, it transports us into the magical world of Harry and his friends. With detailed profiles of each spell, hex, charm or curse, and information about key enchantments seen in the films, this is the ultimate guide to the magic practised at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and far beyond.Cast with the correct wand movement and incantation, the amazing spells seen throughout the Harry Potter films are conjured up in a way that is sure to delight wizards and Muggles alike. Gorgeously illustrated with dazzling concept art, behind-the-scenes photographs and fascinating reflections from actors and film-makers, the scrapbook gives readers a spellbinding insight into bringing charms and spells to the big screen. About the Author ody Revenson has written extensively about the Harry Potter films, with her most recent books being J.K. Rowling s Wizarding World: Movie Magic: Volume One and Harry Potter: The Artifact Vault. In her first foray into the Wizarding World, she contributed to the New York Times bestsellers Harry Potter: Film Wizardry and Harry Potter: Page to Screen. She is also the author of the bestselling Hogwarts: A Movie Scrapbook and Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook. Price: $29.99 $31.99 ISBN: 9781526613189 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Only the Ocean Natasha Carthew Only the Ocean is the moving and extraordinary exploration of innocence (and it's loss), of courage and of love in the midst of darkness. Lyrical and otherworldly, Only the Ocean will thrill fans of Sarah Crossan and Patrick Ness. Description Fifteen year old Kel Crow lives in the swamp slums, selling drugs for a family with whom she shares nothing but blood. Kel has only one thing on her mind and that's survival; to survive the heart-defect she has had since birth. So when the opportunity to escape comes her way she takes it: setting off on a journey to kidnap a girl for a ransom that might pay for the heart operation to save her life. But soon she is in deep water as the world storms around her and things take a turn for the worse in a society that split between those who inhabit the swampland and those who live in the sky towers. Kel thinks life is over before it's started, but with if she can find the will to fight back, she may discover it is just beginning. Only The Ocean is a story about the loss of innocence and of youth and the courage that comes from overcoming adversary through hope, healing and ultimately love. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Patrick Ness and Meg Rosoff. About the Author Natasha is a Country Writer from Cornwall where she lives with her girlfriend of nineteen years. She has had three books of poetry published. Her first novel Winter Damage was nominated for the 2014 Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for several national awards including the prestigious Branford Boase Award 2014. The Light That Gets Lost is due to be published autumn 2015. She has recently completed her third book, also for Bloomsbury. She occasionally runs 'Wild Writing' workshops but spends most of her time writing outside in all weathers. She is also a survival expert and trained walks guide. Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781408868614 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 284 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Ravi's Roar Tom Percival Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within and learns something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends. For ages 0-5 years Description Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within Being a tiger is great fun at first tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won't share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends.A clever and engaging book about temper tantrums, dealing with emotions and learning to express and understand your feelings. The perfect book for helping with bad days and noisy outbursts. About the Author om Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Ravi's Roar is Tom s eighth picture book for Bloomsbury, following Herman's Letter, Herman's Holiday, Bubble Trouble, By the Light of the Moon, Perfectly Norman, Goat's Coat (illustrated by Christine Pym) and Rub s Worry. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two young children.tom- percival.com@TomPercivalsays Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781408892183 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Ravi's Roar Tom Percival Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within and learns something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends. For ages 0-5 years Description Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within Being a tiger is great fun at first tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won't share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends.A clever and engaging book about temper tantrums, dealing with emotions and learning to express and understand your feelings. The perfect book for helping with bad days and noisy outbursts. About the Author Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Ravi's Roar is Tom s eighth picture book for Bloomsbury, following Herman's Letter, Herman's Holiday, Bubble Trouble, By the Light of the Moon, Perfectly Norman, Goat's Coat (illustrated by Christine Pym) and Rub s Worry. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two young children.tom- percival.com@TomPercivalsays Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781408892176 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Ravi's Roar Pack 8 copy pack pies of Ravi's Roar in paperback + free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $119.92 $135.92 ISBN: 9781472996862 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Ruby's Worry Tom Percival Ruby loves being Ruby until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it's not such a big worry, and that's alright, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of her worry and feel like herself again' A perceptive, poignant and sensitive story about overcoming worries that is a must-have for all children's bookshelves. Description Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it s not such a big worry, and tha s all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a must-have for all childre s bookshelves. About the Author Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book and A Home for Mr Tipps (HarperCollins), and Jack s Amazing Shadow (Pavilion). Rub s Worry is To s seventh picture book for Bloomsbury, following Herma’s Letter, Herma’s Holiday, Bubble Trouble, By the Light of the Moon, Goat’s Coat (illustrated by Christine Pym), and Perfectly Norman. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two small children.tom-percival.com@TomPercivalsays Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781408892152 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 298x238mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Fantastically Great Women A Big Ideas Notebook Kate Pankhurst Write down all your BIG ideas with Kate Pankhurst s stunning Fantastically Great Women Big Ideas Notebook for little ones, teens and adults! Based on the number 1 bestseller, this notebook is the perfect place to tell your own story, be inspired and ask questions Description Be brave, be bold, be inspired and write about your BIG ideas. The Fantastically Great Women Big Ideas Notebook, inspired by Kate Pankhurst s extraordinary picture book series, invites you to use your imagination to shape the future! There are pages that include Fantastically Great Women quotes and decorated pages inviting you to write your own strong messages, thoughts and memories. Meet Mary Anning, who discovered amazing fossils, Josephine Baker, one of the worl s most iconic dancers, Valentina Tereshkova, who travelled all the way to space and so many more women who will inspire you! With lots of inspirational quotes, like Shine like the star you ar and‘You are capable of things you never thought possibl’, this fun notebook should always be on hand. Inspiration can strike at any moment! About the Author Kate Pankhurst illustrates and writes from her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, and gets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots. As a child, Kate spent most of her time drawing silly characters and thinking up funny things for them to do, she feels very lucky to now do this as her job. Kate is the bestselling author and illustrator of the phenomenal Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal 2018, Fantastically Great Women Who Made History and Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781526610119 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Fantastically Great Women 100 Postcards Kate Pankhurst Be inspired by Kate Pankhurst's Fantastically Great Women! 100 postcards featuring extraordinary women who changed the world Description Kate Pankhurst illustrates and writes from her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, and gets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots. As a child, Kate spent most of her time drawing silly characters and thinking up funny things for them to do, she feels very lucky to now do this as her job. Kate is the bestselling author and illustrator of the phenomenal Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal 2018, Fantastically Great Women Who Made History and Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders. About the Author Kate Pankhurst illustrates and writes from her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, and gets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots. As a child, Kate spent most of her time drawing silly characters and thinking up funny things for them to do, she feels very lucky to now do this as her job. Kate is the bestselling author and illustrator of the phenomenal Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal 2018, Fantastically Great Women Who Made History and Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders. Price: $29.99 $31.99 ISBN: 9781526610096 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Bookworm Debi Gliori Will Max ever find his ideal pet? A humorous and gently cautionary tale from the much-loved and bestselling author/illustrator Debi Gliori, creator of No Matter What. Description Max really wants a pet. His parents aren't so sure. Puppies chew, parrots screech and sharks have too many teeth. How about a dragon? Max's parents say that dragons don't exist, so Max settles for a pet worm instead. Except this particular worm turns out to be very unusual when its back begins to turn spikey and it begins to breathe smoke Dragons don't exist. Do they?A funny and light-hearted story from much-loved children's author Debi Gliori, perfect for any child who has ever wanted a pet. With an added cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for. About the Author Debi Gliori is a much loved and bestselling author of over eighty books for children, including the bestselling No Matter What (Bloomsbury) and the Mr Bear series (Orchard). Debi lives near Edinburgh and has twice been Writer in Residence in the Shetland Isles. Her favourite colour is blue or, more precisely, four different shades of blue: cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Mediterranean turquoise blue and warm ultramarine blue. Price: $21.99 $23.99 ISBN: 9781408893036 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Wild Animals: A Mix-and-Match Book Sophie Corrigan Lift the panels to mix, match and make wonderfully wacky wild animals with Sophie Corrigan s hilarious creature creations! 0-5 years Description A chameleon has a long, sticky tongue and a tiger has bright orange fur. But what would happen if you mixed them together with a zebra s stripey bottom? Yo d get a CHIGRA! ROAR!Lift the panels to mix, match and make wonderfully weird wild animals with Sophie Corriga s brilliantly funny creature creations! Mix together a toucan, a gazelle and a zebra to create a TAZRA! Or match up a tiger, an orangutan and an elephant to create a TANGUANT! What sound will it make? What wacky wild animals will YOU find?Each panel is the perfect size for small hands - hours of toddler animal fun guaranteed. About the Author Sophie Corrigan is a freelance illustrator with a first-class Illustration degree from the University of Central Lancashire and has recently earned a Distinction for her Masters Degree in Children's Book Illustration. When she's not drawing, she spends her time going to shows, watching nature programmes, hanging out with her pet axolotls and cockatiels and occasionally making cute things from wool. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781408894101 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 A Visit to the Hospital Activity and Sticker book Samantha Meredith Going to the hospital doesn t have to be scary! Explore the many different parts of the hospital, learn about doctor’ tools and meet newborns with this positive activity book about going to a hospital for the first time, including 300 amazing stickers. Description Have you ever been to the hospital? This brilliant activity and sticker book is the perfect way to introduce little ones who may be visiting the hospital for the first time. Meet the doctors, nurses, midwives and paramedics, find out which special tools they use to help people when they don t feel well, buy some lovely flowers at the gift shop and help the pharmacist fill the shelves with lots of medicines. Hospitals do t have to be scary after all they can be lots of fun!An exciting surprise awaits at the end meet all the newborn babies and match their tiny hats!With over 300 stickers and packed with fun activities, including pick and choose, spot the difference, match the pairs, write a diary, mazes and even play Connect 4, this activity and sticker book is ideal for visiting hospitals. About the Author Samantha Meredith graduated from Loughborough University with a BA (Hons) degree in Illustration. She now draws pictures all day, while drinking tea and wearing panda slippers. She is based in North London and is the illustrator of Bloomsbury's My Planes Activity and Sticker Book, My Trains Sticker and Activity Book and My Trip to the Supermarket Activity and Sticker Book. Price: $9.99 $11.99 ISBN: 9781526606457 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 274x214mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 You Can Change the World Lucy Bell The kids' guide to a better planet. And anyone can join in. Description Every day, we see a problem we would like to fix. A piece of rubbish in a green, grassy park. Plastic water bottles buried in the sand at the beach. A garbage bin overflowing onto the street. A skinny, stray dog. A homeless person on a cold day.These problems seem impossible for one person to change. But we can fix them, if we each do our part one step at a time.This practical guide is designed to empower kids to make changes in their lives to help make a difference in the world. Filled with information, ideas and activities, and interspersed with features on amazing children around the world. This book shows kids how to:Avoid single-use plasticsThrow a plastic-free partyMake a compost bin and reduce wasteStart a herb gardenGrow bee-friendly flowersLearn about where their food comes fromBe kinder to others, share and donateKids are on a mission to make our earth a better, safer, happier place. About the Author Lucy Bell is a book editor and music teacher on a journey to live a more ethical, sustainable and mindful life.After getting her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Sydney with majors in English and Ancient History, Lucy studied a Master of Publishing. Now she works for a social-purpose publishing house making big differences and helping fund not-for- profits and charities to close the literacy gap.Lucy grew up on the NSW Central Coast surrounded by four siblings, a cat, two dogs, two sheep, a lizard, lots of guinea pigs and thirteen chickens. She now lives in Sydney and while watering her balcony garden, dreams of one day owning her own country farmhouse. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781925700527 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Pantera AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 You Can Change the World 8 Copy Pack Contains 8 copies of You Can Change the World, plus a free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $239.92 $263.92 ISBN: 9781472996794 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 A Hurricane in my Head Matt Abbott This is a truly stunning collection of poems from Matt Abbott, nationally acclaimed writer and performer, that tackles the themes of friendship, bullying, technology and the life of a modern teenager. Description With surprising honesty and words that resonate long after reading, A Hurricane in My Head tackles the themes of friendship, bullying, technology and the life of a modern teenager. These poems say the things we can't always put into words; they may make you laugh, they may make you cry, but they will most definitely make you reminisce, escape, discover... This is a truly stunning collection from Matt Abbott, nationally acclaimed writer and performer, with poems that will make you want to become a poet and put your own words to paper much to the perplexity of any careers advisor! About the Author Matt Abbott is a spoken word artist, activist and nationally acclaimed writer and performer from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. After a major label music career in his late teens and early twenties, he returned to the love of poetry which began after he'd left school. Since 2013, Matt has been delivering poetry and creative writing workshops to schools, galleries and museums; devising sessions for groups ranging from primary school pupils through to adult non-formal learning groups. Matt is currently the leading Creative Practitioner for primary formal learning at The Hepworth Wakefield, an ambassador for Eureka! The National Children's Museum and Poet-in-Residence at the National Coal Mining Museum for England. He has shared the stage with the likes of Kate Tempest, Carol Ann Duffy, Salena Godden, Florence + The Machine and Mark Steel. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781472963505 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 An Unlikely Spy Terry Deary Horrible Histories author Terry Deary presents a new, thrilling adventure set in France during the Second World War. Description Thrilling historical adventure from Terry Deary, the 'outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' (Books For Keeps)This brand new, exciting adventure from bestselling Horrible Histories author Terry Deary brings the Second World War to life. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and John Boyne. World War II has begun. Brigit has been evacuated to Wales from her home near the aeroplane factories of Coventry. But when it's revealed that her father is German, Brigit runs away to join her mother in a very special training camp, where Churchill is building a secret army of spies and saboteurs known as the Special Operations Executive.Brigit and her mother soon find themselves on the front line in Nazi-occupied France, where they search for double agents and meet with danger at every turn in their efforts to support the French resistance. But no-one will suspect Brigit is a spy, will they? After all, who would suspect a child? Featuring characters from The Silver Hand, this page-turning adventure sheds new light on the Second World War and will have readers gripped from start to finish. About the Author Terry Deary is the author of over 300 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. He was voted 'Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century' by Books for Keeps magazine. Terry's non-fiction has been consistently in the bestseller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2018, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781472962706 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mindfulness Tammie, Prince 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mindfulness features activities that allow children to cultivate a deeper awareness of their emotions, help them focus on the present and encourage them to attune with others so that they empathise more easily. Description Introducing mindfulness in Early Years settings equips young children with life-long skills that develop as they mature. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mindfulness features a range of activities that enable children to build awareness of their emotions, focus on the present and empathise more easily with others.From ideas to manage distractions to games for independence, this collection of ideas includes colourful photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, making it a fantastic resources to bring mindfulness into the Early Years. About the Author Tammie Prince has 25 years' teaching experience in primary education across two countries the UK and the USA. She has been a headteacher of an outstanding primary academy for eight years and a National Leader of Education for five years, supporting other schools in their ongoing improvement. Her academy is the lead school in one of the first designated Teaching School Alliances in the country and she believes that school-to-school support improves life chances for all children. For more from Tammie, follow her on Twitter @Ed_Tmprince or visit her blog: http: //educationsvoice.wordpress.com. Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781472955227 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 50 Fantastic Ideas Inspired by Famous Artists Judith Harris 50 Fantastic Ideas Inspired by Famous Artists uses readily available online sources to explore how famous artists and art, including pop and street art, sculpture and portraiture, can be a source of inspiration in the Early Years. With interactive activities involving paints, clay and natural resources like leaves and flowers, children can develop their expressive art and design skills and have fun at the same time! Description 50 Fantastic Ideas Inspired by Famous Artists uses well-known art as a visual inspiration to develop expressive art and design skills in the Early Years. It is much easier now to access art online and to bring inspirational pieces into a setting without having to buy postcards or visit an art gallery. Drawing on these readily available online sources, Judith Harries presents 50 ideas featuring a range of diverse artists from Lubaina Himid and Friedensreich Hundertwasser to Mary Delany and Picasso, and famous art including pop and street art, sculpture and portraiture.Using art supplies easily found in and outside the classroom such as paints, clay, pipe cleaners and natural resources like leaves and flowers, the interactive activities found in this book are ideal for inspiring creativity and fun at the same time! About the Author Judith Harries has been teaching music and drama, as well as all other subjects, through supply work to primary school children for the last 17 years. Prior to this, she worked in a nursery as an assistant headteacher for a decade. Judith writes articles on all curriculum areas of the EYFS for Practical Pre-School, EYE Magazine, Teach Early Years and Teach Primary; she has written several books in the Planning for Learning series, the Little Book series and the Stepping Stones to Creativity series. Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781472956842 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Stress-Free Navigation: Electronic and Traditional Duncan Wells An indispensable myth-busting guide to the reality of navigation. Never be lost again - and never think the stars are beyond your reach. Description You might think stress-free navigation sounds like an impossible paradox. But it need not be. All boaters, whether under sail or under power, need to be able to navigate safely on the water both to keep themselves and their crew out of trouble and to avoid endangering others. Yet navigation has often been presented almost as a black art complicated, full of tricky maths, and with alien concepts to get your head around. Step in 'Mr Stress-Free': having in his previous books presented techniques for sailing and motorboating in an accessible, manageable fashion, Duncan Wells now turns his attention to navigation. He makes concepts easy to understand and the practice of navigation perfectly achievable for all with minimum stress. The book covers the basic introductory elements clearly and simply for novices, and progresses through more advanced techniques for experienced navigators, so that there is something for everyone, whatever their skill level. Diagrams, quick-reference tables and flowcharts, explanatory step-by-step photographs, box features, top tips and QR codes giving access to explanatory videos are all features that have been much appreciated by readers of Duncan's other top-selling titles. About the Author Duncan Wells is an RYA instructor and sailing school principal. He has written for many leading boating magazines in the UK and US. He is the author of the bestselling Stress-Free Sailing and Stress-Free Motorboating (both also published by Adlard Coles Nautical), which have helped countless sailors and motorboaters learn helpful boat handling and berthing techniques. He lives in Buckinghamshire. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781472962348 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Boating Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Birds of Mongolia Sundev Gambotaater, Christopher Leahy The first field guide ever to the birds of Mongolia Description 'An important new step for world ornithology' - Professor Osor Shagdarsuren Mongolia lies in the heart of Asia, bridging the vast Siberian taiga forests of the north and the world's coldest deserts to the south. It encompasses great mountain ranges, extensive steppes and deserts, and pristine rivers and lakes. Large and sparsely populated, Mongolia harbours a rich avifauna including an array of globally rare and local species. - First-ever field guide to the birds of Mongolia - Covers 503 species, including all residents, migrants and vagrants - 113 superb plates depicting every species and many distinct plumages and races - Authoritative text covers identification features, along with voice, habitat, behaviour and status - Accurate maps for every species About the Author Gombobaatar Sundev has been a leading Mongolian ornithologist and bird conservationist for more than 20 years. He is a professor of ornithology at the National University of Mongolia, the president of the Mongolian Ornithological Society, and has led numerous birding tours and research expeditions in Mongolia for birders and scientists from around the world. Christopher Leahy holds the Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He first visited Mongolia in 1982 and has led more than twenty natural history and birding tours to all parts of the country. Price: $60.00 $65.00 ISBN: 9780713687040 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 216x140mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching Bic2: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Helm Ornithonoly AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Missing Lynx: The Past and Future of Britain's Lost Mammals Ross Barnett The story of the magnificent megafauna we've lost in Britain, why it has disappeared and what happened as a result, and how we might realistically turn the ecological tide Description Britain's lynx are missing, and they have been for more than a thousand years. Why have they gone? And might they come back? A mere 15,000 years ago, Britain was a very different place home to lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and many more megafauna. But as the climate changed and human populations expanded, changing habitats and wiping out wildlife, most of the British megafauna disappeared. Will we ever be able to bring these mammals back? And if it's possible, should we? In The Missing Lynx, palaeontologist Ross Barnett uses case studies, new fossil discoveries, biomolecular evidence and more to paint a picture of these lost species, and to explore the significance of their disappearance in ecological terms. He also discusses how the Britons these animals shared their lives with might have viewed them, and questions why some survived while others vanished. Barnett also looks in detail at the realistic potential of reintroductions, rewilding and even of resurrection, both in Britain and overseas, from the innovative Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve to the revolutionary Pleistocene Park in Siberia, which has already seen progress in the revival of 'mammoth steppe' grassland. With the world going through a 'sixth extinction' caused by widespread habitat destruction, climate change and an ever- growing human population, this timely book explores the spaces that extinction has left unfilled, in Britain and elsewhere. By understanding why some of our most charismatic animals are gone, we can look to a brighter future, perhaps with some of these missing beasts returned to the land on which they once lived and died. About the Author Ross Barnett is a palaeontologist with a PhD in Zoology from the University of Oxford. He specialises in seeking, analysing and interpreting ancient DNA, but his area of true expertise is in the genetics and phylogeny of cats, especially the extinct sabretooths, and he has sequenced the entire genomes of a number of remarkable extinct European big cats. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781472957344 Ross's research has led to some remarkable findings in recent years, and has involved investigating escaped lynx in Format: Hard Cover Edwardian Devon, rubbishing claims that the yeti is an ice-age polar bear, and seeking the ancestral home of the Dimensions: 0x0mm enigmatic Orkney vole (they're Belgian). Ross currently lives in the Highlands of Scotland with his wife and two daughters. Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Natural history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2020 Bloomsbury 'a lifeline . . . it set my feet on the publishing path' Joanne Harris (from the Foreword to the 2019 edition) Description Packed with practical advice, guidance and inspiration about all aspects of the writing process, thisYearbookis the essential resource on how to get published.It will guide authors and illustrators across all genres and markets: those looking for a traditional, hybrid or self-publishing route to publication; writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets and playwrights, writers for TV and radio, newspapers and magazines.New articles for the 2020 edition include:- Writing across genres and forms- Screenwriting- Writing sagas- Historical thrillers- Knowing when your manuscript is ready to submit- Science writing- Adapting books for stage and screen- Making best use of tech- Understanding your readership: writing for magazines About the Author Price: $49.99 $54.99 ISBN: 9781472947512 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 816 pages Bic1: Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Yearbooks AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2020 Bloomsbury 'To find your way as a children's author,CWAYBshould be your first port of call.' Sarah Crossan, Carnegie Medal Winning author Description Foreword byWilliam Sutcliffe, author ofAre you Experienced?,New BoyandWe See EverythingThe indispensable guide to writing for children and young adults, thisYearbookprovides inspirational articles from successful writers and illustrators, as well as practical advice on who to contact across the media and how to get published.New articles for the 2020 edition include:- Creating manga and other graphic novels- Writing series fiction- Translating children's fiction- The dos and don'ts of submitting to agents- Getting a foot in the door: advice for BAME writers- Writing for the school market- Writing for children's TV- Successful use of social media- Reinventing old tales for new readers About the Author Price: $50.00 $54.99 ISBN: 9781472947635 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 480 pages Bic1: Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Yearbooks AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers: How Science is Transforming the Modern Game James Witts Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to perform at the highest level. Description Looking at every area of the game and with exclusive contributions from elite players, leading coaches and sports scientists from the world's leading clubs including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich this expert guide reveals how sports science ensures the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale deliver super-star performances every time. A brilliant combination of locker-room secrets and practical advice, this is a book that will interest both players and fans. About the Author James Witts has a background in sports science, and is a writer for a number of magazines, including Cyclist, New Scientist, BikesEtc, 220 Triathlon, Runner's World, Men's Health and GQ. He is the author of The Science of The Tour de France, also published by Bloomsbury. Price: $32.99 $34.99 ISBN: 9781472948458 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 227x190mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Football (Soccer, Association football) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Sport AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Cycling Mind: The Psychological Skills for Peak Performance on the Bike - and in Life Ruth Anderson This practical and highly accessible guide, written by British Cycling's Lead Psychologist, will explore the importance of psychology in achieving peak cycling performance. The book will transfer the sport psychology strategies used to win Olympic gold and encourage and equip individuals with the psychological skills to pursue performance excellence in cycling and in daily life. Description This practical and highly accessible guide, written by British Cycling's Lead Psychologist, will explore the importance of psychology in achieving peak cycling performance. The book will transfer the sport psychology strategies used to win Olympic gold and encourage and equip individuals with the psychological skills to pursue performance excellence in cycling and in daily life. For the last three Olympic Games the Great Britain Cycling Team has dominated the Velodrome events and is regarded as one of the most successful elite sporting set-ups in Olympic history. The emergence of sport psychology as a critical aspect of the Great Britain Cycling Team's success has sparked wide interest in the psychological skills required to perform. This book will transfer the sport psychology strategies used to assist elite cyclists to win Olympic gold to individuals seeking to improve their own performance and psychological wellbeing on and off the bike. The Cycling Mind will take the reader through the key stages of an athlete's pathway, from training through to competition, and provide guidelines to developing the psychological skills to compete at their best. Key skill development areas in sport psychology such as planning for success, controlling thought and emotion, developing confidence, competition and recovery strategies will be outlined. The objective of the book is to provide all the information and strategies required to achieve success in cycling, and can be applied across all high-pressure performance environments. About the Author Dr Ruth Anderson is a highly experienced sports psychologist who specializes in working with elite sports people. She has worked at the last three Olympic Games and is currently in charge of the psychology services for Great Britain Price: $29.99 $32.99 Cycling Team. Ruth Anderson previously held the position of Head of Sport Psychology for the Australian Olympic Team ISBN: 9781472948892 Format: Paperback - C format and is the Director of MiND HQ, which provides psychology services to individuals and teams, giving them the knowledge Dimensions: 0x0mm and skills required to achieve optimal performance on and off the sporting field. Ruth has completed her PhD investigating Extent: 256 pages the optimal psychological state for peak performance. Bic1: Cycling Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Sport AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Magic Spanner: The World of Cycling According to Carlton Kirby Carlton Kirby In Magic Spanner, TV's 'Mr Cycling', Carlton Kirby, gives us an expert, behind-the-scenes view - one that the average fan rarely gets to see or hear about - to reveal what it's really like on the world's greatest races including the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana, Giro d'Italia and the classics. Description In Magic Spanner, TV's 'Mr Cycling', Carlton Kirby, gives us an expert, behind-the-scenes view - one that the average fan rarely gets to see or hear about - to reveal what it's really like on the world's greatest races including the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana, Giro d'Italia and the classics. Written with a candid and amusing authority that comes from over 25 years of commentary with Eurosport, Carlton tells us how it really is. It's an insider's view delivered in the inimitable, humorous and at times outspoken style for which he has become globally famous. Peppered with hilarious anecdotes of life on the road with Tour legend Sean Kelly, he indulges in some soap-box moments to lambast his various bugbears, from crazy spectators in mankinis and lazy Italian monks to the more serious issues of rider safety, team strategies and questionable ethics. With his mix of expert opinion and trademark wit, Carlton covers the funny, the serious, the heartbreaking and the more bizarre moments of professional cycling. About the Author Carlton Kirby is the principal cycling commentator for Eurosport and has covered the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana among many other cycling races. He has worked in broadcasting for over thirty years over which time he has accumulated legions of loyal fans who are drawn to his witty and, at times, excitable style. Known by some as the 'language mangler' and for his Price: $29.99 $32.99 'Kirbyisms' (occasional strange musings about not just cycling but the very fabric of life), loyal listeners have set up a ISBN: 9781472959867 Twitter account of his humorous comments: Things Carlton Says, @saidcarlton. Carlton's own Twitter account is Format: Paperback - C format @carltonkirby Dimensions: 0x0mm Robbie Broughton is the co-founder and managing editor of Ride Velo, an online magazine that covers features, profiles, Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Autobiography: sport product reviews and news from the cycling world. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Sport AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Arisaka Rifle Bill Harriman Featuring specially commissioned colour artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this engaging study casts new light on origins, combat record, and reputation of the Arisaka bolt-action rifles used by Japanese troops during the world wars. Description Entering service in 1897, the Arisaka family of bolt-action rifles armed Japanese troops and others through two world wars and many other conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 05. Issued in long and short versions the latter for cavalry and specialists the Type 30 was the first main Arisaka model, arming Imperial Japan's forces during the Russo-Japanese War, though after the war it was refined into the Type 38, which would still be in use in 1945. The main Arisaka rifle of World War II though was the Type 99. Lighter and more rugged than the US M1903 Springfield rifle it would face in the initial battles in the Pacific, it was produced in four main variants, including a sniping model and a take-down parachutist's rifle. Featuring full-colour artwork as well as archive and close-up photographs, this is the absorbing story of the rifles arming Imperial Japan's forces, from the trenches of Mukden in 1905 to the beaches of Okinawa 40 years later. About the Author Bill Harriman is Director of Firearms at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, and appears regularly on British television as part of the team of experts on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow program. A former Territorial Army officer with 18 years' service, he is also a forensic scientist dealing with cases involving firearms, ammunition and other weapons. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of Price: $32.99 $34.99 publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). He lives in Lincolnshire, UK. ISBN: 9781472816122 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Churchill Infantry Tank David Fletcher David Fletcher's history of the most important British-made tank of World War II Description The NVG covers all seven Marks of Churchill gun tank with variations and the curious self-propelled gun of 1941/42, but not the so-called 'Funnies' or the armoured recovery vehicle variants. It will begin with the prototype tank A20, which has not been covered in any detail before, then go on to look at all seven Marks of Churchill, in particular their different guns. This book will also look at the tank's service in Russia and later with the Irish, Jordanian and Australian Armies. It will also feature on the disastrous Dieppe raid of August 1942, ending with a brief look at the Black Prince or super Churchill which was only developed up to the prototype stage at the end of World War II. The Churchill is an interesting tank, quite different from any other British tank of World War II, built outside the normal process of British tanks and the Department of Tank Design. It was built under the watchful eye of the Prime Minister, after whom it was named, by a firm with no previous experience of tank production. Despite being condemned as unsuitable and more than once being scheduled to be replaced by a better design this never actually happened. It remained in production and ultimately vindicated itself since, although it was slow and noisy it was found to have superior climbing ability and thicker frontal armour than the vaunted German Tiger. Its classification as an Infantry Tank has been extensively criticised although recently one or two authors, notably Americans, seem to have revised their views on this and even Field Marshal Montgomery, who advocated a Universal Tank to fulfil all roles, found the Churchill a useful tank on many occasions, particularly considering its ability to absorb punishment. About the Author David Fletcher MBE was born in 1942. He has written many books and articles on military subjects and until his retirement was the historian at the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK. He has spent over 40 years studying the development of British armoured vehicles during the two World Wars and in 2012 was awarded an MBE for services to the history of armoured warfare. Price: $24.99 $26.99 ISBN: 9781472837349 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 T-34 vs StuG III: Finland 1944 Steven J. Zaloga Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated book pits the StuG III assault gun in Finnish hands against the Soviet T-34 tank during the bitter armoured clashes in Finland at the height of World War II. Description In the summer of 1944, the Red Army staged a massive armoured assault up the Karelian Isthmus with the intent of eliminating any remaining German and Finnish forces facing the Leningrad region. Most of the Soviet units sent into Finland were new to the region, moving mainly from the fighting in the Leningrad area. As a result, some had the latest types of Soviet equipment including the new T-34-85 tank, fielded alongside the older T -34-76. Germany refused to sell the Finns new tanks without a reinforced military alliance, but in 1943 began selling them a few dozen StuG III assault guns. This made the StuG III battalion the most modern and powerful element of the Finnish armoured division, and it saw very extensive combat in the June July summer battles. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and an array of archive photographs, this is the absorbing story of the parts played by Soviet and Finnish armour in the epic battles in Finland during June and July 1944. About the Author Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. He lives in Maryland, USA. Richard Chasemore finished a four-year course in technical illustration in 1992. Since then he has worked on a huge variety of projects in publishing and advertising, using both traditional and digital media. He has run an airbrush course in St Louis, Missouri, and also written six educational books on digital art. He has spent 10 years working on the best-selling Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series, which has taken him to Skywalker Ranch in California to work with the Price: $32.99 $34.99 ISBN: 9781472832351 Lucasfilm concept artists. He also enjoys music and is a co-founder of Superglider Records. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Medieval Cannon 1326-1494 Jonathan Davies The invention and development of the medieval cannon, and how it transformed warfare on land and at sea Description The first illustration of a cannon in Europe can be dated quite precisely to 1326. This book explores the development of gunpowder, the earliest appearance of cast-bronze cannon in Western Europe, followed by the design and development of the wrought-iron cannon. The wrought-iron hoop-and-stave method of barrel construction was a system that came to dominate medieval artillery design both large and small until the end of the 15th century, and saw the cannon used not only as a prestige weapon, but start to be used as a practical and terrifying weapon on the medieval battlefield. In 1453, the Ottomans' conquest of Constantinople, with their extensive artillery, marked the triumph of medieval firepower. The book will focus on the technology and tactics of early European artillery on both sea and land, and assess its impact on medieval warfare. About the Author Jonathan Davies read history at Cambridge before a long career in teaching, primarily in Tudor institutions. He has followed the route of the First Crusade in an ambulance, completed the Pilgrimage to Santiago twice and for the past 20 years has led a re-enactment group specializing in siege artillery. A prolific author and journalist he has written widely on aspects of medieval and Tudor military and civilian life. His next project is to build an early 16th-century bronze cannon. He is survived by a frustrated wife, a bemused daughter and a bewildered son. Price: $24.99 $26.99 ISBN: 9781472837219 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Military history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Kos and Leros 1943 Anthony Rogers An illustrated account of the disastrous British-led effort to occupy the Dodecanese in autumn 1943. Description This title is an illustrated account of the autumn 1943 battle for the Dodecanese, as Winston Churchill attempted to secure the Aegean islands in the wake of the Italian armistice. The occupation was a gamble intended to increase pressure against Germany and at the same time possibly provide encouragement for Turkey to join the Allies. Spearheaded by the Special Boat Squadron and the Long Range Desert Group, garrison troops were deployed to the Italian-occupied Dodecanese, but they were too late to prevent the Germans from taking control of the key island of Rhodes and its all- important airfields. An all-out German offensive followed. Air force and naval units supported a series of assaults by infantry and paratroopers, including specialist forces of the Division Brandenburg. Within three months, only Castelorizzo was still in British hands. Rhodes, Kos and Leros remained under German occupation until May 1945 and the end of the war in Europe. The Dodecanese would be Adolf Hitler's last enduring victory and the last enduring British-led defeat. About the Author Anthony Rogers is an accomplished writer known for his meticulously researched books detailing events in an around the Mediterranean during World War II. Born and raised in Malaysia, Darren Tan grew up drawing spaceships, dinosaurs and the stuff of his imagination, which was fuelled by movies and computer games. Following a brief stint in 3D animation, Darren now works as a freelance illustrator, living in Singapore. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781472835116 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: History Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Entertaining the Troops 1939-45 Kiri Bloom Walden The fascinating story of the entertainment used to keep up the troops' spirits in the Second World War. Description This book explores the foundation and work of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and other entertainment organisations such as CEMA and Stars in Battledress. These organisations ensured that troops in all theatres of the Second World War were visited by big bands, ballet stars, Shakespearian actors and the most famous popular entertainers of the day in order to raise morale. Many of Britain's biggest stars cut their teeth performing on makeshift stages to homesick soldiers, sailors and airmen and women during the war years, with famous performers including Laurence Olivier, Gracie Fields, George Formby, Vera Lynn, Margot Fonteyn and members of The Goons. This book also details the alternative arrangements made when the entertainment organisations couldn't come the forces often put on their own shows, with pantomimes and plays written and performed by POWs being a prime example. About the Author Kiri Bloom Walden teaches Film and Cultural studies at Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education. Before she became a writer, Kiri worked in the film industry and briefly at London's Players Theatre. Kiri's interests include film history, women's military history, comic books, circus, magic and Victorian periodicals. Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781784423513 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 64 pages Bic1: History Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Romance of the Perilous Land: A Roleplaying Game of British Folklore Scott Malthouse A roleplaying game of adventure and fantasy in the age of King Arthur and the Britain of folklore. Description Romance of the Perilous Land is a roleplaying game of magic and adventure set in the world of British folklore, from the stories of King Arthur to the wonderful regional tales told throughout this green and pleasant land. It is a world of romantic chivalry, but also of great danger, with ambitious kings, evil knights, and thieving brigands terrorising the land, while greedy giants, malevolent sorcerers, and water-dwelling knuckers lurk in the shadows. As valiant knights, mighty barbarians, subtle cunning folk, and more, the players are heroes, roaming the land to fight evil, right wrongs, and create their own legends. About the Author Scott Malthouse is a roleplaying game designer and folklore enthusiast who was born and bred in Yorkshire, where he currently lives. His work includes the award-winning Quill (Best Free Game 2016, Indie RPG Awards), In Darkest Warrens, and Unbelievably Simple Roleplaying. John McCambridge is a versatile artist, having worked a long time as a concept artist for video games such as Bulletstorm, Runescape, and Saga, Rage of Vikings. More recently he has worked on books and board games, including Elysium, T.I.M.E. Stories, and the illustrated edition of Game of Thrones. He lives in the Fens with his wonderful wife and son. Dave Needham lives between an Oak and a Hawthorn in the dark wilds of southern England, where he produces black and white artwork using traditional pen and ink techniques. Credits in the fantasy gaming genre include design, illustration and concept art for Otherworld Miniatures, Red Box Games, the Barrowmaze series and Games Sesh. Alan Lathwell is a freelance illustrator based in the UK. He specialises in fantasy art and has a passion for Celtic and Norse mythology, which began at an early age. He uses a mixture of traditional and digital methods to create his paintings and his work has been used to illustrate children's books, role-playing games and book covers. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781472834775 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey Games AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Paleomythic: A Roleplaying Game of Stone and Sorcery Graham Rose A roleplaying game of myth and survival at the dawn of history. Description Paleomythic is a roleplaying game of grim survival and mythical adventures in the land of Ancient Mu, a harsh prehistoric world full of mysterious ruins and temples to explore, huge and terrible creatures that roam and spread fear across the land, and nefarious mystics and sorcerers who plot dark schemes from the shadows. It is a world of biting cold winters, of people hunting and foraging to survive, and tribes that wage relentless war. Taking on the roles of hunters, healers, warriors, soothsayers, and more, players will navigate a world of hostile tribes, otherworldly spirits, prehistoric beasts, and monstrous creatures lurking in the dark places of the world. Players have huge scope in sculpting the game experience that best suits them, whether it's a gritty survival story without a trace of the mystical or a tale of grand adventure and exploration in a mythic setting. About the Author When Graham Rose discovered roleplaying games, he was hooked. He designed his first home-brew RPG in the 1980s and has continued tinkering with games ever since. It was whilst roleplaying that Graham decided to acquire as many of the abilities listed on his character sheet as possible. This quest has led to a wide range of interests, from archaeology to competition fencing, a career in the fields of intelligence and law enforcement, and has also resulted in him crashing a snowmobile in the Arctic Circle, enduring serious illness in Kathmandu, coming face to face with a silverback gorilla in Rwanda, and walking Hadrian's Wall during a storm. Graham lives in the UK with his wife, Nicola, and currently works as a cold case homicide investigator. John McCambridge is a versatile artist, having worked a long time as a concept artist for video games such as Bulletstorm, Runescape, and Saga, Rage of Vikings. More recently he has worked on books and board games, including Elysium, T.I.M.E. Stories, and the illustrated edition of Game of Thrones. He lives in the Fens with his wonderful wife and son. Mars Oosterveld graduated in creating comics and is working on making it his living. Inspired by prehistory, mythology, and creatures real and fantastical, his work focuses on action and dynamics, and is constantly looking to expand his repertoire of styles and forms. Mars was born and currently lives in the Netherlands. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781472834812 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey Games AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Undaunted: Normandy David Thompson, Trevor Benjamin A two-player deck-building war game, pitting players against one another in the European theatre of World War II. Description June, 1944. Through the D-Day landings, the Allies have seized a foothold on the beaches of Normandy. Now you must lead your troops forward as you push deeper into France and drive the German forces back. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn the situation to their advantage! Undaunted: Normandy is a deck-building game that places you and your opponent in command of American or German forces, fighting through a series of missions critical to the outcome of World War II. Use your cards to seize the initiative, bolster your forces, or control your troops on the battlefield. Strong leadership can turn the tide of battle in your favour, but reckless decisions could prove catastrophic, as every casualty you take removes a card from your deck. Take charge amidst the chaos of battle, hold fast in the face of opposition, and remain undaunted. Players: 2 Ages: 14+ Playing Time: 45-60 minutes Contents: 108 cards, 18 large map tiles, dice, tokens, campaign booklet About the Author David Thompson was born in Savannah, Georgia. He grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons and other roleplaying games, but turned his attention to Eurogames and Wargames in the 2000s. He began designing games in 2014, after moving to England and meeting the Cambridge-based chapter of Playtest UK. His first published design was Armageddon, followed by Orc-lympics, Pavlov's House, Warchest, Castle Itter, and Switch & Signal. He now lives in Dayton, Ohio with his wife, two daughters, and son. Trevor Benjamin was born and raised in New Brunswick, Canada. He has taught English and Mathematics in China and Taiwan, and studied and taught Linguistics in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He now lives in the UK with his wife and two children, where he has had the great fortune of meeting David and the rest of the Cambridge design community. His published games to date include Dice Heist, Light & Dark, Cafe Fatal, Orc-lympics, Warchest, and Rolling Price: $59.99 $64.99 ISBN: 9781472834706 Bandits. Format: Paperback Roland MacDonald is a graphic designer, illustrator, and board game designer. With a BFA in Fine Arts and an MA in Dimensions: 0x0mm Game Design, he started working doing 3D modelling for PS2 and PC games. After doing concept art and illustrations for Extent: 1 pages Bic1: Board games Shogun 2 Total War, he moved on to work primarily on board games, illustrating titles including Stop Thief!, Kaiju Crush, Bic2: and Battle Line. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Osprey Games AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Paris, Capital of Fashion Edited by Valerie Steele With contributions from leading fashion authorities and a host of spectacular images from the accompanying exhibition at the Museum at FIT, this book explores the history of Paris as the world's fashion capital. Description Paris, Capital of Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This lavishly-illustrated book is edited by MFIT's director and chief curator, Valerie Steele, also the author of the acclaimed Paris Fashion: A Cultural History. This new book opens with an important essay on how and why Paris became famous as the international 'capital of fashion.' Steele traces how the mythic 'aura' of Paris fashion was constructed over generations, as the splendour of the court at Versailles came to be echoed by the spectacle of the haute couture. Yet Paris has faced repeated challenges from other fashion capitals, especially London, Milan, and New York. Essays by Christopher Breward, David Gilbert, Grazia d'Annunzio, and Antonia Finnane place Paris within a broader global narrative, while Sophie Kurkdjian investigates the cultural value of the Parisian couture, and Agnes Rocomora explores the online imagery of the chic Parisienne. As The New Yorker recently put it, Paris is 'the most glamorous and competitive of the world's fashion capitals.' No other city has been branded 'Fashion' as Paris has. By opening the study of Paris fashion to new approaches, this book explains why Paris still retains its position as the world's undisputed fashion capital. About the Author Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT in New York City, where she has curated more than 25 exhibitions in the past 20 years, including 'The Corset: Fashioning the Body', 'Gothic: Dark Glamour', 'A Queer History of Fashion', and 'Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color'. As author, curator, editor, and public intellectual, Valerie Steele has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies and in raising awareness of the cultural significance of fashion. Price: $80.00 $88.00 ISBN: 9781350102941 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Format for Graphic Designers Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris Explaining how and why format is a critical element of design practice, this essential guide shows students how to select the right format for a successful campaign or project regardless of medium. Description From traditional print to digital formats for mobile phones and tablets, this book provides a clear introduction to the creative use of format in graphic design. Using 200 inspirational examples from contemporary international designers, Format for Graphic Designers guides the student through the role of format in both the purpose and the narrative of a design. The authors look at the physical aspects of formats - traditional and experimental, print and digital - to explore innovative solutions and, through case studies, explore how and why professional designers choose particular formats for a job. Covering everything from books and magazines, point-of-purchase displays, packaging, direct mail, brochures, and screen-based formats, the new edition illuminates this critical element of design practice for students, and provides them with a solid foundation on which to build their own designs. About the Author Gavin Ambrose teaches at the University of Brighton, UK. Paul Harris is a freelance journalist and author based in Colombia, SA. Price: $54.99 $60.99 ISBN: 9781474290630 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 208 pages Bic1: Graphic design Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Graphic Design Process: How to be successful in design school Anitra Nottingham and Jeremy Stout This book demystifies what design school is really like and gives practical tips on dealing with briefs, crits and critical feedback. Perfect for beginner design students. Description One of the main challenges students face upon entering design school is little knowledge of the field, its terminology and best practices. Unsurprisingly, most new students have never fully developed a concept or visual idea, been in a critique, or have been asked to explain their work to others.This book demystifies what design school is really like and explains what will be experienced at each stage, with particular focus on practical advice on topics like responding to design briefs and developing ideas, building up confidence and understanding what is expected. Student work is critiqued to show how projects are really assessed Profiles highlight how professional designers themselves address client briefs Tips for real-life problems are outlined, like getting stuck and dealing with critical feedbackWritten by experienced instructors, this is the perfect guide for those starting their design education. About the Author Anitra Nottingham is a Director for the School of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco where she leads the online learning team, develops curriculum and teaches history, design, typography, and design research methods. She is a graduate of the Design School at Monash University, Australia, and holds an MPhil from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. Anitra has been a book designer for Oxford University Press and Penguin Books Australia, and a creative director at both small and large design companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.Jeremy Stout is associate director for the School of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco where he instructs research methods, typography, brand, digital and print design. Jeremy has worked at a number of large and small firms in the Bay Area including Chronicle Books, Character and Landor and Associates. He has created branding for clients such as FedEx, Visa, Nike, Facebook and Adobe. Jeremy has received numerous awards for his graphic design and fine art painting. He is a recipient of the Gold Award for packaging. His work is in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and has been shown nationwide in numerous galleries. Price: $43.99 $48.99 ISBN: 9781350050785 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 200 pages Bic1: Graphic design Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Conversations on Conflict Photography Lauren Walsh In talking with those who work on the frontlines, and exploring the professional and personal intricacies of their work, Conversations on Conflict Photography examines the value of conflict photography in today's media- driven world. Description In today's image-saturated culture, the visual documentation of suffering around the world is more prevalent than ever. Yet instead of always deepening the knowledge or compassion of viewers, conflict photography can result in fatigue or even inspire apathy. Given this tension between the genre's ostensible goals and its effects, what is the purpose behind taking and showing images of war and crisis? Conversations on Conflict Photography invites readers to think through these issues via conversations with award- winning photographers, as well as leading photo editors and key representatives of the major human rights and humanitarian organizations. Framed by critical-historical essays, these dialogues explore the complexities and ethical dilemmas of this line of work. The practitioners relate the struggles of their craft, from brushes with death on the frontlines to the battles for space, resources, and attention in our media-driven culture. Despite these obstacles, they remain true to a purpose, one that is palpable as they celebrate remarkable success stories: from changing the life of a single individual to raising broad awareness about human rights issues. Opening with an insightful foreword by the renowned Sebastian Junger and richly illustrated with challenging, painful, and sometimes beautiful images, Conversations offers a uniquely rounded examination of the value of conflict photography in today's world. About the Author Lauren Walsh teaches at The New School and New York University, where she is the Director of the Gallatin School's Photojournalism Lab. She is also the Director of Lost Rolls America, a national public archive of photography and memory. Price: $43.99 $48.99 ISBN: 9781350049178 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Photographic reportage Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Sex and the Failed Absolute Slavoj Zizek Slavoj i ek establishes a new definition of materialism critiquing everybody from Kant and Hegel to Alain Badiou and Quentin Meillassoux along the way Description In the most rigorous articulation of his philosophical system to date, Slavoj i ek provides nothing short of a new definition of dialectical materialism. In forging this new materialism, i ek critiques and challenges not only the work of Alain Badiou, Robert Brandom, Joan Copjec, Quentin Meillassoux, and Julia Kristeva (to name but a few), but everything from popular science and quantum mechanics to sexual difference and analytic philosophy. Alongside striking images of the Mubius strip, the cross-cap, and the Klein bottle, i ek brings alive the Hegelian triad of being-essence-notion. Radical new readings of Hegel, and Kant, sit side by side with characteristically lively commentaries on film, politics, and culture. Here is i ek at his interrogative best. About the Author Slavoj i ek is one of the world's leading contemporary cultural critics and a hugely prolific author. He is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, UK, and Visiting Professor at the New School for Social Research, New York, USA. Price: $39.99 $43.99 ISBN: 9781350043787 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Hashtag Elizabeth Losh Celebration and criticism of 'hashtag activism' rarely addresses the hashtag itself as an object or tries to locate its place in the history of writing for machines. Hashtag is a long-overdue look at a thing that speaks simultaneously to machines and crowds. Description Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Hashtags silence as well as shout. They originate in the quiet of the archive and the breathless suspense of the control room, as well as in the roar of rallies in the streets. The #hashtag is a composite creation, with two separate design histories: one involving the crosshatch symbol and one about the choice of letters after it.Celebration and criticism of hashtag activism rarely addresses the hashtag itself as an object or tries to locate its place in the history of writing for machines. Although hashtags tend to be associated with Silicon Valley invention myths or celebrity power users, the story of the hashtag is much more interesting and surprising, speaking to how we think about naming, identity, and ownership.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic. About the Author Elizabeth Losh is Associate Professor of English and American Studies at William and Mary, USA. She is the author of the multi-award-winning The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University (2014). Her other publications include Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes (2009), Understanding Rhetoric, co-authored with Jonathan Alexander (2013; second edition 2017), and, as editor, MOOC and Their Afterlives: Experiments in Scale and Access in Higher Education, editor (2017). Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781501344275 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Literary theory Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Magnet Eva Barbarossa Behind the ancient wonder, extraordinary science, and the deep emotions inspired by the magnet are stories of discovery and creation, of madness and desire, and of beauty and awe. Description Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. For over two thousand years magnets have inspired tales of myth, magic, exploration, science, and art. From the physical to the metaphorical, our language is littered with magnetic allusions: magnetic personalities, animal magnetism, Mesmerism, and magnetic attraction. In Magnet, Eva Barbarossa weaves together stories of ancient and modern wonders, of discovery and creation, of madness and desire, of beauty and awe, taking us from the spectacle of the aurora borealis to the disastrous searches for the North Pole. With wit and scientific aplomb, Barbarossa explores how magnets are fundamental to the way we think, how we get home, and how we talk about fascination and love. We take them for granted yet magnets are essential to our existence-- as important as gravity--and to our survival on this planet and in this universe. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in the The Atlantic. About the Author Eva Barbarossa is a writer and researcher based in Los Angeles and Italy. Her writing has appeared in the Review of Contemporary Fiction, Surface, and The Island Review. Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781501348754 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Literary theory Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Email Randy Malamud To examine our emails is to examine our lives: our inboxes are anthropological goldmines, waiting to be plumbed and probed for the expansive cultural, ethical, behavioral lessons they hold. Description Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Do you feel your consciousness, your attention, and your intelligence (not to mention your eyesight) being sucked away, byte by byte, in a deadening tsunami of ill-composed blather, corporate groupthink, commercial come-ons, and other meaningless internet flotsam? Do your work life and your social life, hideously conjoined in your inbox, drag each other down in a surreal cycle of neverending reposts, appointments, and deadlines?Sometime in the mid-1990s, we began, often with some trepidation, to enroll for a service that promised to connect us electronically and efficientl to our friends and lovers, our bosses and merchants. If it seemed at first like simply a change in scale (our mail would be faster, cheaper, more easily distributed to large groups), we now realize that email entails a more fundamental alteration in our communicative consciousness. Despite its fading relevance in the lives of the younger generation in the face of an ever-changing array of apps and media, email is probably here to stay, for better or worse.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic. About the Author Randy Malamud is Regents Professor of English at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is the author of ten books, including Reading Zoos (1998) and An Introduction to Animals and Visual Culture (2012). He has written for HuffPost, Salon, Film Quarterly, Chicago Sun-Times, and the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on CNN, BBC, and NPR. Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781501341908 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Literary theory Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Tragedy Since 9/11: Reading a World out of Joint Jennifer Wallace A cultural analysis of the first two decades of the 21st century, reading tragic events from 9/11, the Arab Spring, drone warfare and the threat of climate change with the critical attention usually devoted to tragic drama and philosophy. Description We are living through tumultuous times, in which the discourse of the War on Terror draws upon terms that hark back to ancient notions of tragedy: heroes, sacrifice, good and evil. People respond to disaster in ways that have much in common with practices in tragic drama. What can we learn from the tradition of tragedy? And how can a literary attention to tragedy help us to analyse current dilemmas of citizenship, political responsibility, spectacle, grief and mourning, justice and ethical responsibility? From the trauma of September 11th, through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the environmental warning signs of climate change, this book reflects on the crises and terrifying events of the early 21st century and argues that a knowledge of tragedy from the works of Sophocles to Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett can help us understand them. Jennifer Wallace offers a cultural analysis of the tragic events of the past two decades with reference to a litany of key dramatic texts, including Aeschylus's Oresteia, Euripides' Hecuba, Iphigenia in Aulis, Trojan Women and Bacchae, Homer's Iliad, Ibsen's Emperor and Galilean and Enemy of the People, and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Macbeth and King Lear, among others. About the Author Jennifer Wallace is Director of Studies in English at the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Fellow of Peterhouse. She is the author of The Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy (2007), Shelley and Greece: Rethinking Romantic Hellenism (1997) and Lives of the Great Romantics: Keats (1997). She is co-editor of Consuming Passions: Food in the Age of Anxiety (1998) and of the Oxford History of the Classical Reception in English Literature, volume 4 (1780-1880). As well as academic writing, she has published a work of fiction, Digging Up Milton (2015), and has written for newspapers and magazines in the UK, USA and Japan. She wrote numerous feature articles for the Times Higher Education Supplement between 1995 and 2004, including interviews with Edward Said, Andre Brink, Slavoj Zizek, David Mamet and Judith Price: $41.99 $46.99 Butler. ISBN: 9781350035621 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Theatre studies Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The 33 1/3 B-sides Edited by Will Stockton and D. Gilson Brings together original essays from 33 1/3 authors, addressing the underrated or overlooked albums that have influenced them - and cumulatively serve as a 'to-listen' list for readers in search of unexplored music territories. Description If given another chance to write for the series, which albums would 33 1/3 authors focus on the second time around? This anthology features compact essays from past 33 1/3 authors on albums that consume them, but about which they did not write. It explores often overlooked and underrated albums that may not have inspired their 33 1/3 books, but have played a large part in their own musical cultivation. Questions central to the essays include: How has this album influenced your worldview? How does this album intersect with your other creative and critical pursuits? How does this album index a particular moment in cultural history? In your own personal history? Why is the album perhaps under-the-radar, or a buried treasure? Why can't you stop listening to it? Bringing together 33 1/3's rich array of writers, critics, and scholars, this collection probes our taste in albums, our longing for certain tunes, and our desire to hit repeat--all while creating an expansive 'must-listen' list for readers in search of unexplored musical territories. About the Author Will Stockton is Professor of English at Clemson University, USA, and the author of several books, including Members of His Body: Shakespeare, Paul, and a Theology of Nonmonogamy (2017) and Playing Dirty: Sexuality and Waste in Early Modern Comedy (2011). D. Gilson is Assistant Professor of English at Texas Tech University, USA. His books include Incarnate: Notes from an Evangelical Boyhood (2020) and I Will Say This Exactly One Time: Essays (2015). Together, they wrote dc Talk's Jesus Freak (Bloomsbury, 2018). Price: $32.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781501342455 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Music reviews & criticism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Churchill and the Islamic World: Orientalism, Empire and Diplomacy in the Middle East Warren Dockter The first book to Reveal what Winston Churchill really thought of the Middle East, and to show how he shaped it. Description Winston Churchill began his career as a junior officer and war correspondent in the North West borderlands of British India, and this experience was the beginning of his long relationship with the Islamic world.Overturning the widely- accepted consensus that Churchill was indifferent to, and even contemptuous of, matters concerning the Middle East, this book unravels Churchill's nuanced understanding of the edges of the British Empire. Warren Dockter analyses the future Prime Minister's experiences of the East, including his work as Colonial Under-Secretary in the early 1900s, his relations with the Ottomans and conduct during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915-16, his arguments with David Lloyd- George over Turkey, and his pragmatic support of Syria and Saudi Arabia during World War II.Challenging the popular depiction of Churchill as an ignorant imperialist when it came to the Middle East, Dockter suggests that his policy making was often more informed and relatively progressive when compared to the Orientalist prejudices of many of his contemporaries. About the Author Warren Dockter is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University and has been a Research Fellow in History at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. He has authored one book which was longlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman History Prize and have edited another. He holds a PhD, an MA, and two BAs (history and Political Science). He regularly contributes to the Daily Telegraph and the Western Mail, on British History, Winston Churchill, US/UK relations, and the Trump administration. Price: $39.99 $43.99 ISBN: 9781788319249 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 392 pages Bic1: Middle Eastern history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: I.B. Tauris AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Dutch House Ann Patchett A masterpiece from the Orange Prize-winning, New York Times number one bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto: a story of love, family, sacrifice, and the power of place Description Danny Conroy grows up in the Dutch House, a lavish folly in small-town Pennsylvania taken on by his property developer father. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her delicacy, her brilliance. Life is comfortable and coherent, played out under the watchful eyes of the house's former owners in the frames of their oil paintings, or under the cover of the draperies around the window seat in Maeve's room. Then one day their father brings Andrea home: Andrea, small and neat, a dark hat no bigger than a saucer pinned over a twist of her fair hair. Though they cannot know it, Andrea's advent to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve's lives. Her arrival will exact a banishment: a banishment whose reverberations will echo for the rest of their lives. For all that the world is open to him, for all that he can accumulate, for all that life is full, Danny and his sister are drawn back time and again to the place they can never enter, knocking in vain on the locked door of the past. For behind the mystery of their own enforced exile is that of their mother's self-imposed one: an absence more powerful than any presence they have known. Told with Ann Patchett's inimitable blend of wit and heartbreak, The Dutch House is a story of family, betrayal, love, responsibility and sacrifice; of the powerful bonds of place and time that magnetize and repel us for our whole lives, and the lives of those who survive us. About the Author Ann Patchett is the author of six novels and three works of non-fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction three times; with The Magician's Assistant in 1998, winning the prize with Bel Canto in 2002, and was most Price: $36.99 $39.99 ISBN: 9781526614964 recently shortlisted with State of Wonder in 2012. She is also the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and was named one Format: Hard Cover of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty Dimensions: 0x0mm languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl. Extent: 336 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Anarchy: The Rise and Fall of the East India Company William Dalyrmple In his most ambitious book to date, bestselling historian William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world history Description In his most ambitious book to date, bestselling historian William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world history In August 1765 the East India Company defeated and captured the young Mughal emperor and forced him to set up in his richest provinces a new government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a vast and ruthless private army. The creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional international trading corporation, dealing in silks and spices, and became something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational corporation. In less than half a century it had trained up a private security force of around 260,000 men twice the size of the British army and had subdued an entire subcontinent, conquering first Bengal and finally, in 1803, the Mughal capital of Delhi itself. The Company's reach stretched relentlessly until almost all of India south of the Himalayas was effectively ruled from a boardroom in London. The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world's most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, based thousands of miles overseas and answerable only to its shareholders. In his most ambitious and riveting book to date, William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power. Three hundred and fifteen years after its founding, with a corporate Mogul now sitting in the White House, the story of the East India Company has never been more current. About the Author William Dalrymple is one of Britain's great historians and the bestselling author of the highly acclaimed In Xanadu, the Price: $37.99 $39.99 ISBN: 9781408864371 Wolfson Prize-winning White Mughals and the Hemingway Prize-winning Return of a King. A frequent broadcaster, he Format: Hard Cover has written and presented three television series, one of which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at Dimensions: 0x0mm BAFTA in 2002. In 2018, he was presented with the prestigious President's Medal by The British Academy for his Extent: 320 pages Bic1: History outstanding literary achievement and for founding the Jaipur Literature Festival. William lives with his wife and three Bic2: children on a farm outside Delhi. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Douglas Murray In his second book, following the bestsellingThe Strange Death of Europe, Douglas Murray deconstructs our modern taboos Description Our age may think of itself as open minded. But if a taboo is something that everybody knows to be true, but which nobody is meant to say, then this age has as many as any other. On a huge number of matters from gender to sexuality and race to mental health our age is undergoing a set of transformations in attitudes. Social media and online networks far from freeing up dissenting speech have emboldened the mob and exacerbated group think.In his first book since the author s sparkling bestseller (The Strange Death of Europe), Douglas Murray examines some of these taboos and in the process describes the underlying issue to be what he terms Intersectionalit . It turns all identity groups into one camp, turns morally neutral character traits into virtues and goods in themselves. And these are then used as weapons against the real enemy: patriarchy, whiteness, heterosexuality and so much more.Diving in at the deep end, Murray launches into the transgender debate where non-binary and gender-queer abound. This has become the right-on agenda after gay liberation has accomplished its aims.Are women the same as men? What about people of colour? Anti-Imperialism the statue of Cecil Rhodes being a case in point. The crisis in mental health the fight for recognition of genuine mental health problems. Can the stampede to medicalise society be halted?The task of this book is to suggest some of the things we are currently doing which our descendants will look back at with bafflement and wonder. The book ends with a quote from H. L. Mencken: The liberation of the human mind has never been furthered by dunderheads; it has been furthered by gay fellows who have heaved dead cats into sanctuaries and then went roistering down the highways of the world’ We are overdue for some cat heaving. About the Author Douglas Murray graduated with a double first from Magdalen College, Oxford. He is now associate director of The Henry Jackson Society, a think tank devoted to fighting for freedom of speech, and Assistant Editor of theSpectator. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781472959959 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Political correctness Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Continuum AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Sound of the Hours Karen Campbell Love against all odds. A sweeping, romantic, wartime historical novel about love, loss and conflict in an occupied Italian town Description Divided by loyalties, brought together by war September, 1943. Tuscany, Italy. In the hilltop town of Barga, everyone holds their breath. Even the bells fall silent. Everything Vittoria Guidi knows and loves is at risk. German troops occupy the mountains around her home, as America's Buffalo Soldiers prepare to invade. As Vittoria's country is torn in two, so is her conscience. Should she side with her Scots-Italian father or her Fascist mother? Should she do what she is told or what she believes in? Frank Chapel, a young, black American soldier fighting with the Buffalo soldiers for a country that refuses him the vote, is unlike anyone Vittoria has ever met. In the chaos, they find each other but can their growing love overcome prejudice and war? About the Author Karen Campbell is a graduate of Glasgow University's renowned Creative Writing Masters, and author of The Twilight Time, After the Fire, Shadowplay, Proof of Life, This Is Where I Am, which was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, and Rise. A former police officer, and council PR, Karen Campbell won the Best New Scottish Writer Award in 2009. She lives in Galloway, Scotland. www.karencampbell.co.uk Price: $34.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781408857373 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 464 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Circus AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Truants Kate Weinberg People disappear when they most want to be seen. During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the true cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut novel about obsession, rivalry and coming of age. Description 'A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page' JOJO MOYES 'One of the best books I have read in... forever' SCARLETT CURTIS 'Entirely gripping ... Combines the best elements of a crime thriller, a campus novel, a love story and a psychological study' ALAIN DE BOTTON 'The Truants teases, seduces and thrills but ultimately it's about the best kind of love affair allowing for the freedom to be yourself' MIRANDA HART Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour. Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers headed up by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life? About the Author Kate Weinberg was born and lives in London. She studied English at Oxford and creative writing in East Anglia. She has worked as a slush pile reader, a bookshop assistant, a journalist and a ghost writer. The Truants is her first novel. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781526600110 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 336 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Very Nice Marcy Dermansky Conversations with Friends meets The Goon Squad. A brilliantly funny novel of money, sex, race, liberalism and bad behaviour in the post-Obama era, Very Nice is a wickedly smart take on the way we live now. Description 'Very Nice is so sexy and reads so smooth that I was utterly addicted' MARIA SEMPLE, AUTHOR OF WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE? 'Everything you need in your new favourite summer novel' KEVIN KWAN, AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANS 'Smart, sexy and funny ... Very Nice is her best yet' EMMA STRAUB, AUTHOR OF MODERN LOVERS Rachel Klein never meant to kiss her creative writing professor, but with his long eyelashes, silky hair and the sad, beautiful life he laid bare on Twitter, she does, and the kiss is very nice. Zahid Azzam never planned to become a houseguest in his student's sprawling Connecticut home, but with the sparkling swimming pool, the endless supply of strawberries and Rachel's beautiful mother, he does, and the home is very nice. Becca Klein never thought she'd have a love affair so soon after her husband leaves her for a younger woman, but when her daughter's professor walks into her home, bringing with him a poodle named Princess, she does, and the affair turns out to be - a very bad idea. An ingenious blend of sex, secrets and betrayal, Very Nice is a sharp, compulsive take on modern life from one of America's most exciting novelists. About the Author Marcy Dermansky is the author of the novels Twins, Bad Marie and The Red Car. She lives in New Jersey with her daughter. Price: $34.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781526605665 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Blessed Girl Angela Makholwa Darkly comic and razor-sharp, The Blessed Girl is an international bestseller about men, mental health, and getting rich by any means necessary, and then some. Description Blessed adj. (pronounced bles-id) The state of being blessed, often referring to a person, usually female, who lives a luxurious lifestyle funded by an older, often married partner, in return for sexual favours. Young, beautiful and ambitious, Bontle Tau has Johannesburg wrapped around her finger. Her generous admirers are falling over themselves to pay for her Mercedes, her penthouse, and her Instagrammable holidays. It's a long way from the neighbourhood she started out in, and it's been far from easy. Along with making sure she always looks fabulous - because people didn't sacrifice their lives in the freedom struggle for black women to wear the same cheap T-shirts they wore during apartheid - Bontle's also hustling to get her business off the ground. And if that wasn't enough, her ex is still refusing to sign their divorce papers. It's not that she stopped loving him, but he was just so stubborn about wasting his medical degree on treating the poor. Yes, Bontle gets the blues from time to time, who doesn't, but she's put her past firmly behind her. And what she doesn't think about can't hurt her, can it? About the Author Born and raised in a township in East Rand, Angela Makholwa is a bestselling South African novelist who started out working as a crime reporter. The case of a real life serial killer who approached Makholwa to write his story inspired her first novel, Red Ink, the first South African crime fiction written by a female black author. Acclaimed for her contribution to African literature, Makholwa is currently based in Johannesburg. The Blessed Girl is her fourth novel. Price: $37.99 $39.99 ISBN: 9781526608673 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Patsy Nicole Dennis-Benn From the award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn, a brave, stirring portrait of a Jamaican woman who leaves everything behind for a new life in America Description From the award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn, a brave, stirring portrait of a Jamaican woman who leaves everything behind for a new life in America When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it's the culmination of years of yearning to be reunited with Cicely, her oldest friend and secret love, who left home years before for the 'land of opportunity'. Patsy's plans do not include her religious mother or even her young daughter, Tru, both of whom she leaves behind in a bittersweet trail of sadness and relief. But Brooklyn is not at all what Cicely described in her letters, and to survive as an undocumented immigrant, Patsy is forced to work as a bathroom attendant, and ironically, as a nanny. Meanwhile, back in Jamaica, Tru struggles with her own questions of identity, grappling every day with what it means to be abandoned by a mother who has no intention of returning. Passionate, moving, and fiercely urgent, Patsy is a haunting depiction of immigration and womanhood, and the silent threads of love stretching across years and oceans. About the Author Nicole Dennis-Benn is the author of Here Comes the Sun, a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, she teaches creative writing at Princeton University and lives with her wife in Brooklyn. Her website is www.nicoledennisbenn.com. Price: $34.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781786076564 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 432 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Man That Got Away: A Constable Twitten Mystery 2 Lynne Truss In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot... Description In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot... It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker's queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him? Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is as ever distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made and an unexpected arrival, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover - Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the new instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series. About the Author Lynne Truss is a columnist, writer and broadcaster whose book on punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves was an international bestseller. She has written extensively for radio, and is the author of six previous novels, as well as a non- fiction account (Get Her Off the Pitch!) of her four years as a novice sportswriter for The Times. On radio, she is currently engaged in writing a continuing sequence of short stories for Radio 4 entitled Life at Absolute Zero. Her columns have appeared in the Listener, The Times, the Sunday Telegraph and Saga. She lives in Sussex and London with two dogs. Price: $34.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781408890547 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Crime & mystery Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Raven Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Never Have I Ever Joshilyn Jackson It starts as a drunken game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't. But Amy Whey did do something terrible when she was a teenager. And now the glamorous newcomer to her neighbourhood wants a lot of money to stay quiet about it. Is Amy going to pay up or fight back? Description 'Wonderful suspense and surprises, real characters and a scary, ominous backbeat' Lee Child 'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Clare Mackintosh It starts as a game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't. But Amy Whey has done something she shouldn't. And Roux, the glamorous newcomer to Amy's suburban neighbourhood, knows exactly what that is. Roux promises she will go away. She will take herself and her son, who is already growing dangerously close to Amy's teenage stepdaughter, and she will go. If Amy plays by her rules. But Amy isn't prepared to lose everything she's built. She's going to fight back, and in this escalating game of cat and mouse, there can be only one winner. About the Author Joshilyn Jackson lives in Decatur, Georgia with her husband and their two children. She serves on the board of and volunteers with Reforming Arts, teaching creative writing inside Lee Arrendale State Prison, Georgia's maximum security facility for women. Through their education-in-prison and re-entry programs, Reforming Arts fosters the development of critical and creative thinking skills, encouraging students to build liveable lives. She's also an award winning audiobook narrator, performing most of her own work as well as novels by Lydia Netzer and Marybeth Mayhew Whalen. Price: $37.99 $39.99 ISBN: 9781526611598 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Fiction & related items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Raven Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Partition Voices: Stories of Survival Kavita Puri Poignant and powerful, these collected testimonies break the silence that has reigned for decades around one of the most catastrophic events of the twentieth century and reveal its enduring legacy in contemporary Britain Description Dotted across homes in Britain are people who were witnesses to one of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century. Yet their memory of India's partition has been shrouded in silence. Kavita Puri's father was twelve when he found himself one of the millions of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims caught up in the devastating aftermath of a hastily drawn border. For seventy years he remained silent like so many about the horrors he had seen. When her father finally spoke out, opening up a forgotten part of Puri's family history, she was compelled to seek out the stories of South Asians who were once subjects of the British Raj, and are now British citizens. Determined to preserve these accounts of the end of Empire and the difficult birth of two nations Puri records a series of remarkable first-hand testimonies, revealing partition's enduring legacy in Britain today. With empathy, nuance and humanity, Puri weaves a breathtaking tapestry of human experience over a period of seven decades that trembles with life; an epic of ruptured families and friendships, extraordinary journeys and daring rescue missions that reverberates with pain, loss and compassion. The division of the Indian subcontinent happened far away, but it is a very British story. Many of those affected by partition are now part of the fabric of British contemporary life. Partition Voices breaks the silence and confronts the difficult truths at the heart of Britain's shared history with South Asia. About the Author Kavita Puri is an award-winning journalist and radio broadcaster. Her landmark three-part series Partition Voices for BBC Radio 4 won the Royal Historical Society's Radio and Podcast Award and its overall Public History Prize. Her critically- acclaimed Radio 4 series, Three Pounds in My Pocket, charted the migration of South Asians to post-war Britain. She is currently working on the third series. Kavita works as an executive producer in BBC TV Current Affairs where her projects have been recognised by the Royal Television Society and the Foreign Press Association. Prior to this, she worked at Price: $37.99 $39.99 ISBN: 9781408899076 Newsnight. She studied Law at Cambridge University. Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm @kavpuri Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Regional & national history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Posh Boys Robert Verkaik Some people earn success. Others buy it. Description 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times 'In his fascinating, enraging polemic, Verkaik touches on one of the strangest aspects of the elite schools and their product's domination of public life for two and a half centuries: the acquiescence of everyone else.' Observer Imagine a world where leaders are able to pass power directly to their children. These children are plucked from their nurseries and sent to beautiful compounds far away from all the other children. They are provided with all the teachers they need, the best facilities, doctors and food. Every day they are told this is because they are the brightest and most important children in the world. Years later they are presented with the best jobs, the grandest houses and most of the money. Through their networks of friends and family they control the government, the courts, the army, the police and the country's finances. They claim everyone is equal, that each person has a chance to become a leader. But this isn't true. If such a world existed today wouldn't we say it was unfair, even corrupt? With Posh Boys Robert Verkaik issues a searing indictment of the public school system and outlines how, through meaningful reform, we can finally make society fairer for all. About the Author Robert Verkaik is an author and journalist specialising in extremism and education. He writes for the Guardian, Independent, the i, Observer, Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times. His reporting was longlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2010 and he was a runner-up in the specialist journalist category at the 2013 National Press Awards. He lives in Surrey. Price: $24.99 $26.99 ISBN: 9781786076120 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: British & Irish history Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Aisha al-Ba'uniyya Th. Emil Homerin This new entry in the highly regarded Makers of the Muslim World series introduces one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history Description Aisha al-Ba'uniyya (c.1456 1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet, her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers, but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al-Ba'uniyya, however, was prolific. She composed over twenty works, and likely wrote more Arabic prose and poetry than any other Muslim woman prior to the twentieth century. The first full-scale biography of al-Ba'uniyya in the English language, this volume provides a rare glimpse into the life and writings of a medieval Muslim woman in her own words. Homerin presents her work in the wider context of late-medieval Islamic spirituality, examining the influence of figures such as Ibn al-'Arabi, al-Busiri and Ibn al-Farid, and emphasising the role of the person of the Prophet Muhammad in her spirituality. Clearly and beautifully written, Aisha al-Ba'uniyya is a fascinating introduction to a figure described by a sixteenth-century biographer as 'one of the marvels of her age'. About the Author Th. Emil Homerin is Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester, where he teaches courses on Islam, classical Arabic literature and mysticism. He is the author of six books on Islamic mysticism and Arabic poetry. He lives in Pekin, Illinois. Price: $49.99 $54.99 ISBN: 9781786076106 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Biography: religious & spiritual Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry Leah Garces This is the story of Leah Garces's fight for better conditions for the animals we eat, with her ultimate aim of ending industrialised factory farming for good Description This is the story of Leah Garces's fight for better treatment of farmed animals, as she works with farmers, suppliers, and restaurant chains to end factory farming for good. Leah Garces has committed her career to fighting for the rights of the animals that end up on our plates. As President of the nonprofit group Mercy for Animals and former US Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming, she has led the fight against the sprawling chicken industry that raises billions of birds in cruel conditions all to satisfy the American appetite for meat. Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry is her story of working alongside the food and farming industry for animal welfare and ethical food. Instead of fighting and protesting and shaming approaches that simply haven't worked previously Garces has instead tried to find common ground with producers. She has worked alongside owners of the megafarms, befriending them, having frank conversations with them, and ultimately encouraging change through dialogue and discussion. Leah is changing the way America farms her animals through this bold approach, helping to directly improve the lives of millions of farmed animals. When she started her journey, Leah Garces did not have much empathy to spare for the contract chicken farmer until she actually met one and tried to understand the difficulties they faced. This is the story of what happens when we cross enemy lines to look for solutions. It's a story of giving in to discomfort for the sake of progress. It's a story of the power of human connection, and what happens when we practice empathy toward our enemies. About the Author Leah Garces was the founder and Executive Director of Compassion in World Farming US and is now the President of Mercy for Animals. She has degrees in zoology and sustainable development and has been fighting for better food and farming systems for her whole career. Price: $39.99 $42.99 ISBN: 9781472962584 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Popular science Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Sigma AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table Kit Chapman Takes an in-depth look at how elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us, with a particular focus on the new 'superheavy' elements discovered very recently Description Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. From the first elements past uranium and their role in the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching our chemical world, Superheavy will reveal the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. Why did the US Air Force fly planes into mushroom clouds? Who won the transfermium wars? How did an earthquake help give Japan its first element? And what happened when Superman almost spilled nuclear secrets? In a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, Superheavy is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. By the end you'll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives you'll wonder where it's going to take us in the future. About the Author Kit Chapman is an award-winning science journalist and broadcaster. Initially qualifying as a pharmacist, Chapman began his career on medical journal The Practitioner before moving to Chemist+Druggist, the UK's leading magazine for pharmacists. After stints as campaign website manager for the British Medical Association and clinical editor for The Pharmaceutical Journal, Chapman was appointed comment editor for Chemistry World. Chapman also writes for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, and has appeared as an expert for the BBC and Sky News. @ChemistryKit Price: $34.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781472953896 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Popular science Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Sigma AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Rage Inside the Machine: The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop the Internet Making Bigots of Us All Robert Elliott Smith An investigative journey into the unexpected sources of prejudice and morality in artificial intelligence and how this is now having grave consequences for our society. Description We live in a world increasingly ruled by technology; we seem as governed by technology as we do by laws and regulations. Frighteningly often, the influence of technology in and on our lives goes completely unchallenged by citizens and governments. We comfort ourselves with the soothing refrain that technology has no morals and can display no prejudice, and it's only the users of technology who distort certain aspects of it. But is this statement actually true? Dr Robert Smith thinks it is dangerously untrue in the modern era. Having worked in the field of artificial intelligence for over 30 years, Smith reveals the mounting evidence that the mechanical actors in our lives do indeed have, or at least express, morals: they're just not the morals of the progressive modern society that we imagined we were moving towards. Instead, as we are just beginning to see in the US elections and Brexit to name but a few there are increasing incidences of machine bigotry, greed and the crass manipulation of our basest instincts. It is easy to assume that these are the result of programmer prejudices or the product of dark forces manipulating the masses through the network of the Internet. But what if there is something more fundamental and explicitly mechanical at play, something inherent within technology itself? This book demonstrates how non-scientific ideas have been encoded deep into our technological infrastructure. Offering a rigorous, fresh perspective on how technology has brought us to this place, Rage Inside the Machine challenges the long-held assumption that technology is an apolitical and amoral force. Shedding light on little-known historical stories and investigating the complex connections between scientific philosophy, institutional prejudice and new technology, this book offers a new, honest and more truly scientific vision of ourselves. About the Author Rob Smith authored over 35 journal articles, 10 book chapters, and over 75 conference papers on these subjects. He has Price: $39.99 $42.99 conducted research projects for the U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command, The Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los ISBN: 9781472963888 Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, NASA, Boeing, NSF, EPSRC, the European Union, Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm DERA, British Aerospace, Airbus, and British Telecom. Rob is a former Associate Editor of The IEEE Transactions on Extent: 320 pages Evolutionary Computation, and the journal Evolutionary Computation and a fellow of the RSA: The Royal Society for the Bic1: Business ethics & social responsibility encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Bic2: Illustrations: Currently, he works as Chief Technology Office for BOXARR Ltd, a company he helped to found. He also works part time Previous Titles: as a Senior Research Fellow of Computer Science at University College London, where he was also a founding member Author now living: of The UCL Centre for The Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty. Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack 2020 Perrin Towler, Mark Fishwick The Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack 2020 is a versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information. The unique looseleaf format lets the user tailor the Reeds Almanac to their needs. The contents are identical to the bound version. (No binder supplied.) Description The Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, the Azores and Madeira. A versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form, the Looseleaf Almanac is inserted into a durable binder which stays open on the chart table and lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by complementing the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. The Update Pack 2020 is for those who have bought the Reeds Looseleaf Almanac in previous years and just want to update their information rather than buy the binder again. Includes 700 harbour chartlets, Harbour facilities, Tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, International codes and flags, Weather, Distance tables, Passage advice, Area planning charts, Rules of the road, Radio information, Communications, Safety, Documentation and customs. The 2019 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac. co.uk 'There are some things I would not go to sea without - Reeds is one of them' Sir Chay Blyth 'The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs' Yachting World 'On every cruising boat you'll find one of these. Don't start your engines without it' Motor Boat and Yachting 'The bible of almanacs' Classic Boat About the Author Price: $79.99 $89.99 ISBN: 9781472968586 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 1104 pages Bic1: Boating Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Favourite Prayers: Chosen by People from All Walks of Life Description A collection of favorite prayers chosen by men, women, and children from multi-denominational backgrounds. Contributors include politicians and royalty, as well as ordinary people. About the Author Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781472972125 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Religion: general Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Continuum AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 ABC for the PCC 5th Edition: A Handbook for Church Council Members - completely revised and updated John Pitchford This valued handbook is a trusted source for parochial church councillors and clergy alike. Description Since it was published in 1979, An ABC for the PCC has proved an invaluable source for parochial church councillors, churchwardens and clergy alike. It provides information and practical suggestions about the legal and spiritual duties and responsibilities of the PCC, with an emphasis on real partnership between clergy and laity. The 5th Edition includes many new entries, such as data protection; the Alpha Course; the process of appointing Churchwardens and their legal duties; building regulations; the Pastoral Measure; Last Will and Testament, ... It also carries a new foreword by William Fittall, the Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England, a name that will resonate with PCC members. About the Author Price: $32.99 $36.99 ISBN: 9781472973566 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 232 pages Bic1: Religion: general Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Continuum AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Mushrooms: The natural and human world of British fungi Peter Marren Description Mushrooms, the first of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides a remarkable insight into the natural and human world of fungi. Peter Marren, in his inimitable, relaxed style, guides the reader through the extraordinary riches of this often overlooked group, from the amazing diversity of forms and lifestyles that populate the fungal landscape, to the pursuit of edible fungi for the pot, and the complexities of identification thrown up by our modern understanding of DNA. Throughout the book, the author tells a story rich in detail about how we have come to appreciate and, in some cases, fear the mushrooms and toadstools that are such an integral part of the changing seasons. Marren also provides a refreshingly candid view of our attempts to name species, the role of fungi in ecosystems, and our recent efforts to record and conserve them. About the Author Peter Marren is a natural history writer and former government and freelance conservationist. He is a wildlife polymath whose writings extend from newspaper journalism, obituaries, book reviews and opinion pieces to humour and news summaries for the likes of Whitaker's Almanack. His twenty books include a quarter-million-word cultural survey of invertebrates (Bugs Britannica), a bibliographic biography (The New Naturalists), a study of rarity (Britain's Rare Flowers), art criticism (Art of the New Naturalists), urban wildlife (A Natural History of Aberdeen) and humour (Twitching through the Swamp). He has written for every issue of British Wildlife since 1990, including many articles and news pieces about fungi. He regularly leads fungus forays into the wilds of Wiltshire and Berkshire. Price: $69.99 $74.99 ISBN: 9781472971494 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Mycology, fungi (non-medical) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Ruby's Worry Tom Percival A reassuring and sensitive book the perfect springboard for talking to children about sharing their hidden worries Description Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it's not such a big worry, and that's all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a must-have for all children's bookshelves. About the Author Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book and A Home for Mr Tipps (HarperCollins), and Jack's Amazing Shadow (Pavilion). Ruby's Worry is Tom's seventh picture book for Bloomsbury, following Herman's Letter, Herman's Holiday, Bubble Trouble, By the Light of the Moon, Goat's Coat (illustrated by Christine Pym), and Perfectly Norman. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two small children. tom-percival.com @TomPercivalsays Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781408892138 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 305x244mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The Girl with the Dragon Heart Stephanie Burgis From the author of the magical The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, The Storyteller's Secret spins a tale perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Tamora Pierce and Cressida Cowell Description Once upon a time, in a beautiful city famous for chocolate and protected by dragons, there was a girl so fearless that she dared to try and tell the greatest story of all: the truth. Silke has always been good at spinning the truth and storytelling. So good that just years after arriving as a penniless orphan, she has found her way up to working for the most splendid chocolate makers in the city (oh, and becoming best friends with a dragon). Now her gift for weaving words has caught the eye of the royal family, who want to use her as a spy when the mysterious and dangerous Fairy royal family announce they will visit the city. But Silke has her own dark, secret reasons for not trusting Fairies - Can Silke find out the truth about the Fairies while keeping her own secrets hidden' Perfect for readers of Robin Stevens, Tamora Pierce and Cressida Cowell The Storyteller's Secret will leave you happily ever after. About the Author Stephanie Burgis is a dual citizen of the US and the UK and lives in South Wales (land of dragons) with her husband, the author Patrick Samphire, and their children. The Storyteller's Secret is Stephanie's second novel for Bloombsury, following The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781408880777 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 197x129mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Dragon with a Chocolate Heart Stephanie Burgis A chocolate-filled, girl-powered fantasy with a heroine who learns what it means to be a strong, fearsome human (and dragon). Description Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave . . . if only they'd let her leave it. Her family thinks she's too young to fly on her own, but she's determined to prove them wrong by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human. But when that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she's transformed into a puny human without any sharp teeth, fire breath, or claws. Still, she's the fiercest creature in these mountains--and now she's found her true passion: chocolate. All she has to do is get to the human city to find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she'll be conquering new territory in no time . . . won't she? A classic fantasy with terrific girl power, perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Jessica Day George. Praise for Kat, Incorrigible Bank Street Best Books of 2012 A Spring 2011 Kids' Indie Next pick A 2012 ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book A Top 40 Pick for the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association About the Author Stephanie Burgis grew up in East Lansing, Michigan, but now lives in Wales with her husband and two sons, surrounded by mountains, castles and coffee shops. She is the author of the tween fantasy trilogy, Kat, Incorrigible and the forthcoming historical fantasy adult title, Masks and Shadows. www.stephanieburgis.com @stephanieburgis Price: $19.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781681193434 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 216x148mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Children's USA AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Conversations on Conflict Photography Lauren Walsh In talking with those who work on the frontlines, and exploring the professional and personal intricacies of their work, Conversations on Conflict Photography examines the value of conflict photography in today's media- driven world. Description In today's image-saturated culture, the visual documentation of suffering around the world is more prevalent than ever. Yet instead of always deepening the knowledge or compassion of viewers, conflict photography can result in fatigue or even inspire apathy. Given this tension between the genre's ostensible goals and its effects, what is the purpose behind taking and showing images of war and crisis? Conversations on Conflict Photography invites readers to think through these issues via conversations with award- winning photographers, as well as leading photo editors and key representatives of the major human rights and humanitarian organizations. Framed by critical-historical essays, these dialogues explore the complexities and ethical dilemmas of this line of work. The practitioners relate the struggles of their craft, from brushes with death on the frontlines to the battles for space, resources, and attention in our media-driven culture. Despite these obstacles, they remain true to a purpose, one that is palpable as they celebrate remarkable success stories: from changing the life of a single individual to raising broad awareness about human rights issues. Opening with an insightful foreword by the renowned Sebastian Junger and richly illustrated with challenging, painful, and sometimes beautiful images, Conversations offers a uniquely rounded examination of the value of conflict photography in today's world. About the Author Lauren Walsh teaches at The New School and New York University, where she is the Director of the Gallatin School's Photojournalism Lab. She is also the Director of Lost Rolls America, a national public archive of photography and memory. Price: $140.00 $154.00 ISBN: 9781350049185 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Photographic reportage Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 Tragedy Since 9/11: Reading a World out of Joint Jennifer Wallace A cultural analysis of the first two decades of the 21st century, reading tragic events from 9/11, the Arab Spring, drone warfare and the threat of climate change with the critical attention usually devoted to tragic drama and philosophy. Description We are living through tumultuous times, in which the discourse of the War on Terror draws upon terms that hark back to ancient notions of tragedy: heroes, sacrifice, good and evil. People respond to disaster in ways that have much in common with practices in tragic drama. What can we learn from the tradition of tragedy? And how can a literary attention to tragedy help us to analyse current dilemmas of citizenship, political responsibility, spectacle, grief and mourning, justice and ethical responsibility? From the trauma of September 11th, through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the environmental warning signs of climate change, this book reflects on the crises and terrifying events of the early 21st century and argues that a knowledge of tragedy from the works of Sophocles to Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett can help us understand them. Jennifer Wallace offers a cultural analysis of the tragic events of the past two decades with reference to a litany of key dramatic texts, including Aeschylus's Oresteia, Euripides' Hecuba, Iphigenia in Aulis, Trojan Women and Bacchae, Homer's Iliad, Ibsen's Emperor and Galilean and Enemy of the People, and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Macbeth and King Lear, among others. About the Author Jennifer Wallace is Director of Studies in English at the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Fellow of Peterhouse. She is the author of The Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy (2007), Shelley and Greece: Rethinking Romantic Hellenism (1997) and Lives of the Great Romantics: Keats (1997). She is co-editor of Consuming Passions: Food in the Age of Anxiety (1998) and of the Oxford History of the Classical Reception in English Literature, volume 4 (1780-1880). As well as academic writing, she has published a work of fiction, Digging Up Milton (2015), and has written for newspapers and magazines in the UK, USA and Japan. She wrote numerous feature articles for the Times Higher Education Supplement between 1995 and 2004, including interviews with Edward Said, Andre Brink, Slavoj Zizek, David Mamet and Judith Price: $130.00 $143.00 Butler. ISBN: 9781350035614 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Theatre studies Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2019 The 33 1/3 B-sides Edited by Will Stockton and D. Gilson Brings together original essays from 33 1/3 authors, addressing the underrated or overlooked albums that have influenced them - and cumulatively serve as a 'to-listen' list for readers in search of unexplored music territories. Description If given another chance to write for the series, which albums would 33 1/3 authors focus on the second time around? This anthology features compact essays from past 33 1/3 authors on albums that consume them, but about which they did not write. It explores often overlooked and underrated albums that may not have inspired their 33 1/3 books, but have played a large part in their own musical cultivation. Questions central to the essays include: How has this album influenced your worldview? How does this album intersect with your other creative and critical pursuits? How does this album index a particular moment in cultural history? In your own personal history? Why is the album perhaps under-the-radar, or a buried treasure? Why can't you stop listening to it? Bringing together 33 1/3's rich array of writers, critics, and scholars, this collection probes our taste in albums, our longing for certain tunes, and our desire to hit repeat--all while creating an expansive 'must-listen' list for readers in search of unexplored musical territories. About the Author Will Stockton is Professor of English at Clemson University, USA, and the author of several books, including Members of His Body: Shakespeare, Paul, and a Theology of Nonmonogamy (2017) and Playing Dirty: Sexuality and Waste in Early Modern Comedy (2011). D. Gilson is Assistant Professor of English at Texas Tech University, USA. His books include Incarnate: Notes from an Evangelical Boyhood (2020) and I Will Say This Exactly One Time: Essays (2015). Together, they wrote dc Talk's Jesus Freak (Bloomsbury, 2018). Price: $120.00 $132.00 ISBN: 9781501342943 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Music reviews & criticism Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: BLM Acad US