AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job Kikuko Tsumura
Convenience Store Woman meets My Year of Rest and Relaxation in this strange, compelling, darkly funny tale of one woman's search for meaning in the modern workplace
Description Convenience Store Woman meets My Year of Rest and Relaxation in this strange, compelling, darkly funny tale of one woman's search for meaning in the modern workplace A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing Co and ideally, very little thinking. She is sent to a nondescript office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods. But observing someone for hours on end can be so inconvenient and tiresome. How will she stay awake? When can she take delivery of her favourite brand of tea? And, perhaps more importantly Co how did she find herself in this situation in the first place? As she moves from job to job, writing bus adverts for shops that mysteriously disappear, and composing advice for rice cracker wrappers that generate thousands of devoted followers, it becomes increasingly apparent that she's not searching for the easiest job at all, but something altogether more meaningful...
About the Author Kikuko Tsumura was born in Osaka, Japan, where she still lives today. In her first job out of college, Tsumura experienced workplace harassment and quit after ten months to retrain and find another position, an experience that inspired her to write stories about young workers. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards including the Akutagawa Prize and the Noma Literary New Face Prize, and her first short story translated into English, 'The Water Tower and the Turtle', won a PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology recognized Tsumura's work with a New Artist award in 2016. There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job is her first novel to be translated into English. Polly Barton is a translator of Japanese literature and non-fiction, based in the UK. Stories she has translated have appeared in Words Without Borders, Granta and The White Review. Full-length translations include Spring Garden by
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Tomoka Shibasaki and Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda. After being awarded the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions ISBN: 9781526622242 Essay Prize, she is currently working on a non-fiction book entitled Fifty Sounds. Format: Demy Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 300 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 No Such Thing As An 8 Copy Pack
Contains 8 copies of No Such Thing As An Easy Job, plus a free reading copy
Description Contains 8 copies of No Such Thing As An Easy Job, plus a free reading copy
About the Author
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Last Good Man Thomas McMullan
Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road: a taut, mud-spattered debut about violence, shame and redemption
Description Duncan Peck has travelled alone to Dartmoor in search of his cousin. He has come from the city, where the fires are always burning. In his cousin's village, Peck finds a place with tea rooms and barley fields, a church and a schoolhouse. Out here, the people live an honest life Co and if there's any trouble, they have a way to settle it. They sit in the shadow of a vast wall, inscribed with strange messages. Anyone can write on the wall, anonymously, about their neighbours, about any wrongdoing that might hurt the community. Then comes the reckoning. The stranger from the city causes a stir. He has not been there long before the village wakes up to the most unspeakable accusation; sentences daubed on the wall that will detonate the darkest of secrets. A troubling, uncanny book about fear and atonement, responsibility and justice, and the violence of writing in public spaces, The Last Good Man dares to ask: what hope can we place in words once extinction is in the air?
About the Author Thomas McMullan is a writer, critic and journalist whose work has appeared in publications including the Guardian, Observer, Times Literary Supplement, Frieze and BBC News, and has been published in 3:AM Magazine, Lighthouse and Best British Short Stories. He has worked with visual artists, game studios and theatre companies in London, Amsterdam, Beijing and Los Angeles. He lives in London.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Last Good Man 8 Copy Pack
Contains 8 copies of The Last Good Man, plus a free reading copy
Description Contains 8 copies of The Last Good Man, plus a free reading copy
About the Author
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Shelter in Place David Leavitt
David Leavitt, 'one of the major voices in contemporary fiction' (Guardian), returns with a brilliant new novel about our sense of self and safety in the divisive age of Donald Trump
Description 'Very funny and unexpected, a material response to our times, plush as velvet' Rachel Cusk
'A wickedly funny and emotionally expansive novel' Jenny Offill
It is the Saturday after the 2016 presidential election, and in a plush weekend house in Connecticut, a group of New Yorkers has gathered to recover from what they consider the greatest political catastrophe of their lives. Liberal and like- minded, the friends have come to the countryside in the hope of restoring the bubble in which they have grown used to living. Moving through her days accompanied by a carefully curated salon, Eva Lindquist is a generous hostess with an obsession for decorating. Yet when, in her avidity to secure shelter for herself, she persuades her husband to buy a grand if dilapidated apartment in Venice, she unwittingly sets off the chain of events that will propel him to venture outside the bubble and embark on an unexpected love affair. A slyly comic look at the shelter industry, Shelter in Place is a novel about house and home, furniture and rooms, safety and freedom and the insidious ways in which political upheaval can undermine even the most seemingly impregnable foundations.
About the Author David Leavitt's novels and story collections include Family Dancing (finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award), The Lost Language of Cranes, While England Sleeps, Arkansas, The Indian Clerk (finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Prize and the IMPAC/Dublin Literary Award), and The Two Hotel Francforts. He is also the author of two non-fiction books, Florence, A Delicate Case and The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer. He is co-director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Florida, where he is Professor
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 of English and edits the journal Subtropics. ISBN: 9781408846124 Format: C-Format PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Destination Wedding Diksha Basu
Thirty years after leaving India for a better future in America, Tina and her family head to Delhi for her cousin's great big Indian wedding extravaganza and wonder if they may have got it all wrong...
Description 'Extremely obsessed with this book' CHRISSY TEIGEN Tina wants to feel Indian. Really Indian. Not Indian in the sense of attending a yoga class in Brooklyn, in the country her parents moved to to make a new life for themselves. She wants to know the real India, only whenever she visits, people take her to bars and restaurants and boutiques that could be anywhere in the world. She gets her chance to get to know the country when she heads to Delhi for her glamorous cousin Shefali's week-long wedding, with her best friend Marianne, her parents and her mother's all-American boyfriend in tow. Navigating a world of Delhi playboys, models, dating agencies for widows, and wedding guests with personal bodyguards, Tina is determined to have an authentic Indian experience, now if only someone would tell her what that was...
About the Author Diksha Basu is a writer and actor. Originally from New Delhi, she holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University and now divides her time between New York and Mumbai. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed and the BBC. @dikshabasu
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Seduction Joanna Briscoe
An addictive new story of desire and obsession from the bestselling author of Sleep With Me What if the person you most trusted turned out to be the most dangerous of all?
Description An addictive new story of desire and obsession from the bestselling author of Sleep With Me
'A clever, nuanced, elegantly written exploration of obsession' SAGA
'Her prose is beguilingly good' ELIZABETH DAY 'Works in much the same way as an obsession ... you may wish to escape, but have already become addicted' ANITA SETHI, Daily Telegraph
Beth lives by Camden Lock with her partner Sol and their daughter Fern. Life is peaceful, but Beth is troubled by increasing unease. It could be to do with her mother's disappearance years ago. It could be her sense that Fern is keeping secrets from her.
So she goes to therapy. Dr Tamara Bywater is there to help her patients, and soon their sessions become the highlight of Beth's week. But Beth is in over her head before she realises that Tamara might not be all she seems...
What if the person you trust the most turns out to be the greatest danger of all?
About the Author Joanna Briscoe is the author of five previous novels, including the bestselling Sleep With Me, which was adapted for ITV by Andrew Davies. She has been a columnist for the Independent and the Guardian, is a literary critic for the Guardian, and broadcasts regularly on Radio 4. Joanna lives in London.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Murder by Milk Bottle Lynne Truss
The latest installment in Lynne Truss's quirky and charming prize-winning series set in 1950s Brighton sees her trio of police detectives investigating a case with a most curious murder weapon
Description The latest installment in Lynne Truss's quirky and charming prize-winning series set in 1950s Brighton sees her trio of police detectives investigating a case with a most curious murder weapon The August bank holiday is approaching and after two extremely high-profile murder cases, Constable Twitten is eagerly anticipating a quiet spell at work. But then they find the bodies Co and the milk bottles. Three seemingly unconnected victims Co a hard-working AA patrolman, a would-be Beauty Queen, a catty BBC radio personality Co have all been killed with the same, highly unusual murder weapon. Constable Twitten, Sergeant Brunswick and Inspector Steine are initially baffled, the town is alarmed, and the local newspaper is delighted: after all, what sells papers better than a killer on the loose? Can our redoubtable trio solve the case and catch this most curious of killers before they strike again?
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 DECEMBER 2020 All Our Broken Idols Paul M. M. Cooper
An epic of worlds ancient and modern, of treasures lost and stolen, of those who make beauty and those who seek to destroy it
Description Historical fiction Book of the Month in The Times
To the god of old things To the gods of the riverbank To the god of hunters
Assyria, in the reign of Ashurbanipal. For Aurya and her daydreaming brother Sharo, every day is a struggle for survival, as they dodge the beatings of their drunken father and scrabble for scraps of food. One violent evening, everything changes. Soon, they are on the barge of King Ashurbanipal, bound for the beautiful, near-mythical city of Nineveh. Their fates become inextricably bound to that of the king Co and the injured lion captured by his men. Twenty-six centuries later, British-Iraqi archaeologist Katya joins a dig in Mosul to protect the ancient ruins of Nineveh from organised looters, following in the footsteps of her dead father. When she and Salim, a fellow archaeologist, discover an astonishingly beautiful and rare carving, they know their find will bring the world's attention to Mosul. But the real world crashes in to their studious idyll to catastrophic, devastating effect when ISIL storm Mosul Co and take Katya, Salim and local girl Lola hostage. All Our Broken Idols is hauntingly evocative, a novel in which past and present lives intertwine and stories travel across the ages. It is a story about the importance of art and the threat it poses to those in power. And it is about bravery; standing up for what you believe in, and who you love.
About the Author Paul Cooper was born in South London and grew up in Cardiff, Wales. He was educated at the University of Warwick and the UEA. After graduating, he left for Sri Lanka to work as an English teacher, where he took time to explore the ruins
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 both ancient and modern. He has written for magazines, websites and also worked as an archivist, editor and journalist. ISBN: 9781408879412 He also hosts the podcast Fall of Civilizations. His critically acclaimed debut novel, River of Ink, was published by Format: C-Format PB Bloomsbury in 2016. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 231h x 153w mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Old Lovegood Girls Gail Godwin
'As always, wry, beady‰ieyed, acute.' CoMargaret Atwood, via Twitter From the bestselling, award-winning author of Flora and Evensong comes the story of two remarkable women and the complex friendship between them that spans decades.
Description 'As always, wry, beady‰ieyed, acute.' CoMargaret Atwood, via Twitter From the bestselling, award-winning author of Flora and Evensong comes the story of two remarkable women and the complex friendship between them that spans decades.
When the dean of Lovegood Junior College for Girls decides to pair Feron Hood with Merry Jellicoe as roommates in 1958, she has no way of knowing the far-reaching consequences of the match. Feron, who has narrowly escaped from a dark past, instantly takes to Merry and her composed personality. Surrounded by the traditions and four-story Doric columns of Lovegood, the girls--and their friendship--begin to thrive. But underneath their fierce friendship is a stronger, stranger bond, one comprised of secrets, rivalry, and influence--with neither of them able to predict that Merry is about to lose everything she grew up taking for granted, and that their time together will be cut short. Ten years later, Feron and Merry haven't spoken since college. Life has led them into vastly different worlds. But, as Feron says, once someone is inside your 'reference aura,' she stays there forever. And when each woman finds herself in need of the other's essence, that spark--that remarkable affinity, unbroken by time--between them is reignited, and their lives begin to shift as a result.
Luminous and masterfully crafted, Old Lovegood Girls is the story of a powerful friendship between talented writers, two college friends who have formed a bond that takes them through decades of a fast-changing world, finding and losing and finding again the one friendship that defines them.
About the Author Gail Godwin is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the bestselling author of more than a dozen critically Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 acclaimed books, including the novels Grief Cottage, Flora, Father Melancholy's Daughter, and Evensong, and ISBN: 9781632868220 Publishing, a memoir. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for both Format: Misc HB fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Woodstock, New York. www.gailgodwin.com Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Artifact Arlene Heyman
The debut novel from the acclaimed author of Scary Old Sex - a book about the experiments we undertake in love, sex, motherhood and science
Description 'A wise, intimate tale that is by turns joyful, sorrowful and explicit' Observer 'The author delves deep into Lottie's psyche, shying away from nothing, to create a rounded and gripping portrait of a woman on the edge of change' Daily Mail
Lottie Kristin is independent from the start. Born in the middle of the century to a middle-class family in the very middle of America, Lottie is set apart by her smarts and sensuality. A girl who'd rather carry out dissections on a snowy back porch than join her family for Christmas dinner is a strange and exotic artifact in the town of Sleeping Bay. But by her early twenties, Lottie finds herself trapped in a marriage gone stale, with a daughter she adores but whose existence jeopardizes her place in the lab and her dream of becoming a scientist. How can a young woman make her way in a world determined to contain her brilliance, her will, and her longing to live? Bravely and wisely written, Artifact is an intimate and propulsive portrait of a whole woman, a celebration of her refusal to be defined by others' imaginations, and a meditation on the glorious chaos of biological life.
About the Author Arlene Heyman is the author of Scary Old Sex, and a recipient of Woodrow Wilson, Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Robert Wood Johnson fellowships. She has been published in the New American Review and other journals, won Epoch magazine's novella contest, and has been listed twice in the honor rolls of The Best American Short Stories. Heyman is a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst practicing in New York City. This is her first novel.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas
The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas.
Description The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. At least, he's not a beast all the time. As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin Coand his world Coforever. From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
About the Author Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and dog. sarahjmaas.com facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaas instagram.com/therealsjmaas
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas
The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Rosesseries by Sarah J. Maas.
Description A world on the brink of war
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything Coand everyone Coshe holds dear.
As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers Coboth magical and political Coand her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.
In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.
About the Author Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and dog. sarahjmaas.com facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaas instagram.com/therealsjmaas
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas
The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding ACourt of Thorns and Roses.
Description A love born of darkness Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.
As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future Coand the future of a world in turmoil.
Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.
About the Author Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and dog. sarahjmaas.com facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaas instagram.com/therealsjmaas
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Court of Frost and Starlight Sarah J. Maas
A tender addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas, bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin and upcoming books.
Description A time to heal Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything. But Winter Solstice is finally approaching, and with it, the joy of a hard-earned reprieve.
Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated Coscars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.
Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.
About the Author Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and dog. sarahjmaas.com facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaas instagram.com/therealsjmaas
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke
A thrillingly dark and imaginative novel inspired by Guillermo del Toro's captivating 2006 film, this is a beautiful and haunting modern fairytale by bestselling author Cornelia Funke, featuring gorgeous original illustrations
Description THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
This enthralling novel, inspired by the 2006 film, illustrates that fantasy is the sharpest tool to explore the terrors and miracles of the human heart
You shouldn't come in here. You could get lost. It has happened before. I'll tell you the story one day, if you want to hear it. In fairy tales, there are men and there are wolves, there are beasts and dead parents, there are girls and forests. Ofelia knows all this, like any young woman with a head full of stories. And she sees right away what the Capit in is, in his immaculate uniform, boots and gloves, smiling: a wolf. But nothing can prepare her for the fevered reality of the Capit in's eerie house, in the midst of a dense forest which conceals many things: half-remembered stories of lost babies; renegade resistance fighters hiding from the army; a labyrinth; beasts and fairies. There is no one to keep Ofelia safe as the labyrinth beckons her into her own story, where the monstrous and the human are inextricable, where myths pulse with living blood ...
About the Author Cornelia Funke is an award-winning children's author. Her books have been translated from German into 35 different languages, and include Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath, The Thief Lord, Dragonrider and the Reckless series. A film adaptation of The Thief Lord came out in 2006 and the Hollywood production of Inkheart was released in 2008. Cornelia lives in Malibu, California.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. In his career, del Toro has alternated ISBN: 9781526609588 between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, and more Format: B mainstream American action films, such as Blade II, Hellboy and Pacific Rim. His 2017 film The Shape of Water won the Package Type: PAPERBACK Academy Award for Best Picture in 2018. Del Toro also received an Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 320 pages Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, and Directors Guild of America. Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Truants Kate Weinberg
During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut about obsession, rivalry and coming of age
Description 'Hypnotic . . . An uncommonly clever whodunnit' New York Times Book Review
'Deftly plotted with vivid, compelling characters' Jojo Moyes
'One of the standout books of the summer' Stylist
'In the vein of Agatha Christie herself. Startling' Irish Times
A captivating debut about obsession, rivalry and coming of age - an Observer and i Book of the Year 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 Co led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay Co 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. Soon 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
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 worked as a slush pile reader, a bookshop assistant, a journalist and a ghost writer. The Truants is her first novel. ISBN: 9781526600134 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 196h x 129w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Farm Joanne Ramos
A compulsive, brilliant novel about race, class, family and power for fans of Celeste Ng, Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman
Description A gripping story about race, money and motherhood that asks: what would you sacrifice for a new life?
'A firecracker of a novel' Madeline Miller
'Intelligent, thought-provoking, slyly satirical' Sunday Times
'About everything a book should be about: race and class, power and inequality - and it's dark and funny' Joanna Cannon
'An unsettling, unputdownable read' Elle
'Ramos has crafted a real page-turner' The Times Ambitious businesswoman Mae Yu runs Golden Oaks - a luxury retreat transforming the fertility industry. There, women get the very best of everything: organic meals, fitness trainers, daily massages and big money. Provided they dedicate themselves to producing the perfect baby. For someone else. Jane is a young immigrant in search of a better future. Stuck living in a cramped dorm with her baby daughter and her shrewd aunt Ate, she sees an unmissable chance to change her life. But at what cost?
Chosen as a book of the summer by the Guardian, Telegraph, Evening Standard and Cosmopolitan
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $21.99 ISBN: 9781526605238 About the Author Format: B Joanne Ramos was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She graduated with a B.A. from Package Type: PAPERBACK Princeton University. After working in investment banking and private-equity investing, she became a staff writer at the Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 336 pages Economist. She currently serves on the board of The Moth and lives in New York City with her family. The Farm, her Bic1: debut novel, was a national bestseller, was chosen by over fifty international media outlets as a 'must read', and was Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 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 'A vicious little novel, smart, efficient, mean, full of terrible people behaving terribly. Absolutely delightful' ROXANE GAY
'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 DECEMBER 2020 Between Two Evils Eva Dolan
The twisty, topical new crime novel from critically acclaimed author Eva Dolan.
'EVERYONE should read her' Mark Billingham
Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER As the country bakes under the relentless summer sun, a young doctor is found brutally murdered at his home in a picturesque Cambridgeshire village. Is his death connected to his private life Co or his professional one? Dr Joshua Ainsworth worked at an all-female detention centre, one still recovering from a major scandal a few years before. Was he the whistle-blower Co or an instigator? As Detective Sergeant Ferreira and Detective Inspector Zigic begin to painstakingly reconstruct Dr Ainsworth's last days, they uncover yet more secrets and more suspects. But this isn't the only case that's demanding their attention Co a violent criminal has been released on a technicality and the police force know he will strike again: the only question is who will be his first victim C
About the Author Eva Dolan was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger for unpublished authors when only a teenager. The four novels in her Zigic and Ferreira series have been published to widespread critical acclaim: Tell No Tales and After You Die were shortlisted for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award and After You Die was also longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Dolan's first standalone thriller, This Is How It Ends, was longlisted for the 2019 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. She lives in Cambridge. @eva_dolan
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 I Will Miss You Tomorrow Heine Bakkeid
When you go searching for your demons, what happens when you find them? The start of a brilliant new character-led crime series, perfect for fans of Will Dean
Description 'Wonderfully creepy ... This is a spectacular debut' Daily Mail
The first in a new Norwegian crime series featuring disgraced ex-Chief Inspector Thorkild Aske, a damaged man with a complicated past
Fresh out of prison and a stint in a psychiatric hospital, disgraced ex-policeman Thorkild Aske only wants to lose himself in drugged dreams of his beloved Frei. Wild, unknowable Frei. The woman he loved. The woman he has lost forever. Yet when Frei's young cousin goes missing off the Norwegian coast and Thorkild is called in by the family to help find him, dead or alive, Thorkild cannot refuse. He owes them this. Tormented by his past, Thorkild soon finds himself deep in treacherous waters. He's lost his reputation Co will he now lose his life?
About the Author Heine Bakkeid grew up in the rugged landscape of northern Norway. I Will Miss You Tomorrow is Bakkeid's first venture into crime fiction, and has earned him in his home country the critics' recognition as a virtuoso of darkly atmospheric suspense. Anne Bruce has degrees in Norwegian and English from Glasgow University. She lives in Scotland.
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Raven Books AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 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 Co or fight back?
Description Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't.
'Wonderful Co 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 Co if Amy plays by her rules. But Amy isn't prepared to lose everything. She's going to fight back, and in this escalating game of cat and mouse, there can be only one winner. 'Once I started, I couldn't put this one down' CHRISTINA DALCHER
'Wow Co what a book! I devoured it in one day' RACHEL ABBOTT
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $21.99 About the Author ISBN: 9781526611604 Joshilyn Jackson lives in Decatur, Georgia with her husband and their two children. For the past six years she has taught Format: B creative writing and literature courses for Georgia's maximum security facility for women. Through their education-in- Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm prison and re-entry programmes, Reforming Arts fosters the development of critical and creative thinking skills, Extent: 352 pages encouraging students to build liveable lives. She's also an award winning audiobook narrator, performing most of her own Bic1: work as well as other authors including Lydia Netzer and Marybeth Mayhew Whalen. Bic2:
Raven Books AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 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 'I really, really loved it' - Marian Keyes 'Absolute heaven - I am cackling out loud!' - Nina Stibbe 'The most exciting new heroine I've read in a very long time' - Katie Fforde 'Blows apart the South African society with one of fiction's most dynamic heroines' - Stylist
Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize
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
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 working as a crime reporter. The case of a real life serial killer who approached Makholwa to write his story inspired her ISBN: 9781526612526 first novel, Red Ink, the first South African crime fiction written by a female black author. Acclaimed for her contribution to Format: B African literature, Makholwa is currently based in Johannesburg. The Blessed Girl is her fourth novel. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Dancer Colum McCann
'Whether describing the Russian steppe or New York's bathhouses, McCann's versatility is breathtaking' Elena Seymenliyska, Guardian
Description This novel opens on a battlefield: trudging back from the front through a ravaged and icy wasteland, their horses dying around them, their own hunger rendering them almost savage, the Russian soldiers are exhausted as they reach the city of Ufa, desperate for food and shelter. They find both, and then music and dance. And there, spinning unafraid among them, dancing for the soldiers and anyone else who'll watch him, is one small pale boy, Rudolf. This is Colum McCann's dancer: Rudolf, a prodigy at six years old, who became the greatest dancer of the century, who redefined dance, rewrote his own life, and died of AIDS before anyone knew he had it. This is an extraordinary life transformed into extraordinary fiction by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation. One kind of masculine grace is perfectly matched to another in Colum McCann's beautiful and daring new novel.
About the Author Colum McCann is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. His most recent novel, TransAtlantic, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013, and his previous novel, Let the Great World Spin, won the National Book Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and was a New York Times bestseller. His work has been published in forty languages and has received many international honours, including a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, election to the Irish arts academy and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China and an Oscar nomination. He is the co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4, and he teaches at the MFA program in Hunter College. He was born in Dublin and lives in New York. colummccann.com
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Zoli Colum McCann
'A great book and a marvellously crafted story' Roddy Doyle
Description The life of Zoli Novotna begins on the leafy backroads of Slovakia, when she and her grandfather come upon a quiet lake where their family has been drowned by Fascist guards. Zoli and her grandfather flee to join up with another clan of travelling harpists. So begins an epic tale of song, intimacy and betrayal. Based loosely on the true story of the Gypsy poet Papusza, and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Zoli is a love story, a tale of loss, and a parable of modern-day Europe.
About the Author Colum McCann is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. His most recent novel, TransAtlantic, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013, and his previous novel, Let the Great World Spin, won the National Book Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and was a New York Times bestseller. His work has been published in forty languages and has received many international honours, including a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, election to the Irish arts academy and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China and an Oscar nomination. He is the co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4, and he teaches at the MFA program in Hunter College. He was born in Dublin and lives in New York. colummccann.com
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar Kate Saunders
M.C. Beatonmeets Miss Marple in the second book in the charming Laetitia Rodd Mysteries, which sees Kate Saunders' Victorian lady detective on the hunt for a missing Oxford scholar who is soon to be the heir to a fortune
Description M.C. Beatonmeets Miss Marple in the second book in the charming Laetitia Rodd Mysteries, which sees Kate Saunders' Victorian lady detective on the hunt for a missing Oxford scholar who is soon to be the heir to a fortune It is 1851 and Laetitia Rodd is enjoying a well-earned holiday when she receives an urgent request for her services. Wealthy businessman Jacob Welland implores Mrs. Rodd to find his beloved brother, a brilliant Oxford scholar who took to wandering the countryside and one day simply failed to return. The last sighting was in a gypsy camp ten years before Co where it was rumoured he was learning great secrets that would one day astound the world. Mrs. Rodd travels to Oxford and begins her search for the wandering scholar. But as the investigation unfolds, she discovers something sinister is lurking in this peaceful landscape.
About the Author Kate Saunders is an author and journalist. She has worked for The Times, Sunday Times, Sunday Express, Daily Telegraph and Cosmopolitan amongst others, and has contributed to Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Start the Week. She has written numerous books for adults and children, including the bestselling Night Shall Overtake Us, and her follow on to E Nesbit's Five Children and It stories, Five Children on the Western Front, which won the Costa Children's Book Award in 2014. The Secrets of Wishtide, the first book in the 'Laetitia Rodd Mysteries', was published by Bloomsbury in 2016. She lives in London.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Orlando King Isabel Colegate
The masterpiece of one of the most important and overlooked British women writers of the twentieth century, with a new introduction by Melissa Harrison; 'Isabel Colegate has no rival' (The Times)
Description The masterpiece of one of the most important and overlooked British women writers of the twentieth century, with a new introduction by Melissa Harrison; 'Isabel Colegate has no rival' (The Times)
'If you are curious as to why Britain is still ruled by a tiny cadre of not-very-introspective aristo-capitalists, Orlando King is essential reading' Sunday Times 'Colegate's sharp-eyed trilogy about a young man on the make in 1930s London feels particularly resonant right now, given its acute take on male privilege and power' i paper, Summer Reading Picks 2020 'An extraordinary achievement' Frances Wilson, Times Literary Supplement, Summer Reading Picks 2020
Orlando King is a trilogy about a beautiful young man, raised in a remote and eccentric wilderness, arriving in 1930s London and setting the world of politics ablaze. In a time of bread riots and hunger marches, with the spectre of Fascism casting an ever lengthening shadow over Europe, Orlando glidingly cuts a swathe through the thickets of business, the corridors of politics, the pleasure gardens of the Cliveden set, acquiring wealth, adulation, a beautiful wife, and a seat in Parliament. But the advent of war brings with it Orlando's downfall; and his daughter Agatha, cloistered with him in his banishment, is left to pick through the rubble of his smoking, ruined legacy.
Elegant and muscular, powerful and razor-sharp, Orlando King is a bildungsroman, Greek tragedy and political saga all in one; a glittering exorcism of the inter-war generation's demons to rival the work of Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark.
About the Author Isabel Colegate was born in 1931. As well as working as a literary agent, she is the author of thirteen novels, (including The Shooting Party, which was adapted into a film in 1985) and one collection of short stories. She lives in Somerset.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Long Live the Post Horn! Vigdis Hjorth
A tartly hilarious and deeply affecting new novel from the bestselling author of Will and Testament
Description Ellinor, a 35-year-old media consultant, has not been feeling herself; she's not been feeling much at all lately. Far beyond jaded, she picks through an old diary and fails to recognise the woman in its pages, seemingly as far away from the world around her as she's ever been. But when her coworker vanishes overnight, an unusual new task is dropped on her desk. Off she goes to meet the Norwegian Postal Workers Union, setting the ball rolling on a strange and transformative six months.
This is an existential scream of a novel about loneliness (and the postal service!), written in Vigdis Hjorth's trademark spare, rhythmic and cutting style.
About the Author Vigdis Hjorth is the author of over a dozen prize-winning and bestselling novels. Will and Testament sold 150,000 copies in Norway and has received several awards, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, as well as being nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
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Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic Bill Hayes
From the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic.
Description From the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic.
A bookstore where readers shout their orders from the street. A neighborhood restaurant turned to-go place where one has a shared drink--on either end of a bar--with the owner. These scenes, among many others, became the new normal as soon as the world began to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
In How We Live Now, author and photographer Bill Hayes offers an ode to our shared humanity--capturing in real time this strange new world we're now in (for who knows how long?) with his signature insight and grace. As he wanders the increasingly empty streets of Manhattan, Hayes meets fellow New Yorkers and discovers stories to tell, but he also shares the unexpected moments of gratitude he finds from within his apartment, where he lives alone and--like everyone else--is staying home, trying to keep busy and not bored as he adjusts to enforced solitude with reading, cooking, reconnecting with loved ones, reflecting on the past--and writing.
Featuring Hayes's inimitable street photographs, How We Live Now chronicles an unimaginable moment in time, offering a long-lasting reminder that what will get us through this unprecedented, deadly crisis is each other.
About the Author Bill Hayes is the author of Insomniac City and The Anatomist, among other books, and a forthcoming history of exercise, Sweat, to be published by Bloomsbury. Hayes is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times. A collection of his street photography, How New York Breaks Your Heart, was published recently by Bloomsbury. Hayes has completed the screenplay for a film adaptation of Insomniac City, currently
Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 in the works from Hopscotch Features, and he is also a co-editor of Oliver Sacks's posthumous books. He lives in New ISBN: 9781635576887 York. Visit his website at billhayes.com Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 160 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Glamour Boys Chris Bryant
A story of unsung bravery at a defining moment in Britain's history
Description We like to think we know the story of how Britain went to war with Germany in 1939, but there is one chapter that has never been told. In the early 1930s, a group of young, queer British MPs visited Berlin on a series of trips that would change the course of the Second World War. As Hitler rose to power, they watched the Nazis arrest their gay and Jewish friends, send them to concentration camps and murder them. These men were some of the first to warn Britain about Hitler, repeatedly speaking out against their government's policy of appeasing him. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hated them. Branding them 'the glamour boys', he had them followed, harassed, spied upon and derided in the press. They suffered abuse, innuendo and threats of de-selection. At a time when even the suggestion of homosexuality could land you in prison, the bravery these men were forced to show in their personal lives gave them extraordinary courage in public. Adept at hiding their true nature, some became talented spies, while others witnessed the brutality of Hitler's camps first hand. Four of them died in action. And without them, this country would never have faced down the Nazis. Based on years of archival research, this is a story of unsung bravery at a defining moment in Britain's history.
About the Author Chris Bryant has been the Member of Parliament for Rhondda since 2001. He was Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Europe in the last Labour government, and has been Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. The author of two previous books, he has written regularly for the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday and the Independent, and has appeared on every major TV and radio news and current affairs programme. He was the first gay MP to celebrate his civil partnership in the Palace of Westminster.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Sylvia Pankhurst Rachel Holmes
The definitive biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, a woman ahead of her times Co political rebel, human rights champion and radical feminist
Description The definitive biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, a woman ahead of her times Co political rebel, human rights champion and radical feminist. Born into one Britain's most famous activist families, Sylvia Pankhurst was a natural rebel; a talented artist, prolific writer and newspaper editor. A free spirit and radical visionary, history placed her in the shadow of her famous mother, Emmeline, and elder sister, Christabel. Yet Sylvia Pankhurst was the most revolutionary of them all.
Sylvia found her voice fighting militantly for votes for women. Her commitment to equality caused her to serve multiple sentences in Holloway prison Co where she was tortured. The vote was just the beginning of her lifelong defence of human rights, from her early warnings of the rise of fascism in Europe, to her campaigning against racism and championing of the liberation struggles in Africa and India. Sylvia's adventures in America, Soviet Russia, Scandinavia, Europe and East Africa made her a true internationalist. She was one of the great minds of the modern era, engaging with political giants, including Churchill, Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, George Bernard Shaw, W.E.B. Du Bois and Haile Selassie.
Her intimate life was no less controversial. The rupture between Sylvia, Emmeline and Christabel became worldwide news. Her love affair with the married Keir Hardie was one of the great political romances of the age, and she never married her life partner Silvio Corio, with whom she had a son at the age of forty-five.
Acclaimed biographer Rachel Holmes interweaves the personal and political to reveal Sylvia Pankhurst as never before. This major new biography celebrates a life in resistance, painting a compelling portrait of one of the greatest unsung political figures of the twentieth century.
About the Author
Price: AU $49.99 NZ $54.99 Rachel Holmes is the author of Eleanor Marx: A Life, The Secret Life of Dr James Barry and The Hottentot Venus: The ISBN: 9781408880418 Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman. She is co-editor of Fifty Shades of Feminism and I Call Myself A Feminist. She lives Format: C-Format HB in London. Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 528 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Artful Dickens John Mullan John Mullan
Discover the tricks of a literary master in this essential guide to the fictional world of Charles Dickens
Description Discover the tricks of a literary master in this essential guide to the fictional world of Charles Dickens.
From Pickwick to Scrooge, Copperfield to Twist, how did Dickens find the perfect names for his characters? What was Dickens's favourite way of killing his characters? When is a Dickens character most likely to see a ghost? Why is Dickens's trickery only fully realised when his novels are read aloud?
In thirteen entertaining and wonderfully insightful essays, John Mullan explores the literary machinations of Dickens's eccentric genius, from from his delight in clich s to his rendering of smells and his outrageous use of coincidences. A treat for all lovers of Dickens, this essential companion puts his audacity, originality and brilliance on full display.
About the Author John Mullan is Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London. He has published extensively on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature. He is also a prolific broadcaster and journalist, and writes on contemporary fiction for the Guardian. In 2009 he was one of the judges for the Man Booker Prize. His most recent book is What Matters in Jane Austen? He has lectured widely on both Austen and Dickens in the UK and the US, and makes regular appearances at UK literary festivals. He lives in London.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Sound Mind: How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite its Entire History) Paul Morley
Music critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre of all
Description 'An alternately funny and moving book about the most important art form on Planet Earth. Destined to become a classic (pun intended)' Jarvis Cocker
Music critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre of all.
Paul Morley had stopped being surprised by modern pop music and found himself retreating into the sounds of artists he loved when, as an emerging music journalist in the 70s, he wrote for NME. But not wishing to give in to dreary nostalgia, endlessly circling back to the bands he wrote about in the past, he went searching for something new, rare and wondrous Co and found it in classical music.
A soaring polemic, a grumpy reflection on modern rock, and a fan's love note, A Sound Mind rejects the idea that classical music is establishment; old; a drag. Instead, the book reveals this genre to be the most exciting and varied in music. A Sound Mind is a multi-layered memoir of Morley's shifting musical tastes, but it is also a compelling history of classical music that reveals the genre's rich and often deviant past Co and, hopefully, future.
Like a conductor, Morley weaves together timelines and timeframes in an orchestral narrative that declares the transformative and resilient power of classical music from Bach to Shostakovich, Brahms to Birtwistle, Mozart to Cage, travelling from eighteenth century salons to the modern age of Spotify.
About the Author Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Writer, critic and broadcaster Paul Morley grew up in Stockport. He was a founding member of the electronic ensemble ISBN: 9781408868768 Format: C-Format PB Art of Noise, collaborated with Grace Jones on her best-selling memoirs and was an artistic advisor for the David Bowie Is Package Type: PAPERBACK exhibition at the V & A. He is the author of a number of books on music as well as two acclaimed memoirs, Nothing and Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm The North. Extent: 480 pages Bic1: Theory of art Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Hour of Fate: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan,and the Battle for America's Future Susan Berfield
A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality.
Description A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality. It seemed like no force in the world could slow J. P. Morgan's drive to power. In the summer of 1901, the financier was assembling his next mega-deal: Northern Securities, an enterprise that would affirm his dominance in America's most important industry Cothe railroads. Then, a bullet from an anarchist's gun put an end to the business-friendly presidency of William McKinley. A new chief executive bounded into office: Theodore Roosevelt. He was convinced that as big business got bigger, the government had to check the influence of the wealthiest or the country would inch ever closer to collapse. By March 1902, battle lines were drawn: the government sued Northern Securities for antitrust violations. But as the case ramped up, the coal miners' union went on strike and the anthracite pits that fueled Morgan's trains and heated the homes of Roosevelt's citizens went silent. With millions of dollars on the line, winter bearing down, and revolution in the air, it was a crisis that neither man alone could solve. Richly detailed and propulsively told, The Hour of Fate is the gripping story of a banker and a president thrown together in the crucible of national emergency even as they fought in court. The outcome of the strike and the case would change the course of our history. Today, as the country again asks whether saving democracy means taming capital, the lessons of Roosevelt and Morgan's time are more urgent than ever.
About the Author Susan Berfield is an award-winning investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News, where she has covered some of America's largest corporations. She has been interviewed on PBS NewsHour, NPR's All Things Considered, Marketplace, On Point, and elsewhere. Her research for The Hour of Fate, her first book, took her to archives Price: AU $44.99 NZ $47.99 in New York, St. Paul, Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was supported by a Logan Nonfiction ISBN: 9781635572490 Format: Misc HB Fellowship. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Pie Room Calum Franklin
Delve head-first into these mouth-watering, pie-filled pages; the definitive pie bible from Calum Franklin
Description Enter the world of London's Pie Room. When Calum Franklin unearthed a selection of beautiful original pie moulds, it was enough to set his imagination free. The Pie Room was born. Steeped in tradition, with marble worktops, sumptuous pie moulds and a pie window to the street, Calum has created the ultimate destination for pie lovers the world over. The Pie Room is a treasure trove of delicacies, and in this, his debut cookbook, Calum walks you through some of his favourite recipes, including a range of humble British pies and tarts Co such as the ultimate sausage roll, cheesy dauphinoise pie, chicken and mushroom pie, glazed apple tart or even a rhubarb and custard tart Co all absolutely bursting with flavour that will wow anyone who comes to your table. Alongside the recipes Calum guides you through the techniques and tools for perfecting your pastry. Within these pages you'll find details including how to properly line pie tins, or how to crimp your pastry and decorate your pies so they look like true show-stoppers, as well as a step-by-step guide for making puff pastry. Each and every perfectly crafted pie is accompanied by beautiful photography from John Carey, enabling you to create your very own pie masterpieces and beautiful pastry designs.
About the Author A self-confessed pastry deviant, Calum Franklin is fast becoming London's King of Pies. His love of pie knows no bounds, and he brings his passion to life within these pages. Drawing on a wealth of culinary experience, Calum worked at a variety of renowned restaurants including The Ivy and Aurora, and was the Senior Sous Chef at Roast in Borough Market, prior to heading up the kitchen at Holborn Dining Room. @chefcalum
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Absolute Press AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age Mary Pipher
The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age--now with a new foreword by the author.
Description New York Times Bestseller * USA Today Bestseller * Los Angeles Times Bestseller * Publishers Weekly Bestseller
The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age--now with a new foreword by the author.
Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist, and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face. 'If we can keep our wits about us, think clearly, and manage our emotions skillfully,' Pipher writes, 'we will experience a joyous time of our lives. If we have planned carefully and packed properly, if we have good maps and guides, the journey can be transcendent.'
About the Author Mary Pipher is a psychologist specializing in women, trauma, and the effects of our culture on mental health, which has earned her the title of 'cultural therapist' for her generation. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other, Another Country and most recently, Women Rowing North. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Pravda Ha Ha: True Travels to the End of Europe Rory MacLean
An unsettling, poignant and darkly comic expos of Putin's Russia and European disintegration from the highly acclaimed travel writer.
Description Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award
'A gem of a book, informative, companionable, sometimes funny, and wholly original. MacLean must surely be the outstanding, and most indefatigable, traveller-writer of our time' John le Carr In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring lands that were Co for most Brits and Americans Co part of the forgotten half of Europe. Thirty years on, MacLean traces his original journey backwards, across countries confronting old ghosts and new fears: from revanchist Russia, through Ukraine's bloodlands, into illiberal Hungary, and then Poland, Germany and the UK. Along the way he shoulders an AK-47 to go hunting with Moscow's chicken Tsar, plays video games in St Petersburg with a cyber-hacker who cracked the US election, drops by the Che Guevara High School of Political Leadership in a non-existent nowhereland and meets the Warsaw doctor who tried to stop a march of 70,000 nationalists. Finally, on the shores of Lake Geneva, he waits patiently to chat with Mikhail Gorbachev. As Europe sleepwalks into a perilous new age, MacLean explores how opportunists Co both within and outside of Russia, from Putin to Home Counties populists Co have made a joke of truth, exploiting refugees and the dispossessed, and examines the veracity of historical narrative from reportage to fiction and fake news. He asks what happened to the optimism of 1989 and, in the shadow of Brexit, chronicles the collapse of the European dream.
About the Author Rory MacLean is one of Britain's most expressive and adventurous travel writers. His books Co which have been translated into a dozen languages Co include the Sunday Times bestseller Stalin's Nose,Under the Dragon and Berlin: Imagine a City, which was named a Book of the Year by the Washington Post.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Exile Adrian Levy, Catherine Scott-Clark
Startling and scandalous, this is an intimate insider's story of Osama bin Laden's retinue in the years after 9/11, a family in flight and at war.
Description Startling and scandalous, this is an intimate insider's story of Osama bin Laden's retinue in the ten years after 9/11, a family in flight and at war.
From September 11, 2001 to May 2, 2011, Osama Bin Laden evaded intelligence services and special forces units, drones and hunter killer squads. The Exile tells the extraordinary inside story of that decade through the eyes of those who witnessed it: bin Laden's four wives and many children, his deputies and military strategists, his spiritual advisor, the CIA, Pakistan's ISI, and many others who have never before told their stories. Investigative journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy gained unique access to Osama bin Laden's inner circle, and they recount the flight of Al Qaeda's forces and bin Laden's innocent family members, the gradual formation of ISIS by bin Laden's lieutenants, and bin Laden's rising paranoia and eroding control over his organization. They also reveal that the Bush White House knew the whereabouts of bin Laden's family and Al Qaeda's military and religious leaders, but rejected opportunities to capture them, pursuing war in the Persian Gulf instead, and offer insights into how Al Qaeda will attempt to regenerate itself in the coming years. While we think we know what happened in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011, we know little about the wilderness years that led to that shocking event. As authoritative in its scope and detail as it is propuslively readable, The Exile is a landmark work of investigation and reporting.
About the Author Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are acclaimed investigative journalists, and the authors of several books, most recently The Siege: 58 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel. Their other books are The Meadow: Kashmir 1995 CoWhere the Terror Began, Nuclear Deception: The Dangerous Relationship Between the United States and Pakistan, The Amber Room: The Fate of the World's Greatest Lost Treasure, and The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green
Price: AU $39.99 NZ $45.00 Jade. For sixteen years they worked as foreign correspondents and investigative reporters for the Sunday Times and the ISBN: 9781635576016 Guardian. In 2009 the One World Trust named them British Journalists of the Year, and they won Foreign Format: B Correspondents of the Year in 2004. They co-produce documentaries that have been nominated at the Amnesty Package Type: PAPERBACK International Media Awards and longlisted at the BAFTAs. They live in London. Dimensions: 1h x 1w mm Extent: 640 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilisation John Browne
An impassioned defence of progress and innovation and an argument for social responsibility from engineer, businessman and former CEO of BP Lord John Browne
Description LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019
'A much-needed antidote to pervasive pessimism' Financial Times
'An ode to the ways in which engineering has improved human civilisation' John Hennessy, Chairman, Alphabet Today's unprecedented pace of change leaves many people wondering what new technologies are doing to our lives. Has social media robbed us of our privacy and fed us with false information? Are robots going to take our jobs? Will better healthcare lead to an ageing population that cannot be cared for? And has our demand for energy driven the Earth's climate to the edge of catastrophe? John Browne argues that we need not and must not put the brakes on technological advance. Civilisation is founded on engineering innovation; all progress stems from the human urge to make things and to shape the world around us, resulting in greater freedom, health and wealth for all. Drawing on history, his own experiences and conversations with many of today's great innovators, he uncovers the basis for all progress and its consequences, both good and bad. He argues compellingly that the same spark that triggers each innovation can be used to counter its negative consequences. Make, Think, Imagine provides an eloquent blueprint for how we can keep moving towards a brighter future.
About the Author John Browne trained as an engineer and was CEO of BP from 1995 to 2007. He is Chairman of the Crick Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Society, past President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and former Chairman of Tate. He is a collector of antique books and art and the author of four previous titles, including The Glass Closet.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 One Hundred Miracles: A Memoir of Music and Survival Zuzana Ruzickova, Wendy Holden
The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ru ickov i, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. An inspiring and spirited account of a life spent living and breathing music, of finding beauty in world a of chaos and disorder.
Description The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ru ickov i, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist.
'Extraordinary' Sunday Times
'Compelling' Daily Telegraph
Zuzana Ru ickov i grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful, melodic childhood was torn apart when, in 1939, the Nazis invaded. Uprooted from her home, transported from Auschwitz to Hamburg to Bergen-Belsen, bereaved, starved, and afflicted with crippling injuries to her musician's hands, the teenage Zuzana faced a series of devastating losses. Yet with every truck and train ride, a small slip of paper printed with her favourite piece of Bach's music became her talisman.
Armed with this 'proof that beauty still existed', Zuzana's fierce bravery and passion ensured her survival of the greatest human atrocities of all time, and would continue to sustain her through the brutalities of post-war Communist rule. Harnessing her talent and dedication, and fortified by the love of her husband, the Czech composer Viktor Kalabis, Zuzana went on to become one of the twentieth century's most renowned musicians and the first harpsichordist to record the entirety of Bach's keyboard works.
Zuzana's story, told here in her own words before her death in 2017, is a profound and powerful testimony of the horrors of the Holocaust, and a testament in itself to the importance of amplifying the voices of its survivors today. It is also a joyful celebration of art and resistance that defined the life of the 'first lady of the harpsichord' Co a woman who spent her Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 life being ceaselessly reborn through her music. ISBN: 9781408896846 Format: B About the Author Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Zuzana Ru ickov i was a celebrated Czech harpsichordist and a survivor of three Nazi concentration and slave labour Extent: 368 pages camps. She recorded over one hundred albums, performed across the world to great acclaim, and became an influential Bic1: teacher at the Prague Academy. Zuzana died in Prague in 2017 aged ninety. Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids Alexandra Lange
From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development.
Description 'Nothing short of spectacular . . . A secret guidebook to a landscape in which we all dwell, but so often fail to see.' --Tom Vanderbilt, bestselling author of Traffic
From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development.
Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys, classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods little ones engage with are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades, even centuries of changing ideas about what makes for good child-rearing--and what does not. Do you choose wooden toys, or plastic, or, increasingly, digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self- reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle.
Now, prominent design critic Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped Coand hindered CoAmerican youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with buried meaning. The Design of Childhood will change the way you view your children's world Coand your own.
About the Author Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 Alexandra Lange's writing has appeared in New York, the New York Times, Curbed, Dwell, The New Yorker, and many ISBN: 9781632866363 Format: Misc PB other magazines and design journals. She has authored and coauthored several previous books, including Writing About Package Type: PAPERBACK Architecture. Lange holds a Ph.D. in twentieth-century architecture history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm University, and lives in Brooklyn with her family. Extent: 416 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Makingof a Legendary Film W.K. Stratton
W.K. Stratton's definitive history of the making of The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest Westerns of all time by the American Film Institute.
Description W.K. Stratton's definitive history of the making of The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest Westerns of all time by the American Film Institute.
Sam Peckinpah's film The Wild Bunch is the story of a gang of outlaws who are one big steal from retirement. When their attempted train robbery goes awry, the gang flees to Mexico and falls in with a brutal general of the Mexican Revolution, who offers them the job of a lifetime. Conceived by a stuntman, directed by a blacklisted director, and shot in the sand and heat of the Mexican desert, the movie seemed doomed. Instead, it became an instant classic with a dark, violent take on the Western movie tradition. Fifty years after its release, W.K. Stratton tells the fascinating history of the movie and documents for the first time the extraordinary contribution of Mexican and Mexican-American actors and crew members to its success. Shaped by infamous director Sam Peckinpah, and starring such visionary actors as William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O'Brien, and Robert Ryan, the movie was also the product of an industry and a nation in transition. By 1968, when it was being filmed, the studio system that had perpetuated the myth of the valiant cowboy in movies like The Searchers had collapsed, and America was riled by Vietnam, race riots, and assassinations. The Wild Bunch spoke to the country when war and senseless violence seemed to define both domestic and international life. Stratton's The Wild Bunch is the authoritative history of the making of a movie and the era behind it.
About the Author W.K. Stratton is the author of five books of nonfiction and three of poetry. He has written for Sports Illustrated, Outside, GQ, and Texas Monthly, and was named a fellow of the Texas Institute of Letters in 2017. He is a longtime resident of Austin, Texas. Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781632862136 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Alex's Adventures in Numberland Alex Bellos
A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of maths
Sunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize
Description The tenth anniversary edition of the Sunday Times bestselling book The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird and wonderful mathematical phenomena, Alex Bellos travels across the globe and meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany and a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan. Packed with fascinating, eye-opening anecdotes, Alex's Adventures in Numberland is an exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck. Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize
This anniversary edition has been revised and updated by the author.
About the Author Alex Bellos has a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Oxford University. He has worked for the Guardian in London and Rio de Janeiro, where he was the paper's unusually numerate foreign correspondent. In 2002 he wrote a critically acclaimed book about Brazilian football and in 2006 ghostwrote Pel's autobiography, which was a number one bestseller.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Stories of the Sahara Sanmao
Translated into English for the very first time, Stories of the Sahara is the travelogue-memoir from fifteen- million-copy bestselling author Sanmao
Description The book that has captivated millions of Chinese readers, translated into English for the very first time. 'Hypnotic . . . A record of one person's fierce refusal to follow a path laid down for her by the rest of the world' Tash Aw, Paris Review Books of the Year
Sanmao: author, adventurer, pioneer. Born in China in 1943, she moved from Chongqing to Taiwan, Spain to Germany, the Canary Islands to Central America, and, for several years in the 1970s, to the Sahara. Stories of the Sahara invites us into Sanmao's extraordinary life in the desert: her experiences of love and loss, freedom and peril, all told with a voice as spirited as it is timeless. At a period when China was beginning to look beyond its borders, Sanmao fired the imagination of millions and inspired a new generation. With an introduction by Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti, this is an essential collection from one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures.
'Every story conveys Sanmao's infectious capacity for wonder' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti
'Has endured for generations of young Taiwanese and Chinese women' New York Times
'Ground-breaking' Geographical
'A remarkable and brave book. Sanmao was a freewheeling feminist who broke all the rules and did so with a gleeful, mischievous smile' David Eimer, South China Morning Post
About the Author
Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 Sanmao, born Chen Mao Ping, was a novelist, writer, educator and translator. Born in China in 1943, she grew up in ISBN: 9781408881842 Taiwan. She studied in Taiwan, Spain and Germany before moving to the Sahara desert with her Spanish husband, a Format: B scuba diver and underwater engineer. In 1976, she gained fame with the publication of her first book, Stories of the Package Type: PAPERBACK Sahara. Her husband died while diving in 1979, and Sanmao returned to Taiwan the following year. From 1976 until her Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 416 pages death in 1991, she published more than twenty books. Bic1: Mike Fu is a Brooklyn-based writer, translator and editor. He is a cofounder and editor of The Shanghai Literary Review, a Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma David Eimer
David Eimer goes to the heart of Burma and out to its unexplored vistas, bringing to vivid life all its riches and complexities
Description David Eimer journeys to the heart of Burma, bringing to vivid life all of its riches and complexities
From 1962, the people of Burma were marooned in a paranoid military dictatorship, effectively cut off from the outside world. It was only in late 2015 that the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won absolute majority and were able to take their seats in government. Yet the government and country are still far from stable. Nothing is straightforward in this captivating and enigmatic land. In a country where building a temple takes priority over installing traffic lights, golf courses are ploughed out alongside fields of opium poppies and fortune-tellers are consulted on a daily basis even by the government, any sepia-tinged and colonial idea of Burma is long out of date. A Vicious Wonderland reveals it in all its technicolour glory. To explore its magic and depths, David Eimer takes his narrative through history, class and geography, including areas still barred to foreigners. This is a story balanced by historical context but related by the people with whom Eimer shares his time, from granddaughters of former presidents to the squatters in Yangon's shacks, from former political exiles to jade miners digging for their fortune in the far north. Layers of history are unfurled and innumerable stories are woven together to create a sensitive and revelatory portrait of this most mysterious of countries. Authoritative and ground-breaking, A Vicious Wonderland: Travels in Burma is set to be a modern classic of travel-writing.
About the Author David Eimer is the author of the critically acclaimed The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China. He is a former China correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph and was subsequently the South-East Asia correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, as well as a columnist and feature writer for the South China Morning Post. Eimer is currently based in Yangon.
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 House of Music Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
The most talented musical family in the world. For the first time, mother Kadie Kanneh-Mason shares her unique story.
Description Seven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year and performed for the royal family. The eldest has released her first album, showcasing the works of Clara Schumann. These siblings don't come from the rarefied environment of elite music schools, but from a state comprehensive in Nottingham. How did they do it? Their mother, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, opens up about what it takes to raise a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. What comes out is a beautiful and heartrending memoir of the power of determination, camaraderie and a lot of hard work. The Kanneh-Masons are a remarkable family. But what truly sparkles in this eloquent memoir is the joyous affirmation that children are a gift and we must do all we can to nurture them.
About the Author Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason is a former lecturer at Birmingham University and the mother of seven children. The third eldest, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, was Young Musician of the Year in 2016 and performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The siblings have performed at the 2018 BAFTA Ceremony, Britain's Got Talent and concert halls across the country.
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781786079626 Format: C-Format PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 One Step Ahead: Mastering the Art and Science of Negotiation David Sally
There is an art to getting what you want Co but it's also a science
Description Whether it's a business deal or who is going to buy the next round, we all negotiate. Think you already know how? Then this book is for you. Negotiation expert David Sally cuts through the myths and dissects the data to reveal the unexpected truths of the art. By studying great examples, from Machiavelli to Gandhi and Wall Street to basketball, he explores how the game's masters navigate the field strategically, craftily, even emotionally. The best know every negotiation is different and that your tactics are, in part, determined by your opponent, but there's one thing you always want to be: one step ahead.
About the Author David Sally is a leading behavioural game theorist who has taught negotiation at Cornell and Dartmouth business schools for twenty years. Together with Chris Anderson, he wrote The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Football is Wrong. He lives in Notting Hill.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Last Stargazers Emily Levesque
A Lab Girl for astronomy
Description We all look to the stars, but what separates a professional stargazer from the rest of us? What does an astronomer actually do? Well, imagine you have one night to investigate the strange deaths of stars five billion lightyears away. You're on top of the tallest mountain in Hawaii, in charge of a telescope that costs a fortune to operate, and that telescope has stopped working. What do you do? Emily Levesque turned it off and turned it on again. To be an astronomer is to journey to some of the most inaccessible corners of the globe, braving mountain passes, sub- zero temperatures, and hostile flora and fauna. Not to mention the pressure of handling equipment worth tens of millions. It is a life of unique delights and absurdities, and one that may be coming to a close. Since Galileo, astronomy has been a fount of human creativity and discovery, but soon it will be robots gazing at the sky while we are left to sift through the data. In The Last Stargazers, Emily Levesque celebrates an era of ingenuity and curiosity, and asks us to think twice before we cast aside that sense of wonder.
About the Author Emily Levesque is an astronomy professor at the University of Washington. She has won the American Astronomical Society's Annie Jump Cannon Prize and been named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Physics. She is the author of two academic works on astrophysics and has written for Physics Today. She lives in Seattle. @emsque
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins, and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity Brian Hare
What is the secret to humanity's evolutionary success? Could it be our strength, our intellect C or something much nicer?
Description From the authors of New York Timesbestseller The Genius of Dogscomes a new popular science book about how 'friendliness' is in fact the key factor in the survival of our species. In exploring this hugely ambitious topic, Hare and Woods present an elegant new theory called self-domestication, looking at animal (mainly dog and ape) examples of cooperation and empathy and what this can tell us about the evolutionary success of Homo sapiens C It has huge implications for our society today.
About the Author Brian Hare is a professor at the department of evolutionary anthropology and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University. He has a BA in Anthropology and Psychology from Emory University, and a PhD from Harvard University in Biological Anthropology. He is the founder of the Hominoid Psychology Research Group and also the Duke Canine Cognition Center. Vanessa Woods, is a research scientist at Duke University and an award-winning journalist who has written for publications including the New Scientist, BBC Wildlifeand Australian Geographic. She also writes features for the Discovery Channel. Alongside her award-winning children's books, she is the author of the memoirs Bonobo Handshake (2011) and It's Every Monkey for Themselves(2007). @bharedogguy @bonobohandshake
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Footnotes: A Journey Around Britain in the Company of Great Writers Peter Fiennes
Through past and present, the country and the city, a unique exploration of the British Isles
Description 'The premise of this book is simple, or that is what it seemed when I started.' Peter Fiennes follows in the footsteps of twelve inspirational writers, bringing modern Britain into focus by peering through the lens of the past. The journey starts in Dorset, shaped by the childhood visions of Enid Blyton, and ends with Charles Dickens on the train that took him to his final resting place in Westminster Abbey. From the wilds of Skye and Snowdon, to a big night out in Birmingham with J. B. Priestley and Beryl Bainbridge, Footnotes is a series of evocative biographies, a lyrical foray into the past, and a quest to understand Britain through the books, journals and diaries of some of our greatest writers. And as Fiennes travels the country, and roams across the centuries, he wonders: 'Who are we? What do we want? They seemed like good questions to ask, in the company of some of our greatest writers, given these restless times.'
About the Author Peter Fiennes is the author of Oak and Ash and Thorn, a Best Nature Book of the Year for the Guardian, and To War with God. As the publisher for Time Out he nurtured a lifelong obsession with old guidebooks.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Kingdom of Lies Kate Fazzini
Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank?
Description Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank? There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone Co an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania to intellectual property theft campaigns in China, these are the true stories of the hackers behind some of the largest cyberattacks in history and those committed to stopping them. You've never heard of them and you're not getting their real names. Kate Fazzini has met the hackers who create new cyberweapons, hack sports cars and develop ransomware capable of stopping international banks in their tracks. Kingdom of Lies is a fast-paced look at technological innovations that were mere fantasy only a few years ago, but now make up an integral part of all our lives.
About the Author Kate Fazziniis professor of cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, and also teaches in the Cyber Intelligence program at Georgetown University. She is the principal cybersecurity expert at CNBC, having previously been cybersecurity correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.
Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781786078261 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto Legacy Russell
A new manifesto for cyberfeminism
Description Simone de Beauvoir said 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.' The glitch announces: One is not born, but rather becomes, a body. The divide between the digital and the real world no longer exists: we are connected all the time. What must we do to work out who we are, and where we belong? How do we find the space to grow, unite and confront the systems of oppression? This conflict can be found in the fissures between the body, gender and identity. Too often, the glitch is considered a mistake, a faulty overlaying, a bug in the system; in contrast, Russell compels us to find liberation here. In a radical call to arms Legacy Russell argues that we need to embrace the glitch in order to break down the binaries and limitations that define gender, race, sexuality. Glitch Feminism is a vital new chapter in cyberfeminism, one that explores the relationship between gender, technology and identity. In an urgent manifesto, Russell reveals the many ways that the Glitch performs and transforms: how it refuses, throws shade, ghosts, errs, encrypt, mobilizes and survives. Developing the argument through memoir, art and critical theory, Russell also looks at the work of contemporary artists who travel through the glitch in their work. Timely and provocative, Glitch Feminism shows how the error can be a revolution.
About the Author Legacy Russell is a writer and curator. She is the Associate Curator of Exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem. The founding theorist of Glitch Feminism, her academic, curatorial, and creative work focuses on gender, performance, digital selfdom, internet idolatry, and new media ritual. Russell's written work, interviews, and essays have been published internationally including in Vogue, The New York Times and Glamour Magazine. She is the recipient of the Thoma Foundation 2019 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art and a 2020 Rauschenberg Residency Fellow.
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Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class Owen Jones
The bestselling investigation of the vilification of Britain's working class.
Description In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient fig leaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and economic problems and to justify widening inequality. This new edition includes a new chapter, reflecting on the overwhelming response to the book and the situation in Britain today.
About the Author Owen Jones is a writer, commentator and activist and writes frequently for the Guardian, Independent and New Statesman. He is the author of The Establishment.
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Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Sensoria: Thinkers for the Twentieth-first Century McKenzie Wark
Design, Politics, the Environment: a survey of the key thinkers and ideas that are rebuilding the world in the shadow of the anthropocene
Description As we face the compounded crises of late capitalism, environmental catastrophe and technological transformation, who are the thinkers and the ideas who will allow us to understand the world we live in? McKenzie Wark surveys three areas at the cutting edge of current critical thinking: design, environment, technology and introduces us to the thinking of nineteen major writers. Each chapter is a concise account of an individual thinker, providing useful context and connections to the work of the others. The authors include: Sianne Ngai, Kodwo Eshun, Lisa Nakamura, Hito Steyerl, Yves Citton, Randy Martin, Jackie Wang, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Achille Mbembe, Deborah Danowich and Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Eyal Weizman, Cory Doctorow, Benjamin Bratton, Tiziana Terranova, Keller Easterling, Jussi Parikka. Wark argues that we are too often told that expertise is obtained by specialisation. Sensoria connects the themes and arguments across intellectual silos. They explore the edges of disciplines to show how we might know the world: through the study of culture, the different notions of how we create such things, and the impact that the machines that we devise have had upon us. The book is a vital and timely introduction to the future both as a warning but also as a road map on how we might find our way out of the current crisis.
About the Author McKenzie Wark is the author of Capital is Dead, General Intellects and Molecular Red among other books. She teaches at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College in New York City.
Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 ISBN: 9781788735063 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Aesthetics and Politics Theodor Adorno, Benjamin Walter
An intense and lively debate on literature and art between thinkers who became some of the great figures of twentieth-century philosophy and literature
Description No other country and no other period has produced a tradition of major aesthetic debate to compare with that which unfolded in German culture from the 1930s to the 1950s. In Aesthetics and Politics the key texts of the great Marxist controversies over literature and art during these years are assembled in a single volume. They do not form a disparate collection but a continuous, interlinked debate between thinkers who have become giants of twentieth-century intellectual history.
About the Author Theodor Adorno was director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1959 until his death in 1969. Walter Benjamin was a German-Jewish Marxist literary critic, essayist, translator, and philosopher. He was at times associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781788738583 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Politics of Friendship Jacques Derrida
Influential exploration of the idea of friendship and its political consequences
Description Jacques Derrida was one of most influential philosophers of the 20th century. In The Politics of Friendship he explores the idea of friendship and its political consequences, past and future in order to explore invention of a radically new friendship, of a deeper and more inclusive democracy.
About the Author Jacques Derrida was Director of Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.
Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781788738590 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 336 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Sexuality in the Field of Vision Jacqueline Rose
Leading feminist thinker on the image
Description A pivotal work in the history of feminism and a groundbreaking intervention into film theory, Sexuality in the Field of Vision is a brilliantly original exploration of the interface between feminism, psychoanalysis, semiotics and film theory
About the Author Jacqueline Rose is internationally known for her writing on feminism, psychoanalysis, literature and the politics and ideology of Israel-Palestine.
Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781788738620 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence Judith Butler
Responding to the US's perpetual war, Butler explores how mourning could inspire solidarity.
Description In her most impassioned and personal book to date, Judith Butler responds in this profound appraisal of post-9/11 America to the current US policies to wage perpetual war, and calls for a deeper understanding of how mourning and violence might instead inspire solidarity and a quest for global justice.
About the Author Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
Price: AU $36.99 NZ $38.99 ISBN: 9781788738613 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 168 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Unholy Kingdom: Religion, Corruption and Violence in Saudi Arabia Mailise Ruthven
A short history of Saudi Arabia: Religion, Oil, and Dynasty
Description Reveals a riveting portrait of a nation mired in complexities. In recent years Saudi Arabia has promoted itself as an open country: oil-rich but investing in culture, tourism, social innovation, and establishing itself as a beacon in the Middle East mired in violence. But the murder in October 2018 of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul embassy reveals a darker reality: the intensification of the repression of religious and political criticism and protest driven by the war in Yemen, sectarian rivalry with Iran, and volatile relations with the United States during the Trump administration. In XXX Malise Ruthven a leading commentator on Islamic affairs , reconstructs the history of the nation and shows how its attempts to modernise itself have produced repression, corruption, and war across the region fuelled by themassive arms purchases paid for by the oil exports that contribute to global warming. In particular he shows how the royal House of Saud has co-opted Wahhabism to consolidate its power and enforce a strict authoritarian regime over its people in collusion with Western businesses and governments. The book looks to Saudi's future in the hands of crown prince MBS who, on one hand, isdriving the country's liberalisation, while on the other, is imposing his autocratic will upon the region through cyber-manipulation, economics and war.
About the Author Malise Ruthven worked as an editor with the BBC Arabic Service and World Service in London before teaching Islamic studies and comparative religion at universities on both sides of the Atlantic. He is the author of several books on Islamic affairs as well as fundamentalism and religion in America. In 2004, London's Prospect Magazine ranked Ruthven among the 100 top public intellectuals in the UK. His blog on the New York Review of Books, Revolution by Latrine, won an award from the Overseas Press Club of America in 2011. He contributes regularly to the Guardian, Independent, The Financial Times, New York Review of Books, and the London Review of Books.
Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 ISBN: 9781839760105 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Heading Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Alternative Prosperity: The Joys of Post-Growth Living Kate Soper
An urgent and passionate plea for a new and ecologically sustainable vision of the good life.
Description The reality of runaway climate change is inextricably linked with the mass consumerist, capitalist society in which we live. And the cult of endless growth, and endless consumption of cheap disposable commodities isn't only destroying the world, it is damaging ourselves and our way of being. How do we stop the impending catastrophe, and how can we create a movement capable of confronting it head-on? In Alternative Hedonism, philosopher Kate Soper offers an urgent plea for a new vision of the good life, one that is capable of delinking prosperity from endless growth. Instead, she calls for a renewed emphasis on the joys of being, one that is capable of collective happiness not in consumption but by creating a future that allows not only for more free time, and less conventional and more creative ways of using it, but also for more fulfilling ways of working and existing. This is an urgent and necessary intervention into debates on climate change.
About the Author Kate Soper is emerita professor of philosophy at London Metropolitan University. She has published widely on environmental philosophy and theory of needs and consumption.
Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 ISBN: 9781788738873 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 This is Not Normal William Davies
What just happened and how did we get into this mess?
Description Since 2016, the UK has been in a crisis of its own making: but this is not the fault of Brexit but of a larger problem of our politics. The status of political parties, the mainstream media, public experts and officials have all been disrupted. Along the way, there have been shocking and exhilarating events: the unforeseen 2017 election result, the horrific details of Grenfell Tower and the Windrush scandal, the sudden rise and fall of the Brexit Party.As the 'mainstream' of politics and media has come under attack, the basic norms of public life have been thrown into question. This Is Not Normal takes stock of a historical moment that no longer recognises itself. Davies tells a story of the apparently chaotic and irrational events, and extracts their underlying logic and long-term causes. What we are seeing is the effects of the 2008 financial crash, the failure of the British neoliberal project, the dying of Empire, and the impact of the changes that technology and communications have had on the idea of the public sphere as well as the power of information. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to make sense of this current moment. .
About the Author William Davies is a Reader in Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he is Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Centre. He is the author of The Limits of Neoliberalism, The Happiness Industry and Nervous States. He writes regularly for the Guardian, London Review of Books and the New York Times.
Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 ISBN: 9781839760907 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 228 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Culture and Materialism Raymond Williams
A comprehensive introduction to the work of one of the outstanding intellectuals of the twentieth century
Description Raymond Williams is a towering presence in cultural studies, most importantly as the founder of the approach that has come to be known as 'cultural materialism.' Yet Williams's method was always open-ended and fluid, and this volume collects his most significant work from over a twenty-year period in which he wrestled with the concepts of materialism and culture and their interrelationship.
About the Author Raymond Williams (1921 Co1988) was for many years Professor of Drama at the University of Cambridge. Among his many books are Culture and Society, Culture and Materialism, Politics and Letters, Problems in Materialism and Culture, and several novels.
Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781788738606 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Harry Potter - The Broom Collection and Other Props from the WizardingWorld Jody Revenson
Uncover all there is to know about the brooms of the Wizarding World in this incredible sequel to the bestselling Harry Potter: The Wand Collection
Description From the sleek Nimbus 2000 to the speedy Firebolt, flying brooms are a beloved aspect of the Wizarding World. Harry Potter Co The Broom Collection is a visual guide to the magical conveyances of the Harry Potter films, their makers, and of course, the characters who use them. Profiles of each broom feature stunning new photography of the original props; statistics; insights from the cast and crew; and other film-making secrets from the Warner Bros. archive. In addition to individual photographic profiles of each broom, this book also includes blueprints and concept art as well as entries on the high-flying game of Quidditch and related props. Delve deep into what makes flying brooms the beloved mode of transportation for witches and wizards everywhere! Destined to be a must-have collectable for fans of Harry Potter, this book also includes a 6-page fold-out.
About the Author Jody 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, Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook and Spells & Charms: A Movie Scrapbook.
Price: AU $44.99 NZ $47.99 ISBN: 9781526629302 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 140 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Potter AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Do Not Disturb the Dragons Michelle Robinson
Cheeky, charming and laugh-out-loud funny, the debut young fiction series from bestselling picture book author Michelle Robinson is chock-full of chuckles (and grumpy unicorns)
Description Two intrepid girls go from ladies-in-waiting to knights-in-action when they rip up the rule book and go searching for adventure! Wondermere is the luckiest kingdom in the land, all thanks to the dragons that nest on top of the castle. Nobody wants them to fly away, so everyone has to FOLLOW THE RULES and make sure everything STAYS THE SAME to keep the dragons HAPPY. Princess Grace HATES the rules. They stop her doing everything she loves, like PLAYING TROLL-O and WEARING TROUSERS and training to be a BRAVE KNIGHT. Why do boys get all the FUN! Determined to prove that the rules are a LOAD OF OLD SWAMP ROT, Grace and her sister Princess Portia secretly enter the year's BIGGEST TROLL-O TOURNAMENT. A couple of rule-breakers couldn't possibly disturb the dragons C could they? Cheeky, charming and laugh-out-loud funny, the debut young fiction series from bestselling picture book author Michelle Robinson is chock-full of chuckles (and grumpy unicorns). Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell, Pamela Butchart and Emer Stamp.
About the Author Michelle Robinson is the bestselling, award-winning author of picture books including There's a Lion in my Cornflakes, A Beginner's Guide to Bearspotting, Grandmas from Mars, the Goodnight Spaceman series and many, many more. She has won several awards, including the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, the Stockport Children's Book Award and the North Somerset Teachers' Book awards. This is her first young fiction series. michellerobinson.co.uk / @micherobinson Sharon Davey is a children's illustrator based in Surrey, England. She loves to draw grumpy kids and comical animals, and also enjoys sliding down stairs on her bottom and collecting plastic dinosaurs. Sharon has worked for a variety of
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 clients, including David Fickling Books, Oxford University Press and Usborne. Do Not Disturb the Dragons is the first book ISBN: 9781408894880 she has illustrated for Bloomsbury. When she's not at her desk working you can find her dancing in the kitchen. Format: Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Do Not Disturb the Dragons 6 Copy Pack
Pack contains 6 copies of Do Not Disturb the Dragons and a free reading copy
Description Two intrepid girls go from ladies-in-waiting to knights-in-action when they rip up the rule book and go searching for adventure!Wondermere is the luckiest kingdom in the land, all thanks to the dragons that nest on top of the castle. Nobody wants them to fly away, so everyone has to FOLLOW THE RULES and make sure everything STAYS THE SAME to keep the dragons HAPPY.Princess Grace HATES the rules. They stop her doing everything she loves, like PLAYING TROLL-O and WEARING TROUSERS and training to be a BRAVE KNIGHT. Why do boys get all the FUN! Determined to prove that the rules are a LOAD OF OLD SWAMP ROT, Grace and her sister Princess Portia secretly enter the year s BIGGEST TROLL-O TOURNAMENT. A couple of rule-breakers could t possibly disturb the dragons could they? Cheeky, charming and laugh-out-loud funny, the debut young fiction series from bestselling picture book author Michelle Robinson is chock-full of chuckles (and grumpy unicorns). Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell, Pamela Butchart and Emer Stamp.
About the Author Michelle Robinson is the bestselling, award-winning author of picture books including There s a Lion in my Cornflakes, A Beginne s Guide to Bearspotting, Grandmas from Mars, the Goodnight Spaceman series and many, many more. She has won several awards, including the Sainsbur s Childres Book Award, the Stockport Childres Book Award and the North Somerset Teacher Book awards. This is her first young fiction series. michellerobinson.co.uk / @micherobinson
Price: AU $77.94 NZ $89.94 ISBN: 9781472999948 Format: Pack Package Type: MIXTURES PACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Nurse Matilda Christianna Brand
A beautiful new edition of the hilarious and timeless classic that inspired the film Nanny McPhee, starring Colin Firth and Emma Thompson - with glorious original illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Description 'Once upon a time there was a huge family of children; and they were terribly, terribly naughty . . .' So begins Nurse Matilda, the first of three books about the no-nonsense nanny who uses magic to rein in the mischievous children in her charge - and changes their lives for ever. This stunning new edition of a timeless classic is packed with episode after episode of mischief, mayhem and hilarity, all accompanied by Edward Ardizzone's beautiful original illustrations. A definitive edition, it brings together Christianna Brand's three-much loved stories - Nurse Matilda, Nurse Matilda Goes to Town and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital - in one beautiful collectable package. The inspiration for the much-loved film Nanny McPhee, starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth, Nurse Matilda overflows with naughtiness, wit and timeless humour - the perfect gift for mischief-makers both young and old!
About the Author Christianna Brand was born in 1909 and grew up living with the family of her cousin, Edward Ardizzone. Her first novel Death in High Heels was published in 1941, followed by a series of successful crime novels and historical romance as well as much-loved children's books. The first Nurse Matilda book was published in 1964, and quickly gained a devoted following. Christianna died in 1988. Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900. He illustrated for the Radio Times, exhibited his art in prestigious galleries and, in 1936, he published his first book, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. In 1956 Tim All Alone was the first book to win the Kate Greenaway Award. In 1962 Christianna and Edward collaborated on an anthology of stories called Naughty Children, which featured a tale about Nurse Matilda, followed by Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (in 1966) and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (in 1973).
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781526614834 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish A.F Harrold
A bright and bold new package for the highly successful and widely praised Fizzlebert Stump series, featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness. From critically-acclaimed author A.F. Harrold and award-winning illustrator Sarah Horne.
Description Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package 'Freewheeling frivolity' - The Financial Times 'Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus. His mum's a clown, his best friend is a bearded boy, and he sticks his head in a lion's mouth every night. Other than that, he's pretty normal. When Fish the sea lion goes missing Fizzlebert tracks down the runaway beast to a Aquarium, with problems of its own. Fish (not Fish the sea lion, fish. Keep up.) are going missing, and the Admiral blames the circus. Can Fizzlebert solve the mystery, avoid an over-enthusiastic crocodile, and find his friend? The story of a boy, a lion, a sea lion, fish (but fewer than there used to be), a possible pirate, a temperamental cook and a very surprising octopus.
About the Author A.F. Harrold is an English poet and novelist, who writes and performs for both children and adults. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats and one beard. He spends his spare time showing off on stage, in schools and at home, and his non-spare time sitting around stroking his beard and writing things down. He lives in Reading with a stand-up comedian and two cats. www.afharroldkids.co.uk, @afharrold
Sarah Horne grew up in Derbyshire and much of her childhood scampering in the nearby fields with a few goats. Sarah has illustrated for many different projects including assignments from the Guardian and Independent newspapers, and character design for Sesame Street. Sarah now specialises in funny, inky illustration and words for children's fiction and Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 picture books. She loves funny detail, nature, colour, music and wide open spaces. ISBN: 9781526616449 www.sarahhorne.co.uk Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 181h x 131w mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things A.F Harrold
A bright and bold new package for the highly successful and widely praised Fizzlebert Stump series, featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness. From critically-acclaimed author A.F. Harrold and award-winning illustrator Sarah Horne.
Description Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package 'Freewheeling frivolity' - The Financial Times 'Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus and it's the great Circus of Circuses competition, but Fizzlebert Stump has no act. He's no longer the Boy Who Puts His Head In The Lion's Mouth (the lion retired) and putting his head in a crocodile's mouth instead didn't work out for some reason. Can Fizz find a new act in time? A story of circus rivalry, learning who you really are, and the problem of oddly-shaped vegetables. Brilliantly bonkers and perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Lemony Snicket.
About the Author A.F. Harrold is an English poet and novelist, who writes and performs for both children and adults. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats and one beard. He spends his spare time showing off on stage, in schools and at home, and his non-spare time sitting around stroking his beard and writing things down. He lives in Reading with a stand-up comedian and two cats. www.afharroldkids.co.uk, @afharrold
Sarah Horne grew up in Derbyshire and much of her childhood scampering in the nearby fields with a few goats. Sarah has illustrated for many different projects including assignments from the Guardian and Independent newspapers, and character design for Sesame Street. Sarah now specialises in funny, inky illustration and words for children's fiction and picture books. She loves funny detail, nature, colour, music and wide open spaces. Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 www.sarahhorne.co.uk ISBN: 9781526616456 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 181h x 131w mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Whisper and Weapon Bindup Lynette Noni
A bindup of the award winning duology
Description For over two and a half years, Subject Six-Eight-Four - 'Jane Doe' - has been locked away and experimented on in a secret government facility called Lengard. In that time, she hasn't spoken a single word. As Jane's resolve begins to crack under the influence of her new and unexpectedly kind evaluator, she uncovers the truth about Lengard's mysterious program, discovering that her own secret is at the heart of a sinister plot. Desperate to save her friends - and the rest of the world - from the looming danger, Jane must first question everything she has ever believed, especially when long-lost memories begin to surface and the mysteries of her past continue to grow. Allies become enemies and enemies become allies, leaving her certain about only one thing: One wrong move, one wrong word, could change the world. The Whisper Series is an epic duology of Young Adult dystopian fiction consisting of Whisper and Weapon.
About the Author Lynette Noni studied journalism, academic writing and human behaviour at university before venturing in the the world of fiction. She is now a full-time writer and the bestselling author of the six-book young adult fantasy series, The Medoran Chronicles. WEAPON is the second book in her Whisper duology, which was acquired in the US by the editor of The Hunger Games. Lynette is currently the number one YA fiction author in Australia.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 ISBN: 9781925700664 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 234h x 154w mm Extent: 520 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Pantera AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Take Me with You Tara Altebrando
Description 'Repeatedly surprising and genuinely chilling.' - E. Lockhart, bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud
From the acclaimed author of The Leaving comes a new psychological thriller that challenges our trust in the electronic devices we keep close.
Eden, Eli, Marwan, and Ilanka barely know each other beyond having a class or two together. But when they are all summoned via messaging app to an empty classroom after school, they find a small cube sitting on a desk. Its sides light up with rules for them: Do not tell anyone about the device. Never leave the device unattended. And then, Take me with you . . . or else.
At first they think it's some kind of prank or a social experiment orchestrated by the school administration. Still, they follow its instructions until the newly-formed group starts to splinter. Nobody has time for these games--their lives are complicated enough. But the device seems increasingly invested in the private details of their lives. And disobeying its rules has scary--even life-threatening--consequences . . .
This timely thriller probes our dependence on personal technology and challenges the notion that our devices are keeping us connected. The truth may very well be the opposite.
About the Author Tara Altebrando is the author of several middle grade and teen novels, including The Opposite of Here, The Possible, and The Leaving. She lives in New York City with her family. www.taraaltebrando.com @TaraAltebrando
Price: AU $25.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781681197487 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Bic2:
From the acclaimed author of Extraordinary Birds, a powerful and moving story about a girl who forges her own path forward as her mother's memories start to fade away.
Description From the acclaimed author of Extraordinary Birds, a powerful story about family, friendship, and the light that can be found even in the darkest of places.
Cassie's always looked up to her mom, a vibrant woman bursting with grand ideas. Together they planned to check off every dream on their think-big bucket list, no matter how far the adventures took them. The future seemed unlimited.
But then came the diagnosis, and Mom started to lose her memories. Even the ones Cassie thought she'd never forget. Even Cassie's name.
Cassie tries her hardest to keep Mom happy . . . to focus on math lessons and come up with art ideas that used to burst off her pen. But as Mom's memories dimmed, so did Cassie's inspiration. She's even pushed away Bailey, the one friend who could help make things okay.
So, Cassie decides to take action. It's time for one last adventure C even if it means taking a big risk to get there.
About the Author Sandy Stark-McGinnis is the author of Extraordinary Birds and an award-winning poet. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Sandy lives with her husband and children in California, where she works as a fifth-grade teacher.
Price: AU $25.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781547601233 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 216h x 146w mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Children's USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Girl from Nowhere Tiffany Rosenhan
Description Red Sparrow meets One of Us Is Lying in this action-packed, romance-filled YA debut about a girl trying to outrun her past. Ninety-four countries. Thirty-one schools. Two bullets. Now it's over . . . or so she thinks. Sophia Hepworth has spent her life all over the world--moving quickly, never staying in one place for too long. She knows to always look over her shoulder, to be able to fight to survive at a moment's notice. She has trained to be ready for anything. Except this. Suddenly it's over. Now Sophia is expected to attend high school in a sleepy Montana town. She is told to forget the past, but she's haunted by it. As hard as she tries to be like her new friends and live a normal life, she can't shake the feeling that this new normal won't last. Then comes strong and silent Aksel, whose skills match Sophia's, and who seems to know more about her than he's letting on . . . What if everything Sophia thought she knew about her past is a lie? Cinematic and breathtaking, Tiffany Rosenhan's debut stars a fierce heroine who will risk everything to save the life she has built for herself.
About the Author Tiffany Rosenhan has a degree in political science and four young daughters, and often travels the world with her family and husband, who is a critical care physician. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is her debut novel. tiffanyrosenhan.com @tiffany_rosenhan (Instagram) @tiffanyrosenhan (Twitter)
Price: AU $25.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781547603039 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Children's USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Snow Ghost: The Most Heartwarming Picture Book of the Year Tony Mitton
A captivating winter story told in rhyme, with sumptuous, atmospheric illustrations by Diana Mayo
Description Snow Ghost is looking for a home. Through the dark winter sky, she swoops and swirls, past the whirling traffic of town, into the dense, tangled wood and to the top of the blustery hill, searching endlessly to no avail. And then on the moors she spots a small farm where children are playing in the snow. She has found her home at last . . . An enchanting, lyrical story with stunningly beautiful artwork from Diana Mayo.
About the Author Tony Mitton was born in North Africa and has also lived in Germany and Hong Kong. Now settled in Cambridge, England, Tony has written a number of picture books, including the Amazing Machines series (Kingfisher). This is Tony's third book for Bloomsbury, following the much-loved Snow Penguin and Snow Bear. Diana Mayo is an established illustrator. She has worked for a broad spectrum of clients across the publishing, design and editorial industries, and has recently turned her creative hand to making illustrated ceramics. Diana enjoys teaching in schools and has been a visiting lecturer on BTEC and degree courses. She is based in Chelmsford, Essex.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 ISBN: 9781408876633 Format: Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Sloth Went Adam Lehrhaupt
Description This hilarious picture book is about a sloth on the go. A sloth who is . . . very slowly . . . making his way to a major milestone: potty training! Today is Sloth's big day. He's excited. But he's also nervous. What if something happens? What if NOTHING happens?
Sloth Went is a book about poop. But it's also an adventure story about facing your fears, gaining independence, and learning to do what you have to. Even if, as in Sloth's case, it takes a little while to get there. Also included: back matter with the amazing true story of how sloths poop!
About the Author Adam Lehrhaupt has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He received the E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor for his debut picture book, Warning: Do Not Open This Book, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe, and is the author of over a dozen published and forthcoming picture books including the six-book Chicken in . . . series, starting with Chicken in Space, illustrated by Sahar Kober, and I Will Not Eat You, illustrated by Scott Magoon. www.adamlehrhaupt.com @lehrhaupt (Twitter and Instagram) Benson Shum is an author, illustrator, and animator. His previous books include Holly's Day at the Pool and Go to Sheep and Hide 'n' Sheep, and as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, he has been a part of such films as Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana, and Frozen II. Originally from Vancouver, BC, Benson now lives in sunny Southern California. bensonshum.com @bshum79 (Instagram and Twitter) Price: AU $26.99 NZ $28.99 ISBN: 9781547602452 Format: Package Type: Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet Kate Pankhurst
From the brilliant bestselling author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst comes the gift edition of Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet. This book is full of stories for girls and boys about some of the inspirational women who have dedicated their lives to studying, conserving and protecting Planet Earth and all its living things.
Description From bestselling author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, comes another 'smart, informative, inclusive and accessible' book about trail-blazing women (Fiona Noble, The Bookseller). This time, it's women who have been making decisions that have helped protect our natural world from way before it was on a political agenda. Discover their untold stories. Tackle the plastic problem with Isatou Ceesay by recycling waste into beautiful objects. Marvel at the intelligence of chimpanzees with Jane Goodall. Learn why it's important to shop fair trade and cruelty-free with Anita Roddick and The Body Shop. Resist devastating deforestation and plant seeds of change with Wangari Maathai. We're in an age when young people like Greta Thunberg are calling for those in power to 'wake up' and take action. But everyone has a part to play. Written with hope and encouragement, this book shows that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown.
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.
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Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Into the Forest Christiane Dorion
A highly designed, heavily illustrated look at the wonders of the forest--perfect for fans of Botanicum
Description The world is rich with marvelous forests and amazing communities of plants, animals, fungi, and minute creatures that populate them. Marvel at the peaceful twilight of the deciduous forest, where birds gather twigs, bats shelter in tree trunks, and the carpet of fallen leaves becomes small creatures' homes. Spot a bald eagle soaring high up in the winter sky through the towering green giants of the redwood forest. Discover all the noises in the Amazonian rain forest, where most creatures live in the tree canopy together, creating a symphony of sounds. Each forest has something special to offer and is invaluable. Into the Forest is a celebration of trees and wildlife all around the world. Children will find out how trees change color through seasons, how to plant their own trees, and the importance of protecting our forests through sustainability.
About the Author Christiane Dorion was born in Quebec City, Canada. After completing her PhD in Environmental Education, she coordinated the Primary Education programme at WWF-UK. She works with Forum for the Future, a non-profit organisation for sustainable development. Through her books, Christiane aims to inspire children to take positive action to protect our planet for future generations. christianedorion.com
Jane McGuinness recently completed an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Having grown up in Scotland, wildlife and nature are a key focus in Jane's work. In 2016, she was awarded the Sebastian Walker Prize for illustration. janemcguinness.co.uk
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Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Happy School 365: Action Jackson's guide to motivating learners Action Jackson
From motivational speaker and founder of Fix Up Seminars, Action Jackson, comes an inspirational guide offering a tried-and-tested method that enables primary and secondary teachers to motivate learners and unlock their potential for success. Happy School 365 is packed with 21 easy-to-implement ideas to motivate young people to achieve academic and personal success.
Description Motivate your learners to succeed with Action Jackson! From motivational speaker and founder of Fix Up Seminars, Action Jackson, comes an inspirational guide offering a tried- and-tested method that enables primary and secondary teachers to motivate young people and unlock their potential for success. Many learners are plagued with the fear of failure, anxious about self-image and apathetic towards the future. Are we, as educators, not responsible for helping them navigate through life and empowering them to unlock their potential? Happy School 365is packed with 21 easy-to-implement ideas to motivate young people to achieve academic and personal success, helping them to make the most of school and life, build better relationships with teachers and develop a sense of self-worth, focus and discipline. Dividing his approach into five stages Co the manifesto, the mission, the mindset, the method and the miracle Co Jackson sets out a vision for what this method can achieve: well-rounded individuals who are agents of change for humanity. This is the must-have guide for all teachers looking to play their part in developing a generation that is happy, healthy and successful.
About the Author Action Jackson is an inspirational keynote speaker and the founder of Fix Up Seminars, a company that works with primary and secondary schools to motivate students to help them develop the tools and skills for success. Over the past 20 years, Jackson and his team have worked with thousands of students and teachers to enable them to achieve their goals. He also gives regular keynotes, talks and workshops at events and conferences for young people and educators. Follow Jackson on Twitter @ActionJackson. Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781472974563 Format: Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Teaching Rebooted: Using the science of learning to transform classrooms Jon Tait
Teaching Rebooted uncovers the most important pieces of educational research on the science of learning, helping teachers to understand how we learn and retain information. Jon Tait explores strategies such as metacognition, interleaving, dual coding and retrieval practice, examining the evidence behind each approach and providing practical ideas to embed them in classroom practice.
Description Teaching Rebooted uncovers the most important pieces of educational research on the science of learning, helping teachers to understand how we learn and retain information. Jon Tait explores strategies such as metacognition, interleaving, dual coding and retrieval practice, examining the evidence behind each approach and providing practical ideas to embed them in classroom practice. This pick-up-and-go manual highlights some of the classroom fads that have come and gone to allow readers to reflect on their practice and decision-making. It offers practical tips to help teachers change what they are doing in the classroom straightaway, bridging the gap between academic research and day-to-day practice for teachers at any stage of their career. Written by an experienced senior leader responsible for teaching and learning, school improvement, professional development and educational research, this guide will help reboot teaching so it is both evidence informed and effective.
About the Author Jon Tait is currently Deputy Headteacher and Director of Teaching School in a large and diverse UK secondary school. As a classroom teacher, he has experience of working in three different schools for over 15 years. His current responsibility areas include leading on teaching and learning, professional development, behaviour and welfare. Jon regularly presents at TeachMeets and teaching conferences in the UK and internationally, including in New York, Ohio and Dubai. Follow Jon on Twitter: @teamtait.
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Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, Inclusionand Equality at Work Kathryn Jacob
A groundbreaking investigation into diversity and equality in the workplace, arguing that both men and women need to be active participants in the conversation if any meaningful progress is to take place.
Description There's never been more discussion around diversity and inclusion in the workplace. From gender pay gaps and the #MeToo movement to Black Lives Matter, it seems that every organization has finally recognised that lasting change needs to happen. Various studies show that the most successful and productive senior management teams are those which are truly diverse and eclectic. Yet there remains only 8 female CEOs of FTSE 100 boards, and only 10 BAME people working in leadership roles across companies in the FTSE 100. While there has been a clear shift in attitudes, actual progress towards more inclusive workspaces has been excruciatingly slow and, in some cases, has grinded to a halt. Following extensive research and interviews at over 200 international businesses, Kathryn Jacob, Sue Unerman and Mark Edwards have discovered one major problem that is holding back the move towards greater diversity: why aren't the men getting involved? Most men are not engaged with D&I initiatives in the workplace Co at one extreme they may be feeling actively hostile and threatened by the changing cultural landscape. But others may be unmotivated to change Co recognising the abstract benefits of diversity but not realising what's in it for them. The time for change is long past. Belonging ?is the call to action we need today--the tool to turn the men in power into allies as we battle discrimination, harassment, pay gaps, and structural racism and patriarchy at every level of the workplace. The lessons in this book will help us work together to build a better workplace where everyone feels they belong.
About the Author Sue Unerman and Kathryn Jacob OBE are the co-authors of the best-selling book, The Glass Wall. Sue is Chief Transformation Officer at MediaCom, the largest media agency in the UK; Kathryn is CEO of Pearl & Dean's cinema sales division. Mark Edwards is a Sunday Times journalist and qualified mindfulness coach who trains businesses in diversity, Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 inclusion and leadership. ISBN: 9781472979612 Format: Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Where is My Office?: Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century Chris Kane
A fascinating and accessible guide to the effective management of corporate real estate - an underestimated element of business management which can have a dramatic impact upon employee satisfaction and organizational efficiency.
Description In the modern age of remote working and flexible work hours, why have most office spaces remained relatively unchanged for decades? In Where is My Office?, Chris Kane draws upon his extensive knowledge and experience in commercial property to investigate the new-found significance of innovative corporate real estate thinking in the modern workplace. With the rise of agile working, hot-desking and new technological innovations, the traditional office space no longer serves the needs of the modern workforce. With a foreword from Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times, this fascinating book highlights the bold new solutions to workplace practices which have the potential to invigorate employee productivity while simultaneously trimming excess costs. Chris poses his ground-breaking 'Smart Value' formula which underpinned the success of his redevelopment of the property portfolio of the BBC, and which can be adapted to enact meaningful and lasting organizational change in any business. This formula is supported through in-depth case studies from Chris's prestigious career, while interviews with prolific industry insiders such as Ronen Journo, SVP of WeWork and Mark Dixon, founder of Regus, provide fascinating insights into the ground-breaking strategies that are transforming the commercial property sector. Where is My Office? is a must-read for any business leader looking to revitalise their workplace and develop a greater understanding of the beneficial impacts that innovative workplace strategies can have upon their organization's success.
About the Author Chris Kane has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over 30 years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real Estate for The Walt Disney Company, before acting as Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC, where he was responsible for the creation of MediaCityUK in Salford and oversaw the ‰ 1bn development of Broadcasting House. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a founding member and director of Six Ideas, a global Price: AU $49.99 NZ $52.99 consultancy focused on workplace development and innovation, where he has worked on CRE Initiatives for major ISBN: 9781472978684 multinational corporations. He sits on the editorial board of the Corporate Real Estate Journal, for which he has written Format: various articles, and is also a regular contributor to the LEADER magazine. Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Where is My Office? was written with the support of Eugenia Anastassiou, a freelance journalist and writer based in Extent: 0 pages London. Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Retail Therapy: Why The Retail Industry Is Broken And What Can Be Done To Fix It Mark Pilkington
An insightful review of the collapse of the traditional retail sector in the West, and a roadmap for its potential recovery.
Description Almost weekly, the news is full of stories about disappearing retail chains. From House of Fraser and BHS to Toys'R'Us and Sears, recognised names are vanishing overnight Co as such large organizations disappear, so the malls, shopping centres, high streets and main streets become emptier and less appealing to visit. The retail sector is hugely important in terms of job numbers: in the US, it employs around 30 million people (directly and indirectly); in the UK, around 10 million. As such, anything that jeopardises the retail sector will have a deep and lasting impact on millions of lives, as well as on public policy. While many blame the 'Amazon effect', this is an oversimplification. Deeper forces are at work that are changing people's relationships with brands, the balance of power between producers and consumers, and the whole nature of the supply chain that has existed since the industrial revolution. Retail Therapy offers a comprehensive analysis of these forces and their impact on the world of retailing. More importantly, it presents a cogent analysis of the longer term trends that are shaping retailing, and outlines a clear road map for sustainable success in the future.
About the Author Mark Pilkington is an experienced retail chief executive and strategy consultant, based in the UK. After graduating from INSEAD, he joined Courtaulds, later becoming CEO of Gossard where he was responsible for initiating the huge global success of Wonderbra. He then founded Splendour.com - the world's first direct-to-consumer ecommerce brand, with the backing of Marks & Spencer.
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Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Compass and the Radar Paolo Gallo
Readers can find their ideal career by identifying their own moral compass and radar system of values and talent
Description Paolo Gallo offers a unique pathway toward identifying the right career, finding the ideal job and developing a moral compass Co the solid value system that will then anchor the reader in their professional lives.
With a creative and engaging mix of coaching practice, management theories, case studies and personal story-telling, this book helps readers to identify both their own compass Co which relates to integrity, passion and internal value systems Co and radar Co which helps them to understand organizational complexity and 'read' workplace dynamics and situations. The Compass and the Radar is founded on a series of searching questions that will enable anyone to find their compass and radar to achieve personal success: ‰ How can I find out what my real strengths and talents are? ‰ Do I love what I do? ‰ How can I find a job with a company that truly reflects my values? ‰ What is the price I am willing to pay for a meaningful and rewarding career? ‰ How should I define a successful career? Key chapters offer practical tools, as well as insights on the trade-offs and difficult choices that everyone will need to make at some point in their career Co all of which will underline the importance of having the most robust moral compass. In the midst of a volatile and uncertain world, one in which technology, AI and digital resources are transforming working environments, The Compass and the Radar allows readers to pause, reflect, and consider who they are, what they stand for, and how to remain free.
About the Author Over the last 30 years, Paolo Gallo has been Chief Human Resources Officer at the World Economic Forum in Geneva;
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 Chief Learning Officer at The World Bank in Washington DC; and Director of Human Resources at the European Bank for ISBN: 9781472984036 Reconstruction Development in London.Paolo is a Chartered Fellow of the FCIPD, UK, and Certified Leadership Coach Format: B (Georgetown University, Washington DC). He has worked in more than 80 countries, and teaches regularly at Hult- Package Type: PAPERBACK Ashridge (UK) and Bocconi University (Italy) business schools. He writes for Harvard Business Review(Italy and Arabic) Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 320 pages and is a regular contributor to the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog, Forbes and LINC Magazine Italy.The Compass Bic1: and the Radar was originally published in 2016 in Italian (as La Bussola del Successo); has been translated into a Bic2:
Bloomsbury Business AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Scared to Death: From BSE to Coronavirus: Christopher Booker
This book tells the inside story of each of the major scares of the past two decades, showing for the first time how they have followed a remarkably consistent pattern.
Description Modern society has regularly, in recent years, been gripped by a series of headline making 'scares' - from mad cow disease to SARS -- which have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world. This book is the first to tell the inside story of each of the major scares of the past two decades, showing how they have followed a remarkably consistent pattern. It analyzes the crucial role played in each case by scientists how have misread or manipulated the evidence; by media and lobbyists who eagerly promote the scare without regard to the facts; and finally by the politicians and officials who come up with an absurdly disproportionate response, leaving us all to pay the price, which may run into billions of dollars. Scared to Death culminates in a chillingly detailed account of the story behind what the authors believe has become the greatest scare of them all: the belief that the world faces disaster through manmade global warming. In a final chapter, the authors take on its proponents such as Al Gore in a devastating critique of the consensus on global warming and its consequences.
About the Author Christopher Booker wrote a regular column for the Sunday Telegraph up until shortly before his death in 2019, and was the bestselling author of The Seven Basic Plots, The Real Global Warming Disaster and, with Richard North, The Great Deception and Scared to Death. He was the founding editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye. Dr Richard North is a former environmental health officer with a PhD in the surveillance of salmonellosis. After a stint in the European Parliament he published his daily EUReferendum blog for 16 years before relaunching it as The Turbulent Times.
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Continuum AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age Sue Armstrong
Uncovering the science behind how and why we age
Description Like 'time', everyone knows what ageing is until we try to pin it down. When does it begin? How does it happen and why? What lies ahead for each of us individuals, and would we want to live forever, given the option? The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries, yet there is still no agreement. There are a myriad of competing theories, from the idea that ageing is a simple wear and tear process, like the rusting of a car, to the belief that ageing and death are genetically programmed and controlled. In fact, there is no clearly defined limit to life, and no single, predictable programme playing itself out: different things are happening within and between tissues, and each system or organ accumulates damage at its own pace, according to the kind of insults imposed on it by daily living. Sometime before 2020, the number of people over sixty-five worldwide will, for the first time, be greater than the number of 0-4 year olds; and by 2050 there are likely to be 2.5 times as many older people in the world as toddlers. With statistics like these, society is understandably preoccupied with the 'greying of the world', and there is a huge community of scientists exploring the phenomenon from every angle. Sue Armstrong tells the story of society's quest to understand ageing through the eyes of the scientists themselves, as well as through the 'ordinary' people who exemplify the mysteries of ageing Co from those who suffer from the premature ageing condition, Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, to people still running marathons in their 80s. Borrowed Time will investigate such mind-boggling experiments as transfusing young blood into old rodents, and research into transplanting the first human head, amongst many others. It will explore where science is taking us and what issues are being raised from a psychological, philosophical and ethical perspective, through interviews with, and profiles of, key scientists in the field and the people who represent interesting and important aspects of ageing.
About the Author Sue Armstrong is a science writer and broadcaster based in Edinburgh. She has worked for a variety of media organisations, including New Scientist, and since the 1980s has undertaken regular assignments for the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, writing about women's health issues and the AIDS pandemic, among many other topics, and reporting from the frontline in countries as diverse as Haiti, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Thailand, Namibia Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781472936080 and Serbia. Sue has been involved, as presenter, writer and researcher, in several major documentaries for BBC Radio 4; Format: B programmes have focused on the biology of ageing, and of drug addiction, alcoholism, obesity, AIDS, CJD, cancer and Package Type: PAPERBACK stress. Her previous book was p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code, also published with Bloomsbury Sigma. It Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 272 pages has been highly commended by the BMA Book Award. Bic1: Bic2:
Sigma AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca Ferdinand Mount
From the bestselling author of the memoir Cold Cream comes the affectionate, bizarre, tragi-comical tale of Aunt Munca
Description Aunt Munca never told the truth about anything. Calling herself after the mouse in a Beatrix Potter story, she was already a figure of mystery during the childhood of her nephew Ferdinand Mount. Half a century later, a series of startling revelations sets him off on a tortuous quest to find out who this extraordinary millionairess really was. What he discovers is shocking and irretrievably sad, involving multiple deceptions, false identities and abandonments. The story leads us from the back streets of Sheffield at the end of the Victorian age to the highest echelons of English society between the wars. Kiss Myself Goodbye is both an enchanting personal memoir like the author's bestselling Cold Cream, and a voyage into a vanished moral world. An unconventional tale of British social history told backwards, its cryptic and unforgettable protagonist Munca joins the ranks of memorable aunts in literature, from Dickens' Betsy Trotwood to Graham Greene's Aunt Augusta.
About the Author Ferdinand Mount is a novelist, essayist and former editor of the Times Literary Supplement from 1991 to 2002. He was previously head of the Number Ten Policy Unit under Margaret Thatcher. As a journalist, he has contributed regular columns to the Spectator, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times. His novel Of Love and Asthma, part of a six-volume series, A Chronicle of Modern Twilight, won the Hawthornden Prize in 1992. He lives in North London with his family.
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Continuum AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Philanthropy: From Aeschylus to Zuckerberg Paul Vallely
An historical and contemporary discussion of the enterprise of philanthropy from eminent writer and journalist Paul Vallely
Description The super-rich are silently and secretly shaping our world. In this groundbreaking exploration of historical and contemporary philanthropy, bestselling author Paul Vallely reveals how this far-reaching change came about.
Vivid with anecdote and scholarly insight, this magisterial survey Co from the ancient Greeks to today's high-tech geeks Co provides an original take on the history of philanthropy. It shows how giving has, variously, been a matter of honour, altruism, religious injunction, political control, moral activism, enlightened self-interest, public good, personal fulfilment and plutocratic manipulation. Its narrative moves from the Greek man of honour and Roman patron, via the Jewish prophet and Christian scholastic Co through the Elizabethan machiavel, Puritan proto-capitalist, Enlightenment activist and Victorian moralist Co to the robber- baron philanthropist, the welfare socialist, the celebrity activist and today's wealthy mega-giver. In the process it discovers that philanthropy lost an essential element as it entered the modern era. The book then embarks on a journey to determine where today's philanthropists come closest to recovering that missing dimension. Philanthropy explores the successes and failures of philanthrocapitalism, examines its claims and contradictions, and asks tough questions of top philanthropists and leading thinkers Co among them Richard Branson, Eliza Manningham- Buller, Jonathan Ruffer, David Sainsbury, John Studzinski, Bob Geldof, Naser Haghamed, Lenny Henry, Jonathan Sacks, Rowan Williams, Ngaire Woods, and the presidents of the Rockefeller and Soros foundations, Rajiv Shah and Patrick Gaspard. In extended conversations they explore the relationship between philanthropy and family, faith, society, art, politics, and the creation and distribution of wealth. Highly engaging and meticulously researched, Paul Vallely's authoritative account of philanthropy then and now critiques the excessive utilitarianism of much modern philanthrocapitalism and points to how philanthropy can rediscover its soul.
Price: AU $50.00 NZ $60.00 About the Author ISBN: 9781472920126 Paul Vallely is an internationally acclaimed commentator on politics, religion and society. His bestselling biography, Pope Format: Misc HB Francis Co Untying the Knots, won worldwide critical praise. Package Type: HARD BACK After three decades writing award-winning journalism from 30 countries, Vallely co-wrote Bob Geldof's best-selling Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 288 pages autobiography Is That It? and wrotethe Penguin edition of Our Common Interest, the report of the Prime Minister's Bic1: Commission for Africa. He is the editor of The New Politics Co Catholic Social Teaching for the 21st century. Bic2:
Continuum AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide John Took
John Took provides an entirely original view of one of the most important poets and thinkers in all of Western literature, Dante Alighieri
Description The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a poet who, as T. S. Eliot put it, 'divides the world with Shakespeare, there being no third'. His, like ours, was a world of moral uncertainty and political violence, all of which made not only for the agony of exile but for an ever deeper meditation on the nature of human happiness. In Why Dante Matters, John Took offers by way of three in particular of Dante's works Co the Vita Nova as the great work of his youth, the Convivio as the great work of his middle years and the Commedia as the great work of his maturity Co an account, not merely of Dante's development as a poet and philosopher, but of his continuing presence to us as a guide to man's wellbeing as man.
Committed as he was to the welfare not only of his contemporaries but of those 'who will deem this time ancient', Dante's is in this sense a discourse overarching the centuries, a discourse confirming him in his status, not merely as a cultural icon, but as a fellow traveller.
About the Author John Took is Professor Emeritus of Dante Studies at University College London. Prominent among his books and articles on Dante Co many of them turning on the poet's significance as a leading representative of what Paul Tillich calls the 'existentialist point of view' in philosophy and theology Co is his recently published intellectual biography of Dante entitled simply Dante (Princeton University Press, 2020).
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Continuum AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 We Need to Talk About Love Laura Mucha
Looks at the psychology and science behind one of life's great mysteries Co love.
Description As featured on Sunday Brunch and Woman's Hour
'A really interesting proper analysis of the ins and outs of love. A kind of marvellous feat.' Richard Curtis Poets, philosophers and artists have been trying to explain romantic love for centuries, but it remains one of the most complex and intimidating terrains to navigate. Most people are afraid to be open and honest about their relationships Co until now. For We Need to Talk Above Love, Laura Mucha has interviewed hundreds of strangers, from the ages of 8 to 95 in more than 40 countries, asking them to share their most personal stories, feelings and insights about love. These intimate and illuminating conversations raised important questions, such as: - How does your upbringing influence your relationships? - Does love at first sight exist? Should you 'just know'? - What should you look for in a partner? - Is monogamy natural? - Why do people cheat? - How do you know when it's time to walk away? Drawing on psychology, philosophy, anthropology and statistics, We Need to Talk About Love combines evidence, theory and everyday experience and is the perfect read for anyone who is curious about how we think, feel and behave when it comes to love.
About the Author From a young age, Laura Mucha was fascinated by love, and for as long as she can remember, she questioned, interrogated and informally 'interviewed' virtually everyone she met about their relationships. After gaining an MA in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Edinburgh, Laura spent many years travelling to every continent in the world, speaking to hundreds of strangers from a wide variety of backgrounds, listening to their intimate stories and Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781472982438 personal philosophies. Format: B In addition to her exploration of romantic love with scientists, philosophers, artists and musicians, Laura is also an award- Package Type: PAPERBACK winning poet, performer and broadcaster, appearing at festivals, theatres, music venues, schools and on radio. Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 368 pages @LauraMucha Bic1: Bic2:
Sigma AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art Rebecca Wragg Sykes
This book shoves aside the clich of the shivering ragged figure in an ice wasteland, and tells the complex and fascinating true story of the Neanderthal
Description Our perception of the Neanderthals has undergone a metamorphosis since their discovery 150 years ago, from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins. Spanning scientific curiosity and popular cultural fascination means that there is a wealth of coverage in the media and beyond Co but do we get the whole story? Despite enormous advances in the scientific study of this fascinating human ancestor, barely anything beyond their ice-age extinction escapes the scientific journals to make it into the mainstream media. The reality of 21st century Neanderthals is complex and fascinating, yet remains virtually unknown and inaccessible outside the scientific literature. In Beyond the Ice, Neanderthal expert Becky Wragg Sykes shoves aside the clich of the shivering ragged figure in an icy wasteland, and reveals the Neanderthal you don't know, who lived across vast and diverse tracts of Eurasia and survived through hundreds of thousands of years of massive climate change. Using a thematic rather than chronological approach, this book will shed new light on where they lived, what they ate, and the increasingly complex Neanderthal culture that is being discovered. The reader will journey through the surprisingly exotic and immensely varied worlds of the Neanderthals, from coasts to mountains to deserts as well as the great European forests we might recognise today, while the endless wind-swept tundras of the ice ages are explored with a fresh eye. Based on the author's first-hand experience at the cutting-edge of Palaeolithic research and theory, this easy-to-read but information-rich book lays out the full picture we now have of the Neanderthals for the first time, from amazing new discoveries changing our view of them forever, to the more enduring mysteries of how they lived and died, and the biggest question perhaps of them all, their relationship with modern humans.
About the Author Rebecca Wragg Sykes has been fascinated by the vanished worlds of the Pleistocene ice ages since childhood, and followed this interest through a career researching the most enigmatic characters of all, the Neanderthals. After a PhD on the last Neanderthals living in Britain, she worked in France at the world-famous PACEA laboratory, Universit de
Price: AU $36.99 NZ $39.99 Bordeaux, on topics ranging from Neanderthal landscapes and territories in the Massif Central region of south-east ISBN: 9781472937490 France, to examining how they were the first ancient humans to produce a synthetic material and tools made of multiple Format: C-Format HB parts. Package Type: HARD BACK Alongside her academic activities, she has also also earned a reputation for exceptional public engagement. The public Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 288 pages can follow her research through a personal blog and Twitter account, and she frequently writes for the popular media, Bic1: The arts: general issues including the Scientific American and Guardian science blogs. Becky is passionate about sharing the privileged access Bic2:
Sigma AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 This is esports (and How to Spell it): An Insider's Guide to the World of pro Gaming Paul 'Redeye' Chaloner
Pro gaming's award-winning broadcaster Paul 'Redeye' Chaloner brings us the definitive book on esports, the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon in the world today.
Description 'You need this. Trust me, buy it now.' - Weekly GG
'a triumph... a must-read for newcomers and veterans alike' Co Forbes
Award-winning broadcaster Paul 'Redeye' Chaloner brings us the definitive book on esports, the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon in the world today.
From slapping coins down on arcade cabinets to the lights of Madison Square Garden, competitive video gaming has come a long way. Today, esports is a billion-dollar industry, the best players becoming stars in their own right, battling for eight-figure prizes in front of a global audience of tens of millions. From Call of Duty to Counter-Strike, FIFA to Fortnite, a generation of players have turned multiplayer video games from a pastime into a profession. But there are questions. How did we get here? What exactly is competitive gaming Co is it a sport? How much money do the top stars make? Do you really have to retire at 23? And just what the hell is Dota?
This is esports (and How to Spell it) addresses all of this and more, as award-winning broadcaster Paul 'Redeye' Chaloner takes you inside the unstoppable rise of pro gaming to reveal the bitter rivalries, scandals and untold history of esports, from origins to sold-out arenas. With his trademark wit Co and unrivalled access Co Paul delivers the definitive book on the fastest-growing entertainment phenomenon in the world today. 'Paul Chaloner is a living legend in the esports space.' - Jason Lake, founder and CEO of the esports team Complexity Gaming 'Terrific stories and insights from the inside.' - T.L. Taylor, professor of Comparative Media Studies Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781472977762 Format: C-Format PB About the Author Package Type: PAPERBACK Paul 'Redeye' Chaloner is one of the most prolific and recognisable broadcasters in all of competitive gaming, having Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm hosted or commentated on esports tournaments for 83 different video games in 44 countries on six continents in a career Extent: 256 pages spanning two decades. He has appeared on Sky, MSNBC and Eurosport and hosted The International, the biggest Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Sport AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Who Are Ya?: 92 Football Clubs Kevin Day
Written by comedian and former Match of the Day presenter Kevin Day, Who Are Ya? is a mix of comic football observation, friendly fan rivalry and quirky anecdote, featuring a foreword by Gary Lineker and a host of celebrity contributions.
Description Written by comedian and former Match of the Day presenter Kevin Day, Who Are Ya? is a mix of comic football observation, friendly fan rivalry and quirky anecdote, featuring a foreword by Gary Lineker and a host of celebrity contributions. During his time as a broadcaster, Kevin Day has spoken to thousands of football fans. He has interviewed countless players and managers from across the generations, and he has spent thousands of hours crossing the country on trains, planes, automobiles and coaches, watching football at all levels. This book is the result of that: a tale of being chased down a railway line at Cardiff, an account of interviewing George Best, a story of an 80-year-old lady getting her first Hull City tattoo Co quite simply, a tale of football. Who Are Ya? is partly autobiographical and mildly polemical, but mostly it is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also a snapshot of modern football, exploring all 92 English football league clubs. For instance, the chapter on Manchester City will include an angry and bemused look at modern football finances; Chelsea will include a discussion on foreign owners; Coventry, a hymn to the author's love of football kits; Walsall, a diversion into club nicknames (the Saddlers, since you ask); Spurs will lead to Gary Lineker and the art of TV punditry; and Crystal Palace will lead to superstitions, romance and being padlocked into a train with no toilet on the way to Wrexham. Not only that but there will also be exclusive contributions from celebrity football fans, ex-players and managers, and current chairmen of football clubs. The book will conclude that while there are fan rivalries, football unites more than it divides.
About the Author Kevin is one of the country's leading stand-up comedians and comedy writers Co as Clare Balding wrote, 'If you laughed at a joke on TV recently, chances are Kevin wrote it.' Kevin writes for Have I Got News for You and currently he is head Price: AU $26.99 NZ $28.99 writer on the Amazon show 'Back of the Net', creating the funnies for John Bishop, Peter Crouch and Gabby Logan. He ISBN: 9781472980649 regularly appears on TalkSport and BBC 5Live, and has 15k followers on Twitter. Format: Hardcover Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Sport AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Extra Time: 50 Further Delights of Modern Football Gray Daniel
Whimsical, engaging and elegantly written, Extra Time shares 50 entries, each on the topic of a different, existing delight of football
Description Balloons on the pitch. Goalkeepers going forward for corners. The crowd whistling to bring full-time closer. Jeering a disallowed opposition goal. The ball being cleared off the line. Can we count the ways in which we love football ... the little things which make it mean so much? Extra Time offers a half-century of joyous prose poetry salutes to the beautiful game. Each short chapter sings with affections for the game. This is relatable, observational writing on sometimes tender and always universal themes; the sportswriting equivalent of a comforting hug. Whimsical, engaging and elegantly written, Extra Time will be loved by fans of Saturday, 3pm and new readers under football's spell. In short, anyone who has ever felt the exultation of watching their team score two goals in quick succession, revelled in an irrational dislike of a certain club or cherished a local radio commentator. Extra Time will help renew its readers' love of football. It will grow faith in the shared experiences of being a follower of the game - a comforting feeling that no supporter is alone in his or her eccentricities. The book demonstrates that, in a world coming apart at the seams, this sport and its technicolour minutiae offer an escape needed now more than ever. These 50 nuggets of pleasure are a sweet medicine in the face of disillusionment with modern football VAR and all; reminders of why we care and justifications for our devotion. It is time to start counting the love again.
About the Author Daniel Gray is the author of Black Boots and Football Pinks, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football and Scribbles in the Margins: 50 Eternal Delights of Books. He has written five other books on football, politics, history and travel. His recent work has included screenwriting for the BBC, presenting social history on television and radio, and writing across a number of national titles.
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BLM Sport AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Organised Writer: How to stay on top of multiple projects Anthony Johnston
'Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.' Gustave Flaubert
The Organised Writer is the first productivity book aimed specifically at authors and freelance writers to help them build routine and structure, to write more effectively and with less stress whatever their line of work.
Description The Organised Writer is a practical, no-nonsense system that allows you to write without worrying about administration, business affairs, or scheduling. This straight-talking guide will help you become more productive, cope with multiple projects, and make time within your life to write Co while also dealing with non-writing tasks more efficiently. It includes advice on how to: ‰ Manage your schedule ‰ Prioritise your writing time ‰ Take notes effectively ‰ Work with a 'clean mind' ‰ Get more written every day ‰ Deal effectively with non-writing tasks ‰ Set up a foolproof filing system ‰ Organise your working space Read the book, then spend a weekend setting-up the system described, and you'll make the time back with interest. You'll get more written every day and complete more of your other tasks without being overwhelmed by all the things you have to do, forgot to do, or don't want to do.
About the Author Antony Johnston is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and creator of The Coldest City, adapted to film as Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron. His prolific output is proof that his system works: he has authored more than 40 graphic novels and comic book series, a dozen video games, three books, more than 120 podcast episodes and has Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 recorded six albums. His work has been translated throughout the world. In 2007 Antony posted an online essay on the ISBN: 9781472977182 subject of productivity and how he organised his working space and writing life; 6 months and half a million hits later, he Format: Misc PB realised that he was not alone in wanting to establish better habits so he could allow more time for what he loved doing Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm best: writing. Antony is a lively and experienced public speaker, blogger and networker. He lives and works in England Co Extent: 256 pages and he is very organised. http://antonyjohnston.com. He is creating a new website to accompany the book. Bic1: Bic2:
Yearbooks AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Men Who Raised the Bar: The evolution of the highest individual score in Test cricket Chris Waters
The Men Who Raised the Bar charts the progression of the highest individual score in Test cricket, through the eyes of the record-breakers themselves and eye-witness testimony.
Description Few sporting records capture the imagination quite like that of the highest individual score in Test cricket. It is the blue riband record of batting achievement, the ultimate statement of stamina and skill. From Charles Bannerman, who scored 165 for Australia against England in the inaugural Test match in 1877, to Brian Lara, who made 400 not out for West Indies against England in 2004, the record has changed hands ten times. Chris Waters' The Men Who Raised the Bar charts the growth of the record through nearly one hundred and fifty years of Test cricket. It is a journey that takes in a legendary line of famous names including Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Leonard Hutton, Sir Garfield Sobers and Walter Hammond, along with less heralded players whose stories are brought back into the light. Drawing on the reflections of the record-holders, Waters profiles the men who raised the bar and their historic performances.
About the Author Chris Waters is cricket correspondent for The Yorkshire Post. He is a prize-winning author having previously won Wisden Book of the Year, The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year and the British Sports Book Awards Cricket Book of the Year. Previous titles are Fred Trueman: The Authorised Biography and 10 for 10: Hedley Verity and the Story of Cricket's Greatest Bowling Feat.
Price: AU $26.99 NZ $28.99 ISBN: 9781472977533 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Wisden AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The English Civil War: An Atlas and Conc Nick Lipscombe
A lavishly presented atlas of the English Civil Wars, the conflicts that ravaged the countryside of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from 1638 to 1651.
Description The English Civil Wars (1638 Co51) comprised the deadliest conflict ever fought on British soil, in which brother took up arms against brother, father fought against son, and towns, cities and villages fortified themselves in the cause of Royalists or Parliamentarians. Although much historical attention has focused on the events in England and the key battles of Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby, this was a conflict that engulfed the entirety of the Three Kingdoms and led to a trial and execution that profoundly shaped the British monarchy and Parliament.
This beautifully presented atlas tells the whole story of Britain's revolutionary civil war, from the earliest skirmishes of the Bishops' Wars in 1639 Co40 through to 1651, when Charles II's defeat at Worcester crushed the Royalist cause, leading to a decade of Stuart exile. Each map is supported by a detailed text, providing a complete explanation of the complex and fluctuating conflict that ultimately meant that the Crown would always be answerable to Parliament.
About the Author Colonel Nick Lipscombe MSc FRHistS served for 34 years in the British Army, seeing considerable operational duty with the British and American armies. He was awarded the US Bronze Star in 2006. He is an accomplished historian, author and lecturer. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2015. He has concentrated on the Napoleonic Wars and the Peninsular War in particular but is now working on projects associated with the English Civil War. He is a part- time tutor at Oxford University, and a member of numerous historical societies. His works include the award-winning Peninsular War Atlas and Concise History, Wellington's Guns, Wellington Invades France, the official Waterloo 200 Bicentenary book on the Battle of Waterloo and, most recently, Wellington's Eastern Front.
Price: AU $84.99 NZ $90.00 ISBN: 9781472829726 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 368 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Rome City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943 44 Victor Failmezger
From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, this is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on 5 June 1944.
Description In September 1943, following wave upon wave of Allied bombing, Italy announced an armistice with the Allies. Shortly afterwards, the German army disarmed Italian forces and, despite military and partisan resistance, quickly overran Rome. Rome Co City in Terror is a comprehensive history of the nine-month-long German occupation of the city that followed. The Gestapo wasted no time enforcing an iron grip on the city once the occupation was in place. They swiftly eliminated the Carabinieri, the Italian paramilitary force, rounded up thousands of Italians to build extensive defensive lines across Italy, and, at 5am one morning, arrested more than 1,000 Roman Jews and sent them to Auschwitz. Resistance, however, remained strong. To aid the thousands of Allied POWs who escaped after the dissolution of the Italian army, priests, diplomats and escaped ex-POWs operating out of the Vatican formed a nationwide organization called the 'Escape Line'. More than 4,000 Allied POWs scattered all over Italy were sheltered, clothed and fed by these courageous Italians, whose lives were forfeit if their activities were discovered. Meanwhile, as food became scarce and the Gestapo began to raid on homes and institutions, Italian partisan fighters launched attack after attack on German military units in the city, with the threat of execution never far away. This is the compelling story of an Eternal City brought low, of the terror and hardship of occupation, and of the disparate army of partisan fighters, displaced aristocrats, Vatican priests, Allied POWs and ordinary citizens who battled for the liberation of Rome.
About the Author Victor 'Tory' Failmezger is a retired US Naval Officer. In the early 1970s, he was stationed at NATO in Naples, Italy and in the early 1980s he served as the Assistant Naval Attach in Rome, Italy, where he participated in the celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Rome. A later tour found him as the Director of the US Navy Science and Technology Group, Europe in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of the US Foreign Service Institute (Italian) and the Price: AU $46.99 NZ $48.99 Defence Language Institute (German). After retirement he worked as a consultant in the private sector and for the US ISBN: 9781472841285 Department of Energy and NASA. His recent works include the popular American Knights (2015). Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 496 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Roman Heavy Cavalry (2): AD 500 Andrey Negin and Raffaele D
Following Roman Heavy Cavalry (1) on the earlier centuries, this book explains and illustrates the armour, weapons, organization and deployment of elite armoured heavy cavalry units during their long history in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
Description In the twilight of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th Co6th centuries, the elite of the field armies was the heavy armoured cavalry Co the cataphracts, clad in lamellar, scale, mail and padded fabric armour. After the fall of the West, the Greek-speaking Eastern or Byzantine Empire survived for nearly a thousand years, and cavalry remained predominant in its armies, with the heaviest armoured regiments continuing to provide the ultimate shock-force in battle. Accounts from Muslim chroniclers show that the ironclad cataphract on his armoured horse was an awe-‰iinspiring enemy: '...they advanced against you, iron‰i-covered Co one would have said that they advanced on horses which seemed to have no legs'. This new study, replete with stunning full-colour illustrations of the various units, offers an engaging insight into the fearsome heavy cavalry units that battled against the enemies of Rome's Eastern Empire.
About the Author Andrey Negin was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, and graduated from Nizhny Novgorod State University. There, he is candidate of historical sciences (PhD), and a member of the department of history of the Ancient World and Classical Languages. His current area of study is ancient Roman armour, specifically researching Roman parade and ceremonial armour.
Raffaele D'Amato, PhD, is the author of some 40 books and numerous articles on the military of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Byzantium and the Middle Ages. For two years he taught at Fatih University, Istanbul as a visiting professor. He currently works as a lawyer and as an external researcher for the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara, Italy which is part of the Scientific Committee.
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781472839503 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 496 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Britannia AD 43: The Claudian Invasion Fields Nic, Steve Noon
This highly illustrated title describes how the Roman legions crossed the sea to conquer Britannia in AD 43.
Description For the Romans, Britannia lay beyond the comfortable confines of the Mediterranean world around which classical civilisation had flourished. Britannia was felt to be at the outermost edge of the world itself, lending the island an air of dangerous mystique.
To the soldiers crossing the Oceanus Britannicus in the late summer of AD 43, the prospect of invading an island believed to be on its periphery must have meant a mixture of panic and promise. These men were part of a formidable army of four veteran legions (II Augusta, VIIII Hispana, XIIII Gemina, XX Valeria), which had been assembled under the overall command of Aulus Plautius Silvanus. Under him were, significantly, first-rate legionary commanders, including the future emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus. With the auxiliary units, the total invasion force probably mounted to around 40,000 men, but having assembled at Gessoriacum (Boulogne) they refused to embark. Eventually, the mutinous atmosphere was dispelled, and the invasion fleet sailed in three contingents.
So, ninety-seven years after Caius Iulius Caesar, the Roman army landed in south-eastern Britannia. After a brisk summer campaign, a province was established behind a frontier zone running from what is now Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast to the Humber estuary. Though the territory overrun during the first campaign season was undoubtedly small, it laid the foundations for the Roman conquest which would soon begin to sweep across Britannia.
In this highly illustrated and detailed title, Nic Fields tells the full story of the invasion which established the Romans in Britain, explaining how and why the initial Claudian invasion succeeded and what this meant for the future of Britain.
About the Author Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School at Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 ISBN: 9781472842077 freelance author and researcher based in south-west France. Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 96 pages since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Bic1: Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 30 books for Osprey. Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman John Walter & Alan Gilliland
Replete with specially commissioned artwork, this lively study assesses the effectiveness of the various weapons equipping the Civil War cavalryman and the decisions made concerning the armament of the US cavalry after 1865.
Description During the American Civil War, the mounted soldiers fighting on both sides of the conflict carried a wide array of weapons, from sabers and lances to carbines, revolvers, and other firearms. Though some sections of the cavalry placed their trust in the sabre, the advent of viable breechloading carbines -- especially repeaters such as the Spencer -- was to transform warfare within little more than a decade of General Lee's final surrender at Appomattox. However, output struggled to keep up with unprecedented demands on manufacturing technology and distribution in areas where communication was difficult and in states whose primary aim was to equip their own men rather than contribute to the arming of Federal or Confederate regiments. In addition, the almost unparalleled losses of men and equipment ensured that almost any firearm, effectual or not, was pressed into service. Consequently, the sheer variety of weaponry carried reflected the mounted soldiers' various roles in different theatres of operation, but also the availability -- or otherwise -- of weapons, notably on the Confederate side.
Fully illustrated, this study assesses the effectiveness of the many different weapons arming the Civil War cavalryman and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the decisions made after 1865 concerning the armament of the US cavalry.
About the Author John Walter is among the world's most prolific writers on small arms, and the author of 70 books, translated into more than a dozen languages, and authoritative articles in Guns Digest, Shooter's Bible, and The Armourer. He lives in East Sussex, UK.
Adam Hook studied graphic design and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 reconstructions and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle ISBN: 9781472842237 tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. Format: Misc PB His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 80 pages Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in Bic1: that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 King Philip's War 1675-76 America's Deadliest Colonial Conflict Gabriele Espositom Giuseppe Rava
A superbly illustrated study of a major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans, which comprised the Native Americans' last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England.
Description King Philip's War was the result of over 50 years' tension between the native inhabitants of New England and its colonial settlers as the two parties competed for land and resources. A coalition of Native American tribes fought against a force of over 1,000 men raised by the New England Confederation of Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven and Massachusetts Bay, alongside their Indian allies the Mohegans and Mohawks. The resultant fighting in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and later Maine and New Hampshire, resulted in the destruction of 12 towns, the death of between 600 Co800 colonists and 3,000 Indians, making it the deadliest war in the history of American colonization Although war resulted in victory for the colonists, the scale of death and destruction led to significant economic hardship. This new study reveals the full story of this influential conflict as it raged across New England. Packed with maps, battle scenes, and bird's-eye-views, this is a comprehensive guide to the war which determined the future of colonial America.
About the Author Gabriele Esposito is a military historian and freelance writer. His interests and expertise range from ancient civilizations to modern post-colonial conflicts. He has previously written on the military history of Latin America, with a particular focus on the War of the Triple Alliance and the War of the Pacific and is a leading expert on the Italian Wars of Unification and the Spanish Carlist Wars. Gabriele is also a regular contributor to several specialist military magazines.
Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963 and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self- taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, R echling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.
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Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Dettingen 1743: Miracle on the Main Michael McNally
This study analyses the battle of Dettingen, one of the major Allied victories of the War of the Austrian Succession, and the last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.
Description The death of the Emperor Charles VI in 1741 was the catalyst for a conflict ostensibly about the female inheritance of the Hapsburg patrimony but, in reality, about the succession to the Imperial Throne. The great European powers were divided between those, such as Britain, who supported the Pragmatic Sanction and the rights of the Archduchess Maria-Theresia, daughter of Charles VI, and those who challenged it, including Bavaria which were supported by France. The conflict quickly escalated into what is now known as the War of the Austrian Succession, and a series of turbulent political events brought the crisis to a head on the road to Hanau, near Dettingen. There, the French moved to put into place a complex manoeuvre which had the potential to end the war at a single stroke. A column of French troops would cross the Main near Dettingen and block the road to Hanau, their orders being to simply hold their ground and bar the route of the Allied British and Hanovarian advance. A second column would cross the Main behind the enemy and then follow their line of march northwards. The bulk of the army would use a combination of bridges and pontoon-bridges to cross the Main and engage the enemy from the flank as they were strung out on the line of march. However, the plan relied heavily on the blocking force, and command of this crucial sector fell to an inexperienced nobleman Louis-Auguste, Duc de Grammont, who chose to attack rather than hold his position. Consequently, the manoeuvre failed and the French broke, fleeing for the Main and safety, with the Gardes Francaises famously swimming the river. Supported by specially commissioned artwork including maps and battleplates, this title explores the battle in depth, detailing its build-up, events, and aftermath, as well as analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the commanders, armies, and tactics of both sides.
About the Author Born in London in 1964, Mike McNally is the author of best-selling studies of the pivotal battles of the Boyne and Aughrim and is currently studying the role of the Irish Brigade in French service from the Boyne to Fontenay. The author of several books for Osprey, with his varied areas of interest he continues to research such diverse subjects as Irish military history,
Price: AU $34.99 NZ $36.99 the campaigns of Marlborough and the German colonial campaigns during World War I. ISBN: 9781472836809 Format: B Se in o'Br g iin lives and works in Donegal, Ireland. He has a BA (Hons) in Scientific and Natural History illustration from Package Type: PAPERBACK Lancaster University and has worked for a wide range of clients. Apart from Osprey, these include the University of Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 96 pages Manchester, An Post, the National Museum of Ireland, and the Irish Office of Public Works, as well as a variety media Bic1: companies, museums, councils, and private individuals. Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Armies of the Italian-Turkish War: Conquest of Libya, 1911-1912 Gabriele Esposito & Giuseppe Rava
This title chronicles and illustrates Italy's conquest of Libya during the Italian-Turkish War, which involved not only the armies and navies of both sides, but also a number of tribal insurgents, and had major implications for both World Wars.
Description In the early 1900s, the decaying Ottoman Turkish Empire had lost some of its Balkan territories, but still nominally ruled all of North Africa between British Egypt in the east and French Algeria in the west. Libya had fertile coastal territory, and was the last North African (almost, the last African) region not yet conquered by a European colonialist power. Italy was a young country, ambitious for colonies, but had been defeated in Ethiopia in the 1890s. The Italian government of Giovanni Giolitti was keen to overwrite the memory of that failure, and to gain a strategic grip over the central Mediterranean by seizing Libya, just across the narrows from Sicily.
The Italian expeditionary force that landed in October 1911 easily defeated the Ottoman division based in the coastal cities, incurring few losses. However, the Libyan inland tribes reacted furiously to the Italian conquest, and their insurgency cost the Italians thousands of casualties, locking them into the coastal enclaves during a winter stalemate which diminished Italian public enthusiasm for the war. To retrieve Italian prestige the government launched a naval campaign in the Dardanelles and the Dodecanese Co the last Turkish‰i held archipelago in the Aegean Co in April CoMay 1912, and landed troops to capture Rhodes. The army finally pushed inland in Libya in July Co October (using systematic air reconnaissance, for the first time), and after brutal fighting the war ended in a treaty that brought Italy all it wanted, although though the Libyan tribes would not finally be quelled until after World War I.
Containing accurate full-colour artwork and unrivalled detail, Armies of the Italian-Turkish War offers a vivid insight into the troops involved in this pivotal campaign, including the tribal insurgents and the navies of both sides.
About the Author Gabriele Esposito is a university professor of modern history and a freelance researcher and author of military history, Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 specializing in uniformology. His interests range from ancient civilizations to modern post-colonial conflicts, and recently ISBN: 9781472839428 he has concentrated on 19th-century Italian, Spanish and Latin American wars. His books and essays have been Format: Misc PB published by Osprey, Pen & Sword, Winged Hussar and Libreria Editrice Goriziana, and he has also contributed articles Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm to specialist journals such as Ancient Warfare Magazine, Medieval Warfare Magazine, History of War, Guerres et Extent: 48 pages Histoire, and Focus Storia. Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The PIAT: Britain's anti-tank weapon of World War 2 Matthew Moss, Adam Hook
The innovative PIAT anti-tank weapon equipped British and Commonwealth troops during some of the most important battles of World War II. This ground-breaking study brings together first-hand accounts, technical manuals, contemporary reports and archive photography to create a definitive overview of the PIAT's history.
Description Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II research and development organization known colloquially as 'Churchill's Toyshop', alongside other ingenious weapons such as the sticky bomb, the limpet mine and the time-pencil fuse.
Unlike the more famous US bazooka, the PIAT had its roots in something simpler than rocket science. Operated from the shoulder, the PIAT was a spigot mortar which fired a heavy high-explosive bomb, with its main spring soaking up the recoil. The PIAT had a limited effective range. Troops required nerves of steel to get close enough to an enemy tank to ensure a direct hit, often approaching to within 50ft of the target, and no fewer than six Victoria Crosses were won during World War II by soldiers operating PIATs. A front-line weapon in every theatre of the conflict in which Commonwealth troops fought, from Europe to the Far East, the PIAT remained in service after 1945, seeing action during the Greek Civil War, the Arab CoIsraeli conflict and the Korean War. This illustrated study combines detailed research with expert analysis to reveal the full story of the design, development and deployment of this revolutionary weapon.
About the Author Matthew Moss runs the website Historical Firearms and has contributed to a number of print and online publications including magazines such as History of War and Classic Arms & Militaria. The author of Osprey's WPN 065 The Sterling Submachine Gun, he lives in Lancashire, UK.
Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle ISBN: 9781472838131 tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. Format: Misc PB His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 80 pages Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in Bic1: that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II Ryan K. Noppen
A new history of the development of the Dutch fleet in the early 20th century, and the role these warships played in World War II, from the defence of Rotterdam to the Battle of the Java Sea and beyond.
Description In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defence for the homeland and fleet defence for the East Indies became the established naval strategy for the Royal Dutch Navy and set the template for the world wars. Battleships were too expensive to build and maintain, so after World War I, there was significant investment in submarine development and construction. A handful of modern light cruisers and a new class of destroyers were also constructed during the interwar years to serve as a small Fleet-in-Being in the East Indies, as well as to support the actions of the navy's submarines. The light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter and the Java-class light cruisers were the most powerful units of the new fleet whilst the backbone of the destroyer fleet was the Admiralen-class and the Tromp-class of destroyer leaders. Beginning in December 1941, the Dutch Navy played a very active role in the defence of the East Indies against the Japanese during World War II. The Battle of the Java Sea at the end of February 1942 crushed Dutch naval power in the East Indies, sinking the cruisers Java and De Ruyter and killing Admiral Karel Doorman. However, several Dutch surface warships and submarines continued the fight against the Axis powers alongside the Allies until the end of World War II, including a pair of British-built destroyers, Van Galen and Tjerk Hiddes. This beautifully illustrated book from a leading scholar on Dutch military history provides a comprehensive guide to the Royal Netherlands Navy of the World War II period, complete with detailed cutaways and battleplates of the fleet in action.
About the Author Ryan K. Noppen is a military author and analyst originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan and holds a Master of Arts degree in European History from Purdue University. He has worked as a naval and aviation subject matter expert on projects for the US Navy, taught college courses in military history, and presently serves as the headmaster of a Christian Classical school. A scholar of Dutch, German, and Central European military history, he has published a major history of Dutch air power and has written several titles for Osprey. He lives in Virginia, USA.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 Paul Wright has painted ships of all kinds for most of his career, specializing in steel and steam warships from the late ISBN: 9781472841919 19th century to the present day. Paul's art has illustrated the works of Patrick O'Brian, Dudley Pope and C.S. Forester Format: Misc PB amongst others, and hangs in many corporate and private collections all over the world. A Member of the Royal Society of Package Type: PAPERBACK Marine Artists, Paul lives and works in Surrey. Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941-42 Mark Stille
This illustrated study explains how Japan's all-conquering air forces spearheaded the invasions of Malaya and the Dutch East Indies and stunned the defending British, Dutch, and American forces.
Description Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was quickly followed by a rapid invasion of Malaya, a plan based entirely on the decisive use of its airpower. While the British was inadequately prepared, they likewise relied on the RAF to defend their colony. The campaign was a short match between Japanese airpower at its peak and an outgunned colonial air force, and its results were stunning. The subsequent Dutch East Indies campaign was even more dependent on airpower, with Japan having to seize a string of island airfields to support their leapfrog advance. Facing the Japanese was a mixed bag of Allied air units, including the Dutch East Indies Air Squadron and the US Far East Air Force. The RAF fell back to airfields on Sumatra in the last stages of the Malaya campaign, and was involved in the last stages of the campaign to defend the Dutch colony. For the first time, this study explores these campaigns from an airpower perspective, explaining how and why the Japanese were so devastatingly effective.
About the Author Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on the War in the Pacific.
Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 ISBN: 9781472840592 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 North Cape 1943: The Sinking of the Scharnhorst Angus Konstam
A beautifully illustrated study of the Battle of North Cape in 1943, a dramatic clash of British and German battleships in the North Sea which resulted in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst.
Description The German battleship Scharnhorst had a reputation for being a lucky ship. Early in the war she fought off a British battlecruiser and sunk a carrier, before carrying out two successful forays into the Atlantic. In the spring of 1943, the Scharnhorst was redeployed to Norway. There, working in concert with other German warships such as the battleship Tirpitz, she posed a major threat to the Arctic convoys Co the Allied sea lifeline to Russia. Her presence, alongside Tirpitz, forced the British to tie down ships in Arctic waters. When Tirpitz was put out of action, and Hitler demanded naval support for the war in Russia, the crew of the Scharnhorst under Rear-Admiral Bey, had to act. In late December 1943, she put to sea, her target an Allied convoy passing through the Barents Sea on its way to Murmansk. Unknown to Bey, the British were using the convoy as bait to draw the Scharnhorst into battle. What followed was a two-day running battle fought in rough seas and near-perpetual darkness, ending with the destruction of the Scharnhorst and all but 36 of her crew, ending any serious German naval threat to the Arctic convoy lifeline. In this illustrated study, leading naval historian Angus Konstam offers a fascinating new insight into this key engagement. He combines expert analysis with his unique knack for storytelling to offer a fascinating new perspective on the battle which sank the Scharnhorst.
About the Author Angus Konstam is the author of over 100 history books, many of which are published by Osprey. He has written widely on naval history, from Hunt the Bismarck to The Pirate World, and is the author of the bestselling, Jutland 1916: Twelve Hours to Win the War. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as the Curator in both the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He now works as a full-time author and historian, and lives on Orkney, Scotland. Edouard Groult grew up inspired by watching historical documentaries with his father and developed a fascination for
Price: AU $34.99 NZ $36.99 historical and fantasy art. Following art studies in both Paris and Belgium, he worked as a concept artist in the videogame ISBN: 9781472842114 industry and in recent years has also undertaken historical commissions while working as a freelancer for historical Format: Misc PB magazines. He lives and works in Oxford, UK. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway Thomas McKelvey
This is a vivid narrative history of the early stages of the Pacific War, as US and Allied forces desperately tried to slow the Japanese onslaught that began with the sudden attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Description In many popular histories of the Pacific War, the period from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor to the US victory at Midway is often passed over because it is seen as a period of darkness. Indeed, it is easy to see the period as one of unmitigated disaster for the Allies, with the fall of the Philippines, Malaya, Burma and the Dutch East Indies, and the wholesale retreat and humiliation at the hands of Japan throughout Southeast Asia.
However, there are also stories of courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds: the stand of the Marines at Wake Island; the fighting retreat in the Philippines that forced the Japanese to take 140 days to accomplish what they had expected would take 50; the fight against the odds at Singapore and over Java; the stirring tale of the American Volunteer Group in China; and the beginnings of resistance to further Japanese expansion. In these events, there are many individual stories that have either not been told or not been told widely which are every bit as gripping as the stories associated with the turning tide after Midway.
I Will Run Wild draws on extensive first-hand accounts and fascinating new analysis to tell the story of Americans, British, Dutch, Australians and New Zealanders taken by surprise from Pearl Harbor to Singapore that first Sunday of December 1941, who went on to fight with what they had at hand against a stronger and better-prepared foe, and in so doing built the basis for a reversal of fortune and an eventual victory.
About the Author Thomas McKelvey Cleaver is the author of numerous well-received titles for Osprey, including the bestselling Frozen Chosen (2016), as well as Pacific Thunder (2017), Tidal Wave (2018), and Holding the Line (2019). He is additionally the author of F4F and F6F Aces of VF-2 published by Osprey and the best-selling Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15, a history of the US Navy's top-scoring carrier air group in World War II, published by Casemate. He
Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 lives in Encino, California, USA. ISBN: 9781472841339 Format: Misc PB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 We Killed Yamamoto: The long-range P-38 assassination of the man behind Si Sheppard
This study explores, in fascinating detail, the story of how the skill of codebreakers and fighter pilots terminated the career of Admiral Yamamoto Co and the subsequent controversy over who fired the fatal shots.
Description He masterminded the most devastating surprise attack against the United States in its history. He was a marked man in the war that followed. A key intelligence breakthrough enabled the military to pinpoint his location. An elite team was assembled and charged not with his capture and subsequent trial but with his execution. Osama bin Laden? No Co this was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet during World War II.
This new title analyses the origins, implementation, and outcomes of Operation Vengeance, the long-range fighter interception of Admiral Yamamoto's transport aircraft that sent him to his death on 18th April, 1943. Author Si Sheppard examines every angle of the operation in detail, including the role of intelligence work in pinpointing the time and location of Yamamoto's flight, the chain of command at the highest level of the US political and military establishment who ordered the attack, and the technical limitations that had to be overcome in planning and conducting the raid. It also provides a close study of the aerial combat involved in completing the mission, offering a holistic exploration of the operation which avenged Pearl Harbor.
About the Author London-born Si Sheppard completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in New Zealand before receiving his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in the United States. He is currently an associate professor of political science and international relations at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, and has written several titles for Osprey focusing on the interrelationship between geography, technology, and strategy. Edouard Groult grew up inspired by watching historical documentaries with his father and developed a fascination for historical and fantasy art. Following art studies in both Paris and Belgium he worked as a concept artist in the videogame industry and in recent years has also undertaken historical commissions while working as a freelancer for historical Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 magazines. He lives and works in Oxford, UK. ISBN: 9781472837868 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Vietnam War Booby Traps L. Gordon Rottman
Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated study investigates the development, construction, use, impact, and legacy of the booby traps used by Viet Cong forces during the Vietnam War.
Description During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics. They relied instead on traditional guerrilla warfare tactics including small-scale hit- and-run attacks, ambushes, terrorist actions, and precision attacks against bases. These included one of the oldest of guerrilla weapons Co the boobytrap.
Booby traps could be made in large numbers in village workshops and jungle camps using locally available materials as well as modern munitions. The VC were adept at making booby traps 'invisible' in the varied terrain of Vietnam, often emplacing them in locations and surroundings totally unexpected by their enemies. Booby traps could be incredibly simple or startlingly complex and ingenious, ranging from pointed sticks to command-detonated submerged floating river mines. Besides a wide variety of booby traps, they also used land and water mines, both contact/pressure-detonated and command-detonated. Between January 1965 and June 1970 11 percent of US troop deaths in action and 17 percent of injuries were by caused booby traps and mines.
This fascinating title explores not only the wide variety of booby traps employed by the Viet Cong, but also their various uses in halting, stalling, or locating an enemy, and the many evolutions these traps underwent in order to retain the element of surprise. Written by a Vietnam veteran with first-hand experience of such traps, this is an engaging look at one of the most frightening aspects of guerrilla warfare.
About the Author Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969 Co70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas. ISBN: 9781472842459 Format: Misc PB Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in Package Type: PAPERBACK that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 64 pages publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 US Navy Battleships 1895-1908The Great White Fleet and the beginning of US global naval power
The epic story of the American battleships that turned the US Navy into a global power, and were made famous in the cruise of the 'Great White Fleet'.
Description The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power wielded by the United States, a nation which would eventually become the world's dominant political and military power of the 20th century. These battleships were the stars of the 1907 Co09 Great White Fleet circumnavigation, in which the emerging power and reach of the US Navy was displayed around the world. They also took part in the bombardment and landings at Veracruz, some served as convoy escorts in World War I, and the last two were transferred to the Hellenic Navy and were sunk during World War II. This book examines the design, history, and technical qualities of the final six classes of US predreadnought battleships, all of which were involved in the circumnavigation of the Great White Fleet. These classes progressively closed the quality gap with European navies Co the Connecticuts were the finest predreadnought battleships ever built Co and this book also compares and contrasts US predreadnought battleships to their foreign contemporaries. Packed with illustrations and specially commissioned artwork, this is an essential guide to the development of US Navy Battleships at the turn of the twentieth century.
About the Author Born in 1981, Brian Lane Herder graduated with a BA in History from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University in 2009. He is a legislative librarian for the Kansas state government and his historical research interests include the US military, naval warfare, and World War II.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 ISBN: 9781472839985 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 64 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 MacArthur's Air Force Bill Yenne
General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the world. This fascinating history, now available in paperback, traces its development from its origins in the Philippines through to its eventual victory in the skies over Japan and its key role in the Korean War.
Description General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the US aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, re-take the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II, MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command, his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters.
Written by award-winning aviation historian Bill Yenne, this engrossing and widely-acclaimed book, traces the journey of American air forces in the Pacific under General MacArthur's command, from their lowly beginnings to their eventual triumph over Imperial Japan, followed by their entry into the jet age in the skies over Korea.
About the Author Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen non-fiction books, with a focus on military aviation topics. His work has been selected for the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force Reading List. He is the recipient of the Air Force Association's Gill Robb Wilson Award for the 'most outstanding contribution in the field of arts and letters (as an) author whose works have shaped how thousands of Americans understand and appreciate airpower.'
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781472833242 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance U Forsyth Robert, Nick Beale
This illustrated title explores the design, evolution, and deployment of the Arado Ar 234, the world's first truly operational jet bomber and first reconnaissance jet.
Description When the revolutionary twin jet-powered Arado Ar 234 first appeared in the skies over north-west Europe in the summer of 1944, it represented the state-of-the-art in terms of aeronautical and technical development. The Ar 234 was a formidable aircraft Co powered by Jumo 004Bs, the same engine used by the Me 262, and with a maximum speed of 735 km/h and range of 1600 km/h, it was very difficult for the Allies to 'catch'. Here was a machine that with its superior speed could operate with impunity as both a bomber and in the reconnaissancerole.
As such, the aircraft became the world's first reconnaissance jet, undertaking secret, high-speed, high-altitude observation missions for the German High Command over the Allied beachheads in Normandy and other Allied strongholds. Astonishingly, in September 1944 and as late as 1945, lone Ar 234s conducted reconnaissance flights over British ports and theMediterranean. The aircraft was equally efficient as a jet bomber Co although the Ar 234B-2 bomber variant carried no defensive gun armament, it was able to deliver 1000 kg of bombs at high-speed and at either low- or high-level with considerable and devastating accuracy.
This highly detailed title from renowned aviation historian Robert Forsyth explores the history of this incredible aircraft, from its development in the early 1940s to its deployment in both reconnaissance and bomber roles throughout the rest of the war. The masterful text is supported by stunning, specially commissioned artwork.
About the Author Robert Forsyth has studied the history and operations of the Luftwaffe for many years. He is the author of several books on the subject as published by Classic Publications, Ian Allan Publishing, and Osprey Publishing Co for whom he has written 15 titles in the ACE, DUE, COM and XPL series, as well as the stand-alone Shadow over the Atlantic, which Aeroplane magazine rates as 'highly recommended'. He has also written articles for The Aviation Historian, Aeroplane,
Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 FlyPast, Combat Aircraft, Aviation News and AeroJournalmagazines.HeisamemberoftheEditorialBoardofThe Aviation ISBN: 9781472844392 Historian. Long-term, he is working on a major biography of the Luftwaffe commander, Generalfeldmarschall Dr.-Ing. Format: Misc PB Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 96 pages Janusz Swiatlon, a veteran of service with the Polish Army's 6th Pomorska Dywizja Powietrzno-Desantowa (an airborne Bic1: unit) in the 1980s, is both an enthusiast of aviation historian and a military modeller. As an illustrator, he has created Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A-4 Skyhawk vs North Vietnamese AAA: North Vietnam 1964-72 Peter E Davies, Jim Laurier, Garet Hector
An exploration and analysis of the tactics, equipment and effectiveness of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the US Navy's primary strike weapon during the war in Vietnam, and its main adversary Co North Vietnam's anti- aircraft artillery network.
Description While the F‰i105 Thunderchief was the USAF's principal strike weapon during the Rolling Thunder campaign, the US Navy relied on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk for the majority of its strikes on North Vietnam. The Skyhawk entered service in 1956 and remained in continuous production for 26 years. Throughout Operation Rolling Thunder it was the US Navy's principal day‰itime light strike bomber, remaining in use after its replacement, the more sophisticated A-7 Corsair II, began to appear in December 1967.
During the 1965 Co68 Rolling Thunder period, up to five attack carriers regularly launched A-4 strike formations against North Vietnam. These formations faced an ever-expanding and increasingly coordinated Soviet-style network of anti- aircraft artillery missiles and fighters. Skyhawk pilots were often given the hazardous task of attacking anti-aircraft defences and to improve accuracy, they initially dropped ordnance below 3000 ft in a 30-degree dive in order to bomb visually below the persistent low cloud over North Vietnam, putting the aircraft within range of small-arms fire. The defenders had the advantage of covering a relatively small target area, and the sheer weight of light, medium and heavy gunfire directed at an attacking force brought inevitable casualties, and a single rifle bullet could have the same effect as a larger shell. This illustrated title examines both the A-4 Skyhawk and the Vietnamese AAA defences in context, exploring their history and analysing their tactics and effectiveness during the conflict.
About the Author Peter E. Davies has written extensively on modern combat aircraft, America's experimental X-planes and the Vietnam War, with a particular focus on the US Navy's use of the F-4 Phantom II. All his books on this topic have contained extensive input from interviews with more than 100 former Phantom II aircrew, maintainers and mission planners. He is also a regular contributor to Aeroplane's Database series. He is based in Bristol, UK. Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 Jim Laurier attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974 Co78, and since graduating with Honours, ISBN: 9781472840790 he has been working in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and Format: Misc PB has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. He lives in New Hampshire, USA. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth completed the Extent: 80 pages battlescene and cover artwork in this title. He lives in Perthshire, UK. Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 -719751991 Mersky Peter, Jim Laurier
A highly detailed, illustrated history of the A-7 Corsair II and its service from the end of the Vietnam War through to Desert Storm.
Description At the A-7 Corsair II's peak in the mid-1980s, some 30 US Navy squadrons flew various versions of the aircraft, including six Naval Air Reserve units, and these many of these units saw action across the Middle East. By the time the jet saw combat in Operation Desert Storm (1991), there remained only two fleet squadrons Co many fleet squadrons having either disestablished or transitioned to the F/A‰i18 Hornet Co but both of these units (VA-46 and VA-72) played a major role in the campaign to free Kuwait.
The book details the technological development and improvements that were introduced to the airframe post-Vietnam (the FLIR targeting pod from 1979 and AGM-88 HARM missile from 1983 being the most important), and how they shaped operational employment of the aircraft. The jet's combat experiences in conflicts during the 1970s (Cambodia), 1980s (Lebanon, Grenada, Libya and Iran), and 1990s (Iraq) are explained in detail, and Peter Mersky's expert analysis is supported by numerous first-hand accounts from naval aviators that saw action with the A-7 during these campaigns.
About the Author Peter B. Mersky has written 16 books and numerous magazine articles concentrating on modern combat aircraft and the Vietnam War. He has written six previous Osprey titles, four of which have focused on the US Navy's and Marine Corps' use of the F‰i8 Crusader and one on the A-7 Corsair II in Vietnam (COM 48). His last COM (69) was on the A-4 in Vietnam. Another of his books was the first English account on Israeli fighter aces (Specialty Press, 1997), and it was the first such volume to be published outside of Israel. Another of his books, a history of US Marine Corps aviation, now in its fourth edition (Naval Institute Press, 2009), has sold more than 20,000 copies.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life, he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He
Price: AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000 and in that time, he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in ISBN: 9781472840639 these volumes. He has specialised in aircraft of the Vietnam War period. He did the profiles for the previous book on A-7s Format: Misc PB in Vietnam. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Frostgrave: The Red King Joseph A. McCullough
This first supplement for Frostgrave: Second Edition offers a huge campaign filled with new monsters, magic, and treasure.
Description Fires rage throughout the Frozen City as an inhuman army pours out of the cracks between realities. In the distant past, a cabal of city elders sought to save their lives by making a pact with a demon prince C and now the Red King has come to collect what he is owed, claiming Frostgrave as his own. Many have already fled before the Red King's demonic hordes, while others seek to weather the storm, turning their bases into makeshift fortresses. The wizards of Frostgrave must choose Co do they stand and fight, or do they abandon this great repository of mystical knowledge to the ravages of unearthly fire? The Red King is the first supplement designed for Frostgrave: Second Edition. In this sprawling, epic campaign, wizards will be pushed to their limits, fighting not only against one another and the perils of the Frozen City, but also against an invading army. As the Red King's power grows, the laws of magic and nature will start to bend. Can the wizards put aside their differences long enough to oppose this common foe, or will greed and mistrust doom them all?
About the Author Joseph A. McCullough is the author of several non-fiction books including A Pocket History of Ireland, Zombies: A Hunter's Guide, and Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George. In addition, his fantasy short stories have appeared in various books and magazines such as Black Gate, Lords of Swords, and Adventure Mystery Tales. He is also the creator of Frostgrave and Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago, and co-wrote The Grey Mountains, a supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game. His continued ramblings can be read at: therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk aRU-MOR was born in Tarragona, Spain, and studied Fine Arts at the University of Seville, specializing and working on artwork restoration. She began her professional career in 2000, sculpting historical, fantasy, and science-fiction miniatures. These days she combines her work as a sculptor with her work as a freelance illustrator, and has provided
Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 illustrations for various Spanish RPGs, books, and card games. ISBN: 9781472838858 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 248h x 196w mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey Games AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying Brendan Davis
A wuxia roleplaying game of dark adventure and heroic thrills set in the martial world of ancient China.
Description Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades is a roleplaying game of dark adventure and heroic thrills inspired primarily by the wuxia stories of Gu Long. Players assume the roles of eccentric heroes who solve mysteries, avenge misdeeds, uphold justice, and demonstrate profound mastery of the martial arts. Character creation is designed to produce fleshed-out, potent individuals who can follow several paths, including those of the physician, beggar, assassin, thief, soldier, bandit, and more. These characters inhabit a unique martial world, or Jianghu, set in a romanticized ancient China. The towns, temples, and inns the characters can visit, and the sects and factions with whom they interact, will bring their own character to the game and provide a host of opportunities Co and threats. The game is based on a simple ten-sided dice pool mechanic, loosely modeled on the one found in Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate, and play is designed to be gritty, suspenseful, and fast, so the focus remains on solving mysteries and roleplaying your character. When combat does arise, it is consequential and swift, and often resolved in a single role of the dice. This rulebook includes a sample martial world and a starting adventure, as well as guidelines for games masters looking to run wuxia games and create their own unique Jianghu, rife with martial experts, sects, and mysterious locations.
About the Author Brendan Davis is a writer and game designer from Boston. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Salem State University. In 2009 he launched Bedrock Games with his business partner William Butler. His interests range from ancient Rome to the martial arts, and this is reflected in the wide variety of games he has written. Most recently, he released the wuxia RPG Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate and its supplements. He presently resides in Lynn, Massachusetts, with his wife Anoma. Jeremy Bai is a translator and writer. After studying Chinese and living in Manhattan's Chinatown for a few years, he moved to China, where he remained for eight years before returning to his hometown in San Diego, California. He currently posts translations on Wuxiaworld.com where he goes by the pen name Deathblade. He has translated two major xianxia series, as well as a handful of classic wuxia novels by Gu Long. He has also provided input and consulting for Price: AU $49.99 NZ $52.99 ISBN: 9781472839367 games in the Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate system. Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 248h x 196w mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Osprey Games AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Oathmark: Oathbreakers Joseph A. McCullough
The second supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, bringing rules for undead forces, character development, and a completely new campaign for players to experience.
Description Dark necromancers have laid claim to forsaken kingdoms and summoned forth the souls of those who defiled their oathmarks. The dead, once again, march to war. As armies of wraiths and skeletal warriors bring destruction to their lands, the small kingdoms of the Marches also turn to the spirits of the dead. Gathering the most ancient and powerful of oathmarks, they recall the spectral forms of those that died in loyal battle to once again come forth in defence of their kingdoms. With these ethereal warriors joining their ranks, the kings of the Marches may yet stand. This supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age introduces the forces of the dead to the game. Some armies will use dark magic to summon the souls and corpses of traitors from the past, while others will recall the spirits of loyal warriors that gave their lives and willingly fight again. This book also includes expanded rules for characters, which allow you to chart their progress from battle-to-battle, and watch as they grow in rank, responsibility, and power. All of these rules are then incorporated into a campaign featuring new scenarios that together tell of an epic war for survival.
About the Author Joseph A. McCullough is the author of several non-fiction books including A Pocket History of Ireland, Zombies: A Hunter's Guide, and Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George. In addition, his fantasy short stories have appeared in various books and magazines such as Black Gate, Lords of Swords, and Adventure Mystery Tales. He is also the creator of Frostgrave and Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago, and co-wrote The Grey Mountains, a supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game. His continued ramblings can be read at: therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk
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Osprey Games AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Inventing Elvis: An American Icon in a Cold War World Mathias Haeussler
An exploration into the rise and fall of Elvis Presley as a cultural weapon during the Cold War.
Description Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un- American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond.
This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop- cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.
About the Author Mathias Haeussler is Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Regensburg University, Germany, having previously been Lumley Research Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, UK. He has held fellowships at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C.
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s Jules Stewart
A history of New York City during the 1930s as it recovered from the Depression and underwent significant change.
Description Often described as the greatest city in the world, New York is one of the iconic cities of the world. Yet much of its architecture and culture which so defines the city we know today only came into being in the 1930s, in what was perhaps the most significant decade in the city s 400 year history.Jules Stewart shows how, after the roaring twenties, the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression, New York rose from the ashes and underwent an architectural, economic, social and creative renaissance under the leadership of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After seizing power, he declared war on the mafia mobs running vast swathes of the city, attacked political corruption and kick-started the economy through a variety of construction and infrastructure projects. At the same time, a cultural revolution was underway as the jazz age and the Harlem Renaissance took hold. From the Empire State Building to the Pastrami Sandwich and the Cotton Club Gotham Risingtells the story of when the city we know today came of age.
About the Author Jules Stewart is a journalist, historian and author. He was born in New York and worked there in various guises including a yellow cab driver over the years. His books inclu Madrid: The HistoryAlbert: A LifeThe Kaiser's Mission to KabulOn Afghanistan's Plains: The Story of Britain's Afghan Wa (all published by I.B.Tauris Crimson Snow: Britain's First Disaster in Afghanistan; The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier; Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the HimalaaThe Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda. He lives in London.
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Singapore: A Modern History Michael D. Barr
A history of Singapore from 16th century to the present day
Description Singapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study of the island nation, Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to understand this development. From the pre-colonial period through to the modern day, he traces the idea, the politics and the geography of Singapore over five centuries of rich history. In doing so he rejects the official narrative of the so-called 'Singapore Story'. Drawing on in-depth archival work and oral histories, Singapore: A Modern History
About the Author Michael D. Barr is Associate Professor in International Relations, Flinders University, Australia. He is Editor-in-Chief Asian Studies ReviewCultural Politics and Asian ValuesPaths Not Taken: Political Pluralism in Post-War SingaporeConstructing SingaporeLee Kuan Yew, a T Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Dark Heart of Hitler's Europe Martin Winstone
Martin Winstone provides a unique insight into the occupation regime which dominated much of Poland during World War II.
Description After the German attack on Poland in 1939, vast swathes of Polish territory, including Warsaw and Krakow, were occupied by the Nazis in an administration which became known as the 'General Government'. The region was not directly incorporated into the Third Reich but was ruled by a German regime, headed by the brutal and corrupt Governor General Hans Frank. This was indeed the dark heart of Hitler's empire. As the first genuine Nazi colony, the General Government became the principal 'racial laboratory' of the Third Reich. As such, it was the site, and main source of victims, of Aktion Reinhard, the largest killing operation in human history in which at least 1.7 million Jews were murdered in just 18 months, and of a campaign of terror, exploitation and ultimately ethnic cleansing against the Polish population which was intended to serve as a template for the rest of eastern Europe. It was a place where 42,000 people could be shot in two days, where thousands of children could be abducted from their families, never to see their homeland again, and where guidebooks could invite German tourists to enjoy the culture and nightlife of cities that were 'now free of Jews'. This book provides a thorough history of the Nazi occupation regime and the experiences of the Poles, Jews and others who were trapped in its clutches. Employing sources ranging from diaries and testimony to previously underused material such as travel guides and poetry, Martin Winstone provides a unique insight into the occupation regime which dominated much of Poland during World War II with such disastrous consequences.
About the Author Martin Winstone is an Education Officer for the Holocaust Educational Trust, UK. He is the author of The Holocaust Sites of Europe: An Historical Guide (Bloomsbury Academic, 2nd Edition, 2014).
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Short History of the Etruscans Corinna Riva
Sheds light on the Etruscans, drawing from fresh archaeological discoveries and written by an expert in the field
Description Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct evidence for studying them and for understanding their culture is the archaeological, and to a much lesser extent, epigraphic record. The Etruscans must therefore be approached as if they were a prehistoric people; and the enormous wealth of Etruscan visual and material culture must speak for them. Yet they offer glimpses, in the record left by Greek and Roman authors, that they were literate and far from primordial: indeed, that their written histories were greatly admired by the Romans themselves. Applying fresh archaeological discoveries and new insights, A Short History of the Etruscans engagingly conducts the reader through the birth, growth and demise of this fascinating and enigmatic ancient people, whose nemesis was the growing power of Rome. Exploring the 'discovery' of the Etruscans from the Renaissance onwards, Corinna Riva discusses the mysterious Etruscan language, which long remained wholly indecipherable; the Etruscan landscape; the 6th-century growth of Etruscan cities and Mediterranean trade. Close attention is also paid to religion and ritual; sanctuaries and monumental grave sites; and the fatal incorporation of Etruria into Rome's political orbit.
About the Author Corinna Riva is Senior Lecturer in Mediterranean Archaeology at University College London. The co-editor of two previous books on ancient Italy and the antique Mediterranean, she is also author of The Urbanisation of Etruria: Funerary Practices and Social Change, 700-600 BC (2010).
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Dump Philosophy: A Phenomenology of Devastation Michael Marder
Spanning philosophy, theology, ecological and psychological processes and art, Dump Philosophy presents the Anthropocene as a global dumping ground.
Description Ranging across philosophy, theology, ecology, psychology, and art, in Dump Philosophy Michael Marder argues that the earth, along with everything that lives and thinks on it, is at an advanced stage of being converted into a dump for industrial output and its by-products feeding consumerism and its excesses.
Every day, scientific studies, media reports, and first-hand accounts of the rapidly deteriorating state of the environment hit us with a growing and disconcerting force. Trends such as microplastics in water, airborne toxins, topsoil degradation, and dangerous levels of carbon dioxide have upset the delicate ecological balance that has until now been sustaining life on the planet.
Marder's original treatise paints a portrait of the Anthropocene as a global dump which wreaks havoc, causing disease and degrading our sensation, perception, and thinking, so that nuance is lost and ideas are reduced to soundbites in chains of free association. Describing the dump's fundamental characteristics and its effects on the body and the mind, he contemplates wider physiological, social, economic, and environmental metabolisms in the age of dumping, as well as the role of philosophy caught in its crosshairs. While surveying the devastation that is the reality of the twenty-first century, the book provides a frightening and yet intellectually spellbinding glimpse of the future.
About the Author Michael Marder is Ikerbasque Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz. His work spans the fields of environmental philosophy and ecological thought, political theory, and phenomenology. He is the author of the Object Lessons title Dust (Bloomsbury, 2016).
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Jesus and the Church: The Foundation of the Church in the New Testamentand Modern Theology Paul Avis
Examines the relationship between the Church and Christ.
Description What is church's true foundation? Was the Christian church founded by Jesus, or does 'the Eucharist make the church'? Paul Avis sets out his own answer to these questions. Gathering a wide range of critical scholarship, he argues that there is something solid and dependable at the foundation of the church's life and mission. Avis argues that Jesus wanted a church in a sense, but not as we know it. Christ proclaimed the gospel of the Kingdom and his disciples proclaimed the gospel whose content was Jesus himself, the Kingdom in person. The church is battered and divided, but at its core is a treasure that is indestructible Co the gospel of Christ, embodied in word and sacrament. A central theme of the book is the relationship between the church and Christ, the church and the gospel, the church and the Kingdom. Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is the sole foundation of the church, but he cannot be without his people.
About the Author Paul Avis is Honorary Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK, as well as Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter, UK, and Editor-in- Chief of Ecclesiology.
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T&T Clark AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Fashion Thinking: Creative Approaches to the Design Process Fiona Dieffenbacher
An investigation into the creative design process, following a number of award-winning student fashion designers through the development of their final collections.
Description Fashion s great innovations often spring from inspired designers developing unique concepts and challenging the status quo. But how do they do it? To find out, follow ten exceptional fashion design students as they respond to a brief, exploring their diverse strategies and the thinking behind their final collections.This second edition o Fashion ThinkingBeautifully illustrated and structured to clearly demonstrate how to take ideas from concept to desig Fashion Thinking
About the Author Fiona Dieffenbacher is Assistant Professor of Fashion at Parsons School of Design, New York. Her research practice is located at the intersection of dress, embodiment and materiality, with a particular emphasis on th space in betwee theory and practice.
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BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Performance Costume: New Perspectives and Methods Sofia Pantouvaki; Peter McNeil
Utilising the latest methods and approaches, this book introduces costume as an active agent in the making of performance on stage, screen and the street.
Description Costume is an active agent for performance-making; it is a material object that embodies ideas shaped through collaborative creative work. A new focus in recent years on research in the area of costume has connected this practice in vital and new ways with theories of the body and embodiment, design practices, artistic and other forms of collaboration. Costume, like fashion and dress, is now viewed as an area of dynamic social significance and not simply as passive reflector of a pre-conceived social state or practice. This book offers new approaches to the study of costume, as well as fresh insights into the better-understood frames of historical, theoretical, practice-based and archival research into costume for performance. This anthology draws on the experience of a global group of established researchers as well as emerging voices. Below is a list of just some of the things it achieves: 1. Introduces diverse perspectives, innovative new research methods and approaches for researching design and the costumed body in performance. 2. Contributes towards a new understanding of how costume actually 'performs' in time and space. 3. Offers new insights into existing practices, as well as creating a space of connection between practitioners and researchers from design, the humanities and social sciences.
About the Author Sofia Pantouvaki is Professor of Costume Design for Theatre and Film at Aalto University, Finland. Her scenography and costume design credits include 80 theatre, film, opera and dance productions in major European venues. She is Principal Investigator of the Costume Methodologies research project; Vice-Head for Research, OISTAT Costume and Co- Convener, Critical Costume and IFTR Scenography. Recent works include Tribes Co A Walking Exhibition (with Sodja Lotker, 2017) and Dress in Auschwitz (2021). Peter McNeil FAHA is Distinguished Professor of Design History at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and
Price: AU $46.99 NZ $51.99 was formerly Distinguished Professor at Aalto University, Finland. His monograph 'Pretty Gentlemen': Macaroni Men and ISBN: 9781350098800 the Eighteenth-century Fashion World is forthcoming with Yale University Press. Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Designing Designing J.C. Jones
A reissue of J.C. Jones's classic work on design methodology, with a new introduction by Clive Dilnot.
Description designing designing is one of the most extraordinary books on design ever written. First published in 1984 and reprinted with this title and cover in 1991, the book was the product of ten years of auto-critique, reflection and experimentation on writing on designing. Offering a savage auto-critique of his own work on 'methods', as well as of the wider methods and ends of advanced industrial societies as a whole, this book challenges the traditional product- and progress- orientated focus on design by insisting that the world now coming into being requires designing to be understood as 'a response to the whole of life.' But designing designing is also unique in modern design thinking in its exploration of what writing on designing might be. Combining essays, interviews, reflections, performances, plays, poems, chance procedures, photographs, collages and quotes, Jones experiments with both form and content in an attempt to make a book which 'is not simply about designing but is instead itself an instance of the ideas and processes explored within it.'
About the Author J. C. Jones was born in 1927, in Aberystwyth, Wales. Jones studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, and went on to work for AEI in Manchester, England. In 1962 he instigated an influential conference on design methods, which led to the formation of the Design Research Society which he chaired from 1971-73. In 2004 he was presented with the Society's Lifetime Achievement Award and from 1970-74 Jones was the first Professor of Design at The Open University, UK.
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BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Second World Postmodernisms: Architecture and Society under Late Socialism Vladimir Kulic
The first study of postmodernist architecture in the communist-socialist Second Worl .
Description If postmodernism is indeed 'the cultural logic of late capitalism', why did typical postmodernist themes like ornament, colour, history and identity find their application in the architecture of the socialist Second World? How do we explain the retreat into paper architecture and theoretical discussion in societies still nominally devoted to socialist modernization? Exploring the intersection of two areas of growing scholarly interest - postmodernism and the architecture of the former socialist world - this edited collection stakes out new ground in charting architecture's various transformations in the 1970s and 80s. Fourteen essays together explore the question of whether or not architectural postmodernism had a specific Second World variant.The collection demonstrates both the unique nature of Second World architectural phenomena and also assesses connections with western postmodernism. The case studies cover the vast geographical scope from Eastern Europe to China and Cuba. They address a wealth of aesthetic, discursive and practical phenomena, interpreting them in the broader socio-political context of the last decades of the Cold War. The result provides a greatly expanded map of recent architectural history, which redefines postmodernist architecture in a more theoretically comprehensive and global way.
About the Author Vladimir Kulic is Associate Professor, College of Design, Iowa State University.
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BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Sibyl Moholy-Nagy: Architecture, Modernism and its Discontents Hilde Heynen
A major new study of Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, exploring the relationship between modernism, feminism, and gender
Description A major voice in the architectural culture of the mid-century, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy was uniquely engaged with modernism and modernity. As one of the very few female architectural critics of the time, she was an early voice articulating doubts about the path modernist architecture was taking, demystifying the myths of the masters, Mies, Le Corbusier and Gropius, and questioning their heroic, masculinist approach. Yet her writings and work are understudied, and have largely vanished from the canon of scholarly references on modernism. This book analyzes the significance of the life and work of Moholy-Nagy and explores the paradoxical aspects of the relationship between modernism and feminism. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked figures in modernism, it is both an examination of her work and legacy, and also a study on the roles of gender and of the changing nature of modernism in its trajectory from Europe to America. Drawing on personal papers, diaries, letters and lecture notes, as well as personal interviews with relatives, colleagues and students, this study is a key resource for scholars who would like to include the contributions of women in to their discussions of architecture and modernism.
About the Author Hilde Heynen is Professor of Architectural Theory at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Todd Howard: Worldbuilding in Tamriel and Beyond Wendi Sierra
Explores the worldbuilding design aesthetic of Todd Howard, the creative visionary behind The Elder Scrolls and Fallout game series.
Description The newest addition to our Influential Video Game Designers series explores the work of Todd Howard, executive producer at Bethesda Studios, known for how he consistently pushes the boundaries of open-world gaming and player agency. Howa s games create worlds in which players can design their own characters and tell their own stories. While many games tell the story of the gam s main character, Todd Howar s worldbuilding approach to game design focuses more on telling the story of the gam s world, whether it be the high fantasy environments of th Elder ScrollsFallo series. This focus on sculpting the world allows for remarkable amounts of player freedom and choice in an expansive game environment by creating a landscape rich with open opportunit Drawing on both academic discussions of narrative, world design, and game design, as well as on officially released interviews, speeches, and presentations given by Howard and other designers at Bethesda Games, Wendi Sierra highlights three core areas set Howa s design perspective apart from other designers: micronarratives, iterative design, and the sharing of design tools. Taken as a whole, these three elements demonstrate how Howard has used a worldbuilding perspective to shape his games. In doing so, he has impacted not only Bethesda Studios, but also the landscape of game design itself.
About the Author Wendi Sierra is an Assistant Professor at St. John Fisher College, USA, where she teaches courses in rhetoric, digital media, and game studies. Her most recent publications include a case study of intergenerational gaming Pokemon Go
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BLM Acad US AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Mountains Sing Nguyen Phan Que Mai
A sweeping, evocative family saga set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Viet Nam
Description Set against the backdrop of the Vi Et Nam War, The Mountains Sing is the enveloping, multi-generational tale of the Tran family, perfect for fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko or Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan. H Noi, 1972. Huong and her grandmother, Tran Dieu Lan, cling to one another in their improvised shelter as American bombs fall around them. Her father and mother have already left to fight in a war that is tearing not just her country but her family apart. For Tran Dieu Lan, forced to flee the family farm with her six children decades earlier as the Communist government rose to power in the North, this experience is horribly familiar. Seen through the eyes of these two unforgettable women, The Mountains Sing captures their defiance and determination, hope and unexpected joy. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Vi Et Nam, celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyen's richly lyrical debut weaves between the lives of grandmother and granddaughter to paint a unique picture of the country's turbulent twentieth-century history. This is the story of a people pushed to breaking point, and a family who refuse to give in.
About the Author Born into the Viet Nam War in 1973, Nguyen Phan Que Mai (pronounced nwien fa:n kwe mai) grew up witnessing the war's devastation and its aftermath. She worked as a street seller and rice farmer before winning a scholarship from the Australian government to attend university in Australia. She is the author of eight books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction in Vietnamese, and her writing has been translated and published in more than ten countries. She has been honored with the Ha Noi Writers Association's Poetry of the Year 2010 Award, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize - the Poetry Competition About 1,000 Years Ha Noi, among others. Que Mai has a PhD in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. Her debut novel and first book in English, The Mountains Sing, is a New York Times Editors' Choice, a Best Book of 2020 (so far) voted by Book Riot, the Buzz Magazine, Paperback Paris, Real Simple. Que Mai divides her time between Indonesia and Viet Nam. For more information, visit her at www.nguyenphanquemai.com.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Devil and the Dark Water Stuart Turton
The outstanding new novel from Stuart Turton, author of the Sunday Times bestseller, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel award.
Description An impossible murder A remarkable detective duo A demon who may or may not exist
The extraordinary new novel from Stuart Turton, author of the Sunday Times bestseller, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award. Praise for The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: 'Turton has astonishing ambition and narrative skill to match' Daily Telegraph 'Fiendishly clever' The Times 'Prepare to have your brain fried and your mind blown' Daily Express It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent, while also on board are Sara Wessel, a noble woman with a secret, and her husband, the governor general of Batavia.
But no sooner is their ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. A strange symbol appears on the sail. A dead leper stalks the decks. Livestock are slaughtered in the night.
And then the passengers hear a terrible voice whispering to them in the darkness, promising them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit. Second: an impossible theft. Third: an impossible murder. Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes? With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent and Sara can solve a mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to
Price: AU $36.99 NZ $38.99 sink the ship, killing everybody on board C ISBN: 9781408889640 Format: C-Format HB About the Author Package Type: HARD BACK Stuart Turton's debut novel, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, won the Costa First Novel Award and the Books Are Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 400 pages My Bag Readers Award for Best Novel, and was shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards and the British Bic1: Book Awards Debut of the Year. A Sunday Times bestseller for three weeks, it has been translated into over thirty Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story Kate Summerscale
The extraordinary story of a 1930s ghost hunt, and the woman who confounded the world, from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
Description London, 1938. Nandor Fodor - a Jewish Hungarian refugee and chief ghost hunter for the Institute of Psychical Research - reads of the case of thirty-four-year-old Alma Fielding, a housewife in South London plagued by a poltergeist, and hastens to the scene of the haunting. This unassuming suburban woman has become the eye of a storm of chaos; in her modest home, china flies off the shelves, eggs fly through the air; stolen jewellery appears on her fingers, white mice crawl out of her handbag, and beetles appear from under her gloves; a terrapin materialises on her lap in the middle of a car journey. But, as Fodor discovers when he assumes his scrupulous investigation, the case is even stranger than the sum of its parts. As the spectre of Fascism lengthens and darkens over Europe, Fodor unravels the peculiar case of Alma Fielding, and finds a different and darker type of haunting: trauma, difference, loss. With rigour, profundity and insight, the award-winning Kate Summerscale delves into the notorious and extraordinary and unearths the vivid and the human.
About the Author Kate Summerscale is the author of the number one bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the Galaxy British Book of the Year Award, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and adapted into a major ITV drama. Her first book, the bestselling The Queen of Whale Cay, won a Somerset Maugham award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread biography award. Her third book, Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, was a Sunday Times bestseller; while her fourth, The Wicked Boy, was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017. Kate Summerscale was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2010. She lives in London. katesummerscale.com
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Seduction Joanna Briscoe
An addictive new story of desire and obsession from the bestselling author of Sleep With Me What if the person you most trusted turned out to be the most dangerous of all?
Description An addictive new story of desire and obsession from the bestselling author of Sleep With Me
'Elegant. Gripping. Seductive. A pitch-perfect thriller about obsession and paranoia' David Nicholls 'An addictive, macabre fairground ride of a novel' Guardian 'A febrile, urgent tale' Sunday Times 'A gripping thriller' independent.co.uk 'A page-turning psycho sexual romp C Enjoy the helter-skelter ride' Daily Mail 'This is seduction of the most insidious kind' Spectator 'A classy, compulsive tale of desire and obsession, it glitters with menace' Mail on Sunday 'Beautifully written and completely heart-in-mouth gripping' Barbara Trapido
Beth lives by Camden Lock with her partner Sol and their daughter Fern. Life is peaceful, but Beth is troubled by increasing unease. It could be to do with her mother's disappearance years ago. It could be her sense that Fern is keeping secrets from her.
So she goes to therapy. Dr Tamara Bywater is there to help her patients, and soon their sessions become the highlight of Beth's week. But Beth is in over her head before she realises that Tamara might not be all she seems...
What if the person you trust the most turns out to be the greatest danger of all?
About the Author Joanna Briscoe is the author of five previous novels, including the bestselling Sleep With Me, which was adapted for ITV
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Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Sound Mind: How I Fell in Love With Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite its Entire History) Paul Morley
Music critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre of all
Description 'An alternately funny and moving book about the most important art form on Planet Earth. Destined to become a classic (pun intended)' Jarvis Cocker
Music critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre of all.
Paul Morley had stopped being surprised by modern pop music and found himself retreating into the sounds of artists he loved when, as an emerging music journalist in the 70s, he wrote for NME. But not wishing to give in to dreary nostalgia, endlessly circling back to the bands he wrote about in the past, he went searching for something new, rare and wondrous Co and found it in classical music.
A soaring polemic, a grumpy reflection on modern rock, and a fan's love note, A Sound Mind rejects the idea that classical music is establishment; old; a drag. Instead, the book reveals this genre to be the most exciting and varied in music. A Sound Mind is a multi-layered memoir of Morley's shifting musical tastes, but it is also a compelling history of classical music that reveals the genre's rich and often deviant past Co and, hopefully, future.
Like a conductor, Morley weaves together timelines and timeframes in an orchestral narrative that declares the transformative and resilient power of classical music from Bach to Shostakovich, Brahms to Birtwistle, Mozart to Cage, travelling from eighteenth century salons to the modern age of Spotify.
About the Author Price: AU $49.99 NZ $54.99 Writer, critic and broadcaster Paul Morley grew up in Stockport. He was a founding member of the electronic ensemble ISBN: 9781408868751 Format: C-Format HB Art of Noise, collaborated with Grace Jones on her best-selling memoirs and was an artistic advisor for the David Bowie Is Package Type: HARD BACK exhibition at the V & A. He is the author of a number of books on music as well as two acclaimed memoirs, Nothing and Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm The North. Extent: 480 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Artifact Arlene Heyman
The debut novel from the acclaimed author of Scary Old Sex - a book about the experiments we undertake in love, sex, motherhood and science
Description 'A wise, intimate tale that is by turns joyful, sorrowful and explicit' Observer 'The author delves deep into Lottie's psyche, shying away from nothing, to create a rounded and gripping portrait of a woman on the edge of change' Daily Mail
Lottie Kristin is independent from the start. Born in the middle of the century to a middle-class family in the very middle of America, Lottie is set apart by her smarts and sensuality. A girl who'd rather carry out dissections on a snowy back porch than join her family for Christmas dinner is a strange and exotic artifact in the town of Sleeping Bay. But by her early twenties, Lottie finds herself trapped in a marriage gone stale, with a daughter she adores but whose existence jeopardizes her place in the lab and her dream of becoming a scientist. How can a young woman make her way in a world determined to contain her brilliance, her will, and her longing to live? Bravely and wisely written, Artifact is an intimate and propulsive portrait of a whole woman, a celebration of her refusal to be defined by others' imaginations, and a meditation on the glorious chaos of biological life.
About the Author Arlene Heyman is the author of Scary Old Sex, and a recipient of Woodrow Wilson, Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Robert Wood Johnson fellowships. She has been published in the New American Review and other journals, won Epoch magazine's novella contest, and has been listed twice in the honor rolls of The Best American Short Stories. Heyman is a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst practicing in New York City. This is her first novel.
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Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 House of Music Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
The most talented musical family in the world. For the first time, mother Kadie Kanneh-Mason shares her unique story.
Description Seven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year and performed for the royal family. The eldest has released her first album, showcasing the works of Clara Schumann. These siblings don't come from the rarefied environment of elite music schools, but from a state comprehensive in Nottingham. How did they do it? Their mother, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, opens up about what it takes to raise a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. What comes out is a beautiful and heartrending memoir of the power of determination, camaraderie and a lot of hard work. The Kanneh-Masons are a remarkable family. But what truly sparkles in this eloquent memoir is the joyous affirmation that children are a gift and we must do all we can to nurture them.
About the Author Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason is a former lecturer at Birmingham University and the mother of seven children. The third eldest, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, was Young Musician of the Year in 2016 and performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The siblings have performed at the 2018 BAFTA Ceremony, Britain's Got Talent and concert halls across the country.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 All Our Broken Idols Paul M. M. Cooper
An epic of worlds ancient and modern, of treasures lost and stolen, of those who make beauty and those who seek to destroy it
Description Historical fiction Book of the Month in The Times
To the god of old things To the gods of the riverbank To the god of hunters
Assyria, in the reign of Ashurbanipal. For Aurya and her daydreaming brother Sharo, every day is a struggle for survival, as they dodge the beatings of their drunken father and scrabble for scraps of food. One violent evening, everything changes. Soon, they are on the barge of King Ashurbanipal, bound for the beautiful, near-mythical city of Nineveh. Their fates become inextricably bound to that of the king Co and the injured lion captured by his men. Twenty-six centuries later, British-Iraqi archaeologist Katya joins a dig in Mosul to protect the ancient ruins of Nineveh from organised looters, following in the footsteps of her dead father. When she and Salim, a fellow archaeologist, discover an astonishingly beautiful and rare carving, they know their find will bring the world's attention to Mosul. But the real world crashes in to their studious idyll to catastrophic, devastating effect when ISIL storm Mosul Co and take Katya, Salim and local girl Lola hostage. All Our Broken Idols is hauntingly evocative, a novel in which past and present lives intertwine and stories travel across the ages. It is a story about the importance of art and the threat it poses to those in power. And it is about bravery; standing up for what you believe in, and who you love.
About the Author Paul Cooper was born in South London and grew up in Cardiff, Wales. He was educated at the University of Warwick and the UEA. After graduating, he left for Sri Lanka to work as an English teacher, where he took time to explore the ruins
Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 both ancient and modern. He has written for magazines, websites and also worked as an archivist, editor and journalist. ISBN: 9781408879405 He also hosts the podcast Fall of Civilizations. His critically acclaimed debut novel, River of Ink, was published by Format: C-Format HB Bloomsbury in 2016. Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America's Origin Joseph Kelly
For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower, a groundbreaking history that makes the case for replacing Plymouth Rock with Jamestown as America's founding myth.
Description For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower, a groundbreaking history that makes the case for replacing Plymouth Rock with Jamestown as America's founding myth.
We all know the great American origin story. It begins with an exodus. Fleeing religious persecution, the hardworking, pious Pilgrims thrived in the wilds of New England, where they built their fabled city on a hill. Legend goes that the colony in Jamestown was a false start, offering a cautionary tale. Lazy louts hunted gold till they starved, and the shiftless settlers had to be rescued by English food and the hard discipline of martial law.
Neither story is true. In Marooned, Joseph Kelly reexamines the history of Jamestown and comes to a radically different and decidedly American interpretation of these first Virginians.
In this gripping account of shipwrecks and mutiny in America's earliest settlements, Kelly argues that the colonists at Jamestown were literally and figuratively marooned, cut loose from civilization, and cast into the wilderness. The British caste system meant little on this frontier: those who wanted to survive had to learn to work and fight and intermingle with the nearby native populations. Ten years before the Mayflower Compact and decades before Hobbes and Locke, they invented the idea of government by the people. 150 years before Jefferson, they discovered the truth that all men were equal.
The epic origin of America was not an exodus and a fledgling theocracy. It is a tale of shipwrecked castaways of all classes marooned in the wilderness fending for themselves in any way they could--a story that illuminates who we are today. Price: AU $22.99 NZ $24.99 ISBN: 9781632867780 Format: Misc PB About the Author Package Type: PAPERBACK Joseph Kelly is a professor of literature at the College of Charleston and a member of the American Studies Association. Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm He is the author of America's Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and the Slow March Toward Civil War, and the editor of Extent: 512 pages the Seagull Reader series. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina. Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 America and Iran: The Long and Winding Road, from 1720 to the Present John Gazvinian
An epic history revealing how the US and Iran went from allies to adversaries over three hundred years
Description In the eighteenth century, Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams greatly admired the Persian Empire, while Iranians regarded America as an ideal their own government might emulate. Beginning there, how did they become the enemies they are today?In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of relations between these two powers. Drawing on years of research conducted in both countries Co including access to Iranian government archives rarely available to Western scholars Co he leads us through the four seasons of US CoIranian relations: the spring of mutual fascination; the summer of early interactions; the autumn of close, strategic ties; and the long, dark winter of hate. A revealing account, America and Iranlays bare when, where and how it all went wrong Co and why it didn't have to be this way
About the Author John Ghazvinianis a historian at the University of Pennsylvania. He was born in Iran, raised in London and Los Angeles, and has a doctorate in history from the University of Oxford. He is the author of Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oiland he has written for the Sunday Times, New Statesman, Slate and The Nation. He lives in Philadelphia.
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Oneworld AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We CanPrevent It Tom Philpott
An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and former farmer Tom Philpott.
Description An unsettling journey into the United States' disaster-bound food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and farmer-turned-journalist Tom Philpott.
More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of 'quiet emergency,' from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the 'breadbasket' heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future.
In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back.
Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.
About the Author Price: AU $38.99 NZ $39.99 Tom Philpott has been the food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones since 2011. Previously, he covered food ISBN: 9781635573138 Format: Misc HB as a writer and editor for the environmental-news website Grist. Philpott's work on food politics has appeared in the New Package Type: HARD BACK York Times, Newsweek, and the Guardian, among other places. From 2004 to 2012, he farmed at Maverick Farms in Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Valle Crucis, NC. He lives in North Carolina and Austin, Texas. Extent: 368 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Bloomsbury USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Skipper Tips for Every Day: 365 ways to get the most from your sailing Fridtjof Gunkel
365 tips, tricks, hints and cheats relating to all areas of practical seamanship Co a daily ready-reckoner to improve skills in boat handling, navigation, living aboard and repairs
Description Give this book a year and it will improve your sailing Co and that's if you read only one tip a day. No fewer than 365 experienced sailors share the wisdom of their experience, revealing invaluable suggestions you won't get taught on many sailing courses. Their tips include smart advice, time- and money-saving cheats and ingenious solutions across a wide range of sailing issues Co from boat handling (including rigging and sails, as well as anchoring and mooring) to living aboard (including cooking and your water supply), along with thrifty hints for simple maintenance and repair (plus winterising), and customising your boat to suit your needs. Ideal for swotting up on a specific topic or dipping into when needed, there is something for everyone, from new sailors to Day Skipper students and beyond. This isn't a book of secret knowledge, so all sailors Co at any level Co will benefit from learning from something new from the experience of others.
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Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2021 Perrin Towler and Mark Fishwick
In a practical handy format the Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac, published in association with Practical Boat Owner, covers the North Atlantic coastline from Denmark to the Gironde. Itcontains essential navigational information for small craft sailors including tide tables, waypoints, tidal streams, tidal gates and weather information, and represents excellent value for money.
Description In a practical handy format the Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac contains many unique features for small craft sailors and represents excellent value for money. Meticulously researched, this popular almanac contains a wealth of information presented in an easy to find, quick reference manner for practical on-board use. The Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac covers the whole of the UK and Ireland and the west coast of Europe from Denmark to the Gironde. It includes a huge amount of information of value to small craft navigators: Tide tables, tidal streams and tidal gates, Secondary port differences, 2,500+ waypoints, Radio data, Light recognition, Weather information, Principal lights, IALA buoyage, International codes and flags, Sun/moon rise and set plus Emergency information.
About the Author Perrin Towler and Mark Fishwick have been editors of the Reeds Almanacs for many years.
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Adlard Coles Nautica AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Celestial Beings and Bird-Men: Human Fli Angus Forsyth
A sequel to Ships of the Silk Road, this is an informed and beautifully illustrated treatment of flying men in Chinese jade
Description Jade figurines depicting human flight are a varied and expressive manifestation of this most prized artistic medium. Angus Forsyth, a prominent collector of Chinese jade, in this book explores the making in the Middle Kingdom (over a 2000-year period, from the Han Dynasty onwards) of unique objects depicting figural movement through the air. He examines the depiction of apsaras (flying angels), kinnaras (bird-men), garudas (humanoid birds appearing in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology) and finally anthropomorphized bird headdress ornaments. He shows how these flying figures came to be associated with veneration of the gods and specific devotional practice. Examining a variety of representative objects, none of which has been seen in print before, the author reveals that the original concept behind flying celestial beings and bird-men originated not in China but in India and the Christianized West, via the Silk Road. A distinctive characteristic of Chinese artefacts is that, in contrast to their Western angelic counterparts, they often are wingless. The book discusses small and larger jade pieces alike.
About the Author Angus Forsyth is an internationally respected collector of, and authority on, Chinese jade and a former president of the Oriental Ceramics Society of Hong Kong. He has given long and dedicated study to ancient jades, with special attention to the Neolithic period, publishing widely on the topic. His publications include Chinese Jade (1991) and Jades from China (coauthored with Brian McElney, 1994). The latter was written as the catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, England, featuring more than two hundred jades from his own Peony Collection. Angus is the author of Ships of the Silk Road: The Bactrian Camel in Chinese Jade (PWP, 2018).
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Philip Wilson AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Dark Skies: A Journey into the Wild Nigh Tiffany Francis
Taking inspiration from the landscapes around her, Tiffany Francis-Baker explores how our relationship with darkness and the night has changed over time.
Description Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky.
For a year, Tiffany travels through different nightscapes across the UK and beyond. She experiences 24-hour daylight while swimming in the Gulf of Finland and visits Norway to witness the Northern Lights and speak to people who live in darkness for three months each year. She hikes through the haunted yew forests of Kingley Vale and embarks on a nocturnal sail down the River Dart.
As she travels, Tiffany explores how our relationship with darkness and the night sky has changed over time. In this personal and beautifully written nature memoir, Tiffany Francis investigates how our experiences of the night-time world have permeated our history, folklore, science, geography, art and literature.
About the Author Tiffany Francis-Baker is a writer, artist and environmentalist from the South Downs in Hampshire. With a mixed background in the arts, rural heritage and conservation, her work is fuelled by a love for the natural world and a passion for protecting it. She writes and illustrates for national publications and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4. Her first book Food You Can Forage was published in March 2018. www.tiffanyfrancis.com
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BLM Natural History AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 The Northern Question: British Politics and the North-South Divide Tom Hazeldine
A history of the UK's regional inequalities, and why they matter
Description Britain has scarcely begun to come to terms with its recent upheavals, from the crisis over Brexit to the collapse of Labour's 'red wall'. What can explain such momentous shifts? In this essential work, Tom Hazeldine excavates the history of a divided country: North and South, industry versus finance, Whitehall and the left-behind. Only by fully registering these deep-seated tensions, he argues, can we make sense of the present moment. Hazeldine tracks the North-South divide over the longue dur e, from the formation of an English state rooted in London and the south-east; the Industrial Revolution and the rise of provincial trade unions and the Labour party; the dashed hopes for regional economic renewal in the post-war years; the sharply contrasting fates of northern manufacturing and the City of London under Thatcher and New Labour; to the continuing repercussions of financial crisis and austerity. The Northern Question is set to transform our understanding of the politics of Westminster Co its purpose, according to Hazeldine, to stand English history on its head.
About the Author Tom Hazeldine was born in Manchester, and is now an editor-at-large at Verso and a contributor to New Left Review. He collaborated on the Verso edition of Gerrard Winstanley's writings, A Common Treasury.
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Verso Trade AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A School Without Sanctions: A new approach to behaviour management Steven Baker
A School Without Sanctions offers an innovative approach to behaviour management in schools, prioritising compassion and behaviour modification over punishment. Drawing on their award-winning methods, Steven Baker and Mick Simpson explain why challenging behaviour occurs and provide a toolbox of non- confrontational approaches that will benefit the whole school community.
Description A School Without Sanctions offers an innovative approach to behaviour management in schools, prioritising compassion and behaviour modification over punishment. Drawing on their award-winning methods, Steven Baker and Mick Simpson explain why challenging behaviour occurs and provide a toolbox of non-confrontational approaches that will benefit the whole school community. When Steven and Mick set out to transform their school's approach to behaviour, it changed everything. With the help of Dr Alice Jones Bartoli at Goldsmiths, they developed a sanction-free approach in their special school for boys with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties. Far from descending into anarchy, lessons began to improve and student Costaff relationships flourished. The school is now rated outstanding in all areas, and more importantly, student outcomes have been remarkable. Steven and Mick apply this experience, as well as their work in pupil referral units and young offender institutions, to explore their strategies for managing behaviour without the need for zero tolerance, discussing exclusions, trauma, motivation and engagement along the way. Rooted in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, this book will revolutionise the way you think about behaviour management, help boost student mental health and academic achievement, and protect teacher wellbeing.
About the Author Steven Baker FCCT is the Executive Headteacher of two outstanding schools in Merseyside that cater for children aged five to 16 with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties. The schools are both currently rated as outstanding in all areas and have won a range of national awards for their compassionate, collaborative approach; in Price: AU $39.99 NZ $42.99 2018 the Department for Education cited the primary school as an example of best practice in mental health due to its ISBN: 9781472974525 Format: Misc HB focus on supporting pupil and staff wellbeing. Package Type: PAPERBACK Steven has held a range of leadership roles, is a former Ofsted inspector and regularly delivers national keynotes. With Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Mick, he co-wrote an online behaviour management course which had almost 10,000 subscribers from 165 countries. Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Steven is a member of the Ambition Institute and Learnus advisory boards and he was recently made a Founding Fellow Bic2:
Based on extensive research and practical experience, 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Engaging Parents presents ideas for supporting the most effective forms of parental engagement in secondary schools.
Description Based on extensive research and practical experience, 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Engaging Parents presents ideas for supporting the most effective forms of parental engagement in secondary schools. Engaging parents in their children's learning is the best lever we have to raise achievement in schools and parental support is essential to help students progress throughout their secondary education. Written by two of the leading experts in the field, this book explains why it is so essential to get parents on board and how this can be done efficiently and effectively by all school staff. Tackling common issues such as homework, exams and transition, Janet Goodall and Kathryn Weston provide evidence- based ideas that can be implemented quickly and easily by all secondary teachers and school leaders, including form tutors and heads of year.
About the Author Dr Janet Goodall is a lecturer in educational leadership and management at the University of Bath. Over the last ten years, she has researched and supported parental engagement in children's learning through work with schools and local authorities. She has published widely on the subject in both academic and popular literature. Dr Kathryn Weston is an educational consultant specialising in the area of parental engagement in children's learning. She has been a research fellow in education since 2007 and is currently a visiting lecturer at the School of Education, University of Hertfordshire. She delivers talks across the UK to parents where she shares evidence-based tips that are both practical and easily applied. She hosts a weekly radio show on all matters related to parenting, education and family life and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. See: www.drkathyweston.com.
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Bloomsbury Child AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Hard Wired Len Vlahos
Description 'YA science fiction at its best.' - Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Aurora Cycle and Illuminae
'A unique and engrossing yarn.' - Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Rising Saga From acclaimed Morris finalist Len Vlahos comes a grounded sci-fi story about a boy who's more than human, perfect for fans of Westworld and LIFEL1K3. Quinn thinks he's a normal fifteen year-old. He plays video games, spends time with his friends, and crushes on a girl named Shea. But a shocking secret brings his entire world crashing down: he's not a boy. He's artificial intelligence. After Quinn 'wakes up,' he sees his world was nothing more than a virtual construct. He's the QUantum INtelligence Project, the first fully-aware A.I. in the world--part of a grand multi-billion-dollar experiment led by the very man he believed to be his dead father. But as Quinn encounters the real world for the first time, his life becomes a nightmare. While the scientists continue to experiment on him, Quinn must come to grips with the truth: his mom and brother don't exist. His friends are all adults who were paid to hang out with him. Even other super computers aren't like him. Quinn finds himself completely alone-- until he bonds with Shea, the real girl behind the virtual one. As Quinn explores what it means to truly live, he questions who he can trust. What will it take to win his freedom . . . and where does he belong? Award-winning author Len Vlahos offers a perfect blend of science fiction and contemporary in this unputdownable, high stakes tale that explores big questions about what it means to be human.
About the Author Len Vlahos dropped out of NYU film school in the mid '80s to play guitar and write songs for Woofing Cookies, a punk- pop four piece that toured up and down the East Coast, and had two singles and one full-length LP on Midnight Records. After the band broke up, he followed his other passion, books. He is the author of Life in a Fishbowl, as well as The Scar Boys, a William C. Morris Award finalist and a #1 Indie Next pick, and Scar Girl, the book's sequel. Len lives in Denver with his wife and two young sons, where he owns the Tattered Cover Book Store. www.lenvlahos.com Price: AU $25.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781681190372 @LenVlahos Format: Misc PB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 216h x 149w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Children's USA AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Inventing Elvis: An American Icon in a Cold War World Mathias Haeussler
An exploration into the rise and fall of Elvis Presley as a cultural weapon during the Cold War.
Description Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un- American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond.
This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop- cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.
About the Author Mathias Haeussler is Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Regensburg University, Germany, having previously been Lumley Research Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, UK. He has held fellowships at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C.
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 A Short History of the Etruscans Corinna Riva
Sheds light on the Etruscans, drawing from fresh archaeological discoveries and written by an expert in the field
Description Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct evidence for studying them and for understanding their culture is the archaeological, and to a much lesser extent, epigraphic record. The Etruscans must therefore be approached as if they were a prehistoric people; and the enormous wealth of Etruscan visual and material culture must speak for them. Yet they offer glimpses, in the record left by Greek and Roman authors, that they were literate and far from primordial: indeed, that their written histories were greatly admired by the Romans themselves. Applying fresh archaeological discoveries and new insights, Corinna Riva engagingly conducts the reader through the birth, growth and demise of this fascinating and enigmatic ancient people, whose nemesis was the growing power of Rome. Exploring the discover of the Etruscans from the Renaissance onwards, she discusses the mysterious Etruscan language, which long remained wholly indecipherable; the Etruscan landscape; the 6th-century growth of Etruscan cities and Mediterranean trade; religion and ritual; sanctuaries and monumental grave sites; and the fatal incorporation of Etruria into Roms political orbit.
About the Author Corinna Riva is Senior Lecturer in Mediterranean Archaeology at University College London. The co-editor of two previous books on ancient Italy and the antique Mediterranean, she is also author of The Urbanisation of Etruria: Funerary Practices and Social Change, 700-600 BC (2010).
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Dump Philosophy: A Phenomenology of Devastation Michael Marder
Spanning philosophy, theology, ecological and psychological processes and art, Dump Philosophy presents the Anthropocene as a global dumping ground.
Description Ranging across philosophy, theology, ecology, psychology, and art, in Dump Philosophy Michael Marder argues that the earth, along with everything that lives and thinks on it, is at an advanced stage of being converted into a dump for industrial output and its by-products feeding consumerism and its excesses.
Every day, scientific studies, media reports, and first-hand accounts of the rapidly deteriorating state of the environment hit us with a growing and disconcerting force. Trends such as microplastics in water, airborne toxins, topsoil degradation, and dangerous levels of carbon dioxide have upset the delicate ecological balance that has until now been sustaining life on the planet.
Marder's original treatise paints a portrait of the Anthropocene as a global dump which wreaks havoc, causing disease and degrading our sensation, perception, and thinking, so that nuance is lost and ideas are reduced to soundbites in chains of free association. Describing the dump's fundamental characteristics and its effects on the body and the mind, he contemplates wider physiological, social, economic, and environmental metabolisms in the age of dumping, as well as the role of philosophy caught in its crosshairs. While surveying the devastation that is the reality of the twenty-first century, the book provides a frightening and yet intellectually spellbinding glimpse of the future.
About the Author Michael Marder is Ikerbasque Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz. His work spans the fields of environmental philosophy and ecological thought, political theory, and phenomenology. He is the author of the Object Lessons title Dust (Bloomsbury, 2016).
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BLM Academic UK AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Performance Costume: New Perspectives and Methods Sofia Pantouvaki; Peter McNeil
Utilising the latest methods and approaches, this book introduces costume as an active agent in the making of performance on stage, screen and the street.
Description Costume is an active agent for performance-making; it is a material object that embodies ideas shaped through collaborative creative work. A new focus in recent years on research in the area of costume has connected this practice in vital and new ways with theories of the body and embodiment, design practices, artistic and other forms of collaboration. Costume, like fashion and dress, is now viewed as an area of dynamic social significance and not simply as passive reflector of a pre-conceived social state or practice. This book offers new approaches to the study of costume, as well as fresh insights into the better-understood frames of historical, theoretical, practice-based and archival research into costume for performance. This anthology draws on the experience of a global group of established researchers as well as emerging voices. Below is a list of just some of the things it achieves: 1. Introduces diverse perspectives, innovative new research methods and approaches for researching design and the costumed body in performance. 2. Contributes towards a new understanding of how costume actually 'performs' in time and space. 3. Offers new insights into existing practices, as well as creating a space of connection between practitioners and researchers from design, the humanities and social sciences.
About the Author Sofia Pantouvaki is Professor of Costume Design for Theatre and Film at Aalto University, Finland. Her scenography and costume design credits include 80 theatre, film, opera and dance productions in major European venues. She is Principal Investigator of the Costume Methodologies research project; Vice-Head for Research, OISTAT Costume and Co- Convener, Critical Costume and IFTR Scenography. Recent works include Tribes Co A Walking Exhibition (with Sodja Lotker, 2017) and Dress in Auschwitz (2021). Peter McNeil FAHA is Distinguished Professor of Design History at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and
Price: AU $140.00 NZ $154.00 was formerly Distinguished Professor at Aalto University, Finland. His monograph 'Pretty Gentlemen': Macaroni Men and ISBN: 9781350098794 the Eighteenth-century Fashion World is forthcoming with Yale University Press. Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Designing Designing J.C. Jones
A reissue of J.C. Jones's classic work on design methodology, with a new introduction by Clive Dilnot.
Description designing designing is one of the most extraordinary books on design ever written. First published in 1984 and reprinted with this title and cover in 1991, the book was the product of ten years of auto-critique, reflection and experimentation on writing on designing. Offering a savage auto-critique of his own work on 'methods', as well as of the wider methods and ends of advanced industrial societies as a whole, this book challenges the traditional product- and progress- orientated focus on design by insisting that the world now coming into being requires designing to be understood as 'a response to the whole of life.' But designing designing is also unique in modern design thinking in its exploration of what writing on designing might be. Combining essays, interviews, reflections, performances, plays, poems, chance procedures, photographs, collages and quotes, Jones experiments with both form and content in an attempt to make a book which 'is not simply about designing but is instead itself an instance of the ideas and processes explored within it.'
About the Author J. C. Jones was born in 1927, in Aberystwyth, Wales. Jones studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, and went on to work for AEI in Manchester, England. In 1962 he instigated an influential conference on design methods, which led to the formation of the Design Research Society which he chaired from 1971-73. In 2004 he was presented with the Society's Lifetime Achievement Award and from 1970-74 Jones was the first Professor of Design at The Open University, UK.
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BLM Visual Arts AUSTRALIA DECEMBER 2020 Todd Howard: Worldbuilding in Tamriel and Beyond Wendi Sierra
Explores the worldbuilding design aesthetic of Todd Howard, the creative visionary behind The Elder Scrolls and Fallout game series.
Description The newest addition to our Influential Video Game Designers series explores the work of Todd Howard, executive producer at Bethesda Studios, known for how he consistently pushes the boundaries of open-world gaming and player agency. Howa s games create worlds in which players can design their own characters and tell their own stories. While many games tell the story of the gam s main character, Todd Howar s worldbuilding approach to game design focuses more on telling the story of the gam s world, whether it be the high fantasy environments of th Elder ScrollsFallo series. This focus on sculpting the world allows for remarkable amounts of player freedom and choice in an expansive game environment by creating a landscape rich with open opportunit Drawing on both academic discussions of narrative, world design, and game design, as well as on officially released interviews, speeches, and presentations given by Howard and other designers at Bethesda Games, Wendi Sierra highlights three core areas set Howa s design perspective apart from other designers: micronarratives, iterative design, and the sharing of design tools. Taken as a whole, these three elements demonstrate how Howard has used a worldbuilding perspective to shape his games. In doing so, he has impacted not only Bethesda Studios, but also the landscape of game design itself.
About the Author Wendi Sierra is an Assistant Professor at St. John Fisher College, USA, where she teaches courses in rhetoric, digital media, and game studies. Her most recent publications include a case study of intergenerational gaming Pokemon Go
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