OCTOBER 2018 Lands of the Curry Leaf Peter Kuruvita A flavour-filled vegetarian and vegan journey through the subcontinent and beyond - from Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Sales points • • A culinary journey of discovery from the Himalayas to Sri Lanka • Bestselling author is also a successful chef and TV personality with a significant profile in Australia and internationally, via his restaurants and his television series • Author very keen to exploit his many media connections and support the book with events and workshops • The focus on vegetarian and vegetable-based dishes taps into the significant and growing popularity of vegetarian cookery; as well as interest in the healthy properties of plant-based food • Authenticity of recipes: author is of Sri Lankan heritage and has extensively travelled and researched the regions covered in the book • Peter's family stories add an extra element and were also a popular feature of his first book, Serendip Description 'A culture of food and friendship flows through my veins. This is the culture of the subcontinent, where a curry leaf tree grows in the garden of just about every home.' Acclaimed chef, author and TV presenter Peter Kuruvita shares over 100 vegetarian and vegan recipes that take us on a culinary journey of discovery through the subcontinent - from Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and his home country of Sri Lanka. All the dishes in this deeply personal collection, spiced with the flavours of Peter's life and travels, reflect the diversity of the regions, their legendary hospitality, their energy and excitement, extraordinary landscapes and rich history. Peter explores a goldmine of plant-based flavours in recipes for street foods; pulses and legumes; salads; dairy-based Price: AU $49.99 NZ $55.00 dishes; curries, stir-fries and stews; rice; soups; chutneys; and sauces. They are supported by detailed glossaries of ISBN: 9781743365113 ingredients, as well as advice on setting up a subcontinental pantry, tempering and blending spices, and adapting Format: Hard Cover authentic regional cooking methods for the home kitchen. Dimensions: 260x195mm Extent: 296 pages Bic1: Vegetarian cookery This book is a reflection of the changing dialogue about what we eat, as the world embraces the idea of a meal where Bic2: National & regional cuisine flesh is not the main event. Lands of the Curry Leaf is a celebration of all things vegetable and their growing prominence Illustrations: at our tables. Showing that vegetables, grains and pulses can be culinary stars, Peter takes simple, honest, health-giving Previous Titles: Author now living: QLD ingredients, adds a host of exciting spices, and transforms them into a complete and joyous meal. About the Author Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 Lands of the Curry Leaf 8 copy pack Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $399.92 NZ $440.00 ISBN: 9324551065464 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 The Mental Load Emma A scorching collection of cartoons that is incisive, funny and fiercely feminist Sales points • This is Leunig for the modern woman - if you're not laughing, you're crying in recognition • The terms 'mental load', 'emotional labour', 'third shift', 'you should've asked' are all burgeoning in media and discussions of the equity of shared domestic life • Emma's comics have appeared in Harpers Bazaar, on the ABC, Guardian, NY Times, Salon, scarymommy, news. com.au • Emma has over 500k readers in The Guardian • Facebook followers: 300k • There's always that moment during conversation between women when one says to the other: 'That's exactly what happened to me!' This happens again and again when reading Emma. Description Emma takes on issues that weigh disproportionately on women - that invisible labour and unpaid organising we do for others - and gives them a comic, feminist twist. Most of us carry some form of mental load - about our work, household responsibilities, financial obligations and personal life - but what makes up that burden and how it's distributed within households and understood in offices isn't usually equal or fair. From maternity leave (it's not a holiday!) to the male gaze and the medical establishment's treatment of women during childbirth, Emma skewers our modern lives in a way that is both hilarious and deadly serious. If you're not laughing, you're probably crying in recognition. Her comics also address the everyday outrages and absurdities of immigrant rights, income inequality and police violence. About the Author Emma is a 36-year-old computer technician who lives in Paris but who says she learns 'all over the place'. She works on podcasts for the radio station France Culture and her comics run in The Guardian. Emma's strips have a record of going viral. You Should've Asked was viewed on blogs around the world, and an article about her in the French magazine Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 L'Express drew 1.8 million views - a record since the site was created. ISBN: 9781760633646 Format: Dimensions: 254x216mm Extent: 216 pages Bic1: Feminism & feminist theory Bic2: Cartoons & comic strips Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 Mental Load 10 copy pack Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $299.90 NZ $329.90 ISBN: 9324551065488 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 Gardens on the Edge Christine Reid 18 stunning Australian gardens, each bordering a natural 'frontier', including rainforest, river, desert, bushland, saltbush plains, volcanic lake, mountain ranges and the ocean's edge Sales points • •Gardening and 'Australiana' combine in a visually stunning and eminently readable book • •Several gardens have not been published previously • •Author is a leading garden writer in Australia and internationally with strong media/horticultural media connections • •Images shot by renowned garden photographer Simon Griffiths Description In breathtaking images and insightful essays, Gardens on the Edge</i> explores 18 Australian gardens that are defined by extraordinary horizons. Each of the featured landscapes - from every state and territory, from outback to city - is situated on the edge of a natural frontier: rainforest, desert, bushland, river, mountain range, volcanic crater lake, coast, harbour, saltbush plains. In another sense, Australian gardens and their owners are always 'on the edge' in dealing with the endless vagaries of nature, from drought to dust, fires to flood. In telling the stories of the gardens and their owners, Christine Reid reveals the diversity and character of the Australian continent - and celebrates the imagination and resilience of those who have met the challenges of creating, reconstructing or restoring their 'vision splendid' in an ancient and often-unforgiving land. About the Author As a garden writer with a wide-ranging background in newspapers and magazines, Christine Reid's principal interest is the social and cultural history of gardens and designed landscapes, historic and contemporary. Her extensive writings on gardens appear in major lifestyle magazines both in Australia and the UK; she has been the Australian contributor to the English publication Gardens Illustrated since 1998. Christine has also been writer and consulting editor for many international garden books including The Oxford Companion to the Garden (Oxford University Press, 2006) and The Gardeners' Garden (Phaidon, 2014). Price: AU $59.99 NZ $69.99 ISBN: 9781760631604 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 290x220mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Gardening Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 None of My Business P. J. O'Rourke P. J. O'Rourke channels his extensive experience of making fun of terrible things in despicable places and applies it to somewhere even worse - Wall Street. Sales points • Very timely for Australia, given the intense focus and public attention being given to the Banking Commission • P.J.'s look at the 2016 US presidential election, How the Hell Did This Happen?, brought him his highest sales in years, launching him to a new generation of readers in the process • His books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide Description After decades covering war and disaster, bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P. J. O'Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet - business, investment, finance and the political chicanery behind them. Want to get rich overnight for free in 3 easy steps with no risk? Then don't buy this book. (Actually, if you believe there's a book that can do that, you shouldn't buy any books because you probably can't read.) P.J.'s approach to business, investment, and finance is different. He takes the risks for you in his chapter 'How I Learned Economics by Watching People Try to Kill Each Other.' He proposes 'A Way to Raise Taxes That We'll All Love' - a 200% tax on celebrities. He offers a brief history of economic transitions before exploring the world of high tech innovation with a chapter on 'Unnovations', which asks, 'The Internet-whose idea was it to put all the idiots on earth in touch with each other?' He misunderstands bitcoin, which seems 'like a weird scam invented by strange geeks with weaponized slide rules in the high school Evil Math Club.' He closes with a fanciful short story about the morning that P.J. wakes up and finds that all the world's goods and services are free! Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 This is P.J. at his finest, a book not to be missed. ISBN: 9781611854961 Format: Paperback - C format About the Author Dimensions: 234x156mm Extent: 240 pages P. J. O'Rourke has written eighteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics.