OCTOBER 2018 Lands of the Curry Leaf: A vegetarian food journey from Sri Lanka to Nepal 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 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 dishes; curries, stir-fries and stews; rice; soups; chutneys; and sauces. They are supported by detailed glossaries of ingredients, as well as advice on setting up a subcontinental pantry, tempering and blending spices, and adapting authentic regional cooking methods for the home kitchen. This book is a reflection of the changing dialogue about what we eat, as the world embraces the idea of a meal where flesh is not the main event. Lands of the Curry Leaf is a celebration of all things vegetable and their growing prominence at our tables. Showing that vegetables, grains and pulses can be culinary stars, Peter takes simple, honest, health-giving ingredients, adds a host of exciting spices, and transforms them into a complete and joyous meal. About the Author Price: $49.99 Born in London to an Austrian mother and Sri Lankan father, Peter Kuruvita spent much of his childhood in Sri Lanka ISBN: 9781743365113 before moving to Australia with his parents. Here he began his career as a chef, which has taken him from Sydney to Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 260x195mm prestigious restaurants in London, the USA, Fiji, the Hayman Islands and Bali. Home in Australia, Peter brings his Extent: 296 pages signature style and focus on seafood to Noosa Beach House on the Sunshine Coast. Memories of an idyllic childhood Bic1: Vegetarian cookery spent in Sri Lanka inspired his first book, Serendip, published in 2009. This was followed by Peter's first TV series, My Sri Bic2: National & regional cuisine Illustrations: Lanka, and by three subsequent TV series: Island Feast, Mexican Fiesta and Peter Kuruvita's Coastal Kitchen. Peter has Previous Titles: worked as an ambassador for Dilmah Tea for many years, and also hosts culinary tours of Sri Lanka for World Author now living: QLD Expeditions. Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 Lands of the Curry Leaf 8 copy pack Description About the Author Price: $399.92 ISBN: 9324551065464 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 The Mental Load: A feminist comic Emma A scorching collection of cartoons that is incisive, funny and fiercely feminist 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 L'Express drew 1.8 million views - a record since the site was created. Price: $29.99 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 Description About the Author Price: $299.90 ISBN: 9324551065488 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 Gardens on the Edge: A journey through Australian landscapes 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 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: $59.99 ISBN: 9781760631604 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 290x220mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Gardening Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 Gardens on the Edge 8 copy pack Description About the Author Price: $479.92 ISBN: 9324551065471 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Murdoch Books OCTOBER 2018 None of My Business: P.J. Explains Money, Banking, Debt, Equity, Assets, Liabilities and Why He's Not Rich and Neither Are You 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. 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! This is P.J. at his finest, a book not to be missed. About the Author P. J. O'Rourke has written eighteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He is a Price: $29.99 contributing editor at the Weekly Standard, H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute, a regular panellist on ISBN: 9781611854961 NPR's Wait Wait . Don't Tell Me, and editor-in-chief of the web magazine American Consequences. He lives in rural Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 234x156mm New England, as far away from the things he writes about as he can get. Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Business & management Bic2: Finance Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Grove Press OCTOBER 2018 None of My Business 8 copy pack Includes 8 copies None of My Business plus free reading copy. Description About the Author Price: $239.92 ISBN: 9324551065853 Format: Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Grove Press OCTOBER 2018 How the Hell Did This Happen?: A Cautionary Tale of American Democracy P.J.