October

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FICTION

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

*Staff Favourite*

A mind-blowing first novel that will be the most exciting bestseller of 2011. A magical love story and a story about the love of magic, set in a fantastical circus in the late nineteenth century where two magicians battle for supremacy.

A feast for the senses, a fin-de-siècle fantasia of magic and mischief, and the most original love story since The Time Traveler’s Wife, The Night Circus is an extraordinary blend of fantasy and reality. It will dazzle readers young and old with its virtuoso performance, and who knows, they might not want to leave the world it creates.

Tiger Men by Judy Nunn

From the pen of master storyteller, Judy Nunn, comes another brilliant work of fiction woven into the tapestry of Australian history.

TIGER MEN is the sweeping tale of three families who lived through Tasmania’s golden era and witnessed the birth of the Commonwealth of Australia, only to watch its young men consumed by the fires and horror of the First World War.

**Judy will be signing copies of Tiger Men at Unleash Books in Miranda Westfield on Thursday 20th October 11am – 12:30pm.**

Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead

The latest sexy, supernatural adventure featuring the clothes-obsessed, shape-shifting succubus, Georgina Kincaid.

The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina’s allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle – and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell’s most valuable assets, but if there’s any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it – no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won’t include the one man she’s risking everything for…

The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou’s close friend and a Lancaster supporter – until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love and married the rival king Edward IV.

Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell

As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices.

This novel is a dramatic story of the power of tribal commitment and the terrible difficulties of divided loyalties.

In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster by Stephanie Laurens

′Sinfully sexy and deliciously irresistible′ BOOKLIST

Step into a world filled with glamour and adventure with the second in a dazzling new series by Stephanie Laurens: the queen of historical romance.

Animal People by Charlotte Wood

The hilarious, tender and heartbreaking story of a watershed day in the life of Stephen – aimless, unhappy and unfulfilled, this stiflingly hot December day is the day he has decided to dump his girlfriend. A sharply observed, 24-hour urban love story.

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

The triangle at the heart of this novel is at once age-old and completely fresh and surprising. With brilliant wit, irony and an incredible understanding of and love for his characters, Jeffrey Eugenides captures the original energies of the novel while creating a story so contemporary that it reads like an intimate journal of our own lives.

Autumn Laing by Alex Miller

Autumn Laing has long outlived the legendary circle of artists she cultivated in the 1930s. Now ‘old and skeleton gaunt’, she reflects on her tumultuous relationship with the abundantly talented Pat Donlon and the effect it had on her husband, on Pat’s wife and the body of work which launched Pat’s career. A brilliantly alive and insistently energetic story of love, loyalty and creativity.

Golden Earrings by Belinda Alexandra

′Impeccable research into the terrible times of Mussolini′s Italy makes this story of sacrifice and salvation unforgettable′ WOMAN′S DAY

Golden Earrings is a story that moves between two great cities: Barcelona in the lead up to the Civil War and Paris in the 1970s. It is the story of two women and the extremes to which they are willing to go for love. It is a story of great passions — and great betrayals — where nothing is quite as it seems.

With My Body by Nikki Gemmell

The long-awaited follow-up to the international bestselling phenomenon The Bride Stripped Bare, With My Body is an intensely personal tale of sexual awakening as well as one wife′s story about every woman′s marriage.

′Vividly conveys the pathos and the privacies of the body and its desires′ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Ed King by David Guterson

From the bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars comes a classic of American life: a daringly told story of a man and a myth – dazzling and darkly funny.

In 1962, actuary Walter Cousins makes the biggest mistake of his life. When mild-mannered Walter – ‘a man who weighs risk for a living’ – sleeps with the sharp-tongued, not-quite-legal British au pair, Diane Burroughs, he can have no sense of the magnitude of his error.

I Don’t Know How She Does It ( Film Tie In) by Allison Pearson

A comedy about failure, a tragedy about success, I Don’t Know How She Does It is the untold story of the professional working mum at the start of the 21st century. Without a doubt the hottest thing since Bridget Jones’s Diary, but think Bridget Jones’s grownup, sophisticated, literary sister with two small children and a full-time City career and you’re only partway to the genius of this novel.

The Come-Back Girl by Katie Price

The brilliant new novel about the glamorous world of celebrity from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author.

Eden knows very well, life does not always work out the way you plan it. And though from the outside it looks like she has everything she could ever want, on the inside, it’s all crumbling around her again. Will she ever find happiness again?

The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty

Ellen O’Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She’s a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias. So when she falls in love with a man who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend she’s more intrigued than frightened. What makes a supposedly smart, professional woman behave this way? She’d love to meet her!

Beat the Drums Slowly by Adrian Goldsworthy

The second novel in a brilliant new Napoleonic series from acclaimed historian Adrian Goldsworthy.

Second in the series begun by TRUE SOLDIER GENTLEMEN, the story takes our heroes through the winter snows as Sir John Moore is forced to retreat to Corunna. Faced with appalling weather and pursued by an overwhelming French army led by Napoleon himself, the very survival of Britain’s army is at stake.

Matilda Is Missing by Caroline Overington

In the struggle between warring parents, who will protect the child?

Garry Hartshorn and Softie Monaghan were never love’s young dream. Not even on their wedding day.
Now, two years later, their golden-haired child is at the centre of a bitter custody battle. Both parents insist that her well-being is the only thing they care about.
Yet, in truth, Matilda was always the one most likely to become lost.

The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman

The remarkable new novel from one of Australia’s finest writers.

The Street Sweeper, in dealing with memory, love, guilt, heroism, the extremes of racism and unexpected kindness, spans the twentieth century to the present, and spans the globe from New York to Melbourne, Chicago to Auschwitz.
Epic in scope, this is a remarkable feat of storytelling.

What’s Your Number? ( Film Tie-In) by Karyn Bosnak

The hilarious and heartwarming novel, re-released to tie into the major film starring Anna Faris.

Delilah Darling wakes up one morning to realise that she has, without meaning to, hit the Big Twenty and she still hasn’t found The One.
She has only one option – to go on the ultimate road trip back to the beginning and revisit all those past lovers. Could she have missed the Love of Her Life without realising it?

NON-FICTION

Guinness World Records 2012

2012 will be the year of the Olympics, and to celebrate, Guinness World Records 2012 unveils its most thrilling edition yet, with a dynamic new “widescreen” design, thousands of new and classic records, never-before-seen photos and an exciting selection of new topics and features.

New topics and themes include: Apex Predators, Tough Guys, Dangerous Endeavours, Social Media, Battleships, Collectable Card Gaming, TV Action Heroes, Fashion, Most Dangerous Records Ever, The Oil Industry and World Cinema.

Top 10 of Everything 2012 by Caroline Ash

The bestselling Top 10 annual is back, with over 700 updated lists and brand-new feature spreads revealing exactly who or what is the best, worst, richest, deadliest, or simply biggest of almost everything in more detail than ever before.

The Australian Wine Annual 2012 by Jeremy Oliver

Encyclopaedic, accessible and extremely easy to use, The Australian Wine Annual 2012 is the definitive guide to Australian wine for wine lovers the world over. Amongst the hot tips are Jeremy Oliver’s Wine of the Year and the nine other finalists, his Top 100, plus his sought-after listing of the best Australian wines for $20 and under.

T he Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins

A stunning collaboration between a world-famous scientist and outstanding illustrator.

The Magic of Reality, with its explanations of space, time, evolution and more, will inspire and amaze readers of all ages – young adults, adults, children, octogenarians. Teaming up with the renowned illustrator Dave McKean, Richard Dawkins answers all these questions and many more.

Into the Unknown by John Bailey

Ludwig Leichhardt is undoubtedly Australia’s most fascinating early explorer. Born and educated in Prussia in the early 19th century, Leichhardt felt shackled by the narrow expectations of his family and the highly regimented society of his birth. He was a polymath, a man fascinated by the natural world and everything in it and he longed for adventure and exploration. Australia was then almost completely unknown and unexplored apart from the colonies clustered on its coastline – the interior of the continent a vast and mysterious blank. It was a country and a time ripe for amateur naturalists and explorers, and Leichhardt took up the challenge.

The River by Chris Hammer

Australia’s major river system, the Murray Darling, is collapsing. Parts of it are dying; parts of it are already dead. This was the Murray Darling that journalist Chris Hammer found in the summer of 2009 as he drove along the river.

The River tells the story of the things he saw and the people he met: of farmers practical yet delusional, of towns so friendly yet hidebound. He also tells stories of the environment, and sees first hand the effects of climate change, drought and mismanagement on the land.

Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nationat War by Leymah Gbowee

Defy a dictator. Unite your people. End a war.

As a young woman, Leymah Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. In 2003, Gbowee helped organise and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Chrisand Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia′s ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. Mighty Be Our Powers is a gripping chronicle of Gbowee′s journey from hopelessness to empowerment and how, together with the women of Liberia, she delivered peace to a nation.

Dannii: My Style by Dannii Minogue

Appearing on numerous ‘Best Dressed’ lists in 2010 – in Marie Claire, The Guardian, Company and Heat among others – style icon Dannii Minogue is a role model to women everywhere. In Dannii: My Style she shares her fashion wisdom and personal style secrets, all gloriously illustrated with stunning photos of Dannii as she dresses to impress. This must-have style bible helps you learn to love the way you are, focusing on ways to accentuate the positive, and covers everything from great hair and glowing skin to make-up and healthy eating.

The Women of the Cousins War by Philippa Gregory

Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen (2009), Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen (2010), and Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, The Rivers Woman (2011) are the subjects of the first three novels in Philippa Gregory’s Cousins’ War series, and of the three biographical essays in this book. Philippa Gregory and two historians, tell the extraordinary ‘true’ stories of the life of these women who until now have been largely forgotten by history, their background and times, highlighting questions which are raised in the fiction and illuminating the novels.

Monster Moves by Carlo Massarella

Moving house is a logistical nightmare….but imagine the challenge of moving an entire house – fixtures, fittings, brick walls, chimney and roof wholesale, through a major city, over a mountain range or across a frozen lake! That’s the kind of impossible feat tackled by teams of movers in the dramatic hit engineering TV series, Monster Moves.

Cesar’s Rules: Your way to train a well-behaved dog by Cesar Millan

The training book you’ve been waiting for from the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer.

Filled with practical advice, anecdotes, tips, and trouble-shooting techniques from Cesar and his colleagues, this is the ultimate guide to a well-behaved and well-balanced dog – from a new puppy to an old dog who can still learn new tricks.

Saving Private Sarbi: The true story of Australia’s canine war hero by Sandra Lee

Lost for 13 months in the wilds of Afghanistan, this is the dramatic, heart-warming and truly amazing story of Sarbi, the Army’s most famous explosives detection dog – the miracle dog of Tarin Kot.

The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook by Fred Bronson

From the moment Julie Andrews appears on the hills outside Salzburg to the final daring escape from the Nazis, The Sound of Music is embedded in the DNA of a generation. But what was it like to be part of all this? For seven children and young adults, the summer of 1964 was a magical one, spent in Salzburg, Austria with their parents or guardians, the film’s stars and director, and last – but not least – each other.

The Fog on the Hill by Frank Sartor

The crisis in New South Wales Labor is so deep and has such significant ramifications for Labor in other states and federally that we need a massive dose of unadulterated, no-holds-barred honesty. The man who can deliver this honesty is Frank Sartor. An independent outsider who became a Labor minister in 2003, Sartor impressed and irritated insiders and the commentariat in equal measure.

CRIME FICTION | THRILLER

Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves by Matthew Reilly

At an abandoned Soviet base in the Arctic, the battle to save the world has begun…

THE SECRET BASE
A RENEGADE ARMY
ONE SMALL TEAM

THE ULTIMATE HERO IS BACK, FACING THE ULTIMATE ARMY OF VILLAINS

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

The New Sherlock Holmes Novel

Bestselling novelist and Holmes expert Anthony Horowitz will bring the great man to life again for a new generation of readers. As the creator of Foyle, Anthony has already displayed his talent for plotting and characterisation. Having been a lifelong fan of Conan Doyle’s novels, he was the perfect choice to return to the original stories and create a new mystery for Holmes and Watson.

Don’t Blink by James Patterson

Back off – or die – is the clear message Nick receives as he investigates for a story of his own. Heedless, and perhaps in love with his beautiful editor, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows.

Dead Centre by Andy Mcnab

The new Nick Stone thriller from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero.

Indonesia, January 2005. Nick Stone is working undercover, to retrieve incriminating material from amongst the tsunami-ravaged chaos of a devastated landscape. His team is attacked and a man dies — but not before he makes an agonising promise that will return one day to haunt him…

The Affair by Lee Child

The new Jack Reacher thriller from the number one bestseller.

The adrenaline-pumping, high-voltage action in The Affair is set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, and it marks a turning point in Reacher’s career. If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn’t, will the army be able to live with him? Is this his last case in uniform?

The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin

Malcolm Fox returns in the stunning second novel in Ian Rankin’s new series…
The spiralling investigation takes Fox back in time to 1985, a year of turmoil in British political life. Terrorists intent on a split between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom were becoming more brazen and ruthless, sending letter-bombs and poisonous spores to government offices, plotting kidnaps and murder and trying to stay one step ahead of the spies sent to flush them out.

Cell 8 by Anders and Hellstrom Roslund

This mystery will initiate the most remarkable criminal investigation of Ewert Grens career, the reverberations of which will reach the highest tier of international politics, and blow the worldwide debate on the death penalty wide open.

BIOGRAPHY | MEMOIR

One Way Road: The Autobiography of Robbie Mc Ewen by Robbie McEwen

Meet the champion in the flesh, Robbie will be signing copies of his Autobiography at Unleash Books in Miranda Westfield on Saturday 5th November at 1:30pm.

Here, in his own words, Robbie reveals what has made him one of the most successful road cyclists of the last 20 years, winning over 200 professional races and three Tour de France green jerseys. From his teen years in Brisbane winning just about every possible title for his age group at BMX, to his road-cycling apprenticeship at the Australian Institute of Sport before signing his first professional contract with Rabobank, right up to the present day, living in Belgium and riding for RadioShack, this is the complete picture of the inimitable sprinter.

Seriously… I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres

Oh, hi. I′m so glad you decided to turn the book over. Inside you will find an assortment of wonderful things – words, pictures, advice, tidbits, morsels, shenanigans, and, in some copies, four hundred dollars cash. So you might want to buy a few.

I don′t have enough room on this back cover to tell you all the reasons why you should buy this book, but I can tell you this and it′s a guarantee: If you buy it, you will feel better, look better, be happier, grow taller, lose weight, get a promotion at work, have shinier hair, and fall madly, deeply in love.

Onstage, Offstage by Michael Buble

Get up close and personal with Michael Buble, via his official, illustrated memoir.

But along with his passion for creating great music in the studio, performing on stage is pure paradise for Michael Bublé. He is that rare thing – an entertainer of the highest order, worshipped by millions of fans across the globe. Now, for the first time, he has put his words on paper, alongside hundreds of exclusively shot photographs from all aspects of his life.

That Woman by Anne Sebba

The first serious yet sympathetic biography by a woman of the Duchess of Windsor, Mrs Simpson.

‘That woman’ was not only one of the most talked about women of her generation. In death she has become one of the most written about and reviled. But she has also become a symbol of female empowerment as well as a style icon. And yet Wallis Simpson remains an enigma.

The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes

Downton Abbey portrays a world of elegance and decadence, a world of duty and obedience and a world of romance and rivalry: this companion book takes fans deeper into that world than ever before.

Using a structure to illustrate the main themes of the series, such as the family, daily life, war, servitude, society and style, different characters will be focussed on for each chapter. A must for any fan of this magnificent period drama.

Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch

This is no typical Hollywood memoir of torment, grief, regret and plastic surgery. It′s a simple but candid story of how a girl from Chicago came to Hollywood, overcame her demons, and finally hit the big time. Taking a good, hard look at herself, Lynch reveals that she and Sue Sylvester actually aren′t all that different. At times in her life she ′was a real pain in the ass′.

Absolutely by Joanna Lumley

The absolutely fabulous Joanna Lumley opens her private albums for this illustrated memoir.

oanna Lumley is one of Britain’s undisputed national treasures, an English actress, voiceover artist and author, best known for her roles in the British television series Absolutely Fabulous portraying Edina Monsoon’s best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in The New Avengers and Sapphire & Steel.

The Elegant Art of Falling Apart by Jessica Jones

Painfully funny, inspiring and unflinchingly honest, The Elegant Art of Falling Apart shows us how, sometimes, we have to lose everything to understand that the moment is all we have. And living that moment with style, grace and a damn good lipstick is a must.

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

It is the story of how the painful past Jeanette Winterson thought she had written over and repainted returned to haunt her later life, and sent her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her real mother. It is also a book about other people’s stories, showing how fiction and poetry can form a string of guiding lights, a life-raft which supports us when we are sinking.

Funny, acute, fierce and celebratory, this is a tough-minded search for belonging, for love, an identity, a home, and a mother.

The Exotic Rissole by Tanveer Ahmed

Suffering from an overload of turmeric and the complexities of growing up in an immigrant Bangladeshi family in Sydney’s west, eleven-year-old Tanveer Ahmed thinks it probably can. And so begins an unpredictable, and very entertaining, double life – sampling the delights of Aussie cuisine, joining a cricket team that gets mistaken for a terrorist group and a stint as a Bollywood-style game show host. The Exotic Rissole is an irreverent and very honest memoir. It’s about the unexpected stories that emerge when cultures clash and the mix of identities that make up a life, held together loosely with breadcrumbs and egg.

A Private Life: Fragments, memories, friends by Michael Kirby

A collection of reminiscences that reaveal the private Michael Kirby. Speaking in his own voice, he opens up as never before in a beautifully written, reflective and generous memoir – one that Michael Kirby’s many admirers have been waiting for.

Born Fearless by Big Phil with Lewis Campion

Not dead yet. Not kidnapped, captured, tortured or killed. But it’s only a matter of time… Meet “Big” Phil Campion. To his fellow operators he’s a private military contractor. To you or me he’s a mercenary, a soldier of fortune, a gun for hire selling violence to the highest bidder. But to Big Phil it’s all just another chapter in a life spent fighting in the shadows.

Road to Nowhere by Mark Read

“This book is about my journey through the Australian prison system. You’ll have heard a few of these stories before, but not like this. It’s a step-by-step history of my twenty three years behind bars; what day to day life was really like in jail, what I did to survive and why I’ll never go back. It’s not a nice story. I was not a nice prisoner…”

This book is Chopper’s redemption. It is the real story of the man, the criminal and the prisoner, told with black humour and surprising insight.

It’s So Easy (and other lies) by Duff McKagan

Explosive autobiography of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver bass guitarist Duff McKagan.

On Shakespeare by John Bell

With humour, wit and a lifetime of experience this is a fascinating backstage pass to the life and plays of the Bard from Australia’s best-known Shakespearean actor and director, John Bell. It’s Shakespeare and his world as you’ve never read before.

BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT

The 3rd Alternative by Stephen R Covey

The Third Alternative represents a departure from material on conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation; the book represents a new way of thinking that will be embraced not only by the many fans that have flocked to Covey’s prior books, but also by anyone who is seeking resolution in their professional or personal lives.

COOKING

The Heart of the Home by Julie Goodwin

**Julie will be signing copies of The Heart of the Home at Unleash Books in Miranda Westfield on Tuesday 18th October 12 – 2pm.**

The Heart of the Home contains 100 more of Julie’s wonderful recipes, to compliment the hugely successful OUR FAMILY TABLE. From a BBQ rack of lamb to chicken satay to a perfect sticky date pudding Julie has all your cooking needs covered! Included are special chapters such as Celebrate! which includes all the recipes you need for those big occasions like birthdays, Christmas and Easter.

Back by popular demand is the ’blank’ chapter in the back where you can keep all your family recipes, and those you collect, so you can become a MasterChef just like Julie!

Seasons at Home by Holly Kerr Forsyth

With a fresh new take on creating a warm and relaxing space for family and friends, renowned house and garden expert Holly Kerr Forsyth gathers together a collection of recipes and projects to bring your home to life.

With practical information about such household arts as flower arranging, decorating the table to suit the occasion, and growing windowsill pots full of herbs and vegetables, in Seasons at Home Holly Kerr Forsyth shares her unique style with you.

Indulge by Rowie Dillon

For too long gluten-free cooking has had a reputation for being about as appetising as hospital food – it was crying out for a style and taste makeover.

Beautifully photographed and designed with recipes for every day and any occasion, Indulge is a revelation in gluten-free cooking, all delivered with Rowie′s signature sprinkling of a little glamour and a lot of love. Enjoy!

Bill’s Everyday Asian by Bill Granger

The big, bold taste explosions of Asia and the fresh, lively combinations of ingredients have had Bill Granger hooked since childhood. To him, the Asian dishes he most loves to cook and eat aren′t exotic but quick, easy and healthy everyday food, whether intensely fresh and zingy or deeply savoury and satisfying.

The AWW Christmas Collection by Australian Women’s Weekly

This is a comprehensive collection of Christmas recipes, both traditional and modern. It contains recipes for everything you’re likely to want to eat on Christmas Day: breakfasts, drinks, finger food, starters, the big Christmas main course, vegetables and salads, Christmas puddings, Christmas cakes, mince pies, chocolates. But there is more to this book than that. There are edible gifts…

CHILDREN’S FICTION | Younger Readers

The Bippolo Seed And Other Lost Stories by Dr Seuss

The amazing lost stories by one of the world’s most loved children’s authors. The stories are full of typical Seuss humour, rhyme and rhythm and are all beautifully illustrated. They include ′The Bippolo Seed,′ in which a scheming cat leads an innocent duck to make a bad decision.

The perfect book for any Seuss fan, young or old!

Ages 4+

Bumble-Ardy by Maurice Sendak

In this highly anticipated book, Maurice Sendak once again explores the exuberance of young children and the unshakeable love between parent (in this case, an aunt) and child. BUMBLE-ARDY is the first book illustrated and written by Sendak since OUTSIDE OVER THERE in 1981.

Christmas Wombat by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley

Christmas comes but once a year, and it′s just as well for Santa′s reindeer, who have to fight with Mothball for the carrots left out for them by the local children. And when Mothball takes an unexpected sleigh ride, it′s not just Santa who faces the prospect of getting stuck in the chimney.
Christmas from a wombat′s eye view is always going to be interesting – especially when that wombat is Mothball.

Ages 3+

All I Want For Christmas (with CD) by Don Gardner

Poor Monkey’s two front teeth are missing! The Tooth Detective is on the case, but maybe Santa can help. All Monkey wants for Christmas are his two front teeth! Sing along with sensational performer Craig Smith with the CD recording plus bonus original track ‘Toothless’!

Santa’s Aussie Mix-Up (with CD) by Colin Buchanan

Santa is in dire straights! He needs a hand delivering Christmas presents on time, and all the Aussie animals are eager to help out. But who will he choose? Sing along with favourite performer Colin Buchanan, to the tune of ‘Advance Australia Fair’. Includes an hilarious CD recording!

Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree by Rev W Awdry

One of the highest-selling Thomas the Tank Engine tales of all time is available for the first time in this oversized paperback format! It’s up to Thomas to get the Christmas tree for the annual Tidmouth Station Christmas Party.

CHILDREN’S FICTION | Older Readers

Ranger’s Apprentice 11: The Lost Stories by John Flanagan

Excitement, drama and action – and the answers to all your burning questions about the Rangers of Araluen!

If you want to know what’s gone before and what comes next for Will, Halt, Horace, Alyss, Evanlyn and Gilan – not to mention a certain stubborn little pony – THE LOST STORIES is an unmissable read.

Where’s Santa by Louis Shea

Elvy couldn’t wait for Christmas Eve so he hijacked Santa’s sleigh to deliver the presents. Now Santa’s gone after Elvy and no-one can find him. Can you help Detective Inspector Scrooge track down Santa in time to save Christmas?

City of Lies: The Keepers 2 by Lian TannerLian Tanner

A gripping fantasy adventure: the exciting sequel to Museum of Thieves. Six months have passed since the Great Storm, and Goldie Roth is trapped at home again, this time by the invisible chains of love and guilt. But when Toadspit’s sister Bonnie is abducted by a mysterious criminal called Harrow, Goldie must leave home in a bold attempt to rescue her friends …

Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child

Here′s the low-down on Ruby Redfort: she′s a genius code-cracker, a daring detective, and a gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. She and her slick side-kick butler, Hitch, foil crimes and get into loads of scrapes with evil villains, but they′re always ice-cool in a crisis.

Ages: 9+

The Carrier Of The Mark by Leigh Fallon

When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. She makes close friends with the girls in her class, her relationship with her dad is better than ever, and she finds herself inexplicably drawn to gorgeous, mysterious Adam DeRis.

Ages: 12+

Conspiracy 365: Revenge by Gabrielle Lord

Cal’s life is finally getting back to normal. He’s living back at home with his mum and Gabbi, but the paparazzi still follow him everywhere. One night, Cal hosts a midnight movie marathon with his friends, which turns into a nightmare when they receive a mysterious message-You have 30 days. The hunt is on again!

39 Clues Cahills vs Vespers Card Pack: #1 Marco Polo Heist

The Cahills were the most powerful family history had ever known … until they met the Vespers. Now the fight is on and the world hangs in the balance. 16 explosive evidence cards unlock a globe-trotting online mission. Follow the ancient trail of explorer Marco Polo and the warlord Kublai Khan to stop a Vesper plot … and discover their darkest secrets.

39 Clues Cahills vs Vespers: #1 Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman

Are you ready to save the world? The best-selling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world’s most powerful family. They thought the hunt for 39 Clues leading to the source of that power was over. They even thought they’d won. But Amy and Dan were wrong. One by one, distress calls start coming in from around the globe.

Geronimo Stilton #46: Haunted Castle by Geronimo Stilton

I was just minding my business at home when I got a telephone call. It was my uncle Samuel S. Stingysnout, inviting the whole Stilton family to creepy, faraway Penny Pincher Castle for a big surprise. Mouldy mozzarella -I’m not much of a travelling mouse, and I hate surprises. But Thea, Trap, and Benjamin were going, so I couldn’t say no. I could tell this was going to be one super-spooky trip!

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother’s room and Rose reads an enticing heading in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing.

EJ 12#: 11 Christmas Countdown by Susannah McFarlane

The world’s largest diamond collection has disappeared just days before Christmas. But how and when will the evil agency SHADOW smuggle it out of the country? Special Agent EJ12 needs to be patient and find the clues to stop them. That’s the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything. So why does she find waiting for Christmas Eve so hard? Perhaps she doesn’t after all?

TEEN FICTION

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick

The noise between Patch and Nora has gone. They’ve overcome the secrets riddled in Patch’s dark past, bridged two irreconcilable worlds and faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust… and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth.
Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they’ve worked for – and their love – forever.

Glow: The Skychasers Trilogy by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Glow is the most riveting series debut since The Hunger Games.

What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you’d been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival-not love-the issue? A ship heading for New Earth is halfway through its incredible journey across the galaxy. On board, sixteen year olds Waverly and Kieran are part of the first generation born in space. They are in love. They believe their future is written in the stars. They have never seen a stranger before… until the day they are wrenched apart and suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives.

Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

A tense and involving adventure with shocks and sudden plot twists that will keep teen and adult readers gripped.

HOME | HEALTH

Breast Support by Gwendoline Smith

In Breast Support, Gwendoline describes not just the physical and medical experience of breast cancer, through diagnosis, surgery, recovery and rehabilitation, but the emotional and psychological experience too.

In a book memorable for its wit and self-deprecating humour, she answers some of the questions women frequently ask: what to wear to a breast examination; how to tell friends and family that you have the disease; how to be positive and maintain a cheerful outlook. She also offers insightful advice on esteem and self-confidence when facing the loss of an essential part of what it means to be feminine. Her book does not forget partners either: there are many messages in this book for husbands and boyfriends. There is also a separate chapter for women in lesbian relationships.

Low GI Diet Shopper’s Guide 2012 by Kaye Foster-Powell & Jennie Brand-Miller

A Low GI eating guide from bestselling nutritionists Professor Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster-Powell, that will revolutionize the way you shop and eat.

This handy pocket-size guide also makes shopping easy with helpful hints for navigating the supermarket aisles and grocery lists to help you choose the right low GI foods. There’s also a guide to gluten-free GI foods and the best low GI foods when eating out. This is the best place to go for GI values.

HUMOUR

My Life in Shorts by H. G. Nelson

H.G. Nelson–Australia’s foremost sports commentator, cultural critic, social observer and loud-mouthed heckler–is a legend of the tinny transistor and the small screen.

In this astonishing memoir, H.G. takes us back to his Barossa childhood to show us how a very different Australia shaped the boy who was to become the man who was to become the legend.

Kochie’s Best Jokes – Volume 5 by David Koch

packed full with brand new jokes, from snappy two-liners to the more involved story versions that are sure to put a smile on your face. David Koch is well-known to millions of Australians as co- host of Australia’s No. 1 breakfast show Sunrise on the Seven Network and is one of the most recognised people on Australian television

Top Gear Does Christmas by Richard Porter

An engine-fuelled, high-octane Top Gear take on the festive season, as only the Top Gear boys can celebrate it.
With gift recommendations from each presenter, plus their own letters to Santa, how to go carol singing Top Gear-style, some leaked scripts from the TG nativity play (with Hammond as baby Jesus), a sneak preview of the TG panto, photo reportage of the Christmas Specials, how to have a Top Gear New Year’s Eve Party, Stig’s Christmas dinner, and of course a Christmas feast of fast cars and shiny metal.

MIND / BODY / SPIRIT

The Reality Slap (How to find fulfilment when life hurts) by Russ Harris

Within these pages, you will learn how to cope effectively when life hurts: not just how to survive, but how to thrive. Using the proven principles of “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” ACT, you’ll discover how to: find peace in the midst of your pain; find calm in the midst of your chaos; anchor yourself in the midst of emotional storms; increase your sense of connection with yourself and others; use your painful emotions to cultivate wisdom and compassion; find fulfilment even when you can’t get what you want; heal your wounds, and come through stronger than before.

This is a book that has the power to change your life.

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Since its initial publication, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold a total of 15 million copies. The book continues to sell briskly today, but Carnegie never anticipated the ways in which the digital age would provide new tools and challenges for winning friends and influencing people. The advent of social networking sites, the dominance of email, and the ways in which the Internet has supplanted face-to-face interactions have made Carnegie’s precepts all the more immediate and vital. Brent Cole, working in tandem with Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., has reimagined the original book for the digital age, updating and reframing Carnegie’s insights about communication, self expression, and leadership.

SCI – FI | FANTASY

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

′Dark and relentless, ′Prince of Thorns′ will pull you under and drown you in story. A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping′ Robin Hobb

Mark Lawrence′s debut novel tells a tale of blood and treachery, magic and brotherhood and paints a compelling and brutal, and sometimes beautiful, picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood and the throne.

Reamde by Neal Stephenson

An epic thriller from the unique imagination of one of today’s most inventive writers: a wealthy tech entrepreneur is caught in the crossfire of his own online fantasy war game, as Chinese hackers unleash a contagious virus – Reamde.

Manhattan in Reverse by Peter F. Hamilton

A collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter F. Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth’s Serious Crimes Directorate. Dealing with intricate themes and topical subjects, this top ten bestselling author is at the top of his game.

SPORT

Collingwood: A Love Story by Paul Daley

In this glimpse into compelling real story of Doc and Louie and Paddy, Paul Daley writes about the role that the Collingwood Football club played in the struggling community that gave rise to it and introduces an array of characters, including John Wren and Archbishop Daniel Mannix, in a multi-generational saga of football, love, war and, most critically, identity.

Be Your Best by Geoff Huegill

The inside story of the greatest comeback in Australian sport. Find out how Geoff Huegill did it and how you too can learn form Geoff and Be Your Best!

In Be Your Best Geoff shares the philosphies behind this inspirational transformation, and explains how anyone can use these same principles to be their best!

The Wave (Tales from the impact zone) by David Sparkes

The Wave is a collection of world-class surfing images from acclaimed surf photographer and writer David Sparkes. Capturing the fleeting instant of a wave, recording a particular surfing location at a precise moment and following a surfer as they try to ride their perfect wave. Dave brings together these unique experiences in a form we can all share.

Benji by Benji Marshall

In this book Marshall talks about his great career, and gives the inside story of rugby at the highest level; and also his childhood in New Zealand he was raised without his biological father, his move to Australia, and his storybook entry into the game.

Watto by Shane Watson

The incredibly forthright autobiography from Australia’s most consistent cricketer, and recently anointed new vice captain, is a compelling, inspiring and surprising account of his journey from great potential to deep despair and then personal triumph.

TRAVEL WRITING

TRUE CRIME

Mad Dog by Peter Corris

William Cyril Moxley was hanged at Sydney’s Long Bay Gaol in 1932 – the first execution in New South Wales for eight years.
How did this World War I army deserter, small-time thief, conman and police informer come to be the infamous murderer ‘Mad Dog’ Moxley? Was it simply a robbery gone wrong? Did his blackouts and migraines stem from a head injury as he claimed, or was he the monstrous sociopath described by the prosecution lawyers and the tabloids? Why did he leave such an obvious trail? Would he be found guilty today?