Life 360: Penguin Special
Funder Anna
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Munich Airport
Baxter Greg
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 272pp
27 May 2015 9780241969984 Carton Qty: 1
An American expat in London receives a piece of news that is nearly incomprehensible: his sister,
Miriam, has been found dead in her Berlin flat, of starvation.
Three weeks later, the man, his elderly father, and an American consular official find themselves in an
almost unbearably strange place: a fogbound Munich Airport, where Miriam's coffin is to be loaded onto
a commercial jet. Munich Airport tells the story of these three people over those weeks - waiting for
Miriam's body to be released, sifting through her possessions, puzzling over the mystery of her awful
death, and trying to possess a share of her suffering, her yearning and her grace. It is a novel for our
time, a work of richness, gravity, and dark humour. It marks the establishment of Greg Baxter as an
important new voice in literature, one who has already drawn comparisons to masters such as Kafka,
Camus, and Murakami.
'This rich and profound book is full of philosophical ideas and stark, ascetic beauty . . . I wholeheartedly
recommend Munich Airport to everyone interested in the ongoing and fascinating human conversation
that is first-rate fiction.' Guardian
'Mesmeric . . . The three central characters are beautifully drawn, their personalities unveiled for us
during a series of understated revelations.' Independent
'A story . . . about the age in which we live, the nature of consumption, and the terrors that beset us and
alienate us from ourselves and each other . . . So much more bracing and consequential than the bulk of
contemporary fiction.' Irish Times
'Assured and fluent . . . a forensic examination of what it means today to be a man, and to be
human.' TLS
Piranha: Oregon Files
Cussler Clive & Morrison Boyd
$55.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Michael Joseph 400pp
24 June 2015 9780718178741 Carton Qty: 1
In 1902, Mt. Pelée erupted sinking a ship carrying a German scientist on the verge of an astonishing
breakthrough. More than a century later, Juan Cabrillo must tackle that scientist's legacy.
Cabrillo and the crew meticulously fake the sinking of the Oregon, but when an unknown adversary
tracks them down with near deadly consequences, Cabrillo and his team struggle to retaliate against an
enemy who seems to anticipate their every move.
Meanwhile an American weapons designer has completed the scientist's work, and Cabrillo and his crew
find must stop one man creating the largest empire the world has ever known.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Shafer David
$26.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 432pp
24 June 2015 9780241972762 Carton Qty: 1
Deep in the forest near Burma's border with China, a young woman sees something she wasn't
supposed to see.
In Portland, Oregon, a young man crashes his bicycle on his way to work - and then gets fired.
In New York, a famous self-help author goes on daytime TV - and suddenly conceives 'a book that would
take him beyond talk shows'.
What connects these three people - though they don't know it yet - is that they have come to the
attention of the Committee, a global cabal that seeks to privatize all information. And each of them will,
in their different ways, come to take part in the secret resistance struggle spearheaded by a scarily
clever hacktivist collective - a struggle built on radical politics, classic spycraft and eye-popping
technology.
Along the way, they are forced to confront their own demons, reconsider their values, and contemplate
the meaning of love, family, friendship and community. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is at once a page-turning
thriller, a deeply absorbing psychological novel, and a visionary exploration of the possibilities and
hazards of our online lives.
'The book's fanciful premise comes to seem eerily plausible: 'How about if a shadow government is filing
away everything about you?'' The New Yorker
'A stylish, absorbing and sharply modern hybrid of techno-thriller and psychodrama that bristles with wit
and intellect and offers a dark, incisive vision of the global consequences of turning our lives into
collectible data' Maggie Shipstead
The World Before Us
Hunter Aislinn
$55.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Hamish Hamilton 432pp
24 June 2015 9780241146873 Carton Qty: 1
We know there are Wheres and Whens but we have lost much of the distinction. We do not always
know 'after' from 'before', or either of those from 'now'. We do not know our own names, or the cities
or towns we came from, the cottages or houses we called home. For us there is waiting and there is
sleeping and there is the dull sense that we are doing both - sleepwalking down a long hall, waking in
unexpected rooms.
This is why we need Jane.
Jane was fifteen when her life changed for ever. In the grounds of a country house in Yorkshire, she took
her eyes off the little girl she was minding and the girl slipped into the woods and was gone - never to be
seen again.
Now Jane is an archivist at a small London museum which is shortly to close due to lack of funding. As a
final research project - inspired in part by her past - Jane surveys the archives for information related to
another missing person: a woman identified only as N-, who walked out of a Yorkshire asylum in 1877
and disappeared in the same woods where the little girl was lost.
As the novel moves between the museum in London, the Victorian asylum, and the wooded estate
around the sprawling country house that connects both eras, Jane uncovers a tangled story that has
been buried for more than a century, and finally confronts her own past.
Haunted - and partly narrated - by the dead and forgotten, The World Before Us is a breathtakingly
imaginative novel about the traces we leave behind us, what slips off the margins of history - and the
possibility that we are less alone than we might think.
Unknown Soldiers
Linna Vaino
$50.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Penguin Classics 384pp
24 June 2015 9780141393643 Carton Qty: 1
One of Finland's best-loved literary masterpieces, Väinö Linna's Unknown Soldiers follows a ramshackle
troupe of machine-gunners in the Second World War, from mobilization in 1941 through Finland's
defeat to the Soviet Union three years later. As these very different men, from across the country and all
walks of life, argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, and combat both boredom and
horror in the swamps and pine forests, the war will make or break them. They are the unknown soldiers.
Weaving together the wartime songs, propaganda and dialogue that characterized life on the front,
Linna's novel distilled a historical moment into a searing fiction that was instantly recognized as truer
than history. Upon its publication in 1954, the novel achieved, in the words of its dumbstruck publisher,
'greater success than any book in our country ever'. Gritty and unromantic in its depiction of battle, told
with a documentary-like realism, Unknown Soldiers also honours the dogged determination of a country
and the bonds of brotherhood forged between men at war, as they fight for their lives.
The Architect's Apprentice
Shafak Elif
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 464pp
24 June 2015 9780241970942 Carton Qty: 1
'Tell me. What would be the right gift to send to a man who has everything?'
'An elephant, my Lord. The biggest animal on the land.'
Sixteenth century Istanbul: a young stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the
Sultan. The boy has no wordly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare and valuable white elephant
destined for the palace menagerie.
So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from his lowly origins to the highest ranks of
the Sultan's court. Along the way he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal
tamers, and the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah. He will journey on Chota's back to the
furthest corners of the Sultan's kingdom and back again. And one day he will catch the eye of the royal
architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan's fortunes forever.
Filled with the scents, sounds and sights of the Ottoman Empire, when Istanbul was the teeming centre
of civilisation, The Architect's Apprentice is a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant caught
up in a world of wonder and danger.
The Bastard of Istanbul
Shafak Elif
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 368pp
24 June 2015 9780241972908 Carton Qty: 1
One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I want an abortion', she
announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her
life, and the lives of everyone around her.
Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family
curse all the men die by age 41, so it is a house of women, among them her beautiful, rebellious mother,
Zeliha, clairvoyant Auntie Banu and bar-brawl widow, Auntie Cevriye. But when Asya's ArmenianAmerican cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long-hidden family secrets and Turkey's turbulent past
begin to emerge.
The Flea Palace
Shafak Elif
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 448pp
24 June 2015 9780241201909 Carton Qty: 1
By turns comic and tragic, The Flea Palace is an outstandingly original novel driven by an overriding
sense of social justice.
Bonbon Palace was once a stately apartment block in Istanbul. Now it is a sadly dilapidated home to ten
wildly different individuals and their families.
There's a womanizing, hard-drinking academic with a penchant for philosophy; a 'clean freak' and her
lice-ridden daughter; a lapsed Jew in search of true love; and a charmingly naïve mistress whose
shadowy past lurks in the building. When the garbage at Bonbon Palace is stolen, a mysterious sequence
of events unfolds that result in a soul-searching quest for truth.
Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
'Picaresque.' The Guardian
'Hyper-active and hilarious . . . Shafak's literary success and journalism mark her out as a figurehead of a
new generation of writers.' Independent
Translated from the Turkish by Muge Gocek
The Forty Rules of Love
Shafak Elif
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 368pp
24 June 2015 9780241972939 Carton Qty: 1
Discover the forty rules of love . . .
Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should
make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once
filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and
his forty rules of life and love, she is shocked out of herself. Turning her back on her family she embarks
on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.
It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith
and love are heartbreakingly explored . . .
'With its timely, thought-provoking message . . . The Forty Rules of Love deserves to be a global
publishing phenomenon.' Independent
'Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love.' Metro
'Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent.' Daily Telegraph
'The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself.' The Times
'Elif Shafak is one of the most acknowledged and bravest authors in Turkey.' Guardian
The Gaze
Shafak Elif
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 272pp
24 June 2015 9780241201916 Carton Qty: 1
Honour
Shafak Elif
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 352pp
24 June 2015 9780241972946 Carton Qty: 1
My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten . . .
Pembe and Adem Toprak leave Turkey for London. There they make new lives for their family. Yet the
traditions and beliefs of their home come with them - carried in the blood of their children, Iskender and
Esma. Trapped by past mistakes, the Toprak children find their lives torn apart and transformed by a
brutal and chilling crime.
Set in Turkey and London in the 1970s, Honour explores pain and loss, loyalty and betrayal, the clash of
tradition and modernity, as well as the love and heartbreak that can tear any family apart.
'Vivid storytelling, a gripping novel . . . scenes blaze with the force of parable.' Sunday Telegraph
'A stunning novel. Exotic, evocative and utterly gripping.' The Times
'Moving, subtle and ultimately hopeful, Honour is further proof that Shafak is the most exciting Turkish
novelist to reach western readers in years.' Irish Times
'Extraordinarily skilfully crafted . . . with Shakespearean twists and turns, omens and enigmas,
prophecies and destinies.' Independent
Tiger, Meet My Sister?: And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said
Reilly Rick
$30.00 (Misc P/B) Plume 368pp
24 June 2015 9780142181904 Carton Qty: 52
Rick Reilly has been called 'one of the funniest humans on the planet—an indescribable amalgam of
Dave Barry, Jim Murray, and Lewis Grizzard, with the timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson'
(Publishers Weekly). In Tiger, Meet My Sister, Reilly compiles the best of his columns from his last five
years with ESPN, columns that will make you laugh, cry—and quite a few that may make you want to
throw this book across the room. Rick Reilly tends to get under people's skin like that.
He has no compunction telling readers, in his singular quick-witted style, how he really feels about some
of the most popular sports figures of our time. Wondering about quarterback Jay Cutler? 'Cutler is the
kind of guy you just want to pick up and throw into a swimming pool, which is exactly what Peyton
Manning and two linemen did one year at the Pro Bowl.' Or how about Tiger Woods? 'Sometimes you
wonder where Tiger Woods gets his public-relations advice. Gary Busey?' But for every brazen
takedown, Reilly has written a heartwarming story of the power of sports to heal the wounded and lift
the downtrodden: the young Ravens fan with cancer who called the plays for a few—victorious—games
in 2012, or the onetime top NFL recruit who was finally exonerated after serving five years for a crime
he didn't commit.
With a new introduction and updates from Reilly on his most talked-about columns, as well as his expert
opinion on athlete tattoos, NFL cheerleaders, and running with the bulls in Pamplona, Tiger, Meet My
Sister showcases an unparalleled sportswriter at the top of his game.
Praise for Rick Reilly
'Rick Reilly is one of the funniest humans on the planet, an indescribable amalgam of Dave Barry, Jim
Murray, and Lewis Grizzard, with the timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson.' Publisher's
Weekly
'Don't get started reading this book. It will take three burly men to pull you away from it.' Bob Costas,
NBC commentator for Missing Links
'You don't need to know your bogeys from your birdies to find at least three laughs per page in this
novel.' The New York Times Book Review for Missing Links
'Snappy prose, believable characters, and the funniest take on blue-collar hacking and gambling since
Dan Jenkins's The Glory Game at Goat Hill…it's social satire and pure irreverence that keep this story in
the groove.' Los Angeles Times for Missing Links
'Reilly could write about lawn bowling and make it funny, informative, and entertaining. You never know
what the next page is going to bring.' Los Angeles Times for Who's Your Caddy?
'You might not think the story of a man carrying Tommy Aaron's golf bag for 18 holes could make you
laugh out loud, but you'd be wrong. Who's Your Caddy? is funny enough to coax a chuckle out of Vijay
Singh. A great way to read about the game—and its people, too.' Charlotte Observer
'You don't have to know much about golf to get a kick out of this book. Reilly learns a little about golf,
and a lot about people.' The Buffalo News for Who's Your Caddy?
'[Reilly] knows and delivers a good story when he sees it . . . readers can't help but be touched by the
sheer ingenuity of many of these games and the sheer courage of many of the participants.' Booklist for
Sports from Hell
'Reilly was the closest thing sportswriting ever had to a rock star.' Chris Chase, USAToday.com
'Often, Reilly's is so good, it almost is painful for sportswriters like me to read him.' Ed Sherman, The
Sherman Report
'Reilly made you think, made you cry, made you LOL, made you get to know a subject, made you love
sports and hate sports and love him and hate him. Above all, he made you read him, every column.' Jay
Marriotti, SportsTalk Florida
June
Bakker Gerbrand
$35.00 (B+ 210x138mm Demy 8vo) Scribe Publications 240pp
24 June 2015 9781925106794 Carton Qty: 1
A visit from the Queen, a tragic accident, a divided family: a masterful new novel from the prize-winning
Gerbrand Bakker.
On a hot summer's day in June 1969, everyone is gathered to welcome Queen Juliana. The young boys
and girls wave their flags enthusiastically. But just as the monarch is getting into her car to leave, little
Hanne Kaan and her mother arrive late — the Queen strokes the little girl's cheek and regally offers
Anna Kaan her hand.
It would have been an unforgettable day of celebration if only the baker hadn't been running late with
his deliveries and knocked down Hanne, playing on the roadside, with his brand-new VW van.
Years later, Jan Kaan arrives on a hot day in June in order to tidy his sister's grave, and is overcome again
with grief and silent fury. Isn't it finally time to get to the bottom of things? Should the permit for the
grave be extended? And why won't anyone explain to his little niece Dieke why grandma has been lying
up in the hayloft for a day and a half, nursing a bottle of Advocaat and refusing to see anyone?
June traces in spellbinding, tender detail how the ripples from one tragic incident spread through a
community, a family and down the generations.
— Author of The Twin, winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
— Author of The Detour, winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle
Kneen Krissy
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Uqp 104pp
24 June 2015 9780702253744 Carton Qty: 1
Raised by her maternal grandmother, Australian novelist and bookseller Krissy Kneen was
understandably bereft when she died. In the midst of writing a novel, she suddenly found herself
paralysed with grief and unable to write fiction. Instead, she became obsessed with writing poems about
her grandmother as a way to assuage her loss.
The result is an award-winning collection of poems that charts a cycle of grieving, offering a
kaleidoscope of fitful dreams, tender memories and heart-struck musings that shine new light on our
own sense of mortality.
Selected Poems
Das Kamala
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Peng. Mod. Classics 328pp
24 June 2015 9780143421047 Carton Qty: 1
A major poet in English, Kamala Das's taboo-breaking work explores themes of love and betrayal, the
corporeal and the spiritual, while celebrating female sexuality and remaining deeply rooted in the
poet's ancestral tradition and landscape.
An illuminating introduction to her poetry by Devindra Kohli traces the sources of its ferment, and
showcases its orginality of style and its acts of resistance.
Poems
Wang Hei
$26.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin Classics 144pp
24 June 2015 9780141398419 Carton Qty: 1
How can we escape from these earthly toils, Shake off the dust and leave the noise of the world And
gently swinging a thorn stick Get home to the Peach Blossom Stream?'
Wang Wei (AD 699-761), who was writing during a golden age of poetry, is one of the greatest poets in
Chinese literature. During his lifetime he survived several political upheavals, and drew inspiration from
his solitary escapes to his country estate. A devoted Buddhist, his contemplative, lyrical and delicately
observed verse affirms his belief in a whole natural order, but also reflect an unresolved conflict
between his mystical side, and the worldly allure of life's pleasures.
Translated with an introduction by G. W. Robinson
The Encyclopedia of the Dead
Kis Danilo
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin Classics 192pp
24 June 2015 9780141396989 Carton Qty: 1
'Nothing in the history of mankind is ever repeated . . . each individual is a star unto himself'
Danilo Kiš is one of the greatest voices of twentieth-century Europe. This collection of short fiction
delves into uncanny characters, magical places and millennia of history. From the story of a counterprophet, 'Simon Magus', who performs a blasphemous miracle in ancient Samaria, to 'Red Stamps with
Lenin's Head', revealing the heartbroken secret of a poet's work, to 'The Encyclopedia of the Dead', an
almighty catalogue of the life of every ordinary person to have died since 1789, these are tales brimming
with imagination, horror, comedy and the sublime.
'One of the handful of incontestably major writers of the second half of the century.' Susan Sontag
Translated by Michael Henry Heim
With a new Introduction by Mark Thompson
Peripheral Vision
O'Reilly Paddy
$26.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Uqp 208pp
24 June 2015 9780702253607 Carton Qty: 60
A teenager on the tram meets an old man claiming to be Jesus Christ. Six young women band together
on a night prowl. A Filipino immigrant clashes with his eldest sister, who has brought him to Australia for
a better life. And in a future where dogs have risen up against their owners, a mother is alarmed by her
adolescent daughter's behaviour.
Through such diverse characters, Paddy O'Reilly takes us into the fringes of human nature – our hidden
thoughts, our darker impulses and our unspoken tragedies. By turns elegiac and acerbic, but always
acutely observed, Peripheral Vision confirms O'Reilly as one of our most inventive and insightful writers.
Praise for Paddy O'Reilly
'A writer of real flair.' Sydney Morning Herald
'A significant Australian talent.' Australian
'An observant, lucid, unpredictable writer.' Australian Book Review
9 1/2 Narrow: My Life in Shoes
Morrisroe Patricia
$48.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Gotham 256pp
24 June 2015 9781592409242 Carton Qty: 1
A funny, poignant coming-of-age memoir told through the shoes that she wore.
From baby booties to orthopedic brogues (and all the high and low heels in between) shoes mark
important rites of passage, reminding us of both the good and bad times: the road not taken, the prince
that got away, the missed opportunities, the traveling, the fun. Most of all, they bring to mind the
people we've loved and sometimes lost along the way.
Combining tidbits of cultural history, Morrisroe chronicles her life as a bullied Catholic schoolgirl in
'Moby Dick' brogues; a besotted college student in granny boots; an aspiring journalist in Annie Hall
oxfords; a skeptical bride in her first Manolos; a reluctant fashionista in towering peep-toe pumps; and a
concerned daughter, whose elderly mother hoped that her New Balance sneakers would help her regain
her old balance. With wit and compassion, she introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters,
from her grandfather, who treated the family to legendary foot rubs, to her husband, whose vast
collection of vintage Puma sneakers threatened to overwhelm their apartment and derail their
marriage.
Morrisroe's 'coming-of-age' is, at its heart, the story of a generation of women who've enjoyed a world
of freedom and opportunity that was unthinkable to their mothers. Spanning five decades and countless
footwear trends, 9 ½ Narrow is, like Love, Loss and What I Wore, about how we remember important
events through a coat, or a dress, or in this case, a Beatle boot or Confirmation 'wedgie.' With her
charming sense of humor and irresistible voice, Morrisroe not only recounts her own story but also
everywoman's. Funny, candid and unexpectedly poignant, 9 ½ Narrow is about how we grow up, grow
older, and finally grow into our own shoes.
Hustling Hitler: The Jewish Vaudevillian Who Fooled the Fuhrer
Shapiro Walter
$55.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Penguin 288pp
24 June 2015 9780399161476 Carton Qty: 1
From acclaimed journalist Walter Shapiro, the true life story of how his great-uncle—a Jewish vaudeville
impresario and exuberant con man—managed to cheat Hitler's agents in the run-up to WWII.
Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter to Do
Lui Elaine
$30.00 (B+ 210x138mm Demy 8vo) Berkley 288pp
24 June 2015 9780425275375 Carton Qty: 1
Meet Elaine Lui's mother. She's 'a movie, an Amy Tan novel, and a sitcom all rolled into one.'* Or as her
daughter sums it up: 'She's Chinese, she squawks like a chicken, she is totally nuts, and I am totally
dependent on her.'
With tales of brutal mah-jong competitions, all-cap texts ('YOUR BAD SKIN NEED SOUP'); public shaming,
and pearls of occasionally-bizarre wisdom; Lui not only paints a portrait of a challenging, frustrating,
fascinating woman that will make you laugh and cry—she eloquently describes exactly what it's like to
love someone who drives you crazy.
'An affectionate tribute to her tough, powerful Chinese mother.' Kirkus Reviews
'I devoured this book in one sitting . . . alternately cheering, laughing, cringing, and gasping in horror. Lui
captures the complexity of a mother-daughter relationship that is both complicated and beautiful.
Poignant with a bare honesty that may make you think (and rethink) your own relationships.' Jenny
Lawson, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened
'A remarkable memoir about Lui's relationship with her Hong Kong-born mom, who makes Tiger
Mothers look like pussycats.' Tampa Bay Times
* Lisa Gabriele, author and TV producer
Out at Home: The True Story of Glenn Burke, Baseball's First Openly Gay Player
Burke Glenn & Sherman Erik
$30.00 (B+ 210x138mm Demy 8vo) Berkley 208pp
24 June 2015 9780425281437 Carton Qty: 80
Before Jason Collins, before Michael Sam, there was Glenn Burke. By becoming the first—and only—
openly gay player in Major League Baseball, Glenn would become a pioneer in his own way, nearly thirty
years after another black Dodger rookie, Jackie Robinson, broke the league's color barrier. This is Glenn's
story, in his own words . . .
Touted by scouts and coaches alike as 'the next Willie Mays,' Burke, a charismatic outfielder, kept his
sexuality off the radar for a good two seasons, which included a World Series appearance. He was even
credited with inventing the high five with teammate Dusty Baker.
But when the Dodgers' front office got wind of Burke's sexuality, the damage control started, including
efforts by upper management to talk him into a sham marriage. When Burke refused, he was eventually
traded to Oakland, where he received a less-than-warm welcome from incoming manager Billy Martin.
The prejudice, coupled with an injured knee, forced Burke into retirement at only twenty-seven years
old.
Now, two decades after his death from AIDS-related complications, the man who started the
conversation is finally being included in it. Major League Baseball recognized him as a gay pioneer at the
2014 All-Star game. And Burke has become a source of inspiration for athletes who refuse to be defined
by who they love, while doing what they love.
Includes a new afterword by coauthor Erik Sherman reflecting on the two decades that have passed since
Burke's death.
Foreword by Billy Bean
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
Pizzoli Greg
$35.00 (Miscell H/B) Viking 48pp
24 June 2015 9780670016525 Carton Qty: 1
In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. 'Count Victor Lustig,' moved to Paris hoping to be an artist.
A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the
Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in
1925, when he managed to 'sell' the Eiffel Tower to one of the city's most successful scrap metal
dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that
particular scam, anyway . . .
Kids will love to read about Vic's thrilling life, and teachers will love the informational sidebars and back
matter. Award-winner Greg Pizzoli's humorous and vibrant graphic style of illustration mark a bold
approach to picture book biography.
'A polished work, from the words to the finish on the race cars.' Kirkus Reviews, starred review
'Pizzoli's playful, cartoon illustrations perfectly showcase the message in a fun way yet never come off as
didactic. Pizzoli's use of four-color art provides an airy, uncluttered vision for his story that will definitely
attract children. The simple yet exciting text drives the story forward and will make it a popular choice at
storytimes.' School Library Journal, starred review
'Another winner from Pizzoli.' Publishers Weekly, starred review
'What a con job! I mean that in the best possible way. Vic was tricky but so is Greg Pizzoli. His
storytelling and mixed-media artwork is rendered with expert sleight of hand.' Lane Smith,
author/illustrator of It's a Book and the Caldecott Honor book Grandpa Green
'It's hard enough to make a well-told story out of real-life things—it's almost unfair that he could also
make it this pretty.' Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of the Caldecott Medal winner This Is Not My Hat
'An appealingly colorful, deadpan account of a remarkably audacious and creative criminal.' Kirkus
Reviews, starred review
'Elementary-school kids impressed by brazen acts of skulduggery will be snowed by this well-told true
story.' Booklist
'A fascinating story, with quirky, retro-style, mixed-media art that will appeal to readers.' School Library
Journal
Is it just me?
Swan Chrissie
$26.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Nero 224pp
24 June 2015 9781863957519 Carton Qty: 1
'Chrissie writes what we're all thinking. Her honesty and humour are a gift. And a relief!' – Mia
Freedman
You know what I want?
I want to be able to have fun wherever I am.
I want to laugh. All. The. Time.
I want to have one holiday every year with my family where we have no plans and nowhere else to be.
I want to watch less television and read more books.
I want to be able to whinge about never being able to be alone any more, then, after someone organises
a hotel room voucher for me, I want to spend the evening eating chips (that I don't like) from a cylinder
and missing my children to the point of tears.
From weight to wee, children to crap dates, nothing is off limits for Chrissie Swan, self-confessed 'oversharer'. Celebrity, friendship, love, being a working mum, 'having it all' and the general chaos of life – Is
It Just Me? is Chrissie at her hilarious, candid and fearless best.
'Smart, sassy, funny. Chrissie is the best girlfriend everyone should have. And with this book, now they
can.' – Matt Preston
The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir
Williams Dee
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Plume 304pp
24 June 2015 9780142181799 Carton Qty: 48
Dee Williams's life changed in an instant, with a near-death experience in the aisle of her local grocery
store. Diagnosed with a heart condition at age forty-one, she was all too suddenly reminded that life is
short, time is precious, and she wanted to be spending hers with the people and things she truly loved.
That included the beautiful sprawling house in the Pacific Northwest she had painstakingly restored—
but, increasingly, it did not include the mortgage payments, constant repairs, and general time-suck of
home ownership. A new sense of clarity began to take hold: Just what was all this stuff for? Multiple
extra rooms, a kitchen stocked with rarely used appliances, were things that couldn't compare with the
financial freedom and the ultimate luxury—time—that would come with downsizing.
Deciding to build an eighty-four-square-foot house—on her own, from the ground up—was just the
beginning of building a new life. Williams can now list everything she owns on one sheet of paper, her
monthly housekeeping bills amount to about eight dollars, and it takes her approximately ten minutes to
clean the entire house. It's left her with more time to spend with family and friends, and given her
freedom to head out for adventure at a moment's notice, or watch the clouds and sunset while drinking
a beer on her (yes, tiny) front porch.
The lessons Williams learned from her 'aha' moment post-trauma apply to all of us, every day,
regardless of whether or not we decide to discard all our worldly belongings. Part how-to, part personal
memoir, The Big Tiny is an utterly seductive meditation on the benefits of slowing down, scaling back,
and appreciating the truly important things in life.
'Visitors to [Dee Williams'] property may be forgiven for thinking someone had taken up residence in a
beautifully built pine-and-cedar toolshed out back . . . [an] affecting memoir . . . she writes in The Big
Tiny of finding a centeredness and peace in her little house, of being less fearful, more alive. Some of
the best passages are when she describes the sensory experience of being inside: smelling raw cedar
and knotty pine; listening to the weather.'
Steven Kurutz, The New York Times
'[N]o one makes the idea of living in a home the size of an area rug more appealing than Dee Williams . .
. Williams' inspiring memoir will resonate with anyone on a quest to downsize, de-stress, let go or feel at
home . . . an endearing, funny writer . . . [The Big Tiny] is a book as intimate and draw-you-in-close as
Williams' little abode. She reveals her fear and fearlessness, allowing readers to feel like visitors across
her tiny table, knees touching, her dog by your side.' Janet Eastman, The Oregonian
'[A] delightful encounter with the Tina Fey of the sustainability world, an empowered woman unafraid to
admit she accidentally glued her hair to her house, as well as an incisive thinker on contemporary
experience . . . a hilarious and poignant memoir . . . Williams does more than share the travails of
building, moving into and living in her bitty abode. She writes a down-to-earth manifesto for living life
with intention and for geeking out, diving in, caring too deeply and trying too hard in general.' Mary
Louise Schumacher, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'In The Big Tiny, Dee Williams creates a portrait of humanity through her own compelling experience.
That she has written about home and life with such humor and vulnerability, and in her own unique
vernacular, makes her story all the more universal.' Jay Shafer, author of The Small House Book
'Williams has built an engaging and inspiring how-to/memoir that goes beyond the DIY perspective.'
Booklist
'The Big Tiny is irresistible. Dee Williams is as much fun on the page as she is in person. Comic, silly, and
soulful, she takes us on her journey to simplify her life and along the way tunes in to our own inner
desire to pare down to our nearly naked selves.' Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide and Truth Like the
Sun
'The Big Tiny is a beautifully written narrative, one that goes beyond happiness and living simply. The
power of Dee's words will touch your heart, make you laugh, cry, and change your life.' Tammy Strobel,
author of You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)
'The Big Tiny is comedic, eloquent, and damn informative all at the same time. If Dee Williams' story
hasn't inspired you to reevaluate your life already, this book just may be the swift kick in the pants you
need—the final awakening blow all rolled into one biblio-burrito of bad-assness.' Derek 'Deek'
Diedricksen, HGTV host and honcho of Relaxshacks.com
'Dee Williams aims for happiness 85 percent of the time, but I think you'll be 100 percent happy with the
wisdom she shares in this beautiful book.' Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup
Vera: My Story
Wasowski Vera with Hillman Robert
$37.00 (Royal Pb 230x152 Mm) Black Inc 240pp
24 June 2015 9781863957397 Carton Qty: 1
'My revenge on Hitler is … a lifetime in which delight has reached me from a hundred sources, and been
welcomed.'
– Vera Wasowski
A story of courage, unconventionality and lust for life.
Vera Wasowski was just seven years old when German soldiers marched her and her family into the
Lvov Jewish ghetto in Poland. She watched her father take his own life and her mother accede to sexual
blackmail in order to ensure their survival.
After the war, Vera studied journalism at Warsaw University, where she threw herself into the
bohemian scene. In 1958, she migrated to Australia with her husband and young son, to escape rising
anti-Semitism. There she would carve out a bold career as a TV researcher and producer at the ABC on
pioneering programs such as This Day Tonight. It was a wild time for politics, arts and the media, and
Vera was at the centre, mixing with the Hawkes in the eighties, and forming a close friendship with artist
Mirka Mora.
In Vera, acclaimed biographer Robert Hillman captures the fierce and passionate life of an amazing
Australian.
Feel-Good Hit of the Year
Pieper Liam
$24.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin 0pp
1 January 2016 9780143572749 Carton Qty: 1
'Will break your heart and give you chuckles. What more do you want?' John Safran
'The most achingly funny, heartsplittingly tragic and brilliantly written book you'll read this year.'
Benjamin Law
'Please everyone read The Feel-Good Hit of the Year . . . It's everything.' Chrissie Swan
Liam Pieper was raised by his bohemian parents to believe in freedom and creativity, and that there's
nothing wrong with smoking a little marijuana to make life more interesting.
A fast learner, Liam combined hippie self-actualisation with gen Y entrepreneurialism. By his early teens
he had a fledgling drug habit, and a thriving business selling pot around the suburbs of Melbourne from
the back of his pushbike. He picked up important life skills, like how to befriend a deranged jujitsu
master, how to impress his girlfriend's mother by getting arrested in front of her, and how to negotiate
pocket money based on how much he was charging his parents for an ounce.
But from these highs (chemical, financial and otherwise), Liam's life fell to dramatic lows. The muddled
flower child became a petty criminal and an amoral coke monster. After a family tragedy and then his
arrest on several counts of possession and trafficking, Liam had to consider: had it been a mistake to
adopt the practices of a counterculture without any of its ethics?
Hilarious, compelling and sometimes heartbreaking, The Feel-Good Hit of the Year is a memoir about
family, addiction and learning how to live with yourself, from a sharp and original new Australian voice.
'Liam Pieper is a truly gifted writer and storyteller. The Feel-Good Hit of the Year is often hilarious, at
times heartbreaking and always a fascinating view into an unconventional but compelling life.' Lally Katz
'Terrific. I'm pressing it on all my friends.' David Marr
'Compelling, funny and heart-rending.' Herald Sun
In Your Prime: Older, Wiser, Happier
Knight India
$26.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 272pp
24 June 2015 9780241967836 Carton Qty: 1
Letters to My Fanny
Healey Cherry
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 288pp
24 June 2015 9781405919791 Carton Qty: 1
Wild Boys: A Parent's Story of Tough Love
Pastor Helena
$37.00 (Royal Pb 230x152 Mm) Uqp 304pp
24 June 2015 9780702253652 Carton Qty: 1
For too long, Helena, a mother of four boys, has allowed her eldest son to call the shots. Even though
seventeen-year-old Joey – an early school leaver teetering on the wrong side of the tracks – no longer
lives in the family home, she does his washing, cooks his meals, hands over money for his groceries, and
spends her nights driving him around town with rap music shaking the car.
Into Helena's troubled life comes charismatic youth worker Bernie Shakeshaft. After hearing Bernie
speak on the radio about his successful youth welding project, Helena thinks she's found the answer for
her son. Joey doesn't want to be involved but, in his place, Helena goes along to the welding shed. Over
the next few years, she watches and learns as Bernie, using wisdom gained from Aboriginal elders
during his time as a stockman in central Australia, teaches the young men involved to 'man up'. Through
his unique methods, Bernie changes the lives of all those around him, including Helena, who transforms
into the Mistress of Tough Love and begins to heal her relationship with her son.
Wild Boys explores the challenge of disengaged youth from a mother's perspective and offers an
intimate insight into rarely chronicled aspects of youth work.
Fear Drive My Feet: Text Classics
Ryan Peter
$15.99 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Text 336pp
24 June 2015 9781925240054 Carton Qty: 1
Fear Drive My Feet is Peter Ryan's enduring account of his time patrolling isolated regions of New
Guinea during World War II.
Far from his fellow Australians and with Japanese forces closing in around him, the eighteen-year-old
Ryan endures the hardships of the jungle, overcoming loneliness, fatigue and fear with quiet courage.
He finds beauty in the rugged mountain landscapes of New Guinea, and admires the charm and
resourcefulness of its people.
Rarely out of print in the past four decades, Fear Drive My Feet is a classic memoir of the war in the
Pacific, a major work of Australian war literature. For the work he describes in this book, Peter Ryan was
awarded the Military Medal and mentioned in dispatches.
'Outstanding.' Peter Pierce
'A moving account of a young man's lonely heroism.' Edward 'Weary' Dunlop
Great Irish Reportage
Horgan John
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 464pp
24 June 2015 9780241967126 Carton Qty: 1
The Great Explosion: Gunpowder, the Great War, and the anatomy of a disaster on the Kent marshes
Dillon Brian
$48.00 (Demy H/B 216x135mm) Penguin (General Uk) 288pp
24 June 2015 9781844882816 Carton Qty: 1
In April 1916, shortly before the commencement of the Battle of the Somme, a fire started in a vast
gunpowder works located in the Kentish marshes. The resulting series of explosions killed 108 people
and injured many more.
In a brilliant piece of storytelling, Brian Dillon recreates the events of that terrible day - and, in so doing,
sheds a fresh and unexpected light on the British home front in the Great War. He offers a chilling
natural history of explosives and their effects on the earth, on buildings, and on human and animal
bodies. And he evokes with vivid clarity one of Britain's strangest and most remarkable landscapes where he has been a habitual explorer for many years.
The Great Explosion is a profound work of narrative, exploration and inquiry from one of our most
brilliant writers.
Blockbuster!: Fergus Hume and the Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Sussex Lucy
$40.00 (Royal Pb 230x152 Mm) Text 336pp
24 June 2015 9781922147943 Carton Qty: 1
Before there was Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, there was Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a
Hansom Cab—the biggest- and fastest-selling detective novel of the 1800s, and Australia's first literary
blockbuster.
Fergus Hume was an aspiring playwright when he moved from Dunedin to Melbourne in 1885. He wrote
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab with the humble hope of bringing his name to the attention of theatre
managers. The book sold out its first run almost instantly and it became a runaway word-of-mouth
phenomenon—but its author sold the copyright for a mere fifty pounds, missing out on a potential
fortune.
Blockbuster! is the engrossing story of a book that would help define the genre of crime fiction, and a
portrait of a great city in full bloom. Rigorously researched and full of arresting detail, this captivating
book is a must-read for all fans of true crime, history and crime fiction alike.
The Religion of Democracy: Seven Liberals and the American Moral Tradition
Kittelstrom Amy
$55.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Penguin Press 432pp
24 June 2015 9781594204852 Carton Qty: 1
A history of religion's role in the American liberal tradition through the eyes of seven transformative
thinkers.
Today we associate liberal thought and politics with secularism. When we argue over whether the
nation's founders meant to keep religion out of politics, the godless side is said to be liberal. But the role
of religion in American politics has always been far more nuanced and complex than today's debates
would suggest and closer to the heart of American intellectual life than is commonly understood.
American democracy was intended by its creators to be more than just a political system, and in The
Religion of Democracy, historian Amy Kittelstrom shows how religion and democracy have worked
together as universal ideals in American culture—and as guides to moral action and the social practice
of treating one another as equals who deserve to be free.
The first people in the world to call themselves 'liberals' were New England Christians in the
early republic, for whom being liberal meant being receptive to a range of beliefs and values. The
story begins in the mid-eighteenth century, when the first Boston liberals brought the
Enlightenment into Reformation Christianity, tying equality and liberty to the human soul at the same
moment these root concepts were being tied to democracy. The nineteenth century saw the
development of a robust liberal intellectual culture in America, built on open-minded pursuit of truth
and acceptance of human diversity. By the twentieth century, what had begun in Boston as a
narrow, patrician democracy transformed into a religion of democracy in which the new liberals of
modern America believed that where different viewpoints overlap, common truth is revealed. The
core American principles of liberty and equality were never free from religion but full of religion.
The Religion of Democracy re-creates the liberal conversation from the eighteenth century to
the twentieth by tracing the lived connections among seven thinkers through whom they knew,
what they read and wrote, where they went, and how they expressed their opinions—from John
Adams to William James to Jane Addams; from Boston to Chicago to Berkeley. Sweeping and
ambitious, The Religion of Democracy is a lively narrative of quintessentially American ideas as they
were forged, debated, and remade across our history.
'The Religion of Democracy is a stunning history of the opening of the American mind. Through a shrewd
study of seven subtle thinkers, Kittelstrom explores the place of belief, faith, and virtue in the
intellectual traditions that lie behind American liberalism. A fascinating, important, and resonant book.'
Jill Lepore, author of Book of Ages and The Secret History of Wonder Woman
'Amy Kittelstrom here pours new life into intellectual history for scholars and concerned citizens,
whether they are religious or not. She traces the commitments of present-day civic liberalism—free
inquiry, cultural pluralism, public education, and compassion for the disadvantaged—not to the rise of
secularism but to the Christian theological liberalism of New England at the time of the American
Revolution. She finds these origins in what she terms, appropriately, an American Reformation.' Daniel
Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America,
1815-1848
'Turning the pages of this remarkable book, I found myself moved not only by its intellectual range and
the lucidity of Kittelstrom's prose but also by its central theme, the emergence in nineteenth-century
America of an ethical commitment to democracy's highest moral and practical possibilities—in effect, a
'religion of democracy.' An illuminating story, for our times as well as for what it tells us about the past.'
David D. Hall, Harvard University; author of A Reforming People
The Paper Trail: An Unexpected History of the World's Greatest Invention
Monro Alexander
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 384pp
24 June 2015 9780141039428 Carton Qty: 1
This is the story of how the book you are holding came to be. It is the history of how a simple Chinese
invention has wrapped itself around our world for over two millennia, along the Silk Road, through the
Renaissance, the Reformation and beyond, enabling history's most momentous ideas to flourish.
'A picturesque writer with an eye for a good story and an ear for a readable style.' Iain Finlayson, The
Times
'Detailed, scholarly, yet beautifully written, Monro's history is a sweeping account of the astonishing
impact of paper on human culture.' Tristram Hunt
'An erudite history . . . paper, as Monro eloquently shows, has filled the supremely important role of
placing 'truth in the reader's hands'.' Nature
'A book that had to be written, and must be read.' Telegraph India
Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in the Late Sixteenth-Century Mediterranean World
Malcolm Noel
$75.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Allen Lane 624pp
24 June 2015 9780241003893 Carton Qty: 1
In the sixteenth century, the Christian states of Western Europe were on the defensive against a Muslim
superpower - the Empire of the Ottoman sultans. There was violent conflict, from raiding and corsairing
to large-scale warfare, but there were also many kinds of peaceful interaction across the surprisingly
porous frontiers of these opposing power-blocs. Agents of Empire describes the paths taken through the
eastern Mediterranean and its European hinterland by members of a Venetian-Albanian family, almost
all of them previously invisible to history. They include an archbishop in the Balkans, the captain of the
papal flagship at the battle of Lepanto, the power behind the throne in the Ottoman province of
Moldavia, and a dragoman (interpreter) at the Venetian embassy in Istanbul.
Through the life-stories of these adventurous individuals over three generations, Noel Malcolm casts the
world between Venice, Rome and the Ottoman Empire in a fresh light, illuminating subjects as diverse as
espionage, diplomacy, the grain trade, slave-ransoming and anti-Ottoman rebellion. He describes the
conflicting strategies of the Christian powers, and the extraordinarily ambitious plans of the sultans and
their viziers. Few works since Fernand Braudel's classic account of the sixteenth-century Mediterranean,
published more than sixty years ago, have ranged so widely through this vital period of Mediterranean
and European history. A masterpiece of scholarship as well as story-telling, Agents of Empire builds up a
panoramic picture, both of Western power-politics and of the interrelations between the Christian and
Ottoman worlds.
What's Wrong with Diplomacy?: The Future of Diplomacy and the Case of China and the UK: Penguin
Specials
Brown Kerry
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2 March 2015 9780734310569 Carton Qty: 160
Traditional methods of diplomacy are fast becoming antiquated. Secrecy, pomp and elitism may have
dictated diplomatic strategy of the Cold War era, but in a digitised twenty-first century, inclusivity and
transparency are values of increasing importance. Access to information is being democratised for a
global citizenry, and nowadays everyone is a potential diplomat. From the handover of Hong Kong to
recent high-profile political scandal, former diplomat Kerry Brown explores the chequered relationship
between the UK and China, offering fresh insights into the fraught and ever-changing dynamic between
these two countries. What's Wrong with Diplomacy? is a call to arms and a probing indictment of
diplomacy's failure to adapt to a changing world.
'Part memoir, part advocacy, Kerry Brown's compelling and provocative essay is a clarion call for a
change in the UK's diplomatic practices.' Professor Rosemary Foot, PhD, FBA, Department of Politics and
International Relations, St Antony's College, University of Oxford
'Brown's call for a more modern, diverse and transparent approach to diplomatic engagement in the
information age is worthwhile reading for anyone interested in Britain's relations with China.' Duncan
Hewitt, Adjunct Professor, New York University, Shanghai, and author of Getting Rich First: Life in a
Changing China
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioural Economics
Thaler Richard H
$50.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Allen Lane 336pp
24 June 2015 9781846144035 Carton Qty: 1
From the renowned and entertaining behavioural economist and co-author of the seminal work
Nudge, Misbehaving is an irreverent and enlightening look into human foibles. Traditional economics
assumes that rational forces shape everything. Behavioural economics knows better. Richard Thaler has
spent his career studying the notion that humans are central to the economy - and that we're errorprone individuals, not Spock-like automatons. Now behavioural economics is hugely influential, changing
the way we think not just about money, but about ourselves, our world and all kinds of everyday
decisions.
Whether buying an alarm clock, selling football tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to
biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In
other words, we misbehave. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of
human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our
lives, our businesses, and our governments.
Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and
market behaviour, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly
mystifying world. He reveals how behavioural economic analysis opens up new ways to look at
everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV quiz shows,
sports transfer seasons, and businesses like Uber.
When economics meets psychology, the implications for individuals, managers and policy makers are
both profound and entertaining.
The Road to Character
Brooks David
$50.00 (Royal H/B 230x152mm) Allen Lane 240pp
24 June 2015 9780241186725 Carton Qty: 1
You could say there are two kinds of virtues in the world, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The
résumé virtues are the ones you list on your CV, the skills that contribute to external success. The eulogy
virtues are deeper. They're what get talked about at your funeral and they are usually the virtues that
exist at the core of your being - whether you are kind, brave, honest or faithful, what kind of
relationships you formed over your lifetime.
In this urgent and soul-searching book, David Brooks explores the road to character. We live in a culture
that encourages us to think about how to be wealthy and successful, but which leaves many of us
inarticulate about how to cultivate the deepest inner life. We know that this deeper life matters, but it
becomes subsumed by the day-to-day, and the deepest parts of who we are go unexplored and
unstructured. The Road to Character connects us once again to an ancient moral tradition, a tradition
that asks us to confront our own weaknesses and grow in response, rather than shallowly focus on our
good points. It is a focus David Brooks believes all of us - including himself - need to reconnect with now.
Telling the stories of people through history who have exemplified the different activities that
contribute to a deeper existence, Brooks uses the diverse lives of individuals such as George Eliot,
Dwight Eisenhower and Augustine to explore traits such as self-mastery, dignity, vocation and love. He
hopes that through considering their lives it will fire the longing we all have to be better, to find the path
to depth.
A Richer Life: How Economics Can Change the Way We Think and Feel
Roscoe Philip
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 304pp
24 June 2015 9780241972724 Carton Qty: 1
American Interior: The quixotic journey of John Evans, his search for a lost tribe and how, fuelled by
fantasy and (possibly) booze, he accidentally annexed a third of North America
Rhys Gruff
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin Press 320pp
24 June 2015 9780241965368 Carton Qty: 1
The quixotic journey of John Evans, his search for a lost tribe and how, fuelled by fantasy and (possibly)
booze, he accidentally annexed a third of North America.
In 2012 Gruff Rhys set off on an Investigative Concert Tour™ to retrace the footsteps of explorer and
fellow Welshman John Evans. In 1792, Evans had travelled to America on a quest to find a legendary
tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans. Two hundred years later, Gruff sought to illuminate Evans's
curious fate, with a guitar in one hand and, in the other, a handmade felt avatar of this perhaps
foolhardy near ancestor. American Interior is the story of these twin odysseys - of how wild fantasies
interact with hard history and how myth-making can inspire humans to partake in crazy, vain pursuits of
glory, including exploration, war and the creative arts.
'A joyous and poignant celebration of the mythical and the real.' Caught by the River
'Charming and entertainingly written.' Independent
'Exuberant, entertaining . . . alive to the quixotic nature of Evans' quest, while offering a sideways look at
the nexus between history and myth.' Financial Times
'A story about gullibility, contradiction, ambition, inexplicable wanderlust and the fact that the past whether mythical or not - is not a sealed-off reality, but something tangled up in the present. Brilliantly
life-affirming.' Guardian
'A true original.' Evening Standard
I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It: Liverpool's Unforgettable 1983-84Season
Evans Tony
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 272pp
24 June 2015 9780241966549 Carton Qty: 1
Led by a 63-year old first-time manager and a captain show-off better known for his moves on the
dancefloor, Liverpool's greatest season was a booze-fuelled journey to three trophies: the first division
title, the League Cup and the European Cup, won on a remarkable night in Rome. The team's theme
song was even the much-derided Chris Rea hit.
Eye-watering, hilarious, and utterly unbelievable, this is the story of how they did it, and how their
season was the last year of innocence in English football.
Whatever It Takes: Essendon, Cronulla, ASADA and the Full Story of the Supplements Scandal
Massoud Josh
$37.00 (Royal Pb 230x152 Mm) Nero 352pp
24 June 2015 9781863957373 Carton Qty: 1
On 7 February 2013, at a Canberra press conference that shocked the nation, the Australian Crime
Commission announced the results of a wide-ranging probe into links between professional sporting
bodies, prohibited substances and organised crime syndicates. A number of clubs across the NRL and
AFL were under investigation, but the primary targets soon became clear: the Cronulla Sharks and the
Essendon Bombers.
The vital link between the two was the involvement of sports scientist Stephen Dank, and his role at
these and other clubs quickly became the subject of intense scrutiny. In interviews Dank maintained that
no illegal supplements had been administered to players, but investigations revealed serious
governance failures at both clubs. Neither Essendon nor Cronulla could confirm precisely what
substances had been given to its players.
As the months rolled by, the scandal deepened. The two codes took opposite approaches to the
investigations by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA), with the AFL cooperating while the
NRL stood back. The agency itself came under intense pressure from the players, the codes and the
federal government, and all the while the man at the centre of the controversy – Stephen Dank –
refused to give evidence to anyone.
Sports journalist Josh Massoud has followed the 'supplements saga' from day one, and
in Whatever It Takes he tells the complete and definitive version of this sorry episode. With unrelenting
focus and fierce honesty, Massoud chronicles the scandal that marked the end of Australia's sporting
innocence.
Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season
Lawrence Amy
$30.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Penguin (General Uk) 256pp
24 June 2015 9780241970492 Carton Qty: 1
There is a gold edition of the Premier League trophy on display inside Arsenal's stadium. It is the only
one of its kind.
It was specially commissioned to honour an achievement that has never been done before or since in
modern football - an undefeated campaign. Most of the players involved never even touched it, or lifted
it, as it was cast as an afterthought. Who, after all, would imagine overcoming every obstacle to
complete a 38-game season without loss? Only Arsene Wenger.
Nobody in Arsenal's inner circle took him seriously when he first said it could be done. Yet in 2003-04, a
team that played with lightning speed and lustrous skill fulfilled Wenger's lifelong dream. In one season,
a special group became invincible.
That group was fascinating for the blend - characters who shared elite qualities but also added
idiosyncratic personality to the mix. They pushed and inspired one another. It brought the best out of
the likes of Jens Lehmann, a self-styled 'Mad German', Sol Campbell, an intense competitor, Robert
Pires, an instant friend if you give him a football, Patrick Vieira, a soft-spoken, battle-hardened captain,
Gilberto, a thoughtful Brazilian, Thierry Henry, a supremely gifted and obsessed scorer and creator,
Dennis Bergkamp, the perfectionist conductor.
This definitive book is based on their experiences told in exclusive player interviews. Football writer Amy
Lawrence, who has reported on Arsenal for more than 25 years, weaves their recollections, as well as
the testimonies of other key players and protagonists around the club, to allow them to tell their story.
From the battle of Old Trafford to jubilation at White Hart Lane, from training ground sparks to dressing
room revelations, readers will go behind closed doors, onto the pitch and into the minds of the players
to relive the key games and battles, and to understand the teamwork and the psychology that was
fundamental to staying undefeated.
Invincible is also the story of one club's revolution during an era when the game has been transformed.
A journey back and forth in time, the book reflects on the scene in the 1970s and 80s, and finishes in the
present with a full chapter interview with Arsene Wenger conducted after Arsenal's 2014 FA Cup
victory, to put the Invincibles into important historical context.
Full of insight, honesty and humour, this insider's account is not only a must-have read for any Arsenal
or football fan, but an enthralling portrait of one of the most extraordinary teams in modern sport.
Glory, Glory: My Life
Sattler John with Badel Peter
$26.00 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Nero 320pp
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'The story of one of the game's greatest heroes'—Russell Crowe
'If you say South Sydney, you automatically think of Johnny Sattler. He was the iconic, archetypal
Rabbitoh warrior.'—Ray Martin
The story of a rugby league legend
A gentleman off the field and a brute on it, John Sattler was one of the most feared players of his era.
He was equally renowned for his toughness and courage: famously, he played 77 minutes of the 1970
Grand Final with a shattered jaw, leading the Rabbitohs to victory over Manly. Here for the first time he
tells his story in his own words and in his own style: honest, uncompromising and direct.
It's the story of a boy from the bush who led the Pride of the League back to its rightful place at the top
of the Sydney premiership. Along the way, Sattler toured with the Kangaroos, played in four winning
Grand Finals and survived a near-fatal car crash. While he later built a new life for himself as a proud
Queenslander, Sattler will always remain a South Sydney legend and an icon of the game.
'This book meticulously documents all the big hits, send-offs, major victories and defeats in the
footballer's career, igniting rich memories for those old enough to have witnessed those days.'
- Weekend Australian
Nature's Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution,
Biodiversity, and Ourselves
Schilthuizen Menno
$30.00 (B+ 210x138mm Demy 8vo) Penguin 256pp
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A tour of evolution's most inventive—and essential—creations: animal genitalia.
Forget opposable thumbs and canine teeth: the largest anatomical differences between humans and
chimps are found below the belt. In Nature's Nether Regions, ecologist and evolutionary biologist
Menno Schilthuizen invites readers to discover the wondrous diversity of animalian reproductive organs.
Schilthuizen packs this delightful read with astonishing scientific insights while maintaining an absorbing
narrative style reminiscent of Mary Roach and Jerry Coyne. With illustrations throughout and vivid field
anecdotes—among them laser surgery on a fruit fly's privates and a snail orgy—Nature's Nether Regions
is a celebration of life in all shapes and sizes.
'Schilthuizen whizzes between geographies and species, learning from apes, slugs, spiders. In the
process he invites us on all kinds of interesting adventures, from finding ancient beetle genitals trapped
in amber to examining barnacles depositing their sperm with eight-foot-long appendages . . . This is a
book about heterosexual sex between animals, but Schilthuizen hasn't closed the case on other kinds of
sex driving animal evolution, too. Ever excited, ever open-minded, he pushes towards new frontiers.'
Tess Taylor, Barnes and Nobles Review
'From the very first page, Menno Schilthuizen makes us both laugh and think about the bewildering
genital variation in the animal kingdom. We laugh at the outrageous shapes these organs take, and think
about the central issue of this book: how genital anatomy advances male and female procreation. An
exhilarating and most informative read!' Frans de Waal, author of The Bonobo and the Atheist
'A remarkable book . . . succeeds in finding exactly the right tone . . . Schilthuizen's entertaining work
reminds us not to take 'the mechanics of sexual intercourse' for granted.''
Publishers Weekly
'A provocative voyage on the 'vast ocean of sexual function beyond the quiet backwater that we humans
find ourselves in.'' Kirkus
'The science of genitals is a relatively new field for biologists, who have long overlooked the evolutionary
importance of species' private parts. Biologist Schilthuizen balances the silly and the serious to describe
researchers' latest efforts to understand how 'evolution has graced the animal kingdom with such a
bewildering diversity of reproductive organs.' Schilthuizen tours some of nature's weirdest inventions,
such as the chicken flea penis, which is 'actually a profusion of plates, combs, springs, and levers' and
looks like 'an exploded grandfather clock.'' Scientific American
'Rather than furiously flipping through a stack of increasingly obscure science journals, those interested
now have an easily digestible text to work with, the charmingly titled, Nature's Nether Regions, by Dutch
evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen. Menno's book is a deep dive into the science of genitals, one
that comes interspersed with a selection of the finest, and most scientifically-accurate, sex jokes.' Lex
Berko, Vice's Motherboard
'A closer look between the legs (or, in the case of the Australian velvet worm, on the head) to explore
what the sex lives of various creatures can teach us about reproduction, diversity and human sexuality . .
. I actually missed my stop on the train this morning because I was engrossed in the chapter about duck
sex.' Lindsay Abrams, Salon
Certain Admissions: A Beach, a Body and a Lifetime of Secrets
Haigh Gideon
$37.00 (Royal Pb 230x152 Mm) Viking 320pp
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Who killed Beth Williams?
On a warm evening in December 1949, two young people met by chance under the clocks at Flinders
Street railway station. They decided to have a night on the town. The next morning, one of them,
twenty-year-old typist Beth Williams, was found dead on Middle Park Beach. When police arrested the
other, Australians were transfixed: twenty-four-year-old John Bryan Kerr was a son of the establishment,
a suave and handsome commercial radio star educated at Scotch College, Harold Holt's next-door
neighbour in Toorak.
Police said he had confessed. Kerr denied it steadfastly. There were three dramatic trials attended by
enormous crowds, a relentless public campaign proclaiming his innocence involving the first editorials
against capital punishment in Australia. For a decade and more, Kerr was a Pentridge celebrity, a poster
boy for rehabilitation – a fame that burdened him the rest of his life. Then, shortly after his death,
another man confessed to having murdered Williams. But could he be believed?
Certain Admissions is stranger than any crime fiction. It is real life police procedural, courtroom drama,
family saga, investigative journalism, social history, archival treasure hunt - a meditation, too, on how
the past shapes the present, and the present the past.
'The trial of John Bryan Kerr was the first murder trial that I read about in detail. Without my parents'
knowing, I followed the account in the Argus as a boy of eleven. I longed, even then, to know the whole
story. I had to wait for more than sixty years, but Gideon Haigh's book has made the wait worthwhile.'
Gerald Murnane
The Hidden City: Adventures and Explorations in Dublin
Whitney Karl
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Dublin is a city much visited and deeply mythologized. In Hidden City, Karl Whitney explores the zones
the city's denizens and tourists easily overlook, finding hidden places and untold stories in underground
rivers of the Liberties, on the derelict sites once earmarked for skyscrapers in Ballsbridge, in the twenty
Dublin homes once inhabited by Joyce, and in innumerable other marginal zones and dark
corners. Hidden City shows us a Dublin - or a collection of Dublins - that we've never seen before, a city
hiding in plain sight.
'Ingenious and affectionate . . . It would be great if the Americans and the Germans who come to Dublin
in large numbers, and claim to love the city, had Whitney's book in hand rather than, say, Ulysses, or
some official guide book.' Colm Tóibín, Guardian
'Oh, how the capital has cried out for a book like this . . . a fascinating travelogue that will make you look
at Dublin with fresh eyes.' Irish Independent
'Marvellous . . . The author's eye for observation is second to none.' Daily Telegraph
'This captivating urban tale has soul, scholarship and insights aplenty.' Sunday Times
'Whitney is clear-eyed and critical, but never cynical or ungenerous, and he has produced an
idiosyncratic and surprisingly nostalgic homage to a sometimes filthy, always flawed, deeply lovable
city.' Irish Times
'Warm, charming, sharp and informative, this brilliant book is an indispensable guide to contemporary
Dublin.' Sunday Business Post
Edmund Unravels
Kolb Andrew
$30.00 (Miscell H/B) Penguin 40pp
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This delightful debut picture book celebrates both the joy of venturing into the unknown and the value
of staying connected to loved ones back home. It stars a little ball of yarn who can't resist the tug of
adventure, the twists and turns of discovery, or the comfort of family and friends.
Edmund is a ball of yarn and a ball of energy! From the time he could roll, he's been bouncing down his
front steps to explore, and his parents have always been right there to reel him in and roll him back up.
But now that he's bigger, Edmund is ready to discover the wonders of the world. Everything is new and
exciting—but sometimes, even a little ball of yarn gets lonely, and there's nothing better than the
comfort of being around those he cares about.
'Sunny illustrations . . . [Edmund's] trailing tail, goofy smile, twirly 'bangs,' baseball cap and jaunty
backpack will allow young readers to identify with him . . . They will smile with recognition when he
meets 'interesting people' in the shapes of bottles, toilet paper rolls, buttons and even a friendly
pincushion. They will undoubtedly cheer when Edmund exhausts the possibilities of travel and rolls
himself home to family and friends . . . This long extended metaphor filled with laugh-worthy wordplay
will comfort children and parents alike.' Kirkus Reviews
Our Australian Girl: Marly and the Goat (Book 3)
Pung Alice & Masciullo Lucia (illus)
$17.99 (B Fmt 198x129 Mm / /lge Crown 8vo) Puffin 132pp
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