November 2008

First Australians: An Illustrated History [HB] Available
978-0-522-85315-5
$89.99
Edited by Rachel Perkins and Marcia Langton with Wayne Atkinson, James Boyce, RG Kimber, Steve Kinnane, Noel Loos and Bruce Pascoe
The companion book to the epic SBS TV series, First Australians tells the story that gave birth to the nation.
Miegunyah

Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History [HB] Available
978-0-522-85511-1
$59.99
Jenny Hocking
Gough Whitlam examines Australian political and cultural developments in the twentieth century through the life of one of its most significant public figures.
Miegunyah

Graham Kennedy Treasures: Friends Remember the King [HB] Available
978-0-522-85545-6
$64.99
Mike McColl Jones
Lavishly illustrated, this is a must-have for fans of television and Graham Kennedy.
Miegunyah

Inside Out: Writings on Cricket Culture [PB] Available
978-0-522-85553-1
$34.99
Gideon Haigh
Gideon Haigh, lauded by the Guardian as 'the best cricket writer in the world', turns his subject Inside Out.

Liberals and Power: The Road Ahead [PB] Available
978-0-522-85590-6
$36.99
Peter van Onselen (ed.)
An invaluable analysis of the challenges, pitfalls and opportunities that lie ahead for the Liberal Party.

A Matter of Principle (B format edn): New Meetings with the Good, the Great and the Formidable [PB] Available
978-0-522-85525-8
$27.99
Jana Wendt
Australia's most experienced and respected interviewer, Jana Wendt, engages an assortment of people in the worlds of politics, society, art, sport, music and architecture.

Nobody's Valentine: Letters in the Life of Valentine Alexa Leeper, 1900-2001 [HB] Available
978-0-522-85583-8
$59.99
Marion Poynter
At first appearances, Valentine Alexa Leeper might have seemed an eccentric 'bluestocking' living within limited horizons; in fact, she was a most remarkable woman.

The Photographs of Baldwin Spencer [PB with flaps] Available
978-0-522-85401-5
$49.95
Philip Batty, Lindy Allen and John Morton (eds)
An expanded edition of The Photographs of Baldwin Spencer, with a new introduction by John Morton.
General Series

Pioneers of Modernism: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia [HB] Available
978-0-522-85178-6
$59.95
Harriet Edquist
Explores the work of four of Australia's most radical and innovative Arts and Crafts architects.
Miegunyah

December 2008

The Best Australian Humorous Writing [PB] Forthcoming
978-0-522-85594-4
$32.99
Edited by Andrew O'Keefe and Steve Vizard
In the Best Australian Humorous Writing, Andrew O'Keefe and Steve Vizard corral some of Australia's most whimsical, acerbic, energetic, witty, thought-provoking, absurd and downright funny writing into one densely entertaining anthology.

Meanjin, Vol 67, No. 4 [PB] Forthcoming
978-0-522-85560-9
$24.95
Sophie Cunningham (Ed.)
David Astle describes the white noise in his head and how he turned that into a career constructing cryptic crosswords; James Bradley shares his considerable passion for Battlestar Galactica.

Transitions: 150 Years of the Royal Women's Hospital [PB] Forthcoming
978-0-522-85591-3
$39.99
Peter Garnick (photographer)
Transitions is a collection of photographs of the Royal Women's Hospital that chronicles the old hospital, the construction of the new hospital, and the move in 2008 to the hospital's new site.