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Edited by Richard Neville and Rachel Franks.

Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW What a truly beautiful coffee table and research book Reading the Rooms which is edited by Richard Neville and Rachel Franks....

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Kiera Lindsay

The ambitions of Adelaide Ironside, the first Australian artist to astonish the world How thrilling it is to discover another female artist, born in Sydney in 1831, whose works have...

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Kathleen Ready Dayan

Life is a leap of faith, a jump from a bridge railing. She is walking over the bridge; he is standing on the rails getting ready to jump. She stops...

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Darryl Jones

The beautiful, coloured photos in Getting to Know Your Neighbourhood Birds make it a splendid way to spend time browsing the pages. However, it is much more than photographs. The...

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Edited Donna Lu, Foreword Professor Mary O’Kane AC.

The release of The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 is cause for great excitement. In its thirteenth year, the articles have been chosen from Professional Writers, Scientists and Science Communicators....

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Rose Ellis

Australia's famous bohemian rebel, and the untold story behind the legend What an amazing story Rose Ellis has told. Bee Miles, or Beatrice as she was christened, lived an amazing...

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Diana Holbourn

The Becky Bexley series of books has reached book four Comedy, Alcohol, Trauma and Games and is once again full of very excellent social advice for the tween and teen...

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Lucy Godoroja

All Buttons Great and Small would make a great coffee table book. It is attractive and appealing to the eye. There are two types of responses when you speak to...

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David Allott

“The true cost of anything is what we choose to pay for the alternative.” Written about the National Health System in Britain, much of what David Allott says in Mirror...

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Sarah Firth

Eight Essays on Uncertainty What a treat and a surprise Eventually Everything Connects is as Sarah Firth has written the most thoughtful, readable book which can be and will be,...

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Loren Grush

The Untold Story of America's First Women in Space There are few people who have not heard of Neil Armstrong, the first man to put his foot on the moon...

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Wayne Saalman

A magical mystery ride through the prism of history in a search for the answers to humanity's highest dreams. Consisting of 60 essays, written over a number of years, Wayne...