(Paperback, 34th edition)

Malcolm Turnbull has quite a job ahead of him as leader of the Liberal Party. How is he going so far What can we expect in the years ahead This is a scintillating look at Turnbull and the Liberals in opposition. It is based on extensive interviews with and observation of Turnbull, who emerges as a fascinating, aggressive, humorous character.

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Known for her passionate, sensual and edgy poetry, Dorothy Porter was one of Australia's truly original writers. She was twice short-listed for Australia's premier literary award, the Miles Franklin, and her verse novel The Monkey's Mask is a modern Australian classic.

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Brings together the best of Robert Adamson's work from the last four decades, as well as many superb new poems. Selected and arranged by the author, it provides an accessible introduction to Australia's foremost lyric poet and an insight into the recurring themes that have shaped his remarkable body of work.

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(Paperback, 41st edition)

David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what makes for a happy life With grace and profundity, Malouf explores new and old ways to talk about contentment and the self. In considering the happy life - what it is, and what makes it possible - Malouf returns to the 'highest wisdom' of the classics.

(Paperback, 23rd edition)

Looks past the skirmishes and pitched battles of the history wars, and asks what's at stake, what kind of history do we want and need The author discusses what good history looks like and, more specifically, what good Australian history looks like.

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In 2016 the Western Bulldogs stunned the AFL world by winning the premiership - the club's first in 62 years. It was an unprecedented rise to success, capped by a stunning grand final victory that left players and fans alike shedding tears of joy.

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A lucid forecast of the changes we can expect around the world in this century; where and why future wars will erupt, which nations will gain and lose economic and political power; how new technologies and cultural trends will alter the way we live. Friedman shows that we are now, for the first time in half a millennium, at the dawn of a new era.

(Paperback, 51st edition)

Cardinal George Pell is the most prominent Catholic leader in Australia at a time when Church's handling of sexual abuse is being closely investigated. He is also the confessor of prime-minister-in-waiting Tony Abbott. A news-breaking and definitive portrait of Pell, at a time of maximum tension and scrutiny for both him and the church.

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There has never been a more feared or respected policeman in Australia than Brian 'Skull' Murphy. His fearsome reputation and connections with organised crime have made him an infamous figure in Melbourne police history. In The Skull, Adam Shand tells the story of the last of the supercops.

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The Sound of Pictures is an illuminating journey through the soundtracks of more than 400 movies. How do filmmakers play with sound And how does that affect the way we watch their films Whether pop or classical, sweeping or sparse, soundtracks play a crucial role in how we experience cinema.

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A delightful portrait gallery that evokes a turbulent time. In The Whitlam Mob, Mungo gives a sharp, witty and very personal account of the main characters of the Whitlam years - from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns.

(Paperback, 18th edition)

An essay about the widely acknowledged over prescription of drugs in Australia. Always conscious of the real suffering behind the frenzied consumption, it nevertheless questions the new culture of diagnosing, pathologising and prescribing.

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Shows that the resources boom, which seems like a blessing, has the potential to become a curse unless our governments take urgent action. This title maps out the pitfalls, considers what has worked overseas, and suggests a better way forward.

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(Paperback, 40th edition)

In the aftermath of the 2010 election, Megalogenis considers what has happened to politics in Australia. He dissects the cycle of polls, focus groups and presidential politics and explores what it has done to the prospect of serious, difficult reform and the style of our leaders. He argues that politics-as-usual has become a self-defeating game.

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Collects Kate Jennings' best short work from the last four decades. She writes incisively about manners and morals, politics and economics, feminism and the writing life. She describes America with the keen eye of an outsider, and looks back at Australia with an expatriate's frankness. A fragmented autobiography and a record of remarkable times.

(Paperback, 50th edition)

Western women today have unprecedented freedom and power. In Australia we have a female prime minister and governor-general; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard's misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve.