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Examines the pornography/art debate with exclusive interviews with Bill Henson, members of the NSW police force, child abuse campaigners and important figures in the Australian arts scene. Contains prints of the controversial photos.

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The Jerilderie Letter is Ned Kelly's manifesto, the story of a widow's son outlawed. '

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In 1854, the heir to the Tichborne estate was reported drowned off Chile. Twelve years later, a Wagga butcher arrived in London and declared himself the long-lost Roger Tichborne, come to claim his inheritance. This true story is an intriguing mystery which has as its theme the ambivalent nature of truth and identity.

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The defection of Russian diplomats Vladimir Petrov and his wife Evdokia in 1954 ignited the Cold War in Australia and had a profound effect on Australian political history. This book, reprinted for its 50th anniversary, includes new information and a new introduction.

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Natalie is reluctantly embroiled in a custody dispute where a mother's claims of child sexual abuse are sustained--but who is the abuser

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The story is about a gang of young men who have turned to crime, in a desperate attempt to survive on the streets in 1950s South Africa. The leader of the group has taken on the name Tsotsi - which is an Afrikaans term for 'gangster' - after a chilhood trauma leaves him with no memory of who he is, or where he comes from.

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A woman wakes from a coma, its cause unknown. She refuses to see her family; she does not say why. She recovers slowly, beset by relapses. Despite this she becomes stronger as something, perhaps anger, begins to find expression within her. Now she will walk. Where

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At the end of his life, an old man waits in his office for a stranger to arrive. Over the next few weeks, Teiresias will visit again, making his way across Hampstead Heath to relate the story of his life.

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The global financial crisis is different to other recessions. It challenges many economic fundamentals. Its resolution will fundamentally change the world and the way business is done. After the Crisis projects this new future, analyses the causes and historical parallels, and examines the limits of growth.

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Stories for Today features new fiction by writers who make sense of Australia as it is now, in a borderless, globalised world balanced between crisis and opportunity. Voices from home and the Australian diaspora explore the effects of migration, easy movement, pandemics, recession, connection with Asia, the service economy and more.

(Paperback, 27th edition)

Food prices are rising, droughts and storms are affecting farmers and the global model of food production is under challenge. Policies to reduce the impact of climate change will have a profound impact on food supply around the world. Food Chain explores the dimension of this looming problem, and our complex relationship with food.

(Paperback, 28th edition)

Is Australia still the Lucky Country This edition explores Australia now - the sources of power, influence and fragility. As the economic balance of power shifts in the Asia Pacific and leaders consider the new carbonless economy, change is inevitable. What do we want Australia to be like in this new world It is time to again learn from the past.

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If Australia's population is to almost double by 2050, we face extraordinary challenges - economic, social and environmental. Coping with this growth demands visionary planning and insights from the rich history of immigration. Prosper or Perish investigates ways to find a balance between growth, diversity and sustainability in a shrinking world.

(Paperback, 31st edition)

We need a human-centred approach to our understanding of the complexity of systems - the flow of materials through economies, the flow of data from lab to laptop, the flow of ideas. Ways of Seeing explores the gaps, reinvigorating our curiosity and our desire for exploration.

(Paperback, 32nd edition)

Anyone who has attempted a crossword puzzle understands wicked problems. One wrong letter and the whole solution collapses, elegance becomes a mess. So too in life: complexity makes systems less robust. Solutions are rarely linear, wicked problems have no preordained solution. This edition addresses diverse wicked problems and exquisite dilemmas.

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It is time to revive the debate about national identity. The cliches of old have long exceeded their use-by date. This is a trying time of global transition and uncertainty, for societies and for individuals. Yet it is also a time when Australia has remarkable advantages - advantages it must build on if the nation is to prosper.

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The brilliant new novel from Muriel Barbery, author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog. A woman journeys to contemporary Kyoto and, by learning to accept new truths about her family and herself, embraces the possibilities of new love