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Walkley Non-Fiction Award 2009 Longlist

Firepower: The Most Spectacular Fraud In Australian History
Gerard Ryle

$35.00 – Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin

The scandalous tale of one of the greatest business scams in Australian business history - the controversial fuel pill, Firepower.

A magic pill that cuts fuel consumption and reduces emissions ...... that was the miracle... Buy or find out more 


Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed
Matthew Peacock

$35.00 – Trade paperback / Abc Books

James Hardie, the name, like the company, is a lie. The real James Hardie died a long time ago and had almost no connection to the Australian asbestos empire that grew under his partner Andrew Reid. The Reid family amass... Buy or find out more 



The Mother Of Mohammed: An Australian Woman's Extraordinary Journey into Jihad
Sally Neighbour

$34.99 – Trade paperback / Melb Univ Press

Born and raised in Mudgee, New South Wales, Rabiah Hutchinson seems an unlikely jihadist. But this former country girl turned marijuana-smoking beach bunny and hippy backpacker is a veteran of the global holy war. To Wes... Buy or find out more 


Darwin's Armada: How Four Voyagers to Australasia Won the Battle for Evolution and Changed the World
Iain McCalman

$49.95 – Hardcover book / Viking

Charles Darwin, HMS Beagle, 1831-36 Sent to Cambridge to join the clergy, the young Darwin emerged with a passion for naturalism and an invitation to sail on a naval survey vessel to South America, New Zealand and Austra... Buy or find out more 



Gough Whitlam: A Moment In History
Jenny Hocking

$34.99 – Trade paperback / Miegunyah Press

This moment was not his alone, nor could it ever have come about without him…Gough Whitlam turned to Graham Freudenberg, touched him lightly on the shoulder, saying, 'It's been a long road, Comrade, but we're there', and... Buy or find out more 


The Birth Wars
Mary-Rose MacColl

$34.95 – Paperback book / Univ Queensland Pr

Essential reading for every woman who is or may one day become a mother

Women are told they have pregnancy and birth care choices. But their only real choice is which side to take in the birth wars.

Each day battles are ... Buy or find out more 



The Henson Case
David Marr

$24.95 – Trade paperback / Text Publishing

The Australian Prime Minister called them 'absolutely revolting'. Their removal from a Sydney art gallery was hailed by the Daily Telegraph as a 'Victory for Decency'. Cate Blanchett and members of the arts community cla... Buy or find out more 


To The Bitter End: The Dramatic Story Of The Fall Of John Howard And The Rise Of Kevin Rudd
Peter Hartcher

$35.00 – Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin

On 24 November 2007 Australia resoundingly changed government. If you think you know what really happened during that tumultuous year behind the closed doors of the Liberal Party, in the back rooms of the ACTU and deep i... Buy or find out more 



Churchill and Australia
Graham Freudenberg

$34.99 – Trade paperback / Pan Macmillan

Winner of the 2009 Walkley Nonfiction Book Award.

Winston Churchill was a titan of the 20th century, universally acknowledged as one of the greatest leaders of his age. Yet his relationship with Australia was a troubled ... Buy or find out more 


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