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How I Rescued My Brain by David Roland
Through his work as a forensic psychologist, David Roland spent years grappling with matters of the mind. Indeed, the emotional pressure of supporting his patients in their mental-health problems coupled with personal and financial stresses led to Roland’s own struggles…
Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse by Torben Kuhlmann
This incredibly beautiful and unusual picture book debut tells the journey of a resourceful mouse who must escape Hamburg to reach America the only way he knows how – by building his own aeroplane and flying it! There are many…
My Dog Doesn’t Like Me by Elizabeth Fensham
When you’re eight and you finally get a puppy for your birthday, you feel like nothing in the world can ruin your happiness. But what if owning a puppy is hard? What if your puppy prefers your mum instead of…
Plenty by Ananda Braxton-Smith
Ten-year-old Maddie is confused and extremely angry when her parents reveal they’re moving from their inner-city Melbourne home to a small regional town. Her sense of dislocation is profound as all that she’s ever experienced – home, school and friendships…
Remedy by Old Crow Medicine Show
Virginian string band Old Crow Medicine Show have a fearsome live reputation, but it’s one that has never quite translated to disc. Previous albums have been good but uneven. No problems like that here, though, as this time around they…
Louis Andriessen: La Commedia
‘Satanic Broadway’ is how one reviewer from the New Yorker describes Louis Andriessen’s adventurous film opera La Commedia: a bold but apt statement. The prolific Dutch composer has achieved a great deal of success throughout his career, and can…
Optimism: Reflections on a Life of Action by Bob Brown
Amid contemporary figures in Australian public life, Greens party founder Bob Brown is an iconoclast. This book of anecdotes is neither a traditional nor entirely chronological memoir. With optimism as the common theme, Brown tells 53 stories, each centred on…
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
It’s just after World War II and Jack Baker has been sent to a boarding school in Maine following the death of his mother. Feeling lost and unsure of what life holds for him anymore, Jack is drawn to Early…
Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
American bluesman Big Bill Broonzy may not be revered as much as Robert Johnson but his influence remains. His 300-plus songs and acoustic guitar style influenced the likes of Muddy Waters and a whole generation of British blues and folk…
Hack Attack by Nick Davies
In July of this year, Andy Coulson, former editor of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World and David Cameron’s disgraced director of communications, was sentenced to serve 18 months in jail for his part in one of the greatest scandals…
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