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Tales from the Boom-Boom Room women vs wall street Susan Antilla Scribe Publications Australian Publication PB GENERAL NON-FICTION PRICE?????
Telling Lies About Hitler: The Holocaust, History and the Irving Trial by Richard J. Evans In April 2000, a High Court judge in London branded the writer David Irving a racist, an anti-semite, a Holocaust denier and a falsifier of history. Irvings's attempts to silence his critics by means of a libel suit against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt was decisively rejected in a judgement later confirmed by the Court of Appeal. The key expert witness in revealing Irving's methods of historical falsification was the Cambridge historian Richard J. Evans, a specialist on modern German history and author of In Defence of History. *Telling Lies About Hitler* shows how Irving became undone in this outstanding book of the trial. PB LARGE HISTORY * POL PRICE???
Terror a meditation on the meaning of September 11 By John Carroll Scribe Publications Australian Publication HISTORY & POL PB
Thai Food by David Thompson Viking $75.00 HB FOOD & WINE
The Age Good Food Guide 2003 The Age $24.00 Australian publication FOOD & WINE
The Algebra of Infinite Justice by Arundhati Roy pb $21.95 For those who were mesmerized by Roy's vision of India in the Booker Prize winner novel The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy now deals with its topsy-turvy society in essays, traced in fire, where the lives of the many are sacrificed for the comforts of the few. HISTORY & POLITICS
The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman CHILDREN PB PRICE??????????
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton pB $24.95 Alain de Botton reflects on the work of travel writers and then adds his own observations on the ritual of travel. Alain de Botton is the author of The Consolations of Philosophy. GENERAL NON-FICTION SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY
The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith PB LARGE $29.95 Zadie Smith has written her next challenging and entertaining novel following the best selling and prize winning White Teeth. Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. Through London and then New York, searching for the only autograph that has ever mattered to him, Alex follows the paper trail while resisting the mystical lure of Kabbalah and Zen, and avoiding all collectors, con men, and interfering rabbis who would put themselves in his path. Pushing against the tide of his generation, Alex-Li is on his way to finding enlightenment, otherwise known as some part of himself that cannot be signed, celebrated, or sold. FICTION
The Bible in Israeli Folk Dances by Matti Goldschmidt DANCE
The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker PB LARGE $29.95 When we are born, we are a blank slate on which our experiences of the world are written, and as we grow they define who we are. This is the prevailing view of human life at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It probably governs - whether you are aware of it or not - the way you think about yourself and others. It is wrong argues Steven Pinker in his latest book The Blank Slate. This book is essential reading for anyone who enjoyed How the Mind Works written a few years earlier by Steven Pinker. SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan The author of The Joy Luck Club, it's been five years since Amy Tan has published a book and she does not disappoint with this novel. The dialogue between LuLing and Ruth makes you both cringe and marvel at the bond between mother and daughter. From the translation of her mother's diary, Ruth learns of her mother's past and begins to understand now what she meant writing; "Secret not just mean cannot say. Can be hurt-you kinda secret, or curse-you kind, maybe do you damage forever, never can change after that . . .""These are the things I should never forget" How difficult things had been for LuLing. How misunderstood Precious Auntie had been. And, how complicated life was becoming for Ruth. PB FICTION PRICE????
The Boys from Bondi by Alan Collins Australian Jewish writer PB FICTION PRICE???????????
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & other stories by Etgar Keret Etgar Keret is regarded as Israel's hippest young writer. Keret's stories in his latest book are brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest. They are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit, the hidden truths of life. As with the best comic authors, hilarity and anguish are the twin pillars of his work. PB FROM APRIL 1 $22.00 FICTION
The Carpet Wars by Christopher Kremmer Carpets are one of the most common objects found in western homes, but the stories behind them (religious, political, tribal) are virtually unknown and as complex and baffling as the patterns found in them. Traversing a crescent of Islamic societies in crisis, from Kashmir to Iraq, Pakistan to Tajikistan, millions of ordinary Muslims were having their lives torn apart by the volatile cocktail of Kalashnikov and Koran. A timely and controversial book, The Carpet Wars is the story of a remarkable ten-year journey across the world's most misunderstood and volatile region. Christopher Kremmer was born in Australia and is the author of the award-winning book, Stalking the Elephant Kings which unearthed the skeletons of communist rule in South East Asia. PB LARGE $35.00 HISTORY & POLITICS
The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert An evocative work of fiction tracing the lives of three ordinary Germans in the 1930s, in 1945 and half a century later. Seiffert is brave in confronting contemporary German identity with an open frankness through these three stories of the past. Her writing style of simple sentences written in the present tense to give the reader a sense of the story unfolding makes for powerful reading. Highly recommended. FICTION PB PRICE??????????
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri Blending wonderful family drama with Indian mythology and a dash of Bollywood sparkle, The Death of Vishnu is an intimate and compelling view of an unforgettable world. $19.95 PB PRICE?????? FICTION
The Dick Smith Way by Ike Bain McGraw Hill $24.95 Australian publication PB GENERAL NON-FICTION
The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby pb $19.95 First published in 1997 and now reprinted, The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly is a remarkable read that leaves you thinking about priorities in life. After suffering a massive stroke, Jean-Dominique Bauby, the 44 year old editor-in-chief of French Elle and the father of two young children, found himself completely paralysed, speechless and able only to move one eyelid. With his eyelid he 'dictated' his thoughts on what it means to be human. It is not a journey of self-pity but a lasting testament to life. BIOG & MEM
The Family Orchard by Nomi Eve Spans five generations of a family until the present day. The novel begins in Palestine in the early 1800's but the story radiates around the orchards of Netanya giving a good insight into the idea at the time that the 'pardess' or fruit orchards were regarded by the settlers, some of whom were smuggled in between 1945 and 1947, as the soul of the nation. Nomi Eve gives emotional voices to the characters in her family tree which have been supplied by her father. Nomi Eve uses an unusual format of interaction between herself, her father and the reader, which is poignant and evocative especially when it relates to family members in contemporary times. PB FICTION PRICE???????
The Fig Tree by Arnold Zable From the best-selling author of Cafe Scheherazade comes this tender book of haunting true stories filled with memorable people in both Australia and Greece. The Fig Tree consists of fascinating and wonderful ancestral tales of the lives of Jewish and Greek migrants to this country, of refugees and wanderers, of actors, singers and poets. These deeply felt tales of individual experience are in fact universal stories about life and love, trust and doubt, and about the bonds within each family. Australian Jewish writer PB BIOG & MEMOIR PRICE????????
The Fourth Hand by John Irving The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Cider House Rules are just some of the novels addressing social issues written by John Irving in his quirky and sharp writing style. The Fourth Hand is no exception. What if a donor's widow demands visitation rights for a hand? Part farce, part satire. Read John Irving and enjoy. PB FICTION PRICE?????
The Girl in the Red Coat . . . . surviving survival by Roma Ligocka pb $29.95 The internationally best selling memoir of survival and self-discovery by the woman who was so famously depicted as the child in the red coat in the black and white footage in the film Schindler's List. From a harrowing childhood under the Nazis, described with a haunting simplicity and innocence, through the trials of living in Communist Poland, to a career in the theatre and film, Ligocka traces her struggle for self-definition and happiness. BIOG & MEM
The Goose by Pam Skutenko pb $24.95 The goose with the red breast is dead. Sarah Cameron let her daughter hear her play the piano only once. In those few minutes Olly heard a musician drawing hope from the disturbing darkness of a Chopin nocturne. The sound hinted at a loss beyond anything Olly dared to consider. But Sarah had smothered her life in a shroud of silence, and Olly never learns how the past tightened around the feisty young woman who became her mother, and squeezed the song out of the wild bird. In The Goose, Pam Skutenko looks at what people do with their creativity when life presses too powerfully on them. FICTION
The Hanged Man the life and death of Ronald Ryan By Mike Richards Scribe Publications Australian Publication ????????
The Impressionist by Hari Kunzau Yet another impressive debut writer, Hari Kunzau has entered the field of literature with guns blazing ready to take on the big issues. Pran Nath, the central character, is the very embodiment of England's stamp on India and his journey is well worth following. PB FICTION $29.95
The Iron Wall by Avi Schlaim A controversial interpretation of the history of Israel and the Arab world. paperback at $23.00 HISTORY & POL
The Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz PB GENERAL NON-FICTION JEWISH NON-FICTION PRICE????
The Little Friend Donna Tartt Allen & Unwin $32.95 PB LARGE FICTION
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Picador $30.00 PB FICTION
The New Nuclear Danger George W. Bush's military-industrial complex By Helen Caldicott Scribe Publications Australian Publication ??????
The Philosopher's Dog by Raimond Gaita Filled with inspirational stories, with reflections on how we respond to everything from spiders to mountains, *The philosopher's dog* is moving, sometimes funny, and always thought-provoking. Gaita's discussion ranges from writers such as J.M. Coetzee and Hannah Arendt to philosophers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Rene Descartes. In offering a different way of thinking about animals, he suggests that it is love which gives us the best model for the respect we owe them. Raimond Gaita is the author of the award-winning *Romulus, My Father* and *A Common Humanity:* Thinking about Love & Truth & Justice. Australian publication SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY PB PRICE????
The Same Sea by Amos Oz In this deceptively light and easily read novel, Amos Oz scores an impressive and moving victory for the myths and poetry of de-deified Jewish culture. Mixing poetry with prose and language from the Song of Songs with images from the Gospels in a series of first-person letters and confessions, Amos Oz tells the story of ordinary people in an extraordinary manner. $21.95 PB FICTION PRICE?????
The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble Viking $28.00 PB FICTION
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 5th Edition: 2 volumes This is a BIG seriously important work of reference in two boxed sets. Each entry provides a wealth of information including the history and meaning, pronunciation, etymology, definitions, variant spelling and MORE. Just think of the fun you will have playing scrabble during the holidays. Normally priced at $299 but available at 20% discount off this retail price. GENERAL NON-FICTION
The Voyage of their Life by Diane Armstron Australian Jewish writer PB HISTORY & BIOG PRICE??????????
The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders By Marshall Browne Local crime writer Marshall Browne's The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders was shortlisted in the mystery/thriller category of the 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Available in paperback $19.65 CRIME FICTION
Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena De Blasi Allen & Unwin $29.95 BIOG & MEM HB
Three Men in a Raft by Ben Kozel PB LARGE $$30.00 This is the story of three ordinary guys with a lot of blind optimism, one rubber raft and the most dangerous river on earth. Ben Kozel from Australia, Colin Angus from Canada, and Scott Borthwick from South Africa - all in their mid-twenties take six months to complete the their 7,000 kilometre adventure down the Amazon River and live to tell their amazing story. Laced with humour and vivid descriptions of their journey, Three Men in a Raft is an enjoyable read. GENERAL NON-FICTION
Tikvah In this thoughtful and diverse collection, more than forty of America's most distinguished children's book creators, including fourteen award winning illustrators and other Honor artists from America, share their reflections on human rights. Through words and pictures, they examine past, present, and future to foster a kinder, more tolerant world. Available in hardcover $32.95 or in paperback $20.95 GENERAL NON-FICTION HOLOCAUST
Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone By Mark Winston Scribe Publications Australian Publication ??????????????/
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang has received the South Australian Premier's Award at the Adelaide Writers' Festival. This win completes a year in which this novel has won the Booker Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Courier-Mail Book of the Year, and the fiction categories of the Victorian and Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and the Age Book of the Year award. Available in paperback $22.95 Australian publication FICTION
22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Reis Harper Collins $21.95 GENERAL NON-FICTION PB

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