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Best Summer Reading
Jamie gets Australia cooking clever,
shopping smart and wasting less with
his new cookbook, Save with Jamie.
‘This year, I’ve got the message loud and
clear that as everyone comes under
bigger and bigger financial pressure,
they want help to cook tasty, nutritious
food on a budget, so this book was born
completely out of public demand.
Save with Jamie draws on knowledge
and cooking skills to help you make
better choices, showing you how to buy
economically and efficiently, get the
most out of your ingredients, save time
and prevent food waste. And there’s no
compromise – I’m talking big flavours,
comfort food that makes you happy,
and colourful, optimistic dishes.’
Our biggest luxury is knowledge,
whether times are hard or not, so it’s
time to get kitchen smart.
Making your food go further
Photography: David Loftus © 2013 David Loftus
Christmas is Maggie Beer’s favourite time of year, a time for everything she
loves – for hugs from the grandchildren, for giving, and for creating special
memories. But most of all, it is a time for family and friends to gather around a
table groaning with delicious food.
With her hallmark generosity and warmth, Maggie invites you to join her Christmas
celebrations in South Australia’s beautiful Barossa Valley. From roasting the perfect
turkey and transforming leftovers into fabulous meals, to turning ripe summer fruits
into luscious desserts and creating a glamorous formal dinner to welcome in the
New Year in style, Maggie shares her most cherished recipes. With plenty of advice
for stress-free entertaining, Maggie shows you how to celebrate this special time of
year with panache and joy.
Celebrate in style this Christmas with Maggie Beer
A must-have for any lover of Italian food and culture
Join Guy Grossi as he travels around the
gastronomic paradise that is Italy, tasting
the best of Italian food and meeting the
passionate artisans who produce it.
All the quintessential Italian ingredients are
here, from parmesan to prosciutto, balsamic
vinegar to buffalo mozzarella. Discover the
wonderful characters behind the ingredients,
and the traditional artisan methods that have
been passed down through the generations.
Then cook your way through 150 recipes,
including slow-cooked veal shoulder with
porcini, bresaola with gorgonzola, honey
and fennel, artichoke tortellini with capers,
lemon and olive oil, crispy polenta chips
with truffle mayonnaise and vanilla panna
cotta, strawberries and aged balsamic.
This is irresistible, authentic Italian food you
can make at home.
Love Italy is a warm, honest and joyful
celebration of real food and real people. It is
destined to become a classic cookbook.
Practical and inspiring, Jamie Durie’s Edible Garden Design is a book for our
times. As more and more of us recognise the environmental, financial and
health benefits of growing our own food, all over the country flower beds are being
transformed into vegie patches and empty windowsills into flourishing windowboxes.
Jamie shows you how to create productive edible gardens that look great. He gives
you the lowdown on the design function of each plant, and reveals how you can
incorporate edibles into even the smallest of outdoor spaces without sacrificing style.
Be inspired by real-life case studies in Australia and the US, from Jamie's mum’s
beloved vegie patch and kids’ community plots in Chicago to Matt Moran’s classic
kitchen garden in Sydney and New York's buzzing green produce markets.
Design and grow vegie gardens with substance and style
The much-anticipated first
book from the founder of The
Agrarian Kitchen in Tasmania.
When former Australian Gourmet
Traveller food editor Rodney Dunn
moved from Sydney to Tasmania,
he and his wife Severine set about
transforming a nineteenth-century
schoolhouse into a sustainable
farm-based cooking school.
Nestled in a misty valley outside
Hobart, The Agrarian Kitchen
struck a chord with people
seeking respite from fast-
paced lives and a meaningful
connection with the food we eat
and the land that produces it.
This collection of recipes from the
phenomenally popular cooking
school celebrates the simple
pleasures of cooking and eating
in tune with the seasons.
Naples: City of Blood,
City of Miracles. City of
Contradictions and Secrets, Luck
and Superstition, Danger and
Incredible Kindness.
Photographer Carla Coulson
and writer Lisa Clifford know this
dazzling, magical city intimately:
in this book they take you on a
journey through the Naples most
tourists never see. Walk with them
down hidden cobblestoned
alleyways lit by shrines to the
saints and into ancient crypts
filled with skulls; taste the myriad
sweets and pastries for which the
city is famous, and learn the art
of arrangiarsi – all fuelled by pizza,
the city’s signature dish, and
coffee, always coffee.
Naples is a city where it’s never
too late.
‘Italians are passionate and
opinionated about their
food and I am no exception!’
Italian-born food lover, blogger
and actress Silvia Colloca
offers us her personal insight into
authentic Italian home cooking.
Now living in Australia, she is quick
to correct the misconception that
every dish must be drowned in olive
oil or topped with a thick coating of
parmesan. On the contrary, Silvia’s
everyday recipes are simple, light
and healthy, and based on fresh,
seasonal ingredients.
This is the food she grew up with.
This is how Italians really eat.
Sample such goodies as ricotta
gnocchi with cavolo nero pesto,
twice-cooked cinnamon galettes
and strawberry and mascarpone
cake. Silvia’s warmth, humour and
thoughtful instructions show you
how easily it can be done in your
own kitchen.
‘A truly great garden should enrich
your soul, and those of many others
– hopefully for generations to come.’
This is celebrated landscape designer
Paul Bangay’s inspirational story of
creating Stonefields, one of Australia's
most beautiful country gardens.
The Garden at Stonefields reveals the
triumphs and trials of designing and
building this extraordinary house and
garden – Paul’s most challenging and
personal project yet. Photographed
by Paul’s long-time collaborator Simon
Griffiths, the stunning photos reveal the
evolution of the site from conception to
completion, and capture the unique
beauty of each area of the garden.
The book also features extracts from
Paul’s personal diary, an intimate and
compelling account of dealing with
drought, bushfires and the threat of
mining in contemporary rural Australia.
The inspirational story of creating one of Australia’s most beautiful country gardens
Collette Dinnigan, Australian fashion icon, gives an intimate insight into her life and work
The name Collette Dinnigan conjures up images of romance, style, luxury and
femininity – meet the woman behind the name.
For the first time, this intensely private woman opens up about what makes her tick.
What inspires her to create clothes worn by the most glamorous women in the
world, from film stars to royalty? How has her bohemian childhood shaped her?
What has made her so successful? What drives her creativity and her famed
attention to detail? How does she unwind? How does she juggle the roles of
mother and businesswoman?
Obsessive Creative takes you behind the scenes of the world of high fashion, from
the studio where Collette’s sublimely beautiful clothes are made, to backstage at
the Paris shows; from the red carpet to a beading factory in India. Lavishly illustrated
with photographs from top international fashion photographers and from Collette’s
own family albums, this is an intensely personal account of her life and times.
Tom Keely’s reputation is in ruins. And that's the upside.
Divorced and unemployed, he’s lost faith in everything
precious to him. Holed up in a grim highrise, cultivating his
newfound isolation, Keely looks down at a society from
which he’s retired hurt and angry. He’s done fighting the
good fight, and well past caring.
But even in his seedy flat, ducking the neighbours, he’s
not safe from entanglement. All it takes is an awkward
encounter in the lobby. A woman from his past, a boy the
likes of which he’s never met before. Two strangers leading
a life beyond his experience and into whose orbit he falls
despite himself.
What follows is a heart-stopping, groundbreaking novel for
our times – funny, confronting, exhilarating and haunting.
Inhabited by unforgettable characters, Eyrie asks how, in
an impossibly compromised world, we can ever hope to
do the right thing.
‘From the opening pages, you know you’re in the hands
of a master.’ – The Weekend Australian
‘Eyrie... is a novel for which our culture has been in urgent need.’ – Michael McGirr, The Age
‘Witty, insightful, compelling – In Cold Blood for our generation’. – Eddie Perfect
When filming his TV series Race Relations, John Safran spent an
uneasy couple of days with one of Mississippi’s most notorious
white supremacists. A year later, he heard that the man had been
murdered – and what was more, the killer was black.
At first the murder seemed a twist on the old Deep South race crimes.
But then more news rolled in. Maybe it was a dispute over money,
or most intriguingly, over sex. Could the infamous racist actually have
been secretly gay, with a thing for black men? Did Safran have the last
footage of him alive? Could this be the story of a lifetime? Seizing his
Truman Capote moment, he jumped on a plane to cover the trial.
Over six months, Safran got deeper and deeper into the South,
becoming entwined in the lives of those connected with the murder
– white separatists, black campaigners, lawyers, investigators,
neighbours, even the killer himself. And the more he talked with them,
the less simple the crime, and the world, seemed.
Murder in Mississippi is a brilliantly innovative true-crime story. Taking us
places only he can, Safran paints an engrossing, revealing portrait of a
dead man, his murderer, the place they lived and the process of trying
to find out the truth about anything.
From the bustling streets of 1920s London to the idyllic English countryside,
this is a breathtaking story of passion and determination from a phenomenal
Australian storyteller.
When a humble soldier, known only as Jones, wakes in a military hospital he has no
recollection of his past. Jones’s few fleeting memories are horrifying moments from
the battlefield of Ypres. His identity becomes a puzzle he must solve.
Then Eden Valentine arrives in his world, a stunning seamstress who dreams of her
own high-fashion salon in London. Mourning the loss of her brother in the war, Eden
cannot turn away the soldier in desperate need of her help.
The key to Jones’s past – and Eden’s future – may lie with the mysterious Alex
Wynter, aristocratic heir to the country manor Larksfell Hall. But the news that Alex
bears will bring shattering consequences that threaten to tear their lives apart.
This is a heart-stopping story of true love and courage in the most extraordinary
circumstances from the rising star of Australian fiction.
‘Action, heartbreak and romance aplenty... a great read.’ – Bookseller + Publisher
‘Beautifully written and frequently hilarious.’ – The Guardian
‘As the steady march of time takes its toll on my memory
and the vultures circle, I thought I should have a stab at
recollecting how it all happened...’
Jennifer Saunders’ brilliant comic creations have brought
joy to millions for three decades. From Comic Strip
to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Absolutely
Fabulous to Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia, her characters
are household names.
But it’s Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts.
This is her funny, touching and disarmingly honest memoir,
filled with stories of friends, laughter and occasional
heartache – but never misery.
From her childhood on RAF bases, where her father was
a pilot, to her life-changing encounter with a young
Dawn French, on to success and family, the book charts
her extraordinary story, including the slip-ups and battles
along the way.
Prepare to chuckle, cry, and whoop with delight.
October 1943. A U.S Navy
warship vanishes at sea.
Its disappearance was rumoured
to have been a result of a
classified military experiment into
the effects of electromagnetic
radiation. The story has long since
been considered a hoax.
But Juan Cabrillo and his
colleagues aboard the top secret
spy ship Oregon aren’t convinced.
As they race to unearth the truth,
they discover that the stakes are
dangerously high. And that it may
already be too late...
Mirage is state-of-the-art action
adventure from the master,
Clive Cussler.
Master of the modern thriller,
Tom Clancy delivers an
electrifying story of intrigue,
power and one family with two
generations of heroes.
President Jack Ryan, Sr. is fighting
a desperate campaign to thwart
Russian aggression, while his son
is fighting a silent war against a
ruthless foe. A new strongman
has emerged in the ever-chaotic
Russian republic – his rise to power
was meteoric, but shrouded
in deception and treachery.
The foundations of his personal
empire are built on a bloody
secret from his past, and he will
eliminate anyone who comes
close to that truth...
One morning Ruth wakes thinking a tiger has been in
her seaside house. Later that day a formidable woman called Frida arrives, looking as if she’s blown in from the sea. In fact she’s come to care for Ruth. Frida and the tiger: both are here to stay, and neither is what they seem.
Which of them can Ruth trust? And as memories of her childhood in Fiji press upon her with increasing urgency, can she even trust herself?
The Night Guest is a mesmerising novel about love, dependence, and the fear that the things you know best can become the things you’re least certain about.
From the internationally
bestselling author – over two
million books sold worldwide.
Kitty Hamilton arrives in
Tanganyika with high hopes for
her new life. An exciting adventure
halfway across the world could
be just what she and Theo need
to recover from the scandal that
almost tore them apart.
But in this wild and foreign land,
where very different powers
prevail, the head can’t always rule
the heart. As old wounds resurface
and new passions ignite, Kitty and
Theo confront emotions that push
them beyond the boundaries of
all that they know and believe in.
‘We’re suckers for it.’ – Entertainment Weekly
In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the
Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut
were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking
moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget,
she made a decision that shocked even her...
But the struggle isn’t over for Sydney. As she
navigates the aftermath of her life-changing
decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many
directions at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived and
while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there’s still
so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus
has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and
Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses
her profound magical ability to undermine the
way of life she was raised to defend. Consumed by
passion and vegeance, Sydney struggles to keep
her secret ife under wraps as the threat of exposure
– and re-education – looms larger than ever.
Pulses will race throughout this smoldering fourth
installment in the bestselling Bloodlines series,
where no secret is safe.
‘Wimpy Kid is bent on world domination.’ – TIME
This is Jeff Kinney’s eighth book of this hilarious and
highly successful series, and Greg Heffley and his
friends now have a whole new set of adventures.
Greg Heffley’s on a losing streak. His best friend,
Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new
friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task.
To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap
of faith and turn his decisions over to chance.
Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg’s
life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Readers love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series,
which features regularly on the USA Today,
Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and
#1 New York Times bestseller lists.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and
raw, this is award-winning author
John Green’s most ambitious and
heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly
exploring the funny, thrilling, and
tragic business of being alive
and in love.
Despite the tumour-shrinking
medical miracle that has bought
her a few years, Hazel has never
been anything but terminal, her
final chapter inscribed upon
diagnosis. But when a gorgeous
plot twist named Augustus Waters
suddenly appears at Cancer Kid
Support Group, Hazel’s story is
about to be completely rewritten.
‘Damn near genius’. – TIME
A thousand deadly monsters.
Three battling demigods.
One fatal decision. Hazel looked
behind Hecate at the middle
gateway. She saw Percy and
Annabeth sprawled helplessly
before the doors. A massive dark
shape now loomed over them, its
foot raised as if to crush Percy.
‘What about them?’ Hazel asked,
her voice ragged. ‘Percy and
Annabeth?’
Hecate shrugged. ‘West, east
or south... they die.’
‘Not an option,’ Hazel said.
‘Then you have only one path
– and that’s the most dangerous
of all...’
LEGO® Play Book proves it. You
can build anything with a LEGO
brick in your hand.
LEGO® Play Book contains a
collection of all-new LEGO
building ideas that will inspire
you in new and exciting ways.
Get the most play out of your
LEGO models. With over 200
building ideas and tips, including
suggestions for ‘ten-minute builds’,
‘cool brick’ features and ‘a handful
of bricks’, you’ll discover endless
possibilities.
With a mixture of LEGO models
LEGO® Play Book is perfect for
everyone; for beginners and more
accomplished builders alike.
Play and read at the same
time with LEGO® Star Wars™
Brickmaster Battle for the Stolen
Crystals. Create fantastic models
with the help of an exciting
storybook, filled with step-by-step
instructions.
Join Clone trooper Commander
Gree as he hunts down the
valuable lightsaber crystals stolen
by a Separatists droid captain,
using your bricks to build weapons
and vehicles to help him fight
along the way. Assemble your
bricks in time to fight battles in
canyons and ice mountains, and
fend off an ambush in the forest.
Includes two minifigures.
Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby’s wonder at
our beautiful world. From much-loved Australian Children’s Laureate
Alison Lester comes a timeless book to share and to treasure.
A lullaby to babies everywhere,
Baby Bedtime is a lyrical
tribute to the love inspired by the
little people in our lives.
This enchanting read-aloud story
combines the talents of Australia’s
premier picture-book writer, Mem
Fox, author of Possum Magic and
Where is the Green Sheep?, and
acclaimed illustrator Emma Quay,
creator of Not a Cloud in the Sky
and Rudie Nudie.