Summer Catalogue 2011-12 - Hill of Content Bookshop

Literary, Poetry, Essays
Planet Word
J.P. Davidson
HB $45.00
According to the
Snohomish tribe of North
America, we speak
different languages today
because of a row about a
duck. There are more than
6,000 languages spoken
in the world, some by
only a handful, but by the
end of the century there
will be just 900 left. Why does linguicide occur and
what are its consequences? Planet Word uncovers
everything you didn’t know you needed to know
about how language evolves.
Women of Letters
Marieke Hardy &
Micheala McGuire
(Eds) PB $29.95
In a world of the short
and swift, of texts and
Twitter, there’s
something of special
value about a carefully
composed letter. Some
of Australia’s finest
dames of stage, screen
and page have delivered missives on a series of
themes, collected here for the first time. This is a
diverse and captivating tribute to the art of letter
writing. All royalties for this book will go to Edgar’s
Mission animal rescue shelter.
Handwritten:
Ten Centuries
Of Manuscript
Treasures
PB $49.95
In an era when the
practice, indeed the
art, of writing by
hand is fast giving
way to the keyboard,
it is timely to pause
and to consider the
volume of words
penned on paper over time.This book traces the
lives and thoughts, problems and solutions,
inspirations and creative endeavours of some of
the world’s greatest thinkers, innovators and artists.
On Shakespeare
John Bell
HB $39.99
After many years of
reading, performing and
directing Shakespeare, in
the UK and in Australia
with the Bell Shakespeare
Company, John Bell offers
us a unique ‘backstage
pass’ to the histories,
tragedies, comedies and
romances and a
memorable insight into the sonnets. On
Shakespeare is vivid, accessible and fascinating-a
book that confirms Shakespeare’s enduring
relevance to our lives.
Australian Poetry
Since 1788
Geoffrey Lehmann
& Robert Gray (Ed)
HB $69.95
A good poem is one that
the world can’t forget or
is delighted to rediscover.
This landmark anthology
of Australian poetry
contains such poems. It is
the first of its kind for
Australia and promises to
become a classic. Included here are Australia’s
major poets and lesser-known but equally affecting
ones and all manifestations of Australian poetry
since 1788.
Arguably
Christopher Hitchens
PB $32.99
Christopher Hitchens is
possibly the most
provocative writer of our
time, fearless and
forthright with no subject
off limits. This volume of
essays spans a remarkable
four decades of writing.
From early articles in the
New Statesman through to
his pieces for Salon, The Atlantic and Vanity Fair,
these articles display his rare genius, indomitable
wit and singular command of language.