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Amalfi Coast Recipes 

Tabberer, Amanda 

Flying squid and potato stew, Fish in 

crazy water, Spaghetti of the convent. 

Already the food of the Amalfi Coast is 

intriguing. The star is fresh produce from 

the sea, complemented by sun-kissed local 

ingredients: cherry tomatoes, artichokes, 

garlic, seasonal herbs and the famous 

Amalfi lemon. Amanda Tabberer spent two 

decades living on the Amalfi Coast, and 

was made welcome at the tables and in 

the kitchens of passionate local cooks. 

Here she shares authentic Amalfi recipes 

that have been passed down through the 

generations. 

What Katie Ate 

Davies, Katie Quinn 

Wildly successful food blogger and 

photographer Katie Quinn Davies’ debut 

book, What Katie Ate, is a collection of 

simple and mouth-watering recipes made 

from seasonal ingredients, including muchloved 

classics from her blog, and plenty of 

never-before-seen recipes that will delight 

her faithful blog audience and newcomers 

alike. Featuring Katie’s gorgeous 

photography throughout, this book is a feast 

for the eyes as well as the palate. 

$49.99 • 302 x 222 mm • 9781921382482 • HB • 256 pp 

We Love Madeleines 

Miss Madeleine 

These forty reverential recipes developed 

by madeleine-lovers from Italy to Oregon 

break the mold, with unexpected delights 

from rosemary parmesan polenta to 

molasses spice to chocolate hazelnut, plus 

gluten-free and vegan options. Filled with 

madeleine-perfecting tips on choosing 

ingredients, mixing and baking batter, and 

picking the right pan, as well as a chapter 

on glazes, dips, and other toppings, the 

wisdom of dozens of aficionados comes 

together in this delectable ode to the little 

cake we love. 

$49.99 • 9781921382741 • HB • 302 pp 

Whole Larder Love 

Anderson, Rohan 

Primarily concerned with how to live off the 

land and provide himself and his family with 

fresh, local food, Anderson has become 

and expert hunter, fisher, forager, gardener, 

pickler and sometimes barterer. He now 

shares his healthy and sustainable secrets 

and experiences. In Whole Larder Love, 

Anderson gives us delectable recipes, easyto-follow 

gardening, foraging and hunting 

tips, and guidance on the proper tools, 

gear and resources to use 

$22.95 • 178 x 203 mm • 9781452102900 • HB • 128 pp 

Bouchon Bakery 

Keller, T. & Rouxel, S. 

Thomas’s dream to open a boulangerie in 

Yountville — a little shop like the kind he 

loved so much in Paris as a young cook, 

where he could offer croissants, pains au 

raisins, and baguettes in the morning and 

cookies, tarts, and cakes in the afternoon 

— was realized in July 2003. Nine years 

later, he now owns five such bakeries. In 

Bouchon Bakery, Thomas and Sebastien, 

his pastry chef, elevate not just the French 

classics, but also those touchstone sweets 

from childhood — caramel apples, toffee, 

doughnuts, éclairs, pecan sandies, and 

more. With over 150 recipes, it’s all here: 

from breakfast pastries like muffins and 

croissants to macarons and mille-feuilles; 

from cakes and confections to pies and tarts 

and breads of all kinds. 

$75.00 • 279 x 279 mm • 9781579654351 • HB • 400 pp 

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$29.99 • 9780670076918 • PB • 240 pp 

At Home with May and Axel Vervoordt 

Vervoordt, May 

The name Vervoordt is synonymous with 

effortless sophistication and quality. Over 

the past 25 years, Axel and May Vervoordt 

have cultivated a reputation for excellence 

in the fields of art, interior design, and 

entertaining. Renowned for her prowess as 

a hostess, May shares 107 seasonal recipes 

for entertaining in style in this contemporary 

cookbook. With an emphasis on bringing 

out the essence of individual ingredients, 

and cooking in harmony with the seasons 

for freshness and flavour, May—in typical 

Vervoordt fashion—demonstrates that 

simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Her 

dishes are easy to prepare, original, and 

healthful, and still allow the home chef time 

to enjoy the meal with guests. 

$59.95 • 275 x 230 mm • 9782080201102 • HB • 176 pp






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Sweet Studio 

Purchese, Darren 

Sweet Studio is a laboratory for delectable 

desserts, where classically trained 

Melbourne pastry chef Darren Purchese 

produces exquisite and extravagant sweet 

creations. Each of his desserts are made 

from component parts such as jellies, 

mousses, sponges, creams and spreads 

which are built up, layer upon layer, to 

create the finished work of sweet art. This 

book is guaranteed to bring out the inner 

Willy Wonka in all of us. 

Limoncello and Linen Water 

Kiros, Tessa 

Much-loved author Tessa Kiros celebrates 

the heritage of Italy, the country she has 

chosen to call home, in Limoncello and 

Linen Water. This whimsically feminine 

book is a tribute to the women in our lives 

– mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers – 

and the important lessons we learn from 

them. With accessible, delicious recipes 

ranging from robust family dishes to quirky 

cakes and old-fashioned preserves, this 

book is a precious heirloom to treasure. 

$49.99 • 250 x 220 mm • 9781742663371 • HB • 232 pp 

Zumbarons 

Zumbo, Adriano 

Sydney pastry chef Adriano Zumbo has 

taken the dessert world by storm, with his 

quirky cakes and otherworldly delights. 

Zumbarons celebrates Zumbo’s most 

popular creations, macarons, with forty 

flavours to delight and inspire, from cherry 

coconut to mandarin and tonka bean to 

salt and vinegar, as well as desserts to 

accompany them. This is a perfect gift for 

anyone who loves to cook and eat these 

most delectable of sweet treats. 

$24.99 • 200 x 160 mm • 9781742669700 • HB • 128 pp 

Great Pub Food 

Lane, Rachael 

With over 80 recipes—from best-ever 

versions of old-school staples like burgers, 

bangers and mash, and roast beef, to 

fancier, more modern gastropub fare such 

as ribs, ragout and rillettes—this fantastic 

collection is all you’ll need to create your 

alehouse favourites at home. There are 

recipes for beef and Guinness pie, steak 

sandwich, ploughman’s lunch, chicken 

parma, sticky pork belly and Thai beef 

salad, not to mention an array of sides 

and decadent desserts. Great Pub Food 

brings the best of your boozer back to your 

kitchen. 

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$34.95 • 260 x 215 mm • 9781742704517 • PB • 192 pp 

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$59.99 • 240 x 170 mm • 9781742668789 • HB • 352 pp 

Nuovo Mondo 

De Pieri, S & McDougall,J 

Nuovo Mondo brings together tradition 

and modernity in Italian cooking. Take a 

journey through this new world, guided by 

Stefano de Pieri, Italian master chef, and 

Jim McDougall – once Stefano’s apprentice, 

now an accomplished chef himself. Share 

their vision of the Italian food scene – 

past, present and future. Nuovo Mondo 

is the marriage between the simplicity of 

traditional Italian cookery, and a modern 

approach to food that focuses on freedom 

and creativity in the kitchen. More than a 

collection of recipes, Nuovo Mondo is also 

a practical guide for developing foundation 

kitchen skills and techniques, such as 

deboning, curing and smoking. 


$49.95 • 260 x 215 mm • 9781742703824 • HB • 224 pp 

J’aime New York 

Ducasse, Alain 

Following on from the popularity of J’aime 

Paris, join Alain Ducasse on a tour of his 

favourite New York eating haunts. The Big 

Apple’s restaurants, cafes, bars, markets, 

hotels and food specialists have been 

compiled in this gorgeous book, and also 

includes a handy booklet with the 150 

addresses so it’s easy to pop in your bag. 

Filled with stunning, evocative photography, 

J’aime New York will be divided into 

the chapters including: Urban Pastoral – 

seasonal hotspots that lend a small time feel 

in the big city; New York - Capital of the 

World – diverse multicultural restaurants; 

New York, New York – restaurants that are 

quintessentially New York; and The Sweet 

Life – best places for desserts and baked 

goods for those with a sweet tooth. 

$59.95 • 250 x 189 mm • 9781742704579 • HB • 596 pp






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Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 

Oliver, Jamie 

15-Minute Meals is Jamie’s simplest and 

most straightforward book yet. It pushes the 

concept of fast, everyday food to a new 

level, without compromising on flavour. 

It’s designed to excite and inspire people 

to prepare a balanced, nutritional, nononsense 

meal every night of the week. 

It covers everything from homely British 

dishes, to Mediterranean family staples as 

well as Thai, Chinese and Indian-inspired 

dishes. The layouts are simple and easy 

to follow, and the punchy titles will grab 

you as you flick through. This is Jamie’s 

most accessible book yet and is suitable 

for all ages and skill levels - once you start 

cooking this way, not only will you love it; 

you’ll never look back. 

$49.99 • 246 x 189 mm • 9780718157807 • HB • 288 pp 

Cooking With Wholefoods 

Dobson, Ross 

Ross Dobson has long championed 

farmers’ markets and eating food when it 

is seasonally available. Now he turns his 

attention to wholefoods, using nutritious 

pulses and grains as the basis of his 

trademark simple-yet-delicious recipes. 

Starters feature a delicious Smoky Paprika 

Houmous while warming Soups include 

Shiitake Mushroom and Barley Soup and 

Curried Parsnip and Butterbean Soup. Try 

a fresh idea from Salads such as Lentil, 

Artichoke and Salsa Verde Salad or Slowcooked 

Lamb Salad with Broad Beans, 

Pomegranate and Mint. Perfect Sides 

include Lemon and Cardamom Rice and 

Buttered Buckwheat with Corn and Herbs. 

Pop Bakery Kit 

O’Connell, Clare 

From the bestselling Pop Bakery comes the 

Pop Bakery Kit. If you like cake, you’ll 

love cake POPs – the delicious little treats 

that are a cross between a cake and a 

lollipop. Now you can make your own with 

this gorgeous kit. Discover cake pops – a 

combination of moist cake and a sweet 

candy coating, moulded onto a lollipop 

stick and then decorated to create a whole 

host of characters. Clare O’Connell of the 

Pop Bakery teaches you all you need to 

know, from how to create the cake balls to 

dipping the cake balls in the special candy 

coating. Both children and adults will adore 

these bitesize delights that are perfect for 

parties and special occasions. So what are 

you waiting for? Start cake-popping now! 

$24.95 • 140 x 140 mm • 9781908862259 • HB • 64 pp 

Anjum’s Indian Vegetarian Feast 

Anand, Anjum 

We should all be eating more vegetables, 

and Anjum’s plethora of scintillating flavours 

means even the most carnivorous among 

us will be happy to give meat a miss. As 

much of the subcontinent is vegetarian by 

religion, Indian food provides the ideal 

cuisine in which to discover some seriously 

tasty new approaches to vegetables, 

grains, cheeses and pulses. Anjum adapts 

the true flavours of India, with her trademark 

concern for healthy eating and a good diet, 

to make dishes that are light, bright, modern 

and balanced, providing all the protein 

and other nutrients we all need for perfect 

health. This book teaches us all how to eat 

vegetarian for life. 

$39.95 • 235 x 190 mm • 9781849753340 • HB • 160 pp 

Antonio Carluccio: The Collection 

Carluccio, Antonio 

The Godfather of Italian food, Antonio 

Carluccio is an internationally acclaimed 

cook whose worldwide book sales number 

in the millions and whose television series 

have screened in over 20 countries. Now, 

for the first time, he has brought together 

over 300 of his best recipes to form this 

ultimate compilation. 

$39.95 • 253 x 201 mm • 9781849491204 • HB • 176 pp 

La Cucina Italiana 

Editors of La Cucina Italiana 

All the essential techniques, profusely 

illustrated with step-by-step photographs. 

How do you recognise a San Marzano 

tomato? How do you shape tortellini? 

How do you cut scallopine? Everyone 

loves Italian food, but the ingredients and 

techniques can be new territory and plain 

recipes can take you only so far. To make 

sense of it all, you need La Cucina Italiana. 

With more than 3,000 step-by-step 

photographs, this veritable encyclopedia 

guides you through all the essential building 

blocks of this cuisine. Perhaps the most userfriendly 

publication ever on Italian cooking, 

La Cucina Italiana is like a compact 

cooking school you can keep on your shelf. 

$49.95 • 280 x 220 mm • 9781849491860 • HB • 320 pp 

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$65.00 • 254 x 254 mm • 9780847839148 • HB • 400 pp






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Gatsby Cocktails 

RPS 

The glamour of the cocktail comes to 

life in this collection of authentic recipes 

from the 20s and 30s. Prohibition in 

the United States began in 1920 and 

cocktails became the height of fashion. The 

underground Speakeasy grew in popularity 

and strong flavours were used to mask the 

taste of bootlegged booze. Learn the art 

of mixing period cocktails celebrating F. 

Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great 

Gatsby. Try re-creating Jazz-age Classics 

such as the Sidecar. Get out your Flapper 

dress and re-live the Speakeasy experience 

with this collection of authentic cocktails. 

With more than 25 classic recipes, Gatsby 

Cocktails captures the iconic elegance of 

the Prohibition era. 

Easy 

Granger, Bill 

Bill Granger has always championed a 

relaxed approach to good food. Bill cooks 

for his family every day and, when he gets 

home from work, he needs simple ideas to 

put delicious, healthy meals on the dinner 

table. Easy offers 100 solutions, using 

pantry, fridge and fresh foods for stress-free 

cooking that fits readily around a busy day. 

Easy is just that - a collection of simple, 

laidback recipes inspired by favourite 

everyday ingredients. From making a meal 

around one fabulous piece of cheese, to 

working wonders with a tin of beans; from 

livening up a pork chop, to creating dessert 

from apples in the fruit bowl, Bill offers 100 

fantastically mid-week-achievable dishes. 

$14.95 • 140 x 140 mm • 9781849752855 • HB • 64 pp 

Party! 

Plum 

Inside this book are all the ideas, tips, 

hints and fully illustrated instructions you’ll 

need to throw a birthday party that will 

be remembered for years to come. From 

robot costumes made out of cardboard 

boxes and games with cars and trucks, to 

zoo animal cupcakes and princess table 

settings, Party! has it all. 

$49.99 • 248 x 187 mm • 9780732294816 • HB • 256 pp 

Saraban (flexi) 

Malouf, Greg & Lucy 

NEW FORMAT 

Following on from the success of their 

award-winning books, Saha and Turquoise, 

Greg and Lucy Malouf now explore one of 

the world’s earliest and greatest empires. 

Saraban is an unforgettable journey through 

the culinary landscapes of ancient Persia 

and modern-day Iran. Persian cooking is 

one of the oldest and most sophisticated 

cuisines in the world and its influence has 

spread across India and the Middle East to 

North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula and 

even through Medieval Europe. Join Grehg 

and Lucy as they visit bustling bazaars and 

tiny soup kitchens, pick saffron before dawn 

and fish, in time-honoured tradition, from 

wooden dhows in the Persian Gulf. 


$24.99 • 282 x 218 mm • 9781742611877 • PB • 172 pp 

Food Safari (new to PB) 

O’Meara, Maeve 

NEW FORMAT 

Food Safari takes the reader on an 

adventure into 34 diverse and fascinating 

cuisines by exploring the basic ingredients of 

each cuisine and making the exotic familiar. 

Offering simple foolproof recipes that 

anyone can cook at home it is a delicious 

journey into new worlds, making delicious 

discoveries. Follow Maeve O’Meara, 

who has spent most of her life seeking out 

great food, recipes and the clever people 

who make simple ingredients sing. Food 

Safari demystifies exotic cuisines, helps you 

shop for the key ingredients and cooking 

implements and includes simple recipes 

from cultures as far flung as Africa, the 

Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America 

and South America. 


$39.95 • 278 x 219 mm • 9781742700274 • PB • 288 pp 

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$45.00 • 247 x 217 mm • 9781742704562 • FLEXI • 368 pp 

My Mediterranean Kitchen 

Valle, Mary 

Open your kitchen up to the flavours of 

the Mediterranean and introduce mouthwatering 

dishes from Spain, France, Italy, 

Greece and Lebanon. Divided into easy-tonavigate 

sections: Soups, Salads, Starters, 

Pastas, Main meals and Sweets. 

$40.00 • 260 x 250 mm • 9781742572819 • HB • 272 pp






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Cheesecakes 

May Basford, Deborah Holm & Susan Abbott 

This beautifully designed book is the perfect 

gift for those who love cheesecakes. Filled 

with the classics or elegant individual 

cheesecakes make for a great visual 

display if you are having a dinner party, 

they also pack and travel well for picnics 

and lunches. The 58 recipes include the 

old classics from the American Cheesecake 

to recipes with berries and strawberries for 

indulgence but also have a modern take 

on new recipes including an exotic mix of 

tropical and eastern recipes for you to try. 

Seafood 

Basford, May 

Seafood is an integral part of our lifestyleas 

Australians. Whether we are enjoying a 

sizzling summers day, or rugged up inside 

during winter, we can choose a seafood 

dish to complement the occasion. This book 

breaks down many of the perceived barriers 

people have about cooking with seafood. 

The recipes are simple and easy to read 

and show that any type of seafood can be 

prepared easily for cooking. Because these 

recipes incorporate seafood they are not 

only wonderfully tasty but also very healthy 

as seafood is an important element in a 

well-balanced diet and is particularly good 

for those on low-fat diets. 

$24.95 • 215 x 170 mm • 9781742573373 • HB • 128 pp 

Vegetarian 

Abbott, Susan 

This book celebrates the joy of seasonal 

foods and the freedom of meat-free meals. 

Being a vegetarian doesnt mean giving 

anything up. Its about embracing the natural 

county of the fruits, seeds and leaves of the 

plants that humanity has always enjoyed. 

Vegetarian offers nearly 90 exciting 

recipes, from quick snacks to family meals 

and dishes for entertaining. 

$14.95 • 184 x 146 mm • 9781742573489 • HB • 192 pp 

Meat 

Holm, Deborah 

This book presents you with a range of tips 

to get the best out of whatever type or cut 

of meat you choose to cook. Savour the 

tastes of meat cooking to perfection for your 

friends and family. All the recipes in this 

little compendium of cooking are beautifully 

photographed so you will know just how 

they will appear on your plate. Whether 

you are a novice or an experienced cook, 

you will find all these recipes to be the 

perfect blend of simplicity of preparation 

and sophistication of flavour, and you will 

enjoy not only eating them but preparing 

them as well. 

$14.95 • 184 x 146 mm • 9781742573502 • HB • 192 pp 

Modern Sauces 

Holmberg, Martha 

This is the book for cooks who want to take 

their cooking to a whole new level. Martha 

Holmberg was trained at La Varenne and is 

an award-winning food writer. Her look at 

this sometimes-intimidating genre-expressed 

in clear, short bites of information and 

through dozens of process photographsdelivers 

the skill of great sauce-making to 

every kind of cook, from beginners to those 

more accomplished who wish to expand 

their repertoire. More than 100 recipes 

for sauces range from standards such as 

bearnaise, hollandaise, and marinara to 

modern riffs such as maple-rum sabayon, 

caramelized onion coulis, and coconutcurry 

spiked chocolate sauce. Modern 

Sauces is both an inspiration and a timeless 

reference on kitchen technique. 

$44.95 • 254 x 203 mm • 9780811878388 • HB • 256 pp 

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$14.95 • 184 x 146 mm • 9781742573519 • HB • 192 pp 

Saltie 

Fidanza, C. & Collerton, 

Saltie is an eatery in Williamsburg, 

Brooklyn, that was created and is run by 

three pioneers of the Brooklyn food scene. 

The shop boasts a devoted following 

of diners who love their magnificent 

sandwiches, soups, egg bowls, drinks, 

and sweets. This cookbook features 75 

recipes for all of these favorite foods, plus 

more than 50 color photographs and 10 

humorous drawings by Elizabeth Schula 

that capture the sense of commitment, 

locality, and belonging countless devoted 

foodies feel for this famed eatery. Full of 

surprising visuals, great recipes and colorful 

storytelling, Saltie is at once a unique 

cookbook and a guide to good eating. 

$34.95 • 229 x 191 mm • 9781452103020 • HB • 224 pp






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True Blood: Eats/Drinks/Bites 

Sobol, Ball & Shalett 

True Blood is the blockbuster paranormal 

drama, created by Alan Ball, set in 

Louisiana’s bayou country, in the fictional 

town of Bon Temps. The cooking of eastern 

Louisiana lends authenticity to many scenes 

in True Blood. This book celebrates the 

Bayou country cooking served up at 

Merlotte’s and in the home kitchens of the 

show’s characters, rounded out with drinks 

from Fangtasia and with a few maenad 

feasts. The book includes 82 recipes true 

to the cooking of the region and, whenever 

possible, relevant to the food and drinks 

seen in the episodes. 

$39.95 • 254 x 203 mm • 9781452110868 • HB • 224 pp 

Dr Burnorium’s Compendium of Hot Sauce 

Moore, Nick 

Come closer my friend; what’s that you say? 

You like spicy food? You think you’re pretty 

tough, can handle the hottest Mexican 

food, the fieriest curries? Well Sir, you ain’t 

tried nothing until you’ve tried some of the 

sauces in Dr Burnorium’s Compendium of 

Hot Sauces. Welcome to the wicked world 

of Dr Burnorium; a purveyor of pain, melter 

of faces, and leading expert when it comes 

to all things hot-sauce related. Having spent 

decades travelling the globe on a quest for 

the most potent peppers, the good doctor 

has personally tried and tested, collected, 

and collated a list of the finest, tastiest and, 

most importantly, hottest sauces around. 

$19.95 • 186 x 123 mm • 9780957140936 • HB • 128 pp 

Marvelous Meals with Mince 

Dimbleby, Josceline 

All over the world there are popular 

specialities made with minced meat. 

The Americans have hamburgers, the 

Greeks moussaka, the Mexicans chilli con 

carne and the Italians have their famous 

Bolognese. The use of mince in many of 

the most recognisable dishes of the world is 

a testament to its versatility. It can be fried, 

baked, roasted or stewed; used to stuff, top 

or fill; and can be spiced, soaked or left 

plain. And in times of economic pressure, 

here is a relatively cheap ingredient that 

will provide an ingenious and tasty meal 

worthy of any occasion. First published in 

1982 exclusively for Sainsbury’s, where it 

became a best-seller, this superb book has 

now been updated to suit today’s tastes, 

without removing any of its original charm. 

$19.95 • 198 x 153 mm • 9781849491501 • HB • 144 pp 

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Cake Pops Christmas 

Bakerella (Dudley, Angie) 

Have a holly jolly...cake pop! Cake Pops 

has taken the world by storm and this festive 

follow up invites everyone to celebrate the 

holidays, Bakerella style, with 15 adorable 

winder-themed cake pop projects. With 

clever, deceptively simple designs and 

step-by-step instructions, cake pop fans of 

all abilities can create little Christmas trees, 

silly snowmen, spicy gingerbread men, 

candy cakes and more. There is essential 

information on wrapping each treat for 

presents and handy tips on packing and 

transporting the precious pops safely. 

Projects cover Christmas and Hanukkah 

along with some non-denominational 

winter-themed pops. 

$19.95 • 203 x 152 mm • 9781452115184 • HB • 80 pp 

Kitchin Suppers 

Kitchin, Tom 

Scotland’s hottest chef takes us into his 

home kitchen to show just how accessible, 

inexpensive and uncomplicated gourmet 

food can be. Tom draws on his experience 

of home cooking to provide a superb 

collection of recipes for time-pressured cooks 

that makes the most of fresh, seasonal food. 

From one-pan wonders and meals that can 

be put together in half-an-hour, to intensely 

flavoured braises that can be assembled in 

next to no time and left alone to cook, there 

are brilliant ideas for easy midweek meals. 

These are recipes that have been created 

specifically for the home kitchen, not dishes 

adapted and compromised from a chef’s 

restaurant. Shopping for them is easy, 

techniques are straightforward and they are 

fun to cook. 

$39.95 • 261 x 198 mm • 9781849491211 • HB • 192pp 

Lydia Lunch Need To Feed 

Lunch, Lydia 

Underground legend Lydia Lunch presents 

witty and provocative recipes for feeding 

your friends and lovers nourishing, deeply 

satisfying food while maintaining a 

hedonistic downtown lifestyle. Lydia Lunch 

earned her name from cooking up banquet 

feasts out of whatever ingredients were 

on hand for fellow starving artists and 

musicians, including Sonic Youth, Suicide, 

Henry Rollins, the Dead Boys, and the 

Butthole Surfers. In this book, she draws 

on her experiences and the celebration 

of a healthy obsession for foods that not 

only satisfy our craven desires but are also 

nutritious, delicious, and exactly what a 

body hard at work and play needs. 

$49.95 • 229 x 178 mm • 9780789324382 • PB • 176 pp






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All You Knead is Bread 

Mason, Jane 

All You Knead is Bread aims to inspire 

you to start baking by explaining the 

basic techniques, demystifying the process 

and showing you, with step-by-step 

photography, how simple it is to make a 

huge variety of breads. The recipes come 

from the four corners of the globe, but they 

all have one thing in common - they are 

easy to follow and the result is so much 

better for you than anything you can buy 

in shops. Spanning wheat and the myriad 

other grains used from country to country, 

this book will teach how to make bread and 

understand its unique ability to bring people 

together to celebrate, share and enjoy it. 

The Guilt-free Gourmet 

Bourke & Bourke 

Together Jordan and Jessica Bourke have 

devised a tempting collection of ‘Guilt-free 

Gourmet’ recipes paired with nutritional 

information. Chapters include Brunch; 

Sharing Plates; Light & Fresh; Foods from 

Afar; Comfort Food; Home Baking; and 

Sweet Treats. Choose from Pancakes 

with fried banana, orange and coconut; 

Swede and parsnip fritters; Grilled polenta 

with girolles mushrooms and Swiss chard; 

Massaman curry; Lasagna; Chocolate 

brownies; and Cheesecake with sweet 

cherries. 

$39.95 • 235 x 190 mm • 9781849752572 • HB • 176 pp 

Secrets of the Best Chefs 

Roberts, Adam D. 

Some people say you can only learn to cook 

by doing. So Adam Roberts, creator of the 

award-winning blog The Amateur Gourmet, 

set out to cook in 50 of America’s best 

kitchens to figure out how any average Joe 

or Jane can cook like a seasoned pro. The 

culmination of that journey is a cookbook 

filled with lessons, tips, and tricks from the 

most admired chefs in America, including 

how to properly dress a salad, bake a nofail 

piecrust, make light and airy pasta, 

and stir-fry in a wok, plus how to improve 

your knife skills, eliminate wasteful food 

practices, and create recipes of your very 

own. Most important, Roberts has adapted 

150 of the chefs’ signature recipes into 

totally doable dishes for the home cook. 

Now anyone can learn to cook like a pro! 

$44.95 • 229 x 203 mm • 9781579654399 • HB • 400 pp 

Foodies’ Guide 2013: Sydney 

Merryment, E. & Gibbs, K. 

With wonderful new food businesses 

popping up every day, who can keep 

track of where to find the best of the 

best? That’s where The Foodies’ Guide to 

Sydney comes in handy. Covering the city 

and surrounds from top to bottom, it’s your 

essential guide to food shopping and all 

things food-related in Sydney. An updated 

edition, with lots of reviews and the addition 

of some new stores that have opened over 

the last year, it’s an essential guide to all the 

places worth knowing about. 


$34.95 • 235x 190 mm • 9781849752596 • HB • 144 pp 

Foodies’ Guide 2013: Melbourne 

Curtis, Michelle & Campion, Allen 

The Foodies’ Guide to Melbourne will 

place the city’s best kept food secrets at 

your fingertips. With wonderful little hole-inthe-wall 

businesses popping up every day, 

who can keep track of where to find the 

best of the best in Melbourne? Discerning 

food writers Allan Campion and Michele 

Curtis can. And they’re sharing their 

secrets, for the eleventh year in a row. Fully 

updated, with lots of reviews of new stores 

that have opened over the last year, it’s 

an essential guide to all the places worth 

knowing about. 


$19.95 • 210 x 135 mm • 9781742703121 • PB • 224 pp 

Foodies’ Guide 2013: Brisbane 

Reyment, Karen 

Brisbane foodies have a wealth of fresh, 

locally grown foods at their fingertips. 

The Foodies’ Guide to Brisbane contains 

reviews of all the Brisbane foodie hotspots, 

as well as detailed sections on the Gold 

Coast and Tambourine Mountain, the 

Sunshine Coast, and Stanthorpe, including 

a chapter on the local producers: the seagrape 

growers, blood cockle harvesters, 

peppercorn growers, buffalo cheese 

makers, tropical fruit growers and vanilla 

growers that make the Brisbane foodie 

scene so vibrant. 


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October 2012 Art & Craft 

Cath Kidston Slipcase sew/stitch/patch 

Kidston, Cath 

Three of Cath Kidston’s bestselling books 

are now available, for the first time, in a 

special presentation slipcase, creating the 

ultimate craft gift that will keep busy hands 

occupied for hours. This trio of craft titles 

offers ideas and instructions for over 100 

projects, including sewing, patchwork, 

cross stitch and needlepoint projects, all 

in Cath Kidston’s signature style. And 

very excitingly, this set of three books is 

accompanied by all the fabric required to 

make the specially designed shoulder bag 

in the same ‘Blossom’ print first seen in Sew! 

but now given away in an exclusive stone 

colourway. 

Cath Kidston Cupcake Kit 

Kidston, Cath 




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This cupcake kit features Cath Kidston’s 

adorable prints on cupcake liners and flag 

toppers. The included booklet has recipes 

and cupcake decorating tips to make 

deliciously perfect gifts. 

Includes: 

• 175 cupcake liners 

• 24 flag toppers 

$59.95 • 256 x 197 mm • 9781849492058 • PB • 480 pp 

Cath Kidston Christmas Decorations 

Kidston, Cath 

One of the most anticipated annual family 

traditions of each Christmas is decorating 

the tree. Instead of draping the fir with 

tired tinsel and baubles that have seen 

better days, why not make a dozen of 

your own cute felt tree ornaments designed 

exclusively by Cath Kidston. Accompanying 

this paperback book, which includes all the 

sewing and embroidery instructions you 

need, this kit contains a selection of coloured 

felt in six different shades, pompons, ribbon 

and embroidery thread that can be made 

up into a delightful selection of 12 different 

ornaments. These delightful festive hanging 

decorations will undoubtedly become 

cherished family heirlooms that you will 

enjoy year upon year. 

$29.95 • 215 x 206 mm • 9781849491822 • PB • 64 pp 

Handmade Christmas 

Penguin Viking 

Packed with budget-friendly ideas and 

creative ways to make your Christmas 

truly special, this collection of delightful 

projects has everything you’ll need to 

celebrate Christmas in style. With over 40 

projects, Handmade Christmas has plenty 

for beginners, as well as more elaborate 

designs for experienced crafters. The book 

contains stunning photographs, templates 

and step-by-step instructions for beautiful 

handmade details, including gorgeous 

cards, quirky gifts, delicious baked goods 

and vintage-inspired decorations. All of the 

projects are easily adapted to suit your own 

distinctive style to add a personal touch to 

Christmas. 

$27.95 • 146 x 146 mm • 9781452112374 • NV • 175 liners 

Cath Kidston Roll of Stickers 

Kidston, Cath 

This roll of more than 200 Cath Kidston 

stickers is conveniently stored and 

easily dispensed from a handy box. 

Perfect for adding personal touches to 

correspondence, gifts, and more. 

$14.95 • 9781452109954 • NV • 200 Stickers 

Fun Christmas Crafts to Make and Bake 

Woram, Catherine 

Christmas is the perfect time for kids to get 

creative - so let them craft and bake their 

way to the most magical of Christmases. 

Catherine Woram’s craft projects put busy 

little hands to work on per fect gifts to give, 

as well as great ideas for wrapping them 

and greetings cards to make. Kids can 

deck the halls with colourful garlands and 

make a stocking to hang up for Santa! 

Annie Rigg’s tasty Christmas treats - from 

Marshmallow Snowmen to Coconut Ice - 

are per fect for giving as gifts, if they last 

that long! Including over 60 exciting festive 

projects, which are suitable for children 

from ages 3 up to 11, this is the perfect 

guide to introducing kids to a world of 

exciting homemade Christmas crafts. 

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Christmas Crafting in No Time 

Youngs, Clare 

50 step-by-step projects and inspirational 

ideas Take the stress out of the festive 

season with Christmas Crafting in No 

Time. As time is always at a premium 

during the holiday season, Clare Youngs 

has developed a beautiful collection of 

50 time-saving Christmas crafting projects. 

There are five chapters covering a wide 

range of different crafting techniques - 

from papercutting and papier-mache to 

embroidery and sugar crafting - which take 

inspiration from different festive cultures 

and traditions. With designs for tree 

decorations, hand-made gifts, Christmas 

cards, gift wrap ideas and more, this book 

is a must-have to help you make the most of 

the holidays. 

$29.95 • 276 x 212 mm • 9781908862075 • PB • 176 pp 

Step It Up Knits 

Howell, Vickie 

In Step It Up Knits, knitting superstar and 

Caron Yarns Celebrity Spokesperson Vickie 

Howell presents all the techniques needed to 

become a master knitter, plus 25 gorgeous 

projects. From cabled wrist warmers to 

slouchy beanies, lacy headbands, and 

cozy cowls, each project is small enough 

to take on the go and whip up in just a 

weekend. The step-by-step photographs, 

detailed instructions, helpful diagrams, and 

inspiring project shots make it easy to follow 

along. Beginners will become pros in no 

time! 

$29.95 • 229 x 191 mm • 9781452106632 • PB •160 pp 

Stitched Gifts 

Marquez, Jessica 

From Jessica Marquez, founder of the 

popular blog and shop Miniature Rhino, 

Stitched Gifts offers irresistible embroidery 

projects for every occasion—weddings, 

holidays, baby showers, anniversaries, or 

just because. Each project is rendered in 

Marquez’s signature natural, modern style 

and can be easily personalised using 

the templates within for truly meaningful 

keepsakes. Featuring an illustrated stitch 

dictionary, striking photographs, perforated 

template sheets, traceable alphabets, plus a 

section on creative finishing techniques such 

as staining hoops, framing and more, this 

distinctly beautiful craft book has something 

for embroiderers of all skill levels. 

$27.95 • 203 x 203 mm • 9781452107264 • PB • 160 pp 

Craft-A-Day 

Sarah Goldschad 

Make something new every day of the 

year! Craft-a-Day is your guide to simple 

fun handmade projects. It offers daily 

inspiration, along with fun weekly themes 

to kick-start your imagination. January 

brings Snowflake Week, February features 

Groundhog Week, and March offers 

Hexagon Week - there’s truly something 

for everyone. Author Sarah Goldschadt 

provides whimsical ideas for basic crafts 

that require no advanced skills or crazy 

crafting tools; these projects are as fun 

and easy to make as they are to admire. 

Complete with handy patterns and more 

than 400 photographs, Craft-a-Day 

challenges you to make something special, 

each and every day. 

$34.95 • 229 x 203 mm • 9781594745959 • HB • 432 pp 

Just Sew Stories 

Allen, Katie 

With handmade being the new hip, what 

better way to show your appreciation than 

with a gift lovingly made by you! Forget 

about crocheted doilies and granny jams: 

this craft book is for the modern maker 

who wants to put a bit of wow into their 

crafting kapow! Katie Allen has thought 

of something to suit everyone’s craftability. 

And she’s covered all sorts of clever homespun 

persuasions, papertastic paper crafts 

to knitting, decoupage, sewing, cooking, 

hot-glue-gunning and more. So roll up those 

sleeves, get your tape measure out, and get 

ready to be dazzled by your own amazing 

crafting skills, as Katie Allen unleashes your 

inner crafting god. 


$34.95 • 240 x 240 mm • 9781742704180 • HB • 160 pp 

My Felted Friends 

Underwood, Mia 

Mia Underwood’s irresistible needle-felted 

animals will appeal to crafters everywhere. 

Using needlefelting techniques she shows 

you the easy way to craft 35 adorable 

creatures from scratch. The felted friends 

can be given as toys to your children, as 

gifts to friends or simply used to adorn 

your home. Many can easily be made 

into attractive brooches or ornaments. In 

chapter 1 you’ll find the most perfect pets, 

from the gorgeous pug puppy and curious 

cat to the super-cute hamster and rabbit. As 

you follow Mia Underwood’s step-by-step 

instructions, you will be amazed at how 

quickly you can create something wonderful 

from your felting wool that will delight your 

children and impress your friends 

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Star Wars Origami 

Alexander, Chris 

Here’s the perfect book for every Star Wars 

fan who has wanted to make their own 

Death Star, stage a hand-crafted starfighter 

attack, or make an army of their very own 

clone troopers; for every reader that helped 

propel the Origami Yoda books to the top 

of the New York Times bestseller lists; and 

for every kid who simply loves origami 

— whatever the theme. Using specially 

designed origami paper featuring art from 

Lucasfilm, each fold takes you one step 

closer to a miniature replica of 35 of the 

most iconic characters, creatures, fighters, 

and weapons from the Star Wars universe. 

Killer Slippers 

Godlee, Nick 




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Wild and wacky but wickedly wearable, 

the slippers found in this delightful book 

are guaranteed to brighten up your day. 

With fifteen awesorne projects - frorn a 

pair of chugging boats to slippers truly fit 

for a King (or Queen) - these wondrous 

slippels are all designed by Nick Godlee, 

a top Broadway musical costume maker, to 

enable you to slink around your home taking 

on a different persona every day. With 

easy-to-find materials and fully illustrated 

instructions that are simple and clear, along 

with fabulous full-page colour shots of the 

finished products, this magical book will 

bring out the fanciful fool inside of us all! 

$29.95 • 216 x 203 mm • 9780761169437 • PB • 272 pp 

Thrifty Style: Clever ways to repurpose 

Chisholm, Janine 

Discover how to transform vintage finds 

and well-worn clothes into fashion-forward 

pieces. Whether you trawl markets for 

pre-loved clothing that’s in need of repair, 

or simply want to update your existing 

wardrobe, you’ll find plenty of inspiration 

here. Janine Chisholm, an experienced 

dressmaker, teaches you how to rework 

clothes into new styles - from adding 

embellishments and changing necklines, 

sleeves and hems to total transformations, 

such as creating a brand new dress from 

two old ones. With clear, step-by-step 

artworks, as well as a comprehensive 

sewing techniques section, this book will 

tell you everything you need to know for a 

wardrobe that’s all your own. 

$27.95 • 276 x 208 mm • 9781908170897 • PB • 128 pp 

The Art of Napkin Folding 

RPS 

Add a stylish and thoughtful finishing touch 

to your table with The Art of Napkin 

Folding. How much better food tastes 

when it is thoughtfully presented at a 

beautiful and stylish table, and what better 

way to embellish your dining experience 

than with a chic folded napkin. There 

are step-by-step instructions for 20 napkin 

folds in a range of stylish shapes. Inspiring 

ideas for decorating, embroidering and 

monogramming are also included, as well 

as for making napkin rings using fresh 

flowers, fruit and ribbons. Whether it’s a 

relaxed family lunch or a formal wedding 

table, The Art of Napkin Folding is full of 

inspiring suggestions for beautifully styled 

napkins. 

$19.95 • 246 x 189 mm • 9781843178880 • PB • 96 pp 

Learn to Knit, Love to Knit 

Wilkinson, Anna 

Anna Wilkinson is a splendid fresh talent in 

the world of knitwear design who, for her 

debut book, has put together a collection of 

20 contemporary garments and accessories 

that not only teach you the basics of the 

craft but also give results that will be the 

envy of all your friends. Anna’s designs 

are flattering to women of all shapes and 

exceptionally easy to wear. Throughout 

the book, Anna is on hand with a readyreference 

of techniques and tips to guide 

you. So, if you have ever really wanted to 

learn to knit but you have yet to find the right 

beginner’s projects to tempt you, then Learn 

to Knit, Love to Knit is the book for you. 

$29.95 • 248 x 190 mm • 9781849491617 • PB • 144 pp 

Recycled Robots 

Malone, Robert 

Robots and kids: a perfect combination. 

From R2-D2 to the Transformers to WALL-E, 

robots are a source of endless fascination. 

Now comes an irresistible book and kit that 

shows how to make ten different robotsthat 

move-out of the most ordinary things 

from around the house. By delivering 

an experience that’s so much richer than 

putting together a model, this book gets to 

the essence of creativity and imaginative 

problem-solving and shows how to be an 

inventor, designer, and engineer all in one. 

Created by robot expert Robert Malone the 

plans are ingenious and include a materials 

list plus step-by-step directions illustrated 

with detailed, full-color photographs. 

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Art + Life Combined 

Peterson, Linda 

Be inspired by this wonderful collection 

of mixed media projects In Art + Life 

Combined Linda Peterson has created a 

range of stunning art projects. Her creations, 

using a wide range of techniques, surfaces 

and materials, are born of her own personal 

journey. Linda uses art as a form of selfexpression, 

as an aid to healing, sometimes 

as a means of escape, and often as a 

source of positivity and hope. By sharing 

her art, she hopes to inspire you to create 

art that is truly meaningful to you. Even if 

you are a beginner to art, you will feel at 

ease with Linda’s projects. So be inspired, 

get started and have fun telling your own 

story through art. 

$27.95 • 277 x 211 mm • 9781908170910 • PB • 128 pp 

Pools: Reflections 

Klein, Kelly 

Inspired by a desire to design a new pool for 

her own Long Island backyard, Kelly Klein 

(ex-wife of fashion designer Calvin) sought 

out and put together the most arresting and 

iconic photographs of swimming pools in 

all their various forms to create this unique 

and stunning book. The photographs are 

as inspiring as they are moving, revealing 

an incredible wealth of styles and designs 

in climates and cultures across the globe, 

and evoking the sensations of rest and 

nostalgia, the clarity of water and light, the 

coexistence of coolness and warmth, and 

the insinuations of sex and romance that 

can bring such character to a swimming 

pool. 

$140.00 • 330 x 305 mm • 9780847838691 • HB • 240 pp 

Murakami: Ego 

Takashi Murakami 

A comprehensive volume--overseen by the 

artist himself--on one of the most renowned 

living artists today, Takashi Murakami. 

Takashi Murakami is celebrated the world 

over for his deft blurring of high and low 

art. In this volume, accompanying a major 

exhibition of his work and the first in the 

Middle East, readers are immersed in the 

unique way Murakami channels the ecstasy 

and anxiety of contemporary culture. 

Conceived by the artist as a self-portrait in 

the guise of a cartoon, Murakami - Ego 

illuminates the role of the artist as a cipher 

and critic of pop phenomena as well as a 

mirror of global networks of consumerism, 

interpretation, and exchange. 

Clyfford Still Artist’s Museum 

Campbell, Sandra Still 

The first significant publication on Clyfford 

Still and his work in more than twentyfive 

years celebrates one of abstract 

expressionism’s founders. Best known 

for his compelling abstract works with 

jagged fields and powerful expanses 

of color, Clyfford Still stands among the 

giants of post-World War II art. Together 

with Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Franz 

Kline, and Barnett Newman, Still helped 

shape abstract expressionism. This vividly 

illustrated book presents more than one 

hundred of Still’s greatest works and is the 

first comprehensive catalogue of the new 

Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. 

$89.95 • 279 x 229 mm • 9780847838073 • HB • 240 pp 

Denis Piel: Moments 

Piel, Denis 

This much-anticipated first monograph of the 

highly influential photographer showcases 

the best of his sensual fashion images and 

nudes. Famous for his cinematic approach, 

Denis Piel catches women off guard, 

engaged in sensual moments that are filled 

with magic and curiosity. Known as one of 

the wonderboys of fashion photography of 

the 1980s, Piel and his style and aesthetic 

have influenced many photographers 

today. This volume, designed by awardwinning 

designer Ruth Ansel, features a 

selection of images spanning Piel’s career, 

including those taken on assignment for 

fashion magazines and advertising clients 

as well as nudes of breathtaking women 

who would become the supermodels and 

actresses of a new generation. 

$110.00 • 305 x 241 mm • 9780847838783 • HB • 272 pp 

Mark Rothko 

Herman, Todd 

The first publication dedicated exclusively 

to Mark Rothko’s art during the critical 

formative period of the 1940s. Examining 

the development and artistic exploration of 

one of the greatest artists of the twentieth 

century, this unprecedented volume presents 

the works of American artist Mark Rothko 

from the 1940s, a time when his most 

essential development as a painter occurred, 

dramatically and in a very compact space of 

time. Richly illustrated with works by Rothko 

and his contemporaries, and with essays 

by prominent Rothko scholars, this important 

new book deepens our understanding of 

Rothko’s art during this vital period, and that 

of the mature works that emerged from it. 

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Audubon’s Aviary 

Olson, Roberta 

A national treasure is celebrated in 

this landmark publication. The Birds of 

America is a monumental classic, but it 

has never been explored like this before. 

This important new volume presents all the 

dazzling watercolors that Audubon painted 

for these monumental engravings. We are 

familiar with the prints engraved by Robert 

Havell Jr., but Audubon’s Aviary illuminates 

the original masterpieces that were created 

by Audubon himself and tells the story 

behind their creation with fresh insights 

and engaging quotes from his writings. 

Even judged alongside today’s technology, 

his dramatic tableaux remain some of the 

most spectacular natural history documents 

and visually arresting works of art ever 

produced. 

$120.00 • 330 x 267 mm • 9780847834839 • HB • 448 pp 

Audubon’s Aviary Deluxe 

Olson, Roberta 

This deluxe edition comes inside a beautiful 

cloth slipcase. The book is packaged in 

the slipcase with a facsimile print of an 

Audubon watercolor in its own vellumlike 

protective sleeve. The print is handproduced 

by Oppenheimer Editions, 

specialists in fine art reproductions and 

nineteenth century natural history art prints. 

The deluxe slipcase has images front and 

back and has foil stamping on the spine. 

The entire deluxe edition comes in its own 

decorative mailer carton to ensure safe 

handling. 

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The Little Book of Kindness 

Blyth, Lois 

This inspirational and uplifting collection 

of quotes and stories is a celebration of 

kindness in all its guises. There are many 

types of kindness: compassion, forgiveness, 

love, friendship, generosity, happiness, 

hope and gratitude. Kindness has a kind 

of magic about it. The smallest gesture can 

have a powerful and memorable impact on 

the person on the receiving end – and there 

are also many benefits to the person who is 

being kind. Unexpected kindness can turn 

despair into joy, friendship into love, duty 

into gratitude and acts of kindness, so the 

goodwill spreads and the energy continues. 

$14.95 • 140 x 140 mm • 9781908862037 • HB • 64 pp 

The Gardener’s Book 

Roberts, Adam D. 

A back-to-basics guide to gardening 

that every novice gardener needs when 

embarking on a new project. Containing 

practical tips, advice, quotes, sayings, 

gardening history and some old-fashioned 

gardening recipes for keeping the pests at 

bay and your flowers blooming From tips 

on how to grow your own and making 

homemade bird boxes, to planning your 

new garden and getting those pesky weeds 

under controll. The perfect gift for the greenfingered 

friend or family member. 

How to be Adored (mini) 

Cox, Caroline 

Glamour isn’t just about having the right 

handbag – it’s about having the right 

personality too and many of the world’s 

most adorable women have been gorgeous 

inside as well as out. A glamorous woman 

has a magnetism few men can resist, yet 

all of us can attain it. How to be Adored 

is a style guide with a difference, featuring 

secrets and advice from a roll call of 

history’s most seductive women. With 

masses of primary research you will be 

instantly drawn in by the juicy revelations 

about Hollywood stars past and present. 

How to be Adored is packed with useful 

information and advice, supported by wise 

words from those that really know. 

$12.95 • 148 x 113 mm • 9781849491877 • HB • 256 pp 

The Cook’s Book 

Dixon, Louise 

Aspiring chefs will love this miscellany, 

packed full of tips and tricks that focus on 

the basic skills and principles of cookery. 

Containing a wealth of wisdom on 

everything from the six most celebrated 

salads and how to make the four classic 

sauces to foods you can forage for and the 

various cuts of meat. A celebration of 

traditional food and cooking methods, 

bringing back the good old days for chefs 

of any level of expertise. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843179573 • HB • 160 pp 

Grandmother’s Wisdom 

Faber, Lee 

Grandmothers have been handing out 

advice for centuries and their tried and 

tested methods are often the answer to many 

modern day problems. ln Grandmother’s 

Wisdom you’ll find all the recipes, tips and 

good old common sense that grandmothers 

have learned and put into use throughout 

their lives. All the methods actually work - 

not an old wives’ tale in sight! Charming, 

entertaining and practical, Grandmother’s 

Wisdom is the perfect gift for someone 

needing a little bit of Grandma’s guidance. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843179580 • HB • 160 pp 

Grown-Up & Gorgeous In Your 40s 

Robson, Pamela 

Grown-up & Gorgeous in Your 40s offers 

bewitching goddesses in the prime of 

their lives effortless tips and tricks to keep 

their look fresh and hip. The pretty pages 

are packed with compelling advice on 

everything from ... lips to brows jeans to 

heels specs to teeth underwear to skirt 

lengths skincare to skin rejuvenators. And 

because it’s not all about appearance, 

there are plenty of thoughtful suggestions on 

boosting confidence, feeling good on the 

inside and acquiring that all-important sense 

of self that money can’t buy. 

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Grown-Up & Gorgeous In Your 50s 

Robson, Pamela 

Grown-up & Gorgeous in Your 50s offers 

dozens of effortless tips and tricks to keep 

your look evergreen. The pretty pages 

are packed with compelling advice on 

everything from...climbing out of a fashion 

rut to applying flattering make-up. And 

because it’s not all about appearance, 

there are plenty of thoughtful suggestions 

on boosting energy, feeling focused and 

strong, and acquiring that all-important 

sense of self that money can’t buy. 

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Wine Tasting Party Kit (12 Ed.) 

St. Pierre, Brian 

Turn your next get-together into a wine tasting 

party! Whether it’s a casual afternoon in 

the backyard or a more formal soiree, a 

wine tasting party is fun and educational 

for everyone, from novices to sophisticated 

sippers. Within this all-inclusive kit are the 

elements to be a terrific host, including 

cloth wine bottle covers, tasting notepads, 

a cheat sheet of wine terms, glass markers 

and an entertaining and informative book 

to introduce you to the ins and outs of 

tasting wine in a comfortable social setting, 

your own home. 

$14.95 • 9781742758084 • PB • 144 pp 

Sex Fortunes 

Stanton, Lynne 

What’s your dirty destiny? This little booklet 

contains 150 naughty tear-off fortunes that 

are sure to heat things up and add some 

racy fun to the party. 

$34.95 • 240 x 230 mm • 9781452101774 • NV • 64 pp 

Indie Rock Button Factory 

Yellow Bird Project 

From the authors of The Indie Rock 

Colouring Book and The Indie Rock Poster 

Book, this music-themed badge making kit 

includes all the tools necessary to create 25 

personalized fabric-covered pins; perfect for 

embellishing clothes, totes and more! In the 

same format as the popular Button Factory, 

this kit includes: Handy one-step button 

covering device; Colourful cotton fabric 5x 

711mm; 25 metal button fronts and backs; 

12-page booklet with instructions, full-colour 

photographs and creative project ideas. 

$9.95 • 121 x 87 mm • 9781452106601 • NV • 30 pp 

The Perfect Little Black Dress 

Martin, Tracy 

Starting with the design classic the LBD, 

with tips on how to wear it and how to 

adapt it, Tracy Martin ensures you will look 

the part with Audrey Hepburn perfection. 

Read on to discover how to wear all your 

wardrobe well – from all styles of dresses, to 

suits, skirts and shirts and even underwear. 

Choose the right handbags and jewellery 

to accessorise with flawless precision and 

finish off every outfit with the right pair 

of shoes. Whatever the occasion – from 

workwear to weddings – and whatever 

your mood, you can put together an outfit 

with confidence and ease, knowing you 

have just the right picture-perfect look. 

$24.95 • 229 x 152 mm • 9781452110851 • NV • 25 pp 

Drinking Games 

Bliss, Dominic 

The government tries to tell us that drinking 

to excess is bad for us. If that’s the case 

then why is it so much fun? And the quickest 

way to achieve drunken nirvana...Drinking 

Games. The problem with playing drinking 

games is if it’s a successful event, you 

won’t remember the rules by the end of it. 

That’s where this helpful little guide comes 

in. Outlining the rules for 25 favourite 

games – with classic card games like Ring 

of Fire, skill-based ones including Beer 

Pong, through to timed challenges such as 

Edward Ciderhands and Power Hour – it’s 

the essential item to bring any party to life... 

apart from alcohol, of course! 

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Hair of the Dog and other Hangover 

Bliss, Dominic 

Just woken up with a head that feels like 

the devil’s been drilling foot-long screws 

into your brain and eyeballs? Well suffer 

no more by following these helpful remedies 

that will have you out of bed and on your 

feet in no time. Containing classic hair-ofthe-dog 

cocktails such as the prairie oyster 

and the bloody mary, restorative recipes 

including the classic bacon sandwich, and 

some of the weirdest and most wonderful 

cures from around the world, this handy 

guide will ensure waking up with a sore 

head on a Sunday is a thing of the past. 

Street Art From Around The World 

Hinkler Books 

Immerse in the amazing street art from 

around the world. This book features 

amazing photographs of some of the most 

fascinating street art from London, Berlin, 

New Zealand, Brazil and New York to 

name a few. 

$19.95 • 186 x 123 mm • 9780957140950 • HB • 64 pp 

Bond on Bond 

Moore, Roger 

The Bond movies remain the longest 

continually running film series in movie 

history, and 2012 marks its fiftieth 

anniversary.To celebrate the film franchise’s 

wonderful heritage, Roger Moore has 

written a book that features all the Bond 

movies, along with a wonderfully witty 

account of his own involvement in them. 

From the girls to the villains, from the cars 

to the cocktails, from the gadgets to the 

locations, this beautiful book is illustrated 

with many iconic images from all the films 

plus many previously unseen shots from the 

Bond archive. This is the ultimate James 

Bond book, written by the ultimate James 

Bond, with all the affection and good 

humour he brought to the role. 


$34.95 • 280 x 215 mm • 9781742704135 • HB • 224 pp 

How to Swear Around the World 

Triumph, T. & Sacher, J. 

This essential phrasebook collects the most 

colourful, explicit, and outrageous ways to 

tell people off in every part of the world. 

Featuring dozens of different languages, 

the sayings range from everyday swears 

to family curses to expressions for 

X-rated relations with animals. Phonetic 

pronunciation is provided so that readers 

can curse like a native, and handy 

illustrations provide visual guides to these 

foreign exclamations. Perfect for the 

international traveller who may need to 

wish an enemy a painful death, insult a 

person’s grandmother, or accuse someone’s 

mother of having intimate relations with 

bears in the forest. 

$12.99 • 280 x 225 mm • 9781743081846 • PB • 128 pp 

Ultimate WCS Survival Handbook 

Borgenicht & Piven 

With over 9 million copies sold worldwide, 

the Worst-Case Scenario series has been 

preparing readersfor dangers of all kinds 

for more than a decade. This handsome 

hardcover compendium is truly the ultimate 

guide for handling life’s inevitable Worst- 

Case Scenarios, collecting—for the first 

time—hundreds of the best and most crucial 

scenarios from across the entire 26-book 

series, along with dozens of all-new and 

expanded scenarios, charts, and expert 

tips. Topical, tabloid-style pages explore 

more than 100 subjects, from storms to 

stampedes to technology failures and 

beyond, with special sections highlighting 

critical information on starting fires, animal 

encounters, emergency signals and more. 

$34.95 • 254 x 203 mm • 9781452108285 • HB • 272 pp 

S*** My Kids Say 

Michael O’Mara Books 

Children have a unique way of looking 

at the world - they can be wonderfully 

innocent, or worldweary beyond their 

years. With entries such as ‘Look, it’s raining 

through that boy’s trousers!’, and ‘Can we 

get something to eat? I’m vanished!’, to ‘My 

mum picks her nose all the time and flicks it 

in the bin.’, this book collects together the 

craziest and the funniest stuff that kids say in 

one hilarious volume. 

$17.95 • 178 x 127 mm • 9781452110875 • PB • 128 pp 

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I Told You I Was Ill 

Evers, Liz 

Death may be bleak but - rest in peace - 

there is nothing gloomy about this curious 

compendium of tales of the departed. Here 

is a book that looks at the funny side of 

one of life’s certainties (the other being taxes 

... about which nothing is amusing). With 

advice on planning your big finish and 

how to attract the crowds at your funeral, 

as well as inspirational anecdotes involving 

extremely wealthy animals, no headstone is 

left unturned in the quest for hilarity. From 

funeral facts and famous last words, to 

musings on the afterlife, all that is witty and 

wry about kicking the bucket is presented 

here for your amusement. Just don’t follow 

the example of the Greek philosopher 

Chrysippus ... who died laughing. 

$19.95 • 205 x 137 mm • 9781843176220 • HB • 192 pp 

Kind Regards 

Liz Williams 

Including ruminations on the importance 

of letter writing from famous literary 

and historical luminaries past, this is the 

fascinating story of how a simple piece of 

paper revolutionized global communication. 

Ever since the advent and increasing 

popularity of electronic communication, 

it has become clear that the worthy art of 

letter writing is in a sad decline. Emails 

and texts have overtaken the humble pen 

and paper as the most popular methods 

of communication. Here, the complete 

history of letter writing and how it has 

shaped the world today is explored—from 

the early Greek philosophers, to the great 

letter writers Byron and Walpole, as well 

as many famous letters that have changed 

the world. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843177135 • HB • 192 pp 

From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries 

Waring, Chris 

We may remember their equations and 

discoveries from school, but do we 

remember who the men behind the maths 

were? From the theories of Pythagoras (and 

did you know he ran a secret brotherhood 

that studied maths, music and gymnastics?) 

to coining the term ‘Googol’, From 0 to 

Infinity in 26 Centuries: The Extraordinary 

Story of Maths is packed full of fascinating 

stories and amazing facts from ancient 

times to the modern day. Do you want to 

know why the Greeks did so much maths? 

Or, why there was so little maths done in 

the Dark Ages? Read this fascinating book 

to uncover the mysteries of maths... 

Man Fail 

Marion Appleby 

In Man Fail, readers will find a fantastic 

selection of the side-splitting bloopers, 

mistakes and misunderstandings that 

have been boldly uttered by the male 

sex. Spanning from the rich and famous, 

to the everyday man on the street and 

with hilarious anecdotes that defy belief 

and typify the failings of the male species 

in general. This is a shamefully funny 

collection of male stupidity at its finest (and 

most embarrassing), guaranteed to have 

you laughing out loud! 

$14.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843176985 • PB • 192 pp 

When the Earth Was Flat 

Donald, Graeme 

The perfect gift for anyone with an interest 

in our scientific history, When the Earth 

Was Flat exposes the scientific theories that 

were once widely believed to be true but 

have since been disproved. Featuring ideas 

that now seem more crazy than credible, 

from the human body being made up of 

only four humours - black and yellow bile, 

blood and phlegm - to the discovery of the 

so-called ‘missing link’ in the evolutionary 

chain. When the Earth Was Flat tells the 

fascinating story behind those scientific 

theories we once believed to be true, and 

shows how the way we view the world, 

and the way we think the world works, has 

changed completely throughout history. 

$19.95 • 205 x 137 mm • 9781843178682 • HB • 192 pp 

The Highway Code 

Facsimile of the 1935 Edition 

The Highway Code is a complete facsimile 

of the 1935 edition of The Highway Code. 

The book takes you back to a vanished era 

of motor travel, when driving was still rather 

exciting. Get a glimpse of life on the road 

before the coming of motorways, when it 

was still necessary to learn to signal with 

your whip and know the arm movements 

of the policeman on point duty. Featuring 

signs that are no longer recognizable 

and instructions to drivers of horsedrawn 

vehicles, The Highway Code is a 

fascinating illustration of how times have 

changed. This is the perfect stocking filler 

for all motoring aficionados. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843178736 • HB • 192 pp 

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The Story of English 

Joseph Piercy 

The Story of English illustrates the 

compelling history of how the relatively 

obscure dialects spoken by tribes from 

what are now Denmark, the Low Countries 

and northern Germany, became the most 

widely spoken language in the world, and 

of how that language evolved during the 

last two millennia. Chronologically ordered 

and divided into six main sections covering 

pre-Roman and Latin influences, the ascent 

of Old English, and the succession of 

Middle English, Early Modern and then 

Late Modern English to today’s global 

language, this fascinating book also 

explores such factors as the history of the 

printing press. The perfect gift for any lover 

not just of English, but of history too. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843178835 • HB • 192 pp 

History of the World in Bite-sized 

Emma Marriott 

History is a rich, varied and fascinating 

subject, so it’s rare to find the whole lot 

in one book...until now. The History of 

the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls 

it all together, from the world’s earliest 

civilizations in 3500 BC to the founding of 

the United Nations in 1945, passing by the 

likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire 

and the Crimean War, to name a few. 

Here’s your chance to introduce yourself 

to the full spectrum of world history, and 

discover just how the modern world came 

to be. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843178866 • HB• 192 pp 

The Book Lover’s Companion 

Waring, Chris 

With so many fantastic books available 

to the book club member, it can often be 

difficult to pick out just one for the whole 

group to read and enjoy. And how to know 

what books are even available - where 

do you start? Thankfully, The Book Lovers’ 

Companion is here to help, bringing 

together a huge range of the best and 

most loved titles into one place, in one 

comprehensive guide. Compiled by a 

range of English literature experts and avid 

readers, The Book Lovers’ Companion is 

sure to inspire any book lover. 

One Bloody Thing After Another 

Jacob F. Field 

Ever wondered why Tsar Ivan was the 

dubbed ‘the Terrible’ or how King Henri II 

of France perished in a jousting incident? 

Grisly and gruesome, this book details the 

vile history of bloodthirsty kings and queens, 

savage battles, torture and punishment, as 

well as deathly locations from the days of 

the ancients to the late nineteenth century. A 

bloodstained tour through ages of torment, 

One Bloody Thing After Another explores 

the blood and guts of yesteryear, from the 

Crusades and medieval dungeons to the 

Reign of Terror and witch trials. his is a 

fascinating account of terror, torture and 

power in all its repulsive guises...the most 

gut-spilling history book you’ll read this year. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843178842 • HB• 192 pp 

Black Cats and Evil Eyes 

Chloe Rhodes 

This collection investigates the origins of our 

most intriguing old-fashioned superstitions, 

many of which we still find ourselves 

abiding by today. Hundreds of the beliefs 

passed down through the generations have 

their foundations in our ancestors’ efforts 

to ward off evil, which they blamed for 

hardship, illness and injustice in times when 

life was, as often as not, ‘nasty, brutish and 

short’. Black Cats and Evil Eyes sets these 

superstitions in their historical and social 

context, explaining how fear of the Devil, 

demons, evil spirits and witchcraft drove 

people to arm themselves with rituals and 

talismans to repel dark forces and allow 

them to live long and healthy lives. This 

book illuminates the things that link us to an 

ancient, and often darker, human past. 

$19.95 • 198 x 129 mm • 9781843178873 • HB • 192 pp 

Cat’s Miscellany 

Lesley O’Mara 

Cats’ Miscellany is the definitive book on 

cats: covering everything from mythical 

legends to more practical advice on 

handling and training, as well as biological 

and physiological information, this 

compendium delivers a treat for cat lovers 

everywhere. If you’ve ever wanted to know 

just how far a cat will go to stay with its 

owner, or which famous historical figures 

were owned by their cats, then this is the 

book for you. Arranged as a true miscellany, 

this book is a box of delights that can be 

read from start to finish or dipped into as the 

reader pleases, celebrating every age of 

humankind’s subservience to feline domestic 

domination. 

$14.95 • 198 x 132 mm • 9781843179603 • PB • 224 pp 

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One Direction Story: An Unauthorized 

Danny White 

This is the biography of the hugely 

successful British band One Direction, who 

shout to fame after taking the Seventh Series 

of The X-Factor by storm. One Direction: 

the Unauthorized Biography explores the 

backgrounds, early lives and motivations 

of Niall, Liam, Zayn, Harry and Louis all 

the way from obsecurity to international 

stardom. Covering how the boys coped 

with the exposure of The X-Factor, their new 

celebrity lives and the experiences around 

hugely successful, chart-topping singles and 

a number one album in America, this is the 

definitive book for all One Direction fans. 

A Pet Isn’t Just for Christmas 

RSPCA 

Pets are gorgeous, loveable and a lifetime 

commitment. Full of adorable pets of all 

shapes and sizes, A Pet Isn’t Just for 

Christmas is endorsed by the RSPCA and 

with beautiful, full-colour photographs, a 

timely reminder that animals deserve our 

love and attention every day of the year. 

Royalties from each sale go direct to the 

RSPCA. 

$17.95 • 231 x 156 mm • 9781843179900 • HB • 224 pp 

FML 

Maxime Valette, Guillaume Passaglia & Didier Guedj 

The idea is simple: in a few sentences, 

people describe the moments that have 

ruined their day. These snapshot anecdotes 

are embarrassing, humiliating, horrific - and 

very, very funny. Perhaps worst of all, they’re 

all 100 per cent real...Today, I fell asleep. I 

felt something on my face. I batted it away. 

It was my hamster. It died from hitting the 

wall...Today, my girlfriend dumped me 

proclaiming she wanted someone more 

like her ‘Edward’. I asked her who Edward 

was. She held up a copy of her Twilight 

book. She was talking about a fictional 

vampire...Packed with hilarious stories, this 

is the perfect gift for anyone who’s ever had 

an FML moment... 

$19.95 • 199 x 129 mm • 9781843178828 • PB • 192 pp 

Birds of a Feather 

Pittau & Gervais 

This lush, oversized book about birds 

features a variety of interactive guessing 

games and special features, including more 

than 40 lift-the-flaps and more than 15 popups, 

plus intriguing facts about each bird, 

providing readers with hours of educational 

entertainment. With elegant, graphic 

illustrations, Birds of a Feather is a feast for 

the eyes as well as the mind. 

$12.95 • 152 x 155 mm • 9781742757148 • PB • 96 pp 

Imagination Illustrated 

Falk, Karen 

With the Muppets and popular as ever, fans 

old and new are appreciating the charm 

and genius of his work. Compiled directly 

from the Jim Henson Workshop archives, 

Imagination Illustrated adapts the diary 

that Jim faithfully kept throughout his career, 

supplementing it with a trove of little-seen 

visual material, including rare sketches, 

personal and production photographs, 

storyboards, doodles and much more. 

Throughout, archivist Karen Falk delves into 

the behind-the-scenes details of Henson’s 

life and his artistic process. Sure to delight 

anyone who has enjoyed Henson’s 

creations; seeing early drawings of Kermit 

and Miss Piggy is like seeing childhood 

photos 

$39.95 • 254 x 203 mm • 9781452105826 • HB • 208 pp 

The Princess Bride 

Reiner, Rob 

The first and only official companion to 

the iconic film. One of the most hilarious, 

romantic, adventurous, and best-loved 

movies of all time, The Princess Bride is 

a touchstone in the lives of generations 

of moviegoers. Now, for the first time, 

millions of fans will have the opportunity to 

own the first book to celebrate the magic, 

memories, and derring-do of the seminal 

film. A veritable treasure trove of images 

from everyone’s most-loved moments as 

well as never-before-seen behind-the-scenes 

photographs, script pages, production 

designs, and reminiscences from cast and 

crew, this giftable package is a perfect and 

brand-new way for fans of all ages to relive 

the film over and over again. 

$34.95 • 387 x 279 mm • 9781452110660 • HB • 14 pp 

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Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones 

Cogman, Bryan & Weiss, D. 

HBO’s Game of Thrones draws millions 

of obsessed views each episode. This 

official companion book offers and 

exclusive look at how the show’s creators 

translated George R.R. Martin’s bestselling 

fantasy series into a fantastic yet 

plausible world that has captivated views 

worldwide. Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones 

showcases hundreds of unpublished set 

photos, production and costume designs, 

storyboard and props and show writer 

Bryan Cogman has interviewed all the key 

actors and crew members to capture the 

best scripted and unscripted moments from 

the first two seasons. 

$49.95 • 279 x 229 mm • 9781452110103 • HB • 192 pp 

The Tour 

Scott, Denise 

Another brilliantly funny instalment in the 

true and chaotic life of middle-aged standup 

comic, Denise Scott. This time Denise is 

on tour through the back blocks and remote 

country towns of regional Australia with a 

bunch of young male comics on a tiny bus. 

Although old enough to be their mother, in 

true form Denise manages to keep up with 

the partying and outrageous behaviour 

(many times leading it). But although the 

tiny bus takes her many miles away from 

her reality, life has a habit of catching up 

with you and on one of the long stretches of 

empty road Denise finds herself confronting 

her own issues of ageing, motherhood, sex, 

intimacy, regret and wearing your bathers 

in public. 


$24.95 • 210 x 135 mm • 9781740669054 • PB • 256 pp 

Antonio Carluccio: A Recipe for Life 

Carluccio, Antonio 

Antonio Carluccio is a larger-than-life 

character who, over his 50-year career, has 

inspired thousands of people with his no-fuss 

Italian cooking and passion for good food 

and wine. But behind the famous name is a 

man whose life has been full of unexpected 

twists and turns, joy and sadness, love and 

loss. Born on the Amalfi Coast in the South 

of Italy in 1937, Antonio’s taste buds were 

first awakened by his Mamma’s delicious 

home cooking. In this book he recounts the 

early years, including his first experience 

cooking simple suppers on a two-ring 

stove, to his unplanned meteoric rise to 

fame as the founder of one of the UK’s most 

prominent restaurant brands, prolific author 

and successful television presenter. 


$39.95 • 241 x 161 mm • 9781742703923 • HB • 304 pp 

October 2012 Weddings 

Vintage Wedding Style 

Savannah, Elizabeth Demos 

A photo-driven wedding look book that’s 

two parts inspiration one part DIY, Vintage 

Wedding Style is packed with ideas, 

projects, resources and above all gorgeous 

photographs of real weddings to help 

brides-to-be design and dream about their 

special day. 

$39.95 • 222 x 241 mm • 9781452102092 • HB • 208 pp 

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October 2012 Fashion 

Vogue on Elsa Schiaparelli 

Watt, Judith 

Shocking, witty and eccentric, the designs 

of Elsa Schiaparelli are among the most 

innovative and influential in the history of 

fashion, with items like Black gloves with 

golden fingernails, buttons shaped like lips, 

trompe l’oeil images and brightly coloured 

zips. Through the photographs and 

illustrations of Vogue that championed 

Schiaparelli from the first picture of her 

revolutionary Bow-knot sweater in 1927 

to the Surrealist ‘Tears’ dress and Shoe 

hat of the late 1930s, this book presents 

the enduring legacy of this daring and 

visionary designer. 

Vogue on Coco Chanel 

Cosgrave, Bronwyn 




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Hailed as ‘the most influential female 

designer of the twentieth century’, Coco 

Chanel pioneered classic easy-to-wear 

fashion for the modern woman. She arrived 

on the fashion scene when feathers and lace 

were favourites, and proceeded to re-invent 

couture using new materials, like jersey, for 

outfits that were suitable for everyday wear 

yet still elegant. In 1921Coco opened her 

Chanel boutique in Paris–still a destination 

store today–and launched her first perfume, 

Chanel No.5. Perhaps her most important 

contribution to the fashion world was the 

simple, much-imitated ‘little black dress’ 

which made its debut in 1926. 

$29.95 • 210 x 160 mm • 9781849491105 • PB • 160pp 

Vogue on Christian Dior 

Sinclaire, Charlotte 

More than any designer before him, Dior 

embraced the dual aspects of creativity and 

commerce, becoming the first couturier to 

license his products in 1949. He became 

one of the most famous designers of the 

twentieth century, and his name still fronts 

one of the most successful haute couture 

fashion houses. As portrayed in the pages 

of Vogue by photographers such as Horst 

and Irving Penn and artists like Christian 

Berard, the book offers a unique insight into 

Dior’s contribution to design, his dramatic 

impact on the landscape of 40s and 50s 

fashion and his personal legacy. 

$29.95 • 210 x 160 mm • 9781849491112 • PB • 160pp 

Vogue on Alexander McQueen 

Fox, Chloe 

Alexander (Lee) McQueen was – for 

the 15 years that he stood at its helm – 

British fashion’s most significant figure. His 

extraordinary career, which took him from 

humble beginnings as an apprentice on 

Saville Row to the creative directorship of 

his own global brand, is a story of hard 

work, ambition and visionary brilliance. 

Alexander McQueen’s career is presented 

– from the controversy of his early shows 

to the elegiac perfection of his last – with 

a particular emphasis on the evolution of 

his signature style: immaculate tailoring, 

slashed fabric, historical references and 

beauty in the macabre. 

$29.95 • 210 x 160 mm • 9781849491129 • PB • 160pp 

In Vogue 

Oliva, Alberto 

In Vogue is a fascinating look at the history 

of the world’s most influential magazine. 

The complete compendium is illustrated 

with hundreds of covers and archival 

interiors of past Vogue editions, featuring 

the work of some of the twentieth century’s 

most respected artists, cover illustrators, and 

photographers. In Vogue traces the history, 

development and influence of this media 

colossus — from its beginning as a social 

gazette in the late nineteenth century, to the 

exploration of modern fashion photography 

and new visuals in the mid-twentieth century, 

to its status as the top style magazine today. 

The book explains the makings of the 

magazine — from runways, to editorial 

meetings, to the pages of Vogue. 

$29.95 • 210 x 160 mm • 9781849491136 • PB • 160pp 

Sticker Fashionista 

Smith, Kelly 

With over 200 stickers and 40 outfits this 

book takes the concept of the stickerbook 

and gives it a makeover. There are cool 

pictures of amazing clothes and style 

capitals around the world - this book will 

appeal to fashion lovers of all ages.Kelly 

Smith is an Australian illustrator, working 

predominantly in fashion and portraiture. 

Graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine 

Arts from The Tasmanian School of Art, she 

has worked for a number of international 

clients including: H&M, L’avion, Net-A- 

Porter, VOGUE Australia, Portmans, and 

The Sunday Times STYLE. 

$110.00 • 305 x 229 mm • 9780847839452 • HB • 472 pp 

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Opening Ceremony 

Lim, Carol 

In 2002, when Carol Lim and Humberto 

Leon opened the downtown Manhattan 

retail shop they created what has become 

the most innovative fashion and culture 

destination in New York. Bringing together 

the best emerging American talent with 

international designers and historic brands, 

Opening Ceremony represents the best 

in fashion and has played a vital role in 

launching the careers of many young 

designers. Celebrating the company’s 

tenth anniversary, Opening Ceremony is 

a visually rich documentation of Leon and 

Lim’s diverse inspirations, collaborators, 

and creative community. This book will 

captivate and inspire readers from fashion, 

art, music, film and beyond. 

$89.95 • 305 x 229 mm • 9780847838707 • HB • 352 pp 

Antonio Lopez 

Padilha, Roger 

The first complete monograph on Antonio 

Lopez, the influential Warholian fashion 

illustrator of the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. 

Best known for dazzling illustrations in 

Women’s Wear Daily, Vogue, The New 

York Times, Interview, and for high fashion 

labels, Antonio Lopez was a force majeur 

in the fashion world for three decades. 

In the ‘60s, Lopez’s vibrant illustrations 

helped usher youth culture into the pages 

of magazines, setting a new, free-flowing, 

sexually liberated standard for fashion 

imagery. Antonio Lopez showcases his 

most iconic works, as well as never-beforeseen 

Instamatic photos, behind-the-scenes 

Polaroids, letters and ephemera. 

Diana Vreeland After Diana Vreeland 

Frisa, Maria Luisa 

An insightful look at Vreeland’s iconic 

life. One of the legenday figures of the 

fashion world, Vreeland began her career 

at Harper’s Bazaar, where her monthly 

column, “Why Don’t You?,” dared her 

readers to take control of their lives, take 

risks, and live dreams they didn’t even know 

they had. During her leadership of Vogue, 

the magazine became a vehicle destined 

to open the eyes of people from all walks 

of life. The book is divided into four sections 

dedicated to Vreeland’s origins and her 

taste; to her homes and the development of 

her style; to the magazine years; and finally 

to the years spent as consultant at the Met. 

$65.00 • 251 x 205 mm • 9788831712798 • PB • 256 pp 

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October 2012 Design 

Bowerbird 

Court, Sibella 

Sibella Court’s wanderlust has made her 

one of the world’s most sought-after stylists 

and creative directors. Much like her avian 

counterpart, the Australian bowerbird, 

Sibella is famous for creating interiors that 

entice and inspire from found objects, 

beloved mementos and upcycled furniture. 

In Bowerbird, Sibella’s new book of ideas 

and interiors, she shares her approach to 

achieving unique style, a firm believer that 

our own collections, imparting the memories 

they do, are a vital part of any home. In 

this, her most personal book yet, Sibella 

showcases her love of collecting and her 

own collections. 

The Iconic Interior 

Bradbury, Dominic 




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This substantial book features one hundred 

of the most spectacular interiors across the 

world, spanning the entire 20th century 

to the present day. Twenty short profiles 

are presented in the introduction, with a 

single iconic photograph and a concise, 

informative text; eighty are profiled at length, 

in chronological order, with superb colour 

photography and texts recounting the stories 

of these remarkable designs. Representing 

every style from minimalism, Art Nouveau 

and Neo-traditional to Gesamtkunstwerk 

creations that defy definition, these iconic 

interiors are elegant compositions that 

endure as lasting creations. 

$59.99 • 260 x 215 mm • 9780733331480 • HB • 256 pp 

A Living Space 

Kemp, Kit 

For over 20 years, Kit Kemp has been at 

the forefront of the international design 

community, with her signature style that 

mixes contemporary elements with antiques 

and junk-shop finds, luxurious fabrics with 

printed wallpapers and hand finished 

detailing with collections of simple objects 

that create impact. She avoids taking 

design too seriously, playing with scale, 

colour and pattern to create very personal 

spaces. Alongside the stunning images of 

room sets will be the inspiration behind Kit’s 

work and her tips for creating your own 

version of her style at home. Interiors are 

meant for living in, and the key is to create 

a space that is comfortable, beautiful and 

reflects who you really are. 


$59.95 • 290 x 200 mm • 9781742703930 • HB • 260 pp 

Through the French Door 

Westbrook, Carolyn 

Welcome to the world of designer and 

decorator Carolyn Westbrook. Carolyn is 

known for her love of French design, and 

here she shares her romance with beautiful 

and inspiring interiors. Carolyn’s mantra is 

simply to create a home that reflects your 

spirit, and here she invites us into her own 

home, a 1800s plantation house. The 

décor changes regularly – walls are given a 

dramatic facelift with a new colour, furniture 

bought for her business becomes too 

precious to be sold on, newly discovered 

accessories are layered in with existing 

treasures. Nothing stays the same for long, 

and Through The French Door reveals the 

latest incarnation of this wonderful family 

home. 

$39.95 • 254 x 216 mm • 9781908170798 • HB • 160 pp 

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$65.00 • 280 x 260 mm • 9780500516331 • HB • 352 pp 

Rural Australian Homes 

Keens, Leta 

Most Australians live in cities, clinging to 

the coast and looking outwards towards 

the ocean. Yet almost all of us feel closely 

connected to the country, even if we hardly 

ever visit it. Many of us dream of moving 

to rural areas - there’s a harshness to much 

of the Australian landscape and yet we still 

feel a sense of romance about it. Covering 

every state and the Northern Territory, Rural 

Australian Homes gives a compelling 

insight into contemporary life in rural 

Australia, and offers a glimpse into some of 

the history that has defined it. 

$89.99 • 266 x 255 mm • 9781742663470 • HB • 288 pp 

Junk Genius 

Juliette Goggin & Stacy Sirk 

In Junk Genius, you’ll find highly rewarding 

and money-saving repurposing projects, 

and discover why making your own is a 

trend well worth exploring. Juliette Goggin 

and Stacy Sirk have created over 40 

projects using items you can easily find or 

might already have. Discover creative ways 

to use glass with the compact kilner jar 

sewing kit and the pretty message-in-abottle 

pendant. Myriad uses for old crates include 

planting them with herbs and vegetables 

and transforming one into a bedside table. 

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced 

crafter, you’ll learn to hunt out and see the 

potential in a whole range of items and be 

inspired to transform your treasure trove of 

useable raw materials into stunning new 

accessories for a beautiful home. 

$39.95 • 241 x 198 mm • 9781908170835 • HB • 198 pp


October 2012 Design 

Interiors Atelier Am 

Misczynski, Alexandra & Michael 

Enter a world of interiors by Atelier AM, 

where classical proportions, varied finishes, 

and exquisite furnishings are masterfully 

combined, resulting in bold yet tranquil 

environments. A deft hand at creating 

interiors that mix materials, both roughhewn 

and luxurious, antique and modern, 

marks the work of Alexandra and Michael 

Misczynski, the husband-and-wife team 

behind the Los Angeles-based firm Atelier 

AM. Their high-profile clients include Katie 

Holmes and Tom Cruise and the Michael 

Eisners. The photography of Francois 

Halard beautifully documents each project, 

educating and inspiring a new generation 

of interior designers and connoisseurs. 

The Great American House 

Schafer III, Gil 




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Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates 

how he blends classical architecture, 

interior decoration, and landscape to 

create homes with a feeling of history. As a 

traditional architect, Gil Schafer specializes 

in building new “old” houses as well as 

renovating historic homes. His work takes 

the best of American historic and classical 

architecture and updates it, retaining its 

character and detail while simultaneously 

reworking it to be more in tune with the way 

we live now--comfortable, practical, familyoriented. 

Filled with hundreds of interior and 

detail shots, The Great American House 

is an invaluable resource for anyone who 

loves old houses and traditional design. 

$79.95 • 324 x 254 mm • 9780847838509 • HB • 248 pp 

English Decoration 

Pentreath, Ben 

In English Decoration, London-based 

architectural and interior designer Ben 

Pentreath presents a major new survey of 

the best of the English style. Eighteen homes, 

many of which have never been previously 

photographed, provide the source material 

for his wide-ranging investigation of this 

classic look. The houses include Ben’s 

own homes in London and West Dorset, 

alongside those of Earls and artists, 

writers and architects, book designers and 

gardeners. The book is arranged room 

by room and begins with an essay on the 

English style in decoration and ends with a 

style directory, helping you to achieve the 

look wherever you live. 

$79.95 • 305 x 254 mm • 9780847838721 • HB • 256 pp 

Venetian Interiors 

Giuseppe Molteni & Roberta Motta 

This superb volume takes the reader behind 

the fabulous facades of Venice to explore 

the greatest achievements of contemporary 

Venetian interior design and decoration. 

Featuring a lively anecdotal text and 

stunning colour photographs of private 

interiors otherwise not open to the public, 

this beautifully illustrated volume is essential 

for anyone who has fantasised about living 

in one of the most romantic cities in Europe. 

This is an enchanting volume for browsers, 

armchair tourists, and anyone interested in 

interior design. 

$65.00 • 301 x 255 mm • 9781849752664 • HB • 192 pp 

Palm Beach Entertaining 

Falk, Annie 

An insider’s guide to entertaining, with 

recipes and tips from America’s most 

accomplished society hosts. With this 

inspiring book, you can bring high style 

to your own gatherings at home. As a 

luxurious retreat with a storied past, Palm 

Beach has become renowned for its grand 

parties. Now, more than twenty of its most 

celebrated hosts open their doors, revealing 

secrets for entertaining along with one 

hundred of their most tried-and-true recipes. 

Palm Beach Entertaining offers a rare peek 

into the glamorous world behind the hedges 

of some of America’s most luxurious private 

estates. 

$99.00 • 251 x 311 mm • 9780847837540 • HB • 248 pp 

$65.00 • 279 x 216 mm • 9780847837953 • HB • 224 pp 

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October 2012 Childrens 

Orla Kiely Shapes 

Kiely, Orla 

These gorgeous board books follow-up the 

successful launch of Orla Kiely’s baby and 

toddler books. Orla Kiely is a world-famous 

designer who has blended her iconic 

designs with soft learning and first concepts 

to create stylish and rewarding books for 

both parent and child. They will make very 

special Christmas gifts that will be treasured 

for years to come. These are books of 

the highest quality - fully cloth bound and 

beautifully presented to show case this 

iconic artwork. 


Orla Kiely Creatures 

Kiely, Orla 




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These gorgeous board books follow-up the 

successful launch of Orla Kiely’s baby and 

toddler books. Orla Kiely is a world-famous 

designer who has blended her iconic 

designs with soft learning and first concepts 

to create stylish and rewarding books for 

both parent and child. They will make very 

special Christmas gifts that will be treasured 

for years to come. These are books of 

the highest quality - fully cloth bound and 

beautifully presented to show case this 

iconic artwork. 


$16.95 • 150 x 150 mm • 9781405262064 • BB • 32 pp 

Today We Have No Plans 

Godwin, J. & Walker, A. 

A busy week, a slower day Brings time to 

dream and time to play. From the creators 

of the much-loved All Through the Year 

comes a journey through a week in the life 

of an Australian family, celebrating those 

precious days that have no plans. 

$16.95 • 150 x 150 mm • 9781405262071 • BB • 32 pp 

Night Pirates Pop Up 

Allwright, Deborah 

One night, young Tom is awoken by 

noises outside his house. He peeps out of 

the window and what should he see but 

PIRATES. And stranger still – they’re GIRL 

PIRATES stealing the front of his house! Tom 

joins their pirate adventure across the high 

seas to an island where some rather lazy 

and silly grown-up pirates are guarding 

mtheir treasure. But not very successfully. 

Tom and the girl pirates make. 


$24.99 • 268 x 268 mm • 9780670075201 • HB • 32 pp 

Rudie Nudie 

Quay, Emma 

One, two Rudie Nudie, Rudie Nudie in 

the bath...Emma Quay captures all the joy 

and energy of childhood in this irresistible 

rhyming tale. With its charming illustrations 

and lively text Rudie Nudie, the family 

favourite, is now in board book! Winner 

of Book of the Year for Younger Children in 

the 2012 Australian Book Industry Awards 

and shortlisted in the 2012 Children’s Book 

Council of Australia Awards. 

• NEW TO BOARD BOOK! 

$24.95 • 253 x 210 mm • 9781405256780 • HB • 14 pp 

Cars Galore 

Herman, Todd 

Ready to hit the road? Gear up for a nonstop 

parade of shapes, sizes, sounds, and even 

smells in a wild array of cars packed with 

big personalities, awesome features, and 

eccentric passengers. Driven by Peter 

Stein’s bouncing verse, Bob Staake’s highpowered 

artwork merges vibrant color and 

crisp, dynamic design with humor, warmth, 

and whimsy. This rousing excursion is sure 

to thrill all fans of things that go, as well 

as aficionados of the illustrator’s signature 

style. 

• NEW TO BOARD BOOK! 

$14.99 • 261 x 237 mm • 9780733331725 • BB • 12 pp 

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$14.95 • 176 x 159 mm • 9780763661489 • BB • 30 pp



This is Not My Hat 

Jon Klassen 

Visual humor swims to the fore as the bestselling 

Jon Klassen follows his breakout 

debut with another deadpan-funny tale. A 

thought-provoking musing on the nature of 

crime and punishment. Whether you were 

Team Bear or Team rabbit, you will now 

definitely be Team Fish, Team Bigger Fish, 

or Team Crab... 

• FROM THE AUTHOR OF I WANT MY 

HAT BACK. 

Oliver 

Kiely, Orla 




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Oliver is different. He enjoys his solitude. 

He likes playing with his friends, who are 

puppets, stuffed animals, and other toys. 

With his rich imagination, Oliver’s day is 

never dull. There are bridges to cross, sharks 

to fight, and treasures to find! But maybe 

toys don t always give a boy everything 

he needs. Maybe he needs another kind 

of companion. Will Oliver discover a way 

to be, well, different? When his tennis ball 

rolls across the lawn into the yard of the girl 

next door, he just might be surprised. 

$24.95 • 280 x 200 mm • 9780763655990 • HB • 40 pp 

Hello Kitty: ABC 

Ladybird 

Welcome to the magical world of Hello 

Kitty! Learn your alphabet with Hello Kitty, 

her twin sister Mimmy, and her super-cute 

friends in this gorgeous Hello Kitty ABC 

board book. Babies and toddlers will love 

the adorable pictures, and reading with 

your child will help them learn to recognise 

letters, from A to Z. This book is perfect for 

little Hello Kitty fans everywhere! 

$27.95 • 260 x 250 mm • 9781406337976 • HB • 32 pp 

Hello Kitty: 123 

Ladybird 

Welcome to the magical world of Hello 

Kitty! Learn your alphabet with Hello Kitty, 

her twin sister Mimmy, and her super-cute 

friends in this gorgeous Hello Kitty 123 

board book. Babies and toddlers will love 

the adorable pictures, and reading with 

your child will help them learn to recognise 

letters, from A to Z. This book is perfect for 

little Hello Kitty fans everywhere! 

$9.99 • 177 x 177 mm • 9781409310556 • BB • 16 pp 

Gobbledygook is Eating a Book 

Clarke, Justine 

Something is coming. Can you see? It 

snuffles and gruffles. What can it be? Look! 

Look! It’s a Gobbledygook! It’s ripping up 

pages and eating a book! Justine Clarke is 

one of Australia’s most accomplished and 

admired performers: a best-selling children’s 

singer; acclaimed film, television and stage 

actress. 

$9.99 • 177 x 177 mm • 9781409310563 • BB • 16 pp 

Good Night, Sleep Tight 

Fox, Mem & Horacek, Judy 

Another perfect picture book from the 

creators of the bestselling Where is the 

Green Sheep? Bonnie and Ben have a 

favourite babysitter whose much loved 

stories ensure a wonderful whimsical world 

before bedtime. 

$24.99 • 9780670076574 • HB • 32 pp 

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$19.99 • 225 x 215 mm • 9781742832579 • HB • 32 pp






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Looking for Rex 

Ormerod, Jan 

The children are sure that Gramps would 

never feel lonely if he had a dog of his 

own. They say the dog should be called 

Rex, but what would Rex look like? So they 

play Looking for Rex, and pretend to see 

Rex, but whenever they think they find Rex... 

it is never really the right Rex. 


Tree: A Little Story About Big Things 

Parker/Ottley 

Henry is a small sapling who grows into 

a big strong tree under the protection of 

an even bigger and stronger tree. But then 

comes the longest night with drenching 

waters and howling winds, and the biggest 

and strongest tree falls. Henry is alone and 

his heart is hollow until he hears the small 

voice of a new sapling growing amongst 

his strong roots. 


$24.95 • 247 x 251 mm • 9781921541483 • HB 

Countasaurus 

Bryant & Navarro 

In this new series of concept-based, 

shaped dinosaur board books, little ones 

will learn dinosaur names for every letter 

of the alphabet, identify bold shapes, 

practice counting skills, and discover the 

bright colors in the dinosaur world. Both 

kid-friendly and educational, these board 

books make reading and playtime fun for 

the whole family! 

$24.95 • 283 x 240 mm • 9781921714412 • HB • 32 pp 

First Sticker Book: Circus 

Greenwell, Jessica 

Charmingly illustrated scenes include the 

circus coming to town, the high wire, 

acrobats and performing clowns. Little 

children will love putting the stickers of the 

circus acts in the bright scenes 

$14.95 • 279 x 210 mm • 9781452107479 • HB • 20 pp 

Midnight Colouring Book, The 

Richard Merritt 

This stunning and creative colouring book 

is a visual treat, packed with intricate, 

beautiful and mysterious pictures in a 

sophisticated black, white and red colour 

scheme. The exquisite pictures to colour 

include ornate birdcages, intricate clocks 

and playing-card patterns, elegant acrobats 

and mouthwatering feasts - and much, much 

more. 

$12.99 • 276 x 186 mm • 9781409551386 • PB • 16 pp 

Beautiful Girls’ Colouring Book 

Jessie Eckel 

A beautiful new addition to the hugely 

successful The Girls’ Colouring Book and 

The Gorgeous Girls’ Colouring Book, this 

title is packed with more pretty drawings to 

colour in. With a mix of simple and intricate 

detail, and gorgeous double page spreads 

this is the perfect gift for any girl who loves 

to make things beautiful. From penguins, 

dollies, fairy lights and delicious delights 

to jewellery, carousel horses, flowers and 

fairies, there’s something to keep every girl 

occupied for hours. This title comes from the 

publishers of the bestselling Boys’ and Girls’ 

Colouring Books. 

$9.95 • 297 x 210 mm • 9781780551098 • PB • 32 pp 

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$9.95 • 249 x 190 mm • 9781780551104 • PB • 64 pp






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The Colouring Book 

Julian Mosedale 

This creative colouring book is packed 

with fun, quirky illustrations that both boys 

and girls will love to colour in. Kids will 

be entertained for hours adding colour to 

psychedelic space scenes, bright, beautiful 

birds and butterflies, exploding fireworks, 

shooting stars and much, much more. 

Winnie-The-Pooh: Very Merry Christmas 

Winnie-The-Pooh 

Winnie-the-Pooh is excited to be hosting 

a Christmas Eve party ...except he forgot 

to plan ahead! Luckily, that silly old Bear 

has lots of friends to help him make this 

Christmas extra special. 


$9.95 • 246 x 192 mm • 9781780551111 • PB • 64 pp 

The Christmas Colouring Book 

Emily Golden 

Capture the magic of Christmas with this 

stunning colouring book. Brimming with 

familiar festive images and scenes, both 

boys and girls will enjoy bringing to life 

the elves in Santa’s grotto, completing bold 

baubles or adding colour to red-breasted 

robins nestling in trees. 

$14.95 • 9781921894350 • BB • 28 pp 

Thomas & Friends: Christmas Colouring 

Thomas & Friends 

Thomas and his friends are having a 

Christmas party on The Island of Sodor - 

and you’re invited! Inside this book you 

can help Thomas prepare for the party with 

heaps of colouring fun! 


$9.95 • 247 x 192 mm • 9781780551081 • PB • 64 pp 

Where’s Santa? 

Shea, Louis 

Elvy couldn’t wait for Christmas Eve, so he 

hijacked Santa’s sleigh to help deliver the 

presents early. Now Santa’s gone after Elvy 

and no-one can find him! Can you help 

Detective Inspector Scrooge track Santa 

down in time to save Christmas? 


$2.95 • 275 x 212 mm • 9781742970615 • PB 

Where is Santa’s Suit? 

Chatterton, Martin 

HO, HO, OH NO! SANTA’S LOST HIS 

SUIT! The hunt is on to find Santa’s suit 

before Christmas! A seek and find book by 

hilarious illustrator Martin Chatterton! 


$15.99 • 9781742835358 • HB • 24 pp 

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$9.95 • 261 x 211 mm • 9781921714979 • PB



Where Are Santa’s Pants? 

Merritt, Richard 

Ho, ho . . . Oh no! Santa’s lost his pants! 

This is certainly a much more urgent situation 

than finding Waldo! It is the middle of 

Christmas, the crowds are out in full, and 

Santa has lost his pants. The trouble is, he 

doesn’t know where he lost them. Was it at 

the department store? Was it on the beach? 

Was it at ice rink? Or was it at the railway 

station? This ultimate seek-and-find puzzle 

book is crammed with hilarious detail?and 

Santa’s pants are to be found somewhere 

on each spread. 


The Christmas Activity Book 

Ellen Bailey & Tracey Turner 




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A festive, bumper activity book stuffed with 

seriously seasonal fun to keep children 

occupied for hours on end. Full of puzzles 

to solve, quizzes to complete, games to 

play, decorations to make, tasty treats to 

bake and delightful doodles to do. Part of 

the bestselling Buster activity book range. 

$9.95 • 245 x 166 mm • 9781921541506 • PB • 24 pp 

Billie B. Brown: The Perfect Present 

Rippin, Sally 

Billie is bursting with excitement. It is 

Christmas tomorrow! She knows her 

presents must be hidden somewhere. A bit 

of peeking won’t hurt, will it? 


$19.95 • 271 x 215 mm • 9781780551043 • PB • 240 pp 

Monstrous Maud’s Freaky Sleepover 

Saddlewick, Abi 

When Maud’s perfect twin sister, Milly plans 

a sleepover, Mum forces Maud to have her 

friends over too. What can possibly go 

wrong? Nothing much ... just that Maud’s 

mum might find out about Rotwood High 

being a school for real monsters! As if that’s 

not enough to worry about, Maud is tricked 

into looking after Violet, the school hamster, 

by her arch enemy, bitchy-witch Poisonous 

Penelope. But Violet is no ordinary hamster! 

She’s a pedigree vampster and an expert 

cage-breaker. With a vampster on the 

loose, sleep is the very last thing that 

happens! Another terrifyingly terrific tale in 

the Monstrous Maud series, written by Abi 

Saddlewick. 

$7.95 • 198 x 128 mm • 9781921759277 • PB 

Monstrous Maud: School Scare 

Saddlewick, Abi 

Maud’s beloved Rotwood, a secret school 

for monsters, is under a cloud ... literally! The 

pupils’ monstrous games and spooky spells 

are filling the area with noise and smoke. 

Local residents are fed up and the school is 

facing closure! Maud and her friends are 

determined to help the Head, but end up 

accidentally terrifying the inspector during 

a crucial inspection. Was it an accident, 

though? Maud suspects foul play and she 

thinks one of the teachers, a nasty warlock, 

might be behind a pernicious plot to shut the 

school down. With Maud’s mum making 

plans to home-school her, Maud has to 

act fast! Can Maud uncover the wicked 

warlock’s plans? Can she save her school? 

$9.95 • 198 x 132 mm • 9781780550749 • PB • 128 pp 

Ivy and Bean 9 

Barrows & Blackall 

Bean’s older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl 

Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do 

Crafts and Music and First Aid and other 

secret things that Bean will never know 

about because you have to be eleven to go 

to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Bean doesn’t 

care. She doesn’t want to go to camp. 

She wouldn’t go even if they begged her. 

So Ha. So Ha Ha. So; wait a second! 

Bean and Ivy can make their own camp, 

their own better camp. Welcome to Camp 

Flaming Arrow, where counselors Ivy and 

Beanwill give a whole new meaning to 

Crafts, Music, First Aid and hands-on 

leaning! 

$9.95 • 198 x 132 mm • 9781780550756 • PB • 128 pp 

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$19.95 • 184 x 140 mm • 9781452102955 • HB • 132 pp






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DC Super Friends: Saves The Day 

DC Super Friends 

Join Super Friends Batman, Superman, 

Green Lantern and The Flash as they battle 

the bad guys and save the day! Use the 

clues to guess the pop-up tabs and help the 

Super Friends fight crime! 

• NEW FROM HARDIE GRANT IN A 

POPULAR BOARD BOOK FORMAT 

DC Super Friends: Bad Guys On The Run 

DC Super Friends 

Join Super Friends Batman, Superman, 

Green Lantern and The Flash as they battle 

the bad guys and save the day! Use the 

clues to guess the pop-up tabs and help the 

Super Friends fight crime! 

• NEW FROM HARDIE GRANT IN A 

POPULAR BOARD BOOK FORMAT 

$12.95 • 192 x 184 mm • 9781742972299 • BB 

$12.95 • 192 x 184 mm • 9781742972305 • BB 

October 2012 Parenting 

97 Ways To Make A Baby Laugh 

Moore, Jack 

Chortle. Giggle. Titter and guffaw. And 

smile, smile, smile. The happiest of books 

is back, in full, glorious, happy color. 

It’s the perfect shower gift. Essential for 

grandparents. The most cheerful book in 

the parenting section. These 97 games, 

sight gags, parlor tricks, and practical 

jokes require no special talent, use just the 

simplest household items as props, and 

actually work. Babies will be entertained— 

and adult readers will rediscover the joy of 

surrendering to sheer silliness. It’s the joy of 

letting loose and laughing with your baby. 

$14.95 • 152 x 106 mm • 9780761172352 • PB • 208 pp 

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October 2012 Gardening/Floral 

Garden Of Ordinary Miracles, A 

Zakanitch, Robert 

A veritable illuminated manuscript 

cataloging the A to Z of nature’s everyday 

wonders to create the perfect gift book. 

More than a master’s-eye view of nature, 

and infinitely more than a simple illustrated A 

to Z book, A Garden of Ordinary Miracles 

catalogues the breathtaking beauty and 

variety of flowers in full bloom, in glorious 

hand-drawn illustrations. Anyone who loves 

nature will be instantly transported to an 

alphabetical landscape where everything 

from azaleas and zinnias bloom all year 

long. Each overgrown spread bursts with 

gorgeously rendered full-color and penand-ink 

representations of flora (and fauna) 

whose names begin with a particular letter. 

$44.95 • 311 x 222 mm • 9780789324399 • HB • 64 pp 




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October 2012 Health/Beauty 

Bobbi Brown’s Pretty Powerful 

Brown, Bobby 

From best-selling author and global 

makeup mogul Bobbi Brown, this beautiful 

guide presents Bobbi’s Pretty Powerful 

philosophy and inspires women to use 

makeup to be their best selves. With stepby-step 

application instructions, face charts 

breaking down the different looks, and 

personal stories from real women and 

celebrities, this book outlines the best tricks 

and techniques Bobbi has culled from her 

remarkable career in the beauty industry. 

$39.95 • 254 x 203 mm • 9780811877046 • HB • 288 pp 

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October 2012 Stationery 




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Baking Notes 

$19.95 • 9781849752770 • 192 pp 

Wine Notes 

$19.95 • 9781849752787 • 192 pp 

Mum’s Notes 

$19.95 • 9781849752794 • 192 pp 

My Greeting Card Organiser (new edition) 

$19.95 • 9781849752800 • 144 pp 

Buttons A5 Journal 

$12.95 • 9781742705057 

Buttons 3 Mini Notebooks 

$12.95 • 9781742705064 

Buttons Boxed Notecards 

$14.95 • 9781742705071 

Port-a-Menorah 

$17.95 • 9781452107073 • Kit 

Army Camp! 

$19.95 • 9781908150721 • 60 pp 

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October 2012 Stationery 




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We Can Do It! 

$19.95 • 9781908150738 • 60 pp 

Florals: 30 Postcards 

$14.95 • 9781908150745 • 60 pp 

Florals: Notecards 

$21.95 • 9781908150783 • 20 cards 

Tattoos: 30 Postcards 

$13.95 • 9781908150790 • 60 pp 

Animal Marching Band Journal 

$17.95 • 9781452109602 • 144 pp 

Creative Creatures 

$22.95 • 9781452109961 • 12 cards 

My Baby Journal 

$39.95 • 9781849752756 • 144 pp 

Halloween Scratchers 

$14.95 • 9781452109855 • 40 pp 

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