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42 : THE WILDLY IMPROBABLE IDEAS OF DOUGLAS ADAMS
Douglas Adams Edited by Kevin Jon Davies
$ 59.99
After his death in
2001 , Douglas Adams ' papers were loaned to his old Cambridge college , St John ' s . Reproduced here , in facsimile form , 42 is a full-colour , large-format hardback that follows Adams ' career .
WEATHERMAN GOES BUSH
Graham Creed $ 34.99
A memoir about the unexpected joys and challenges of a tree-change from a television studio to a farm , from a beloved former ABC weather presenter .
AN UNLIKELY PRISONER
Sean Turnell $ 35.00
For 650 days Sean Turnell was held in Myanmar ' s terrifying Insein Prison on the trumped-up charge of being a spy . He recounts how he not only survived his lengthy incarceration , but left with his sense of humour intact and love in his heart .
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WIFEDOM : MRS ORWELL ' S INVISIBLE LIFE
Anna Funder $ 36.99
Wifedom speaks to the unsung work of women everywhere today , while offering a breathtakingly initimate view of one of the most important literary marriages of the 20th century .
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QUESTION 7
Richard Flanagan
$ 35.00
Beginning at a love hotel by Japan ' s Inland Sea and ending by a river in Tasmania , Question 7 is about the choices we make about love and the chain reaction that follows .
SHOWING UP Nedd Brockmann $ 34.99
Nedd Brockmann isn ’ t afraid to dream big . Fresh after running fifty marathons in fifty days , the twentythree-year-old had an idea : a 4000-kilometre run across Australia with the aim of completing it in the fastest known time of 43 days with the goal of raising a million dollars for homelessness in the process . The story of a tradie who put his body on the line to prove that anything is possible when you break past your own barriers .
UNFINISHED WOMAN
Robyn Davidson $ 34.99
Robyn Davidson has had a life of almost constant travelling . The only terrain she had no interest in exploring was the past . But in this brave and revealing memoir , she at last turns to explore that long avoided country .
QUAINT DEEDS : UNLIKELY ADVENTURES IN TEACHING AND TREASURE- HUNTING
A . J . Mackinnon $ 34.99
Quaint Deeds is a hilarious and heartwarming memoir of teaching , treasure hunts and finding your own way in life . Uproarious and insightful in equal measure , this book is an irresistible ode to the magic and mystery of youth . A love song to his island home and to his parents , this is a hypnotic melding of dream , history , literature , place and memory .
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RAMBLING MAN : MY LIFE ON THE ROAD
Billy Connolly
$ 49.99
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When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back . He played his banjo on boats and trains , under trees , and on top of famous monuments . He danced naked in snow , wind and fire . He slept in bus stations , under bridges and on strangers ' floors . He travelled by foot , bike , ship , plane , sleigh – even piggy-backed – to get to his next destination . Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling – it ' s a state of mind . In his joyful new book , Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him , and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road . From riding his trike down America ' s famous Route 66 , building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic , playing elephant polo ( badly ) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike ( more than once ), to eating witchetty grubs in Australia , being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand , and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada , Rambling Man is a truly global adventure with the greatest possible travel companion .
WILD LOVE Kiera Lindsey $ 36.99
Kiera Lindsey uncovers the life of the exuberant colonial painter Adelaide Ironside , from her childhood on the shores of Sydney harbour to the leading artistic circles of Europe where she was celebrated as ' the impersonation of genius '.
A BRILLIANT LIFE Rachelle Unreich $ 34.99
As her mother nears the end of her life , Rachelle wants to find out more about how she survived four concentration camps , including Auschwitz . A Brilliant Life questions the role of fate and chance and reveals an unbreakable connection between mother and child .
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