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THE BOY BEHIND THE CURTAIN
William McInnes
RRP $32.99
Tim Winton
RRP $45.00
A chance encounter in an auction
house is the jumping-off point for
William's inimitable take on our sport-obsessed
nation, Australian popular culture and memorabilia
that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh
with warm affection. His trademark humour makes
this collection a true delight.
The remarkable true stories of
The Boy Behind the Curtain
reveal an intimate and rare view of Tim Winton’s
imagination at work and play. By
turns impassioned, funny, joyous,
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astonishing, this is Winton’s most
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THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
RECKONING: A MEMOIR
Susan Duncan
RRP $34.99
Magda Szubanski
RRP $32.99
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Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and
revelatory, Reckoning is the book where Magda
Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved
performers, tells her story. This wonderful biography
is now in paperback.
The House on the Hill is the third and final memoir
from the author of Salvation Creek and House at
Salvation Creek. As the inconstancies of age slow
her down, Susan Duncan writes with honesty about
discovery, forgiveness and what it takes to rework
shrinking boundaries into a new and rich life.
DAAS: THEIR PART IN MY DOWNFALL
DOWN THE DIRT ROADS
Paul Livingston
RRP $32.99
Rachael Treasure
RRP $35.00
This is the inside story of The Doug Anthony All
Stars then and now. It is the no-holds-barred
true story behind how the bad boys of Australian
comedy reunited - weaker, sicker, funnier, older...
but not wiser.
Down the Dirt Roads starts as a heartfelt and
moving insight into the life of a single mother
displaced from her home, and becomes a groundbreaking and powerful memoir
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about healing, health and hope.
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THE LAST CROCODILE HUNTER
THE SUMMER OF ‘82
Bob Irwin
Amanda French
RRP $32.99
Dave O’Neil
RRP $29.99
The last Crocodile Hunter is the story of Bob Irwin’s
extraordinary life as a wildlife pioneer, father to
wildlife warrior Steve and founder of Australia Zoo,
told in his own words. Entertaining and inspiring,
it goes to the heart and soul of a great Australian
character and raises issues that are crucial to us all.
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The Summer of ’82 is a humorous memoir from
comedian Dave O’Neil. It covers the period from
when a seventeen-year-old Dave finishes his
exams, until he gets his results. This is a hilarious
and heartfelt story of a boy becoming a man in
suburban Australia.
LION: A LONG WAY HOME
ADVENTURES OF A WONKY EYED BOY
Saroo Brierley
RRP $22.99
Jason Byrne
RRP $29.99
Lion: A Long Way Home is a moving and
inspirational true story that celebrates the
importance of never letting go of what drives the
human spirit – hope. It is now a major film starring
Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.
‘“Mrs.Byrne, you’ve a beautiful, very pale, gingerhaired baby boy, with a wonky eye.” My mother
wept for all the wrong reasons as she was handed
me by the midwife. She could have slept with a
platypus and still I would have come out better
than this.’ So begins Jason Byrne’s Memoir.