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16 Visit us today! collinsbooks.com.au superdad speedBiBle ouTBack sTaTions Ryan Heffernan RRP $24.95 Daniel McIntosh RRP $39.99 This is a fun, no-nonsense, fast-paced, effective source of information on child health and safety, your health and safety, diet and nutrition, entertainment, sleeping, behaviour, milestones, balancing work and parenting, finding good childcare and plenty more. This is a pictorial celebration of Australia as seen through the eyes of people working on the land. Dan McIntosh wanted to share the pictures he had taken. He started a community Facebook page called ‘Station Photo’. Soon, others posted their snaps. Outback Stations was born from a competition on the Station Photos page. The response was positively overwhelming - and the very best of the images are featured in this book. due 1sT sepTemBer Ten conVersaTions you musT HaVe wiTH your son easy luxury Darren Palmer RRP $39.99 Dr Tim H awkes $32.99 Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son. But too often they put them off. Internationally recognised in the field of raising and educating boys, Dr Tim Hawkes provides practical, accessible and invaluable advice about how to get these discussions started. due 1sT sepTemBer Easy Luxury is a sourcebook of stylish and achievable ways to create a luxury look in your home. Lavishly illustrated with photographs of Darren’s own interior design projects, ranging from apartments to larger family homes, it provides key styling ideas that will help you get the most out of a space and create a big impact for a realistic investment of time, energy and money. dad dancinG Ian Allen RRP $17.99 A hilarious compendium of all the ridiculous things dads get up to. It’s official: dads were put onto this planet to embarrass the rest of their families. This hilarious book is a spotter’s guide to the innumerable ways they can achieve this, whether it’s ridiculous dancing, experimental facial hair, talking loudly in restaurants or cringeworthy sportswear droVer Bruce Simpson RRP $39.99 Based on Where the Outback Drovers Ride, the much-loved memoir of bushman and drover Bruce Simpson, Drover celebrates a way of life that has all but vanished with time. Photographer Darren Clark has captured this spirit with images of droving routes, towns and people of today’s outback. my cool moTorcycle Chris Haddon RRP $29.99 Looking back at 100 years of the motorcycle, this beautifully photographed new volume in the hugely popular My Cool series celebrates our love affair with this oh-so-cool vehicle preTTy funny Tea cosies Loani Prior RRP $29.99 In her latest volume of wonderful creations Loani once again transforms the conventional tea cosy into a knitted piece of art. Home made simple for kids Joanna Gosling RRP $32.99 Whether you want practical ideas for making your home look less like a children’s playground, or some inspiration for getting your kids away from the TV for 10 minutes, Home Made Simple for Kids provides the answer.