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A compulsively readable, critically important account of the history and future of the Australian Greens.A penetrating examination of the history and future of the Australian GreensThe re-election of a Coalition government, after a lost decade of policy...

Stories from across the spectrum of LGBTQIA+ identity and experience in Australia.'No amount of YouTube videos and queer think pieces prepared me for this moment.''The mantle of "queer migrant" compelled me to keep going - to go further.''I never "came...

Melbourne Books is proud to add TULUM to its range of cookbooks that includes bestselling titles such as Moroccan Soup Bar by Hana Assafiri and Sweet Greek by Kathy Tsaples.Tulum a much acclaimed modern Turkish restaurant in Melbourne, awarded in 2018...

A blueprint for Australia's strategic position and future in a changing world order.Can Australia defend itself in the Asian century? How seriously ought we take the risk of war? Do we want to remain a middle power? What kind of strategy, and what...

Now in one definitive volume, Botany Bay and the First Fleet is a full, authentic account of the beginnings of modern Australia.Now in one definitive volume, Botany Bay and the First Fleet is a full, authentic account of the beginnings of modern...

No Australian sport has had a more interesting or colourful history than jumping racing. John Adamss Over the Hurdles tells the remarkable story of jumping in Australia, from the first Sydney steeplechase in 1832 to the sports controversial battle for...

A brash, enlightening and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language that shows how to verbally smash the patriarchy.A brash, enlightening and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us.English is...

In May 1984, young Australian film director Richard Lowenstein took his first feature film, Strikebound, to the Cannes Film Festival.There, after a night partying in Nice with INXS lead singer and rising rock star Michael Hutchence, an idea that had been...

A thrilling take on one of Australia's most acclaimed writers, David Malouf, which reveals much about literary craft while examining the complexities of the 'Australianness' of his work.'Here was a very-much-alive half-Lebanese writer (from provincial...

A collection of beautiful photographs and personal stories- Earshot offers a unique representation and enriching insight into the world of Deafness and hearing loss.Through intimate personal portrayals using photography and honest and poignant...

Australian Toys is an illustrated history of Australian manufactured toys from 1900-1965, drawing on the author's authoritative collection.The book documents the production of each toy with beautiful colour photographs accompanied by relevant text about...

The book has been stunningly designed by dynamic graphic designer, Sean Hogan, and will fit comfortably amongst any collection of high quality architecture and design books.Beaumaris Modern- Modernist Homes in Beaumaris is a collection of mid-century...

This research shows how our schools were used by the respective governments to help prepare a readymade army of well-trained, disciplined and patriotic young lads, glad to risk their lives in the terrifying, bloody and mindless conflict that was World...

My life sometimes reads like a comedy of errors, but believe me, it's all very real. The Duffo story is a collection of anecdotes covering much of my life and my career in Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Europe and America.Jeff Duff is arguably the...

How do women defy the odds and get their careers back on track after a break? How do women manage the mummy mafia at the school gate? Is there a motherhood penalty? Can women really have it all - a successful career and a rewarding family life? Does...

This book reflects the atmosphere of the Soup Bar - warm, welcoming and colourful. The recipes prove that you do not need to include meat in a meal to make it taste delicious.Hana's new, vibrant, beautifully photographed cookbook presents the wonderful...

A collection of twelve short tales for young-adult readers from the Australian writers of tomorrow.#LoveOzYA celebrates the best of new Australian writing for teenage readers. It has grown from a humble hashtag into a movement, reflecting the important...

The bracing history of the pioneers of the hard right and how their work has transformed Australian politics.In the mid-1980s, Ray Evans and his boss at Western Mining Corporation, Hugh Morgan, became the pioneers of a new form of political activism...

This book uncovers the zany world of Captain Matchbox, but goes far beyond by following the extraordinary careers of Mic and Jim Conway.This book uncovers the zany world of Captain Matchbox, but goes far beyond by following the extraordinary careers of...

Spanning two centuries, Making Herstory is a unique window into the raw pioneer existence of Mary Ann Thwaites, her daughter Ethel, who grew up in the 1870s Victorian town of Queenscliff, and her granddaughter Theodora, who conquered the men's domain of...

Renowned for her 'Sweet Greek' produce shop, Kathy Tsaples now shares her favourite recipes learned in her mother's kitchen, in this beautifully produced book.The book is themed around the traditional Greek holidays such as Lent, Easter, Name Day, and so...

In September 1958, only minutes into a professional road race, Australia's best cyclist, Russell Mockridge, was dead, his head and body crushed under the wheels of a bus.The death of the Olympic Gold medallist and Tour de France competitor was an...

Melbourne's parks and gardens are a place to dream, to be inspired and filled with joy.Following the best-selling Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Laneways of Melbourne, this new sumptuous large format, hard cover 300 plus page...

When Georges closed its doors on 5 October 1995, it had been trading for 115 years. Yet this famous department store, situated in the 'Paris End' of Collins Street, still lingers in the minds of many today.Remembering Georges documents the memories of...

The Ugly Australian Underground documents the music, songwriting, aesthetics and struggles of fifty of Australia's most innovative and significant bands and artists currently at the creative peak of their careers.The book provides a rare insight into the...

New York 1978, London 1988, Melbourne 1998. Twenty years on from the disco revolution and a decade after acid house, Melbourne's warehouse party scene was at its peak.Informed by the author's interviews with over 40 DJs, promoters, artists and...

With his unique artistic talent and rhythmic rhyming verse, Anthony Breslin has created the wonderful world of Brezania, a world characterised by vibrant colour and inhabited by fantastical characters.Brezania, tells zany stories about this other world,...

How does a gallery choose which artists it will represent?...In the case of Peter Boggs, the recommendation came from an illustrious source, the late, great Margaret Olley.- Philip BaconIn an age when time is measured in nanoseconds and information is...

This is the graphic, authentic and often humorous auto-biography of a young man's journey into Melbourne's underworld and nightclub scene in the recent past.'The Hammer' was capable of inflicting indescribable pain on anyone that stood in has way...

These are recipes you will be bursting to cook, eat and share with those who you call 'family'.The word 'family' has changed over the years and it means something different to everyone. This book will also mean something different to everyone but it is a...

As well as a photographic essay illustrating the unique visual experience of NfS and the much loved Pintxos and Cocktails, this book showcases the exquisite menu of it's two highly experienced chefs- Kevin Middleton and Mark Favaloro. ELocated in the...

Daddy Who? is the story of a phenomenon, a band that in eighteen short months changed the course of Australian rock history.Author and musician Craig Horne was with Daddy Cool every inch of the way. With an insider's view, he tracks the journey from when...

This meticulously researched biography gives readers a thrilling insight into the brutal world of professional cycling and an intimate portrait of an extraordinary Australian.Hubert 'Oppy' Opperman was a sporting icon, a cycling phenomenon whose epic...

A large section of central Victoria including Macedon, Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Daylesford and Seymour is covered in this beautifully presented book which is the latest in the Portraits of Victoria series.Enormous gold mines, original miners' huts...

Hungry and Fussy shows that gluten free baking does not need to be characterised by flat, crumbly or rock-hard dishes and can produce dishes to surpass non-gluten free baking.Helen Tzouganatos has developed and refined more than 100 new recipes that are...

A timely critique of Australia's urban development and planning, and a blueprint for more equitable, multi-centred cities.The way we plan and build cities in Australia needs to change.Australia's population is growing- it is projected to increase by 11.8...

A revealing portrait of a brilliant and troubled figure - a daredevil of the skies.Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages- the...

Ever wondered how your dog thinks of you.For dog owners and dog lovers everywhere, a humorous, fully illustrated book that shows us that even when we feel at our worst, our dogs still think we're the best - so start acting like it!With more than forty...

From South Africa to Australia, Dovey draws on family history to explore the Nobel Prize-winning writer's work, tracing an intellectual heritage that has been passed from mother to daughter.'I was born in the year J.M. Coetzee published his third novel,...

Leading economists assess the costs and benefits of privatisation, deregulation, marketisation and other neoliberal reforms that have dominated Australian economic policy since the 1980s.Since the 1980s, waves of neoliberal 'economic reform' have...

In this unique memoir, Murphy takes the reader inside his seventeen-year career, including his three years as captain of the Western Bulldogs, exploring the people, places and events that shaped him.'A young, naive kid, with a brand-new football. Over...

A former ocean scientist goes in pursuit of the slippery story of jellyfish, rediscovering her passion for marine science and the sea's imperilled ecosystems.Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any...

In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Randomistas is a brilliant and entertaining exploration of a hidden but vital foundation of modern life.'The subject of this book could hardly be more vital- are we humble enough to admit we may be wrong, and do we...

Will you be prepared to take advantage when the revolution comes or will you go down with the rest?Revolutions are cyclical. They run on a very specific timetable. You could be so much happier, healthier, and wealthier if you grasped the powerful cycles...

Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as schools rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, "Is this what is best for students?" is glossed over.Veteran teachers Joe...

Grace Parker tries to figure out how to handle the 3Bs- boys, boy bands and ball sports.Things were simple for netball nerd Grace Parker at primary school. She was captain of her school team - and with her best friends, Stella and Mia, by her side, they...

Towards an independent foreign policy.The second issue of Australian Foreign Affairs, Trump in Asia, examines the United States' sudden shift from the Asia Pivot to America First. It provides insights into Donald Trump's White House and explores how his...

America is fading, and China will soon be the dominant power in our region. What does this mean for Australia's future?In this controversial and urgent essay, Hugh White shows that the contest between America and China is classic power politics of the...