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    Growing Up in Australia
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    Growing Up in Australia

    The ultimate book about growing up in Australia - a choice selection of wonderful stories and recollections This special collection is the perfect introduction to Black Inc.'s definitive 'Growing Up' series. Featuring pieces from Growing Up...
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    The Winter Road; A Killing at Croppa Creek
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    The Winter Road; A Killing at Croppa Creek

    On a country road in Croppa Creek, farmer Ian Turnbull faced environmental officer Glen Turner. What happened next shocked Australia. An epic true story of greed, power and a desire for legacy from an acclaimed Australian storyteller. July 2014, a...
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  • Elon Musk
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    Elon Musk

    South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these...
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  • Thrive
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    Thrive

    In Thrive, Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and one of the most influential women in the world, has written a passionate call to arms, looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. She...
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  • Lean In
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    Lean In

    In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In became a massive cultural phenomenon and its title became an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and...
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    Starman
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    Starman

    David Bowie - famously described as rock's greatest chameleon - has lived an extraordinary life. From his early years in post-war, bombed out Brixton to a troubled later childhood in Bromley, to the decadent glamour of Ziggy Stardust to his controversial...
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    Joyful Voices
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    Joyful Voices

    An omnibus of two of Doris Stokes' extremely successful books, JOYFUL VOICES and VOICES OF LOVE, bestsellers in the early 1980s. Doris Stokes was a celebrated medium who confounded sceptics by the uncanny accuracy of her readings. In Australia she...
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    A Brilliant Life
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    A Brilliant Life

    A mother and daughter. Love. Loss. Wonder. The story of a brilliant life. Over seventy years had passed since Mira Unreich was freed from a concentration camp in Germany. On that spring day in 1945, she found herself alive, against all odds. In the...
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    Heartstrong
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    Heartstrong

    A powerful, moving memoir on love, loss and this one precious life. 'If not with you, then for you.' It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin kissed his partner, Ellidy, goodbye to go spearfishing. Most days Ellidy would go to the...
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    Blessed
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    Blessed

    Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable - and some may say improbable - sporting feats. Whether training Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory, commentating the Olympics or hobnobbing with the...
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    Paul Kelly
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    Paul Kelly

    Australia's best music writer examines the life of the Australian music legend - honest, revealing and a must-have for any Paul Kelly fan. Until now, no one has written the definitive biography of Australia's best-loved singer, song writer and poet...
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    Shine It Up
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    Shine It Up

    Sassy and adventurous, Jackie Gillies devours life with style and a smile - and lives it to the shiny brim.  Well known to Australian audiences from Real Housewives of Melbourne and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Jackie has another surprising...
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  • Murray Walker
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    Murray Walker

    A celebration of the extraordinary life of legendary commentator Murray Walker, with tributes from key figures in Formula 1 and motorsport. Murray Walker was the voice of Formula One, matching the thrill of the track with his equally fast-paced and...
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  • My Life in Dire Straits
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    My Life in Dire Straits

    The first and only inside story of the global music phenomenon Dire Straits, with a foreword by Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits filled giant stadiums around the world and sold hundreds of millions of records. Throughout the eighties they were one of the...
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  • Never Give Up
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    Never Give Up

    Never Give Up by Bear Grylls is an inspiring memoir that takes readers deep into the life of one of the world’s most famous adventurers. Known for his daring feats of survival, Bear Grylls reveals the lessons he’s learned through a lifetime of facing...
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    Friend Like Henry
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    Friend Like Henry

    This is the inspiring account of a family s struggle to break into their son's autistic world - and how a dog made the real difference. Dale was still a baby when his parents realised that something wasn't right. Worried, his mother Nuala took him to see...
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    ALEX FERGUSON My Autobiography
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    ALEX FERGUSON My Autobiography

    Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson's best-selling...
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    Becoming
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    Becoming

    An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 15 million copies sold worldwide Now in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and a...
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    What I Ate in One Year
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    What I Ate in One Year

    What I Ate in One Year (And related thoughts) by Stanley Tucci is a captivating culinary memoir that invites readers into the actor’s personal journey through food. With his signature wit and charm, Tucci shares a year’s worth of meals, recipes, and the...
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    Renegades
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    Renegades

    Two long-time friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly-produced expansion of their ground-breaking Higher Ground podcast,...
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  • Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day
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    Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day

    Tracking our world's past hundred years through the remarkable life of Captain Sir Tom Moore.  At the height of the pandemic, ninety-nine-year-old WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore began walking laps of his garden to raise £1000 for the NHS. By the time of...
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  • Rising Strong
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    Rising Strong

    The physics of vulnerability is simple: If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall. This is a book about what it takes to get back up and how owning our stories of disappointment, failure, and heartbreak gives us the power to write a daring new...
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