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  • We Are As Gods
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    We Are As Gods

    Diamandis, Peter H.

    In 2012, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler published Abundance in which they made bold predictions about where the future was heading, if humanity only harnessed the powers of emerging tech. Those...
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  • Erasing History
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    Erasing History

    Stanley, Jason

    From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the authoritarian right's attacks to undo a century of work to advance social justice action on race,...
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  • Stories My Grandmothers Didn't Tell Me
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    Stories My Grandmothers Didn't Tell Me

    Putnis, Andra

    WINNER, 2024 Canberra Critics' Circle Memoir/History Award SHORTLISTED, 2025 ACT Book of the Year As children, we'd sneak into Grandma's bedroom on secret missions. Her cupboard was filled with...
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  • Gift of Friendship: 40 Cards & Journal
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    Gift of Friendship: 40 Cards & Journal

    , Kaddo

    Celebrate connection with this gift-ready deck designed to deepen your friendships.A beautifully designed set of 40 cards and keepsake booklet with prompts for memories, shared experiences and...
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  • Tehran Diaries
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    Tehran Diaries

    Nik-Andish, Raha

    Over Iran, the sky is falling in. The US-Israeli bombardment has begun: there are bodies beneath the rubble. The Ayatollah is dead. The guards have abandoned the prisons. The rain is black with...
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  • Larrikinland
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    Larrikinland

    Pobjie, Ben

    There is no higher praise in Australian life than to be called a larrikin. All our greatest cultural icons, from Shane Warne to Steve Irwin to Scott Cam to Dawn Fraser and now Sam Kerr, are granted...
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  • Warriors, Witches, Women
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    Warriors, Witches, Women

    Hodges, Kate

    Warriors, Witches, Women is a guide to awe-inspiring mythic female creatures worldwide; from feminist fairies to bloodsucking, seductive succubae, half-human half-bird harpies created from the wind,...
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  • Detention
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    Detention

    Jackman, Ralph

    What happens when your first teaching job isn't in a classroom - but in juvenile detention? When Ralph Jackman swapped his career as a sports reporter for life as a teacher, he expected yard duty...
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  • Good Boy
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    Good Boy

    Wright, Michelle

    'This tender tale of a loyal friendship will pull at your heartstrings.' The Age 'A truly lovely, quite unexpected book' The Australian It's September 1997 and Cookie, an inmate in a...
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  • Find your path to compassion
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    Find your path to compassion

    Warren, Sally

    Can you sometimes be a little judgemental?Do you often berate yourself for past mistakes?Have you ever thought how it might feel if we could all just be a bit kinder to each other?When adversity...
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  • Yuluwirri Yuluwirri
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    Yuluwirri

    Pitt, Lakkari

    Yuluwirri means rainbow in the Gamilaroi Ularoi Language, and it's also a symbol of joy, beauty and connection to the natural world. In this stunning colouring book for both First Nations people and...
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  • Reasoning with Chaos
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    Reasoning with Chaos

    Aly, Waleed

    Day after day, we're bombarded with the drumbeat of news that veers from the shocking to the unfathomable. How do we come to grips with this chaos? For years, in his multi-award-winning column,...
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  • Second Chance
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    Second Chance

    Thurgood, Diana

    On a hot summer's day in Northern New South Wales, Mounted Police officer Tiffany Williams spotted an advertisement for a horse in the local paper - a Clydesdale-cross for a price almost too good to...
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  • Broke Road
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    Broke Road

    Spencer, Matthew

    'Enthralling. Matthew Spencer nails it.' Chris Hammer 'A tightly plotted, fast-moving, beautifully written whodunnit.' Jane Caro 'A great read.' Michael Brissenden 'Spencer is a master of the...
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  • Are You a Team or a Meeting?
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    Are You a Team or a Meeting?

    Pope, Nick

    Winning is a team sport, right? True, we need to collaborate to make sense of today's challenges. But simply bringing people together is no guarantee of success. Too often, so-called teams are just...
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  • No Such Thing as Normal
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    No Such Thing as Normal

    Bigg, Marieke

    Within the scientific community, the field of Psychiatry has been in freefall for a number of years. Its treatments and medications rest on assumptions that are, at best, unsupported, and at worst,...
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  • Hank Goes Ho Ho Honk
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    Hank Goes Ho Ho Honk

    Powell-Tuck, Maudie

    Hank can't wait for Christmas! Seriously, he cannot wait... He's already scoffed his advent calendar in one go, and skipped Halloween completely. Now he's flying to the North Pole because he wants to...
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  • Feminism Against Progress
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    Feminism Against Progress

    Harrington, Mary

    In Feminism Against Progress, Mary Harrington argues that the industrial-era faith in progress is turning against all but a tiny elite of women. Women's liberation was less the result of human moral...
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  • Musquito
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    Musquito

    Parry Duncan, Naomi

    Shortlisted for the Booktopia Award for Non-fiction 2026 Longlisted for the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award 2026 A vivid, compelling portrait of the intertwined lives of Aboriginal people...
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  • Being
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    Being

    Menzies, Rachel E.

    Being human is hard. From early childhood, we start to become aware of the difficulties we must all inevitably face. We will battle an inner critic across the entirety of our life. We will never...
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  • Long Journey Home
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    Long Journey Home

    Kittel, Katrina

    After her father's death, Katrina Kittel opens his old Globite suitcase and finds tiny photos, postcards in beautiful handwriting from a mysterious Swiss woman, and memorabilia from his war. Katrina...
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  • Mad Honey
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    Mad Honey

    Picoult, Jodi

    'One of the best books of the year.' POP SUGARAfter a messy divorce Olivia finds herself back in her sleepy New Hampshire home town, taking over her father's beekeeping business. Meanwhile, Ava is...
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  • Bluff
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    Bluff

    Jenkins, Joanna

    WINNER - Best Fiction, 2026 Davitt Awards People like Dash didn't die. He was only what? Mid-thirties? Well off. Adored. By some anyway. World at his feet. Well, Myddle at his feet, which was his...
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  • Desert Swimmer
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    Desert Swimmer

    Cullen, Brendan

    Brendan Cullen manages Kars Station, a 10,000-head sheep property 65 kilometres outside Broken Hill, New South Wales. In 2022, despite his nearest beach being more than 600 kilometres away, he swam...
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  • Dopamine Brain
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    Dopamine Brain

    Hronis, Anastasia

    Clinical psychologist and founder of the Australian Institute for Human Wellness Dr Anastasia Hronis lifts the lid on dopamine to help us live by intention, not impulse. Have you ever felt like...
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  • It's Not For You
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    It's Not For You

    Hellmrich, Kelly-Dawn

    'It's Not For You - reported and written with great care, empathy and a burning desire for betterment - represents a totem of vulnerability and strength from which many Australian music fans will...
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  • When the Pelican Laughed
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    When the Pelican Laughed

    Kinnane, Stephen

    'There are many unsung heroines in Black Australia, and Alice is one of them.' Sally Morgan At the time of its publication, When the Pelican Laughed was a landmark work that exposed what white...
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  • Last Bastion
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    Last Bastion

    Carter, Alan

    Disgraced solider Sam Willard and DS Jill WIlkie return in the follow up to Prize Catch. Award-winning crime novelist Alan Carter explores the harsh realities of loyalty, betrayal, and the fight...
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  • Protectors: Wylah the Koorie Warrior 3
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    Protectors: Wylah the Koorie Warrior 3

    Gould, Jordan

    Wylah is finally the Koorie Warrior, but her troubles are far from over! Her family and people are still prisoners of the cruel Dragon Army, and animals and children are disappearing. Faced with...
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  • Big Book of Great Australian Bush Yarns
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    Big Book of Great Australian Bush Yarns

    Seal, Graham

    'Aussies know how to spin a good yarn, and Graham Seal knows how to tell them.' - Weekly Times Graham Seal is one of Australia's master storytellers. This bumper collection of yarns from the bush...
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  • Mr Right Now
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    Mr Right Now

    Lane, Karly

    THE CALLAHANS OF STRINGYBARK CREEK - Book 2 Griffin Callahan and Olivia Dawson were inseparable. Everyone in town knew it. But when Griff went off to ag college, Liv told him it was over and fled...
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  • Legacy
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    Legacy

    Hammer, Chris

    MARTIN SCARSDEN IS ON THE RUN. WILL THE DESERT SAVE HIM - OR BURY HIM? The blast hits them, a shock wave ... glass smashing ... Somewhere a woman screams. A second explosion, and Martin looks...
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  • 10 to 25
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    10 to 25

    Yeager, David

    'One of the most fascinating and important books of the past decade . . . It will change millions of lives.' Carol Dweck Acclaimed developmental psychologist David Yeager reveals the new science of...
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  • Summer Guests
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    Summer Guests

    Gerritsen, Tess

    The brand new action-packed thriller in the Sunday Times bestselling Martini Club series. *A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB READ FOR SUMMER 2026* *INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FEATURING MAGGIE BIRD AND...
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  • Shellybanks
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    Shellybanks

    Milligan, Louise

    'So much more than a crime novel. I loved it.' Chris Hammer, author of Legacy 'Shellybanks is as powerful as Pheasants Nest and just as haunting.' Sue Turnbull, Sydney Morning Herald On the sands...
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  • Australia's Original Languages
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    Australia's Original Languages

    Dixon, R. M. W.

    'A must read for all who would like to understand the languages and culture of Indigenous Australians.' Dr Ernie Grant, Elder of the Jirrbal nation When Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, about 250...
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  • Forged in Fire
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    Forged in Fire

    Ryder, Scott

    BESTSELLER 'Prepare to be riveted by this extraordinary account from one of Australia's elite warriors. His firsthand experiences vividly recounted offer an unparalleled glimpse into the courage,...
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  • Outside
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    Outside

    Blair, Larry

    'Mum once admitted that the only time she thought I was truly safe was when I was out in the water, beyond the breaking waves, in the tranquillity of "The Outside" . . .' Larry Blair shot to fame at...
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  • Men Explain Things to Me
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    Men Explain Things to Me

    Solnit, Rebecca

    Published as a standalone on International Woman's Day, the essay that became a touchstone of the feminist movement and inspired the term 'mansplaining', with an afterword on its origins This famous...
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  • Black Ice (Harry Bosch Book 2)
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    Black Ice (Harry Bosch Book 2)

    Connelly, Michael

    When a body is found in a hotel room, reporters are soon all over the case: it appears to be a missing LAPD narcotics detective, apparently gone to the bad. The rumours were that he had been selling...
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  • Australian Ambassador
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    Australian Ambassador

    Bloomfield, Jenny

    The remarkable story of a trailblazing Australian diplomat who redefined what's possible - and what it means to belong. From childhood migration to a history-making diplomatic career, Australian...
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  • Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles
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    Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles

    Tutt, Corey

    WINNER: 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year for Younger Children SHORTLISTED: 2026 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Children's Literature SHORTLISTED: 2026 CBCA Book of the...
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  • Bee Miles
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    Bee Miles

    Ellis, Rose

    Shortlisted for the Australian History prize in the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards Shortlisted for the 2024 National Biography Award Bee Miles was a truly larger-than-life character. Famous...
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  • Internal Family Systems Workbook
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    Internal Family Systems Workbook

    Schwartz, Richard

    An interactive, practical workbook to help you meet, understand and heal all the parts of yourself 'Internal Family Systems... is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy.'...
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  • Betrayal
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    Betrayal

    Bower, Tom

    'Tom Bower is the Inspector Morse of investigative biographers, a fluent, phlegmatic story-teller and a master of intricacies.' Sunday Times The British Crown is in crisis, with constitutional...
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  • Spy in the Blood
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    Spy in the Blood

    Warner, Paul

    Mark Wolfe was the greatest spy of his generation. Now retired from active service, his family know him as a quiet, affable civil servant with no idea how to use the TV remote. Mark still works for...
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