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Woolgathering
Patti Smith Bloomsbury Publishing,
HB
In this small, luminous memoir, Patti Smith revisits the most sacred experiences of her early years,
a much augmented edition, with new photographs and illustrations.
$19.95
Non-Fiction
50s Fashion
Pepin Press
Fashion and Textile series.
The unconventional treatment of floral and geometric compositions, as well as the layering of patterns, was completely different from preceding styles in the 50s..This book contains many photographs of original clothes and fashion plates many of which are on the CD.
Was 60 Now $25.
Am I Black Enough for You? by Anita Heiss
Bantam.
The story of an urban-based high achieving Aboriginal woman working to break down stereotypes and build bridges between black and white Australia.
Recently the Australian media have discovered a new crime to charge aborigines with: being too 'fair-skinned' to be an Australian Aboriginal. This is Heiss' answer.
$34.95
Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Jonathon Cape
Both a prequel to the world-renowned Trainspotting, and an alternative version of it,This is the 1980s: a time of drugs, poverty, AIDS, violence, political strife and hatred – and maybe just a little love; a decade which changed Britain for ever.
$34.95
Floundering
Ro my Ash
Text PB
A first novel, and a great success. Written in the voice of a young boy, it is beautifully written in the voice of a confused young boy on the road with his mother an unknown addition to his family.
The plot is gripping and the book deserves its rave reviews.
$27.95
The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska,
Vintage
In 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence. This sweeping novel takes us deep into this fascinating, complex country, whose culture and people cannot escape the march of modernity that threatens to overwhelm them.
$32.95
The Hanging Garden
by Patrick White,
Random House
With the tenderness and rigour of an old, wise novelist, Patrick White explores the world of two children, Sydney, the city of his childhood and the experience of war. A fragment of an unfinished novel but to be treasured.
$29.95 HB
Ecstasy by Irvine Welsh
Vintage $14 on special
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The May Monthly.
The Australian Book review
May edition No 341
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New Specials
Books made into TV series or Movies
The Woman in the Fifth
by Douglas Kennedy
Arrow $17.95
Rum Diary by Hunter S Thompson
The sultry classic of a journalist's sordid life in Puerto Rico.
$22
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Quarterly Essay 45
Us & Them: On the Importance of Animals
Anna Krien
This is a clear-eyed meditation on humanity and animality, us and them, that brings out the importance of animals in an unforgettable way.
$19.95
Cheongsam .
Pepin Press
Fashion and Textile series,
The extremely elegant and feminine Cheongsam is a quintessential Chinese women?s dress of the 20th century ? in its modern form with a stunning visual overview of the various styles
A wide selection of these images is saved on the enclosed CDs
Was $60 now $25
TEXT CLASSICS
Great books by great Australian storytellers
WITH REMARKABLE NEW INTRODUCTIONS
12.95 each
Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall
Will Ellsworth-Jonese
Aurum Press
In the first ever biography of Banksy, the author pieces together Banksy's life and builds up a picture of the world in which he operates.
$60 down to $44.95 HB
Bring Up The Bodies
Hilary Mantel Fourth Estate HB
In 'Bring up the Bodies', sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning 'Wolf Hall', Hilary Mantel explores the destruction of Anne Boleyn.
Was $39.95 now $34.95 Also available in PB
