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An unlikely friendship between a young boy named Seymour and an older girl named Angie shows the human side of addiction in this winner of the CBCA Book of the Year 1990 and the Human Rights Award for Literature 1989.

A memoir from the husband of New Zealand lawyer Lecretia Seales, who campaigned to die with dignity when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died in 2015, the day after her campaign failed.

A witty and contemporary thriller, this is a darkly comic tale of a man desperate to find his father, but who ends up mixing with someone else who is also after his father - but for a much more sinister reason.

In this fantasy adventure set in Europe during the Crusades, two teens must unite and battle evil powers using a mysterious coded book. "A stunning mix of high action, enthralling history and mesmerizing magic."--Alison Goodman, author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Eon" and "Eona.

An investigation into the fragrance industry, from the Orange Prize winning Australian author Kate Grenville. She discovered that the chemicals in fragrance can be linked to headaches, asthma, hormone disruption and cancer.

The seminal account of Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War: brief and bracing, tragic yet darkly funny.

A timely, groundbreaking collection of essays exploring the changing relationship between women and power in public and private spheres.

Book four in the action-packed Billionaire Series, for 8-12 year olds. (Also known as the Archer Legacy.)

A gutsy and gripping debut novel set in the seedy backpacker bars of Thailand.

The Cook feeds our hunger to know what goes on in the kitchen, while skewering our culture of food worship.

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First released in 1962, this groundbreaking adventure novel was among the first true 'young adult' literature ever published in Australia.

Arthur Wheeler's infatuation with a Japanese youth he encountered in the enemy alien camp where he worked as a guard during WW2 spans decades. 40yrs on he proposes a last reunion with his lover, but the mission seems doomed to failure. The secret history of a soldier at war with his sexuality and dangerously at odds with the underpinning racism of the crumbling British Empire.

A brilliant comedy of manners set in the years leading up to the Great War.

Set in Berlin and Leningrad during WWII, a profound exploration of individual lives caught in the tide of history.

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Originally published in 1975, this is an enthralling tale of power, duty and humanity.

The winner of the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal in 1956, now with an introduction by Sonya Hartnett.

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A classic account based on the author's real experiences of WWI, first published in 1929.