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2010-09-01 16:49:59

Event - Sydney by Delia Falconer

Sydney by Delia Falconer will be discussed at Gleebooks by Delia and Geordie Williamson. Location and date: 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe on Monday, October 18 at 18:30. Further details at www.gleebooks.com.au or phone 02 9660 2333.


2010-09-01 15:17:55

Launch of People Power

People Power by George Williams and David Hume will be launched at Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe on Thursday, November 18 at 18:30. Further details at www.gleebooks.com.au or phone 02 9660 2333.


2010-09-01 15:11:09

Launch of Culture Crisis

Culture Crisis by Jon Altman and Melinda Hinkson will be launched at Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe on Monday, November 8 at 18:30. Further details at www.gleebooks.com.au or phone 02 9660 2333.


2010-09-01 15:01:35

QLD Premier's Literary Award 2010

Congratulations to Ian Hoskins for winning the History Award at the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2010, announced August 31, for Sydney Harbour: A History


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2009-07-01

Law Handbooks now published by Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia now publish The Law Handbook, The Environmental Law Handbook, and The Family Law Handbook. For enquiries visit the website; thomsonreuters.com.au or contact Customer Service at LTA.Service@thomsonreuters.com or on 1300 304 195


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  3. BRISBANE
    Matthew Condon , HB $29.95
  4. CULTURE CRISIS: ANTHROPOLOGY AND POLITICS IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA
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MAHABHARATA IN POLYESTER MAHABHARATA IN POLYESTER
Hamish McDonald , PB $34.95

This is the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world. Dhirubhai Ambani was a rags-to-riches Indian tycoon whose company Reliance, which emerged from the textile industry, is now one of India’s major corporations. His sons Anil and Mukesh took over after his death in 2002 and their respective arms of the company are bigger than the parent ever was. The brothers are now worth $43 billion and $42 billion respectively, largely from petrochemicals, telecommunications, and entertainment. To say that the sibling tycoons are not close is an understatement; their feud—personal and business—is an extraordinary story itself. But as this book shows, the Ambani saga tells a bigger story about modern India, not only as an economic powerhouse but about the complicated links between government and big business.

THE BRIEFEST PUNCTUATION GUIDE EVER! THE BRIEFEST PUNCTUATION GUIDE EVER!
Ruth Colman , PB $16.95

Not sure when you should start a new sentence? Or whether a comma should go before or after a word? Or if you should use an apostrophe or not? Ruth Colman strips out all the jargon to make understanding punctuation easy. This concise and practical guide will shed light on the most common questions you might have about punctuation:

• When do I end and begin a sentence?

• Where should I put commas?

• Should I capitalise that or not?

• How do I make something a possessive?

• How do I treat quotes and lists?

• When should I use a hyphen?

It’s not that hard, really. Just a few simple rules, presented in a simple way and you’ll be writing perfect sentences that say what you want to say, and what you mean to say.
CULTURE CRISIS: ANTHROPOLOGY AND POLITICS IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA CULTURE CRISIS: ANTHROPOLOGY AND POLITICS IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA
Jon Altman , Melinda Hinkson , PB $49.95

In 2007 the Australian Government recognised that the health, safety and education of the nation’s remote Aboriginal citizens were in a state of crisis. Its response was what became known as the Northern Territory Intervention, which sparked a heated national debate about Indigenous disadvantage and autonomy. Moreover, it caused Australian anthropologists to question the contribution of their own discipline. Anthropology has always informed and provoked policy change, and has a tradition of confirming difference. So why did the government assume that Aboriginal culture must be interrupted, reshaped and developed, in order to be successful? In Culture Crisis, some of Australia’s leading anthropologists put the ‘Culture Wars’ under the microscope, dissecting the notion of difference and asking whether this is a useful way of looking at the problems remote Indigenous Australians face. An urgently needed dialogue, this book unflinchingly confronts the policies that have failed these communities and shows how the discipline of anthropology can still provide hope.

PEOPLE POWER: THE HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF THE REFERENDUM IN AUSTRALIA PEOPLE POWER: THE HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF THE REFERENDUM IN AUSTRALIA
George Williams , David Hume , PB $34.95

From the failed attempt to ban communism in 1951 to the unsuccessful republican referendum of 1999, Australians have been cautious about constitutional change, approving only eight out of 44 referendum proposals in just over 100 years – a success rate of about 18%. People Power is the only full history of constitutional change in Australia. It closely examines Australia's referendum record, and explains why success has been so rare. It includes interviews with leading proponents for constitutional change, alongside political cartoons, advertising and brochures from key referendum campaigns. Following their sustained analysis of each referendum campaign, the public response and the forces that shaped the outcome, the authors argue that the key to a successful referendum is truly engaging the people in the political process.
BRISBANE BRISBANE
Matthew Condon , HB $29.95

I keep coming back to the light of Brisbane. If you are born into it, this palette of gentle pinks and oranges at dawn and dusk, the blast white of midday in summer, the lemon luminescence of mid-morning and mid-afternoon, you keep it with you, and measure all other light by it. If you live away from it, then step back into it, it is the first thing that tells you you’re home.

In this book, the third in a series on Australian cities in which leading Australian authors write about their home city, novelist and journalist Matthew Condon rediscovers the city of his childhood, Brisbane. Having returned there after many years, Condon takes the reader on a unique and personal journey through contemporary Brisbane, unearthing its history—sometimes literally—and painting a portrait of the contemporary transformation of the city.

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