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| Title: Artful Lives: The Cohen Sisters |
| Sub-title: From Melbourne to the Islands: The Artful Lives of the Cohen Sisters |
| By (author): Penny Olsen |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779199 : 9781922779199 |
| 'Romance is in all of us. We long to fashion romantic careers for ourselves. We yearn to read those of others, whether they be of love, life, wealth' -- so wrote artist-journalist Valerie Frankel Cohen in 1936. The Cohen sisters lived frugally, enjoyed mischief and flaunted their unconventional lifestyle. Raised in Melbourne and drawn to the tropics, their winters were spent painting, fishing and gardening on their tropical island in Far North Queensland. They mixed with prominent artists, writers, designers and academics longing for a more progressive, independent Australia. Lina Bryans, Arthur Boyd, Clif Pugh, Noel Wood and Ian Fairweather were among their friends and associates. Their father, Morris, was an exceptional amateur artist. The sisters' lives spanned the twentieth century, two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the making of modern Australia. Beginning as wealthy, young socialites, they gradually shed their skin to become genteel bohemians, painting and writing -- more than anything, enjoying the milieu. |
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Pages: 272
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| Published: Melbourne Books - April 2024 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 30.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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| Title: Hana |
| Sub-title: The audacity to be free |
| By (author): Hana Assafiri |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779180 : 9781922779182 |
| 'I am every woman and every woman's quest to be free.' Hana Assafiri is a much-loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her now-renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, she has worked tirelessly to rectify the systemic and social barriers to women's empowerment. Hana's memoir follows her childhood between Lebanon and Australia, her forced arranged marriage, her numerous attempts to escape, and her ensuing career in women's services. In 1998, she opened the Moroccan Soup Bar, which would quickly become an iconic Melbourne institution -- founded on the radical notion that marginalised women, together in the kitchen, can affect social change. Every evening at the Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana would 'tap a glass' and deliver a monologue to provoke thought and initiate conversation on important topics. Hana's reputation has flourished as an entrepreneur, feminist, and social activist. Her memoir is a call to arms, inviting readers to join her mission of empowerment, inspiration and progress. Hana serves as a testament to women's capacity to redefine their own freedom; and in doing so, shape a world where all of us can truly flourish and thrive. |
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Pages: 216
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| Published: Melbourne Books - April 2024 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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| Title: 2 of: 7 |
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| Title: Houdini Unbound |
| Sub-title: Mystery, Music and Flying Machines |
| By (author): Alan Attwood |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779202 : 9781922779205 |
| It is 1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini is in Australia for the first time. The most celebrated escape artist in the world has sold-out seasons in both Melbourne and Sydney. Houdini has a new obsession: aviation. He has brought with him from Europe his own Voisin biplane, being put together and prepared in a Diggers Rest paddock by his French mechanic, Brassac. Houdini is intent on claiming a record: first to fly in Australia. But he has competition from aspiring aviators in several states, and is left restless and distracted when his promotional leap-in-chains from a Melbourne bridge disturbs a corpse in the Yarra. Meanwhile, his wife Bess, left alone in their hotel, stumbles upon her own mystery: music with no apparent source. Then she realises that her preoccupied husband is far from being the most famous visitor to Australia: Also present, though in hiding, is an Italian composer who has performed his own vanishing act. This intriguing story, set in the year of Halley's Comet, merges history and invention, reality and illusion. Like Houdini's own act, is it possible to believe what you see or hear? |
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Pages: 272
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| Published: Melbourne Books - May 2024 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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| Title: 3 of: 7 |
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| Title: Imperial Harvest |
| By (author): Bruce Pascoe |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779229 : 9781922779229 |
| Imperial Harvest is a timely book that speaks to the universal lessons of war. It addresses pertinent themes of dispossession by tracing imperialist tactics all the way back to the rise of the Khan empire in the 13th century. Yen Se has lost everything to the Khan's brutality. Left with one eye and one arm, he is forced out of his home village to work in the city as a horse handler. Witness to the Khan's violent crusade, their raids sweeping across Eurasia, he travels with the theatre of war, but exists outside of it; stunned every morning to find himself alive. Yen Se moves randomly across Europe with a loose band of survivors â men who think of survival, men who think of resistance, and women who dare to dream of peace. Whilst narrated by a male, women are at the forefront of this story; often the most active of the characters, both for their plight and for their guidance. Imperial Harvest tells the story of war, but more importantly, of hope. |
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Pages: 240
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| Published: Melbourne Books - June 2024 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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| Title: 4 of: 7 |
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| Title: Live Like a Lobster |
| Sub-title: How to Extend Life, Avoid Disease and Confront Cancer |
| By (author): Bridget Hancock |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779253 : 9781922779250 |
| A lobster might seem an unlikely object of aspiration. But lobsters, unlike humans, do not biologically age. In this book, naturopathic nutritionist Bridget Hancock illustrates how diet and lifestyle can complement Western medicine in pursuit of these goals. This simple, digestible guide takes readers through the four pillars of health â imbalance, deficiencies, stress and toxicity â with a view to understanding and even reversing illness. Deliberately designed to sit alongside conventional medicine, this is a book for anyone who wants to reduce the risk of cancer, support cancer treatment and encourage a life free of disease. Combining insight, simple instructions and fifty easy recipes, Live Like a Lobster will help you live your longest, healthiest life â whether youâ re battling a cancer diagnosis or simply looking for more balance. |
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Pages: 380
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| Published: Melbourne Books - October 2024 |
| Format: Hardback |
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| List Price: 23.00 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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| Title: 5 of: 7 |
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| Title: My Manifesto |
| Sub-title: A compassionate guide to reveal your best life |
| By (author): Sue Wong, Justin Robinson |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779210 : 9781922779212 |
| My Manifesto: A Compassionate Guide to Reveal Your Best Life is a transformative book that takes you on a journey of self-discovery to assist you to live a life filled with authentic purpose and complete clarity. This comprehensive guide, with an integrated workbook, presents a DIY approach to help you discover clarity, purpose, and authenticity in your life by crafting a personal manifesto. With its 7-Step framework, you will come to profoundly understand yourself, identify your core values, and determine your desired direction in life. Sue is an earnest retired schoolteacher and coach who is making every attempt to be less earnest, without sacrificing her care factor! She understands the importance of laughter and playfulness but finds them hard to access when she cares deeply about almost everything! Sue has always wanted to write because her undergraduate studies in literature and years of teaching English made her feel that great writers are at the pinnacle of earthly success. However wonderful and inspiring that sounds, when combined with Sue's other insecurities â which you will be aware of after having read this book â in actuality, this attitude rendered her with writing paralysis. It was only in lightening up and channelling the Broken Hill girl with her â common parlance' that she was able to write this book. |
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Pages: 240
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| Published: Melbourne Books - June 2024 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 30.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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| Title: 6 of: 7 |
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| Title: The Good Kitchen |
| Sub-title: Love and Connection through Food |
| By (author): Danny McCubbin |
| ISBN10-13: 1922779245 : 9781922779243 |
| After working at Jamie Oliver's 'Fifteen' restaurant in London for seventeen years, Danny McCubbin bought a house for one euro in the small Sicilian town of Mussomeli and started a community kitchen. The Good Kitchen has grown to not only help feed a village, but to inspire other community kitchens across the globe. Danny shares the pivotal moments of his journey, the life lessons, the human connections, and the food and recipes behind it all since opening the Kitchen's doors in July, 2021. Simplicity is at the heart of every meal, cooking with vegetarian surplus food of all kinds â proving that delicious meals can be prepared from the most inexpensive ingredients. Danny provides recipes that stay true to the rich Sicilian food tradition whilst also being adaptable according to the ingredients available, and teaches home cooks as well as aspiring community chefs how to upscale simple recipes to provide meals for many people. He also shares various hints and tips on preserving and reducing food waste, which comes as second nature to most Sicilians. The book features recipes from Danny's friends and supporters, including: Jamie Oliver, Stephanie Alexander, Anna Jones, Gennaro Contaldo, Fabrizia Lanza, and Olia Hercules. The book offers inspiration and advice for anyone who has dreamed of creating a grassroots project with social value. Food is something we will always have in common. Part proceeds from the sale of this book will contribute to community kitchens. |
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Pages: 224
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| Published: Melbourne Books - August 2024 |
| Format: Hardback |
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| List Price: 21.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: No Longer Distributing
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