February 2009 |
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On Our Watch - Nicola Markus ‘...thoroughly researched and passionately written book’ (CAMPUS REVIEW, 03/02/2009). Read full review (0.07MB, pdf) | |
January 2009 |
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After the Celebration - Ken Gelder and Paul Salzman ‘This book is an academic text which remains pleasantly accessible. An enjoyable and informative read...’ (BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER, 01/12/2008). Read full review (0.19MB, pdf) | |
December 2008 |
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Murdoch's Flagship - Denis Cryle ‘Cryle, a respected media historian, provides a necessary corrective to the self-mythologising within Murdoch's publications about his seemingly inevitable rise.’ (MATTHEW RICKETSON - THE AGE ONLINE, 28/01/2009). Read full review (0.01MB, pdf) | |
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Education, Science and Public Policy - Simon Marginson and Richard James ‘We can be very glad we have Education, Science and Public Policy in any form. It is a collection of papers previously delivered as a series of public seminars at Melbourne University. Each is, in its own way and right, a valuable contribution to the...’ (AUSTRALIAN EDUCATOR, 01/03/2009). Read full review (0.69MB, pdf) | |
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The Best Australian Humorous Writing - Andrew O’Keefe and Steve Vizard ‘If you spot someone on the tram howling with outrage or delight, they're probably reading this anthology’ (THE AGE, 06/12/2008). Read full review (0.05MB, pdf) ‘There's rib-tickling stuff here for everyone in this brilliant and wonderfully thought- provoking volume’ (BENDIGO ADVERTISER, 21/02/2009). Read full review (0.07MB, pdf) | |
November 2008 |
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Gough Whitlam - Jenny Hocking ‘This is the first installment in what shapes up to be the best Australian political biography in decades’ (ADELAIDE ADVERTISER , 17/11/2008). Read full review (0.1MB, pdf) ‘This authoritative, illuminating biography takes an original approach to the life of one of our best-remembered prime ministers ...and a resounding Australian icon. There have been many books about the Whitlam legacy over the years… but few have pla’ (WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, 08/12/2008). Read full review (0.11MB, pdf) | |
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First Australians - Rachel Perkins and Marcia Langton ‘...a dazzling, absorbing piece of work’ (COURIER MAIL, 11/10/2008). Read full review (0.11MB, pdf) ‘A great perspective into a rich and colourful history Australians today are widely unfamiliar with’ (INSIDE FILM, 23/02/2009). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) | |
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Inside Out - Gideon Haigh ‘Haigh's passion and humour rubs off on every page of Inside Out, a collection that goes beyond the game and its players to cricketing culture at large - from the mythology of the baggy green cap to the future of club cricket’ (THE AGE, 02/03/2009). Read full review (0.05MB, pdf) ‘This collection skilfully blends his sense of the straightforward with his customary and razor-sharp wit and nsight. Inside Out is the must-have cricket book’ (AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER, 01/09/2008). Read full review (0.08MB, pdf) | |
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Graham Kennedy Treasures - Mike McColl Jones ‘For nearly 20 years he worked as Kennedy's writer, churning out gags, scripts and ideas, and as such he brings to the Kennedy story an insight into the art of comedy’ (BENDIGO ADVERTISER, 10/01/2009). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) ‘The book features at least 300 photographs, scripts, letters, reviews and everyday clutter from a life lived in full.’ (SUNDAY EXAMINER, 21/12/2008). Read full review (0.13MB, pdf) | |
October 2008 |
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The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer - Sue Ebury ‘If Shane Warne is worth a musical, then Ken Myer is definitely worth 600 pages on the library shelf’ (CANBERRA TIMES, 20/12/2008). Read full review (0.12MB, pdf) ‘With unprecedented access to family documents Sue Ebury paints a vivid portrait of the many aspects of Ken Myer's life and the man himself’ (MIRROR , 29/12/2008). Read full review (0.05MB, pdf) | |
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Great Australian Sporting Moments - Michael Roberts ‘...In a word: Gold...’ (GOLD COAST BULLETIN, 01/11/2008). Read full review (0.03MB, pdf) ‘This book gives all of us the chance to relive the very best that Australian sport has offered - and remind ourselves that we have good reasons for being a nation of sportslovers’ (THE LAKES POST, 22/10/2008). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) | |
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The Costello Memoirs - Peter Costello and Peter Coleman ‘The Costello Memoirs is an enjoyable read for anyone interested in contemporary politics in Australia...the themes explored give the reader a good insight into the thinking of the nation's longest serving treasurer on a wide variety of topics.’ (THE AUSTRALIAN LITERARY REVIEW, 01/10/2008). Read full review (0.18MB, pdf) ‘...Costello tells a good story. Don't pass up the chance because you think you know it already...’ (CANBERRA TIMES, 18/10/2008). Read full review (0.07MB, pdf) | |
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On Digestion - Gay Bilson ‘...an enjoyably rambling read...’ (THE AUSTRALIAN, 27/09/2008). Read full review (0.05MB, pdf) ‘...[an] elegant and subtle essay...’ (THE AGE, 08/11/2008). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) | |
September 2008 |
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Private Lives - Peter Timms ‘...finely written and beautifully illustrated...’ (THE AGE, 27/09/2008). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) | |
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Outback Cooking - Andrew Dwyers ‘Camping just became so much more appealing...’ (THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, 23/08/2008). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) | |
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The Blogging Revolution - Antony Loewenstein ‘This is a well-researched and engaging examination of private revolt by those unable to express themselves in public...’ (THE AGE, 20/09/2008). Read full review (0.07MB, pdf) ‘****’ (AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER, 01/08/2008). Read full review (0.13MB, pdf) | |
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Distraction - Damon Young ‘This author makes 'dancing' with the philosophic and artistic masters possible and enjoyable even though one may be tone-deaf to the music and not know the steps.’ (AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER, 01/08/2008). Read full review (0.11MB, pdf) | |
August 2008 |
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Blood & Tinsel - Jim Sharman ‘Poetic and personal...endearing...absorbing entertainment.’ (AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER, 01/06/2008). Read full review (0.07MB, pdf) ‘a frank, engaging history’ (AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW, 01/10/2008). Read full review (0.17MB, pdf) ‘...this memoir - several cuts above the usual - presents his bold take on the world in lively, colourful prose...’ (THE AGE, 30/08/2008). Read full review (0.21MB, pdf) ‘...a richly nuanced selfportrait that celebrates success. confronts demons and probes the wellsprings of creativity.’ (THE HERALD SUN, 02/08/2008). Read full review (0.09MB, pdf) | |
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Howard’s End - Peter van Onselen and Philip Senior ‘...best post election analysis of its kind in many years...’ (THE COURIER MAIL, 09/08/2008). Read full review (0.18MB, pdf) | |
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Inside Kevin07 - Christine Jackman ‘...[a] fascinating insight into the modus operandi of political operators...’ (THE CANBERRA TIMES, 26/07/2008). Read full review (0.15MB, pdf) | |
July 2008 |
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Measured Success - Paul Komesaroff ‘The book is providing a fascinating read and I recommend it to anyone who is engaged in the innovation debate that is the focus of national attention and where IP fits into the equation.’ (BEN ROXBOROUGH - IPROO, 17/07/2008). Read full review (0.02MB, pdf) ‘Cebon's book is an interesting and insightful view into an area that has been much more talked about than studied; the cases and frameworks are likely to find their way into many future analyses of the state of innovation in Australia.’ (MICHAEL VITALE - AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 01/12/2008). Read full review (0.02MB, pdf) | |
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Experiments in Love and Death - Paul Komesaroff ‘In this book, we are offered careful, detailed, sensitive accounts of a series of particular clinical encounters. The cases make interesting reading. And they have more potential to deepen our ethical understanding than does any amount of talk of maximizi’ (B. TOBIN - INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 01/02/2009). Read full review (0.06MB, pdf) | |
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The Anthology of Colonial Australian Crime Fiction - Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver ‘...strange, unsettled, disquietening...’ (THE CANBERRA TIMES, 02/08/2008). Read full review (0.15MB, pdf) | |
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Running the Show - Patrick Morgan ‘...Victorian academic Patrick Morgan has added much to what is known about this tumultuous era...’ (THE COURIER MAIL, 16/08/2008). Read full review (0.07MB, pdf) | |
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Jon Cattapan: Possible Histories - Chris McCauliffe ‘...[a] cogent and accessible analysis...’ (THE AGE, 16/08/2008). Read full review (0.13MB, pdf) ‘This book should be purchased and read because it is about a major artist, is penned by an important writer, and is an exciting artefact in its own right.’ (ARTLINK VOL. 28, 01/09/2008). Read full review (0.7MB, pdf) | |
May 2008 |
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Political Tourist - Sheila Fitzpatrick and Carolyn Rasmussen ‘Political Tourists is a welcome addition to the literature and will prove engaging for other historians entering the historiographical debates over the Soviet Union and its relationship with domestic Communist Parties.’ (FJHP, 31/01/2009). Read full review (0.03MB, pdf) ‘its contributors approach old controversies in a fresh, nuanced fashion.’ (ROBERT MCARTHUR - JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN STUDIES, 31/12/2008). Read full review (0.04MB, pdf) | |
