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75 New Popular Penguins
75 New Popular Penguins available July 2010
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Featured Title

The Piper's Son
Melina Marchetta

Melina Marchetta's brilliant, heart-wrenching new novel takes up the story of the group of friends from her bestselling, much-loved book Saving Francesca.
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Jamie's America
Jamie Oliver

'Overflowing with character and superb photography, Jamie's America is a very tasty place to be.' Delicious
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Why People Fail
Siimon Reynolds

Master just one of the timeless principles in this book and you can increase your wealth, success, contentment and happiness.
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Stolen
Lesley Pearse

When a beautiful blonde girl is found half-drowned on a beach, she has no memory of who she is or what horrors have left her there.
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The Postmistress
Sarah Blake

It is 1940 and half the world is living through the horror of the Second World War, but America still believes it is safe from the bloodshed.
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The Silent Sea
Clive Cussler

An exhilarating new adventure in the bestselling Oregon Files series.
Australia's Number One Bestseller
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Crunch Time Cookbook by Michelle Bridges
Michelle Bridges, expert trainer from The Biggest Loser, knows that confidence in the kitchen is the key to weight management.
Free recipes Visit the website Cooking demo

New Fiction

Wildhorse Creek
Kerry McGinnis

From the bestselling author of Pieces of Blue and The Waddi Tree comes a spellbinding novel about loyalty, friendship and first love.
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We Are All Made of Glue
Marina Lewycka

Georgie's life is coming unstuck. Her husband's left her. Her son's obsessed with the End of the World. And now her elderly neighbour has decided they are related.
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Gravel
Peter Goldsworthy

Eight brilliant stories by a master of the form, and author of the classic 'Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam' and 'The Kiss'.
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One Day in May
Catherine Alliott

One fine day in May, Hattie's life changes forever . . .
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Skippy Dies
Paul Murray

'A blast of a book. It's big, generous, heartfelt, funny and sad.' The Irish Times
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Playing the Field
Zoe Foster

In the glossy world of footballers' WAGs, love is the toughest game of all . . .
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The Left Hand of God
Paul Hoffman

'I haven't enjoyed a new world this much since Feist's Magician'. Conn Iggulden
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Death's Mistress: A Midnight's Daughter Novel
Karen Chance

'Karen Chance will enthrall you.' - USA Today bestselling author Rebecca York
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Betrayals: Strange Angels Volume 2
Lili St Crow

With all eyes on her, discovering a traitor within the Order could mean a lot more than social suicide . . .
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The Story of Danny Dunn
Bryce Courtenay

The new number-one bestseller from master storyteller Bryce Courtenay.
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Love Machine
Clinton Caward

Discover the real underbelly of the golden mile, Kings Cross, in Love Machine by Clint Caward.
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In the Mood
Laura Bloom

'An elegant novel about fidelity and betrayal, and the rediscovery of intimacy and trust.' Vogue Australia
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Critics' Picks

Dog Days: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney

Greg, a self-confessed 'indoor person,' is living out his ultimate summer fantasy.
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Cloudstreet
Tim Winton

'If you have not read Cloudstreet, your life is diminished.' Mem Fox from The First Tuesday Book Club.
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is in cinemas now.
Visit the Facebook page to watch the trailer.
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New Non-Fiction

The Hit Men
John Kerr

A chilling account of how quickly ordinary people can turn to extreme violence to get what they want.
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Michael Pollan

So which of the modern world's hundreds of rules do we actually need?
Eat Food,
Not too much,
Mainly plants.
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Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True
Alice Montgomery

'My advice to those who dare to dream is don't give up. If I can do it, anyone else can too.'
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Asian Cook
Terry Tan

With more than 150 recipes, Asian Cook is a must for anyone wanting to create delicious Asian flavours at home.
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You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto
Jaron Lanier

'This is a landmark book that will have people talking and arguing for years into the future.' Lee Smolin
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking V1

Mastering the Art of French Cooking V2

Julia Child's classic French cookbooks.

When to Really Worry
Michael Carr-Gregg

An essential reference for parents, teachers, coaches or anyone who works with young people.
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Author video

 

Race of a Lifetime
John Heilemann & Mark Halpern

Race of a Lifetime: How Obama Won the White House is published in the USA as Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime.
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The Great Aussie Family Cookbook
Kim Terakes

A celebration of good food for real families.
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Free recipe
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Age Cheap Eats 2010
Nina Rousseau

If you want to eat well in Melbourne on a budget, Cheap Eats is the BEST guide for you.
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Reality Hunger
David Shields

'I've just finished reading Reality Hunger and I'm lit up by it – astonished, intoxicated, ecstatic, overwhelmed.' Jonathan Lethem
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It Must Be My Hormones
Dr Marion Gluck & Vicki Edgson

Inspiring personal stories, nutritional suggestions and advice on bio-identical hormone therapy.
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New from DK, visit dk.com.au for more

Spain: Back Roads Eyewitness Travel

Discover the unexpected on your driving holiday with DK Eyewitness Back Roads Spain.
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Alice in Wonderland: The Visual Guide

Go behind the scenes of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp.
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Ireland: Back Roads Eyewitness Travel

Unearth the real soul of 'the Emerald Isle' relying on all the practical information you could need.
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New Books for Teen Readers, visit betweenthelines.com.au for more

Beautiful Creatures
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets . . .
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Little Paradise
Gabrielle Wang

Melbourne, 1943, and Mirabel is seventeen. She's leaving school, designing dresses, falling in love.
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Impossible
Nancy Werlin

A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning American author Nancy Werlin.
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Video trailer

At the Movies

Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game that made a Nation
John Carlin

In cinemas now.
Starring Matt Damon & Morgan Freeman.
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Alice in Wonderland

Based on the film by Tim Burton, based on the screenplay by Linda Woolverton
In cinemas now.
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is in cinemas now.
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Bestsellers


The Silent Sea
Clive Cussler


The Piper's Son
Melina Marchetta


Cloudstreet
Tim Winton


Stolen
Lesley Pearse


Wildhorse Creek
Kerry McGinnis

 

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Penguin Presents: Melina Marchetta author of The Piper's Son
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Melina Marchetta

 

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