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Book Cover:  Step-by-Step Cooking: French
By der Nest Elsa Van

The Step-by-Step Cooking series features classic and modern dishes from various world cuisines. Details on selected ingredients provide an insight into, and an understanding of, the intricacies and unique heritage of each cuisine. Photographs and advice on food preparation and cooking techniques accompany the step-by-step instructions, making each dish a breeze to recreate in the home kitchen.

The Step-by-Step Cooking series features classic and modern dishes from various world cuisines. Details on selected ingredients provide an insight into, and an understanding of, the intricacies and unique...

Published: 01/05/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789814361309
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Step-by-Step Cooking: Italian
By der Nest Elsa Van

The Step-by-Step Cooking series features classic and modern dishes from various world cuisines. Details on selected ingredients provide an insight into, and an understanding of, the intricacies and unique heritage of each cuisine. Photographs and advice on food preparation and cooking techniques accompany the step-by-step instructions, making each dish a breeze to recreate in the home kitchen.

The Step-by-Step Cooking series features classic and modern dishes from various world cuisines. Details on selected ingredients provide an insight into, and an understanding of, the intricacies and unique...

Published: 04/05/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789814361316
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover: A Walking Tour: London
By G Byrne Bracken

Without a doubt one of the world's greatest cities, London is inexhaustible in the riches it has to offer. And all its finest sights – from its Roman ruins, royal palaces, churches and abbeys, to the temples of commerce, street markets, parks and gardens – are, as many have learned, best discovered on foot.

Without a doubt one of the world's greatest cities, London is inexhaustible in the riches it has to offer. And all its finest sights – from its Roman ruins, royal palaces, churches and abbeys, to...

Published: 04/05/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789814351232
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Street Foods of Turkey
By Hande Bozdogan

Street foods of Turkey documents the colours, tastes and smells unique to Turkey's urban culinary culture, from fresh produce to prepared meals sold on hand-pushed carts, in glass display cases mounted on wheels or simply in baskets and trays.

Street foods of Turkey documents the colours, tastes and smells unique to Turkey's urban culinary culture, from fresh produce to prepared meals sold on hand-pushed carts, in glass display cases mounted...

Published: 15/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789814328623
RRP: $34.95
Book Cover:  Free Fall: A Sniper's Story
By Nicolai Lilin

A unique and remarkable war memoir by an internationally acclaimed author.

Free Fall is a devastating account of the Second Chechen War, told through the eyes of a young Russian soldier. Nicolai Lilin was conscripted and then trained as a sniper in an unorthodox Russian Special Forces regiment called the Saboteurs.

A unique and remarkable war memoir by an internationally acclaimed author.

Free Fall is a devastating account of the Second Chechen War, told through the eyes of a young Russian soldier. Nicolai Lilin...

Published: 01/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921758409
RRP: $34.95
Book Cover:  Greek Pilgrimage: In Search of the Foundations of the West
By John Carroll

THIS IS A TRAVEL BOOK IN THE GRAND SENSE.  THE HORIZONS IT EXPLORES ARE OF LAND AND SEA, AND OF THE MIND.

Greek Pilgrimage
is a meditation on classical Greece, journeying through its great sites, monuments, and cultural works. On the way, it examines the country's pivotal role in the foundation of the modern world. We who are born into the West are all Greeks. Here lie our roots.


THIS IS A TRAVEL BOOK IN THE GRAND SENSE.  THE HORIZONS IT EXPLORES ARE OF LAND AND SEA, AND OF THE MIND.

Greek Pilgrimage
is a meditation on classical Greece, journeying through its great sites...

Published: 25/10/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640742
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Manu's French Kitchen
By Manu Feildel

This is a book for lovers of French food and for every home cook who has ever dreamed of creating the perfect niçoise, bavarois, beef bourguignon or tarte tatin. 

French-born Australian chef and television star Manu Feildel introduces you to the absolute classics of the French kitchen and  to the home-style fare of his childhood in Brittany. Clear, easy instructions and standout food...

This is a book for lovers of French food and for every home cook who has ever dreamed of creating the perfect niçoise, bavarois, beef bourguignon or tarte tatin. 

French-born Australian chef...

Published: 23/05/2012
Format:
ISBN: 9781921382932
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  Italian Local
Italian Local celebrates the joys of Italian cooking and local produce.  Tobie Puttock gathers together 100 of his favourite Italian-inspired recipes, and shows us how to achieve authentic Italian flavours wherever we live.
Italian Local celebrates the joys of Italian cooking and local produce.  Tobie Puttock gathers together 100 of his favourite Italian-inspired recipes, and shows us how to achieve authentic Italian flavours wherever we live.
Published: 25/01/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921382925
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  My Italian Heart: recipes from an Italian kitchen
Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Adrian Lander, My Italian Heart is for those who appreciate the wonders of Italian food and know the true pleasures of preparing food for a shared table.
Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Adrian Lander, My Italian Heart is for those who appreciate the wonders of Italian food and know the true pleasures of preparing food for a shared table.
Published: 27/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921382673
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover: A Family in Paris: Stories of Food, Life and Adventure
With sharp observations, insightful travel articles and laugh-out-loud anecdotes, Jane's story conveys the joys and difficulties of living in Paris.
With sharp observations, insightful travel articles and laugh-out-loud anecdotes, Jane's story conveys the joys and difficulties of living in Paris.
Published: 28/03/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921382369
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  Mangia! Mangia!
Celebrates home-style Southern Italian food, based on traditional recipes and methods.
Celebrates home-style Southern Italian food, based on traditional recipes and methods.
Published: 28/03/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921382468
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Manu's French Kitchen
Manu's French Kitchen is your introduction to one of the world's great cuisines from one of Australia's most charming chefs.
Manu's French Kitchen is your introduction to one of the world's great cuisines from one of Australia's most charming chefs.
Published: 28/02/2011
Format: Cloth Books
ISBN: 9781921382505
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  My Greek Family Table

Greek-Australian Maria Benardis welcomes you to her table to enjoy Greek food the way her family has always done.

Greek-Australian Maria Benardis welcomes you to her table to enjoy Greek food the way her family has always done.

Published: 26/10/2009
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921382161
RRP: $59.95
Book Cover:  Cook Like an Italian
Cook Like an Italian is your passport to authentic Italian cooking.
Cook Like an Italian is your passport to authentic Italian cooking.
Published: 27/09/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921382192
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  My Amalfi Coast

An evocatively personal travel guide to one of Italy's most glorious regions, from an Australian who lived and loved it for 18 years. – Australian Gourmet Traveller

My Amalfi Coast is a loving memoir of the place Amanda called home for so many years, and a guide packed with insider's tips on where to eat, stay, shop and visit. Amanda takes us to the very heart of a region where the splendour...

An evocatively personal travel guide to one of Italy's most glorious regions, from an Australian who lived and loved it for 18 years. – Australian Gourmet Traveller

My Amalfi Coast is a loving memoir...

Published: 21/03/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921382314
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  French Essence: Ambience, Beauty and Style in Provence

French Essence is a celebration of life in Provence, one of the most charming regions of France.   Vicki Archer reveals the underpinnings of that famous French ambience and sense of style, and offers inspiration to all of us who want to understand the beauty, experience the lifestyle and emulate the interiors of this exquisite part of the world.

French Essence is a celebration of life in Provence, one of the most charming regions of France.   Vicki Archer reveals the underpinnings of that famous French ambience and sense of style, and offers...

Published: 28/09/2009
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921382031
RRP: $59.95
Book Cover:  Men of Mont St Quentin
By Peter Stanley

At exactly 1.30 p.m. on 1 September 1918, the dozen men of Nine Platoon, 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, rose from Elsa Trench and walked across a weedy beet-field toward the German defenders of Mont St Quentin. Within hours, three were dead and five more were wounded, one of whom died six weeks later. The survivors returned from war, more-or-less intact, to live through the next sixty-odd years...

At exactly 1.30 p.m. on 1 September 1918, the dozen men of Nine Platoon, 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, rose from Elsa Trench and walked across a weedy beet-field toward the German defenders of Mont...

Published: 31/08/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921215339
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  My French Life
In 1999 Vicki Archer, with her husband and three children, made a lifelong dream a reality when she bought a seventeenth-century property in Saint-Remy-de-Provence. She spent three years lovingly restoring the farmhouse, bringing back to life the abandoned apple and pear orchards and planting an olive grove of more than 2000 trees. In My French Life Vicki shares an insider's view of life in France...
In 1999 Vicki Archer, with her husband and three children, made a lifelong dream a reality when she bought a seventeenth-century property in Saint-Remy-de-Provence. She spent three years lovingly restoring...
Published: 30/10/2006
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781920989453
RRP: $65.00
Book Cover:  Paris Tango

On moving to Paris, I met many Parisians who welcomed me into their world for a morning, and afternoon, a night - I felt like Alice in Wonderland. I found a visual feast in a land devoted to beauty, where people worship the finer things in life.

 

On moving to Paris, I met many Parisians who welcomed me into their world for a morning, and afternoon, a night - I felt like Alice in Wonderland. I found a visual feast in a land devoted to beauty, where...

Published: 27/10/2008
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781920989606
RRP: $59.95
Book Cover:  French
A chef dedicated to the improvement and refinement of his craft, Damien Pignolet has made his name with immaculately prepared and simply presented food inspired by French classical and provincial cooking.

Keen to pass on his knowledge of the techniques and methods he has honed over the years, he has devoted himself to writing this comprehensive collection of timeless French recipes specifically adapted...

A chef dedicated to the improvement and refinement of his craft, Damien Pignolet has made his name with immaculately prepared and simply presented food inspired by French classical and provincial cooking...
Published: 24/10/2005
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781920989170
RRP: $69.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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