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Book Cover:  Passionate Marriage: Keeping love and intimacy alive in committed relationships
By David Schnarch

'The best book on marriage and sex yet published.'
Psychotherapy in Australia

The greatest sexual pleasure and emotional fulfilment in a person's lifetime is possible in the middle and later years when he or she has developed a mature sense of self and found genuine intimacy with another person.  That's the exciting message of this daring and pioneering work that challenges couples to work together...

'The best book on marriage and sex yet published.'
Psychotherapy in Australia

The greatest sexual pleasure and emotional fulfilment in a person's lifetime is possible in the middle and later years when...

Published: 03/01/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921844423
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr Good Enough
By Lori Gottlieb

Wonder why you're still single? Had you imagined you'd be settled down with the perfect man and family by now? Afraid time is running out?  You might want to listen to what Lori Gottlieb has to say.  
When Lori found herself forty and still single, she came to an uncomfortable realisation. If so many of her friends were very happily married to 'good enough' guys, the type of men who might...

Wonder why you're still single? Had you imagined you'd be settled down with the perfect man and family by now? Afraid time is running out?  You might want to listen to what Lori Gottlieb has to say...

Published: 31/01/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921758065
RRP: $25.95
Book Cover:  Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy
By Krissy Kneen

When she was a child Krissy Kneen fell deeply, helplessly in love with her own sexuality. As a young woman she pursued her desires down whatever risk-strewn paths they led. Now, middle-aged and happily married, she remains driven by the need for orgasm, racked by obsessive lust, constantly in thrall to the temptation of pornography.
Could this be a problem?

When she was a child Krissy Kneen fell deeply, helplessly in love with her own sexuality. As a young woman she pursued her desires down whatever risk-strewn paths they led. Now, middle-aged and happily...

Published: 27/09/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921656729
RRP: $25.95
Book Cover:  Rekindling: Your Relationship after Childbirth
By Martien Snellen

We all know parenthood brings massive changes.  But not every couple is prepared for the impact pregnancy and childbirth can have on their intimate relationship.

Sure, we expect to put sex on hold for a while just before and after the birth, but most of us naively assume that things will eventually return more or less to normal.  Unfortunately for many couples it doesn't work out like that. ...

We all know parenthood brings massive changes.  But not every couple is prepared for the impact pregnancy and childbirth can have on their intimate relationship.

Sure, we expect to put sex on hold...

Published: 29/03/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921656248
RRP: $34.95
Book Cover:  Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
By John Medina

A groundbreaking new book from the author of the New York Times Bestseller Brain Rules

What's the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy?  What does watching TV do to a child's brain?  What's the best way to handle temper tantrums/  Scientists know.

A groundbreaking new book from the author of the New York Times Bestseller Brain Rules

What's the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy?  What does watching TV do to a child's brain? ...

Published: 31/01/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640841
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover:  Intimacy and Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship
By David Schnarch

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Schnarch, one of the foremost experts on sexuality and relationships, explains why normal healthy couples in long-term relationships have sexual desire problems, regardless of how much they love each other or how well they communicate. In-depth examples of couples he has counselled reveal his unique understanding of common-but-difficult sexual desire problems...

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Schnarch, one of the foremost experts on sexuality and relationships, explains why normal healthy couples in long-term relationships have sexual desire problems...

Published: 01/02/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640322
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  Rules of the Game
By Neil Strauss

The author of the phenomenal bestseller The Game returns with a new Game project.

An indispensable volume, featuring Strauss's first ever how-to guide for pick-up artists, The Stylelife Challenge, and a new collection of Game true stories, The Style Diaries. 

Learn the Game, the worldwide phenomenon, in 30 days!

Game plan: get a date in 30 days!

The author of the phenomenal bestseller The Game returns with a new Game project.

An indispensable volume, featuring Strauss's first ever how-to guide for pick-up artists, The Stylelife Challenge, and...

Published: 28/11/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921520143
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Jimmy and Gret Don't Do Sex: An Unconventional Love Story (53% true)
When a clairvoyant tells Gretel Killeen that she has only days to live, she is forced to look back on all the most important things in her life.
When a clairvoyant tells Gretel Killeen that she has only days to live, she is forced to look back on all the most important things in her life.
Published: 27/09/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921518232
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: The Game: Undercover in the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
By Neil Strauss
Discover the international sensation of THE GAME , a compulsively readable account of one man's brush with the madness at the fringes of civilised interaction. It's dating, but not as we know it.

Journalist and music critic Neil Strauss was no player. By his own assessment he's far from attractive: no confidence, no partner, no patter. He's far more comfortable with a good book and a decent conversation...

Discover the international sensation of THE GAME , a compulsively readable account of one man's brush with the madness at the fringes of civilised interaction. It's dating, but not as we know it.

Journalist...

Published: 14/10/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781920885984
RRP: $34.95
Book Cover:  Confessions of an S & M Virgin
By Linda Jaivin
Linda Jaivin gets a spanking as she interviews the manager of an S&M club. She steps into a kickboxing ring, and wears a penis for a week to find out how it feels to be a man. 'When I'm writing non-fiction,' she says, 'I tend to get into character.' In this hilarious and outrageous book, Jaivin describes the effects of PMT and tells the terrifying story of her friend the axe murderer. She reveals...
Linda Jaivin gets a spanking as she interviews the manager of an S&M club. She steps into a kickboxing ring, and wears a penis for a week to find out how it feels to be a man. 'When I'm writing non-fiction,'...
Published: 01/10/1997
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781875847464
RRP: $25.00
Book Cover:  Beautiful Thing: Portrait of a Bombay Bar Dancer
By Sonia Faleiro

When Sonia Faleiro set out to report on Bombay's bar dancers, she thought she knew what she would find: downtrodden, voiceless women, the helpless victims of predictable poverty.

When Sonia Faleiro set out to report on Bombay's bar dancers, she thought she knew what she would find: downtrodden, voiceless women, the helpless victims of predictable poverty.

Published: 02/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781863955218
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Walking Wisdom: Three Generations, Two Dogs, and the Search for a Happy Life
By Gotham Chopra & Deepak Chopra

GROWING UP, GOTHAM CHOPRA WAS EXPOSED TO THE DEEPEST reservoirs of knowledge that his famous father, Deepak, could find; his childhood was part spiritual, part scientific, and totally unique.  Now a new father himself, he has contemplated the influences he wants to draw on for his own son.  The first was no surprise: his father.  The second was unexpected: his dogs.

GROWING UP, GOTHAM CHOPRA WAS EXPOSED TO THE DEEPEST reservoirs of knowledge that his famous father, Deepak, could find; his childhood was part spiritual, part scientific, and totally unique.  Now...

Published: 19/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781848503298
RRP: $17.95
Book Cover:  Kama Sutra: A Guide to the Art of Pleasure
By Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar

The ancient guide to life and love, in a compelling modern translation.
 
The word 'Kama' means desire, especially for sensual pleasure, in Sanskrit. Its proper pursuit was considered an essential part of the well-rounded education of a young patrician. Treating pleasure as an art, Kama Sutra is a handbook covering every aspect of love, sex, the social life and relationships.
 


The ancient guide to life and love, in a compelling modern translation.
 
The word 'Kama' means desire, especially for sensual pleasure, in Sanskrit. Its proper pursuit was considered an essential...

Published: 17/03/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781846141096
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  Superhotsex
By Tracey Cox

Met someone special and want to make sure it stays lusty long-term? Hoping to reach into the deep-freeze and thaw a near-frozen sex life?

Superhotsex is for anyone who's ever asked 'Is it really possible to make love to the same person for the rest of your life – happily?'  The answer is yes.



Met someone special and want to make sure it stays lusty long-term? Hoping to reach into the deep-freeze and thaw a near-frozen sex life?

Superhotsex is for anyone who's ever asked 'Is it really possible...

Published: 08/01/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781740337625
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Supersex
By Tracey Cox

A superhot, supersassy, romping good read for those wanting to get lost and found in the moan zone. Written by internationally acclaimed sexpert Tracey Cox, this is a funny, personal and reassuringly candid account of the basics of sex packed with plenty of advanced tips and tricks.

A superhot, supersassy, romping good read for those wanting to get lost and found in the moan zone. Written by internationally acclaimed sexpert Tracey Cox, this is a funny, personal and reassuringly candid...

Published: 01/06/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781740337267
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: The Sexy Little Book of Kama Sutra
By Ron Louis & Dave Copeland

A distinctly modern take on an ancient erotic classic.

The most famous sex guide in history is also one of the oldest - the Kama Sutra. Translated many times over, this historic work has at its core instruction and advice that can guide couples to dizzying depths of sexual satisfaction. Unlike many of those translations, The Sexy Little Book of Kama Sutra touches lightly on philosophy, focusing instead...

A distinctly modern take on an ancient erotic classic.

The most famous sex guide in history is also one of the oldest - the Kama Sutra. Translated many times over, this historic work has at its core instruction...

Published: 06/12/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781615641338
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Sexy Little Book of Oral Pleasure
By Ava Cadell

The bedside book of lip-smacking satisfaction.

This hip and helpful little guide is packed with tips, tricks, and techniques for giving-and receiving-over-the-top pleasure in the 'oral tradition.' From sexual novice to seasoned lover, readers will discover that a little knowledge can go a long way down the road of satisfaction. In this book they will find:

Pleasure techniques for both men and women...

The bedside book of lip-smacking satisfaction.

This hip and helpful little guide is packed with tips, tricks, and techniques for giving-and receiving-over-the-top pleasure in the 'oral tradition.' From...

Published: 30/11/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781615641345
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover: The Sexy Little Book of Sex Games
By Ava Cadell

The Sexy Little Book of Sex Games is a hip and helpful little guide that is packed with ideas for spicing things up in the bedroom...or the kitchen or den for that matter. From sexual novice to seasoned lover, readers will discoverjust how fun sex can be when they explore mind-blowing games, techniques, and ideas, such as flirty foreplay for the senses, love foods and edibles, sensual chatter and...

The Sexy Little Book of Sex Games is a hip and helpful little guide that is packed with ideas for spicing things up in the bedroom...or the kitchen or den for that matter. From sexual novice to seasoned...

Published: 01/03/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781615641420
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover: The Essential Guide to a Lasting Marriage
By Martin Tashman & Karla R Dougherty

Build a marriage that will weather the storms of life.

Say 'I do' is the easy part.  What comes after isn't always so simple.  Keeping alive the love you felt on your wedding day and building a lasting partnership over the years doesn't just happen.  It takes a lot of give to take, clear communication, and mutual respect.



Build a marriage that will weather the storms of life.

Say 'I do' is the easy part.  What comes after isn't always so simple.  Keeping alive the love you felt on your wedding day and building...

Published: 19/10/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781615640898
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sexual Health and Fitness
By Kate Bracy & Kathryn Arendt
Sex is a how-to topic. There are hundreds of manuals on how to have explosive, amazing, earth-shattering sex. There are exercise books for the muscles used during sex, cookbooks for meals that increase your desire, books about low sex drive, high sex drive, and everything in between. 

And yet, in most of these manuals, there is usually one small chapter about sexual health.

Sex is a how-to topic. There are hundreds of manuals on how to have explosive, amazing, earth-shattering sex. There are exercise books for the muscles used during sex, cookbooks for meals that increase...
Published: 12/09/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781592577668
RRP: $26.95

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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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