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Book Cover: A Short History of Christianity
For 200 years, Christianity has had a varying but immense influence on world history.  Who better, then, than Geoffrey Blainey, one of Australia's most accomplished historians, to bring us a history of this world-changing religion.
For 200 years, Christianity has had a varying but immense influence on world history.  Who better, then, than Geoffrey Blainey, one of Australia's most accomplished historians, to bring us a history of this world-changing religion.
Published: 26/10/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742534169
Book Cover:  A-Z Guide to the Qur'an: A Must Have Reference to Understanding the contents of the Islamic Holy Book
By Mokhtar Stork

  Provides a clear and detailed explaination of the meaning, context, uniqueness and power of more than 1,000 essential words of the Qur'an

● Presents more than 3,000 fully quoted, necessary-Qur'anic verses in authoritative, accurate and easy-to-understand translation

● Links all entries to other pertinent references and verses in the Qur'an

●  Provides an index and extensive...

  Provides a clear and detailed explaination of the meaning, context, uniqueness and power of more than 1,000 essential words of the Qur'an

● Presents more than 3,000 fully quoted, necessary-Qur'anic...

Published: 27/05/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789812047397
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Inside Islam: 101 Questions and Answers
By Shaik Kadir
 Get an insight into the teachings of Islam and enlightens the readers (especially for the non-Muslim readers) about the lifestyle and practices of Muslims.  In depth introduction to Islam including overview of its beliefs, practices etc Question and answer format. Organised in terms of subjects (for easy reference) More than 100 topics covered.

  Inside Islam is a guidebook...

 Get an insight into the teachings of Islam and enlightens the readers (especially for the non-Muslim readers) about the lifestyle and practices of Muslims.  In depth introduction to Islam...
Published: 27/05/2009
Format: Misc.
ISBN: 9789812329783
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  What If God Were the Sun
By John Edward

In What If God Were the Sun, John Edward, best-selling author of Crossing Over, weaves a warm and poignant story about one family and their way of dealing with life, love and death over the generations. John draws upon his vast experience with individuals throughout the world - and their loved ones who have crossed over - to create a timeless tale that will touch? the heart of anyone who reads it...

In What If God Were the Sun, John Edward, best-selling author of Crossing Over, weaves a warm and poignant story about one family and their way of dealing with life, love and death over the generations...

Published: 01/01/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781932128017
RRP: $18.95
Book Cover:  After Life
By John Edward

Internationally acclaimed psychic medium John Edward takes his talents to new levels and new countries in his fourth book, AFTER LIFE: Answers from the Other Side.

Internationally acclaimed psychic medium John Edward takes his talents to new levels and new countries in his fourth book, AFTER LIFE: Answers from the Other Side.

Published: 01/01/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781932128079
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Final beginnings
By John Edward

Four families. One tunnel. And the survival of the country is at stake. Against the backdrop of serial terrorist attacks in New York City, psychic medium John Edward 's second novel follows the lives of four people and their diverse experiences with life and death on personal and global levels. 

Four families. One tunnel. And the survival of the country is at stake. Against the backdrop of serial terrorist attacks in New York City, psychic medium John Edward 's second novel follows the lives...

Published: 01/10/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781932128093
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Crossing Over
By John Edward

In Crossing Over—the book—John brings his readers with him on the extraordinary journey that has been his life since his New York Times bestseller One Last Time was published in 1998. In the style of his TV show and personal appearances—poignant, funny, and remarkably candid—John deals head-on with the controversial issues he has confronted on his voyage as a psychic medium...

In Crossing Over—the book—John brings his readers with him on the extraordinary journey that has been his life since his New York Times bestseller One Last Time was published in 1998. In the...

Published: 01/08/2002
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781932128000
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Kath's Miracle
The uplifting true story of how Kathleen Evan's miraculous recovery from terminal lung cancer led to the canonisation of Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop.
The uplifting true story of how Kathleen Evan's miraculous recovery from terminal lung cancer led to the canonisation of Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop.
Published: 21/03/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921901195
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: The Aleppo Codex: the true story of obsession, faith, and the international pursuit of an ancient bible
By Matti Friedman

In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a thrilling story about a book that meant everything.

In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a thrilling story about a book that meant everything.

Published: 23/05/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921844805
RRP: $27.95
Book Cover: The Young Atheist's Handbook: Lessons for living a good life without    God
By Alom Shaha

Growing up in a strict Muslim community in south-east London, Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned.  Reciting the Qur'an without understanding what it meant was simply a part of life; so, too, was obeying the imam, praying to god he wasn't sure existed, and enduring beatings when he failed to attend the local mosque.  Shaha was more drawn to science and its power to illuminate. ...

Growing up in a strict Muslim community in south-east London, Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned.  Reciting the Qur'an without understanding what it meant was simply a part of...

Published: 22/02/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921844560
RRP: $27.95
Book Cover:  Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World
By James Carroll

James Carroll's urgent, masterly Jerusalem , Jerusalem uncovers the ways in which the city became a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fervour unlike anywhere else on earth.  He shows how the conflicts within this holiest of cities underscore an important point of history: that religion and violence fuel each other.

James Carroll's urgent, masterly Jerusalem , Jerusalem uncovers the ways in which the city became a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fervour unlike anywhere else on earth.  He shows how...

Published: 03/10/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921844324
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover: The Existential Jesus
By John Carroll

Jesus is the man who made the West. What kind of man was he? Is he relevant to a modern world shaken by crises of meaning?

The churches have mainly projected him as Jesus the carer and comforter, Jesus meek and mild, friend of the weak. This is Jesus the Good Shepherd, who preaches on sin and forgiveness. He is Lord and Saviour.

Jesus is the man who made the West. What kind of man was he? Is he relevant to a modern world shaken by crises of meaning?

The churches have mainly projected him as Jesus the carer and comforter, Jesus...

Published: 28/11/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921844386
RRP: $27.95
Book Cover: The Book of Rachael
By Leslie Cannold

What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?

Two thousand years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to read.

In Leslie Cannold's story, it is the women of Nazareth who take centre stage.

The rebellious, gifted Rachael, consigned by her sex to a life of drudgery.

Bindy, the crone who...

What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?

Two thousand years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed...

Published: 28/03/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921758089
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
By Philip Pullman

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman reimagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ says something new about who Jesus was and asks questions that will resonate long after the book has been read. 

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman reimagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and...

Published: 28/03/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921758096
RRP: $23.95
Book Cover: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
By Philip Pullman

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman reimagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ says something new about who Jesus was and asks questions that will resonate long after the book has been read.

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman reimagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and...

Published: 03/05/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921656194
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover: The Australian Book of Atheism
By Warren Bonett

INSIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIA'S LEADING ATHEIST THINKERS

Does the Anzac ethos have roots in atheism?  Does prayer have a place in Parliament?  Should 'creation science' be taught in Australian schools?  Is atheism maligned in political debate?  Will Australia's future be godless?

While prominent international thinkers have made significant contributions to the general conversation on...



INSIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIA'S LEADING ATHEIST THINKERS

Does the Anzac ethos have roots in atheism?  Does prayer have a place in Parliament?  Should 'creation science' be taught in Australian schools? ...

Published: 22/11/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640766
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover: The Flight of the Intellectuals
By Paul Berman

A sequel to the New York Times bestseller Terror and Liberalism

It created a worldwide furore when Tariq Ramadan was barred from US entry to accept a prestigious appointment at Notre Dame University. After all, as a major profile in The New York Times Magazine observed, Ramadan is one of the Muslim world's most charismatic and influential figures, with a long career at prominent European universities...

A sequel to the New York Times bestseller Terror and Liberalism

It created a worldwide furore when Tariq Ramadan was barred from US entry to accept a prestigious appointment at Notre Dame University...

Published: 30/08/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640773
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: The Wreck of Western Culture: Humanism Revisited
By John Carroll

Humanism built western civilization as we know it today.  Its achievements include the liberation of the individual, democracy, universal rights, and widespread prosperity and comfort.  Its ambassadors are the heroes of modern culture: Erasmus, Holbein, Shakespeare, Velzquez, Descartes, Kant, and Freud.

Humanism built western civilization as we know it today.  Its achievements include the liberation of the individual, democracy, universal rights, and widespread prosperity and comfort.  Its ambassadors...

Published: 04/01/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640223
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Behind the Exclusive Brethren
By Michael Bachelard

Out of nowhere in 2004, this obscure religious sect burst onto the political stage in Australia. Almost unheard of until then, the Exclusive Brethren was suddenly spending up big in election advertising in support of conservative political parties. But its members were shy to the point of paranoia about who they were — preferring, as they said, to 'fly under the radar'. Brethren members assiduously...

Out of nowhere in 2004, this obscure religious sect burst onto the political stage in Australia. Almost unheard of until then, the Exclusive Brethren was suddenly spending up big in election advertising...

Published: 04/01/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640230
RRP: $27.95
Book Cover:  Bhutan Heartland: Travels in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
By Koesveld Robert Van & Libby Lloyd

This stunning photographic journey goes straight to the heart of Bhutan - a country on the cusp of opening its doors to the West.  It explores the culture, history, beliefs and dazzling Himalayan landscapes of the world's newest democracy taking us into the lives of its people as their country enters the modern world.

The result is a book of brilliant and evocative photographs and stories about...

This stunning photographic journey goes straight to the heart of Bhutan - a country on the cusp of opening its doors to the West.  It explores the culture, history, beliefs and dazzling Himalayan...

Published: 27/09/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781921361746
RRP: $59.95

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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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