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Book Cover: The Chamberlain Case: the legal saga that transfixed the nation
Published: 22/08/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781922070036
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the damned
By John Farrell

Drawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America's legendary defense attorney and progressive hero.

Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind . His days-long closing arguments delivered without notes won miraculous reprieves...

Drawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America's legendary defense attorney and progressive hero.

Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school...

Published: 01/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921844256
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover: The Quest for Justice
By Ken Crispin

What is justice? How does our legal system work? And how can we trust a system that is so changeable and widely criticised? These are some of the fundamental questions that former Supreme Court judge Ken Crispin sets out to answer in this enlightening and thought-provoking book.

What is justice? How does our legal system work? And how can we trust a system that is so changeable and widely criticised? These are some of the fundamental questions that former Supreme Court judge Ken...

Published: 31/05/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640438
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  Gene Cartels: Bio Patents in the Age of Free Trade
By Luigi Palombi

Starting with the 13th century, this book explores how patents have been used as an economic protectionist tool, developing and evolving to the point where thousands of patents have been ultimately granted not over inventions, but over isolated or purified biological materials. DNA, invented by no man and once thought to be 'free to all men and reserved exclusively to none', has become cartelised in...

Starting with the 13th century, this book explores how patents have been used as an economic protectionist tool, developing and evolving to the point where thousands of patents have been ultimately granted...

Published: 08/07/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921640131
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  Breaking Up: A Self-Help Guide to the Courts and the Law
The break-up of a relationship is one of the hardest things you can go through. And during the confusion that accompanies it, you're supposed to make sensible decisions about the fair division of money, and possibly the future of your children.
The break-up of a relationship is one of the hardest things you can go through. And during the confusion that accompanies it, you're supposed to make sensible decisions about the fair division of money, and possibly the future of your children.
Published: 27/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670075751
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover: The Case of the Pope
The Case of the Pope delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has been wrongly elevated to statehood and allowed to exploit its powers...
The Case of the Pope delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has been wrongly elevated to statehood and allowed to exploit its powers...
Published: 14/09/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241953846
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Compassionate Bastard
Politicians outdo each other with tough measures to deal with asylum seekers and illegal immigrants.  But someone has to look people in the eye and do the questioning, the arresting, the detaining and the deporting.  For a time, that someone was Peter Mitchell.
Politicians outdo each other with tough measures to deal with asylum seekers and illegal immigrants.  But someone has to look people in the eye and do the questioning, the arresting, the detaining and the deporting.  For a time, that someone was Peter Mitchell.
Published: 29/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143566229
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Justice: Speaking Up for Crime's Silent Victims

Garth McVicar is the quintessential Kiwi battler. A farmer from the Hawke's Bay and a dedicated family man, he – like many New Zealanders – noticed an alarming increase in violent crime. Garth took it upon himself to ask the hard questions of the legislators, demanding fairness and honesty in criminal sentencing, and ultimately be the voice for the many silent victims of crime in New...

Garth McVicar is the quintessential Kiwi battler. A farmer from the Hawke's Bay and a dedicated family man, he – like many New Zealanders – noticed an alarming increase in violent crime...

Published: 28/02/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143206439
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover:  Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle For Global Justice
By Geoffrey Robertson

In this fourth edition of the book that has inspired the global justice movement, Geoffrey Robertson QC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass murder. He shows how human rights standards can be enforced against cruel governments, armies and multi-national corporations. This seminal work now contains a critical perspective on recent events...

In this fourth edition of the book that has inspired the global justice movement, Geoffrey Robertson QC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass...

Published: 26/09/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141974835
RRP: $26.99
Book Cover:  Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom
By Alex McBride

'McBride details his own cock-ups and disasters with the relish of the born humorous writer.  Very funny' Daily Mail

Every day, criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save people from conviction, prison, even a lifetime behind bars. Sometimes it's a hopeless case. Sometimes he has the chance to right a wrong. But mostly his clients are just plain guilty.

'McBride details his own cock-ups and disasters with the relish of the born humorous writer.  Very funny' Daily Mail

Every day, criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save...

Published: 09/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141042725
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Commercial Law
By Roy Goode & Ewan McKendrick

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 

This classic work lays out both the theoretical framework of commercial law and the application of fundamental principles to typical business and financial transactions, explaining complex ideas with great clarity. With its unique combination of theory and practice, it is widely acclaimed by practising...

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, COMPREHENSIVE BOOK ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 

This classic work lays out both the theoretical framework of commercial law and the application of fundamental...

Published: 09/04/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141030227
RRP: $125.00
Book Cover:  Dictionary of Law: Penguin Reference Library
By Julian Webb

The Penguin Dictionary of Law is the ideal reference guide for lawyers, students and anyone interested in the workings of the legal system.   It gives clear, jargon-free definition of legal terms form abuse of process to youth court as well as providing biographical information on important legal thinkers, from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes to Max Weber and Ronald Dworkin.

The Penguin Dictionary of Law is the ideal reference guide for lawyers, students and anyone interested in the workings of the legal system.   It gives clear, jargon-free definition of legal terms...

Published: 08/01/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141027272
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice

In this fresh edition of the book which has inspired the global justice movement, Geoffrey Robertson QC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass murder – the crimes against humanity that have disfigured the world. He shows how human rights standards can be enforced against cruel governments, armies and multi-national corporations.

In this fresh edition of the book which has inspired the global justice movement, Geoffrey Robertson QC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass...

Published: 31/07/2006
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141024639
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover: The Arab Awakening: Islam and the New Middle East
By Tariq Ramadan

Across the Arab world millions of women and men have taken to the streets, showing that dictators can be overthrown without weapons. But what happens now?

Across the Arab world millions of women and men have taken to the streets, showing that dictators can be overthrown without weapons. But what happens now?

Published: 04/05/2012
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781846146503
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Compassionate Bastard
Published: 23/08/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533919
Book Cover:  Breaking Up: A Self-Help Guide to the Courts and the Law
Published: 27/06/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533513
Book Cover: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Law
By Cara C Putman

Undergraduate business major students, MBA graduate students, and first-year law students have one thing in common: they need to take courses in business law.   Cumbersome, expensive textbooks, filled with hundreds of pages of case law with little or no explanation of the principles behind even the most basic tenants of this important aspect of the law make these expensive courses difficult...

Undergraduate business major students, MBA graduate students, and first-year law students have one thing in common: they need to take courses in business law.   Cumbersome, expensive textbooks, filled...

Published: 20/04/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781592578528
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wills and Estates, 3E
By Stephen Maple
Although a majority of Americans are aware that they need a will, about 70 percent of Americans don't have one. The irony is that the legalities involved are not very complicated; most people can get by with a good self-help book. Estate planning is largely the same. A comprehensive plan to avoid probate or save on estate taxes doesn't usually require a lawyer; most basic estate planning documents...
Although a majority of Americans are aware that they need a will, about 70 percent of Americans don't have one. The irony is that the legalities involved are not very complicated; most people can get by...
Published: 13/10/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781592573639
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover:  Equity and Property:Facts, Fantasy and Morals: McPherson Lecture Series Volume 4
By Sarah Worthington

Equity and Property: Fact Fantasy and Morals
Sarah Worthington

This is the fouth volume in an annual series inaugurated by the University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law.  Inspired by the famous Hamlyn Lecture Series in England, each year the McPherson Lecture series hosts a celebrated international scholar of legal expert to deliver three lectures.

Equity and Property: Fact Fantasy and Morals
Sarah Worthington

This is the fouth volume in an annual series inaugurated by the University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law.  Inspired by the...

Published: 28/09/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702237263
RRP: $80.00
Book Cover:  McPherson Lecture Series Volume Two: The Political Economy Of Personal  Injury Law
By Peter Cane
This is the second volume in the annual McPherson Lecture Series, inaugurated by the University of Queensland TC Beirne Law School, which hosts a celebrated international scholar or legal expert to deliver a series of three lectures.

In the first two of these thought-provoking lectures, Peter Cane examines the political and economic significance of personal injury law. In his final lecture, he explores...

This is the second volume in the annual McPherson Lecture Series, inaugurated by the University of Queensland TC Beirne Law School, which hosts a celebrated international scholar or legal expert to deliver...
Published: 29/10/2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236440
RRP: $80.00

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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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