Penguin Books Australia

An in-depth study of outdoor advertising since the early 19th-century.

Remember the first time you saw Michael Jackson dance with zombies in 'Thriller'? Diamond Dave karate kick with Van Halen in 'Jump'? Tawny Kitaen turning cartwheels on a Jaguar to Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again'? The Beastie Boys spray beer in '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)'? Axl Rose step off the bus in 'Welcome to the Jungle'?

Remember When All You Wanted Was Your MTV?

Every week Britain's local journalists bring their investigative skills to stories of vital historical importance. While global conflicts rage, the local newspaper looks closer to home to the events that really matter.

These stories range from animal news ('Smug Swans Attack Dalmatian') to people in peril ('Man Found Nailed To Bench'), and from domestic dramas ('Oven Removed From Home') to near-misses...

Her examination leads her to the conclusion that the challenges facing the content providers in the modern world are part of a broader striving, a...

'WARNING: This book contains painful truths for journalists and politicians.  It provides a pitiless, first-hand exposure of the trivialisation of our national discourse by the media, aided and abetted by the political classes.' ALAN KOHLER

'As this thoughtful analysis reveals, the mere existence of a new global information warehouse doesn't guarantee it will change the secretive habits of a lifetime.' – Eric Beecher, chairman, Crikey

'With insight and clarity, Micah Sifry explores the red-hot spot where politics and the internet intersect.  An indispensable resource for the future fight over secrecy and openness.' –...

Consumer Republic's  message begins with this single, inarguable truth: brands make corporations accountable. Expensive to create, essential to making money, and more public than anything else a corporation has or does, a brand is an enormously valuable and fragile asset to them. And we consumers have the power to make it worthless. 

In this scholarly yet personal and passionate essay, she explores the paradoxes and strengths of nomadism, in both its traditional and modern forms. For Davidson, nomadism...