Underbelly: Tale of Two Cities
by A. Silvester and J. Rule

The makers of Underbelly turn to an era when Sydney rivalled Melbourne as the crime capital of the Pacific. Sydney was Sin City, a town on the take for people on the make. From King's Cross to the sport of kings, from back street brothels to plush private casinos, high rollers rubbed shoulders with low life.

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Brief Encounters: Literary Travellers in Australia 1836-1939
by Susannah Fullerton

An examination of a diverse array of writers, including Charles Darwin, Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, DH Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, HG Wells, Agatha Christie and Jack London, to discover what they did when they got here.

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The Slap
by Christos Tsiolkas

Shortlisted for Miles Franklin 2009. The Slap is a novel about the relationships between children and adults, and the new Australian multicultural middle-class from the controversial cult author of Loaded and Dead Europe.

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The Lieutenant
by Kate Grenville

In 1787 Lieutenant Thomas Rooke sets sail from Portsmouth with the First Fleet and its cargo of convicts, destined for New South Wales. As a young officer and a man of science, the shy and quiet Rooke is full of anticipation about the natural wonders he might discover in this strange land.

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The CSIRO Healthy Heart Program
by Dr Manny Noakes & Peter Clifton

A comprehensive guide to the CSIRO's CLIP (Complete Lifestyle Program) eating and exercise plan, which is designed to look after the health of the whole cardiovascular system and helps cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

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Journey to the Edge of the World
by Billy Connolly

In the summer of 2008 Billy Connolly set sail on a ten-week journey from ocean to ocean: from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by way of the Northwest Passage - a fabled route deep within the Arctic Circle that has thwarted explorers and fortune-hunters for centuries.

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