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OCTOBER
2014
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B O O K S
SEPIA
The cuisine of Martin Benn
Martin Benn
Evoke the glamour and sophistication of the award-winning restaurant,
and the excitement and beauty of its Japanese-influenced food
Internationally renowned chef Martin Benn is one of Australia’s most
exciting and awarded chefs. His restaurant, Sepia, was recently named as
‘Restaurant of the Year’ in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide
2014, once again earning three prestigious chef’s hats.
Sepia takes the reader on a culinary journey through sixty of Martin’s
exhilarating dishes. Based around four degustation menus, it highlights
the technical mastery and sheer beauty of his food, its deep connections
to Japanese cuisine and flavours, and focus on texture and contrast.
Interspersed among the menus are narrative features exploring
the workings of the restaurant, its staff and clientele, recreating its
unique atmosphere, while superb photography and design capture its
sophisticated, art deco feel.
Martin Benn began his career as a chef at the Oak Room in London and,
since then, has worked at the Criterion, Sydney’s Forty One Restaurant
and Tetsuya’s before opening Sepia in 2009. In 2011, he was awarded the
coveted Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide ‘Chef of the Year’.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781743363522 $75.00 hb
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FOOD & DRINK
MR HONG
A glimpse into the mind of the brilliant chef behind Mr Wong, El Loco
& Ms G’s
Dan Hong
Big, bold, fresh and fabulous new recipes from a hot chef
Dan Hong’s appetite for rare sneakers, hip-hop and collecting cookbooks
is only surpassed by his passion for food: everything from fast food to fine
dining. Growing up in the suburbs of Sydney with a food-obsessed family
and a mother who fell into owning a Vietnamese restaurant by chance,
Dan has gone on to become a critically acclaimed chef. He has opened
some of Australia’s most exciting dining destinations, including Sydney’s
Mr Wong, Ms G’s, El Loco and Papi Chulo.
Dan’s potent mix of proud heritage, technical skill and boundless
enthusiasm for experimenting with big, bold, fresh flavours makes his
approach to food truly unique. Mr Hong is as much an exploration of
Dan’s colourful path through life as it is a beautifully illustrated book of
ninety-five scintillating recipes—Vietnamese, Chinese, Mexican, as well as
fusions of the three—re-imagined and re-invigorated for a new generation
of food obsessives. Feast your eyes and dig in.
Dan Hong developed his culinary skills in some of the most prestigious
restaurants in Australia, including Longrain, Tetsuya’s, Marque, Bentley and
Pello Restaurant. He was awarded the Josephine Pignolet ‘Best Young
Chef’ at the 2008 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781743360026 $49.99 hb
FOOD & DRINK
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SWEET ENVY
Alistair Wise and Teena Kearney-Wise
Sweet dreams are made of this
Sweet Envy is an old-fashioned sweet parlour, cake shop and bakehouse rolled
into one destination of deliciousness in Hobart, Tasmania. The recipes in this book
are a snapshot—a slice in time—of its expert artisan produce: from pork and harissa
sausage rolls and sticky pecan buns, to the perfect croissant, or a seriously hautecouture cake with lashings of buttery icing. Within its pages are over one hundred
fabulous recipes for pastries, both savoury and sweet, desserts, tarts, old-fashioned
sweets, biscuits, cupcakes, gorgeous celebration cakes and ice cream to drool over
(you’ll want to lick the page, seriously).
Alistair Wise and Teena Kearney-Wise’s recipes are also packed with the ancient
wisdoms of professional pastry-chef experience. Their hilarious anecdotes and wry
observations of community life among Hobart’s farmers, foodies and friends, provide
a refreshing and somewhat anarchic sense of humour not usually associated with the
sweet art of baking.
Alistair Wise and Teena Kearney-Wise are acclaimed pastry-chefs who have worked
in some of the most prestigious pastry kitchens and restaurants in the world prior to
opening their specialised bakery, Sweet Envy in Tasmania.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781743360729 $45.00 hb
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FOOD & DRINK
ANZAC TREASURES
The Gallipoli Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Peter Pedersen
A landmark publication commemorating the centenary of the
Great War’s Gallipoli campaign
ANZAC Treasures approaches the subject of Gallipoli not only from a
military perspective but also in terms of its social impact and its role in
commemoration and nation building. It does so through the Memorial’s
immensely rich and varied National Collection, which provides a
tangible link to ANZAC and gives an unparalleled insight into its many
facets.
The legend and reality of ANZAC are encapsulated within the relics,
photographs, artworks, documentary records, personal diaries
and letters that are displayed to dramatic and moving effect in this
beautifully designed and produced commemorative volume.
Dr Peter Pedersen, formerly Head of the Research Centre at the
Australian War Memorial, is one of Australia’s leading military historians.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781742667232 $69.99 hb
HISTORY
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WYCHWOOD
The making of one of the world’s most magical gardens
Karen Hall and Peter Cooper
‘The most beautiful garden in Tasmania’—Leo Schofield
The garden at Wychwood, at the foot of the Great Western Tiers
in northern Tasmania, is one of the world’s most magical places.
Wychwood combines Scandinavian design sensibilities with
temperate-climate, country-garden charm. And to top it off there’s a
trout stream at the back that is home to a platypus.
Wychwood commemorates the making of the garden over twentytwo years, with its iconic labyrinth, espaliered fruit trees and curved,
clipped edges. A treasure for garden lovers, this beautiful book details
the techniques and secrets of the garden’s design success and offers
inspiration at every turn with Peter Cooper’s haunting photography
capturing how the garden has evolved and grown into its surroundings
over time.
Peter Cooper and Karen Hall are gardening specialists and the creators
of Wychwood.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781743360651 $59.99 hb
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LIFESTYLE
HOME BAKING
Jo Wheatley
A new family cookbook from the bestselling author of A Passion for Baking
Jo Wheatley, winner of the Great British Bake Off 2011, shares a new collection of the hearty food she brought
her three hungry boys up on, the foolproof recipes handed down to her by her Nan, and the treats she delights her
extended family and friends with. All of the one-hundred recipes featured have been taste-tested and enjoyed by
generations of Jo’s family, and are now ready to be enjoyed by yours. Easy recipes for little ones, tasty pies and tarts,
delicious pastries and sumptuous cakes all fill the pages of Family Baking. All will make you want to roll up your sleeves
and turn on the oven. Family Baking will fill your home with fantastic homemade food all year round.
Jo Wheatley has an extremely successful blog and runs a small cookery school from her home in Essex.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472117168 $39.99 hb
FOOD & DRINK
A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE HUNGER GAMES
Brian J. Robb
The story behind Suzanne Collins’ bestselling dystopian trilogy for young adults
Inspired when flicking TV channels between a reality entertainment show and news footage of the war in Iraq,
author Suzanne Collins conceived The Hunger Games as a parable for teen life and a warning of a dystopian future.
Incorporating Greek myth, Roman history and American entertainment, it struck a chord, not only with the target
audience of teenagers but with adult readers as well, becoming a publishing phenomenon to rival Harry Potter.
This comprehensive and compelling guide explores the inspiration behind the books, the author, the themes and
influences, the movie adaptations and their cultural impact, and the books’ legacy and spin-offs. It is a must-read for the
legions of fans worldwide.
Brian J. Robb is the editor-in-chief of Titan Magazines.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472110589 $14.99 pb
ENTERTAINMENT
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MOLECULES
The elements and the architecture of everything
Theodore Gray
How the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world
Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each
other. Through fascinating stories and stunning photography, Molecules explores the most interesting, essential, useful, and
beautiful of the millions of chemical structures that make up every material in the world. Beginning with an explanation of
how atoms bond to form molecules and compounds, it goes on to explore the vast array of materials molecules can create:
soaps and solvents; goops and oils; rocks and ores; ropes and fibres; painkillers and dangerous drugs; perfumes and stink
bombs; colours and pigments; and controversial compounds including asbestos and CFCs. Gray shows us molecules as
we’ve never seen them before creating the perfect book for anyone fascinated with the mysteries of the material world.
Theodore Gray is the bestselling author of The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
and the apps The Elements and Solar System. He lives in Illinois, USA.
BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL 9781579129712 $35.00 hb
POPULAR SCIENCE
DEATH OF THE BLACK-HAIRED GIRL
Robert Stone
From one of America’s most acclaimed contemporary novelists, a searingly powerful literary thriller
In an elite New England college, Professor Steven Brookman embarks upon a careless affair with a brilliant but reckless
student, Maud Stack. She is a young woman whose passions are not easily contained or curtailed, and is known
as something of a firebrand on campus. As the stakes of their relationship prove higher than either one could have
anticipated, their union seems destined to yield tragic and far-reaching consequences.
As in Robert Stone’s most acclaimed novels, here he conjures a complex moral universe where nothing is black and
white, even if the characters—always complicated, always compelling—wish it were. Death of the Black-Haired Girl is a
powerful tale of infidelity, accountability, the allure of youth, the promise of absolution, and the notion that madness is
everywhere, in plain sight.
Robert Stone is one of the most eminent American novelists of his generation. He won the National Book Award in 1975
for his novel Dog Soldiers, and was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472115393 $19.99 pb
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FICTION
THE GLASGOW COMA SCALE
Neil D. A. Stewart
A taut, ticklish, tender and truly unexpected story of art, the city and the redemptive power of an unconventional
kind of love
Lynne is a young woman who once dreamed of being an artist, but whose promotion to supervisor at an insurance call
centre in Glasgow is sucking the soul out of her. When Lynne hands a fiver to a homeless man on the street one day, she
is shocked to recognise Angus—her former art teacher on whom she once had a crush. What on earth could have reduced
him to life on the street? In a gesture of uncharacteristic rashness, she invites him home. Funny, sad and tender, The
Glasgow Coma Scale is a richly layered novel about art and economics, friendship and isolation; about how much reality
we can bear and survive; and about the wafer-thin line that separates us all from imminent disaster. A bitter-sweet story of
two very different people trying to survive very different kinds of crises, it announces a major new literary talent.
Neil D. A. Stewart is the arts editor of the online magazine Civilian. Born in Glasgow, he now lives in London.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472112682 $24.99 hb
FICTION
THE NIGHT OF THE TRIFFIDS
Simon Clark
The thrilling sequel to John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids
At the end of The Day of the Triffids, the hero, Bill Masen, his wife, and four-year-old son leave the British mainland to join
a new colony on the Isle of Wight. The Night of the Triffids takes up the story 25 years later. David Masen, the now grownup son of Bill, is a pilot, still searching for a method of destroying the implacable triffid plant as it continues its worldwide
march, seemingly intent on wiping out humankind. David eventually manages to reach New York, where a very different
sort of colony has been set up, a colony whose members seem to be immune to the triffid string and where David comes
face-to-face with an old enemy from his father’s past.
Simon Clark is the acclaimed author of the cult apocalyptic novel Blood Crazy and Nailed By The Heart, Vampyrrhic and
The Fall. He lives in the north of England.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472116253 $19.99 pb
FICTION
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1001 RESTAURANTS YOU MUST EXPERIENCE BEFORE YOU DIE
Edited by Jenny Linford
If you’ve ever wondered where to find the best curries in Delhi, feijoada in Brazil, dim sum in Hong Kong, sushi in Tokyo, or antipasti
in Rome, this is the book for you. Inside its pages, you will discover the world’s finest, oldest, most famous, most modern, and most
elegant places to eat. All are recommended by a global team of food critics and culinary writers, and brought to life with full-colour
photographs and absorbing, mouth-watering text. It is the essential reference book for those who adore food and love eating out.
Jenny Linford is a freelance food writer and restaurant reviewer based in London.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781743361108 $49.99 hb
FOOD & DRINK
1001 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
Edited by Steven Jay Scheider
This updated edition of the definitive film guide spans more than a century of extraordinary cinema. It celebrates the great and
groundbreaking, classic and cult, must-see movies of all time, offering a treasure trove of incisive, witty, and revealing insights.
Bringing together the most significant movies from every country and all genres, from action to Western, through animation, comedy,
documentary, musical, thriller, noir, short, romance, and sci-fi, it is bound to become the only film book you will ever turn to.
Steven Jay Schneider has written, talked, taught and published extensively on all aspects of film, from aesthetics and psychoanalysis
to the joys of the slasher flick. He lives in the USA.
MURDOCH BOOKS 9781743363034 $39.99 pb
PERFORMING ARTS
MY LIFE AS A WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE
Diana Rowland
A high school dropout with a pill habit and a criminal record, it seems Angel will never pull herself out of her downward spiral.
That is, until she wakes up in the ER. She remembers being in a horrible car crash, but doesn’t have a mark on her. To add to the
weirdness, she receives an anonymous letter telling her there’s a job for her at the morgue. Before she knows it she’s dealing with
a brand new addiction: an overpowering craving for brains.
Diana Rowland is the author of the White Trash Zombie series and has worked as a crime scene investigator, and morgue assistant.
She lives in Louisiana, USA.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472115744 $14.99 pb
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FICTION
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF FREDDIE MERCURY AND QUEEN
Sean Egan
There has never been a band quite like Queen. While a number of groups may have had a go at rock, prog rock, opera, funk, pop,
and twenties pastiche, few, if any, did so successfully on a single album. Unusually, not just one or two, but every member of the
band was also a great songwriter. Fully illustrated, this bumper selection of writing, both old and new, on Freddie Mercury, John
Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor includes features, interviews, reviews and opinion pieces to create a rounded portrait of one
of history’s most remarkable groups.
Sean Egan has written or edited nineteen books, including works on The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones. He lives in London.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472109262 $16.99 pb
MUSIC
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SKULLS
Exploring the icon—from fashion to street art
Ilya
Skulls have always captured the human imagination. Now, The Mammoth Book of Skulls collects the most engaging and exciting
images of the skull from pop culture around the world. This collection brings together a visual feast of the popular doom-laden
image from graphic novels, manga, graphic design, movies, art, costume, make-up, vintage advertising, and popular culture,
along with the just plain weird. With stunning photography throughout, this book provides a wide range of unique and engaging
interpretations of the iconic image.
Ilya is a comic artist, author and editor of the Mammoth Book of Cult Comics and the Mammoth Book of Best New Manga.
CONSTABLE & ROBINSON 9781472111500 $29.99 pb
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p. vi
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