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26/11/13,
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THESUnBOOKSHOP
Oi, Sun
Bookshoppers!
Lookee here - it is a very
exciting poster you can
put on your wall!
It has lots of our best reads for the
Sunny time of year plus some of our
faves that brightened our year with the
excellent words between the covers.
When you are finished browsing the
Books-You-Will-Really-Love/
Christmas/Holiday/Summer-Thingo, turn
to the other side and…. Go on, do it!
CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Tim Winton ($45.00 / Penguin)
Tom Keely’s reputation is in ruins and that’s the upside. Divorced and
unemployed, he has lost faith in everything precious to him. He reluctantly
reconnects with a woman from his past,
and her son. Two strangers leading a life
beyond his experience, and into whose orbit he falls
despite himself. A great Australian novel from
one of our great Australian novelists.
BARRACUDA
Christos Tsiolkas ($32.99 / Allen and Unwin)
Christos follows up his brilliant The Slap
with another brilliant, and at times
uncomfortable, story of Danny Kelly, a
swimmer and Olympic hopeful.
A working class boy at private school,
a working class man in a privatised
world. We join the swimmer as his story unfolds and he
slowly breaks through the weight of his dreams to
become a man.
NARROW ROAD TO DEEP NORTH
Richard Flanagan ($32.95 / Random House)
There are so many great Australian
books this summer, and here is another.
Australian surgeon Dorrigo Evans is in a
POW camp on the Burma Railway; we
live his story before, during, and after
the war. This is a moving and enthralling
tale, lots of which is based on Richard Flanagan’s own
father’s wartime experiences. Extraordinary!
THE GOLDFINCH
Donna Tartt ($32.99 / Little Brown)
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker - son of a
devoted mother and a reckless, largely
absent father - survives an accident that
tears his life apart. The Goldfinch of the
title is a small, strangely captivating
painting (a secret possession) that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. We rush
along with Theo as his life twists and turns, peopled with
an extraordinary array of characters. A rollicking tale.
DIRTY LOVE
Andre Dubus III ($32.95 / WW Norton)
These four loosely connected stories
from a master storyteller take place in a
small coastal town north of Boston. In
this heartbreakingly beautiful book of
disillusioned intimacy and persistent
yearning, beloved and celebrated author
Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and
stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in
food and sex, work and love.
THE CIRCLE
Dave Eggers ($29.99 / Penguin)
When Mae Holland is hired to work for the
Circle, the world's most powerful internet
company, she feels she's been given the
opportunity of a lifetime. What begins as
the captivating story of one woman's ambition and idealism soon becomes a heartracing novel of suspense, raising questions about
memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits
of human knowledge.
WALKING ON TRAMPOLINES
Frances Whiting ($29.99 / Macmillan)
From the first hilarious and intriguing
chapter you know you are in safe hands.
Frances Whiting has penned a great fun
chick-lit tale. When your best, best (can’t
emphasise it enough) friend runs away
with your long, long time boyfriend (now
fiancé), what are you to do? How do you return to a
life you can enthusiastically enjoy? Join Tallulah De
Longland as she discovers exactly how.
THE NIGHT GUEST
Clare Wright ($45.00 / Text)
The Eureka Stockade. The story is one of
Australia’s foundation legends, but until now
it has been told as though only half the
participants were actually there. What if the
hot-tempered, freewheeling gold miners we
learnt about in school were actually husbands and fathers,
brothers and sons? And what if there were women and
children inside the Eureka Stockade, defending their rights
while defending themselves against a barrage of bullets?
THE BIRDWATCHER
BONKERS: MY LIFE IN LAUGHS
THE TELLING ROOM
William McInnes ($29.99 / Hachette)
Local author and actor William
McInnes has written another unusual
funny and moving novel. How he can
work as an actor all the time, be a
parent and still find time to write such
good books escapes us. The story of
a bloke who's losing his hearing, a bird that can't fly,
a woman living with the echo of illness, a man with a
secret and, of course, Perry Como.
Morrissey ($22.99 / Penguin)
(Also $50.00 Special Edition Hardcover)
Jennifer Saunders ($39.99 / Viking)
The very funny Jennifer Saunders has
been making us cry with laughter for
quite a long time, writing and performing in many great TV shows. Now, her
hilarious and frank memoir will again
make milk spurt out of your nose.
Read in public with caution.
CARRY A BIG STICK
Tim Ferguson ($35.00 / Hachette)
Tim Ferguson first came to public
notice in the Doug Anthony All Stars,
that irreverent group of boys who
played music, sang and generally poked
a lot of fun at, well, everything!
Tim’s memoir is about the early years of
fun, touring, hecklers, as well the more recent times of
living with MS in a very positive way.
Sarah Paretsky ($29.99 / Hachette)
V.I. Warshawski's closest friend,
Viennese-born doctor Lotty Herschel,
summons V.I. to help when a friend’s
daughter finds her life in danger.
V.I. soon finds that some secrets are old,
but the people who continue to guard
them will not let go without a fight.
JOHNNY CASH: THE LIFE
SAINTS OF THE
SHADOW BIBLE
Ian Rankin ($32.99 / Orion)
Rebus is back on the force, albeit
with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A thirty-year-old case is being
reopened and Rebus's team from back
then is suspected of foul play. With
Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer, are the past and
present about to collide in a
shocking and murderous fashion?
MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN
Kerry Greenwood ($22.99 / Allen and Unwin)
In this, the 20th Phryne Fisher mystery,
Phryne becomes involved with a choir
–the choirmasters have died in very
unnatural ways. With the nasty behaviour
of the now-dead choirmasters, there is
no shortage of suspects. Throw in an
ex- lover of Phryne’s, whose dearest friend is being threatened by bad guys. Phryne has a lot on her plate but she
still finds time to live glamorously while solving crimes.
Robert Hilburn ($32.99 / Hachette)
As music critic for the Los Angeles Times,
Robert Hilburn knew Cash well throughout
his life - he was the only music journalist at
the legendary Folsom Prison concert in
1968 and he interviewed him extensively
just before Cash's death in 2003. Hilburn tells the
unvarnished truth about a musical icon, whose personal life
was far more troubled, and his artistry much more profound,
than even his most devoted fans have realised.
A Tale of Passion, Revenge and
the World’s Finest Cheese
Michael Paterniti ($27.99 / Canongate)
In the picturesque Spanish village of
Guzman, villagers have gathered in 'the
telling room' to share their stories. It was
here, in the summer of 2000, that Michael
Paterniti heard of a cheese made from an
ancient family recipe, a blood feud that included
accusations of betrayal and theft, death threats, and a
murder plot. This hilarious and infectious book will take
you to the heart of Spain and a story you can’t put down.
CRAB MONSTERS, TEENAGE
CAVEMEN & CANDY STRIPE NURSES
ROGER CORMAN: KING OF THE B MOVIE
Chris Nashawarty ($39.95)
Told in a series of interviews with Corman and
graduates of “The Corman Film School,”
including Peter Bogdanovich, James Cameron,
Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese, this
comprehensive oral history takes readers behind the scenes of
more than six decades of American cinema. This is a fascinating
biography, with great illustrations.
CLUETOPIA: THE STORY OF
100 YEARS OF THE CROSSWORD
David Astle ($29.99 / Allen & Unwin)
From the inimitable master of the cryptic crossword in The Age comes this wild
and wordy celebration of the history of
the crossword. Journey through 100
years of remarkable clues, with 100
mini-chapters and clues in each one. This will delight
word lovers and puzzle fans alike.
DAVID & GOLIATH: Underdogs,
Misfits and the art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell ($29.99 / Allen Lane)
Why do underdogs succeed so much more
than they should? How do the weak outsmart the strong? Drawing on the stories of
remarkable underdogs, history, science,
psychology and his unparalleled ability to make the
connections other miss, David and Goliath is a brilliant,
illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking, and
brings home the incredible leverage of the unexpected.
MELBOURNE PRECINCTS:
A Curated Guide to the City’s
Best Shops
Robert Harris ($32.95 / Hutchinson)
Set around the Dreyfus Affair, An Officer
and a Spy is a compelling recreation of a
scandal that became the most famous
miscarriage of justice in history. Echoes
for our modern world: an intelligence
agency gone rogue, justice corrupted in
the name of national security, a newspaper witch-hunt of
a persecuted minority, and the age-old instinct of those
in power to cover-up their crimes.
THE EXPLAINER: From Déja Vu to
COLETTE’S FRANCE
Dale Campisi ($34.95 / Explore Australia)
This is a gorgeous book for locals and
tourists alike. Come and discover
Melbourne’s finest shopping, eating and
drinking in this handy guide. Featuring twenty suburbs
and over 160 destinations, it will make you want to
explore our culture rich city.
Gavin Pretor-Pinney ($24.99 / Bloomsbury)
Ever wanted to learn the uke? Well now
you can! The first half of the book charts
this instrument’s history from Hawaii in
1897 to today. Then, a how to guide on
how to strum, pick, and play away.
Features a songbook from medieval lays to rock n roll.
A GUINEA PIG NATIVITY
($14.99 Bloomsbury)
You know the story … Mary and
Joseph, nowhere to sleep; the
inn, angels, shepherds etc etc.
Well here’s a twist on the classic
Christmas story, as you’ve never seen it before:
yep, guinea pigs as all the starring roles.
Whimsical and hilarious, the perfect stocking filler.
COLE’S FUNNY LITTLE
PICTURE BOOK
Edward Cole ($24.95 / Hardie Grant)
First published in 1879 and selling
hundreds of thousands of copies, this is
jam packed with pictures, puzzles,
poems, stories, optical illusions, lists of
names, riddles, jokes and other fun
things. Chapters include Dolly Land, Girl Land, Boy Land,
Play Land and Monkey Land. This new, curated edition
will delight both children and adults alike.
SCHOTTENFREUDE:
German words for the
Human Condition
Ben Schott ($19.99 / Text)
In which language but German could you construct le
mot juste for: a secret love of bad food, the inability to
remember jokes, Sunday-afternoon depression, the urge
to yawn, the glee of gossip, reassuring your hairdresser,
delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to
hoard, or the ineffable pleasure of a cold pillow?
BURIAL RITES
Hannah Kent
($32.99 Special December price $27.99 / Picador)
THE ROSIE PROJECT
Graeme Simsion ($29.99 /Text)
THE SON
Philipp Meyer ($32.95 / Random)
Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums
The Conversation ($19.95 / CSIRO)
The Explainer is a collection of around
100 of the best articles published in ‘The
Explainer’ and ‘Monday’s Medical Myths’
sections of The Conversation. (If you do
not know the website, it’s excellent.) The book answers
the questions on everyone's mind about a diverse range
of topics, abstract concepts, and popular and h
ard-core science.
Jane Gilmour ($45.00 / Hardie Grant)
This is a lavishly illustrated biography of
the lively, and often controversial, life of
the French writer, artist, and intellectual
Colette. Told through the many locations
where she lived, worked and loved, this
will thrill fans of Colette, as well as
evoke the style and times of the Belle Époque.
THE BROKEN ROAD
NEW SUBURBAN:
MADNESS: A MEMOIR
Kate Richards ($29.99 / Viking)
GURUMULL
Robert Hillman ($65.00 / Harper)
NIGHT GAMES:
SEX, POWER AND SPORT
Anna Krien ($29.99 / Black Inc)
A BITTER TASTE
Annie Hauxwell ($29.99 / Michael Joseph)
GETTING WARMER
Alan Carter ($29.99 / Fremantle Press)
Cato Kwong is back. Back in Boom Town
and back on a real case: the unsolved
mystery of a missing fifteen-year-old girl.
But it's midsummer in the city of millionaires and it's not just the heat that
stinks. A pig corpse, peppered with
nails, is uncovered in a shallow grave and a body,
with its throat cut, turns up in the local nightclub..
POLICE
Jo Nesbo ($32.95 / Harvill/Secker)
The victims are carefully chosen, the locations are former crime scenes - the killings
are no accident. The target: police. After
recovering from a near-fatal shooting, Harry
Hole has finally retired from active duty. But
as the media pressure intensifies, Harry finds himself advising
an unofficial task force investigating the murders. Drawn into a
dangerous web of cold cases and precarious allegiances, Harry
can't guarantee protection for anyone, least of all himself.
Patrick Leigh Fermour ($49.99 / John Murray)
The long-awaited final volume of the
trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor - hailed
as the greatest travel writer of his generation. A Time of Gifts and Between
the Woods and the Water were the first
two volumes in a projected trilogy that
describe the walk that Patrick Leigh Fermor
undertook, at the age of eighteen, from the
Hook of Holland to Constantinople.
CAT SENSE
John Bradshaw ($39.99 / Allen Lane)
From John Bradshaw, one of the world's
leading experts on animal behaviour
author of bestseller In Defence of Dogs,
comes a scientific portrait of the true,
surprising nature of cats. Cat Sense
offers us a true picture of one of
humanity's closest and most enigmatic companions.
MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI
BANANA GIRL
Michele Lee ($29.95 / Transit Lounge)
Michele Lee describes herself as the
‘fence-sitting’ middle child in a large
Hmong-Australian family. Banana Girl is the
explosive and poignant memoir of her rites
of passage. Intimacy in an online world,
sexual adventures, Gen Y yearnings, turning thirty as an
Asian-Australian woman in inner city Melbourne, and the
travails of becoming an artist, all capture Lee’s riveting gaze.
The result is a book that is erotic, witty and revealing.
A STORY LATELY TOLD
Angelica Huston ($29.99 / Simon and Schuster)
Anjelica Huston is the child of beautiful
dancer Enrica Soma and legendary film
director John Huston. A Story Told
Lately is her memoir. From her early
years in Ireland, to London in the 60s,
New York in the 70s, modelling, acting,
Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Hunter S Thompson...
Anjelica has had a wildly interesting life and it
makes for a great read.
CAIRO
BOGANAIRE: The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler
Paddy Manning ($29.99 / Black Inc)
Hunter Valley electrician Nathan Tinkler
borrowed big to turn a fortune from a
speculative coal play. Tinkler lived the
high life as only a young man would. But
he also left a trail of destruction in his
wake. A nasty habit of not paying creditors would come back to bite him as he accumulated
enemies. This is a stunning biography, by one of
Australia's leading business writers.
10 BALLARAT STREET YARRAVILLE
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AN OFFICER AND A SPY
Fiona MacFarlane ( $29.99 / Hamish Hamilton)
One morning Ruth wakes thinking a tiger
has been in her seaside house. Later that
day a formidable woman called Frida
arrives, looking as if she's blown in from
the sea. In fact she's come to care for
Ruth. Frida and the tiger: both are here to stay, and
neither is what they seem. Which of them can Ruth trust?
And as memories of her childhood in Fiji press upon her
with increasing urgency, can she even trust herself?
Chris Womersley ($29.95 / Scribe)
Seventeen-year-old Tom Button moves to
the city to study. Once there, and living in a
run-down apartment block called Cairo,
Tom falls under the sway of charismatic
older friends. He enters a bohemian world
of parties and gallery openings. Soon, however, he is caught up in more sinister events including one of
the greatest unsolved art heists of the twentieth century: the
infamous theft of Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman.
COULD BE FUN
THE FORGOTTEN
REBELS OF EUREKA
Lead singer of The Smiths, Steven
Patrick Morrissey has a lot to say. Love
him or hate him, he was voted Britain’s
second favourite public icon in 2007.
With eleven Top 10 albums in Britain,
plus nine with The Smiths, he really cannot be ignored.
We always love a rock autobiography, and this one is no
exception.
CRITICAL MASS
EYRIE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Kevin Kwan ($24.99 / Allen and Unwin)
Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously
funny debut novel about three superrich, pedigreed Chinese families and the
gossip, backbiting, and scheming that
occurs when the heir to one of the most
massive fortunes in Asia brings home his
ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the
wedding of the season. Hilarious, unputdownable this very funny book is a great summer tale.
John Safran ($29.99 / Hamish Hamilton)
Murder in Mississippi is a brilliantly
innovative true-crime story. Taking us to
places only he can, Safran paints an
engrossing, revealing portrait of a dead
man, his murderer, the place they lived
and the process of trying to find out the
truth.
GIRT: The Unauthorised
History of Australia
FAR FROM THE TREE
Reinventing the Family Home
Andrew Solomon ($32.95 / Chatto and Windus)
Stuart Harrison ($70.00 / Thames & Hudson)
This is a beautiful coffee-table book that
rediscovers what’s best in suburbia and
re-envisions housing that is exciting,
adaptable and sustainable for
communities of the future. Showcasing
thirty houses with custom-drawn plans and
stunning photographs, it’s a must for design fans.
THE STALKING OF JULIA:
HOW THE MEDIA AND TEAM RUDD
BOUGHT DOWN THE PRIME MINISTER
Kerry-Anne Walsh ($29.99 / Allen and Unwin)
ME AND RORY MACBEATH
Richard Beasley (Hachette / $29.99 Hachette)
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THE WES ANDERSON
COLLECTION
Matt Zoller Seitz ($45.00 / Abrams Books)
Wes Anderson is one of the most individual filmmakers from the last two
decades (think The Royal
Tenenbaums). This book celebrates his
career so far, with previously unpublished photos,
artwork and also features a full-length interview with
Anderson. Thoroughly original, just like Wes.
Adam Liaw ($39.99 / Hachette)
From the winner of MasterChef and now
SBS presenter, Asian After Work is the
cookbook for busy people. It features a
terrific guide of basic ingredients and
sauces to use, and easy to follow
recipes. It is a fast, fresh and easy
approach to Asian home cooking.
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MY LITTLE FRENCH KITCHEN
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Rachel Khoo ($39.99 / Penguin)
We love Rachel at The Sun, and her
cookbook My Little Paris Kitchen
has been flying off the shelves, thanks
to her hit TV show on SBS. She is like
Amélie, but British, in the kitchen.
Serving up a modern twist on classic French cooking,
Rachel will show you how you too can add a French
culinary touch.
CHANGING GEARS
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ASIAN AFTER WORK
David Hunt ($29.99 / Black Inc)
In this hilarious history, David Hunt
reveals the truth of Australia's past,
from megafauna to Macquarie - the
cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten
eccentrics and the Eureka moments that
have made us who we are.
Greg Foyster ($24.95 / Affirm Press)
Greg Foyster quits his job in advertising
and decides to cycle from Tasmania to
Queensland with his partner Sophie to
learn how to live a more sustainable
lifestyle. A madcap adventure ensues,
with eccentric characters along the way,
but at its heart this book asks ‘can we be happier with
less?’
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Rennie Ellis ($59.95 / Hardie Grant)
Decade 1970-1980 is a photography book
showcasing Rennie Ellis' (1940-2003)
contribution to photography and social history, highlighting Ellis as one of Australia's
most important chroniclers of the seventies. The photographs,
predominantly black and white, are drawn from a core selection
originally made by Rennie for his own unpublished book, and are
supplemented by other significant and iconic images from the Rennie
Ellis Photographic Archive & the State Library of Victoria's collection.
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