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Discover new nonfiction books at Readings, with biography, memoir, essays and analysis.
Naomi Watts
A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness
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Ittay Flescher
When dehumanisation and destruction become the norm, the cycle must be broken.
Christine Rosen
The Extinction of Experience explores the way a broad range of technologies, from the microwave to the sophisticated computer simulator, now influence our everyday choices-what we eat, how we educate…
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Caroline Darian
An astonishingly brave and moving book from Caroline Darian, daughter of infamous Dominique Pelicot, detailing how her mother rebuilt her life as the world follows a trial that will go…
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Noam Chomsky, C. J. Polychroniou
A series of interviews with Noam Chomsky, the world's greatest living public intellectual, about the pressing issues of our time
In this illuminating collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky shares his…
Fred Mitchell
Retro Melbourne is a pictorial feast of rare images of the city, suburbs and country centres taken by photographer Fred Mitchell in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.
Erika Cramer
Are you ready to stop hiding, step into your power and own the space you were born to take? Unlock the magnetic force within you, with this no-bullshit, real-talk guide.
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Julie Smith
Million-copy bestselling psychologist Dr Julie is back with the book that will carry you through life's difficult moments
Lucille Shackleton
Are you ready to embrace a fresh perspective and redefine the way you approach love, sex and relationships?
Brooke Shields
From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of ageing that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older
William Egginton
A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explore the greatest enigmas of the universe in this scintillatingly original book about the limits of human knowledge
Akira Shibutami (ed.), Wayne Crothers (ed.), Miranda Wallace (ed.)
Step into the world of Yayoi Kusama, the iconic Japanese artist. This publication draws on Kusama's remarkable oeuvre, showcased in the National Gallery of Victoria's (NGV) major exhibition Yayoi Kusama…
Bridget Hustwaite
A refreshingly honest and reassuring account of turning thirty, from the host of the Figuring Out 30 podcast and bestselling author of How to Endo.
Dancing Snail, Clare Richards (trans.)
The charming Korean bestseller which highlights how resting and 'being lazy' shouldn't be seen as a weakness but as an important part of recharging.
Belinda Probert
A father presents as an English gentleman and war hero to his wife and subsequent children who catch up with the truth of the impoverished Welsh beginnings only after his…
Victoria Vivente
A fun and super accessible personal finance title for total newbies, from financial coach and money expert, Victoria Vivente.
Saul Friedlaender
Searching reflections on the crisis in Israel and Gaza by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Holocaust
Juno Gemes
Photographer Juno Gemes has been present at many of the moments of struggle towards sovereignty for Australia's First Nations people since the early 1970s, capturing the spirit and the mood…
Sylvia Plath
The complete edition of Sylvia Plath's prose including much unpublished and previously uncollected material
Miranda Corcoran
A fusion of travel literature and cultural criticism investigating the dark history of the US and exploring how past horrors - from witch trials to slavery and genocide - continue…
Claude Béata, David Watson (trans.)
A trail-blazing guide to feline mental health from a leading veterinary psychiatrist
Dave Witty (ed.)
This unique collection of Australia's best new nature writing gathers together some of our most widely known and most original voices to reflect on our relationship with nature.
Mourid Barghouti
A fierce and moving memoir on returning to Palestine, the meaning of exile and homeland, and the habitual place and status of a person, from Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti.
Helen Garner
Garner's first new work in a decade is a tender portrayal of the relationship between grandmother and grandson, and of that moment on the cusp of adulthood when a boy…
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
The definitive story behind the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty, by the world's foremost expert.
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Peter Ames Carlin
An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation-and reasserted the power of rock and roll - by the New York…
Josh Brolin
From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable. A remarkable and an unforgettable read.
Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against…
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Fully updated edition of the first book published by world-renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Gail Crowther
An expansive and illuminating study of legendary writer Dorothy Parker’s life and legacy in Hollywood from the author of the “fascinating” (Town & Country) Three Martini Afternoons at…
Anna Bogutskaya
A captivating look at what draws us to the shocks and thrills of horror, by film critic and broadcaster Bogutskaya.
Alex van Halen
In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love…
Robert Manne
The recollections of Australia's leading public intellectual
Eleanor Barraclough
A new and original history of the Viking Age, told through the objects that defined the lives of its people - from powerful leaders to naughty teenagers
Gerald Durrell
A final posthumous work of autobiography from the beloved conservationist and naturalist Gerald Durrell, to celebrate the centenary of his birth
A final posthumous work from the beloved conservationist and…
Julia Fox
The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.
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Paul Rees
This is the definitive account of Elliott Smith - a once-in-a-generation artist.
Cher
Part one of a two-part memoir from the iconic artist and actor
Orhan Pamuk
The journals of the Nobel Prize-winning author, beautifully illustrated with his own paintings
Werner Herzog
An exceptional memoir by the world-famous, pioneering filmmaker who directed the multi-award-winning Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema- building an opera house in the middle…
Michael Palin
The bestselling first volume of diaries from Monty Python legend and national treasure Michael Palin
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Liam Runnalls
What do you get when you combine birds with word games? Birdle, of course!
Kelly Bishop
A memoir of stardom over six decades from the beloved Tony-Award winning actress
Finally sharing the long-awaited story of her fascinating career, Tony-Award winning actress Kelly Bishop takes us on…
'John' Wayne Parr, Jarrod Boyle
The Fighter is the compelling life story of Australian Muay Thai legend 'John' Wayne Parr - a fighter's odyssey full of twists, turns, world titles, personal challenges and triumphs.
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
An exhilarating, lyrical 'cosmic biography' of the iconic poet, essayist and activist Audre Lorde
Suzanne Joinson
The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things explores the realm of mother-daughter relationships and inherited trauma, in a moving, delicately-woven account of coming to terms with a complicated past.
John Murphy
Exploring over 75 years of Australian welfare policy
Joe Boyd
The definitive study of global music that does for the genre what Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise did for 20th century classical music.
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