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List view record 61: American motherList view anchor tag for record 61: American mother
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American mother

McCann, Colum2024
The English language has no specific word for the parent that has lost a child. There exist words for orphan, widow and widower, but there is no word that captures and conveys this tragic type of loss. It has been eleven years since Diane Foley's son, the American journalist James Foley, was kidn...
List view record 62: Among the trolls : my journey through conspiracylandList view anchor tag for record 62: Among the trolls : my journey through conspiracyland
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Among the trolls : my journey through conspiracyland

Spring, Marianna2024
Threats and abuse litter my social media feeds. They infect my everyday life. Sometimes the people behind the messages try to find me in person. This seems to be the price of venturing into the world of conspiracy theories, hate and algorithms. And it turns out, I am far from alone. In 2020, I be...
List view record 63: The ancient art of tea : discover happiness and contentment in a perfect cup of teaList view anchor tag for record 63: The ancient art of tea : discover happiness and contentment in a perfect cup of tea
List view record 64: Ancient philosophy : a beginner's guideList view anchor tag for record 64: Ancient philosophy : a beginner's guide
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Ancient philosophy : a beginner's guide

Prior, William J.2016
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY: ANCIENT, TO C 500. Philosophers didn't always busy themselves with life's big questions. The earliest ancient philosophers were primarily concerned with the world of nature, including phenomena such as earthquakes and eclipses. But one enigmatic Greek named Socrates began to e...
List view record 65: And then you're dead : a scientific exploration of the world's most interesting ways to dieList view anchor tag for record 65: And then you're dead : a scientific exploration of the world's most interesting ways to die
List view record 66: Animal liberation now : the definitive classic renewedList view anchor tag for record 66: Animal liberation now : the definitive classic renewed
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Animal liberation now : the definitive classic renewed

Singer, Peter, 1946-2023
Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism." In Animal Liberation Now, Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's "factory farms" and product-testing procedures, destroying the spurious justifications behi...
List view record 67: Animal lore and legend : the wisdom and wonder of animals revealedList view anchor tag for record 67: Animal lore and legend : the wisdom and wonder of animals revealed
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Animal lore and legend : the wisdom and wonder of animals revealed

Binney, Ruth2017
Gathered together in this fascinating book are the lore and legends of the animal world, alongside the realities of nature. Yet whatever their natural attributes, in folklore animals can do almost anything. They can be our friends and foes - and of course they can talk to each other. They can be ...
List view record 68: Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the American conversationList view anchor tag for record 68: Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the American conversation
List view record 69: The Arabian nightsList view anchor tag for record 69: The Arabian nights
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The Arabian nights

2016
"The Arabian nights" is your magic carpet ride to exotic lands full of wonders and marvels. First collected nearly a thousand years ago, these folktales are presented as stories that crafty Scheherazade tells her husband, King Shahryar, over a thousand-and-one consecutive nights, to pique his int...
List view record 70: The argument hangover : empowering couples to fight smarter and overcome communication pitfallsList view anchor tag for record 70: The argument hangover : empowering couples to fight smarter and overcome communication pitfalls
List view record 71: The arsonist : a mind on fireList view anchor tag for record 71: The arsonist : a mind on fire
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The arsonist : a mind on fire

Hooper, Chloe, 1973-2018
On the scorching February day in 2009 that became known as Black Saturday, a man lit two fires in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. In the Valley, where the rates of crime were the highest in the state, more than thirty people were known to police ...
List view record 72: The art of history : unlocking the past in fiction and nonfictionList view anchor tag for record 72: The art of history : unlocking the past in fiction and nonfiction
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The art of history : unlocking the past in fiction and nonfiction

Bram, Christopher2016
WRITING & EDITING GUIDES. One has to look no further than the audiences hungry for the narratives served up by "Downton Abbey" or "Wolf Hall "to know that the lure of the past is as seductive as ever. But incorporating historical events and figures into a shapely narrative is no simple task. The ...
List view record 73: The art of public speakingList view anchor tag for record 73: The art of public speaking
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The art of public speaking

Carnegie, Dale, 1888-19552017
A pioneer in the field of self-help, Dale Carnegie distilled his experiences as a salesman and lecturer in his first guide to successful speech-making, The Art of Public Speaking. Its direct, practical advice for emphasizing ideas for easy comprehension and high impact ranges from finding an appr...
List view record 74: The art of public speaking : the original tool for improving public orationList view anchor tag for record 74: The art of public speaking : the original tool for improving public oration
List view record 75: The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsessionList view anchor tag for record 75: The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession

Finkel, Michael2024
For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years -- in museums and cathedrals all over Europe -- Breitwies...
List view record 76: Artifictional intelligence : against humanity's surrender to computersList view anchor tag for record 76: Artifictional intelligence : against humanity's surrender to computers
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Artifictional intelligence : against humanity's surrender to computers

Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-2018
Startling successes in machine intelligence using 'deep learning' have dramatically raised the stakes in the rise of AI. However, Harry Collins argues that it is still impossible to foresee a time when machines will be sufficiently embedded in society to be independent of human input or when we c...
List view record 77: The artist's way morning pages journal : a companion volume to the artist's wayList view anchor tag for record 77: The artist's way morning pages journal : a companion volume to the artist's way
List view record 78: Asbestos in Australia : from boom to dustList view anchor tag for record 78: Asbestos in Australia : from boom to dust
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Asbestos in Australia : from boom to dust

2019
Asbestos in Australia presents for the first time a multi-dimensional view of Australia's asbestos story featuring contributions from experts in the disciplines of history, journalism, medicine, law and public health. It also includes first-hand accounts of those whose lives have been touched by ...
List view record 79: Assume nothing : a story of intimate violenceList view anchor tag for record 79: Assume nothing : a story of intimate violence
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Assume nothing : a story of intimate violence

Selvaratnam, Tanya2021
When Tanya Selvaratnam met then New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at the Democratic National Convention in July 2016, they seemed like the perfect match. Behind closed doors, however, Schneiderman became controlling, mean, and manipulative. He drank heavily and used sedatives. Sex...
List view record 80: An atlas of extinct countries : the remarkable (and occasionally ridiculous) stories of 48 nations that fell off the mapList view anchor tag for record 80: An atlas of extinct countries : the remarkable (and occasionally ridiculous) stories of 48 nations that fell off the map
List view record 81: Australia 2020 : a collection of stories to tie a bow on this nightmareList view anchor tag for record 81: Australia 2020 : a collection of stories to tie a bow on this nightmare
List view record 82: Australia calling : the ABC Radio Australia storyList view anchor tag for record 82: Australia calling : the ABC Radio Australia story
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Australia calling : the ABC Radio Australia story

Kafcaloudes, Phil2022
ABC Radio Australia has been a constant voice in international broadcasting for more than 80 years. Australia Calling: The ABC Radio Australia Story is an account of Australia's international radio service from its earliest days as an anti-propaganda service in the opening days of WWII. It tracks...
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Australia under surveillance

Moorhouse, Frank, 1938-2014
ASIO has kept a file on Frank Moorhouse since he was 17. Frank has decided it is time to report on ASIO. In 2013 ASIO made new efforts to extend its surveillance powers to internet and mobile phone communication and some other extensions of its powers including the making the issuing of warrants ...
List view record 84: Australian gospel : a family sagaList view anchor tag for record 84: Australian gospel : a family saga
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Australian gospel : a family saga

Blaine, Lech2024
Michael and Mary Shelley are Christian fanatics who loathe their fellow Australians - especially their 'reckless indulgence of alcohol and obsession with idiotic ball sports'. Lenore and Tom Blaine are working-class Queensland publicans raising a large family in a raucous, loving, sports-obsessed...
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Australian public law

Appleby, Gabrielle2019
Australian Public Law provides a foundation for understanding the ideas and principles that underpin Australian public law and develops a concept of public law through analysis of the mechanisms of power and control. Now in its third edition, this text provides a theoretical framework for investi...
List view record 86: The Australian women's weekly fashion : the first 50 yearsList view anchor tag for record 86: The Australian women's weekly fashion : the first 50 years
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The Australian women's weekly fashion : the first 50 years

Thomas, Deborah2014
From the elegant outfits of the 1930s to the Hollywood-inspired evening gowns of the 1950s, from the psychedelic patterns and micro-minis of the 1960s to the bold and bohemian styles of the 1970s, this book charts the evolution of Australian fashion through the pages of Australian icon The Austr...
List view record 87: Australia's China odyssey : from euphoria to fearList view anchor tag for record 87: Australia's China odyssey : from euphoria to fear
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Australia's China odyssey : from euphoria to fear

Curran, James, 1973-2022
Australia's relationship with China is one of the dominant geopolitical stories of our times. The need to understand the tectonic forces of history moving beneath the surface of these critical events has never been more pressing. In Australia's China Odyssey, acclaimed historian James Curran expl...
List view record 88: Australia's most bizarre crimesList view anchor tag for record 88: Australia's most bizarre crimes
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Australia's most bizarre crimes

Coleman, Peter2024
True tales of crimes so bizarre you won't believe them. True tales of crimes so bizarre you might not believe them. The mysterious disappearance of thousands of false teeth, international travel via the postal system, doughnut delivery heists, clowns terrorising a neighbourhood, the theft of a th...
List view record 89: The authority gap : why women are still taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about itList view anchor tag for record 89: The authority gap : why women are still taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about it
List view record 90: Autism equality in the workplace : removing barriers and challenging discriminationList view anchor tag for record 90: Autism equality in the workplace : removing barriers and challenging discrimination
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