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List view record 1: Bloodstain : the vanishing of Peter FalconioList view anchor tag for record 1: Bloodstain : the vanishing of Peter Falconio
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Bloodstain : the vanishing of Peter Falconio

Shears, Richard, 1944-2005
On a cold July night in 2001 a panic-stricken woman dashed out of the desert scrub, bringing to a halt a huge outback road train. The story that Joanne Lees told, of her abduction and boyfriend's apparent murder, has held the world's attention ever since. Award winning journalist, Richard Shears,...
List view record 2: How the world thinks : a global history of philosophyList view anchor tag for record 2: How the world thinks : a global history of philosophy
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How the world thinks : a global history of philosophy

Baggini, Julian2019
One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or less the same time. These early philosophies have had a profound impact on the development of distinctive cultures in different parts of the ...
List view record 3: The Tao of Pooh ; and The Te of Piglet : the principles of Taoism demonstrated by Winnie-the-Pooh and PigletList view anchor tag for record 3: The Tao of Pooh ; and The Te of Piglet : the principles of Taoism demonstrated by Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet
List view record 4: Think again : the power of knowing what you don't knowList view anchor tag for record 4: Think again : the power of knowing what you don't know
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Think again : the power of knowing what you don't know

Grant, Adam M.2021
Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more, the ability to rethink and unlearn. In recent months, the pandemic has forced us all to re-evaluate our assumptions about health and saf...
List view record 5: Now I am known : how a street kid turned foster dad found acceptance and true worthList view anchor tag for record 5: Now I am known : how a street kid turned foster dad found acceptance and true worth
List view record 6: Be useful : seven tools for lifeList view anchor tag for record 6: Be useful : seven tools for life
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Be useful : seven tools for life

Schwarzenegger, Arnold2023
The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident. Arnold's stratospheric s...
List view record 7: Conspiracy : legends : murders, lies and cover-upsList view anchor tag for record 7: Conspiracy : legends : murders, lies and cover-ups
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Conspiracy : legends : murders, lies and cover-ups

Gardner, David, 1960-2023
In Conspiracy: Legends, David Gardner delves into the world of celebrity to investigate legendary stories that continue to fascinate and intrigue to this day. If people famously remember where they were when JFK was assassinated, many also recall where they were and what they were doing when Elvi...
List view record 8: Right story, wrong storyList view anchor tag for record 8: Right story, wrong story
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Right story, wrong story

Yunkaporta, Tyson2023
Tyson Yunkaporta's Sand Talk, cast an Indigenous lens on contemporary society. It was, said Melissa Lucashenko, 'an extraordinary invitation into the world of the Dreaming'. Right Story, Wrong Story extends Yunkaporta's explorations of how we can learn from Indigenous thinking. Along the way, he ...
List view record 9: The 7 deadly sins of sport : sport's greatest sinnersList view anchor tag for record 9: The 7 deadly sins of sport : sport's greatest sinners
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The 7 deadly sins of sport : sport's greatest sinners

O'Reily, Titus2024
Name a major global sports icon, and there will be a sin or two, maybe more. Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Pelé, Babe Ruth - they all committed their fair share of sins. And we are not talking low level sins like coveting your neighbour's servant, or his ox or donkey, as appealing as...
List view record 10: Accidental : the greatest (unintentional) science breakthroughs and how they changed the worldList view anchor tag for record 10: Accidental : the greatest (unintentional) science breakthroughs and how they changed the world
List view record 11: Around the world in 80 games : a mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest gamesList view anchor tag for record 11: Around the world in 80 games : a mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest games
List view record 12: The art of longevity : your practical guide to total mind and body wellnessList view anchor tag for record 12: The art of longevity : your practical guide to total mind and body wellness
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The art of longevity : your practical guide to total mind and body wellness

Perez, Rodrigo2024
There is often a disconnect between the raw spirit of our younger selves - when energy and enthusiasm were inexhaustible and our bodies rarely let us down - and the limitations and demands we increasingly face over time. Our vitality can fade as we stress over career, family, financial security a...
List view record 13: Australian gospel : a family sagaList view anchor tag for record 13: 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...
List view record 14: The autist's guide to the galaxy : navigating the world of 'normal people'List view anchor tag for record 14: The autist's guide to the galaxy : navigating the world of 'normal people'
List view record 15: Bina : First Nations languages, old and newList view anchor tag for record 15: Bina : First Nations languages, old and new
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Bina : First Nations languages, old and new

Tudor-Smith, Gari2024
Australia's language diversity is truly breathtaking. This continent lays claim to the world's longest continuous collection of cultures, including over 440 unique languages and many more dialects. While European settlement has had consequences for the vitality of these languages, there has also ...
List view record 16: Black convicts : how slavery shaped AustraliaList view anchor tag for record 16: Black convicts : how slavery shaped Australia
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Black convicts : how slavery shaped Australia

Chingaipe, Santilla2024
On the First Fleet of 1788, at least 15 convicts were of African descent. By 1840 that number had risen to almost 500. Among them them were David Stuurman, a revered South African chief transported for anti-colonial insurrection; John Caesar, who became Australia's first bushranger; Billy Blue, t...
List view record 17: Black Saturday : an unfiltered account of the October 7th attack on Israel and the war in GazaList view anchor tag for record 17: Black Saturday : an unfiltered account of the October 7th attack on Israel and the war in Gaza
List view record 18: The chairman's lounge : the inside story of how Qantas sold us outList view anchor tag for record 18: The chairman's lounge : the inside story of how Qantas sold us out
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The chairman's lounge : the inside story of how Qantas sold us out

Aston, Joe (Media relations)2024
Before COVID, both Qantas and its CEO Alan Joyce were flying high, the darlings of customers, staff and investors. After COVID hit, only money mattered - in particular, the company's share price and extraordinary executive bonuses. Illegally redundant workers, unethical flight credits, abysmal cu...
List view record 19: Charles Todd's magnificent obsession : the epic race to connect Australia to the worldList view anchor tag for record 19: Charles Todd's magnificent obsession : the epic race to connect Australia to the world
List view record 20: The Chaser Annual 2024List view anchor tag for record 20: The Chaser Annual 2024
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The Chaser Annual 2024

The Chaser2024
Each year, The Chaser and The Shovel combine forces to generate an end-of-year Annual, compiling together in one volume all the best satirical news from the year, as well as fresh original content, that makes it the perfect gift for anyone you can't think of a better gift for.
List view record 21: The ChatGPT revolution : get curious, get productive and get creative with AIList view anchor tag for record 21: The ChatGPT revolution : get curious, get productive and get creative with AI
List view record 22: Clown world : four years inside Andrew Tate's manosphereList view anchor tag for record 22: Clown world : four years inside Andrew Tate's manosphere
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Clown world : four years inside Andrew Tate's manosphere

Tahsin, Jamie2024
In 2022, Andrew Tate went from a little-known kickboxer and failed reality TV star to a lifestyle icon for legions of men and boys, and a figure that would define a new era of misogyny. Tate started the year as a fringe internet celebrity, but by August he was the most googled man in the world. I...
List view record 23: The coming wave : AI, power and our futureList view anchor tag for record 23: The coming wave : AI, power and our future
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The coming wave : AI, power and our future

Suleyman, Mustafa2024
A stark and urgent warning on the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologies poses to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance-from a cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your lif...
List view record 24: Conflict : the evolution of warfare from 1945 to GazaList view anchor tag for record 24: Conflict : the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Gaza
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Conflict : the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Gaza

Petraeus, David Howell2024
Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past, and anticipate in the future, in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world.
List view record 25: Crooks : the stories behind the headlinesList view anchor tag for record 25: Crooks : the stories behind the headlines
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Crooks : the stories behind the headlines

Williams, Paul, 1964-2024
For almost forty years, Paul Williams has chronicled the life and crimes of some of Ireland's most notorious godfathers, killers and thieves. In Crooks he brings his readers for a ride-along, taking us behind the scenes of his most notorious scoops, describing the run-ins he's had with unsavoury,...
List view record 26: The Dead Sea : a 10,000-year historyList view anchor tag for record 26: The Dead Sea : a 10,000-year history
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The Dead Sea : a 10,000-year history

Arielli, Nir, 1975-2024
The Dead Sea is a place of many contradictions. Hot springs around the lake are famed for their healing properties, though its own waters are deadly to most lifeforms, even so, civilizations have built ancient cities and hilltop fortresses around its shores for centuries. The protagonists in its ...
List view record 27: Every contact leaves a trace : my life as a crime scene investigatorList view anchor tag for record 27: Every contact leaves a trace : my life as a crime scene investigator
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Every contact leaves a trace : my life as a crime scene investigator

Ward, Jo (Forensics specialist)2024
For most people, dead bodies are horrifying. They are the physical representation of everything we're afraid of, our own mortality, the unknown, the inevitability and lack of dignity of the end. But for Jo Ward, a dead body is absolutely fascinating. For Jo, a normal day's work involves getting u...
List view record 28: Filterworld : how algorithms flattened cultureList view anchor tag for record 28: Filterworld : how algorithms flattened culture
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Filterworld : how algorithms flattened culture

Chayka, Kyle2024
The early promise of a free Internet is long gone. Now, rather than allowing us a meaningful relationship with a range of content of our choosing, algorithms have not only removed genuine choice but de-texturized the world around us: smoothed its edges, planed down friction, and flattened differe...
List view record 29: Finding baby Holly : lost to a cult, surviving my parents' murders, and saved by prayerList view anchor tag for record 29: Finding baby Holly : lost to a cult, surviving my parents' murders, and saved by prayer
List view record 30: Forged in war : a military history of Russia from its beginnings to todayList view anchor tag for record 30: Forged in war : a military history of Russia from its beginnings to today
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