Dead Giveaway by Janette Brazel
2 February, 2007
Mystery, adventure and puzzle-solving are the main elements of this book.

The Persian Blanket by Tim Chappell and Janine Milek
2 February, 2007
This is the remarkable life story of Janine Milek. Born in Poland, she and her family were sent by the Russians to Siberia, where they were forced to work in labour camps.

Pearlie in the Park by Wendy Harmer
2 February, 2007
Pearlie is a park fairy on a mission. She's a very organised fairy who's just a little bit bossy. When she writes a list of daily chores for the possums, spiders, ducks and frogs who live in the park (just in case they don't know what to do) she leaves the rats off the list - but, of course, rats are naughty fringe-dwellers and nobody in this story cares about them much.

Operation Orders: The Experience of a Young Australian Army Officer 1963-70 by Pat Beale
2 February, 2007
Australian Army experiences in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam in the 1960s sowed both good and bad seeds in the furrow of military professionalism that produced the Army of today.

Spirit of the Digger by Patrick Lindsay
2 February, 2007
In my teenage years, I began a life-long interest in military history.

Prague Pictures by John Banville
2 February, 2007
This is a delightful book, small and compact and full of riches. Clearly, it is the expression of John Banville's long-term love affair with Prague, yet his is not a blind, romantic infatuation.

Postmodern Pooh by Frederick Crews
2 February, 2007
Do not assume that because you enjoyed The Pooh Perplex you will like Postmodern Pooh.

Street Furniture by Matt Howard
2 February, 2007
A new twist on a classic tale: Declan is a 20-something Bankstown boy, living in a flat with his mates Smithy and Jeff.

The Pearl of Tiger Bay by Gabrielle Wang
2 February, 2007
Annie’s family arrive in Tiger Bay to find a sleepy little rundown town with little pride or passion. Blinded by the pride she feels at finally being in her famous great-great-great-grandfather’s home town, Annie sees a beautiful, mystical place that just needs a little shove to shake off its sadness.

The Slapping Man by Andrew O. Lindsay
2 February, 2007
This is one gleeful pastiche of a book into which Lindsay has tipped fables redolent of Angela Carter, Patrick Süskind and Kate Grenville.

Shelf Life by Robert Corbet
2 February, 2007
 Life in a supermarket is not all it seems.

Sexing it Up by Geoffrey Barker
2 February, 2007
The term ‘sexing up’ appears to have entered the vocabulary of politics as a type of ‘spin’ placed by politicians on information and assessments provided by intelligence agencies.

Pacific by Judy Nunn
2 February, 2007
In the publicity flyer for Pacific, author Judy Nunn explains that she likes to write ‘larger-than-life stories about larger-than-life people, caught up in the historical events of their time.

Sex, Drugs and Mum in the Front Row by Evan Kanarakis
2 February, 2007
As one who has spent more than his fair share of time on stage, behind the mixing desk, in the crowd and in the van over the last 15 years, I expected to find lots to like in this book of first-hand tales of the oh-so-glamorous life of the aspiring rock musician.

Our Cosmic Habitat by Martin Rees
2 February, 2007
This book is the written text of a Martin Rees lecture given at the first Scribner Lectures, co-sponsored by Princeton University and Princeton University Press.

Orphans of the Queen by Ruth Starke
2 February, 2007
Orphans of the Queen opens as a group of English orphans board ship for Australia.

The Secret World of Annette Robinson by Paulette Gittins
2 February, 2007
This story, distinctively Australian in flavour, is about a young girl growing up in Kings Cross in the 1950s.

The Secret Cure by Sue Woolfe
2 February, 2007
Sue Woolfe attracted many fans with her award-winning novel Leaning Towards Infinity.

The Secret Life of a Dyslexic Child by Robert Frank & Kathryn E. Livingston
2 February, 2007
This is a very useful, practical and clearly written book for anyone who has to deal with a dyslexic child, or who is concerned that their child might be dyslexic.

The Once and Future Army by McCarthy, Dayton
2 February, 2007
From the departure of the last British regiment in 1870 until 1945 the story of the Australian Army, and its role in Australian society, is primarily one dominated by the contribution of the citizen soldier. Formations and units throughout this period had limited numbers of full-time (or regular) personnel, although the large wartime armies of 1918 and 1945 possessed most of the characteristics of professional regular armies.

Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly
2 February, 2007
Two years ago Matthew Reilly warned that his next novel would be 'lean, mean and totally out of control'.

Sacked Coach by Stan Alves and Col Davies
2 February, 2007
First, I must declare a conflict of interest by reviewing this book. I am a member of the Melbourne Football Club and have barracked for Melbourne all my football life.

On the Warpath by Robin Gerster & Peter Pierce
2 February, 2007
Robin Gerster is Associate Professor in the School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies at Monash University in Melbourne. Peter Pierce is Professor of Australian Literature at James Cook University in Townsville.

Rockets by Peter Macinnis
2 February, 2007
Any intimate mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer is a potential explosive, and a molecule with one reducing (fuel) end and one oxidizing end, separated by a pair of firmly crossed fingers, is an invitation to disaster. - John Clark, Ignition. 1972

Return of the Exiles by Frank C. Bennett
2 February, 2007
In mid-October 1945, barely two months after the Japanese surrender announcement and the Indonesian proclamation of independence on August 17, the Esperance Bay left Sydney for Jakarta (then Batavia) to repatriate 1416 of the 2856 Indonesians stranded in Australia by the Pacific war.