Politicians lead strange lives, but nothing is odder than the adventures of an ex-politician. In this wise and funny book John Button tells us what he's been up to since leaving the Senate in 1993. He declares himself psychotic in China and recalls a love affair in Rome. He exchanges letters with the mysterious Hannah Prisk, and visits the fourteenth most profitable restaurant in the United States.
We see him failing to do his Christmas shopping, jogging in New York and losing his money at the Melbourne Cup. Along the way reflects on everything from technological change and political correctness to election campaigns and Australia's relationship with Asia. And he meets the oddest people on aeroplanes.

Rod Nicholson has compiled an array of funny stories from many of the mates of Aussie cricketer Merv Hughes.

Australian horse-breaker and balladist Harry Morant was executed in South Africa in 1902 after service in the Boer War. 'Breaker Morant' shows that Morant's shooting of Boer prisoners was probably the result of a command inciting his patrol to vengeance. Lord Kitchener, who signed Morant's death warrant, was possibly appeasing the German Emperor, since a German missionary also died....but Morant had advised this missionary to defend himself from the dangerous Boers. FM Cutlack knew Harry Breaker Morant personally, having ridden with him in South Australia in 1898-9.

Twelve women, from their 60s to their 90s, talk about their lives, and about being alive today. Each story is different, yet each is a story of hopes and dreams, fears and struggles, and above all, survival

Based on a true story................No place like home. But what if home is unsafe and violent? Fifteen year old Simone is lured by her new boyfriend with promises of a better life in a big city. On the run from a dangerous environment and her drug addicted sister, she arrives in Palmino with stars in her eyes and hope in her heart. Reality check? Okay. But what is reality when her boyfriend turns violent, the other itinerants brand her an intruder, and home becomes a drain or a squat? Simone's story is the story of a society in which no child was going to have to live in poverty: a land of milk and honey, which for some people turns sour and is filled with despair.

This memoir goes behind the scenes into the fascinating world of Australia's first lady of theatre, film and television. From performing in radio soap operas in evening wear to dancing a wild tango in the famous Philip Street revues to subverting the 'old dear' stereotype in 'Mother and Son', Ruth Cracknell has led an acting life that embraces Australian theatre history since World War Two.

Stories from the life of Australian footballer and commentator Lou Richards

A challenging and refreshing insight into how sixteen famous Australians have succeeded. In their own words, these people reveal their attitudes, and the rewards and costs of their various paths to success: Paul Hogan, Lang Hancock, Rosemary Moore, Keith Williams, Bob Ansett, Fred Schepisi, John Leard, Stefan Ackerie, Millie Phillips, Richard Holden, Ralph Sarich, Vera Randall, Steven Rich, John Laws, Prue Acton, John Newcombe

As one of the most successful coaches in world rugby history, Rod MacQueen did it all, coaching the Australian Wallabies to beating the 'unbeatable' Lions, and bringing home the most coveted prize of all - the World Cup. MacQueen reveals how he took the lessons he learned from life and running his own multimillion dollar business and applied them to coaching rugby teams

More sporting anecdotes from Australian cricketer and footballer, Max Walker