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September 2005, no. 274
Welcome to the September 2005 issue of
Australian Book Review
!
ONLINE ONLY
Full Contents
Memoir
Making a Difference: Reflections on life, leadership and politics
by Peter Beattie (with Angelo Loukakis)
by
John Wanna
Society
Traumascapes: The power and fate of places transformed by tragedy
by Maria Tumarkin
by
Stephen Muecke
Fiction
Road Story
by Julienne van Loon
&
Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living
by Carrie Tiffany
by
Michelle Griffin
Commentary
Hostages to Fortune: Parents and Children
by
Lisa Gorton
Politics
Beyond Right and Left: New politics and the culture wars
by David McKnight
by
Guy Rundle
Biography
East of Time
by Jacob G. Rosenberg
by
Peter Steele
Memoir
In My Skin: A memoir
by Kate Holden
by
Rachel Buchanan
Memoir
David McCooey reviews 'Hoi Polloi' by Craig Sherborne
by
David McCooey
Psychology
Blush: Faces of shame
by Elspeth Probyn
by
Tamas Pataki
Memoir
Sing, and Don't Cry: A Mexican journal
by Cate Kennedy
by
Kate McFadyen
Poem
‘Equation’ a poem by Anthony Lawrence
by
Anthony Lawrence
Poem
‘West of Al Shualla’ a poem by J.S. Harry
by
J.S. Harry
Diaries
Diary | ‘My beautiful pork-pie hat’ by Angus Trumble
by
Angus Trumble
Literary Studies
Griffith Review 8
edited by Julianne Schultz
&
Heat 9
edited by Ivor Indyk
by
Michael Williams
Memoir
The Accidental Developer: The fascinating rise to the top of Mirvac founder Henry Pollack
by Henry Pollack
by
Morry Schwartz
Fiction
Ghost Tide
by Yo Yo, translated by Ben Carrdus
by
Nicholas Jose
Politics
The Presidents: The transformation of the presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush
by Stephen Graubard
by
Peter Haig
Politics
Australia: Nation, belonging, and globalisation
by Anthony Moran
by
Tim Rowse
Fiction
The Visitor
by Jane R. Goodall
&
Rubdown
by Leigh Redhead
by
Tony Smith
Literary Studies
Australian Literary Studies
edited by Leigh Dale
&
Meanjin
edited by Ian Britain
by
James Ley
Poetry
Broken/Open
by Jill Jones
by
Gig Ryan
Biography
Robert Louis Stevenson: A biography
by Claire Harman
by
Graham Tulloch
Fiction
A Hand in the Bush
by Jane Clifton
&
Death by Water
by Kerry Greenwood
by
Jake Wilson
Memoir
The Smallest Giant: An actor's life
by Michael Craig
by
John Golder
Australian History
Yesterday's Tomorrows: The Powerhouse Museum and its precursors 1880-2005
edited by Graeme Davison and Kimberley Webber
by
John McPhee
Biography
Margaret Michaelis: Love, loss and photography
by Helen Ennis
by
Evelyn Juers
Advances
Advances - September 2005
by
Australian Book Review
Fiction
Black Diamonds and Dust
by Greg Bogaerts
&
Sandstone
by Stephen Lacey
by
Allan Gardiner
Society
Motherhood: How should we care for our children?
by Anne Manne
by
Cathy Sherry
Fiction
The Tao of Shepherding
by John Donnelly
&
The Lost Tribe
by Jane Downing
by
Cheryl Taylor
Australian History
Jack Lang and the Great Depression
by Frank Cain
by
Chris McConville
History
The Indonesian Presidency: The shift from personal toward constitutional rule
by Angus McIntyre
by
Damien Kingsbury
Environment
Carnivorous Nights: On the trail of the Tasmanian tiger
by Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson
by
Danielle Wood
Biography
The Literary Larrikin: A critical biography of T.A.G. Hungerford
by Michael Crouch
by
David Hutchison
Non-fiction
The Question of Zion
by Jacqueline Rose
by
Dennis Altman
Poetry
Tremors: New and selected poems
by Andrew Sant
by
Paul Hetherington
Politics
Following Them Home: The fate of the returned asylum seekers
by David Corlett
by
Peter Mares
Film
Aussiewood
by Michaela Boland and Michael Bodey
&
Trade Secrets
by Terence Crawford
by
Richard Johnstone
Fiction
The Grave at Thu Le
by Catherine Cole
by
Thuy On
Letters
Letters - September 2005
by
Australian Book Review
Nature Writing
A Field Guide to Australian Fungus
by Bruce Fuhrer
by
Tom May
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