HOLIDAY READS

Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea

Charlie Donlea’s second thriller is just as tense with big twists. Grace, imprisoned for 10 years in St Lucia for the murder of her boyfriend despite her continued pleas of innocence, enlists the help of old school friend, Sidney. Sidney, now an influential TV producer of true crime stories, has the case reopened and broadcast live across America. The suspense builds and builds – this is a gripping thriller.

Australia Reimagined by Hugh Mackay

Essential reading for anyone who loves Australia and wants to make it a better place for all. Taking an unflinching look at our nation, social researcher Hugh Mackay offers some compelling proposals for a more compassionate and socially cohesive Australia. Despite statistics showing Public education being under-resourced, our lack of trust in major institutions and political leaders, and the fact that we are more socially fragmented, anxious, overweight and depressed, Hugh remains optimistic, and his ideas will be hard to get out of your head.

CSIRO Low-Carb Every Day by Professor Grant Brinkworth and Pennie Taylor

CSIRO low-carb diet is based on the latest nutritional research which has allowed countless Australians to lose weight and transform their health. In this publication, there is an update on the latest science, 80 new quick and easy recipes, all daily allowances for recipes calculated and explained, daily plans and meal builders and 15 new exercises to further improve your fitness, strength and general health.

On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis

Pulitzer Prize Winner, John Lewis Gaddis has for two decades co-taught grand strategy at Yale University, and now, in On Grand Strategy Gaddis reflects with insight and wit on what he has learned. For anyone involved or interested in the art of leadership, On Grand Strategy is in every way a master class. From Herodotus, Thucydides, Sun Tzu, Octavian/Augustus, Machiavelli, Elizabeth I to the American Founding Fathers, Tolstoy, Lincoln, Wilson, Roosevelt and more, Gaddis assesses grand strategic theory.