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| Author | : Orhan Pamuk |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2012-09-15 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1742538487 |
Download What Our Minds Do When We Read Novels: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? Anyone who has known the pleasure of becoming immersed in a novel will enjoy, and learn from, this perceptive essay by one of the modern masters of the art. In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal essay, from his Charles Eliot Norton lecture series collected as The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections. 'He writes with an effortless authority, and deeply literate sophistications.' Peter Craven, The Age
| Author | : Ita Buttrose |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2013-02-15 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1743481195 |
Download Starting Out: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In her extraordinary career, spanning over fifty years, Ita Buttrose has been involved in every aspect of the media, from newspapers and magazines to television and radio and now, electronic publishing. Starting as a copygirl on The Australian Women's Weekly, by the age of sixteen her journalism career was well underway when she was granted a cadetship on the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs. In Starting Out Ita describes discovering her love of journalism and publishing, how she overcame the challenge of being a woman in the workplace in the fifties and sixties, and the excitement of seeing her first byline in print. Starting Out is an engaging and insightful account of the early days of Ita Buttrose's career, depicting events that have shaped one of Australia's most prominent and distinguished women.
| Author | : Michaela McGuire |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 25 |
| Release | : 2013-09-21 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 1743482604 |
Download A Story of Grief: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When Jill Meagher went missing and was then found murdered in 2012, the city of Melbourne was shaken to the core. Emotional responses ranged from grief to guilt to rage to defensiveness, but no one was left untouched. The media coverage was unrelenting and overwhelming, constantly updating readers and viewers on the latest awful details, and friends and neighbours couldn't help but discuss it. Here acclaimed writer Michaela McGuire eloquently describes how, as the story continued to unfold, it wove itself through the fabric of the city. A Story of Grief is a deeply moving examination of the act of grief and how the death of someone we don't know personally can still consume us. 'Affecting and thought-provoking.' Newcastle Herald
| Author | : Michael Kirby |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2013-11-15 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1743482876 |
Download What Would Gandhi Do? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Regarded as the Father of the Nation in India and globally as the most successful exponent of nonviolent civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi is known as a symbol of wisdom and compassion. Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, himself a tireless advocate for non-discrimination and human rights, here shows the applicability of Gandhi's views on some of the world's most pressing current issues: women's rights, climate change, animal rights and sex and sexuality. Adapted from Kirby's 2013 University of New South Wales Gandhi Oration, What Would Gandhi Do? shows how remarkably useful Gandhi's insights remain when confronting the world's challenges. 'Cut[s] to the heart of the holy man's ideas and also provide[s] some wisdom for a modern audience.' Daily Telegraph
| Author | : Liam Pieper |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 51 |
| Release | : 2015-03-16 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 176014116X |
Download Mistakes Were Made: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Liam Pieper's made some poor life choices, but he's (usually) meant well. He's tried to write important stories, fight racial prejudice and rescue traumatised puppies. And he's ended up with life-threatening infestations, a punch in the face at a Leonard Cohen concert and brief detention by counter-terrorism experts. Taking us from Nimbin to US border security to the star-studded Chateau Marmont in LA, these four essays are compelling, insightful and very funny. Mistakes Were Made is about the gap between our ideals in life – of love, compassion, ambition – and how things actually play out. 'His writing is electric: charged with meaning and energised by surprising comedic turns.' Weekend Australian 'Charming and amusing.' Sunday Age 'The ability to laugh at yourself is arguably the most valuable quality you can cultivate as a writer, and Liam Pieper has it in spades . . . he does hilarious self-deprecation with considerable panache.' Sydney Morning Herald
| Author | : Rhonda Hetzel |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2014-03-26 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1743485204 |
Download The Simple Life: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Rhonda Hetzel feels passionately that living simply leads to a richer, more fulfilling existence. Having made the decision to live frugally, embrace sustainability and opt out of the capitalist consumerist mindset, she set about working out how to achieve her goal, learning traditional skills, reducing her spending and environmental impact and focusing on the simple things that make life worth living: family, friends, and a home-cooked meal. This is the story of her journey and the lessons she has learned along the way. Rhonda relates why she wanted to change her lifestyle, what simple living means to her, and offers guidance to those thinking about taking the same path.
| Author | : Kate Richards |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 45 |
| Release | : 2014-04-30 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1743485271 |
Download Is There No Place for Me?: Making Sense of Madness: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Almost half the Australian population will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime yet it is still difficult to find the right treatment and stay well. Kate Richards is well positioned to ask the hard questions about our mental health system. She experienced episodes of depression and psychosis well into her adult life and is a trained doctor. Kate argues for empowering patients and their families to be active members of treatment teams. She challenges the common belief that patients are responsible – even somehow to blame – for the existence of their illnesses and makes a plea for mental health professionals to reach out across the patient–therapist divide and find a human connection. When mental health patients are heard, respected and understood, sustained healing can begin. Kate's experiences are detailed in the critically acclaimed Madness: A Memoir, winner of the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2014 nonfiction prize. She is now a full-time writer, working part-time in medical research, and has learnt how to live a happy and productive life with a chronic mental illness. 'With swift, bold brushstrokes she plunges us into [these] fractured worlds . . . These powerful vignettes show those suffering mental illness as ordinary people rather than as statistics or ''patients''.' The Saturday Age
| Author | : Orhan Pamuk |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2011-11-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0307745252 |
Download The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and the acclaimed author of My Name is Red—an inspired, thoughtful, and deeply personal book of essays about reading and writing novels. In this fascinating set of essays, based on the talks he delivered at Harvard University as part of the distinguished Norton Lecture series, Pamuk presents a comprehensive and provocative theory of the novel and the experience of reading. Drawing on Friedrich Schiller’s famous distinction between “naïve” writers—those who write spontaneously—and “sentimental” writers—those who are reflective and aware—Pamuk reveals two unique ways of processing and composing the written word. He takes us through his own literary journey and the beloved novels of his youth to describe the singular experience of reading. Unique, nuanced, and passionate, this book will be beloved by readers and writers alike.
| Author | : Daryl Dellora |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2013-10-23 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1743483236 |
Download Utzon and the Sydney Opera House: Penguin Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Jørn Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House so that every element would be in harmony. But its construction, while it began in just that way, ended in complete discord. The visionary state government that commissioned the project was replaced by one that did not appreciate it and stopped funding it. Utzon was forced out. The interiors he planned went unbuilt and rumours were spread about his departure. In this incisive essay, to celebrate the Opera House's fortieth anniversary, Daryl Dellora draws on his own past interview with Utzon to pull those rumours apart. Along with the architect's original intentions, he reveals how misguided was the attempt to thwart one of the modern world's architectural masterpieces.
| Author | : Bob Ellis |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group Australia |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2014-11-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1743485824 |
Download The Ellis Laws Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In these witty, outrageous ten laws, the well-beloved gadfly, sage and wordsmith Bob Ellis investigates dislocation and security, competence and charisma, youth and old age. He explains why bicycles encourage premarital sex, moving house too many times drives humans mad, 'the rising price of a roof ' is the root of all economic evil, and, most ominously, 'power flows to the most boring man in the room'. He alleges, pretty persuasively, that all CEOs – except, perhaps, George Lucas – should be sacked, fined or imprisoned. This is a book to cherish, re-read and pass on to generations less informed of how humans were at the turn of the millennium, and how much they got wrong.
