The Book Company: New Products - Cultural Heritage

The Secret Life of France

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:01:23 +0000

At the age of eighteen Lucy Wadham ran away from English boys and into the arms of a Frenchman. Twenty-five years later, having married in a French Catholic Church, put her children through the French educational system and divorced in a French court of law, Wadham is perfectly placed to explore t..

Price: $22.95

The Powerbroker (Mark Leibler: An Australian Jewish Life)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:47:48 +0000

From the ashes of the darkest event in human history, Australian Jews built a thriving community, one with proportionally more Holocaust survivors than anywhere else in the world bar Israel. Mark Leibler grew up in this community, and in time became a leader of it. This book shows how Leibler rose..

Price: $39.95

Unrequited Love (Diary of an Accidental Activist)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:45:53 +0000

A personal journey through activism, identity, and the ever-evolving relationship between Australia and America. Dennis Altman's memoir offers a unique perspective on a life lived at the intersection of personal experiences and major social and political shifts.

From the early d..

Price: $29.95

Tell Me I'm Okay (A Doctor's Story)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:43:58 +0000

Throughout my years of practice, people have often asked me why I decided to specialise in sexual health. The question is not surprising given that sexual health doctors are not held in the same regard as those who work in other medical specialties … We sexual health physicians don’t grow rich, bu..

Price: $29.95

A Naga Odyssey (Visier's Long Way Home)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:42:42 +0000

Visier Meyasetsu Sanyü, his family and fellow villagers of Khonoma, fled for their lives to the jungles of Nagaland in 1956. All survived privations and starvation for over two years. Visier emerged from the jungle aged eight and into a turbulent world altered by Western influence, civil war and c..

Price: $29.95

Brown. Female. Doctor. (A Memoir)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:36:09 +0000

Dr SA. If you saw my initials you would not know what they represent except that I am a doctor.

My first name is Sarah. So now you know that I am a female doctor.

What if I told you that my last name was Arachchi? Would you ask me how me to pronounce it, and later w..

Price: $34.99

Dare Me! (The Life and Work of Gerald Glaskin)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:25:30 +0000

Uncover the life of a neglected Australian literary pioneer. Gerald Glaskin (1923–2000) fearlessly challenged social norms through his writing, exploring taboo subjects and experimenting with literary forms. This biography delves into Glaskin's journey, from his early life in Pert..
Price: $34.95

Anzac Memories (Living with the Legend - New Edition)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:24:36 +0000

Anzac Memories was first published to acclaim in 1994, and has achieved international renown for its pioneering contribution to the study of war memory and mythology. Michael McKernan wrote that the book gave ‘as good a picture of the impact of the Great War on individuals and Australia as we are ..
Price: $34.95

A Committee of One (How Faith + Action = A PurposeFULL Life)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:14:58 +0000

A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = A PurposeFULL Life is an inspirational memoir/self-help book from the Grandmother of Juneteenth that will be a testament to the transformative power of resilience, faith, and love.
In 2016, then-90-year-old Opal Lee began..
Price: $20.00

What Will Survive of Us (Collected Essays)

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:34:13 +0000

Collected essays from beloved New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash, marking the first book about his life as a writer.
Award-winning novelist and poet Ron Rash shares both previously published and new material in this exciting new collection, including a never-before-publish..
Price: $19.95