Magical Tales: Myth, Legend, and Enchantment in Children’s Books Edited by Carolyne Larrington & Diane Purkiss offers an enchanting take on the development of this wildly popular genre.

A faun carrying an umbrella. A hobbit who makes his home in a hole in the ground. An ill-treated schoolboy with a secret and a scar. Fantasy is among the most beloved genres in children’s literature— and its offerings are often just as eagerly anticipated by adults. But how is it that writers like J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman are able to create such remarkable images?

In this richly illustrated collection of essays a team of academic experts trace the magical tales from Norse myth, Arthurian legend and medieval literature which have inspired the finest writers for children, including C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Alan Garner. Drawing on collections of manuscripts and rare books in the Bodleian Library, additional chapters put the spotlight on spell books, grimoires and books that do magic, as well as exploring stunning examples of pop-up books, harlequinades and concertina panoramas from the Opie Collection of Children’s Literature.

Other writers under discussion include children’s authors of the Victorian era, such as George MacDonald, Rudyard Kipling and E. Nesbit, and twentieth-century writers Susan Cooper, Diana Wynne Jones and Philip Pullman.Through wide-ranging analysis these essays show how literature and tales from the Middle Ages and earlier still have been reinterpreted for each generation and continue to have a profound impact on writers of fantasy books for children today.

Magical Tales traces the origin of the genre back through Norse mythology, Arthurian legend, and medieval literature. Drawing on manuscripts and rare books in the renowned collection of the Bodleian Library, the essays turn the spotlight on spell books; grimoires, or magical textbooks; and books of legend and myth whose themes writers like J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis incorporated into their work, inspiring generations of writers that extend to the present day. In serving as a source of inspiration for later literary works, the contributors show, myths and legends have themselves been altered in interesting ways.

About the Editors

Carolyne Larrington is a Supernumerary Fellow and Tutor in Medieval English at St John’s College, Oxford. Diane Purkiss is Fellow and Tutor in English at Keble College, Oxford.

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The Heiresses by Allison Rushby is a thrillingly addictive saga of love, betrayal, money and intrigue with a cast of characters that captivate from page one

Seventeen-year-olds Thalia, Erato and Clio are summoned to glittering 1926 London by Hestia, an aunt they never knew they had. They are shocked to discover they were separated at birth and are in fact triplets and the rightful heiresses to their deceased mother’s fortune. All they need to do is find a way to claim the inheritance from their greedy half brother, Charles.

The sisters move to Hestia’s house in Belgrave Square to begin their new lives. But amid the confusion of new romances and money, they each struggle to find their way. Thalia knows she can never return home to her dark past; Erato’s dreams threaten to slip from her grasp; and Clio must save the only mother she has ever known.

As the battle for their shared fortune grows more complex, the girls realize that they can’t trust anyone – least of all each other.

About the Author

Having failed at becoming a ballerina with pierced ears (her childhood dream), Allison Rushby instead began a writing career as a journalism student at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Within a few months she slunk sideways into studying Russian, began writing her first novel and, most importantly, joined the Chocolate Appreciation Society. Over the past ten years, she has published five books for young adult readers and five for adult readers in the women’s fiction genre. She is originally from Brisbane, Australia, but spent 2011 and most of 2012 living in Cambridge, UK, where she mainly spent her days whinging constantly about the weather.

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The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable by James Owen Weatherall  is a tale of science and profit which has relevance to all

After the economic meltdown of 2008, Warren Buffett famously warned, ‘Beware of geeks bearing formulas.’ But as James Weatherall demonstrates, not all geeks are created equal. Taking us from fin-de-siecle Paris to Rat Pack-era Las Vegas, from wartime government labs to Yippie communes on the Pacific coast, Weatherall shows how a special breed of physicists successfully brought their science to bear on some of the thorniest problems in economics. While the crisis was partly a failure of mathematical modelling, it was even more, a failure of some financial institutions to think like physicists. Models – whether in science or finance – have limitations; they break down under certain conditions. And in 2008, sophisticated models fell into the hands of people who didn’t understand their purpose, and didn’t care. It was a catastrophic misuse of science.

The solution, however, is not to give up on models; it’s to make them better. Weatherall reveals the people and ideas on the cusp of a new era in finance. We see a geophysicist predict a massive stock-market crash by using a model designed for earthquakes. We learn about a physicist-run hedge fund that earned 2478.6 per cent over the course of the 1990s. And we discover how an obscure idea from quantum theory might soon be used to create a far more accurate consumer price index. Both persuasive and accessible, The Physics of Wall Street will change how we think about our economic future.

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Gurrumul: His Life and Music by Robert Hillman is about the musician who won fans during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee when with others led by Gary Barlow he sang The Commonwealth Song

From concert halls to recording studios and into Aboriginal heartlands, this is the story of Australia′s Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. This unique Indigenous man is one of the most inspiring music stories of our generation. Part road trip, part biography, Robert Hillman′s account of Gurrumul′s life and music offers rare insights into the sources of his inspiration. The book includes interviews with family and friends, song lyrics and exclusive photographs. His story is one of a great talent revealed and of an astonishing musical gift that has left audiences all over the world spellbound.

The book includes an exclusive CD of remixed songs from his bestselling albums ′Gurrumul′ and ′Rrakala′ featuring rare remixes of the songs ′Bäpa′ and ′Gurrumul History (I was Born Blind)′ and ′Warwu′.

Watch SING: The Commonwealth Song with Gurrumul and others…

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The Lost Library by A. M. Dean is difficult to put down, a new take on the loss of the famous library at Alexandria and its priceless intellectual treasures

HE WAS THE KEEPER – Arno Holmstrand is about to die, his life cut short by an organization intent on laying claim to the secrets he has spent a lifetime guarding: the location of the lost Library of Alexandria, and the vast knowledge it has hidden for centuries.

SHE WILL INHERIT HIS LEGACY – Emily Wess is about to have her life change beyond all recognition. One minute she is a professor of history, the next she is on a journey to the far corners of the world, deciphering strange clues left by her mentor, Arno Holmstrand. She is being tested, but for what?

THEY WILL KILL FOR CONTROL – They are the Council and crave power and position. Their corruption spreads from the highest levels of government to the assassins they employ to commit their crimes. They will kill for the ancient knowledge contained in the Library. And Emily Wess has exactly what they want.

About the Author

A.M. Dean is the literary pseudonym of a leading academic authority on ancient cultures and the history of religious belief, whose expertise in late antiquity has earned him posts at some of the world’s most prestigious universities. An abiding interest in the human tendency toward conspiracies, together with a commanding grasp of the genuinely mysterious context of real history, inspire the breadth and focus of his creative works. The Lost Library is his first novel.

Take the Journey

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Winter of the World by Ken Follet is the second book in a trilogy whose characters from Germany, Britain, The USA and Soviet Union are linked by events leading to WWII and its aftermath.

Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil steps her mother’s formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism. He also encounters a group of Germans resolved to oppose Hitler – but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? Such people are closely watched by Volodya, a Russian with a bright future in Red Army Intelligence.

The international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from Cable Street in London’s East End to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, from Spain to Stalingrad, from Dresden to Hiroshima. At Cambridge Lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling American socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despise. But Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert – amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the British Union of Fascists.

Back in Berlin, Carla worships golden boy Werner from afar. But nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human race.

Debuted at #1 on The New York Times’ hardcover and e-book fiction bestseller lists.

About the Author

Ken Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote Eye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. After writing several more successful thrillers he surprised everyone with The Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world. the long-awaited sequel, World Without End, was a number one bestseller in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and France. Fall of Giants, the first bestselling book in the Century trilogy is followed by this, Winter of the World.

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 The French Promise by Fiona McIntosh is an exhilarating story of courage, passion and peril from a phenomenal Australian storyteller.

At the end of the Second World War, Luc and Lisette Ravens have somehow survived their time as a French resistance fighter and a British spy.  Haunted by the horrors they have seen, instead of going home to Provence, they cast their fate to the winds and set sail for Australia, hoping to rebuild their lives planting lavender fields in a land that’s full of promise. But the past cannot be evaded so simply.  When a Swiss law student learns a confronting truth that connects his family with the Ravens on the other side of the world, he finds himself holding the key to his own future, and to Luc’s troubled past.

Luc must return to France to fulfillthe promises by which he has been bound – to his beloved Lisette, to his family, and to the one man responsible for ripping so much from his life.  Luc must lay to rest the ghosts of years gone by so that they all might live and love again. This story ranges from the southern English coast to the rugged farmland of northern Tasmania and the vibrant streets of postwar Paris.

About the Author

Fiona McIntosh was born in England, spent her early childhood in West Africa and has lived in Australia for the past three decades. She worked for many years in the travel industry but after her shift to full-time writing she roams the world researching and drawing inspiration for her novels. Adelaide is her home base, which she shares with her husband and twin sons, but Fiona does most of her writing from the peace of southern Tasmania. To date she has written twenty-six novels, including seven novels for children.

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The Modern Woman’s Guide to Domestic Bliss: Household Hints and Tips by Kirsten Matthew is an essential reference book for every household and the ideal gift for soon-to-be and current homemakers.

It is filled with ideas, shortcuts and good advice on all sorts of things. From it you will learn how to cook the perfect steak, bath a screaming baby, get sweat stains out of a T-shirt, organise the junk drawer, and singlehandedly strip and re-polish your living room floorboards. And that’s only the beginning.

The guide is structured for easy reference, with the following sections:

• Organisation: Planning ahead, getting rid of clutter, creating a productive home
• Housework: Cleaning, home laundry, clothes care with fabrics guide, care of furniture and valuables, stain removal guide, ideas for streamlining everyday tasks
• Food and drink: Cooking and serving shortcuts, basic kitchen inventory, useful recipes
• Gardening: Planning and managing a garden, easy-to-care-for plants, flower arranging, houseplants
• DIY repairs and maintenance: Painting and decorating, choosing the right tools for the job, measuring and buying
• Crafts: How to knit, sew, embroider, crochet and more
• Child care: Feeding babies and toddlers, day-to-day care
• Pets: Choosing and caring for pets, training
• Health and safety: Basic first aid, action for emergencies, home security

• Law and Finance: Money saving tips, advice on legal situations, consumer rights

About the Author
Kirsten Matthew is an award-winning journalist who has been published in Metro, North & South, The Listener, Next, Urbis, Cuisine and the Sunday Star Times. From 2002 to 2011 she lived in New York City where she wrote for The New York Times, New York Post, nymag.com, Marie Claire, Page Six Magazine and Time Out New York. She’s worked as an editor at the New York Post, InStyle.com, Country Living and myhomeideas.com. In 2006 she wrote Crossing the Line, the biography of Marc Ellis.

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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and its wonderful philosophies and passionate passages never fail to revive or raise a spirit of optimism.

First published in the 1920s, The Prophet, Gibran’s hugely popular guide to living, has sold millions of copies worldwide and is the most famous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century.
Gibran’s Prophet speaks of many things central to daily life: love, marriage, death, beauty, passion, eating, work and play. The spiritual message he imparts, of finding divinity through love, blends eastern mysticism, religious faith and philosophy with simple advice.

The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age movement, yet it still continues to inspire people around the world today. This edition is illustrated with Gibran’s famous visionary paintings.

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Toscano’s Family Table by Joanne Toscano shares expert tips and tricks about preparing fresh produce, as well as recipes from her famous food-loving family.

Australians are fortunate enough to have easy access to an abundance of fabulous fresh fruit and vegetables, but as a nation we weren’t always so lucky—or adventurous—when it came to the variety on offer.

Opened by Italian immigrants who came to Australia in search of a better life, Toscano’s greengrocers has been a Melbourne institution since the 1950s. The family has witnessed the ways in which the tastes and cooking styles of Australians have evolved over the years—thanks largely to the multicultural influence of immigrants like themselves.

Joanna also gives readers a delightful history of her family, from her grandparents’ poverty-stricken childhoods back in Italy, to the time they emigrated and established their iconic fruit and vegetable shop in Kew, Melbourne, right up to the present day. Toscano’s includes a series of fascinating individual histories of the fruits and vegetables sold in their shop, explaining the different varieties and explaining how they came to be embraced—sometimes reluctantly—by the Australian people.

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Joanne Toscano is the granddaughter of Pasquale Toscano, who, in 1950, opened the iconic fruit shop bearing his family name, and one that would become a Melbourne institution. Along with the original in Kew, Toscano’s now has stores in Toorak and Richmond. Embracing her Italian roots, Joanne enjoys life’s simple pleasures—cooking, eating, being with her family, and the occasional glass of pinot grigio.

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