Hachette Australia imprint: 310 books
Songs of a War Boy
The bestselling biography of Deng Adut - a child soldier, refugee and man of hope
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hope
Deng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever. At six years old, his mother was told she had to give him up to fight. At the age most Australian children are starting...
Secrets Between Friends
The Australian bestseller
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Friendship is a million little moments, but can it survive this one? Three friends embark on a luxury cruise to celebrate their ten-year reunion in this heartfelt story of how long-held secrets can catch up with even the best of friends
Life was about living, experiencing and emotions. The...
Harry M Miller
Confessions of a Not-So-Secret Agent
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
As a young man, Harry M Miller set out to become one of the world?s youngest showbiz impresarios. He left NZ for Australia in the late sixties and set about making his mark. He went on to become one of the Australian media and entertainment industry's most influential men and over forty years later...
by Jean-Paul Bell
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
You see, I'm not really a doctor. Not a medical doctor, that is. I'm something a bit more unusual. I reckon I have the best job in the whole world - I'm a clown doctor.' Jean-Paul Bell Imagine being a child in hospital, away from the home and feeling sad, frightened, lonely or in pain. This is where...
by Frank Walker
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
'thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account' - The Sun Herald
An eye-opening account of Australian combat history, untold . . . until now.
In 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 men were thrown together at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It was so slapdash a group it didn't even have an officer...
Mutiny on the Bounty
A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before.
Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit...
by Peter FitzSimons
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
`an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' Michael McKernan, Sydney Morning Herald
The bestselling, acclaimed, authoritative account of one of the most famous battles in Australian military history ? now established as a classic.
For Australians, Kokoda...
Marching with the Devil
Legends, Glory and Lies in the French Foreign Legion
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
`Since its creation in 1831, the French Foreign Legion has become the stuff of myth, fiction and dreams... Anyone thinking of joining up would be well advised to read this book first? - The Sun Herald
A real-life boy's own adventure, Marching With The Devil is an account of David Mason's five...
Hamilton Hume
Our Greatest Explorer - the critically acclaimed bestselling biography
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
'You almost feel you are taking that trek with the party as Robert Macklin cites the obstacles - torrential river crossings, dense bush, the Snowy Mountains and more. Macklin covers Hume's public and private life, emphasising his affinity with the country and rapport with the Indigenous people, as...
Castaway
The extraordinary survival story of Narcisse Pelletier, a young French cabin boy shipwrecked on Cape York in 1858
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
In 1858, 14-year-old Narcisse Pelletier sailed from Marseilles in the French trader Saint-Paul. With a cargo of Bordeaux wine, they stopped in Bombay, then Hong Kong, and from there they set sail with more than 300 Chinese prospectors bound for the goldfields of Ballarat and Bendigo. Around the eastern...
The Voices of War
Australians Tell Their Stories From World War I to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Drawn from engagements ranging from World War I through to operations in East Timor and Iraq, these stories are taken from the Australians at War Film Archive, a collection of the memories of more than 2000 Australians who have served, both on the front line and at home. Some are unbelievably, unbearably...
City of Evil
The shocking real story of Adelaide's strange and violent underbelly - As seen on TV
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
NOW A MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES
They call Adelaide the city of churches. What they forget is that every church has a graveyard - and every graveyard is full of skeletons.
Adelaide, an elegantly designed, civilised city, where the inhabitants are known for their love of the arts, good food...
My Outback Life
The sequel to the bestselling memoir A Sunburnt Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Having grown up on the massive Killarney cattle station near Katherine, NT, Toni Tapp Coutts was well prepared when her husband, Shaun, took a job at McArthur River Station in the Gulf Country, 600 kilometres away near the Queensland border.
Toni became cook, counsellor, housekeeper and nurse...
The Vietnam Years
From the Jungle to the Australian Suburbs
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
The Vietnam War was the longest and most divisive war in our history. Almost 60,000 Australians served and more than 500 were killed. At home, thousands protested against the war and conscription and hundreds were sent to jail. THE VIETNAM YEARS is the story of both sides of that war, from the vicious...