Hardie Grant Books: 294 books

My Grandmas kitchen is the best place to be Were ever so busy, Grandma and me We have all sorts of gadgets that go whizz and whir. And theres always a bowl Grandma needs me to stir Join Lulu and Grandma in the kitchen, where Lulu helps make all kinds of delicious things, like crepes with lemon and sugar,...

Part history, part critique, all commentary, this book shares what it is about football that makes it so irresistible.In his distinctive voice and fired with his unique passion, The World (game) According to Les Murray tells the story of the truly global game of football: where it sprang from,...

A History of Football in Australia, written by Roy Hay and Bill Murray, is the fascinating story of the fastest growing sport in Australia and the ties it has to our culture and identity. In coming years football will continue to excite sports fans throughout Australia. The Socceroos will contest...

An explosion of colour, flavour, and texture Moorish celebrates what Middle Eastern cooking does best. Following on from their best-selling Arabesque, Greg and Lucy Malouf have compiled this collection of innovative recipes combining traditions of the Middle Eastern kitchen with fresh,contemporary flavours...

Newly recovered from a quarter-life meltdown, Clara Bensen decided to test her comeback by signing up for an online dating account. She never expected to meet Jeff, a wildly energetic university professor with a reputation for bucking convention. They barely know each other’s last names when they...

Following on from bestsellers Food Safari and Italian Food Safari, French Food Safari is the muchawaited next feast in the beautiful SBS Food Safari series a celebration of the incredible breadth and diversity of French food traditions. For the first time, the Food Safari team travels abroad, capturing...

In April 1994 in a remote NSW town, Donna Carson was bashed, doused in petrol and set alight by her de facto partner. She suffered horrific burns to 65%of her body and spent the next six months in hospital lapsing in and out of consciousness.Throughout, what kept her alive was the thought of her two...

Bewitched and Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years is a provocative analysis of Australian attitudes towards Julia Gillard, the nations first female Prime Minister.Featuring a selection of Australias most influential, entertaining and controversial female voices examining the countrys reaction to...

Follow Nick Brodie’s journey to discover the history of his kinfolk and their arrival in Australia. KIN provides a unique insight into Australia’s colonial story: colonies grow and wars are fought as Nick traces his family across land and sea, in their everyday occupations and through their hardships...

The execution of self-styled gangster Alphonse Gangitano in January 1998

On the sleepy and beautiful Ionian island of Paxos, the local people still follow the old ways. They cook from ancient recipes: simple dishes, handed down the generations until they are instinctive - in which good ingredients are allowed to speak for themselves. The food on this little island is special,...

Do you know your porters from your pales and your stouts from your saisons? Are you a home-brewing legend or a draught devotee? Or do you think dubbels and tripels are just spelling mistakes? Regardless of how much you know about beer or what you like to drink, 150 Great Australian Beers is sure to...

Melbournites everywhere are taking to their bikes: from commuters, fed up with the public transport squeeze, to families, tourists, hipsters and urbanites. The Casual Cyclists Guide to Melbourne brings a fresh and entertaining perspective to this much-loved mode of transport. Discover the quirky history...

In The Yellow Elephant, two-time Australian Memory Champion Tansel Ali shows you how he turned his very ordinary memory into a champion one and memorised the Yellow Pages phone book along the way. Ali’s easy-to-follow steps explain how the brain remembers and how you can take advantage of this. Practical...