Contributions from neuroscientists, climate commentators, psychologists, and science journalists share the billing with pieces from comedians, novelists, and poets in this collection of the best science writing in Australia. Rather than dry or abstract scientific theory, these essays address relevant, engaging, even entertaining topics such as Could the dodo make a comeback? What does science have to say about the sex in Fifty Shades of Grey ? Is giving up meat really the gree...

A whimsically illustrated celebration of life, art, success, kindness, love, and thriving in a meaningless universe, drawn from three iconic graduation speeches from beloved comedian Tim Minchin in a unique blend of Charlie Mackesy meets Kurt Vonnegut.Journey into life’s quirky truths with comedian Tim Minchin in this illustrated nonfiction book, that infuses his renowned comic flare with heartfelt wisdom. Minchin transforms three of his most adored speeches—includ...

Inspired by Tim Minchin's hit song Naughty from Matilda the Musical, comes a funny and heartfelt story about why being little doesn't mean you can't do a lot!If you're stuck in your storyand want to get OUTyou don't have to cry.you don't have to shout.What if Cinderella never made it out the cellar?Or Jack and Jill hadn't gone up that hill?Some stories can have a different...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). A brand new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical, Netflix's film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. This exclusive folio presents 12 songs from the hit movie soundtrack, including "Still Holding My Hand," written exclusively for the film. The official songbook contains selections from the soundtrac...

Grown-ups surely have all the fun as they must eat sweets every day, climb the biggest trees and watch cartoons till their eyes go square.But do they really...?Inspired by Tim Minchin's hit song When I Grow Up from the celebrated stage show, Matilda the Musical, the book takes a humorous yet moving look at adult life from a child's perspective.This hugely exciting picture...

(Vocal Selections). This folio features 15 vocal selections from the TONY AWARD -nominated Broadway musical about a cynical TV weatherman who is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Caught in a time loop, he's forced to relive the same day again and again ... and again. The musical features music and lyrics by Tim Minchin ( Matilda the Musical ) who wrote an in-depth forward to this souvenir collection. The book also includes perform...

A whimsical celebration of life, art, success, kindness, love, and thriving in a meaningless universe, taken from three iconic graduation speeches from beloved comedian Tim Minchin in a unique blend of Charlie Mackesy meets Kurt Vonnegut.Journey into life’s quirky truths with comedian Tim Minchin in this nonfiction book that infuses his renowned comic flare with heartfelt wisdom. Minchin transforms three of his most adored speeches—including his viral “9 Life Lesso...

As a starting point in making the world a better place, Mark will free you from sin. It's a big task, but he thinks it's going to go really well.Mark Watson is not only a fantastic stand-up comedian, but he may also be the best chance we have to overcome sin. He's got a plan to teach us everything we need to know about the Six Deadly Sins (he knows it's usually seven, but he's doing Greed and Gluttony together as a special offer). In the second series, Mark turns his attention to t...

John Humphrys hosts the quick-fire comedy show featuring 28 acts performing for one minute each'Hilarious ... great fun' Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian28 Acts in 28 Minutes is a traditional variety show with a difference: the performers have just 60 seconds in which to entertain a live audience. Making the most of their minutes are a plethora of top-class talents, including Adam Buxton, J...

Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia...In this hilarious history, David Hunt tells the real story of Australia's past from megafauna to Macquarie ... the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.Mark Twain wrote of Australian history: 'It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies ... but they are all true, they all happened.' In Girt, Hunt uncovers these beautiful li...

In this side-splitting sequel to his best-selling history, David Hunt takes us to the Australian frontier. This was the Wild South, home to hardy pioneers, gun-slinging bushrangers, directionally challenged explorers, nervous indigenous people, Caroline Chisholm and sheep. Lots of sheep.First there was Girt. Now comes . . . True GirtTrue Girt introduces Thomas Davey, the hard-drinking Tasmanian governor who invented the Blow My Skull cocktail, a...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time “One of the Best Books of the Decade”)—now featuring never-before-published deleted scenesTHE NEW YORK TIMES’S BEST THRILLER OF THE CENTURY • ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ...