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	Escape by the Sea by L.S. Lawrence The city of Carthage has fallen to the Romans and Sara, privilege daughter of a Carthaginian senator, must flee for her life. Her brother has been slain on the battlefield, and it is up to her to gather her grieving father and take to the seas.
	What’s Science Ever Done for Us ? by Paul Halpern What can The Simpsons™ teach us about Physics, Robots, Life and the Universe. You will find the answers to an amazing array of scientific questions raised in 26 classic episodes. Whether you are a Simpsons fan, a science buff, or both, get ready to laugh and learn as Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and the entire town of Springfield prove that science isn’t just fun – it’s hilarious!
	Genesis  by Bernard Beckett   The island republic has emerged from a ruined world. Its citizens are safe but not free. They live in complete isolation from the outside world. Approaching planes are gunned down, refugees shot on sight. Until a man named Adam Forde rescues a girl from the sea.  Anaximander, a young Academy student, is put through a gruelling exam. Her special subject – the life of Adam Forde, her long dead hero. What secret has she discovered and what is her own surprising link to Adam? She is forced to confront the horrifying truth about her world.   Genesis is a thriller that asks the big questions. What is it to be human? What makes a soul?
	At Seventeen by Celeste Walters   Forced to board her final years of school, Catherine struggles to fit in and feels awkward and different. But then a collection of words and pictures left by her grandmother helps her to piece together a tragic family secret. The more she learns about the past, the more she learns about herself.

	Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Drums by Michael Miller This book covers everything the aspiring drummer needs to know-from an overview of drums and percussion history and theory; to information on purchasing, tuning, and maintaining drums; to basic music notation, rhythm, and time signatures; to snare drum fundamentals; playing a complete drum set; and basic beats for every style of music. In addition, this newly revised edition contains an audio CD featuring all exercises and solos from the book, tuning examples, and play along tracks.
	Every Move You Make by David Malouf A young man going off to war tries to make sense of his place in the world he is leaving; a composer’s life plays itself out as a complex domestic cantata; an accident on a hunting trip speaks volumes, which its inarticulate victim never could; and a down-to-earth woman stubbornly tries to keep her feet on the ground at Ayers Rock.
	Mishaps by Nansi KunzePen O’Connell is, without a doubt, the unluckiest girl at Callindra Secondary College. Her dream date has fallen through, her dog has literally eaten her homework, and don’t even mention the incident at the school camp.
	Noodle Pie by Ruth StarkeWhen Andy’s father, a former refugee, returns to Hanoi for the first time in over twenty years, Andy goes with him. But Vietnam is a shock. The locals are all on the make, his relatives are greedy and impatient, and their restaurant is a joke. Andy gets a bright idea to improve the family fortunes. But first he has to unravel a few twisted family truths.

	Beijing Confidential by Jan Wong  Jan Wong first arrived in China at the height of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970’s as a fervent young Maoist. Determined to change the world, instead she found her own world turned upside down. The result was a groundbreaking memoir, Red China Blues.
	Slash : The Autobigraphy by Anthony Bozza and Slash  The mass of black curls. The top hat. The cigarette dangling from pouty lips. These are the trademarks of one of the world’s greatest and most revered guitarists, a celebrity musician known by one name: Slash.
	INFIDEL: My Life by Ali, Ayaan Hirsi The brutal murder of the Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh in 2004 shocked the world. Shot and mutilated by a Islamist fanatic as he cycled to work, it was a stark reminder of the dangers of challenging an extremist worldview. It also changed the life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, van Gogh’s collaborator on the film that had offended his murderer. Born in Somalia and raised a Muslim, she had escaped an arranged marriage and made a new life as a Dutch parliamentarian, championing the reform of Islam and its attitude to women’s rights.
	Blind Faith by Ben Elton  Imagine a world where everyone knows everything about everybody. Where ’sharing’ is valued above all, and privacy is considered a dangerous perversion. Trafford wouldn’t call himself a rebel, but he’s daring to be different, to stand out from the crowd. In his own small ways, he wants to push against the system. But in this world, uniformity is everything. And even tiny defiances won’t go unnoticed.
	Fern Tattoo by David Brooks  A century of family secrets starts to unravel when Benedict Waters is summoned to an audience with an old friend of his mother. He is seduced by her storytelling and it takes time and an astonishing revelation before he realises that it is his own family he has been hearing about, his own life that is being undone.