FatherhoodWilliam McInnes, one of Australia's best known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter. Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are just like a friendly chat over the back fence, or the banter of a backyard BBQ. They will stir your own memories: of hot summer days and cooling off

Packed with fabulously simple suggestions to inspire your morning jazz up your evening or wake up your weekend this little book will help you say “yes” to adventure and put the spice back into everyday life

Trapped in a web of lies and deceit

and when it's just a rip-off -how to judge a health recommendation as worth following or just a scare -why flex and fishing lines get tangled up -and how to cure the problem -when a scientific claim is a breakthrough or baloney -how to make an investment so as to maximise the return -the secrets of the Golden Rule of Gambling which reveal precisely when a bet can be justified and when it cannot - Dr Matthews's Laws of Improbability

"The Far Side Observer" and "Night of the Crash-Test Dummies"

Flabbergastingly original and sublimely satisfying' Amity Gaige

presents a compelling argument for continued American global leadership and the basis on which it can succeed

Ideal reading for number-crunchers aged 9 and up

- Draws on the latest Chambers Dictionary 13th Edition and the authoritative Chambers reference range

By spending just 10 minutes completing your happiness journal each day you will build up a record of your experiences in six simple areas:

contentment and reach our highest potential

and charts the highs and lows of trying to cheat death

The Greatest Ideas in Technology takes you on a journey through the most influential inventions of the past 100 years