Erich Mayer
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Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman
Terra Nullius is an exquisite parable about the European invasion of Australia.

Watching Out by Julian Burnside
Burnside explains, with clarity and passion, how the Australian legal system works.

The List by Michael Brissenden
A novel about a team of counter-terrorist experts desperately trying to prevent a major disaster in Sydney.

And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic
Caleb is quixotic, obstinate, resilient, tough and too honest for his own good.

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
If this book were a painting, the canvas would be too large to fit into a gallery.

Algorithms To Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The authors explain both simple and complex examples of algorithms and relate them to the human experience.

Securing Australia’s Future by Simon Torok and Paul Holper
Torok and Holper have distilled the many recommendations of the ACOLA reports into an eminently readable and persuasive form.

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
The melancholy in Murakami’s writing is something that is not quite hope and yet pays tribute to the human spirit.

Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
A book by George Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller.

The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Selin is gifted, energetic and naive – and she wants to be a writer.