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Best. Times. Ever.

By: Mark Juddery

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Global warming. Poverty. Violent conflict. Bad hotel service. But is the world really going to the dogs? BEST. TIMES. EVER. works through our most common complaints and miseries and explains why – believe it or not – things aren’t as bad as they used to be. In fact, in almost every way, we’re improving! From the serious (the number of people dying in wars has gone from 65,000 a year in the 1950s to 2,000 a year in this decade) to the frivolous (Vertigo received bad reviews in 1957, but was recently voted the greatest movie ever made), this is a real-life response to anyone who insists that everything is getting worse. Armed with useful facts and information, Mark Juddery explores the ways in which the world is doing better than we are led to believe. Indeed, while it has never been perfect, this might well be the best it’s ever been. MARK JUDDERY is an Australian-based journalist who has written four books, as well as plays, screenplays, radio sketches, movie reviews, and a popular column in The Canberra Times. He is a regular contributor to newspapers and journals around the world, swinging from right (The Spectator) to left (The Huffington Post). Presumably, this makes him very balanced.

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Hardie Grant Books

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1743581017

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9781743581018

1975

Australia's Greatest Year

By: Mark Juddery

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1975

Australia's Greatest Year

By: Mark Juddery

1975 in Australia was a year marked by political upheaval and cultural revival, a time when it was exciting to be an Australian. In this fascinating book, journalist Mark Juddery examines the year that marked a complete turning point in Australian history; politically, socially and most of all, on the international stage. Comprising of interviews with prominent Australians who remember the year well, as well as issues of the time, 1975 explores: The Whitlam Dismissal; the introduction of Medibank, PNG's independence from Australia; the return of native land to Aborigines in the Northern Territory; the first time unemployment soared passed 5%; the first Australian political sex scandal to make headlines; Malcolm Fraser's egging in Darwin soon after the Dismissal; Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock being shown to an international audience; release of Australia's highest selling album by AC/DC, the launch of Radio 2JJ (which became Triple J); and the year Australia admitted that the Vietnam War was a mistake!

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John Wiley & Sons

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1740311310

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9781740311311

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The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History

By: Mark Juddery

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The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History

By: Mark Juddery

A cantankerous collection of the 50 most overhyped people, places and things in the world What do horoscopes, hemlock, Star Trek, the Oscars, and sliced bread have in common? They're all overrated-and systematically skewered in this hilariously opinionated takedown of all things overhyped. Discover the most overrated... Animal Movie Vegetable Sport News item Wonder of the world Tourist attraction Way to die Readers who are in no mood to celebrate Ulysses, doves, baby boomers, the curse of Tutankhamen, and many other icons of culture and lore will delight in this score-settling and take-no-prisoners volume.

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177

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Penguin

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110118843X

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9781101188439

My Tsunami Journey

The Quest for God in a Broken World

By: Mark Dowd

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My Tsunami Journey

The Quest for God in a Broken World

By: Mark Dowd

How can we reconcile belief in a loving God with the suffering of innocent human beings and earthly creatures in the natural world? This question, as old as the Old Testament's book of Job, has been mainly grappled with over the centuries by learned theologians and philosophers. But in this groundbreaking work, the author is sent on a journey across thousands of miles to speak to Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians like himself following the 2004 colossal tsunami waves that killed more than 230,000 people. In the wake of such carnage, why do some people lose their faith while others emerge with it intact and strengthened? Are these events in the natural world really linked to divine justice as "punishment for sin"? And if not, what are the best possible explanations for why an intelligent and caring deity would fashion a world in which babies can die of leukemia and the elderly fall victim to deadly viruses such as COVID-19? This account will offer profound food for thought for troubled believers and curious agnostics alike.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725295369

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9781725295360

The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man

By: Mark Hodder

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The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man

By: Mark Hodder

When Burton and Swinburne discover an abandoned brass man in Trafalgar Square, they find themselves on the trail of stolen black diamonds and embroiled in a plot involving the Tichborne Claimant and mysterious steam wraiths.

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Prometheus Books

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1616143592

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Mirage Men

A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs.

By: Mark Pilkington

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Mirage Men

A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs.

By: Mark Pilkington

Seeking the truth about UFOs in America, Mark Pilkington and John Lundberg uncover a 60 year-old story stranger than any conspiracy thriller. Through the fascinating account of their quest Mark Pilkington reveals the long history of UFOria and its parallels in little known tales from the murky worlds of espionage, psychological warfare and advanced military technology. Along the way he discovers that the truth about flying saucers is stranger and more complex than either the ufologists or debunkers would have us believe. As he crossed the US meeting intelligence agents, disinformation specialists and UFO hunters Pilkington was confronted with a dizzying array of ever more outrageous claims and counter claims. As a result he began to suspect that, instead of covering up stories of crashed flying saucers, alien contacts and secret underground bases, the US intelligence agencies had actually been promoting them all along. Meanwhile he has to deal with his own uncertainties, the suspicions of the UFO community and a partner who is starting to believe that conspiracy theorists might be right after all. With a fresh, funny and objective approach, Pilkington is the ideal guide to steer us through these strange territories, where nothing is quite as it seems and reality is just a matter of managing perceptions.

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Constable

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1849012407

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9781849012409

The Allegations

By: Mark Lawson

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The Allegations

By: Mark Lawson

On the morning after he has celebrated his 60th birthday party at a celebrity-filled party, Ned Marriott is in bed with his partner, Emma, when there's a knock on the door. Detectives from the London police force's 'Operation Millpond' have come to arrest him over an allegation of sexual assault. Ned is one of the country's best-known historians - teaching at a leading university, advising governments and making top-rating TV documentaries - but this 'historic' claim from someone the cops insist on calling 'the victim' threatens him with personal and professional ruin and potential imprisonment. Professor Marriott would normally turn for support to Tom Pimm, his closest friend at the university, but Tom has just been informed that a secret investigation has raised anonymous complaints, which may end Dr Pimm's career. Swinging between fear, bewilderment and anger, Ned and Tom must try to defend themselves against the allegations, and hope that no others are made. The two men's families and friends are forced to question what they know and think. Can the complainants, detectives, HR teams, journalists and Tweeters who are driving the stories all be seeing smoke that has no fire behind it? By turns shocking and comic, reportorial and thoughtful, The Allegations startlingly and heart-breakingly captures a contemporary culture in which allegations are easily made and reputations casually destroyed. Asking readers to decide who they believe, it explores a modern nightmare that could happen, in some way, to anyone whose view of personal history may differ from someone else's.

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Pan Macmillan

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1509820914

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Busted! The 50 Most Overrated Things In History Exposed

By: Mark Juddery

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Busted! The 50 Most Overrated Things In History Exposed

By: Mark Juddery

A hilarious, myth-busting romp through history Gallipoli: birth of a nation? BUSTED! The brontosaurus: greatest dino? BUSTED! Titanic: biggest movie ever? BUSTED! Pirates: lawless rebels roaming the high seas? BUSTED! These and many other historical myths have taken root in our collective brains as fact, but according to journalist Mark Juddery, they are all seriously overrated. The brontosaurus ISN'T one of the greatest dinosaurs ever to roam the planet -- in fact, it never even existed. Titanic is NOT the biggest box-office film ever made. (Err, second-biggest? Nope, try sixth.) And as for Gallipoli and pirates - don't make Mark laugh. And don't even get him started on Star Trek, cockroaches, the sixties, the Wall Street Crash, Google . . . It's time to put things into perspective -- and bust some historical myths -- with BUSTED!, a lighthearted look at the fifty most overrated things in history -- and the perfect stocking stuffer this Christmas. Some BUSTED! trivia: * The Woodstock Pop Festival killed more people than the Great Fire of London. * The healthy qualities of carrots have been greatly exaggerated by a top-secret British military hoax. * During the reign of King Charles I, notable citizens lived in fear of receiving knighthoods. * Doctors used to prescribe tobacco as a cure for cancer and bad breath. * During the Golden Age of Piracy, most of the 'fierce, terrifying' pirates were sensitive, well-behaved guys with a decent health plan. * You're twice as likely to be struck by lightning as to be killed by a shark. http://50-most-overrated.blogspot.com/

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Random House Australia

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174274544X

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Busted!

The Fifty Most Overrated Things in History

By: Mark Juddery

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The Fifty Most Overrated Things in History

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Bantam

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1863256032

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1975

Australia's Greatest Year

By: Mark Juddery

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Australia's Greatest Year

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The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History

By: Mark Juddery

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Best. Times. Ever.

Best. Times. Ever.

1975

1975

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My Tsunami Journey

My Tsunami Journey

The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man

The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man

Mirage Men

Mirage Men

The Allegations

The Allegations

Busted! The 50 Most Overrated Things In History Exposed

Busted! The 50 Most Overrated Things In History Exposed

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