It’s a big month this August, with six important new books published. We’re giving away a copy of each of them.
THE CASE OF GEORGE PELL by Melissa Davey is an authoritative account of the trials, of the basis for the verdicts, and of the backlash to the verdicts. ‘At last, the secret trials of George Pell are revealed in compelling detail by one of the very few who was there throughout.’ — David Marr
THE RARE METALS WAR by Guillaume Pitron looks at the precious metals that power our digital lives and green technologies. They are running out. And what will happen when they do?
📕FALLOUT by Lesley Blume is the dramatic story of how a courageous reporter uncovered one of the greatest and deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century — the true effects of the atom bomb.
📘NO PRESENTS PLEASE by Jayant Kaikini, one of India’s most celebrated short-story writers, is an exquisitely rendered collection for readers of Jhumpa Lahiri and Rohinton Mistry, as well as Lorrie Moore and George Saunders.
📕THE WOMAN WHO CRACKED THE ANXIETY CODE by Judith Hoare, with a new foreword by Clare Bowditch, is The true story of Claire Weekes, the little-known mental-health pioneer who revolutionised how we see the defining problem of our era: anxiety.
📘THE END OF EPIDEMICS by leading public health authority Dr Jonathan D. Quick tells the stories of the heroes, past and present, who have succeeded in their fights to stop the spread of illness and death. It also lays out a detailed plan for how we can work together to prevent epidemics.
https://www.facebook.com/scribepub/photos/a.176127981891/10157371652726892/To win, be following Scribe Publications, and let us know in the comments which book you’d like.
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