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Journalist Simon Garfield is the author of 20 books including the international bestsellers Just My Type (a book of stories about type fonts), On the Map , Miniature (covering the trends to big and then to small and back again) and Mauve (about the ... More

Peter FitzSimons is a journalist, columnist, radio and television presenter. He is also a prolific author with more than 30 published books, all centred on very Australian subjects. His latest title, Breaker Morant , portrays the soldier whose story ... More

Have you ever had a voice in your head that asks you "Where the hell is your money going?" Or what about this little gem that pops up every so often when you catch up with the girls: "How can she afford that?" I have, which is why I'm super excited ... More

We asked nine of our finance experts which money book had the biggest influence on their lives... The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason Before I had heard of Warren Buffett I was given a copy, I think in the mid-1970s, of The Richest Man in Babylon ... More

None of my many professional experiences came close to the demands and difficulties we confronted while saving Investa In September 2007, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) and some of the world's most prominent sovereign wealth and pension fund ... More

Saving Investa Scott MacDonald You've got to love a good "rising from the ashes" story, and this memoir is a cracker. Scott MacDonald, an American real estate executive, tells how he was summoned by Morgan Stanley to save one of its dying acquisitions ... More

We review new books from Gary Norden, Alan Hull, and the latest offering from Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Invest My Way Alan Hull From the author of Active Investing and Trade My Way comes sharemarket expert Alan Hull's latest offering, Invest My ... More

Superannuation and taxation experts Smith and Koken have joined forces to put together Keep it super simple , a handy book which explains what you need to consider before setting up an SMSF, right through to closing it down. But before you take control ... More

When E-readers were launched in 2007, the members of my book club were undecided. We all love books and live in homes with shelves groaning with years of accumulated books. We enjoy browsing in bookshops and don't want them to close down. But e-readers ... More