Nero imprint: 75 books
My Year Without Matches
Escaping the City in Search of the Wild
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
In the tradition of Wild and Tracks, one woman’s story of how she left the city and found her soul.
Disillusioned and burnt out by her job, Claire Dunn quits a comfortable life to spend a year off the grid in a wilderness survival program. Her new forest home swings between ally and enemy...
Breakfast, School Run, Chemo
The Sometimes Funny, Definitely Not Depressing, True Story of a Mum With Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
I have cancer, but it's not who I am.
Mother of four girls Julia Watson thought her world was falling apart when she found out she had terminal cancer. But with humour and courage, Julia faces the greatest challenge of her life – and in the process becomes the person she'd always wanted to...
How to be Great
From Cleopatra to Churchill – Lessons from History's Greatest Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
What can we learn from the great leaders of the past? In this unique and engaging volume, James Adonis, one of Australia’s best-known leadership educators, shows how we can apply the lessons of history to the challenges of the present. Drawing on examples from Walt Disney to Joan of Arc, Adonis explores...
With Every Step
A Son's Quest and a Father's Promise
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
‘The story of my son, who made an epic solo trek around Australia in honour of a mate who died too young, only to lose his own life weeks later.’ —Neil Cadigan In late 2010 Andrew 'Cad' Cadigan quit his job, sold his home and set out to walk around Australia. He was doing it in honour of a mate,...
In Black & White
125 Moments That Made Collingwood
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Collingwood Football Club, this is the story of the Magpies – moment by moment, year by year.
Remarkably quickly after its inception in 1892, Collingwood became the powerhouse club of the competition. Soon it was developing fierce rivalries on the...
A Horse Called Mighty
The Might and Power Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
In April 1995, a plain brown horse was passed in at the famous Easter Yearling Sales in Sydney, virtually unnoticed. He would go on to become the favourite of racegoers all over Australia. Might and Power was a giant in a golden era of exceptional racehorses: the horse of a lifetime for owner Nick...
The Wrong 'Un
The Brad Hogg Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Memorable, unpredictable and often hilarious, The Wrong ’Un is the inspirational story of a man who will never give the game away.
At 45, George Bradley Hogg – cult hero of the Big Bash League, and in recent years a star of the international T20 circuit – is still in his prime.
From...
Murphy's Lore
Tales from the West
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Bob Murphy – footballer, music fan, dog walker, coffee drinker, hand shaker, train traveller and tree lover – has been a favourite of footy followers for many a year. Now captain of his beloved Western Bulldogs, he’s showing the young pups at the Kennel how to play the great game the right way....
The Motivation Hoax
A Smart Person's Guide to Inspirational Nonsense
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Everywhere you look there’s a motivational quote to greet you.
Pursue your passion! Nothing is impossible! Happiness is a journey, not a destination!
But what if there is actually scant evidence to back up these shimmering proclamations? What if positive thinking does not, in fact,...
Moods
The Peter Moody Saga
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
The remarkable story of a champion Aussie horseman
In March 2016 Peter Moody, the man who took his ‘good mare’ Black Caviar to an unprecedented 25 straight victories, walked away from racing. Suspended for six months after he was found to have presented a horse on race day with an illegal...
by Benjamin Law, Michelle Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Your Asian Mother Says: “You look just like Mummy when she was your age.” Your Asian Mother Means: “You will secure love and happiness thanks to my genes so essentially you owe me everything.” Benjamin Law and Michelle Law, the long-suffering children of an Asian Mother, bring you the hilarious...
by Kayte Nunn
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
With her heart in tatters after a relationship break-up, Rose Bennett swaps her hometown of London for the sunny shores of Australia – but she arrives to find the Shingle Valley shrouded in winter.
As the weather improves, Rose starts to unlock the secrets of the valley – from bonfire ceremonies...
Swooning
A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
The orchestra has tuned, the lights in the hall have dimmed, and the conductor’s baton signals the downbeat for the beginning of the romance. Settle back – it’s telling you something… The history of classical music is littered with murder, adultery, bigamy, fraud, sado-masochism, riches, poverty,...
by Kayte Nunn
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
When something is taken away, it can make what’s left all the sweeter – in winemaking, they call it the ‘angels’ share’.
Mattie Cameron thinks she’s got it all figured out: an impressive career in London, a gorgeous boyfriend and brilliant friends. But after a freak skiing accident...