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More Decent Obsessions
Have you ever become engrossed in a trashy magazine at the dentist, only to realise that it is a decade old? Why do 'mates rates' always favour the buyer and never the seller? Have you noticed the new trends in the language of cafe menus? Over the years Salt has charmed Australian readers with his unique blend of social insight and down-to-earth observations. In More Decent Obsessions Salt channels our innermost thoughts and helps us understand ourselves a little bit better. If not Salt, then who else would tell the Australian people the truth about the Goat's Cheese Curtain, ticket etiquette at the deli counter or how to navigate the introduction of the unisex loo? Join Bernard Salt on a playful yet insightful journey that takes us forward to the 2030s and back to the 1960s examining life, manners and more to sketch a bigger picture of modern life in Australia. 'Bernard is a highly amusing bellwether. He leads the rest of us sheep down a gentle path of truth.' - Ray Martin
Decent Obsessions
What is the etiquette of greeting your boss (of a different gender) in a social situation? Should you shake hands as you might in the office or should you air - kiss and if you air - kiss should it be a single peck on the cheek? Have you ever left a social function thinking am I the only normal person in the world? Are you an exciting or are you a boring or maybe you re an earlyist ? Do you secretly envy surgeons because they get to scrub right up to their forearms? Do you feel uncomfortable unless the television volume is set to an even number? Because leaving the volume on an odd number let alone on a prime number is just so wrong. Are you surrounded by people who can t keep an appointment...
The Big Shift
A lucid and vibrant exploration of the Australian continent and its people. Salt brings to life the shifts and shuffles that are impacting on the way in which Australians are settling their continent.
Big Tilt
Examines how Australian society and business has changed over the past decade, and contemplates what changes are to come in the next decade. Themes covered include: generations, gender, technology, the GFC and work.
The Big Shift
Brings to life the shifts and shuffles that are impacting on the way in which Australians are settling their continent. The report is pacey and sometimes edgy in its interpretation of the statistics. It is also funny: Bernard Salt has an eye for quirky detail, guaranteed to entertain and amuse.
Honey and Salt
Bernard of Clairvaux, the twelfth-century monk who wrote that "Jesus is honey in the mouth, melody in the ear, a cry of joy in the heart," was both a mystic and a reformer. His writings reveal a mystical theology that Thomas Merton, a monastic heir to Bernard’s Cistercian reform, says "explains what it means to be united to God in Christ but (also) shows the meaning of the whole economy of our redemption in Christ." Critical of the monastic opulence of his times, Bernard exhorted his monks to consider that "Salt with hunger is seasoning enough for a man living soberly and wisely." Martin Luther believed that Bernard was "the best monk that ever lived, whom I admire beyond all the rest put together." Bernard's zeal and charisma led to the reform of Christian life in medieval Europe. Today it is reported that Pope Benedict XVI keeps Bernard's treatise Advice to a Pope close at hand for spiritual support. Honey and Salt is an original selection for the general reader of Bernard’s sermons, treatises, and letters.
The Big Picture
Leading demographer Bernard Salt examines key social changes and demographic issues in this witty and articulate snapshot of life in Australia today.
Man Drought
Why are there so many single women in their 30s? What's an OFFAL? Is your workmate a Business Wanker? In this entertaining and insightful new book, bestselling author and social commentator Bernard Salt answers these and many other pressing questions about contemporary Australia. Drawing on current census data and his own research, he presents a quirky and enlightening tour through the world we live in today.
Gardening Under Plastic
Plastic materials have transformed gardening. Plastic gnomes, plastic hose, plastic cans, plastic tubs, plastic pots and now plastic protection in the form of low cost cloches, frames, mulches, fleece, Nets, windbreaks and polytunnels. The quality of plastic sheeting available for polytunnels can now give protection for year round cultivation even in cold, northern climates - greatly extending the Growing season. For gardens too small to Accommodate a complete polytunnel, cloches and cold frames can produce an abundance of plants and many hours of enjoyment. In Garden Under Plastic, Bernard Salt gives information on the practical use of polytunnels and other hardware, methods of cultivation for Flowers, fruit, vegetables and other crops, and potential problems from pests and diseases that may strike under these particular circumstances.
