Best Selling Books by Peter Greste

In a world where the first casualty of war is truth, journalism has become the new battleground. Peter Greste spent two decades reporting from the front line in the world’s most dangerous countries before making headlines himself following his own incarceration in an Egyptian prison. Charged with threatening national security, and enduring a sham trial, solitary confinement and detention for 400 days, Greste himself became a victim of the new global war on journalism. Wars have always been about propaganda but today’s battles are increasingly between ideas, and the media has become part of the battlefield. Extremists have staked a place in news dissemination with online postings, and journalists have moved from being witnesses to the struggle to a means by which the war is waged – which makes them a target. Having covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, as well as having spent time in prison in Egypt, Greste is extremely well placed to describe in vivid detail what effect this has on the nature of reporting and the mind of the reporter. Based on extensive interviews and research, Greste shows how this war on journalism has spread to the West, not just in the murders at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo or the repressions of Putin’s Russia, but Australia’s metadata laws and Trump’s phony war on ‘fake news’. In this courageous, compelling, vital account Greste unpicks the extent to which modern investigative journalism is under threat, and the fraught quest – and desperate need – for truth in the age of terrorism.

Freeing Peter tells the extraordinary true story of how an ordinary Australian family took on the Egyptian government to get Peter Greste out of prison. When Peter Greste was arrested in Egypt, his family were shocked but not panicked. Peter had been a foreign correspondent for two decades in numerous dangerous countries, and been detained before. He was only in Egypt on temporary assignment – how much trouble could he be in? A lot, it quickly became clear. Peter was put into solitary confinement, then charged with threatening national security. No evidence was ever produced, but after a sham trial he was given a seven-year sentence. Peter’s family, meanwhile, were working to free him. Rather than wait on official channels, the Grestes were soon running an international media campaign, and for the 400 days Peter spent in prison his plight was seldom out of the headlines. The process was by no means plain sailing, nor was there always agreement, but the Grestes were galvanised rather than paralysed by the crisis. Here each writes frankly and movingly about how they pulled together as a family, and the times they didn’t. About the daily uncertainty, the paucity of information, the strain of decision-making, the emotional visits to the prison, the incomprehensible Egyptian legal system, and the overwhelming support from every level of Australian society. Peter superbly depicts the effects of incarceration on his state of mind, and his battle not to construct a mental prison within the physical one. Freeing Peter is an inspirational story about fortitude, resilience, and a highly functional family whose unity proved to be the saving of them. ‘An extraordinary degree of resilience and strength is revealed in the intelligent voices of the family members . . . Freeing Peter powerfully conveys how differently individuals react to extreme circumstance, and how a strong family held together.’ Kate Ryan, Australian Book Review ‘This is a powerful book for myriad reasons and a timely reminder of how precious the freedom of speech, a strong press and the love of family truly are.’ Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

In a world where the first casualty of war is truth, journalists are increasingly at risk of becoming part of the battlefield. Peter Greste''s career as a foreign correspondent has taken him to some of the most serious conflicts, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. Reporting from the frontline in some of the world''s most dangerous countries was part of his job. But when he was charged with threatening national security and incarcerated in an Egyptian prison in 2014, he found himself in the middle of a fight– not just for his own release, but for press freedom around the world. On foreign soil and facing a sham trial, Greste endured solitary confinement and detention for 400 days. Based on extensive interviews and research, Greste''s gripping story was originally published as The First Casualty. Retitled to tie in with the major new film, The Correspondent, this updated edition provides a first-hand insight into the challenges facing Western media in the face of terrorism– from Trump''s phony war on "fake news" and the repression of Putin''s Russia, to the war zones in Ukraine and Gaza.

L''histoire vraie d''une tortue et un hippopotemme. True stroy of friendship between a hippopotamus and a turtle.

Die wahre Geschichte eines verängstigten Nilpferdbabys und einer wenig zutraulichen, uralten Aldabra-Riesenschildkröte, zwischen denen sich in einem kenianischen Naturpark ein inniges Verhältnis entwickelt. Mit zahlreichen Farbfotos. Ab 5.

Behind the Lines: The Year''s Best Political Cartoons 2015 celebrates another year in Australia''s unique, vibrant and fearless tradition of political cartooning. No politician, party or policy is safe from the nation''s best cartoonists; witty, powerful or ribald, their images offer an astutely observed journey through twelve months in our political life. In a year that began with the Charlie Hebdo atrocity, these cartoons bring home to us that their voices are ours, capturing the spirit of our democracy with its passion, scepticism and above all, humour. "Satire is controversial, it''s provocative, it offends all religions, all political parties, nothing and no-one is spared. (It) is a counter-balance against power." Julie Bishop MP

Grand reporter, Peter Greste a couvert tous les conflits au Proche et au Moyen-Orient. Arrêté en Égypte, son procès kafkaïen est d’abord celui d’un principe : la liberté de la presse. En février 2013, Peter Greste est condamné à sept ans d’emprisonnement, accusé de terrorisme contre le gouvernement égyptien. Incarcéré avec les plus vigoureux opposants au régime, traité comme un véritable ennemi public, le journaliste découvre la réalité d’une guerre déclarée par le pouvoir central contre la presse occidentale. Dans un glissement presque imperceptible, les journalistes sont passés de témoins de l’Histoire à sujets d’un conflit qui n’est pas le leur. Autrefois porteurs de l’information, ils sont désormais les premières victimes ou les dégâts collatéraux d’une forme de défiance infiltrée dans nos sociétés, et subissent des pressions et une violence inouïes. Dans ce récit où il retrace son calvaire, mais où la passion d’un métier finit par l’emporter sur le désespoir et l’absurde, Peter Greste sort de sa geôle avec une conviction : la survie de nos démocraties n’est garantie qu’en donnant à la presse une absolue et inaliénable liberté.

The collection comprises material created by Australian journalist Peter Greste during his imprisonment in Mulhaq Al Masra (Molha''a El-Mazra''a) / Tora prison from December 2013 until February 2015; material collected by his parents Lois and Juris and brothers Mike and Andrew in support of Peter''s release from prison; records collected following Peter''s release and return to Australia; along with records relating to Peter from the 1980''s. Included are letters written by Peter Greste that were smuggled out of the prison, some written on toilet paper and napkins and addressed to family, friends, politicians, lawyers, Al Jazeera staff and some statements and press releases; Peter''s diaries written in prison; media coverage during his imprisonment; correspondence from his supporters; papers kept by Lois and Juris Greste in Egypt including notebooks, court and travel documents; notebooks from Mike Greste. Also included are papers relating to Peter''s schooling, including Youth Exchange documents, his journalism cadetship, correspondence and photographs and records relating to the Australian of the Year Award nomination.