As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But one particular string of bad news stories—and a terrifying brush with her own mortality—sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing event. What are our chances of actually experiencing one? What do we fear most and why? And when the worst does happen, what comes next? In this wise and layered book, Leigh talks intimately with people who’ve faced the unimaginable, from terrorism to natural disaster to simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Expecting broken lives, she instead finds strength, hope, even humor. Leigh brilliantly condenses the cutting-edge research on the way the human brain processes fear and grief, and poses the questions we too often ignore out of awkwardness. Along the way, she offers an unguarded account of her own challenges and what she’s learned about coping with life’s unexpected blows. Warm, candid, and empathetic, this book is about what happens when ordinary people, on ordinary days, are forced to suddenly find the resilience most of us don’t know we have.

Any Ordinary Day: What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life?

Politics & Social Sciences

Sales, Leigh

Social Sciences

Hamish Hamilton Australia

Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this essay considers the concept of doubt. Examining uncertainty within a society that demands confidence and conviction, this account evaluates how much courage is necessary to admit doubt, especially self-doubt. Personal and perceptive, this meditation argues in favor of a doubtful mind.

On Doubt (Little Books on Big Themes)

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Melbourne University Press

About the Author\nLeigh Sales is one of Australia's most respected journalists. She anchors the ABC's flagship TV current affairs program 7.30 and her first book Detainee 002 was released in 2007 to critical acclaim. She has two Walkley awards, Australia's highest journalism honour, and also co-hosts a wildly popular podcast called Chat 10 Looks 3 about books, television, politics and culture.\nAcclaimed journalist Leigh Sales has her doubts, and thinks you should, too.\nHer classic personal essay carries a message of truth, scrutiny and accountability-a much-needed pocket-sized antidote to fake news.\nDonald Trump, the post-truth world and the instability of Australian politics are all examined in this fresh take on her prescient essay on the media and political trends that define our times

On Doubt (On Series)

Philosophy

Hachette Australia

When society seems to demand confidence and certainty, how much courage does it take to admit doubt, especially self - doubt? In this personal essay, one of Australia's most respected journalists argues in favour of a doubtful mind.

On Doubt (Large Print 16pt)

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

ReadHowYouWant

About the Author\nLeigh Sales is one of Australia’s most respected journalists. As the anchor of the ABC’s flagship current affairs program, 7.30,she has interviewed dozens of world leaders and celebrities, including Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair, Henry Kissinger, the Dalai Lama, Paul McCartney, Patti Smith, Harrison Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio and Julie Andrews. She has interviewed every living Australian prime minister and also anchors the ABC’s federal election coverage. Leigh is the winner of two Walkley Awards, Australia’s highest journalism honour; the author of the books Detainee 002 and On Doubt;and the co-host of a popular podcast called Chat 10, Looks 3 with Annabel Crabb.\nAs a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But one particular string of bad news stories – and a terrifying brush with her own mortality – sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing event. What are our chances of actually experiencing one? What do we fear most and why? And when the worst does happen, what comes next? In this wise and layered book, Leigh talks intimately with people who’ve faced the unimaginable, from terrorism to natural disaster to simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Expecting broken lives, she instead finds strength, hope, even humour. Leigh brilliantly condenses the cutting-edge research on the way the human brain processes fear and grief, and poses the questions we too often ignore out of awkwardness. Along the way, she offers an unguarded account of her own challenges and what she’s learned about coping with life’s unexpected blows. Warm, candid and empathetic, this book is about what happens when ordinary people, on ordinary days, are forced to suddenly find the resilience most of us don’t know we have.

Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Penguin (AU Adult)

In 2014, two of Australia's most high-profile journalists sat at a kitchen table, hit record on a phone and started a rambling conversation that's still going on (and on). From books to TV, music to cooking, friendship to films, there's little cultural terrain Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales haven't traversed in their oddly named but nonetheless wildly popular podcast Chat 10 Looks 3. Now, in their first book together, the pair takes a stroll through some of the issues of our time, offering advice for would-be writers, thoughts on developing a rich reading life, tips for navigating the perilous world of social media, and the secrets of a great friendship, all with the digressions that listeners of their podcast have come to love. Here Crabb and Sales discuss kindness, success and failure, and not taking yourself - or others - too seriously, with a liberal sprinkling of fairy wrens, granny pants, show tunes, creative insults, diabolical mum bags and CLANGs. Whether you're a devoted listener of Chat 10 Looks 3, curious as to what all the fuss is about, or simply looking to cry-laugh on public transport, Well Hello is the book for you.

Well Hello

Crabb, Annabel

Parenting & Relationships

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