Connor Court Publishing
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Connor Court Publishing is an Australia
n husband-and-wife publishing company based in the small town of Ballan, Victoria
. The owners are Anthony and Brigid Cappello, and John Roskam of the conservative Institute of Public Affairs
sits on the editorial board. The company, founded in September 2005, publishes books on religion —including many books on Christianity
and Catholicism
in particular— global warming scepticism, culture and education.
The name "Connor Court" comes from a concatenation of Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor
and 17th century Dutch
economist Pieter de la Court
.
Authors published include Cardinal George Pell, Peter Coleman
and James Franklin
. Its books have been launched by prominent public figures such as Peter Costello
, Tony Abbott
, Dean Brown
, Jack Snelling
and Warren Mundine
.
Recent authors include Ken Phillips, Mark Lopez
, Ian Plimer
, Garth Paltridge
, James Murray as well as Bishop Julian Porteous. Titles for 2009 included books on Bioethics
, Global Warming
, Ecology
and Utilitarianism
and in 2010 it published the latest book from Cardinal George Pell.
One of its titles, The Light River, by Hal G.P. Colebatch won the Poetry Category in the 2007 Premier's Award of Western Australia.
In 2009 it published Heaven and Earth
by Ian Plimer
. According to the publisher, the book sold over 30,000 copies and reached number one on the Neilsen Bookscan Australia, 2 May 2009.
In 2010 it recently launched its new imprint Modotti Press, which is dedicated to publishing titles on Religion with the motto "where religion does matter".
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n husband-and-wife publishing company based in the small town of Ballan, Victoria
Ballan, Victoria
Ballan is a small town in the state of Victoria, Australia located on the Werribee River north west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Ballan had a population of 1,807.It is the main administrative centre for the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area....
. The owners are Anthony and Brigid Cappello, and John Roskam of the conservative Institute of Public Affairs
Institute of Public Affairs
The Institute of Public Affairs is a public policy think tank based in Melbourne, Australia. It advocates free market economic policies such as privatisation and deregulation of state-owned enterprises, trade liberalisation and deregulated workplaces, climate change skepticism , and the...
sits on the editorial board. The company, founded in September 2005, publishes books on religion —including many books on Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
and Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
in particular— global warming scepticism, culture and education.
The name "Connor Court" comes from a concatenation of Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor
Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist. An important voice in American literature, O'Connor wrote two novels and 32 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries...
and 17th century Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
economist Pieter de la Court
Pieter de la Court
Pieter de la Court was a Dutch economist and businessman. He pioneered modern thinking about the economic importance of free competition and was an uncompromising advocate of the republican form of government.-Biography:...
.
Authors published include Cardinal George Pell, Peter Coleman
Peter Coleman
William Peter Coleman is an Australian writer/journalist, former politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. Following Willis' resignation as leader he was made Leader of the New South Wales Opposition...
and James Franklin
James Franklin (philosopher)
James Franklin is an Australian philosopher, mathematician and historian of ideas. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, New South Wales. His undergraduate work was at the University of Sydney , where he attended St John's College and he was influenced by philosophers David Stove...
. Its books have been launched by prominent public figures such as Peter Costello
Peter Costello
Peter Howard Costello AC is an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the Treasurer in the Australian government from 1996 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Treasurer in Australian history. Costello was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 to 2009, representing...
, Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott
Anthony John "Tony" Abbott is the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian House of Representatives and federal leader of the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. Abbott has represented the seat of Warringah since the 1994 by-election...
, Dean Brown
Dean Brown
Dean Craig Brown, AO was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between 14 December 1993 and 28 November 1996, and Deputy Premier of South Australia between 22 October 2001 and 5 March 2002 to Rob Kerin.-Political career:...
, Jack Snelling
Jack Snelling
John James "Jack" Snelling is an Australian politician who has been the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Playford in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 1997 election....
and Warren Mundine
Warren Mundine
Warren Stephen Mundine is an Australian Aboriginal leader and the former National President of the Australian Labor Party . He is a member of the Bundjalung people....
.
Recent authors include Ken Phillips, Mark Lopez
Mark López
Mark López is an American taekwondo practictioner.He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Steven López, and older brother of Olympian Diana López and is married to Dagmar Lopez. Mark represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China...
, Ian Plimer
Ian Plimer
Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, academic, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and a director of four mining companies...
, Garth Paltridge
Garth Paltridge
Garth William Paltridge, , is a retired Australian atmospheric physicist. He is presently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University and Emeritus Professor and Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Oceans Studies , University of Tasmania.-Career:Paltridge...
, James Murray as well as Bishop Julian Porteous. Titles for 2009 included books on Bioethics
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
, Global Warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
, Ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is an ethical theory holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall "happiness", by whatever means necessary. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome, and that one can...
and in 2010 it published the latest book from Cardinal George Pell.
One of its titles, The Light River, by Hal G.P. Colebatch won the Poetry Category in the 2007 Premier's Award of Western Australia.
In 2009 it published Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (book)
Heaven and Earth: Global Warming – The Missing Science is a popular science book published in 2009 and written by Australian geologist, professor of mining geology at Adelaide University, and mining company director Ian Plimer...
by Ian Plimer
Ian Plimer
Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, academic, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and a director of four mining companies...
. According to the publisher, the book sold over 30,000 copies and reached number one on the Neilsen Bookscan Australia, 2 May 2009.
In 2010 it recently launched its new imprint Modotti Press, which is dedicated to publishing titles on Religion with the motto "where religion does matter".
Publications
Publications include:- Mark Lawson, (2010), A Guide to Climate Change Lunacy, ISBN 9781921421426
- Ian PlimerIan PlimerIan Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, academic, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and a director of four mining companies...
(2009), Heaven and Earth: Global Warming the missing ScienceHeaven and Earth (book)Heaven and Earth: Global Warming – The Missing Science is a popular science book published in 2009 and written by Australian geologist, professor of mining geology at Adelaide University, and mining company director Ian Plimer...
, ISBN 978-1-921421-14-3 - Garth PaltridgeGarth PaltridgeGarth William Paltridge, , is a retired Australian atmospheric physicist. He is presently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University and Emeritus Professor and Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Oceans Studies , University of Tasmania.-Career:Paltridge...
(2009), The Climate Caper, ISBN 978-1-921421-25-9 - Robert L. Bradley, (2004), Climate Alarmism Reconsidered, ISBN 0255365411
- Anthony Paganoni, (2007), The Pastoral Care of Italians in Australia ISBN 978-1-921421-01-3
- George Pell, (2007), God and Caesar ISBN 9780980293685
- James Franklin, ed , (2007), Life to the Full: Rights and Social Justice in Australia, ISBN 978-1-921421-00-6
- Brian Coman, (2007) A Loose Canon: Essays on History, Modernity and Tradition, ISBN 9780980293623
- Peter Coleman, (2006), The Heart of James McAuley (2nd ed), ISBN 9780975801567
- James Franklin, (2006), Catholic Values and Australian Realities, ISBN 9780975801543
- Joseph N. Santamaria, The Education of Dr Joe, ISBN 0975081538
- John Flader, (2008) Question Time: 150 Questions and Answers on the Catholic Faith, ISBN 9781921421051
- Tess Livingstone, (2008) Enid Blyton at Old Thatch, ISBN 9781921421037
- Hal Colebatch, (2007) The Light River, ISBN 0-980293642
- Mark Lopez, (2008), The Little Black School Book: Volume 1. The Secret to Getting Straight ‘As’ at School and University, ISBN 978-1-921421-07-5
- George Pell, (2010), Test Everything, ISBN 978-1-921421-37-2
- Desmond O'GradyDesmond O'GradyDesmond M. O'Grady is an Australian journalist, author, and playwright who has resided and worked in Rome since 1962.- Early life:Desmond Michael O’Grady, was born in Melbourne Australia, the son of Edward O'Grady and Winifred O'Grady. He had an elder brother, Lance.In 1936 he attended...
, (2010), A Word in Edgeways, ISBN 978-1-921421-358 - Chris Berg and John Roskam, (2010), 100 Great Books on Liberty, ISBN 978-1-921421-22-1
- John Molony, 2010, By Wendouree, Memories 1951-1963, ISBN 978-1-9210421-40-2
- Guy Barnett, 2010, Make a Difference: A Practical Guide to Lobbying, ISBN 978-1-9210421-41-9