Who We Are: A Miscellany of the New Australia

We are what we eat, watch, buy, read, love...

It's been a long step in a short time from meat pies, football, kangaroos and Holden cars to spag bol, iPods, lattes and Desperate Housewives. David Dale chronicles how it happened, and seeks the details that now define us as Australians, from the way we talk - don't chuck a wobbly - to the people we admire and the ideas we debate.

Instead of boasting about what makes Australia great, Who We Are explains what makes us unique -- for better and for worse.

Full of common and uncommon knowledge about the myths, attitudes, jokes and journeys that make us Aussies, this treasure trove is a must for any visitor and for all 20 470 000 of us.