Archive for May, 2007

The Day Watch

May 26, 2007
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The Day Watch

Day Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko (Random House $36.99): This is the second book in the Night Watch trilogy, a series of vampire novels set in post-Soviet Moscow. Here, vampires operate under license and Good and Evil are part of a Cold War-like balance of power. The Others walk the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from everyone else. They...

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The constant man in Diana’s life tells his story

May 23, 2007
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The constant man in Diana’s life tells his story

Remembering Diana: The Way We Were, by Paul Burrell (HarperCollins, $34.99): The life and tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was played out under the harsh glare of camera flashes and glossy magazines. It seemed that she couldn’t make a move without the world knowing about it and the betrayals from the men in...

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Second in series as fun as the first

May 19, 2007
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Second in series as fun as the first

Motor Mouth, by Janet Evanovich (HarperCollins, $34.99): Alexandra Barnaby (better known to her friends as Barney) and race-car driver Sam Hooker are back in a new novel that follows on from the best-selling Metro Girl. Barney is now Sam’s raceday spotter and during the final race of the season she spots something going on in the infield that...

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Brilliant telling of Beaconsfield story

May 11, 2007
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Brilliant telling of Beaconsfield story

Bad Ground: Inside the Beaconsfield Mine Rescue, by Tony Wright (HarperCollins, $36.99): When the earth moved in the Tasmanian mining town of Beaconsfield on Anzac Day last year, trapping three miners underground, it had a profound impact on everyone in the town. That day, the news that three men were trapped and probably dead...

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A love story that changed my mind

A love story that changed my mind

Mozart and the Whale, by Jerry and Mary Newport, with Johnny Dodd (Allen and Unwin, $35): I’m not a fan of love stories, soppy things that they are. However, this one got my attention and managed to hold it for the duration. Jerry and Mary Newport are both self-described hopeless misfits, both born with Asperger’s...

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Safe as houses

Safe as houses

Smart Moves, by Marnie Adams (Random House, RRP $29.99): With the current boisterous real estate market, you can understand why so many people see selling property as a good way to make a living. Marnie Adams is one of New Zealand’s top real estate agents, selling more than $200,000,000 of residential property in just four years. and...

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Are you from Yachtlandia?

Are you from Yachtlandia?

Shoot the Breeze: How to Speak Yachtie, by Sarah Ell (Random House, RRP $19.99): If you felt totally out of your depth during the recent America’s Cup racing, this book might just be what you need. Shoot the Breeze will teach you the language of the waves. Author and keen sailor Sarah Ell regularly competes in...

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