Archive for July, 2007

Detailed and compelling reading

July 22, 2007
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Detailed and compelling reading

To Cry Inside, by Lesley Martin (Penguin): We all know the story of Lesley Martin, the voluntary euthanasia campaigner who became a household name when she was jailed for the attempted murder of her terminally ill mother. Martin has already written one book, To Die Like a Dog, and this one picks up where it...

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Diary of a hard-case road-trip

July 14, 2007
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Diary of a hard-case road-trip

Work Can Wait, by Wayne Perkins and Dennis Deavoll (Houndster Books, $34.95): Following the progress of a group of hard-case Kiwis riding across America, Work Can Wait is a travelogue, a diary and a whole lot of fun. The book has been put together by Dennis Deavoll, using e-mails that Wayne Perkins had sent back to...

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