World’s Weirdest Obsessions, by Matt Roper (Penguin, RRP $14.95): We all have obsessions: for some of us it’s the quite sensible compulsion to buy designer handbags, for others it’s collecting stamps or not stepping on cracks on the footpath. This little book takes a humorous look at the weird obsessions of some very weird...
Mere Anarchy, by Woody Allen (Random House, RRP $34.99): Woody Allen is many things: playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, father, husband and — at least once — dodgy photographer. However, beyond all that, he’s also pretty funny. I’ve actually found I enjoy his writing much more than his movies: the humour is more rounded and...
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