Archive for May, 2009

Celebrating NZ’s people

Celebrating NZ’s people

Faces of New Zealand,  photographs by Brian Curtis (New Holland Publishers, RRP $45): There are already plenty of books around that showcase the beautiful scenery of our country — the mountains, oceans and rivers. There are also quite a few that highlight our critters, our food and other Kiwiana. Now here’s one that celebrates...

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Lots of twists … and spiders

Lots of twists … and spiders

Say Goodbye, by Lisa Gardner (Orion, RRP $25.99): The latest in a series of action-packed novels featuring FBI special agent Kimberly Quincy, Say Goodbye lives up to the hype of Lisa Garnder’s earlier novels and manages to inject more than a few jarring moments and unexpected twists along the way. No one seems to...

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