Marvellous Mince & Sensational Sausages, by Simon and Alison Holst (Hyndman Publishing, RRP $24.95): New Zealand’s first family of food has done it again, this time with a cookbook offering up 100 simple recipes using those affordable staples, mince and sausages. Oh yes, I can hear the politically correct among you whining on about mince...
Maori: A Photographic and Social History, by Michael King (Raupo Publishing, RRP $50): Historian Michael King died in a 2004 car crash but his work continues to have an impact on New Zealand culture. This revised edition of a book that has already been around for a good few years is still relevant and...
Singing to the Dead, by Caro Ramsay (Michael Joseph, RRP $37): Two little boys are abducted from the streets of Glasgow and it seems that’s not all they have in common. They are also both children who have been neglected by those who should be caring for them, they almost seem unwanted. But there’s something...
Frank McCourt died today, just a week after his brother Malachy confirmed he was in a New York hospice after contracting meningitis. The 78-year-old was best known for his best-seller and Pulitzer prizewinner Angela’s Ashes.
God Bless America: Misadventures of a Big Mouth Brit, by Piers Morgan (Random House, RRP $39.99): We all love to hate a villain and Piers Morgan has presented American TV viewers with a prime example of lovable small-screen rogue. Morgan first appeared on international TV as part of one of those talent show programmes....
Playing with Fire, by Gordon Ramsay (HarperCollins, RRP $36.99): Gordon Ramsay is a bloke with a big mouth but he’s got the talent to back up all his noise. He seems to be popping up all over the telly these days and is now very much a brand in his own right. But it hasn’t...
Blood Runs Cold, by Alex Barclay (HarperCollins, RRP $29.99): The body of a murdered FBI agent is lost in an avalanche at the start of this thriller and the story just gets more and more action-packed from there. While Jean Transom’s body is missing, the coroner did have time to determine she had been...
101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die & 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die, both by Steven Jay Schneider (Quintessence, RRP $30 each): Are you a bit of a movie buff? Do you want to show off to your friends and family, displaying a wealth of movie knowledge that...
Don’t Stop Me Now, by Jeremy Clarkson (Penguin, RRP $30): Jeremy Clarkson is a bloke who is probably the envy of every other bloke out there (and a lot of bloke-esses, too, I would imagine): he gets to drive around in cool cars, demolish caravans and take part in ridiculous races that keep us entertained....
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