Archive for May, 2010

Classics in the making

May 29, 2010
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Classics in the making

Anyone Can Cook and Anyone Can Bake, both by Annabel Langbein (published by Annabel Langbein, RRP $29.99 each): If you’re looking for something to kick off a cookbook collection, these two little gems would be a great option. Annabel Langbein is one of those ultra calm, ultra talented foodie types, and while she makes...

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Final novel an old-fashioned adventure

May 15, 2010
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Final novel an old-fashioned adventure

Pirate Latitudes, by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins, RRP $36.99): Michael Crichton was a bit of a rock star in the literary world: an author, producer, director, screenwriter and even a medical school graduate who was equally at home in the worlds of science fiction and thrillers. Some of his best-known works were adapted for both...

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Tweaked, tightened and tweeted

Tweaked, tightened and tweeted

Twitterature, by Alexander Aciman & Emmett Rensin (Penguin, $19.95): If you’re one of those people who knows you should take the time to read the classics but just don’t have the time to spare, this could be the book for you. Seventy-five of the greatest works of Western literature have been tweaked, tightened and...

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