Archive for November, 2010

Great little read about a great little presenter

November 20, 2010
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Great little read about a great little presenter

Or Is That Just Me? by Richard Hammond (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, RRP $39.99): For anyone out there who hasn’t watched Top Gear on TV (come out from under your rock), Richard “Hamster” Hammond is the little guy who helps present the show. You know, the dude who had that mammoth crash in the jet-powered...

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Plenty of intrigue and drama

November 9, 2010
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Plenty of intrigue and drama

The Liar’s Lullaby, by Meg Gardiner (Blue Door, RRP $36.99): It seems like the murder mystery genre is the flavour of the day right now, with books about devious murderers, innocent (and sometimes not-so-innocent) victims and clever-clogs detectives popping up everywhere. Luckily, I enjoy a good murder. Especially if there’s good helping of mystery...

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Strong opinions won’t disappoint

November 7, 2010
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Strong opinions won’t disappoint

The World According To Clarkson Volume 4: How Hard Can it Be? by Jeremy Clarkson (Michael Joseph, RRP $42): This is the fourth volume in the bestselling “World According to Clarkson” series by Top Gear frontman Jeremy Clarkson. His columns are always full of strong opinions and a good dose of humorous observation about...

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Recipe for engaging nonsense

November 1, 2010
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Recipe for engaging nonsense

Celebrity Cat Recipes, by Joe Bennett (HarperCollins, RRP $28.99): A disclaimer on the front cover states this book may contain nuts while on the back cover there is the assurance that the book contains neither cats nor recipes. That might be the case but this latest collection of Joe Bennett’s syndicated columns does contain...

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