Archive for August, 2011

Tasty range of books to add to your collection

August 24, 2011
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Tasty range of books to add to your collection

The New Zealand Bread Book, by Simon & Alison Holst (Hyndman Publishing, RRP $24.99): A decade after producing their first bread book, the Holsts are back with one that features all the old favourite recipes and a bunch of new ones. If you’ve got a whizz-bang breadmaker, then I’m sure you’ll be in the...

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New insights but no juicy gossip

August 20, 2011
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New insights but no juicy gossip

What Was I Thinking: A Memoir, by Paul Henry (Random House, RRP $40): There’s no denying personality Paul Henry has a knack for grabbing headlines and stirring controversy, but he also has a knack for being interesting. And funny – let’s not forget funny. Oh yes, I know it is not considered politically correct...

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Drug-running thriller a solid debut

August 13, 2011
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Drug-running thriller a solid debut

The Terror of Living, by Urban Waite (Simon & Schuster, RRP $40): Ex-con Phil Hunt has spent the past 20 years working on a ranch with his wife, making a living and just getting on with life. Every now and then he has supplemented his income with a spot of drug running, as you...

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