This is a Call: the life and times of Dave Grohl, by Paul Brannigan (HarperCollins, RRP $40): Back in 1990, when Dave Grohl joined a little-known band as the new drummer, few people would have expected the band was about to explode into the global phenomenon that was Nirvana. Grohl is a bloke who...
New Zealand New Millennium: A Decade in Pictures (Penguin, RRP $50): New Zealand New Millennium is a timely, comprehensive and ultimately moving portrait of our nation in images, from 2000 to 2010: news, politics, natural disasters, sports, arts/culture, celebrity, lifestyle, as well as those that are simply quirky, poignant or striking. More than 300...
It’s New Zealand Book month so it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of Kiwi books lurking on the shelves in bookshops around the country. I’ve been running reviews of books by New Zealand authors on our books page in The Southland Times every Saturday this month, with the final round-up...
NZ Detectives, by John Lockyer (Penguin, RRP $42): If the growing number of fly-on-the-wall, reality cop shows on television is anything to go by, then I think it’s safe to say we have a fascination with cops and how they do their job. It’s also safe to say I have no desire to do...
The Bomber, by Liza Marklund (Bantam Press, RRP $37): Swedish author Liza Marklund delivers, once again, a fast- paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Just days before Christmas, a phonecall in the wee small hours wakes newly promoted Stockholm-based crime editor Annika Bengtzon with...
No Regrets: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir, by Ace Frehley, with Joe Layden and John Ostrosky (Simon & Schuster, RRP $40): You probably know the name better than you know the face. In fact, it’s safe to say that at the height of his career Ace Frehley could have walked down the street without...
Justice: Speaking Up for Crime’s Silent Victims, by Garth McVicar with Michael Larson (Penguin, RRP $42): This book sparked a bit of controversy when it hit the shelves because while Garth McVicar is listed as the author, he didn’t actually write it. That aside, it is an interesting read because it shows how the...
The latest releases from the House of Walker Books for this month. Demolition by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock: From the pen and paintbrush of the award-winning team who bought you 2008’s international picture book sensation, Roadworks, comes Demolition. A BANG-ing, CLACK-ing, CLAP-ping, SNAP-ping thrill of a tale and the perfect introduction to reading for machine-mad boys...
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