Striking Back, by Aaron J Klein (Scribe, $40): The Steven Spielberg-directed movie Munich, released last year, has raised fresh and younger interest in the bloody events that took place during the 1972 Olympic Games. Striking Back is the story of the…
Month: July 2006
Chilling psychological thriller
Immoral, by Brian Freeman (Headline, $24.99): In an ugly case of deja vu, Lieutenant Jonathan Stride must deal with the disappearance of a beautiful teenager in Duluth, Minnesota. She’s gone without a trace: the second disappearance in a year. The two…
Real-life humour
Lessons in Duck Shooting, by Jayne Buxton (Random House, $26.99): In need of a life makeover, Ally James allows her best friend to bully her into going to a dating seminar. There, American relationship guru Marina Body claims all you…
How to train your bloke
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Men, by Anita Naik (Piatkus, $29.99): I’m sure we’ve all looked at our bloke at some point and wondered just what was going on in his head. This book has the answers you need, whether you’re…
Interesting look at not-so-well-known NZ history
The Bookmen’s Dominion, by Chris Hilliard (Auckland University Press, $34.99): Taking a look at an almost forgotten chapter in New Zealand’s history, The Bookmen’s Dominion focuses on the activities and networks of historians and literary critics during the 1920s and…