The World’s Your Lobster, by Joe Bennett (HarperCollins, RRP $26.99): If you’re a regular reader of The Southland Times, I’m sure you’re also a regular reader of the columns of the very talented Joe Bennett. Young Mr Bennett is, without…
Month: October 2009
Inspiration for scrapbookers
Digital Scrapbooking: The Definitive NZ Ideas Book, by Vinnie Pearce (Random House NZ, RRP $45): Scrapbooking is one of those pastimes that has taken off and now it seems every second person is a scrapbooker, collecting interesting papers and embellishments…
Expert shares his knowledge
Save Money on your Mortgage, by Martin Hawes (Penguin, RRP $30): What Martin Hawes doesn’t know about handling your finances isn’t worth knowing. This time around, he’s tackling what is most likely our biggest financial outlay, and our biggest debt:…
Good advice for gardeners
The New Zealand Plant Doctor, by Andrew Maloy (New Holland Publishers, RRP $24.99): My gardening talents (or lack of them) are legendary but I think I’ve found the perfect book to give any plant that has the misfortune of meeting…