Alexandra Barnaby (better known to her friends as Barney) and race-car driver Sam Hooker are back in a new novel that follows on from the best-selling Metro Girl. Barney is now Sam’s raceday spotter and during the final race of the season she spots something going on in the infield that will change her life — things that will […]
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When the earth moved in the Tasmanian mining town of Beaconsfield on Anzac Day last year, trapping three miners underground, it had a profound impact on everyone in the town. That day, the news that three men were trapped and probably dead caught the attention of Aussies everywhere. Five days later, when two of the
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I’m not a fan of love stories, soppy things that they are. However, this one got my attention and managed to hold it for the duration. Jerry and Mary Newport are both self-described hopeless misfits, both born with Asperger’s Syndrome — a form of autism that was featured in the movie Rainman. Sufferers simply can’t process the sort
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With the current boisterous real estate market, you can understand why so many people see selling property as a good way to make a living. Smart Moves author Marnie Adams is one of New Zealand’s top real estate agents, selling more than $200,000,000 of residential property in just four years and in this book she
If you felt totally out of your depth during the recent America’s Cup racing, this book might just be what you need. Shoot the Breeze will teach you the language of the waves. Author and keen sailor Sarah Ell regularly competes in yacht races at club and national level and has a history with a
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This moving family memoir gives the reader a glimpse into the grief of a father as he comes to terms with the ultimate loss for any parent: the loss of a child. Reg Thompson’s daughter Charlotte, known as Charlie, died with her friend Livvy in December 2005 when they were hit by a train while crossing the
Story of personal loss raw but uplifting Read Post »
It may come as a surprise to some who know me when I say I like poetry. Not the flowery stuff of Shakespeare (no, that’s not an invitation for Shakespeare geeks to inundate me with reasons his poetry isn’t flowery) and not the new-age stuff that I can’t make head nor tail of. My favourite
C K Stead’s latest offering a real gem Read Post »
The current state of the drug industry in the United States is being viewed as the potential future for those of us in Australasia. In the US, the public has struggled to keep up with spiralling prices while the big drug companies have grown rich and gained huge influence over the government agencies that regulate them and
Industry out of control Read Post »
Freelance journalist-columnist Gwynne Dyer has a knack of taking complex, controversial stories and offering a fresh view. From the Middle East to Afghanistan, Dyer has a depth of understanding that is seemingly unparalleled and he has the ability to take incredibly complex issues and explain them in simple terms. This is a rare talent, and is
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This cracking little guide to the fictional Central American country of San Sombrero is the latest offering in the Jetlag Travel Guide series. Described as the birthplace of tinted sunglasses and sequins by its Aussie creators, San Sombrero boasts such highlights as the beach resort town of Aguazura, home to the first-ever Madame Tussaud’s Brazilian Wax Museum
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