The Young Che: Memories of Che Guevara, by Ernesto Guevara Lynch (Random House, $29.99): Everyone knows that famous image of Che Guevara that adorns T-shirts and posters, that of a young revolutionary looking all wind-swept and interesting in his flash beret.…
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Getting to know our Sir Ed
Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life, by Alexa Johnston (Penguin NZ, RRP $29.95): There’s probably not a lot you can say about Sir Edmund Hillary that we don’t already know. Sir Ed is the stuff of legend: he scaled the world’s…
Getting to know them over coffee
Coffee With: Groucho Marx and Oscar Wilde, both published by HarperCollins ( $19.99 each): Now here’s a cutesy idea: a series of dramatised biographies that allow the reader to travel back in time and spend an hour or so with…
Post-9/11 life tests chaplain
For God and Country, by James Yee (Public Affairs, $49.95): James Yee could have been the poster boy for the United States Army. The West Point graduate and New Jersey native was a second-generation army man, following in the footsteps…
Not just for the Mac addicts
iWoz, by Steve Wozniak with Gina Smith (Hachette Livre/Headline Review, RRP $39.99): In 1973, Steve Wozniak decided to build a computer for a bit of fun. He called it Apple I. Fast forward 30 years and that bit of fun…
A life that was full of life
My Steve, by Terri Irwin (HarperCollins, RRP $49.99): Aussie’s Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin may have died an untimely death after his encounter with a stingray but there’s no doubt he packed more into his 44 years than most of us could ever…
From stress-causer to stress-master?
Back from the Brink: Coping With Stress, by Nick Leeson with Ivan Tyrrell (Reed Publishing, $39.99): It’s interesting that a man who caused immeasurable stress for a bunch of bankers is now the author of a book on how to…
Detailed and compelling reading
To Cry Inside, by Lesley Martin (Penguin): We all know the story of Lesley Martin, the voluntary euthanasia campaigner who became a household name when she was jailed for the attempted murder of her terminally ill mother. Martin has already written…
The constant man in Diana’s life tells his story
Remembering Diana: The Way We Were, by Paul Burrell (HarperCollins, $34.99): The life and tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was played out under the harsh glare of camera flashes and glossy magazines. It seemed that she couldn’t make a…
Story of personal loss raw but uplifting
Dear Charlie, by Reg Thompson (John Murray, $39.99): 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…