We all have questions, and for some of them there are answers. Have you ever wondered just what dark matter really is? How about why galaxies collide? Or why the Moon is gradually drifting away from the Earth? Perhaps it doesn’t like our brand of deodorant. The late, great Douglas Adams once said (amongst other […]
■ REVIEW: Why Is Uranus Upside Down?
The master of the universe? Read Post »
Author Allison Mooney believes that even though we live in a wired world, having people skills is an absolute requirement for business success. This is the premise of her book Pressing the Right Buttons. I’m inclined to agree with her. During the past few months I’ve had a range of customer service issues with some
■ REVIEW: Pressing the Right Buttons
Importance of people skills recognised Read Post »
Terence Cave is a man who has had more than his share of tragedies: his mother’s suicide when he was a young child, his wife’s death during a bungled burglary of their antiques shop and now the death of his son Reuben in an awful accident. It is this final death that proves to be
■ REVIEW: The Possession of Mr Cave
Sibling rivalry from beyond the grave Read Post »
Law professor Natalie Greco takes on teaching a class at a local prison, which leads to her comfortable life being turned upside-down. A riot breaks out during her class and Nat rushes to help an injured prison guard. Before he dies, he asks her to deliver a message to his wife: “It’s under the floor.”
■ REVIEW: Daddy's Girl
Not too taxing Read Post »
Growing up, sisters Elle and Lila are as close as they are different: one a mathematical genius with her own sense of style and quirkiness, the other a normal teen trying to fit in with her peers. When Lila is brutally murdered, Elle tries to get on with her life even after the man she
■ REVIEW: No One You Know
Interest tapers off during final chapters Read Post »
Richard Branson, the entrepreneur behind the wildly successful Virgin Group, is one of those astonishingly rich people who is also astonishingly adventurous. With all that money he could holiday on any tropical island his heart desired. Hell, he could probably buy a tropical island if he really wanted to. But no, that would be far
■ REVIEW: Arctic Diary: Surviving on Thin Ice
Branson’s adventures an entertaining read Read Post »
We all felt for former All Black Norm Hewitt when the news broke back in February, 2006, that his brother Rob was the diver missing off the Kapiti Coast. As the hours ticked by, I doubt there was anyone apart from perhaps Rob’s partner who truly believed he was still alive. Family, friends, ex-Navy colleagues
We Kiwis there is a real fascination with things that go bump in the night and Julie Miller and Grant Osborn have come up with a book to feed that fascination. Here you’ll find what are tagged as true stories of spooks and phantoms, monster sightings, strange lights in the sky, celebrity hauntings and supernatural
■ REVIEW: Unexplained New Zealand
Things that go bump in the night Read Post »
I picked up this book and was riveted from the first page. Sadly, by the third chapter the momentum was slowing. By the fifth chapter, my get-up-and-go had got up and gone. I’d lost interest in the book. It’s the story of Charlie Weir, a bloke who deals with other people’s demons for a living
■ REVIEW: Trauma
Great read … to start with Read Post »
If you’re a parent, chances are you have on occasions worried about just what the future holds for junior. Every year thousands of youngsters get lost in the career maze, bogged down by information overload and a lack of direction. The end result is that they end up making the wrong career choices: taking the
■ REVIEW: The Career Maze
Help with choosing the right career path Read Post »
