■ REVIEW: Future Tense, The Coming World Order,
Dyer offers a fresh outlook

General non-fiction

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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■ REVIEW: San Sombrero
Fictional travel guide as good as a holiday

Humour

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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■ REVIEWS: Little Red Book of Sales Answers | Little Red Book of Answers
Want answers? This bloke has them

Advice, guides & self-help

This is the companion book to the Little Red Book of Selling and claims to contain 99.5 real-world answers that make sense, make sales and make money. I haven’t actually taken the advice offered for a test drive so I cant vouch for its accuracy or effectiveness but I can promise you that this little book is incredibly upbeat

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■ REVIEW: Sharp Objects
Lots of surprises in this cracking read

Mysteries & thrillers

When two young girls are abducted and killed, reporter Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to cover the case. The daughter of one of the richest families in the town, Camille, is haunted by a childhood tragedy that estranged her from her mother but suddenly finds herself back in her family’s mansion, re-acquainting herself

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■ REVIEW: Eyes Like Butterflies
A world of details and descriptions

Advice, guides & self-help

Compiled by Kiwi author Terence Hodgson, Eyes Like Butterflies is a collection of similes and metaphors drawn from modern English literature and presented in dictionary form. There are more than 3000 entries, covering everything from abstraction (She had had the distracted and disorganised air you might expect from somebody who was related to the Queen) to wrists

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■ REVIEW: Trade Me the Novel
Trade Me tale doesn’t quite hit the mark

General fiction, NZ books

There’s been quite a buzz both online and off about this book, which delves into the world of auction website Trade Me as a basis for its plot. A trader auctions off her father’s jacket, not knowing it contains something important. The story then follows the jacket’s travels as it is passed between traders and

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