Early in 2020 the Victoria & Albert Museum in London opened the sartorially elegant exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, timed to coincide with the Olympic […]
Non Fiction
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John Kinsella’s latest book Displaced; A Rural Life begins on a somewhat whimsical note which is, to say the least, unusual. In the first pages […]
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Budgerigar
The joy of reading comes home to you strongly when you open this book with the rather bland title Budgerigar. Looking at the book’s cover, […]
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Love and Loss
With the advent of the Coronavirus the world is experiencing unprecedented loss as well as many acts of astonishing love. In ‘Love & Loss’ the […]
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A comfort zone is something we all create with much care and attention; we guard it with gusto and do not take to kindly to […]
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He was a Swedish Maritime Naval Officer who wanted to marry her; she was not at all interested but thought his lovely uniform was rather […]
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Struggle and Success
Success comes in numerous forms but many consider success, large or small, which results from struggle the sweetest of them all. The latest book in […]
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What happens when those pesky bugs, beetles and hardworking bees simply vanish, or become less than before? What difference do they make to the environment […]
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As any lover of dogs will know, there is far, far more to their canine companions than they ever let you know, after all they […]
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March 5, 2019 was a day when the small city of Christchurch in New Zealand was witness to one of the most horrific acts of […]
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Food is an important aspect of any culture, let alone the comfort of life when things go as they often do, terribly, horribly wrong. Natalie […]
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Home Is Where You Make It is a truism as a well as being the title of the latest book from stylist, photographer and lifestyle […]
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Your Best Year Ahead; small easy steps to wellness is an extremely practical way to present information on healthy living. Written by an experienced doctor […]
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Sea change, tree change, downsize change all have immense appeal at some time or other in just about everyone’s life; But not many take up […]
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Never has a book been timelier than Utopia Found: A Blueprint for Spiritual Renaissance and World Peace by Troy Reicherter as he, after more than […]
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Even if you know very little about conservation and the environment, which would be hard to believe in today’s world, Jeremey Purseglove, in his latest […]
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Split: an interesting title for a book and one which will, as it is intended to do, either attract or repel, with the raw red […]
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Running With Sherman, the tale of a down and out donkey who made good, is an absolute delight. Christopher McDougall has crafted a story that […]
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Readers who are familiar with the likes of Douglas Adam or H.P Lovecraft will have some idea of how truly small we humans are. Well, […]
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The use of illegal drugs and the abuse of prescription drugs frequently leads to misadventure and/or crime. As a forensic toxicologist, Doctor Allender often appears […]
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Backyard bird lovers and watcher are going to really enjoy Know Your Birds Australia’s Most Common Birds– revised edition from Louise Egerton, a well presented, […]
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Australia is not just an island, it is festooned with a myriad of smaller Islands, 8,000 in total, some inhabited, many more listed as wild […]
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The Art of Philosophy is an interesting Art, as it is understood that no philosopher can ever be considered as wrong, perhaps because the many […]
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Imperfect
Shortly after birth, Lee Kofman was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. Because she was born in Siberia where medical conditions were primitive, her mother […]