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William Powers

An amusing thought provoking book delving into our addiction to being connected.I read Hamlet's Blackberry each morning as I sat on the train surrounded by people obsessively staring into their...
Lifestyle, Non Fiction

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Luke Van Dyke

OK guys and girls this is one to put on your Christmas list along with all the various bits and pieces which go to make up the ‘must haves’ of...
Lifestyle, Non Fiction

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Scott Bennett

The ANZAC tradition is famous throughout the world and stands for patriotism, fortitude. It symbolizes the spirit of men who gave their utmost or all, to become part of a...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Amy Choi

Memoirs are tricky things in so far as there has to be a beginning to everything and to this end, in Playing House, Choi has selected a random place in...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Mister Creecher by Chris Priestly.. ISBN 9781408827987 Billy is a street urchin, pickpocket and petty thief. Mister Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets. Their...
Non Fiction

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Jean-Francois Mallet

There is obviously more under the striking red wrapper of Babybel cheese than is first anticipated with a raft of new, tasty and delicious ways to cook, serve and temp...
Food, Non Fiction

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Munjed Al Muderis and Patrick Weaver

This is absolutely an insiders story of how a practising surgeon from a wealthy, respected family in Baghdad, came to Australia as a refugee. I have heard and seen many...
Biographies, Non Fiction

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Kris Abbey

Dieting has been a hot topic on the TV and airwaves lately, possibly due to the rising rate of obesity in Australia and other areas of the world.  Fad diets,...
Health, Non Fiction

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Jane Hood

Beautifully titled for the content this is definitely a Magpies collection of odd bits and pieces, which becomes addictive after reading the first story relating to Chariot racing and Roman...
Non Fiction

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Aaron Smith

I thought that this would be a travel book and was prepared to hear many wonderful tales about South America.  To my surprise, the author's reason for travel was the...
Non Fiction, Travel

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Madeleine Morris with Dr Sasha Howard

To breast feed or to bottle feed that is the issue and never has an issue been so debated for so long with a variety of results, all ending usually...
Health, Non Fiction

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Barry Pearce

The first artist to feature in this tribute to Australian art and artist is John Glover who painted his piece titled ‘Natives on the Ouse River’, Van Diemen’s Land in...
Non Fiction