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13 February, 2009 In a society where the traditional nuclear familyis becoming a minority, we sometimes need to bereminded of the importance and value of the role ofgrandparent. 
13 February, 2009 The Blue Plateau is a lyrical, evocative, earthy memoirof a glorious landscape. 
13 February, 2009 Anyone can tell you the Middle East is a political quagmire. 
13 February, 2009 Relatively short at less than 250 pages, The Stamp of Australia tells the story of Australia's postal services from the Second Fleet to today. 
13 February, 2009 Whether we are with the author at the administratively aggravating Hungarian-Slovakian border post without a visa, being massaged for free in Marrakech, or partying high in Alto Paraiso, Brazil, there are laughable situations, poignant moments, physical danger and the possibility of deep friendships. 
13 February, 2009 Leave to Remain is the first book I have read in 2009 and what a great start to the reading year. 
13 February, 2009 Basia Bonkowski was the iconic host of Rock Around the World on SBS in the 1980s. She was a globally focussed, cutting-edge musical and cultural spirit, that offered a new face for ‘cool’. 
13 February, 2009 In Amman in 1997, a team of Mossad agents posing as Canadian tourists attempted to poison Khalid Mishal, the head of Islamist movement Hamas’ political bureau. 
13 February, 2009 Shattered Anzacs looks at the lives of wounded Australian soldiers as they returned to Australia after WWI 
13 February, 2009 Written eloquently by journalist Christian Ryan, founding editor of The Monthly and also a former Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac Australia editor, Golden Boy is an insightful and somewhat controversial examination of Australia’s cricketing history through the career of talented batsman and former Australian captain, Kim Hughes. 
13 February, 2009 It’s an old story. The woman’s libido is snuffed like a candle, while the man’s wick keeps burning. 
13 February, 2009 Since its earliest recorded beginnings in the third millennium BC, astrology has played a part in the advancement of mathematical, medical and psychological knowledge. 
13 February, 2009 This charming book is an excellent introduction to the basics of ballet for girls. Julia, our guide through the book, is 11. 
15 November, 2008 This is a clever idea; a book that troubleshoots on any issue or problem to do with food and cooking. 
15 November, 2008 Brian Fletcher is emeritus professor of history at the University of Sydney and the author of several books on colonial Australia. 
15 November, 2008 This well-researched, mini-reference book is aimed primarily at women and geared to assist with informed choice. 
15 November, 2008 I’m not a parent, but if I had an adolescent in the house I would be racing out the door to buy Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs: What Your Kids Really Want and Need to Know about Alcohol and Drugs. 
15 November, 2008 Brian Thacker is no newcomer to the writing of a great travel narrative, having previously penned such greats as Rule No. 5: No Sex on the Bus, Where’s Wallis? and I’m not Eating any of that Foreign Muck. 
15 November, 2008 Featuring an impressive line-up--including Tim Winton, David Malouf, Patrick White, Les Murray and Judith Wright--Literary Activists explores the role of literary writers in Australian public life. 
15 November, 2008 Robert Reid’s book about the biggest, boldest, baddest crocodiles in North Queensland is something of a tragedy; not because it’s brimming over with the corpses of a terrifying number of one of the world’s most feared predators, or because of the small(er) number of people meeting their end in this predator’s jaws, because it is dull. 
15 November, 2008 Every so often a book comes along that illuminates a topic without being a dryly factual history or a loosely constructed popular narrative built around a few key points. 
15 November, 2008 Humour is, as the editors note, ‘in the eye of the beholder’. 
15 November, 2008 Whether he is pushing an out-of-petrol Rolls Royce along a London backstreet after having attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, or defending a complex education policy argument, the humanity of Kim E Beazley is strongly evident. 
15 November, 2008 As a middle-class Australian, I really welcome this volume because it deals clearly and helpfully with a subject that baffles me and I think it is a great guide for understanding the most complex issue facing Australia today. 
15 November, 2008 Yet another recruit in the passing parade of Anzac related titles, A Stout Pair of Boots explains how to conduct research into the history of those battlefields on which Australians have served over the years, both at home and abroad. |
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