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The Outside – Larry Blair and Jeremy Goring
Cheating death, chasing waves and growing up in one of Australia’s most notorious crime families Penguin Books This isn’t really a review – but a recommendation. A few weeks ago the lovely Dot Tonkin from Penguin gave this one a book talk and on the strength of that, plus the fact that it was related…
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Don’t Dream It’s Over: the remarkable life of Neil Finn – Jeff Apter
Allen & Unwin August 2023 ISBN:9781761068089 Publisher:Allen & Unwin Imprint:Allen & Unwin RRP: $34.99 First order of business is to thank A&U so much for giving me the opportunity to review this one. I’ve been a very long time devotee of Crowded House (world’s greatest band ever IMO), and Neil’s work as a gifted songwriter,…
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Agatha Christie: a Very Elusive Woman – Lucy Worsley
Hachette Australia September 2022 ISBN: 9781529303889 | RRP $34.99 If, as I am, you are are a fan of historian Lucy Worsley, either in her role as Chief Curator of Royal Historical Palaces and her numerous TV appearances, or in her other guise as a skilled writer of best-selling history books AND you are also an Agatha…
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Some Writer! The story of E. B. White – Melissa White
HMH Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019 HMH Houghton Mifflin Harcourt RRP: $29.99 Every now and again a book comes along in a completely serendipitous manner, taking you by surprise in its fabulous-ness. This is one of those books. I stumbled upon it browsing for new engaging biographies for our library collection, loved its cover art and…
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Wild Thing: the short, spellbinding life of Jimi Hendrix – Philip Norman
Hachette AUG 25, 2020 | 9781474611497 | RRP $32.99 Once again Philip Norman has crafted a biography that is both mesmerising and eminently readable just as he has done previously, but most notably for me with Slowhand. It’s hard to believe that it has been fifty years since Jimi’s brilliance was extinguished and to write the story of such…
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JT : The Making of a Total Legend – Jonathan Thurston, with James Phelps
Harper Collins August 2019 ISBN: 9781460758618 ISBN 10: 1460758617 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU List Price: 16.99 AUD I grew up slightly obsessed with rugby league. Born and bred in the heart of Dragons’ territory in the glory days of that team, my girlfriends and I played footy every day in the school playground (I still bear a cracking scar…
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Little Frida – Anthony Browne
Walker Books April 2019 ISBN: 9781406381221 Imprint: Walker Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 The absolutely mega-talented Anthony Browne brings his own distinctive style to the story of another fabulous artist, Frida Kahlo. This glorious picture book gives younger readers an insight into the background and artistic genesis of Kahlo who has, over the years, become an increasingly…
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