I started to read To the End of the Land by David Grossman and immediately recognised I was in the hands of an exceptional writer. The prologue is a very fine piece of writing. It reminds me of the best of Russell Hoban and Gunter Grass. Dark and strange, haunting. I read line after line [...]
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2010 has been a year of reversals. At the start Kevin Rudd, the conscience of decent folk everywhere, was still enjoying an unprecedented run of popularity in the polls. Meanwhile, the Liberals were fast becoming a reactionary rabble who, after sacrificing most of their leadership talent, were left with only a mad monk to guide [...]
Filed under: Current Affairs, Humour, Politics | Tagged: Alan Moir, Best Australian Political Cartoons 2010, Bill Leak, Bruce Petty, Judy Horacek, Matt Golding, Russ Radcliffe | 1 Comment »
No spin, no catches, no marketing machine behind the title, but, hand on my heart, I can tell you that this is really a very important, very useful book.
Filed under: Non Fiction, Popular Science | Tagged: Alzheimer's disease, Contented Dementia, Dementia, Health, Oliver James, Pregnancy, Sheila Kitzinger | Leave a Comment »
UPDATE: Thanks to HarperCollins, MasterChef and Booktopia the first 100 customers to pre-order MasterChef Australia The Cookbook Series 3 from Booktopia will receive a special MasterChef timer. This will be the years biggest selling book so get in quickly and secure this cool memento of MasterChef 2011. MasterChef Australia: The Cookbook – Volume 3 MasterChef [...]
Filed under: cook books, Food and drink | Tagged: MasterChef Australia, MasterChef Australia : The Cookbook - Volume 1, MasterChef Australia : The Cookbook - Volume 2, POH′S KITCHEN, Your Place or Mine? | 2 Comments »
I was walking through the warehouse this morning and I noticed a copy of Fungus the Bogeyman on a shelf ready to be packed and shipped off. Two minutes before if you’d asked me about Fungus the Bogeyman I would have said – never heard of it but having seen the gruesome green cover again, [...]
Filed under: Children's Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humour | Tagged: Fungus the Bogeyman, Raymond Briggs | 1 Comment »
The Ultimate Giveaway for Booktoberfest is $1000 worth of books for one lucky Booktopia customer. All you need to do is place an order with Booktopia in the month of October 2010! The end date is midnight 31st October (AEDT). See below for further details.* The recipients of all the giveaways will be posted on [...]
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The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
Shockingly funny book from the controversial and brilliant American comedian. Sarah Silverman’s father taught her to curse – at the age of three. She was a chronic bedwetter – until she was old enough to drive. She lost her virginity at 19 – but didn’t really know it. These are just a few of the [...]
Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Humour, Social Commentary | Tagged: Sarah Silverman, The Bedwetter Stories of Courage Redemption and Pee | 1 Comment »