Peter Allison, author of How to Walk a Puma, answers Six Sharp Questions

Posted on January 31, 2012 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Peter Allison author of Whatever You Do, Don’t Run,  Don’t Look Behind You, But…  and now How to Walk a Puma Six Sharp Questions  ————————– 1.    Congratulations, you’ve a new book – How to Walk a Puma – what is it about and what does this book mean to you? This [...]

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Lose weight quickly and safely – guest blogger, Susie Burrell, shows you how…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by booktopiaguestblogger

Lose Weight Fast. Could there be a better title for a book? Who doesn’t want to lose weight fast? It may take us months if not years of eating too much and not moving our bodies enough to gain weight but once we finally get so sick of it that we want to do something [...]

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News from the UK: Costa book award: Andrew Miller wins for sixth novel, Pure

Posted on January 25, 2012 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Vivid tale of life in pre-revolutionary Paris beats Matthew Hollis’s biography of Edward Thomas to £30,000 prize cheque writes Mark Brown in The Guardian A vividly told story of life in pre-revolutionary Paris on Tuesday won the 2011 Costa book award in what turned out to be a bitterly fought two-way tussle between fact and fiction. [...]

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How to Walk a Puma My (Mis)adventures in South America by Peter Allison

Posted on January 25, 2012 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

An intrepid African safari guide sets out to discover all he can about the wildlife of the South American continent in a hilarious book about walking pumas (can be dangerous), chasing jaguars (can be elusive) and finding love (can be tricky). Not content with regular encounters with dangerous animals on one continent, Peter Allison decided [...]

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Saved by Cake: Over 80 Ways to Bake Yourself Happy by Marian Keyes

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Booktopia

Learn to bake with Britain’s favourite women’s fiction author, Marian Keyes… Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes’ recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it – she realized that [...]

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Religion for Atheists: A non-believer’s guide to the uses of religion by Alain de Botton

Posted on January 24, 2012 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The battle being fought between atheists and believers has raged for centuries. In one camp stand those quoting holy writ and in the other stand those quoting Richard Dawkins. With his new book, Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton steps into the firing line, deciding bravely to walk a path up through the middle of [...]

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Michelle Bridges is back with The No Excuses Cookbook : Weight-Loss Recipes for Everyday Life

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Booktopia

The best way to lose weight is to change what you eat: fresh ingredients, good-quality food, portion control. With easy-to-follow menu plans and over 80 delicious, low-calorie recipes for everyday eating, Michelle Bridges will help you take charge of your weight loss. Michelle’s food tastes amazing and you won’t feel hungry between meals, so stop [...]

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Sandra Reynolds, author of The $120 Food Challenge, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on January 20, 2012 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Sandra Reynolds author of The $120 Food Challenge: Feed Your Family Fresh Food For $120 a Week Ten Terrifying Questions ———————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in Scotland while my father, [...]

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Will The School Holidays Ever End? Help Is Here…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

For many parents there is a point, not long after New Years Day, when the long summer school holidays stop being fun. By then the kids have played with, broken or got bored with their Christmas presents, and the weather is too hot, too wet, too cold, too perfect for them to go outside. Parents [...]

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Merle’s Kitchen by Merle Parrish (Loved her on MasterChef AUSTRALIA!)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Booktopia

Newest MasterChef sensation, and Country Women’s Association cake champion’s secrets shared! One of life’s simple pleasures is the lingering aroma of a freshly baked cake, especially one you have made yourself. Cooks everywhere are rediscovering the satisfaction that comes from old-fashioned baking at home. And in this delectable world of cakes, scones, sponges and puddings, [...]

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