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Author: Stuart Maconie
Review by fifi on 22 October 2011
A guilty pleasure for me as a new arrival into NZ and so indulging myself in pure nostalgia.
Maconie is a well-respected author, BBC Radio 6 DJ and TV presenter and is well described as 'funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell'.
This latest book takes us through each of the decades of the last...
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Author: Johann Bernhardt
Review by nsaunders on 13 July 2011
Subtitled "Sustainable Urban Development, Building and Architecture in New Zealand" this book gives an overview of sustainable principles of architecture both now and in the future. Various parameters are covered for the design of the NZ house using passive solar and other means of energy...
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Author: Alison Booth
Review by janie on 05 April 2011
This is a first novel from this new author and I cant wait for the sequel which is on order/newly acquired.
Its about a small remote coastal community in austrailia in the 50's. You are drawn into unbelievabily accepted predjudice of abo's & refo's ( refugees).
It has some very endearing...
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Author: Alex Miller
Review by clare on 26 January 2011
I enjoyed the book. It was, on the surface, light reading. I knew the author had to have some age on him to understand we humans so well. He covers so many desires; family, country, connections. He involved me so much in the story. When Sabiha was going off to be impregnated my insides were...
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Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Review by janie on 13 December 2010
Couldnt put it down!!! A Womens Weekly Great Read but also another book that was recommened by Jacki Turner at BBK Library, Thank you Jackie so much. I really enjoyed her style of writing ... it was captivating and intense. A stunner! I have had to run downstairs to find another book by her.
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Author: Joe Bageant
Review by clare on 27 September 2010
Joe Bageant writes about the working class in America and gives an explanation as to why its members continue to vote for the Rebulican Party in spite of it not meeting their needs. It was a fantastic book. I have a minimal interest in politics but found this book has further developed my...
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Author: Elenor Gill
Review by janie on 13 September 2010
Another book recommended by Bell Block Librarian, Jackie Turner. I really enjoyed this NZ author and had previously read her other book on talking trees.... This one had a celtic tinge and I enjoyed the very different charactors of the women. the blurb goes like this ......The sudden death of...
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Author: Lisa Jewel
Review by janie on 13 September 2010
I just finished reading this very readable book and highly recommend it. Bell Block Librarian, Jacki Turner prompted me to read this amongst other books when I was sick recently.
It is a story about a girl with no memories since she was 9 years of age. She was a teenage mum bringing up her only son...
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Author: Helen Brown
Review by coreen on 23 July 2010
A fabulously written book about the frailties of people and families. This book kept me glued the whole way through. It is a non-fiction about Helen's family. It takes you for a journey through the greatest tragedy of losing a child to how a wee kitten, picked out by her dead son, little by little...
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Author: David Baldacci
Review by coreen on 10 March 2010
If you want to a good read full of action, humanity and a thriller to boot - I would recommend any book written by this author.
Well written and extremely hard to put down. I have only just started this title but this is the third book written by this author that I have started. The first was...
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