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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations

Blurb: From the time of its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have been a source of inspiration for nations and for individuals alike to recognise, protect and promote basic human rights and freedoms.

In the decades since its inception dramatic changes have swept the globe, but the values underpinning the Declaration - a fundamental commitment to human dignity, equality, fairness and universality - endure and are as relevant today as when it was first proclaimed.

In this charming, whimsical interpretation, Michael Streich's illustrations give fresh voice to the enduring sentiments that resonate from every page, evoking the timelessness, passion and power of this remarkable document.

ISBN: 9781741755756 (Hardback)
Year: 2008
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 72 (Non-Fiction)

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll

Blurb: Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange creatures, and attends a very odd tea party and croquet match. This immensely witty and unique story mixes satire and puzzles, comedy and anxiety, to provide an astute depiction of the experience of childhood.

ISBN: 9780099512073 (Paperback)
Year: 1992 (1865 & 1871 originally)
Publisher: Vintage Books
Pages: 327 (Fiction)

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Monday, August 29, 2011

The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clarke)

The Sentinel
Arthur C. Clarke

Blurb: The most celebrated collection of science fiction stories ever published. The Sentinel is a book that must be read, re-read, then treasured. This magnificent showcase of short fiction by one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time contains:

The story that inspired 2001 A Space Odyssey: THE SENTINEL
The real prequel to 2010 Odyssey Two: A MEETING WITH MEDUSA
The story that gave birth to Childhood's End: GUARDIAN ANGEL
The original version of THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
The story originally published as '?': REFUGEE
A story of human chauvinism told by the tentacled Lords of the Universe: RESCUE PARTY
A tale of murder abroad the Star Queen: BREAKING STRAIN
A tale of theft en route to JUPITER V
A story of sailing THE WIND FROM THE SUN

ISBN: 9780586212042 (Paperback)
Year: 1983
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Pages: 319 (Fiction)

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

The Dakota Trail (Ralph Compton novel by Robert Vaughan)

The Dakota Trail
Ralph Compton novel by Robert Vaughan

Blurb: After the Civil War, Dick Hodson returns to his home of Windom, Texas, the lone survivor of all the men who left to fight against the Union. He finds the former cattle town destitute, for there were no able ranch hands to drive the herds, and now the few ranches that survived are on the edge of ruin.

To save the town, Dick plans to drive the remaining cattle north with a trail party made up of raw greenhorn children. But the unforgiving trail is the least of their problems. A gang of merciless cutthroats is waiting for them - hired by the evil Bryan Phelps, whose fortune rests on the failure of the desperate cattle drive.

Now, with little more than his own cunning and the blind courage of his young crew, Dick Hodson is going to war...

ISBN: 0451204174 (Paperback)
Year: 2001
Publisher: Signet
Pages: 261 (Fiction)

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Heretic: The Grail Quest Series #3 (Bernard Cornwell)

Heretic: The Grail Quest Series #3
Bernard Cornwell

Blurb: When the English capture Calais, the war with France is suspended by a truce. But Thomas of Hookton still has to pursue the grail and confront his deadliest enemy: his cousin, Guy Vexille.

Thomas and his men become raiders, but when he releases a girl condemned to burn as a heretic, his campaign is attacked by the church and Thomas himself becomes the hunted.

Thomas goes to the valley of Astarac, where he believes that the grail may still be concealed, but there are many others apart from Thomas who are searching for it. The prize will guarantee victory in battle and the games of hide and seek are deadly.

When Thomas finally succeeds in meeting his enemy, fate takes an unexpected hand. What had been a landscape of castles, monasteries, vineyards and villages, becomes death's kingdom and the need for the grail, as a sign of God's favour, is more urgent than ever.

ISBN: 9780007869978 (Paperback)
Year: 2003
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Pages: 435 (Fiction)

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Peril at End House (Agatha Christie)

Peril at End House
Agatha Christie

Blurb: On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty Nick Buckley describe her recent 'accidental brushes with death': First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed.

So when Poirot finds a bullet hole in Nick's sun hat, he decides that this girl needs his help. Can he find the would-be-killer before he hits his target?

ISBN: 9780007860814 (Paperback)
Year: 1932
Publisher: Harper
Pages: 287 (Fiction)

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Quidditch Through Through The Ages (Kennilworthy Whisp/J.K. Rowling)

Quidditch Through The Ages
Kennilworthy Whisp (J.K. Rowling)

Blurb: If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages. This limited edition is a copy of the volume in Hogwarts School Library where it is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and saving lives - work that is even more important and astonishing than the three and a half second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.

ISBN: 0747554714 (Paperback)
Year: 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages: 56 (Fiction)

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Turning The Tide: Decisive Battles of The Second World War (Nigel Cawthorne)

Turning The Tide: Decisive Battles of The Second World War
Nigel Cawthorne

Blurb: The Second World War was the final global conflict of the twentieth century. It involved more combatants, and a wider range of battlefield terrain than any other conflict in history, from the frozen plains of Russia to the baking Libyan desert, and from the atolls of the Pacific to the skies over Britain.

In Turning the Tide, Nigel Carthorne has taken a fresh look at the crucial battles which decided the outcome of the Second World War, beginning with the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, a feat that boosted the morale of a nation during its darkest hour, and reaching a climatic end with the final bloody reckoning between the Red Army and the Third Reich amongst the ruins of Berlin.

ISBN: 1841931128 (Paperback)
Year: 2003
Publisher: Capella
Pages: 240 (Non-Fiction)

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Day My Bum Went Psycho (Andy Griffiths)

The Day My Bum Went Psycho
Andy Griffiths

Blurb: Zack Freeman is ready to tell his story...

The story of a boy and his crazy runaway bum.

The story of a crack bum-fighting unit called the B-team, a legendary Bum Hunter and his formidable daughter, and some of the biggest, ugliest and meanest bums ever to roam the face of the Earth.

A story of courage and endurance that takes Zack on a journey across the Great Windy Desert, through the Brown Forest and over the Sea of Bums before descending into the heart of an explosive bumcano to confront the biggest, ugliest and meanest bum of them all...

ISBN: 0330362925 (Paperback)
Year: 2001
Publisher: Pant Macmillan
Pages: 221 (Fiction)

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Monday, August 22, 2011

From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (Curtis James Jackson aka 50 Cent)

From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside
Curtis James Jackson aka 50 Cent

Blurb: 'That's what this book is about - the good times and the bad times. I wrote this book to explain the world I come from. This is why I say the rhymes that I say. This is what happened when I was trying to get rich before I died in Southside Queens.'

From Pieces To Weight is a violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50's story but the story of a generation of youth faced with hard choices and very few options. A tale of sacrifice, transformation and redemption, it is also one of hope, determination and the power of self. Told in 50's own unique voice, the narrative drips with the raw insight, street wisdom and his struggle to survive at all costs... and behold the American Dream.

ISBN: 0743495837 (Paperback)
Year: 2005
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages: 223 (Non-Fiction)

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Belly Flop (Morris Gleitzman)

Belly Flop
Morris Gleitzman

Blurb: 'Doug's not like one of those posh guardian angels in the Bible,' Gran used to say. 'He's invisible, he doesn't do violence and he's very busy, so if you need him you've got to ask.'

I'm asking you now, Doug.

Mitch needs help. Everyone hates him, but he's got a plan that'll make him the most popular bloke in town. If it doesn't kill him. He hopes his guardian angel is listening.

ISBN: 0330356844 (Paperback)
Year: 1996
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Pages: 181 (Fiction)

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

The Divine Wind (Garry Disher)

The Divine Wind
Garry Disher

Blurb: Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don't, or as we form other alliances, as we betray our friends or are ourselves betrayed...

In the pearling town of Broome, against the backdrop of World War II, a young man and a young woman fall in love. Hart is the son of a pearling master, Mitsy the daughter of a Japanese fiver. Can their love survive as Japan enters the War and Mitsy encounters prejudice and hate?

In this beautifully written novel, Garry Disher evokes a war-devastated Australia and its effects on young adults forced to leave their childhood behind.

ISBN: 0733615902 (Paperback)
Year: 1998
Publisher: Hodder
Pages: 151 (Fiction)

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel #5 (Richelle Mead)

Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel #5
Richelle Mead

Blurb: Salvation has its price...

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Siberia, Dimitri's birthplace, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's - and to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir. It's graduation, and the girls can't wait for their real lives outside of the academy's cold iron gates to finally begin. But even with the intrigue and excitement of court life looming, Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri. He's out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance, and now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he has silenced her...forever.

But Rose can't forget what she learned on her journey - whispers of a magic too impossible and terrifying to comprehend. A magic inextricably tied to Lissa that could hold the answer to all of Rose's prayers, but not without devastating consequences. Now Rose will have to decide what - and who - matters most to her. And in the end, is true love really worth the price?

Fall in love with Rose and Dimitri all over again in Spirit Bound, the eagerly awaited fifth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.

ISBN: 9781921518867 (Paperback)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Razorbill
Pages: 489 (Fiction)

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Bad As I Wanna Be (Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown)

Bad As I Wanna Be
Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown

Blurb: Fifty percent of life in the NBA is sex. The other fifty percent is money. On an April night in 1993 I sat in the cab of my pickup truck with a rifle on my lap, deciding whether to kill myself. I don't expect Scottie Pippen to forgive me for what I did to him. I don't expect him to forget about it either. I've been homeless. I've worked at 7-Eleven. I'm a real person, with real experiences, not some image that somebody in the NBA office created. When you talk about race in basketball, the whole thing is simple: a black player knows he can go out on the court and kick a white player's ass. I used to go through the whole routine - dress up, wear makeup, act like a girl. Those guys in San Antonio can kiss my ass, especially Gregg Popovich, the general manager...Popovich wanted to be the guy who tamed Dennis Rodman. Madonna looked at me all sexy and said, 'You're staying with me, in my room.' How much do you really want to win when you have as much money, attention, and fame as Shaquille O'Neal does? White women get into relationships with black men because they think the sex is going to be better. I knew I would have been just another nigger if I didn't play basketball. I wanted to be white because I was black, and black was never the right colour. I left the table-by-myself-and went to see Madonna. We were in a stairwell, and she was saying, 'You love me. You want to be with me. Leave with me right now and forget your girlfriend.' The Spurs might be more of a basketball team if David Robinson didn't freeze every time they play a big game. You're going to have to find a way to stop me on your own, bro, and nobody's found it yet.

ISBN: 0733800556 (Paperback)
Year: 1996
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages: 259 (Non-Fiction)

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Get Reading 2011


The Get Reading campaign starts in a few weeks on the 29th of August.

This is an initiative run by the Australian Government to try and get people to read.

A list of 50 books that you 'can't put down' is selected, and when one of these titles is purchased, the buyer receives a free book. This year's free books are 10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2011, which includes contributions from Larissa Behrendt, John Birmingham, James Bradley, Miranda Darling, Cate Kennedy, Caroline Overington, James Phelen, Jessica Rudd and Charlotte Wood for adult readers and The Land of Dragons by children’s author Emily Rodda.

This year's list is below;
For more information you can visit the official website

I'm Not Really Here (Tim Allen)

I'm Not Really Here
Tim Allen

Blurb: In his number one New York Times bestseller, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, Tim Allen regaled us with tales from the male-female front. Now, in I'm Not Really Here, he takes a look at men in midlife - and their relationship to wives, children, friends, the universe, God, and why it's so tough to get a good night's sleep.

The book opens with Tim suddenly waking from a strange dream. He's been reading late into the night about today's hot scientific topic - quantum physics - and what he's learned about the nature of reality really disturbs him. Fortunately, he's got plenty of time to mull it over. Tim's wife and daughter are going away on a camping trip, and Tim is left at home with their dog, Spot. At first, he's excited at the opportunity to eat what he wants (bologna and potato chip sandwiches), watch the sci-fi videos he loves, and finish the 1946 Ford he's been restoring so he can deliver it to a car show on Monday. Unfortunately, he can't find the final part: a one-of-a-kind hood ornament. He encounters very strange coincidences, meets people he doesn't know who seem to know too much about him, and wonders if his life is half full or half empty.

As he roams from room to room, Tim ponders how we wind up sounding like our parents when we raise our own children ('Don't stir your ice cream into soup!'), men's fascination with pricey gadgets ('Does this drill bit set really cost $89,000?') and how romantic 'chemistry' really works ('It's all based on salt'). He describes his own rise to celebrity and what it's like to buy groceries without wearing a mask. He explores the allure of hot cars, the temptation of fast-food chain prizes which seem to be getting bigger and bigger all the time ('I'll have the happy meal and the Harley, please'), and his obsession with his place in the cosmos.

I'm Not Really Here deals, in the Toolman's inimitable way, with some of the urgent questions a man faces at midlife, from 'What is real?' to what should he eat for breakfast ('The gummy cinnamon buns or the cereal no one can pronounce? Moose lips. Mouse licks'). This book is a culmination of a five-year journey of self-discovery. It will surprise and challenge, make you wonder and think, and induce laughter on every page.

ISBN: 0733800637 (Hardback)
Year: 1996
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages: 255 (Non-Fiction)

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Balibo (Jill Jolliffe)

Balibo
Jill Jolliffe

Blurb: In October 1975, during the decolonisation of Portuguese Timor, five young television reporters travelled from Australia to report on the brewing unrest in the region. It was a journey that would be their last: Greg Shackleton, Gary Cunningham, and Tony Stewart of Channel Seven, and Brian Peters and Malcolm Rennie of Channel Nine, were killed by the Indonesian military as they filmed the infantry troops advancing into the border town of Balibo. In the months that followed, a sixth man who went to investigate their fate, freelance journalist Roger East, was also executed.

In this updated edition of the book that was originally published as Cover-Up, and on which the film Balibo is based, Jill Joliffe reveals previously hidden details of one of the most shameful episodes in Australia's history. In doing so, she brings to light new material about Roger East, and details of the 2007 Glebe inquest into the death of Brian Peters.

The result of over 30 years of personal investigations and tireless research, Balibo provides a unique first-hand account of the deaths of the five journalists and of Roger East. Jolliffe argues that the Australian government and its Western allies were always aware of the circumstances of the killings of the Balibo Five, as they came to be known, and that their cover-up of those details was a key factor in Indonesia's decision to invade and occupy East Timor.

Part memoir, part history, this searing book is as much an indictment of the Balibo killers as it is of Australia's role in East Timor's recent tragic history

ISBN: 9781921372773 (Paperback)
Year: 2009
Publisher: Scribe
Pages: 396 (Non-Fiction)

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Succubus Shadows (Richelle Mead)

Succubus Shadows
Richelle Mead

Blurb: Georgina Kincaid has formidable powers. Immortality, seduction, shape-shifting - child's play to a succubus like her.

Helping to plan her ex-boyfriend's wedding is a different story. Georgina isn't sure which is worse - that he's marrying another woman or that she's having to run around trying on bridesmaid dresses. Still, there are distractions. There's a new succubus in town who seems intent on corrupting Georgina's soon-to-be-wed-ex.

But the real danger lies in the mysterious force that's taken to visiting Georgina's thoughts. Soon she's going to discover who she can trust, who she can't - and that there are far worse places than Hell in which to spend eternity...

ISBN: 9780553825756 (Paperback)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages: 281 (Fiction)

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Cut and Run: CSI Miami (Donn Cortez)

Cut and Run: CSI Miami
Don Cortez

Blurb: By air, sea, and land the members of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab are called out. In a field outside the everglades a ballon has just set down; the lone man inside the basket is dead - an apparent suicide. A yacht riddled with bullets limps into the Port of Miami; only a gravely wounded hijacker survives, confessing that their are drugs somewhere on board, but he can't find them. A local journalist, looking to break out of the rat race with a novel based on the people he covers on his beat, is found dead.

In the yacht's gallery is a record-setting sunfish that seems to be the key piece of evidence to just what was being smuggled on the shop, yet the lab is stumped when they discover no more than the normal parasites infesting the fish. A raunchy video of a citrus heiress having sex in a public place gives her the motive to kill the journalist-turned-novelist, but she has an alibi. All small pieces of the puzzles that Horatio Caine and the member of his team have to unravel to find out why all these people were killed. Before it is over the members of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab are caught up in the intrigue that reaches to the heart of Castro's Cuba.

ISBN: 9781847390646 (Paperback)
Year: 2008
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages: 345 (Fiction)

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

That's Ambitious: More Classic Commentary (Dennis Cometti)

That's Ambitious: More Classic Commentary
Dennis Cometti

Blurb: A follow-up to the best-selling 'Centimetre Perfect?' Some would say, 'That's Ambitious'.

From one of the most respected AFL commentators, this is another collection of Dennis Cometti's favourites, some having waited for years to bob up like corks in the ocean. There's no question of accuracy here, lots of quick thinking in heavy traffic, and centimetre perfect delivery every time.

Dennis muses about huddle breath, tries out a Billy Connolly accent, reminisces about old Eagles songs, reveals his favourite team jumper, and, in his trademark style, impresses with his extensive knowledge of the AFL game, its players and trivia.

This is definitely one for the time capsule.

ISBN: 9781741752755 (Paperback)
Year: 2007
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 136 (Non-Fiction)

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Friday, August 12, 2011

The Horror at Chiller House: Goosebumps HorrorLand #19 (R.L. Stine)

The Horror at Chiller House: Goosebumps HorrorLand #19
R.L. Stine

Blurb: Jonathan Chiller has had a plan all along. Nothing is free in HorrorLand, especially his rare souvenirs. Now it's time for the six kids who visited his shop to pay up. And Chiller knows exactly what he wants - players for his deadly game.

Andy, Sam, Jessica, Meg, Marco and Ray are trapped by Chiller's evil plot. Who is this madman? He's made sure that there is only one way to escape from HorrorLand. But are they willing to pay for it...with their lives?

ISBN: 9780545162005 (Paperback)
Year: 2011
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: 140 (Fiction)

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Heaven to Wudang: Journey to Wudang - Book Three (Kylie Chan)

Heaven to Wudang: Journey to Wudang - Book Three
Kylie Chan

Blurb: Human and demon. Heaven and hell battle for the fate of the world in this fabulous bestselling series...

The demons that could control stones and elementals have been defeated, but the most powerful of Simon Wong's associates still remains to create almost undetectable copies of humans and Shen. This demon allies with Kitty Kwok to prepare a torturous trap for Emma and Simone from which they may never return.

Wudang Mountain is enveloped by dark foreboding as Xuan Wu begins to reappear - sometimes human, sometimes turtle, but always without memory.

Emma and Simone are in a race against time as they try to rescue Xuan Wu ... before the demons capture him.

ISBN: 9780732286880 (Paperback)
Year: 2011
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Pages: 570 (Fiction)

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers: Super Diaper Baby 2 (Dav Pilkey)

The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers: Super Diaper Baby 2
Dav Pilkey

Blurb: Dr. Dilbert Dinkle started his career as an ordinary, everyday evil genius/inventor/bank robber. But when he awakens one day transformed into a walking, talking puddle of pee, he vows to destroy every toilet in town. Will the devious Dr. Dinkle and his conniving cat, Petey, ruin restrooms for the rest of us? Or could this be a job for the death-defying duo of Super Diaper Baby and Diaper Dog?

ISBN: 9780545175326(Hardback)
Year: 2011
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages: 189 (Fiction)

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

My Moshi Monsters Joke Book (Various)

My Moshi Monsters Joke Book
Various

Blurb: Roary Scrawl has picked out his favourites from your jokes submitted to The Daily Growl and pit them into this hilarious joke book! Packed with side-splitting funnies to tickle you and your monster!

What does a polite monster say when he meets you for the first time?
Pleased to eat you!

ISBN: 9781409390459 (Paperback)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Lady Bird Books
Pages: 64 (Fiction)

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Driven to Distraction (Jeremy Clarkson)

Driven to Distraction
Jeremy Clarkson

Blurb: Brace yourself. Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly cool cars in the world (oh, and a few irredeemable disasters...).

Or he would if he could just get one or two things off his chest first. Matters such as:

-The prospect of having Terry Wogan as president
-Why you'll never see a woman driving a Lexus
-The unforeseen consequences of inadequate birth control
-Why everyone should spend a weekend with a digger

Driven to Distraction is Jeremy Clarkson at full throttle. So buckle up, sit tight and enjoy the ride. You're in for a hell of a lot of laughs.


ISBN: 9780141044200 (Paperback)
Year: 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 466 (Non-Fiction)

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Planet X - Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men (Michael Jan Friedman)

Planet X - Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men
Michael Jan Friedman

Blurb: On the planet Xhaldia, ordinary men and women are mutating into bizarre creatures with extraordinary powers. But is this a momentous evolutionary leap or an unparalleled catastrophe? The very fabric of Xhaldian society is threatened as fear and prejudice divide the transformed from their own kin.

Dispatched to cope with the growing crisis, Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise receive some unexpected visitors from another reality, in the form of a group of mutant heroes known as the uncanny X-Men. Storm, leader of the team, offers her help in resolving a situation that is agonisingly similar to the human/mutant conflicts of their own time and space.

But when hostile aliens appear in orbit around Xhaldia to try and abduct the transformed for use as superpowered weapons in an attack on the Federation, even the combined forces of the crew of Starfleet and the X-Men may be unable to prevent an inferno of death and destruction.

Starfleet's finest crew and Earth's greatest mutant heroes will need all their powers and abilities to save Xhaldian people and stop a deadly threat to the Federation.


ISBN: 9780671019167 (Paperback)
Year: 1998
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages: 265 (Fiction)

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)

Amsterdam
Ian McEwan

Blurb: Old friends Clive Linley and Vernon Haliday meet outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both had been her lovers before they reached their current eminence - as had Julian Garmony, Foreign Secretary, a man tipped to be the next prime minister. In the days that follow, the two friends will make a disastrous pact, the consequences of which nether could ever have foreseen.

ISBN: 9780099535133(Paperback)
Year: 1998
Publisher: Vintage Books
Pages: 178 (Fiction)

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Survivor: Alone #2 (James Phelan)

Survivor: Alone #2
James Phelan

Blurb: Twelve days later chaos reigns in New York.

Pursued by the predatory Chasers, Jesse finds unexpected friendship in three other survivors:

Felicity - a girl he meets via a home video. Finding her is the key to escape.

Rachel - more concerned with animals than people. Can Jesse persuade her to put her own safety first?

And Caleb - disillusioned, angry, and maybe dangerous.

Friendship comes at a price in a world where nothing can be relied upon. Will Jesse's new mates help him flee or is he...destined always to be ALONE?

ISBN: 9780733624803 (Paperback)
Year: 2011
Publisher: Lothian
Pages: 262 (Fiction)

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