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Manly Daily : September 4th 2009
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28 THE MANLY DAILY, Friday, September 4, 2009 MB BOOKS Alive www.manlydaily.com.au BOOK OFFER > The four books above have been reviewed by Dymocks Warringah Mall staff. A 10 per cent discount off the RRP is offered to Manly Daily readers who present this section when buying any of the four books reviewed at the store. This offer is valid until Thursday, September 10. Ratings: Take the phone off the hook; Very good; Good; Readable; Better off with the cereal box New, relaxed Dawkins Rating: Title: The Greatest Show on Earth Author: Richard Dawkins RRP: $35.00 Reviewer: Natasha Lawther DAWKINS has obviously been listening to his critics -- gone is Richard Dawkins the firebrand, replaced by a kinder, more gentle version. And while many people enjoy his firebrand tendencies, it is nice to see a slightly more relaxed approach. That's not to say that it lacks anything on the science side, rather that it has obviously been designed to cater for a wider audience, and it is probably the most readable of anything I've read of his so far. So if you haven't given him a go yet, this might be the book to start with. Dawkins has set himself the task of giving the evidence that evolution is true, and he does an excellent job. He starts from first principles and covers pretty much everything you need to know about the actual processes of evolution in a way that is clear and easy to understand. A natural with laughs Rating: Title: Sharp Shooter Author: Marianne Delacourt RRP: $29.99 Reviewer: Maryan Heffernan TARA Sharp has just joined my favourite list of sleuthing women, Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovitch) and Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton) -- plus she is an Aussie. Tara Sharp is a Perth girl with a respectable family and private school education; however she also has a natural gift for reading people's auras which doesn't bode well for a steady life path. Tara freaks out her psychiatrist, Betsy, during a session to exorcise her gift and recommends further training at ''Hara's Body Language Inc'' Paralanguage School, thus setting Tara on a career path which if not enduring is certainly not dull. After graduating with glowing colours, Mr Hara recommends her for a job with actual payment of monies involved. Wonderful, fast-moving and laugh out loud, this is a read to get away from the real world. Irresistible Oz history Rating: Title: Holden vs Ford - The Cars, The Culture, The Competition Author: Steve Bedwell RRP: $29.99 Reviewer: John Ruszczyk THIS book has it all. There is the history of the Ford and Holden companies -- the 1876 beginning of the JA Holden harness business in Adelaide and the arrival of two Ford Model ''A"s in November 1904. There are memorable photos of various models of the cars. You can only look in awe at the pictures of the Ford XB Surferoo or the HZ Sandman. There is a chapter on the Monaro and one on the Ford GT, providing all sorts of data about the development of the cars. The classic battles at Bathurst are given their chapter including a list of winners and cars, with Brock and Moffat getting star billing. Bedwell's writing is interesting and informative but what makes the book irresistible is his selection of photos and original magazine ads which provide a wonderful look at a bit of Australian history. An impressive debut Rating: Title: Red Queen Author: H.M. Brown RRP: $29.95 Reviewer: Catherine Proctor BROTHERS Shannon and Rohan Scott have spent months together in total isolation in the Australian bush. Their family cabin is an oasis in a virus- ravaged world and the brothers guard it with their lives. Until a stranger slips under their late-night watch and reluctantly the brothers allow the young woman into their lives. As the dynamic within the cabin shifts, the story gets very interesting. Sexual tensions and jealousies introduce possessiveness, loyalties between the three split and change and before long trust is shattered. The survival battle has moved from defending their cabin against the rest of the world, to an internal battle within its walls. Red Queen is a first-rate page-turner, an impressive debut. Fascinating read and price is right Rating: Title: The Search for the Sydney Author: David Mearns RRP: $55.00 Reviewer: John Morcombe This book is not subject to the 10 per cent discount offer THE loss of HMAS Sydney in November 1941 was Australia's worst naval disaster and the location of the wreck remained this country's greatest maritime mystery for 67 years. What made the loss of the Sydney so shocking was that she was the darling of the Royal Australian Navy, having sunk two Italian warships in the Mediterranean in 1940, and the fact that all 645 of her officers and crew were lost when she went down. Five of those on board were from Manly, another was a local lifesaver and three more now have families living on the peninsula. Over the 67 years she remained lost, numerous theories were conceived about her fate and the death of her entire crew, and only finding the wreck would quell them. Renowned wreck hunter David Mearns finally achieved that feat, finding both the Sydney and her nemesis, the Kormoran, in March last year. The book he has produced is lavish, comprehensive and makes fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in naval or maritime history. And, at a time when books tend to cost an arm and a leg, at $55 this book is unusually good value.
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