Monthly Releases: July 2010

I Kill

July 2010

The international bestseller that has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The voice on the radio. The writing, red as blood. I kill . . . A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to...

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Making News

July 2010

'The photo was clearly sexual, all skin and limbs. It was a CCTV image, which looked to be from security footage. Lucas leaned forward to read the accompanying paragraph. Within half a sentence it was as though a foot had crashed through the monitor...

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The One That I Want

July 2010

If we are granted a look into our future, can we change what lies ahead... and should we? Tilly Farmer is 32 years old and totally content living in her hometown, married to her high school boyfriend, and working as the school guidance counsellor. She...

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Love Songs from a Shallow Grave

July 2010

The good doctor celebrates his 74th birthday... and possibly his last? As usual, all is abnormal in Dr Siri Paiboun's morgue in downtown Vientiane. Siri and his team are investigating the case of the Three Epées: three women skewered by a...

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Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011

July 2010

Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011 is a refreshingly new and comprehensive guide to 250 wines suitable for drinking or cellaring now, to suit all budgets and occasions. Whether your preferred drop is a fizz, pink, white red or sweet, a light,...

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My Table: Food with Friends

July 2010

Pete Evans is a chef, restaurateur, television presenter and fisherman. He's also a man who believes entertaining should be as much fun for the cook as for the guests around the table. This collection of recipes is what Pete serves to family and...

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So French

July 2010

Acclaimed restaurateur Dany Chouet helped shape French cuisine in Australia throughout the 1970s and 80s through her successful restaurants Upstairs, Au Chabrol and Cleopatra. Now back in south-west France, she and her partner are wooing international...

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Rump and a Rough Red

July 2010

'When ingredients are limited, the most important ingredient is ingenuity.' There is a real art to cooking on a budget, an art that food and wine writer Greg Duncan Powell revives in Rump and a Rough Red. Each chapter focuses on a...

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Snowflakes & Schnapps

July 2010

Join Jane Lawson as she takes you on a culinary journey through the magnificent cold-climate cuisines of the snow-cloaked regions of northern, central and eastern Europe. From the seaside towns of Scandinavia, to the alpine villages of Austria, from the...

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Pressure Cookers

July 2010

People have been cooking with pressure cookers for decades, and now they are easier and safer to use than ever. This popular cooking method provides a time-saving, economical and energy saving way of preparing a variety of nutritional meals. Pressure...

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The Australian Book of Heroism

July 2010

Continuing on as a series from The Australian Book of True Crime, this book tells the amazing stories of Australian heroes throughout history. Each chapter focuses on a different hero--from the 19th century through to the modern day. Some...

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History Makers

July 2010

History Makers reveals who the most influential person of the twentieth century was - and why. Counting down from #100 to #1, the entries are rated in order of the level of influence, using a specially devised mathematical formula. Presented...

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In The Name of Peace

July 2010

In the Name of Peace discusses the pacifist leaders, great and small, whose adherence to non-violence, even in the face of ruinous opposition, has changed the course of history. Pacifist leaders and their philosophies have affected societies,...

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Enigmas: Medieval

July 2010

For the fans of Enigma and Enigma 2, here are over a hundred enigmas to solve, as well as logical puzzles, magic squares, brain teasers, riddles and more to wake up, perk up and bend your grey matter. Enigmas: Medieval Like a...

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Enigmas: Celtic

July 2010

For the fans of Enigma and Enigma 2, here are over a hundred enigmas to solve, as well as logical puzzles, magic squares, brain teasers, riddles and more to wake up, perk up and bend your grey matter. Enigmas: Celtic Thrown...

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The Big Questions: The Universe

July 2010

The Big Questions series enables renowned experts to tackle the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. Each 3000-word essay simply and concisely examines a question that has eternally...

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The History Files: History's Greatest Hits

July 2010

History's Greatest Hits vividly brings to light 22 of the most famous events that have shaped the world. Aimed at young readers with a thirst for knowledge, this book spans over 2,000 years of history, from the assassination of Julius...

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Unhooking the Moon

July 2010

Meet the Rat: A dancing, football-playing gangster-baiting ten-year-old. When she foresaw her father's death, she picked up her football and decided to head for New York. Meet her older brother Bob: Protector of the Rat, but more often her follower,...

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The Maharajah's Monkey

July 2010

Join Kit Salter on her next dazzling adventure into the heart of India Dark secrets at the maharajah's palace, lost treasure and a bear attack in the Himalayas, and a naughty Indian monkey, filled with an ancient evil . . . When world-famous...

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World Kitchen France

July 2010

World Kitchen: France and World Kitchen: India are the latest titles in a new series of six culinary journeys exploring the influences of geography, climate, culture and tradition that have shaped some of the world's most popular...

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World Kitchen India

July 2010

World Kitchen: France and World Kitchen: India are the latest titles in a new series of six culinary journeys exploring the influences of geography, climate, culture and tradition that have shaped some of the world's most popular...

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Made in France: Blackwork

July 2010

Made in France: Blackwork takes a modern approach to the ancient art of blackwork. The 50 projects in this book show how simple embroidery stitches worked on a contrasting background can be used to embellish a multitude of charming gifts,...

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The Increment

July 2010

An anonymous email arrives via the CIA's website: someone on the inside of Iran's nuclear program is apparently ready to talk. Harry Pappas, head of the Agency's Iran desk, knows that if the contact is real, he's looking at the...

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The Leaping

July 2010

An edgy, original and terrifying werewolf novel, the first in a series from a young debut author exploring the darkness that lies beneath Britain's bleak post-industrial northwest. Jack finished university three years ago, but he's still stuck...

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No-one Loves a Policeman

July 2010

It is December 2001, and Argentina is in economic meltdown. While the country wallows in corruption, cynicism and indifference, Gotán, an ex-cop from the Federal Police, lives in the past. He cannot forget the beguiling woman who briefly set...

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Breverton's Nautical Curiosities: Book of the Sea

July 2010

A compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them. Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other...

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Emperor of the West: Charlemagne

July 2010

The life, times and historical legacy of the man who created modern Europe. Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne is a defining figure of both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. Crowned king of the Franks in 768, he...

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marie claire Beauty Food

July 2010

The fourth book in the marie claire Fashion and Beauty series shows how eating healthy can keep you looking and feeling good at any age. marie claire Beauty Food explains nutrition, what to eat to stay slim, which foods boost energy...

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At the Loch of the Green Corrie

July 2010

Shortly before his death,the much-loved poet Norman MacCaig asked Andrew Greig to try to catch a fish for him at his favourite place, the Loch of the Green Corrie. It is a remote, austerely beautiful, hillloch in the far...

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Cut Your Stress

July 2010

Some stress helps your body to prepare for certain challenges, so it's virtually impossible to live without any stress. But too much stress, especially if it's day in, day out, can cause serious physical and emotional problems. Cut Your...

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Best Sellers

TOP SELLING TITLES

The Girl Who Played With Fire

Week ending 17th July 2010


1   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2 The Girl who Played with Fire B format
3 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
4 I Kill
5 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Film Tie-in
Vampire Kisses: The Beginning
6 Kitchen Classics: Slow Cookers
7 Slow Cookers
8 Vampire Kisses: The Beginning
9 Pressure Cookers
10 So French

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The Girl who played with Fire

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Curse of the pogo stick

The Curse of the Pogo Stick

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