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Break out!

11 Sep 2008
Looking for funding support? Try this database at any Horowhenua Library. | More >>

Voices from Vietnam

28 Aug 2008
Last June several thousand Vietnam vets converged on Wellington for the Tribute 08 reunion. | More >>

The Gone-Away World

22 Aug 2008
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harhaway is a sardonic romp through Armageddon. | More >>

The art of racing in the rain by Garth Stein

22 Aug 2008
This is a six-hanky story. It made this reader weep buckets, particularly at the end, as Enzo, the novel's singular hero leaves this life and everyone he loves, and, even though the cover blurb warns us that this will happen, I still was not prepared for the way Enzo's demise touched my heart. | More >>

Fighting for my Life

15 Aug 2008
Domestic violence is always in the media we see time and time again reports of horrific abuse within families. | More >>

Fashioning Kimono

8 Aug 2008
Fashioning kimono: dress and modernity in early twentieth century Japan - Annie van Assche looks at Jeffrey Montgomery’s exceptional collection. | More >>

The Land that Thyme Forgot

31 Jul 2008
The land that thyme forgot by William Black is an investigation into the heart and soul of British food. | More >>

Gang of Four

28 Jul 2008
When Isabel decides she needs a break, she doesn't opt for a couple of weeks in a classy resort. | More >>

My Father's Country by by Wibke Bruhns

22 Jul 2008
This is a horrifyingly true story, in part a loving tribute to a family, but also a relentlessly honest, warts-and-all account of its disintegration through two World Wars, culminating in the execution of Hans Georg Klamroth, the Author's father, for his part in the plot to assassinate Hitler on July 20th, 1944. | More >>

Martha Stewart's cookies

18 Jul 2008
I find it hard to ignore a new cookbook and Martha Stewart’s Cookies provides a mid-winter temptation for any baker. | More >>

Leningrad: state of siege

18 Jul 2008
In 1941 the armies of Hitler surrounded Leningrad. The siege lasted 900 days finally coming to an end in 1944. Leningrad state of siege by Michael Jones tells the human story of Leningrad. | More >>

Working With David

3 Jul 2008
Working with David: inside the Lange cabinet by Michael Bassett is the latest biography about this memorable politician. | More >>

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