Cobain Unseen - Charles R Cross
In Cobain Unseen, Charles Cross takes an unparalleled look inside the brilliant mind of one of America’s most revered rock legends- Kurt Cobain.
Cross collects unseen artifacts and photographs from the estate’s archives to form a fascinating portrait of the creativity, madness, and genius of Kurt Cobain.
Never-before-seen personal items and photographs take readers deeper inside Cobain’s [...]
“Auster’s skill and the verve of his writing are beyond question. He carries you along with him, even when you are not quite sure where you are being led.” - Andrew Reimer - smh.com.au Review September 13 2008
‘I am alone in the dark, turning the world around in my head as I struggle through another [...]
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From the best selling author of The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox has just released his second novel - The Glass of Time.
1876. Nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst arrives at the great country house of Evenwood to be interviewed for the position of ladys-maid by the 26th Baroness Tansor, the former Miss Emily Carteret. But Esperanza [...]
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Brisingr is the third book of the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini which will be released at 2.01pm on Saturday September 20. BookOffers.com.au has a fantastic deal on Brisingr for Pre-orders - save a massive 34% Was $34.99 now only $22.99
Following the colossal battle against the empire’s warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their [...]
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Following her most successful book to date, Kathy Reichs — international number one bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the Fox television hit Bones — returns with Devil Bones. In Charlotte, North Carolina, Temperance Brennan encounters a deadly mix of voodoo, Santería, and devil worship in her quest to identify two young victims. BookOffers [...]
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Overnight the Man Booker Prize 2008 shortlisted novels were unveiled. Here are the six books chosen for the shortlist:
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
Sea of Poppies - Amitav Ghosh
The Clothes on Their Backs - Linda Grant
The Northern Clemency - Philip Hensher
A Fraction of the Whole - Steve Toltz
According to Michael [...]
“Characters in a London suburb are linked to a Nigerian girl in a violent tale that considers personal accountability” The Guardian via smh.com.au September 6 2008
We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, [...]
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“The final story is as desperately sad and as brilliantly good a tale as you could hope to read”. Kerryn Goldsworthy smh.com.au September 6 2008e
The fantastic new collection of stories from the Pulitzer Prize wiining author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain.
Fine Just The Way It Is marks Annie Proulx’s return to the Wyoming [...]
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“A riveting tale of drugs and crime shows London at it’s bleakest” - Sue Turnbull smh.com.au August 30 2008
A rainy night in south London. A gun is fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, killing the person standing at a bus stop. It seems that a chilling gang initiation has cost an [...]
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Fathers Day is fast approaching so BookOffers.com.au has put together our top books for Fathers Day 2008. Make your life easy - get Dad a book (or 2 or 3 at these prices), buy it online, have it gift wrapped and delivered direct to your home or office.
Top 5 Fiction Fathers Day Picks
1. The Bourne [...]
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Get ready for the tenth Cherub novel - Cherub 10 The General.
The world’s largest urban warfare training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos are being hunted by an entire American battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans to smuggle in ten CHERUB agents, and [...]
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