Book Reviews

Watto: Shane Watson

Shane Watson

CRICKET has many inspiring stories, but few would come close to the kind of struggles Shane Watson has faced.

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Kinglake-350

Kinglake-350

ADRIAN Hyland can take you to the brink of the cauldron and give you a terrifying glimpse into the molten abyss.

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The Retro Cookbook

The Retro Cookbook

IT WAS the decade of the Korean War, TV coming to Australia and Melbourne holding the Olympic Games.

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Amazing Dog Stories

Amazing Dog Stories

DOG owners will love this book.

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Making a Meal of It

Making a Meal of It: Smart Ways to Buy, Store and Use up Food, by Jane Willcox and Rosemary Cadden. Wakefield Press, rrp $24.95

THIS cook book has a very interesting opening line.

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A Man You Can Bank On

A Man You Can Bank On, by Derek Hansen. Hachette Australia, rrp $29.99

YOU might just start looking a little suspiciously at every small Australian country town you drive through, thanks to this novel.

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Slow Tracks

Slow Tracks: A Canter Through Victoria and Country Races, by Jude Fitcher. Affirm Press, rrp $24.95

DESPITE the title of this book, it is not about country racing.

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Forgotten Valley

Forgotten Valley, by Robert Down. Self-published, (printed by Snap Printing, Wodonga,) rrp $20

WHILE recovering from open-heart surgery, Robert Down would wander the back roads of Kancoona.

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Growing Great Families

Growing Great Families: How to bring out the best in your family, by Ian and Mary Grant. Random House, rrp $29.95

GIVEN the hype and angst around parenting these days, you'd think it had just been invented.

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Yates Garden Guide

The Yates garden guide

WHEN a book is reprinted for the 43rd time, and sells more than seven million copies, you know it must be a good one.

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Black Dog Daze

Black Dog Daze

THE strength of this book is in its frank revelations.

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Rose Pedal Jam

Rose Pedal Jam

COOKBOOKS have certainly come a long way since Margaret Fulton's economical, no-fuss missive, The Margaret Fulton Cookbook.

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Organic fruit growing

Organic fruit growing

THIS book is easy to use and gardener friendly.

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Jackaroo

Jackaroo

MICHAEL Thornton, like so many thousands before him, hit the road to become a jackaroo.

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Barbecue

Barbecue

IS IT the taste of chargrilled meat, the chirrup of cicadas muffled by the sizzle of coals, or an evolutionary need to gather around fire?

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Win Seymour Alternative Farming Expo tix

Seymour Alternative Farming Expo

THE annual Seymour Alternative Farming Expo kicks off this month, and The Weekly Times has five family passes up for grabs.

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Win tickets for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

COUNTRY music's reigning king and queen, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, will tour Australia together for the first time in March.

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Baking kit up for grabs

SPRINGHILL Farm in Ballarat has released a gluten-free baking kit for kids.

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