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Review: The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans

Review: The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans

If you’ve ever wondered who the new characters in Neighbours are, or what Vic Reeve’s chosen career was, the Penguin TV Companion has the answers. November 2011 marked 75 years…

January 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Extract from Award Winning Australian History Book “Bad Characters” by Peter Stanley

Extract from Award Winning Australian History Book “Bad Characters” by Peter Stanley

Dr Peter Stanley’s account of the murkier side of the Australian armed forces shared the 2010-2011 Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History. Bad Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny and Murder in…

December 21, 2011No CommentRead More

“A Front Row Seat” Premium Fashion Photography by Kirstin Sinclair

“A Front Row Seat” Premium Fashion Photography by Kirstin Sinclair

Kirstin Sinclair has haunted some of the very best locations in the world in pursuit of the perfect fashion shot. From New York to London and Paris Haute Couture, the…

December 1, 2011No CommentRead More

Review: The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World by Daniel Yergin

Review: <i>The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World</i> by Daniel Yergin

Daniel Yergin won a Pulitzer Prize for his previous work on energy, The Prize, written 20 years ago. His follow up effort The Quest brings all of that smack bang…

October 23, 2011No CommentRead More

“Guantanamo Became A Black Hole” Says Former FBI Agent Ali Soufan

“Guantanamo Became A Black Hole” Says Former FBI Agent Ali Soufan

Ali Soufan worked at the FBI from 1997 to 2005. An American citizen of Lebanese descent, he first applied for the FBI as part of a college bet, though his…

October 20, 2011No CommentRead More

Book Review: “A Hero’s Many Faces: Raoul Wallenberg in Contemporary Monuments”

Book Review: “A Hero’s Many Faces: Raoul Wallenberg in Contemporary Monuments”

Raoul Wallenber expert, Susanne Berger, on the art historian’s view of the Holocaust hero. Of the numerous Wallenberg books and publications released since the 1980′s, this one stands apart. It…

September 14, 2011No CommentRead More

“The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa” – Towards Food Security in Kenya

“The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa” – Towards Food Security in Kenya

Food insecurity is biting Africa. In Kenya and the Horn of Africa the Red Cross has said that more than 11 million people are hanging at the the edge of…

August 11, 2011No CommentRead More

“Dickens and London” Opens to Celebrate 200 Years Since Author’s Birth

“Dickens and London” Opens to Celebrate 200 Years Since Author’s Birth

An exhibition celebrating 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens will open on 9th December 2011 at the Museum of London. The display will include a specially-commissioned film, ‘The…

August 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Star Wars Character Encyclopedia – Out 14th July 2011

Star Wars Character Encyclopedia – Out 14th July 2011

Ever wondered where Jabba the Hutt’s palace band came from? Or how old Yoda is? Find out everything you need to know in the all new Star Wars Character Encyclopedia…

July 11, 2011No CommentRead More

Books: Bentley Release 500 Limited Edition Copies of “Carte Blanche”

Books: Bentley Release 500 Limited Edition Copies of “Carte Blanche”

Bentley, the car makers, have released 500 special edition copies of Carte Blanche – the new James Bond book from Hodder & Staughton. The latest tale in the James Bond…

April 26, 2011No CommentRead More

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