http://chaptertwobooks.com.au Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:59:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drawn in by the blurb which is wonderfully? racist in it's periodical ('50s) assumption that the major political issue of British mining companies searching for diamonds in South Africa is the nuisance factor of black people in the running of an efficiently legitimate corporate rape of their land! http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/227 Picked this up when i realised that in my mad, stupid panic to pack for my holiday I had neglected to include any reading matter! Never expected to get too far into it (we have two young kids who, at the ages of 4 & 2 haven't grasped the concept ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/225 I had heard so much about this book that I was looking forward to the day when I read it and my life would be magically perfect as a result. Nothing can live up to such high expectations. So, I was underwhelmed - but it's not the book's fault. I ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/218 This was recommended by one of the lovely volunteers down at the book shed. Its blurb describes it as "subtle," and it is, but it is oddly gripping as the said Miss Garnet finally starts learning how to live - at retirement age - with a spontaneous solo trip to ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/210 After rereading all the Bond books by Fleming recently, rereading Pearson's bio is a revelation. Instead of zeroing in on the authorly side straight away, Pearson gets right at the heart, that sad shy bitter man lurking in the heart of Bond. Every would-be writer must have this on their shelf, if only ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/206 Nuremberg marked the first occasion where terms such as 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity' entered the legal lexicon. Rather than having a morbid fascination with what was unquestionably one of the most horrific and terrible regimes in modern history, I am looking to learn a little bit more about ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/201 Guess where we're going for a holiday soon! I'm interested in the geology and this has a nice simple overview. Lots of different town and bush walks are detailed too looking at natural and settler history. http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/199 I'm preparing for the day when the Chapter Two Books emporium is so big it needs to be run by a Board, all high profile authors and business identities, of course. In the meantime it's useful for kid's play group. Booklet is a good introductory overview, easy to read and in layperson's ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/197 26/6/09 There's something about reading a play that appeals to me. I think it's the no-nonsense approach... straight into the story from the get-go, concise (albeit slightly mechanical) scene-setting and a sense that every word of dialogue is important. I haven't read any of Miller's work before so am eager ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/193 I needed a gripping book for a bus ride. This Rendell jumped out at me. Perfect! As I neared the city I read faster and faster, trying to find out more before I had to disembark. I finished it over the next couple days, neglecting housework to do it (though ... http://chaptertwobooks.com.au/archives/190