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The Conviction of Richard Nixon
25/08/08 | Mark Tough
The focus of this book is the series of interviews that David Frost conducted with Richard Nixon in 1977. What made them so significant was the way in which Nixon was brought to apologise for the first time for the wrongs that he had done.
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Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
23/01/07 | Ben Underwood
This book could also be titled Six Irritating Things Before Breakfast, as it seems to have arisen out of…
This book could also be titled Six Irritating Things Before Breakfast, as it seems to have arisen out of…
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A Year with Dietrich Bonhoeffer
02/01/07 | Brian Rosner
I find reading Bonhoeffer a frustrating experience: I keep interrupting myself to read paragraphs out loud to whoever…
I find reading Bonhoeffer a frustrating experience: I keep interrupting myself to read paragraphs out loud to whoever…
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My Story: General Peter Cosgrove
15/12/06 | Atsushi Shibaoka
Peter Cosgrove's autobiography, simply titled My Story, gives the readers an insight, not just into the man, but also into the mind of a military…
Peter Cosgrove's autobiography, simply titled My Story, gives the readers an insight, not just into the man, but also into the mind of a military…
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Doctor Number 49: Grace Warren of The Leprosy Mission
08/12/06 | Guest Columnist
“What an unusual title!” I thought as I began reading this autobiography by Dr Grace Warren.
“What an unusual title!” I thought as I began reading this autobiography by Dr Grace Warren.
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Spun Out: The Shane Warne Story
28/11/06 | David Tyndall
Barry’s primary interest is not to simply chronicle Shane Warne’s cricket achievements, but to turn his binoculars beyond the cricket field to examine…
Barry’s primary interest is not to simply chronicle Shane Warne’s cricket achievements, but to turn his binoculars beyond the cricket field to examine…
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President Nixon: Alone in the White House
22/11/06 | Guest Columnist
The Nixon in Reeves’ book is one who had clearly lost his way spiritually and morally.
The Nixon in Reeves’ book is one who had clearly lost his way spiritually and morally.
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Selected Works Volume 3: The Christian Life
15/11/06 | Glenn Davies
It is fitting that the project to publish the Selected Works of Broughton Knox, begun in 1998, has been completed with the publication of this third and…
It is fitting that the project to publish the Selected Works of Broughton Knox, begun in 1998, has been completed with the publication of this third and…
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Unintelligent Design: Why God isn’t as smart as she thinks she is
08/11/06 | Peter Barry
As both a scientist and an evangelical Christian, I believe that God’s work is evident in Creation.
As both a scientist and an evangelical Christian, I believe that God’s work is evident in Creation.
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Encouragement: How words change lives - Gordon Cheng
01/11/06 | Joseph Smith
It’s the title that gives the strength of Gordon Cheng’s book away.
It’s the title that gives the strength of Gordon Cheng’s book away.
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90 Minutes in Heaven - Don Piper
26/09/06 | Joseph Smith
I’m naturally a sceptical person. And so it was with scepticism I approached 90 Minutes in Heaven, an American pastor’s account of his time…
I’m naturally a sceptical person. And so it was with scepticism I approached 90 Minutes in Heaven, an American pastor’s account of his time…
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Stanley: A young man’s colonial experience
21/08/06 | Mark Hadley
Embarking on a mission to the other side of the world is never an easy thing - travelling from England to Australia in 1872 involved a whole new order…
Embarking on a mission to the other side of the world is never an easy thing - travelling from England to Australia in 1872 involved a whole new order…
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An Enigmatic Life
01/08/06 | Webmaster
I thoroughly recommend An Enigmatic Life. Whether, like me, you knew and loved ‘DBK’ or whether you (surprisingly) have never heard of him until…
I thoroughly recommend An Enigmatic Life. Whether, like me, you knew and loved ‘DBK’ or whether you (surprisingly) have never heard of him until…
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The Christ Files
24/05/06 | Tim Watson
Much as the Magnolia Little Gem is a wonderful and small version of the enormous and stunning Magnolia Grandiflora, The Christ Files is a 100 page…
Much as the Magnolia Little Gem is a wonderful and small version of the enormous and stunning Magnolia Grandiflora, The Christ Files is a 100 page…
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God’s Politics
09/05/06 | Jeremy Halcrow
God’s politics offers a refreshing insight from a Christian lobbyist into the US political scene. Wallis argues that a ‘fight gay marriage and…
God’s politics offers a refreshing insight from a Christian lobbyist into the US political scene. Wallis argues that a ‘fight gay marriage and…
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The New Puritans 2
29/03/06 | Bishop Robert Forsyth
Sydney Diocese has always been a vigorous, albeit at times cantankerous, place, while still playing a role in the wider Anglican Church in Australia and…
Sydney Diocese has always been a vigorous, albeit at times cantankerous, place, while still playing a role in the wider Anglican Church in Australia and…
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The New Puritans
29/03/06 | Neil M. Cameron
In the Introduction which precedes chapter 1, Porter says that her aim “… is not to report on Sydney (Anglican diocese) objectively and even-handedly…
In the Introduction which precedes chapter 1, Porter says that her aim “… is not to report on Sydney (Anglican diocese) objectively and even-handedly…
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The New Puritans
29/03/06 | Neil M. Cameron
In the Introduction which precedes chapter 1, Porter says that her aim “… is not to report on Sydney (Anglican diocese) objectively and even-handedly…
In the Introduction which precedes chapter 1, Porter says that her aim “… is not to report on Sydney (Anglican diocese) objectively and even-handedly…
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The Story of God: A personal journey into the world of science and religion
08/03/06 | Ben Underwood
Reading the dust jacket of this book, I had high hopes. I looked forward to a well-known scientist and science communicator writing sympathetically and…
Reading the dust jacket of this book, I had high hopes. I looked forward to a well-known scientist and science communicator writing sympathetically and…
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Female Chauvinist Pigs
01/03/06 | Southern Cross
The hot pink cover and provocative title misled me. Before reading Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture I thought that I…
The hot pink cover and provocative title misled me. Before reading Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture I thought that I…
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