Hi there,

The following Christian resource is available for review:

Not Ashamed: 2 Timothy - 17 Daily Readings by Con Campbell from Aquila Press.

And the following books are also available:

My Guantanamo Diary: The detainees and the stories they told me by Mahvish Rukhsana Khan
An American lawyer born to Afghan parents in Michigan shares the stories of Guantanamo inmates.

The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics by Clive Hamilton
The author of Growth Fetish and Affluenza concludes that we cannot truly be free unless we commit ourselves to a moral life.

Also still available for review are:

The A-Z of Bradman
A 440 page book containing everything you ever wanted to know about the Don.

A cure for all diseases
A Dalziel and Pasoe novel ...a murder mystery set around a resort.

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
A Dutch banker in America hears about the death of a friend whose body is found in the bottom of a New York canal. He recalls their unlikely friendship and the off-kilter New York in which it flourished: 9/11, power cut and the Iraq war.

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Hi there,

Some keen reviewers have snapped up Not Ashamed, My Guantanamo Diary, The Freedom Paradox, The A-Z of Bradman and Netherland.

However, some new books are available for review:

What’s Happening to our girls? by Maggie Hamilton
How our kids are overstimulated, oversold and oversexed. A book for every parent.

Women Rising by Amanda Antcliff
Assistant pastor at Christian City Church Oxford Falls calls for women to rise to enlarge their lives and extend their influence. She believes we are in a time when God is challenging women to stand out and be different and to step out to make a difference.

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Hi there,

What’s Happening to our girls? has been snapped up but don’t fret as we have a range of Christian books and resources up for review:

Six Steps to Reading Your Bible: Practical Training for Small Groups
This DVD/workbook combination from Matthias Media is authored by Tony Payne and Simon Roberts and aims to help Christians read and understand the Bible.

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

Women Rising by Amanda Antcliff
Assistant pastor at Christian City Church Oxford Falls calls for women to rise to enlarge their lives and extend their influence. She believes we are in a time when God is challenging women to stand out and be different and to step out to make a difference.

To review one just .

Hi there,

Six Steps to Reading Your Bible: Practical Training for Small Groups has been snapped up, however, these resources are still available:

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

Women Rising by Amanda Antcliff
Assistant pastor at Christian City Church Oxford Falls calls for women to rise to enlarge their lives and extend their influence. She believes we are in a time when God is challenging women to stand out and be different and to step out to make a difference.

Also, here are a few new secular books to choose from:

Human Rights Overboard: Seeking Asylum in Australia; includes a foreword by Julian Burnside who wrote Watching Brief
Linda Briskman, Susie Latham and Chris Goddard draws together oral testimony and written submissions from the Cornelia Rau scandal to make a book that serves as an indictment of Australia’s refugee policy.

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging by Lousie Rennison
The Confessions of Georgia Nicholson which has been a hit series of books for and about teenage girls is now a major motion picture.

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Hi there,

Six Steps to Reading Your Bible, Women Rising, Human Rights Overboard and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging have all been snapped up.

However, some new books are available for review:

Dissent Over Descent: Intelligent Design’s Challenge to Darwinism
Steve Fuller argues that the search for intelligent design in nature has been science’s overriding concern for its entire history. He says hostility towards ID is based less on science and more upon sheer anti-religious bigotry.

The Last Theorem by Arthur C Clarke
The final novel from recently deceased science fiction master and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C Clarke.

Or perhaps you might want to review one of these great Christian resources from Matthias Media:

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

To review one just .

Hi there,

The Last Theorem by Arthur C Clarke has been snapped up for review.

However, some new books are available for review:

The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
In this extraordinary ‘relay race of scientific stories’ Richard Holmes captures the inner lives of the men and women of science at the turn of the nineteenth century. It proposes a radical vision of science before Darwin, exploring the earliest ideas of deep time and space.

Tolkien on Fairy Stories
Tolkien’s most studied and quoted essay is an exemplary personal statement of his views on the role of imagination in literature and an intellectual tour de force vital for understanding Tolkien’s achievement in the writing of The Lord of the Rings.

Dissent Over Descent: Intelligent Design’s Challenge to Darwinism
Steve Fuller argues that the search for intelligent design in nature has been science’s overriding concern for its entire history. He says hostility towards ID is based less on science and more upon sheer anti-religious bigotry.

Or perhaps you might want to review one of these great Christian resources from Matthias Media:

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

To review one just .

We have a kids Christmas resource available for review called ‘Clueless Christmas: Drama and Puppet Plays for the Christmas Season’. It’s a series of skits for church, Sunday school or scripture class by Paul Clark and Russell Reynoldson.

And don’t forget the books above that are also available for review.

Hi there,

Tolkien on Fairy Stories has been snapped up, but the following books are available for review:

The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
In this extraordinary ‘relay race of scientific stories’ Richard Holmes captures the inner lives of the men and women of science at the turn of the nineteenth century. It proposes a radical vision of science before Darwin, exploring the earliest ideas of deep time and space.

Dissent Over Descent: Intelligent Design’s Challenge to Darwinism
Steve Fuller argues that the search for intelligent design in nature has been science’s overriding concern for its entire history. He says hostility towards ID is based less on science and more upon sheer anti-religious bigotry.

Or perhaps you might want to review one of these great Christian resources:

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

Clueless Christmas: Drama and Puppet Plays for the Christmas Season

To review one just .

Hi there,

The Age of Wonder, Dissent Over Descent and Clueless Christmas have all been snapped for review.

Check out the following new books available for review:

Behind the Exclusive Brethren by Michael Bachelard
Bachelard uncovered the facts about this secretive sect for more than two years while working for The Age. The results are the most comprehensive book ever written about the Exclusive Brethren.

The Orange Trees of Baghdad by Leilah Nadir
Born to an Iraqi-Christian father and a British mother and growing up in Canada, Nadir writes a memoir about how her and her extended family has been affected by the international conflicts of the past thirty years.

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

Also still available are:

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

To review one just .

Hi there,

The Orange Trees of Baghdad and Behind the Exclusive Brethren were quickly snapped up for review.

Check out the following new books available for review:

Murder by Family by Kent Whitaker
A father talks about forgiving the man who murdered his wife and child - his own son. This true story is about a father’s search to save his son - who was convicted and sentenced to death after plotting the murder of his own family, and about the son’s long road toward a reconnection with God.

The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough
The author of The Thorn Birds writes a new novel about the lives of two sisters and a sparkling romance that shows it is never too late to find love.

Also still available are:

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

To review one just .

Hi there,

Murder by Family and The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet have been snapped up for review.

Check out the following new books available for review:

Francy the Fearful Firefly by Jen Anderson
Francy is a Christian Children’s Book written by a Sydney Anglican which is aimed at opening up communication channels between children, parents, teachers and grandparents about fear and trust in God.  It uses the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel Chapter 17, and is aimed at children aged 4-9 years.

House of Horrors by Nigel Cawthorne
This is the horrific true story of Josef Fritzl, the ‘father from hell’. For 24 years Josef held his daughter captive in unimaginable conditions and repeatedly raped her. Seven children were born from the perverted union, three were imprisoned with their mother, never seeing the light of day until their release in April 2008.

In the land of invisible women by Qanta A Ahmed
A Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. Amid the shunning, shaming and racism Dr Ahmed finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism and a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith.

The new paradigm for financial markets: The credit crisis of 2008 and what it means by George Soros
In the midst of one of the most serious financial upheavals since the Great Depression, George Soros, the legendary financier and philanthropist, writes about the origins of the crisis and proposes a set of policies that should be adopted to confront it.

Also still available are:

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

To review one just .

Hi there,

The new paradigm for financial markets has been snapped up for review.

Check out the following new books available for review:

The Devil’s Eye by Ian Townsend
A novel set in 1899 about Hurricane Mahina, one of the most powerful storms in history. Based on real events, this is the story of an unstoppable force of nature and the birth and death of the Australian dream.

Francy the Fearful Firefly by Jen Anderson
Francy is a Christian Children’s Book written by a Sydney Anglican which is aimed at opening up communication channels between children, parents, teachers and grandparents about fear and trust in God. It uses the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel Chapter 17, and is aimed at children aged 4-9 years. It contains big, beautiful illustrations too.

House of Horrors by Nigel Cawthorne
This is the horrific true story of Josef Fritzl, the ‘father from hell’. For 24 years Josef held his daughter captive in unimaginable conditions and repeatedly raped her. Seven children were born from the perverted union, three were imprisoned with their mother, never seeing the light of day until their release in April 2008.

In the land of invisible women by Qanta A Ahmed
A Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. Amid the shunning, shaming and racism Dr Ahmed finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism and a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith.

Also still available are:

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

The Daily Reading Bible Volume 15: Luke 9-15, Jonah, 2 Timothy
The latest volume in the Matthias Media Daily Reading series.

The Shadow of Glory: Exodus 19-40 by Andrew Reid
A series of seven studies for small groups from Matthias Media.

To review one just .

Hi there,

House of Horrors and In the land of invisible women have been snapped up for review.

Check out the following new books available for review:

Shame Off You by Martin Steel
“Sin is not the Christian’s greatest problem - guilt is! You make acknowledge that Christ has forgiven your sins, but may find yourself feeling guilty about significant moments from your past. Harbourside Church, Auckland pastor Martin Steel reveals strategies to overcome the tentacles of guilt and shame that reach out to claim your future.”

My Story: The Tale of a Terrorist Who Wasn’t by Mamdouh Habib
On October 2, 2001 Mamdouh Habib was taken off a bus while travelling in Pakistan. Branded a terrorist, accused of attending Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and of training the 9-11 terrorists, Mamdouh was incarcerated and tortured . After three and a half years he was released without charge from Guantanamo and reunited with his wife and four children in Australia.

Francy the Fearful Firefly by Jen Anderson
Francy is a Christian Children’s Book written by a Sydney Anglican which is aimed at opening up communication channels between children, parents, teachers and grandparents about fear and trust in God. It uses the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel Chapter 17, and is aimed at children aged 4-9 years. It contains big, beautiful illustrations too.

The Devil’s Eye by Ian Townsend
A novel set in 1899 about Hurricane Mahina, one of the most powerful storms in history. Based on real events, this is the story of an unstoppable force of nature and the birth and death of the Australian dream.

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

To review one just .

Hi there,

Check out the following new books available for review:

1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die
Hundreds of ‘entertaining’, factual accounts of bizarre, amazing and absurd ways to ‘meet your maker’ are compiled in this book. A huge collection of cautionary tales about the undignified ways you can kick the bucket - and they’re all true.

The story of Barack Obama by Steve Dougherty
A lively overview of Obama’s life, this timely book relates the story of his difficult childhood, his early poliical carrer and his family life. Includes Obama’s own words, the voices of critics and supporters and contains many full-colour illustrations.

Shame Off You by Martin Steel
“Sin is not the Christian’s greatest problem - guilt is! You make acknowledge that Christ has forgiven your sins, but may find yourself feeling guilty about significant moments from your past. Harbourside Church, Auckland pastor Martin Steel reveals strategies to overcome the tentacles of guilt and shame that reach out to claim your future.”

My Story: The Tale of a Terrorist Who Wasn’t by Mamdouh Habib
On October 2, 2001 Mamdouh Habib was taken off a bus while travelling in Pakistan. Branded a terrorist, accused of attending Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and of training the 9-11 terrorists, Mamdouh was incarcerated and tortured . After three and a half years he was released without charge from Guantanamo and reunited with his wife and four children in Australia.

Francy the Fearful Firefly by Jen Anderson
Francy is a Christian Children’s Book written by a Sydney Anglican which is aimed at opening up communication channels between children, parents, teachers and grandparents about fear and trust in God. It uses the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel Chapter 17, and is aimed at children aged 4-9 years. It contains big, beautiful illustrations too.

The Devil’s Eye by Ian Townsend
A novel set in 1899 about Hurricane Mahina, one of the most powerful storms in history. Based on real events, this is the story of an unstoppable force of nature and the birth and death of the Australian dream.

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

To review one just .

Hi there,

1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die was very quickly snapped up for review.

However, the following books are still available for review:

The story of Barack Obama by Steve Dougherty
A lively overview of Obama’s life, this timely book relates the story of his difficult childhood, his early poliical carrer and his family life. Includes Obama’s own words, the voices of critics and supporters and contains many full-colour illustrations.

Shame Off You by Martin Steel
“Sin is not the Christian’s greatest problem - guilt is! You make acknowledge that Christ has forgiven your sins, but may find yourself feeling guilty about significant moments from your past. Harbourside Church, Auckland pastor Martin Steel reveals strategies to overcome the tentacles of guilt and shame that reach out to claim your future.”

My Story: The Tale of a Terrorist Who Wasn’t by Mamdouh Habib
On October 2, 2001 Mamdouh Habib was taken off a bus while travelling in Pakistan. Branded a terrorist, accused of attending Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and of training the 9-11 terrorists, Mamdouh was incarcerated and tortured . After three and a half years he was released without charge from Guantanamo and reunited with his wife and four children in Australia.

Francy the Fearful Firefly by Jen Anderson
Francy is a Christian Children’s Book written by a Sydney Anglican which is aimed at opening up communication channels between children, parents, teachers and grandparents about fear and trust in God. It uses the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel Chapter 17, and is aimed at children aged 4-9 years. It contains big, beautiful illustrations too.

The Devil’s Eye by Ian Townsend
A novel set in 1899 about Hurricane Mahina, one of the most powerful storms in history. Based on real events, this is the story of an unstoppable force of nature and the birth and death of the Australian dream.

The Painted Man by Peter Brett
A fantasy adventure novel that pulls the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Three teens have their lives irrevocably affected by demons, yet discover they have the power to overcome them.

To review one just .