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DAVID DALE - THURSDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, February 11 2010
David Dale will give an interactive talk about his new book THE LITTLE BOOK OF AUSTRALIA - a book which asks - what makes us uniquely Australian? This is an essential, comprehensive guide for every Aussie packed with fascinating and humorous facts, figures and quotations about our politics, our icons, literature and language, sport, flora and fauna, key dates and events.
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ZITA WEBER TUESDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Tuesday, February 16 2010
In her new book UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, Dr Zita Weber sets out to tell the true life stories of married women who take a lover. A total of 12 brave women tell their stories. Their principal motivation in doing this was to demystify the whole area of sexuality and to dispel myths about who has affairs and why.
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XINRAN 1PM TUESDAY STANTON LIBRARY
Tuesday, February 23 2010
Xinran will discuss her extraordinarily powerful new book MESSAGE FROM AN UNKNOWN CHINESE MOTHER a sequel to her bestselling The Good Women of China - heartbreaking, shocking stories, including Xinrans own experience, of Chinese mothers who have lost or had to abandon their daughters and are still searching.
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SARAH WATERS 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, February 25 2010
Award winning British writer Sarah Waters author of Fingersmith and The Night Watch will be introduce her latest novel, THE LITTLE STRANGER. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish us, now comes a chilling ghost story.
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ELIZABETH KOSTOVA THURSDAY - 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, March 4 2010
Visiting American author Elizabeth Kostova will discuss her masterful new novel THE SWAN THIEVES which travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. It is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve hope.
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SIIMON REYNOLDS THURSDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, March 11 2010
Siimon Reynolds one of the most well-known and respected names in advertising will introduce his new book WHY PEOPLE FAIL: THE 16 OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS AND HOW YOU CAN OVERCOME THEM. Siimon has won almost every major advertising award for creativity in the world, including the Gold Lion at Cannes, the Gold Pencil at the New York One Show and the Grand Prize at the London international Advertising Festival. In Australia he has won Newspaper Ad of the Year, TV Commercial of the Year, Magazine Ad of the Year and Advertising Agency of the Year (twice).
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MATTHEW EVANS TUESDAY - 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Tuesday, March 23 2010
Written with gusto and filled to bursting with information to inspire and a huge range of recipes to nurture the soul and family, in The Real Food Companion Matthew Evans outlines everything you need to know to navigate todays complex food world. It is the farmer, butcher, fishmonger and baker by your side. Writers at Stanton is celebrating 20 years of bringing authors and readers
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WILL DAVIES THURSDAY - 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, March 25 2010
BENEATH HILL 60 is the story of the Australian miners and soldiers who tunnelled under Hill 60 near Ypres and eventually broke through to create a new frontline and enable the march to Berlin. Through exhaustive research, Will Davies, has uncovered first-hand accounts of life for the tunnellers and soldiers at the front. In sharing their hopes and victories he tells the story of day after day in the mud at the front line and uncovers the glorious spirit of these men who fought and died for their countries
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SARAH DUNANT MONDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, April 8 2010
Sarah will speak about her new book SACRED HEARTS a novel about power, creativity and passion - both of the body and of the soul. Hidden history brought alive by a wonderful storyteller, renowned for her Italian Renaissance novels including THE BIRTH OF VENUS.
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MICHAEL ROBOTHAM TUESDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Tuesday, April 13 2010
Sydney writer Michael Robotham will introduce his most thrilling and exciting murder mystery to date, BLEED FOR ME. When Sienna Hegarty turns up at her family home one night, covered in blood and frozen in shock, psychologist Joe O'Loughlin finds himself drawn deep into her world, trying to unearth the dark secrets her mind has buried.
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LYNDEY MILAN and IAN HEMPHILL THURSDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, May 6 2010
Lindey and Ian will introduce their exciting new book JUST ADD SPICE CREATING WONDERDFUL FEATS FROM SIMPLE INGREDIENTS. This is groundbreaking in the way that spice combinations are grouped to help readers easily understand the dynamic nature of combining spice flavours. These can then be applied to a variety of dishes, rather than just the specific recipes listed in the book. Including comprehensive spice notes that will give the reader confidence to start their own spice collection, the book also includes interesting and concise wine and beer matching notes that counteract the misconception that spiced food is difficult to match
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Stanton Library
234 Miller Street, NORTH SYDNEY
Telephone (02) 9936 8400
Parking is available at the Council Car park - directly behind the
Library off Ridge Street.
Admission is free and light refreshments are provided.
This is your opportunity to have your book personalised by these authors. |
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