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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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STEPHANIE DOWRICK – TUESDAY - 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Tuesday, March 16 2010
Stephanie Dowrick will speak about IN THE COMPANY OF RILKE a book which invites us into the world of the early 20th century European poet, Rainer Maria Rilke and reveals how through his poetry we can connect with our inner life. He was a giant of 20th century writing who is increasingly a visionary voice for our own time, captivating readers not only with his brilliance but also his fearlessness about the 'deepest things'. Speaking through his own contradictions and ambivalences, he gave readers a profound understanding of the complex beauty of human existence
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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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KATHERINE HOWELL - 10AM ROCKDALE LIBRARY
Thursday, March 25 2010
Queensland author Katherine Howell will introduce her exciting new thriller COLD JUSTICE. A teenage girl stumbles across the body of her classmate hidden amongst the bushes. 18 years later political pressure sees the murder investigation reopened. Detective Ella Marconi tracks down Georgie Riley, the student who found the body, and who is now a paramedic. Georgie seems to be telling the truth, so then why does Ella receive an anonymous phone call insisting that Georgie knows more?
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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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BRENDA WALKER – TUESDAY - 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Tuesday, March 30 2010
In Reading by Moonlight, Brenda describes the five stages of her treatment for breast cancer and how different books and authors helped her through the tumultuous process of recovery. As well as offering wonderful introductions and insights into the work of writers like Dante, Tolstoy, Nabokov, Beckett and Dickens, Brenda shows how the very process of reading – surrendering and then regathering yourself – echoes the process of healing.
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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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GARY MEHIGAN –FRIDAY - 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Friday, April 16 2010
TV personality and judge on MASTER CHEF, Gary Mehigan will introduce his new book COMFORT FOOD which brings us the food he loves to eat, sharing his take on old classics and introducing new favorites, elevating them to new heights by giving them a restaurant-quality edge. A compilation of recipes that showcase his take on comfort food with a twist, including recipes for slow-braised beef cheeks with onion marmalade and mashed potato, crumbed pork cutlets with roast quince, pan-fried swordfish with lentils and caramelised onion, and lemon curd mousse with gingernut crumble. With over 90 recipes and kitchen notes.
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JAN MURRAY – THURSDAY 1PM STANTON LIBRARY
Thursday, April 29 2010
Jan will introduce her autobiography SHEER MADNESS: SEX, LIES & POLITICS. She is known to millions of Australians as the Cabinet Minister’s wife who rocked the nation with her cheeky 60 Minutes revelation of sex on the desk and has spent the past decade as a controversial public figure. Writers at Stanton is celebrating 20 years of bringing authors and readers
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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.
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