December 2002 Volume 83 Number 12 "serving the protectors"
Edited by John Ballantyne

Tom Keneally, An Angel in Australia
Doubleday
RRP: $39.95

Set in Sydney during World War II, this story looks – through the eyes of a naïve young priest – into the hearts of people who fear the end of life as they know it.

David Allen, Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-Free Productivity
RRP: $29.95 (softcover)

Does your workload seem overwhelming? Learn how to relax and improve the way you work with these simple methods, developed by a top consultant on time and stress management.

Paul Davies, How to Build a Time Machine
RRP: $26.00 (hardback)

Ever wondered whether it was possible to build Doctor Who’s Tardis? Acclaimed physicist and science writer Paul Davies reveals how to travel through time without breaking the laws of physics.

Michael Connelly, Blood Work
London: Orion Paperback, 1998

This thriller, re-released to coincide with a recent Clint Eastwood film of the same name, is about ex-FBI investigator Terry McCaleb. McCaleb, recently felled by a massive heart attack, discovers that the newly implanted heart which is keeping him alive originally belonged to the victim of an unsolved murder.

Miriam Estensen, The Life of Matthew Flinders
RRP: $59.95

From the author of Discovery comes a compellingly written, freshly researched insight into the life and times of Matthew Flinders, one of Australia’s greatest explorers.

Rudolph Giuliani, Leadership
RRP: $45.00

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani describes vividly the chaos and horror of the September 11 Twin Towers catastrophe and explains how the rules of management he enforced as mayor enabled him to gain control of the emergency.

Barry Miles, The Beatles – A Diary
Melbourne: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002
RRP: $24.95

This book, now re-published in a smaller format, is written by Miles, a close member of the Beatles’ circle. It is nothing less than a 30-year diary of the Beatles – the inside story and astonishingly detailed chronology of gigs, venues, quotes and memorable dates. Essential reading for anyone interested in rock’s most influential phenomenon.

Jeffrey Watson, Sidney Cotton: The Last Plane Out of Berlin
Sydney: Hodder Headline Australia, 2002
RRP: $34.95

A spirited adventure about an innovative Queenslander who became a brilliant pilot, inventor and buccaneer, and who played an important role against Nazi Germany in World War II by combining his two passions, aviation and photography. Cotton was recruited by Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service to fly over Germany and Italy, taking photos of sensitive military sites. Posing as a businessman, he met Hitler’s henchman Hermann Goering and other high-ranking Nazis.

John Miller, Peter Ustinov: The Gift of Laughter
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002
RRP: $49.95 (hardcover)

John Miller’s biography traces the remarkable story of the celebrated actor, playwright, director, wit, novelist and raconteur.

Nicholas Faith, Liquid Gold
Melbourne: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002
RRP: $50.00

This book tells the extraordinary story of the triumphs and disasters that have marked the progress of wine in Australia, from its early heyday to its nadir (when a series of disasters virtually stopped the production of table wine in Australia), to its rebirth in the second half of the twentieth century and the present climate of international success and acclaim.

John J. Nance, Turbulence
Melbourne: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002
RRP: $18.95

A nail-biting airline disaster thriller, this one deals with the increasingly alarming phenomenon of passenger air rage. Thrills and spills multiply on an ill-fated commercial flight, with an inexperienced pilot, heading across the unsettled African continent towards Cape Town.

Jon Sandys, Movie Mistakes
RRP: $17.95 (paperback)

Ever noticed a digital watch in a historical film? Or seen a camera crew in a mirror? There’s nothing we like more than finding a continuity error, a historical inaccuracy or a technical blunder. Movie Mistakes brings you over a thousand of these to look out for. In Star Wars, when the stormtroopers break into the control room, one of them nearly knocks himself out on the doorframe. In the famous Ben Hur chariot race, nine chariots start the race, six crash and four finish – so where did the tenth one come from?

Richard Williams, Enzo Ferrari – A Life
RRP: $27.95 (paperback)

For millions of people around the world, a single name evokes the world of speed – Farrari. The car’s unique appeal – its mystique, its myth – has its origins in the story of one man. Richard Williams tells the story of Enzo Ferrari, one of the key figures of sport in the twentieth century.

Mark Johnston and Peter Stanley, Alamein: The Australian Story
RRP: $55.00 (hardback)

This study relates how the celebrated 9th Australian Division came to take part in the crucial battles around El Alamein, North Africa, in the summer of 1942, contributing significantly to victory, albeit at a heavy cost. The authors have drawn on letters, diaries, and other contemporary sources to create a narrative that deftly blends scholarship with action and atmosphere.

Nancy Ellison & Paul Theroux, Starlets: Before They Were Famous
Melbourne: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002
RRP: $34.95

For 25 years Nancy Ellison was one of Hollywood’s leading photographers. This rarely seen collection of her images is an unprecedented view of stars and wannabes at that pivotal moment early in their careers after which they either shone brightly or vanished forever. Starlets features over 200 photographs of female and male starlets including household names Geena Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Rachel Ward, Sharon Stone, Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Swayze and River Phoenix.

Gina Riley and Jane Turner, Kath & Kim 2003 Diary
Sydney: ABC Books, 2002
RRP: $19.95

Fans of this popular Australian comedy can now record all their “un-ewes-yewl” and “coo-welle” thoughts, and laugh themselves through 2003 with loads of pictures, as well as tips and advice from Kath, Kim, Sharon, Kel and Brett.

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