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COKAHAMA'S CHOICE - FICTION |  Swimsuit by James Patterson
A blockbusting, sensational thriller from the number one bestselling author Sun kissed beaches, palm trees, the warm breeze on a clear sea. Maui is a paradise island and the perfect location for a glamorous, glossy magazine photo shoot. But all is not as it seems and the tranquillity is shattered when a series of beautiful swimwear models start to go missing. When their bodies are discovered, one after another, each more brutally murdered that the last, the hunt is on for the perpetrator of these violent killings. But has someone been watching the murderer all along? Ben Hawkins, thriller writer turned private detective knows more than he is letting on too. He quickly befriends one of the dead girls' parents and involves himself in the case but to what lengths is he willing to go to get his hands on his next number one book? The heat is on in James Patterson's latest blockbusting thriller. Dark, gripping and a sensational read, Swimsuit is filled with shocking twists and a blistering pace that will have the pages turning themselves.
|  The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The Slap is a novel about the relationships between children and adults, and the new Australian multicultural middle-class from the controversial cult author of Loaded and Dead Europe.
|  The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
In an abandoned mansion in Barcelona, a young man named David Martin makes a living by writing steamy melodramas under a pseudonym. When his own novel receives scathing reviews, it seems his publishers are plotting against him, and David is destined to literary obscurity. In a locked room deep within the house he finds letters and photographs hinting at the death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as David struggles with an impossible love. Then he receives an extraordinary proposal from the French editor Andreas Corelli - a proposal that could make David rich and famous. And a bookseller called Sempere introduces him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books...Prequel to the bestselling The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game is a tale of lost souls and haunting shadows set amid the winding alleyways of Barcelona during the turbulent 1920s. It is a masterful tale and spellbinding love story about the magic of books and the darkest corners of the heart.
|  The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coehlo
'A Beretta Px4 compact pistol is a little bigger than a mobile phone, weighs around 700 grams and has a capacity of 10 shots. Small and light, it leaves no visible mark in the pocket carrying it and its small calibre has an enormous advantage: instead of crossing the victim's body, the bullet shatters the bones and tears everything it finds in its path.' This is the beginning of THE WINNER STANDS ALONE, Paulo Coelho's 12th novel, a merciless portrait of the elites -- from fashion to politics -- that define the course of the world we live in. Set backstage at the Cannes Film Festival, THE WINNER STANDS ALONE stages film directors, producers, stylists, models, consecrated actors and candidates for stardom to narrate the story of a serial killer who, obsessed with the woman that abandoned him, spreads panic in the world of the celebrities gathered in the French city.
|  The Family Farm by Fiona Palmer
Izzy Simpson was raised on Gumleaf her family's property and longs to take it over one day. But her father won't have a bar of it. He has never recovered from the accident that killed Issy's sister and to complicate matters Izzy is falling for her dead sister's boyfriend. But everyone enjoys a happy ending under the wide blue Australian sky.
|  Death and the Running Patterer by Robin Adair
One of the convict colony's soldiers had been murdered and Governor Ralph Darling is not pleased. Reluctantly, he turns to Nicodemus Dunne for help. Dunne, a fallen Bow Street Runner now transported to Australia, makes his living as a running patterer, hawking news on the dusty streets. Only he has the detective skills required to chase down the ritual killer and stop the ever-bewildering series of gruesome murders that follow the first. As he searches, Dunne joins forces with the entrancing seamstress Rachel Dormin and soon discovers that too many people, from the Governor down, have secrets worth killing for. When he gets too close to unveiling the murderer and to the secrets buried in his own past, even his life hangs in the balance. Suspenseful, original and intriguing, Death and the Running Patterer will grip you from start to starling conclusion.
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COKAHAMA'S CHOICE - NON-FICTION |  Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men by Peter Fitzsimons
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is one of Australia's most loved heroes.
In an action-packed life, the indomitable 'Smithy' went from fighting as a soldier among the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front, to taking to the skies against the likes of the Red Baron - for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry - before becoming the greatest peacetime aviator of his generation.
Along with Charles Ulm, he was the first man to conquer the Pacific by air, the first to fly across the Tasman Sea, the fastest man to fly from England to Australia, and the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe by crossing the equator.
With typical flair, FitzSimons also tells the story of the several breakthroughs, some of which were discovered in Australia, which laid the foundation for the Wright brothers' success in 1903; the first flight across the Channel in 1908; Germany's Red Baron terrorising the Allies in 1917-18, before being shot down by an Australian; Ross and Keith Smith's breakthrough first flight from England to Australia in 1919; the formation of Qantas in 1921; Lindbergh's stunning vault between America and Europe in 1927; the Great Centenary Air Race, the loss of the Southern Cloud; the saga of Bert Hinkler and much, much, more . . .
|  Europe on a Shoe string by Lonely Planet
The most comprehensive guide to Europe covering 44 countried (12 more than Rough Guide). Dedicated language chapter for 29 languages. Travel page with ethical travel advice for every region. New four page A Year in Europe section that pulls together all the time/season specific activities to enhance travelers' tips. 1741048753 Title expanded 100+ pages to deepen cov
|  4 Ingredients by Kim McCosker & Rachael Bermingham
Has over 340 quick, easy and very delicious recipes that can easily whip up a wow your friends and family, and all with only 4 or less ingredients. You won't need to spend a fortune in measuring utensils. To use '4 ingredients' all you will need is 1 cup, 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon, it's cooking made real easy!
|  Spirit Sisters by Karina Machado
In Spirit Sisters you'll meet Australian women of all ages who share their very personal encounters with the supernatural. From a high-flying banking executive whose life changed for ever after a visit from a bizarre, winged entity, to a mother of seven who was held and soothed by her husband for five days after she'd buried him, to the woman who lost most of her family in one car accident - this book is heart-breaking, inspiring, scary and comforting. In an age when psychics are called the new therapists and buying your own high-tech ghost-hunting equipment is just a click away, this book is a celebration of the one thing that hasn't changed in hundreds of years.
|  Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man by Steve Harvey
Every morning seven million listeners wake up with Steve Harvey and his toprated radio show "The Steve Harvey Morning Show." And while his Opening and Closing remarks provide daily reaffirmation and spiritual sustenance its his advice on relationships that keep listeners hanging on to his every word. Whether hes doling out wisdom on why women need to enforce a "90Day Probation Period" before they give their men sexual "benefits" the way Ford motor company wont give a worker medical and dental benefits until theyve been on the job for 3 months or explaining to women why men would rather "fix it" than talk about it Harveys advice is always spoton and more often than not quite funny. But make no mistake Harvey knows relationships are among his listeners top concerns and hes committed to helping them "get their mind right" when it comes to finding a sound partner. Cowritten with Denene Millner author of several relationship books and with liberal use of his own adventures in love and courtship ACT LIKE A LADY THINK LIKE A MAN is an honest compelling and realistic examination of how men think about love and sex and what women need to know so that they can set realistic expectations of the men in their life.
|  The Crimes of Josef Fritzl by Stefanie Marsh & Bojan Pancevski
The inside account of the Fritzl case - Josef Fritzl's horrific incarceration of his daughter in an airless dungeon for 24 years, and the seven children he fathered with her. By the time Elisabeth Fritzl was 11 years old, her father had singled her out for special attention. When she was 12, Fritzl obtained planning permission to build a cellar, which he worked on for five years. By the time Elisabeth was 17, the cellar was ready, but Fritzl feared that a missing minor would attract attention. He waited. Two years later, he ambushed Elisabeth, drugged her, and dragged her down to the cellar. She was to be imprisoned underground for 24 years. Tied up like a dog, she was raped frequently by Fritzl. She bore him seven children in the cellar - six survived. Lisa, Monika and Alexander were taken 'upstairs' to live with their grandmother, believed to have been left on the doorstep. Kerstin, Stefan and Felix were never to see daylight, trapped with their mother in the 5-room cellar, with only a television and radio to connect them to the rest of the world.Stefanie Marsh and Bojan Pancevski were the first English-speaking reporters to break the case and were there as the police uncovered the dungeon and discovered exactly how Josef had kept secret his double life for so long.
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