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Taking the cryptic out of crosswords

Posted 08 Feb 2012 11:16am

Double dealings, hide and seek, back flips… sounds like a day in the Australian parliament but instead these are just a few of the cryptic crossword techniques revealed in a ‘how to’ hands-on book. Cryptic Crossword Secrets shows readers all the tricks and ...

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When parents text

Posted 21 Oct 2011 11:31am
When parents text

Rachel has been chuckling away so much at the humorous offerings from When Parents Text: so much said… so little understood that ...

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How safe is your prescription?

HEALTH NEWS - Posted 18 Oct 2011 12:23pm
How safe is your prescription?

How many people take medication because their doctor tells them to, without fully understanding what it is or why it has been prescribed? Pharmacist ...

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No laughing matter

Posted 02 Sep 2011 11:09am
No laughing matter

As the general practioner for 30 years, several of them spent as club doctor at a leading AFL club, Dr Bernie Cribbins is well ...

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Walking, talking, eating Barcelona

PUBLISHER'S PICK - Posted 05 Aug 2011 01:33pm
Walking, talking, eating Barcelona

Today YOURLifeChoices is celebrating men, so it’s a fitting opportunity to rave about the new book by Frank Camorra, MoVida’s Guide ...

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Brooks latest bestseller

Posted 02 Jul 2011 09:32am
Brooks latest bestseller

Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks is the author of three New York Times bestselling novels and two works of non-fiction. ...

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Telling it like it is

Posted 30 May 2011 01:49am

Danny Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, England. He is also unafraid to tell it like it is when it comes to the age wave of older citizens in the UK. In his most recent book, So you think you know about Britain? Dorling ...

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Is a long life for you?

Posted 16 May 2011 05:36am

It has long been believed that eating well and exercising is the key to a long life but with other factors which need to be taken into consideration, is longevity just all good fortune? We need to live longer these days if only to answer all ...

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Family secrets

Posted 05 Nov 2010 03:20am

Family intrigue is often the best motivation behind a good book and when Julie Reagen discovers she has a long-lost aunt, a trip to Malaya where it all started is a good place to find the truth. The Plantation is Di Morrisey’s 18th novel ...

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