Newest MasterChef sensation, and Country Women’s Association cake champion’s secrets shared! One of life’s simple pleasures is the lingering aroma of a freshly baked cake, especially one you have made yourself. Cooks everywhere are rediscovering the satisfaction that comes from old-fashioned baking at home. And in this delectable world of cakes, scones, sponges and puddings, one home cook... Read more
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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Elle Macpherson’s personal trainer, James Duigan, returns with The Clean and Lean Cookbook Over 100 Delicious, Healthy Recipes – with a 14-day Menu Plan
James Duigan, the man behind some of the world’s most beautiful bodies, he has long been the go-to expert trusted by movie stars and super models to get them in the best shape of their lives. He is one of the world’s leading health and wellness guru’s and he is back, with the third part to his bestselling Clean and Lean series: The Cookbook. Ever since his revolutionary diet hit the bookshelves... Read more
Rupert Murdoch : An investigation of political power by David McKnight
When Rupert Murdoch called, Prime Ministers and Presidents picked up the phone. David McKnight exposes Murdoch’s unflinching use of his media empire to further his political agenda over decades. This is the story behind the hacking scandal that rocked the world and shook the Murdoch empire. ‘A study of dangerous media abuse of power and of abject government weakness in regard to it.... Read more
Booktopia’s Christmas to New Year Clearance Sale – On Now
Our Annual Christmas to New Year Clearance Sale is on right now. We have books from just $1 and over 500 titles under $3. What a great way to finish off the year! We have around 2,000 new bargain titles that we bought since our last sale so there should be plenty new titles to choose from… especially for kids. If you want to get to our Clearance Sale right now and browse Fiction, Non-fict... Read more
Caution, this post may cause heart palpitations… (Contains images of Penguins dressed to kill.)
We can acknowledge that eBooks are cheap, convenient and instant… But I can’t think of them as sexy. These wonders from Penguin, however… Grrrrrrrrr… Penguin’s Clothbound Classics If, like us, you not only love having a great Classic to read but also cherish the feel of a wonderful object, then these are the books for you. Bound in cloth and each individually desig... Read more
We Bought A Zoo by Benjamin Mee
The Amazing True Story of a Broken-down Zoo, and the 200 Animals That Changed a Family Forever A few years ago, Ben and his wife, Katherine, sold their small flat in Primrose Hill and moved to France to pursue their dream of restoring an old barn near Nimes.That dream then became much, much bigger, as they moved with their two young children, Ben’s 76 year-old mother and his brother, into a run... Read more
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George
The latest Inspector Lynley mystery is just the kind of compulsive page-turner likely to keep you up way past your bedtime. Read more
Amanda Hocking: The Author Who Made Millions by Self-Publishing Her Novels Now Makes Millions Being Published
Publishing sensation Amanda Hocking’s story reads like a fairy tale. She self-published her novels and sold a million copies within a year or so. The very thought of such overnight success can cause normally quite reasonable unpublished authors to lose their heads. On the strength of a headline – ‘Self-published author makes money’ – thousands of authors have flow... Read more
The woman behind Pippa Middleton’s behind : Margot Campbell’s Pilates on the Go
It was recently revealed that Pippa Middleton’s envious figure was down to weekly pilates sessions at her local studio. Now Pippa’s teacher is set to pass on the secrets of her exercise routine in a new book. Margot Campbell was approached by several publishing houses after the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister recommended her on the ‘Pilates on the Go‘ website. Campbe... Read more
TRUE STORY: Gang of One by Gary Mulgrew
GANG OF ONE is an explosive prison memoir with the gritty realism of Midnight Express and the emotional force of The Shawshank Redemption. Imagine you’re a 35 year old, white, British, middle-class business man sentenced to three years in Big Spring, one of America’s most notorious prisons. You’ve been told that if get into any trouble, your sentence will be doubled. You’... Read more
