Author Archives
Who am I? Can anyone really answer that question? I don't know who I am. I'm undefined.
My Interests? Are many and varied, and my posts reflect my diversity.
Will our interests correspond? Only you can answer that question. Or will you, like myself, remain undefined?
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The Missing by Chris Mooney
Synopsis: The woman missing for five years. The crime scene investigator who finds her. And the serial killer who wants them both dead… When Boston Darby McCormick finds a raving and emaciated woman hiding at the scene of a violent… Read More ›
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Odd One Out by Monica McInerney
Synopsis: Sylvie has always been the odd one out in her family. Her mother is a celebrated artist, known for her bohemian lifestyle. Her father, long estranged from the family, is a respected poet and academic. Sylvie’s two beautiful sisters… Read More ›
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Dear Miffy by John Marsden
Synopsis: Dreamed about you again.Like I do most nights. Sometimes it’s nightmares,sometimes it’s good dreams,sometimes I have to change the sheets. CONTENTS MAY OFFEND SOME READERS Genre: Young Adult Rating: @@@@ Pages: 112 BCID:xxx-5508992 ISBN:o- Year: Format:Paperback Comments:This book started… Read More ›
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Round Ireland With a Fridge by Tony Hawks
Synopsis: ‘I hereby bet Tony Hawks the sum of One Hundred Pounds that he cannot hitch hike round the circumference of Ireland, with a fridge, within one calendar month’ A foolhardy attempt to win a drunken bet led to Tony… Read More ›
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Dead Famous by Ben Elton
Synopsis: One house. Ten Contestants. Thirty cameras. Forty microphones. Yet again the public gorges its voyeuristic appetite as another group of unknown and unremarkable people submit themselves to the brutal exposure of the televised real-life soap opera, House Arrest. Everybody… Read More ›
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Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein
Synopsis: “There was on kid, Alison Ashley, and because no one was sitting next to me, Miss Belmont put Alison Ashley there. And from the first day I hated her.” So says Erica Yurken when the oh-so-perfect Alison Ashley turns… Read More ›
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February Dragon by Colin Thiele
Synopsis: The three Pine Kids truly belong in the bushland. And they have nicknames to match – Resin, Turps and Colombine. They like fishing for Yabbies, taming unusual pets, riding in the local show, and astonishing their teachers. But their… Read More ›
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Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Synopsis: Boggis, Bunce and Bean are just about the nastiest and meanest three farmers you could meet. And they hate Mr Fox. They are determined to get him. So they lie in wait outside his hole, each one crouching behind… Read More ›
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Bruce Covilles’s Book of Ghosts
Synopsis: In a death-defying blend of past and present, Bruce Coville has gathered together a phantastic host of ghosts. Discover the mystery of the ghost who couldn’t let go, why the leader of the school choir had to come back… Read More ›
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Disaster Strikes by Eve Pownall
Synopsis: DISASTER STRIKES Australia’s past has had its share of great natural disasters. Our Continent is constantly seared by bushfires, parched by drought, and torn by cyclones. Included in this collection are the stories of the great fire of 1851… Read More ›
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Pollyanna by Eleanor H Porter
Synopsis: Pollyanna had just lost her father when she went to live with her Aunt Polly at Beldingsville, but she had learned from him before his death how to find something to be glad about even in the face of… Read More ›
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Health Question and Answer Session
The following was sent to my email: HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it… Don’t waste them… Read More ›
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Uni info
My info from CSU arrived today. Before I can do the course I have to sit a STAT test and I may have to do another Tertiary Prep course because when we did STEPS we were told that it would… Read More ›
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New priest
A new priest was so nervous at his first Mass that he could hardly speak. After Mass he asked the Monsignor how he had done. The Monsignor replied, “When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put… Read More ›
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What a day…
What a day I’ve had today! First of all, after paying the bills, I was left with only $100 to feed a family of six for a week. Then, when I checked my last twelve transactions, I discovered that my… Read More ›
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Getting rid of telemarketers
** If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money. ** If they start out with, “How are you today?” say, “I’m so glad you asked, because no… Read More ›
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Fight, fight, fight
I have just about had it with my kids today! All they’ve done all day is fight and argue and argue and fight. They are driving me insane! (Except Butterfly – she’s being uncommonly good. I wonder if she wants… Read More ›
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Randomness
Since this is my first post, I will use it to explain my future entries. I am a very random person. Therefore, my posts in this blog are going to be very random posts. What I post will depend on… Read More ›
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I feel like crying
Australia, what have you done? I can’t believe that John Howard is gone. Sure, he did some things I disagreed with but he kept Australia on an even keel. During his time in office both Asia and America suffered recessions… Read More ›
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Federal election – handy links
I urge everyone to vote BELOW THE LINE on your senate paper. Party preferences are decided by under the table deals, and some of the candidates have some pretty way out views (one independent wants to legalise ecstasy!). Next to… Read More ›
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Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
Opening Sentence:Sophie Dempsey didn’t like Temptation even before the Garveys smashed into her ’86 Civic, broke her sister’s sunglasses, and confirmed all her worst suspicions about people from small towns who drove beige Cadillacs. Synopsis:All Sophie Dempsey wants is to… Read More ›
