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Florence Adler Swims Forever

duffythewriterMarch 2, 2021No Comment2021-02-27T17:06:48+11:00
Atlantic City, ;Every summer, Esther and Joseph Adler rent their house out to vacationers escaping to “America’s Playground” and move into the small apartment above their bakery. Despite the cramped…
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Book Blast! Looking for a good business book?

duffythewriter February 27, 2021 No Comment2021-02-27T12:55:17+11:00
Digital Marketing Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: The Internet has changed how we communicate, and that includes how we market. From corporate websites to social media platforms, search engines,…
Non-Fiction

The Husband Poisoner – Secret Sydney History

duffythewriter February 23, 2021 No Comment2021-02-27T12:16:13+11:00
Shocking real-life stories of murderous women who used rat poison to rid themselves of husbands and other inconvenient family members. For readers of compelling history and true crime, from critically…
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Book Blast! Ruthless Women

duffythewriter February 10, 2021 No Comment2021-02-13T15:35:46+11:00
SHOCKING, SEXY AND BURSTING WITH SCANDAL!  Bestselling author and agent to the stars Melanie Blake is bringing back the bonkbuster with her new novel Ruthless Women. More shocking than Jackie…
Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

The Mind Of A Murderer – A true crime essential read

duffythewriter February 6, 2021 1 Comment2021-02-06T14:22:33+11:00
'Whodunnit' doesn't matter so much, not to a forensic psychiatrist. We're more interested in the 'why'.  In his 26 years in the field, Richard Taylor has worked on well over…
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Accidentally Wes Anderson – stunning coffee table book!

duffythewriter January 27, 2021 No Comment2021-01-25T10:38:22+11:00
"Pastel colours, front-on facades, hyper-stylized uncanny symmetry: director Wes Anderson has a defined aesthetic. Once you've got your eye in, you can see it account, @AccidentallyWesAnderson, has found favour with…
Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

Clothes… and other things that matter

duffythewriter January 23, 2021 No Comment2021-01-23T14:41:22+11:00
'Alexandra Shulman's style is unaffected, immediate and hilariously dry. She's brilliant at observing everyday feelings in a joy-sparking turn of phrase.' - Helena Bonham Carter Part memoir, part fashion history,…
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Book Blast! Pass The Pig!

duffythewriter January 16, 2021 No Comment2021-01-16T17:59:02+11:00
Forcing people and results is less effective than attracting them.  While many of us know that, we often fall into behaviours that interfere with our progress.  Pass the Pig: Leadership…
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My Best Friend’s Murder-Gripping Thriller

duffythewriter January 15, 2021 1 Comment2021-01-09T14:18:08+11:00
'I read My Best Friend's Murder in one sitting. A real page-turner!' - Duffythewriter 'A perfectly-paced page-turner that cleverly explores the "frenemy" relationship . . . A really gripping read…
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The Midlife Method – Staying healthy after 40

duffythewriter January 14, 2021 No Comment2021-01-09T12:07:01+11:00
'A quick, interesting read, I just can't help thinking it would have been better printed in a different book format' - Duffy An evidence-based, healthy weight loss plan for the…

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Book Blast! Looking for a good business book?

duffythewriterFebruary 27, 2021No Comment2021-02-27T12:55:17+11:00
Digital Marketing Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: The Internet has changed how we communicate, and that includes how we market. From corporate websites to social media platforms, search engines,…
Non-Fiction

The Husband Poisoner – Secret Sydney History

duffythewriter February 23, 2021 No Comment2021-02-27T12:16:13+11:00
Shocking real-life stories of murderous women who used rat poison to rid themselves of husbands and other inconvenient family members. For readers of compelling history and true crime, from critically…
Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

The Mind Of A Murderer – A true crime essential read

duffythewriter February 6, 2021 1 Comment2021-02-06T14:22:33+11:00
'Whodunnit' doesn't matter so much, not to a forensic psychiatrist. We're more interested in the 'why'.  In his 26 years in the field, Richard Taylor has worked on well over…
Coffee Table Books

Accidentally Wes Anderson – stunning coffee table book!

duffythewriter January 27, 2021 No Comment2021-01-25T10:38:22+11:00
"Pastel colours, front-on facades, hyper-stylized uncanny symmetry: director Wes Anderson has a defined aesthetic. Once you've got your eye in, you can see it account, @AccidentallyWesAnderson, has found favour with…
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Dog’s Best Friend – Wholesome book content!

duffythewriter January 8, 2021 No Comment2021-01-02T14:27:03+11:00
If you follow my Instagram, you'll see that when I'm not posting about books, I'm posting photos of my cat. You may well be right in thinking that I'm a…
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Reasonable Doubt – A jarring look at Australia’s criminal justice system

duffythewriter September 24, 2020 Comments Off on Reasonable Doubt – A jarring look at Australia’s criminal justice system2020-09-20T11:38:00+10:00
'The good, bad and downright rotten parts of Australia's criminal justice system are put on trial by Dr Xanthé Mallett. With her clear-eyed logic and objectivity, this compelling book identifies reasonable…
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Book Blast! – Other Girls Like Me

duffythewriter September 10, 2020 Comments Off on Book Blast! – Other Girls Like Me2020-09-05T13:44:49+10:00
“I read the first 200 pages of Other Girls Like Me in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down. It’s my story and yet it’s not. It speaks to all…
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Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse

duffythewriter August 14, 2020 2 Comments2020-08-08T12:22:41+10:00
"Share if you agree!" Ever shared or reposted a meme like this? There's a good chance you're being manipulated with a fake image. If you have Facebook, read (more…)
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Crime Dot Com – A History of Hacking

duffythewriter August 12, 2020 Comments Off on Crime Dot Com – A History of Hacking2020-08-08T10:27:02+10:00
"Brilliantly researched and written" – Jon Snow, Channel 4 News Crime Dot Com is a thrilling, insightful and entertaining account of hacking past and present – a subject that should…
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Book Blast – Unchecked Capitalism!

duffythewriter August 9, 2020 Comments Off on Book Blast – Unchecked Capitalism!2020-08-08T10:58:37+10:00
By author Earl Rynerson Unchecked. Capitalism shows how major corporations and their army of lobbyists have gradually taken over our governmental institutions, to the point where our elected officials do the bidding of…

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The Soldier's Wife
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The Soldier's Wife
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The Soldiers Wife is about a young war bride called Ruby who loses her Jimmy when he is called up and sent to fight in World War One. He leaves her in Sydney with two choices; Go back to the family homestead in Bourke, or stay in Sydney...
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Skin is a complete U-turn to my last few reads. Those that know me, know that I’m an ancient history geek, so when I threw my name in the ring to win a copy of Skin from The Reading Room, I was pretty pleased when it landed in my postbox...
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Season of Shadow and Light
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This is a story of Paige who has had a bloody rough time of it. Her husband has been a complete jerk, she suffered the loss of a child, post-partem depression and is recovering from a stroke. She decides to get away with the two people ...
Where They Found Her
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Where They Found Her
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A body is found in the woods of a small town on the outskirts of the University grounds. Molly, a rookie reporter who is rebuilding her life after losing a child, is assigned the case for the local newspaper. Many secrets are kept behind...
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Enough Already: Create Success on Your Own Terms
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