Tag Archives: Adult Non-Fiction

The Best of Non Fiction

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Librarians with Altitude

Are you a dedicated non fiction reader? The internet is awash with “best ever” reading lists for fiction, but the The Guardian newspaper has recently published a list of the 100 best non fiction books of all time, selected by … Continue reading →

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Read it before you see it

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Librarians with Altitude

There are lots of books that getting the dramatic treatment in 2016, either for the movies or for TV and it is a truth universally acknowledged that the book is better 99% of the time. Here are some of the books … Continue reading →

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If You’re Reading This . . .

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

If You’re Reading This . . . Last letters from the front line by Sian Price, Forward by Saul Kelly (2011) Frontline Books, London, 292 pages including Bibliography and Index Found on the Adult Non-Fiction shelves at 355.00922 PRI A … Continue reading →

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July Book Review Competition Runner Up

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

*Here is the Runner up  for July in our monthly book review competition.  The July theme was DISCOVER and Samantha wrote this piece about several books she has read read on that theme and which she has titled : DISCOVERIES OF NEUROSCIENCE … Continue reading →

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2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Award winners announced

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

The winners of the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Award have been announced in Canberra this morning. Congratulations to the winners who are each awarded $80,000. Fiction : Foal’s Bread by Gillian Mears Judges’ comments : “written in transfixing prose and … Continue reading →

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