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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Naomi — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:33:40 +0000

By Haruki Murakami. One of our favourite writers is also a marathon runner and this book, part autobiography, part training diary, recounts how running has influenced his writing and his life. Inspiring.

Bill’s Open Kitchen

Simon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:31:51 +0000

Bill Granger is an Australian chef with a heavily Asian-influenced style. Having said that he’s not averse to the odd, comforting cake or sumptuously salty breakfast. Everything in moderation. What all his dishes do have in common, however, is a beautiful simplicity that makes even the naughtiest bit of egg and bacon seem almost wholesome.

More importantly and, in my experience, rather unusually, this book seems to achieve a level of foolproof guidance that makes your own efforts look as good as the pictures and match your greatest expectations of flavour.

A Little History of the World

Naomi — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:37:02 +0000

By E. H. Gombrich. Written for children but read equally by grown ups. Gombrich writes as if he’s sitting with you, telling you the story himself. A beautifully illustrated book which leaves you feeling fascinated and informed in a way that history lessons at school could only dream of.