Book Review by Mariam "Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape" by Gordon Ramsay

This book is very informative. If you want to know about true Indian food then this book is perfect. I enjoyed myself so much and I definitely recommend it.

Book Review by Clayton D "Eggs" by Rachael Blackmore

This book is easy and creative. You don’t get any easier than the recipes in this book. It’s all about eggs and how good they are. Easy to follow the instructions.

Book Review by Aziza "Condensed Milk: everyone's guilty pleasures by Cleta Joannou

As good cookbooks go, this one gives a range of sweet and savoury dishes. Best of all, most recipes use the whole tin so there’s no wastage of leftover condensed milk. The recipes are ideal for all levels of cooking skill. Recommend to men or women, and young adults too.

 

Book Review by Margaux "Do try this at home: Cook it! With punk scientists

Wildly entertaining and extremely entertaining scientific experiments meet scrumptious recipes; photographs give an awesome idea of what the author talks about. Text is easy to read. Great fun.


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26.12.2015

Today is the Day of Goodwill in South Africa

Previously known as Boxing day but was replaced by Day of Goodwill when Apartheid was demolished in 1994. Day of Goodwill, honoured on December 26th, is meant to be a day for giving, and especially to the less fortunate.

Merry Christmas

To all our readers and followers we would like to wish you a HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON.  ENJOY all the celebrations and be safe.
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The largest library in the world is The Library of Congress, with more than 158 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 36 million books and other print materials, 3.5 million recordings, 13.7 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 6.7 million pieces of sheet music and 69 million manuscripts.

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Did you know the most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E

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Book Review by Mtoleni: "Scary stories to tell in the dark" by Alvin Schwartz

Children’s book with different scary stories.  The stories are nice and short and easy to read.   Scary and funny at the same time.  
Recommend it for 8 -12 year olds. Beautiful illustrations

December 16 in South Africa

December 16 was first celebrated as Dingaans Day and stood for triumph of the Voortrekkers against the Zulu army led by Dingaan at the battle of the Blood River.

In the New South Africa it is celebrated as the day of Reconciliation between blacks and whites

Information found on www.sahistory.org.za

 

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Book Review by Happiness "Sam Stern's Cooking up a storm: the teen survival cookbook" by Sam Stern

Simple cooking recipes for young one’s breakfast and desserts. Well illustrated and mouth-watering recipes.

 

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Book Review by Mario "Die Volledige Bakboek" (Afrikaans) by Heilie Pienaar

Excellent recipes with a focus on food preparation and baking. Recommended for adults with an interest in South African traditional baking

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Book REview by Renee "Baked" by Matt Lewis

Lovely book on baking. Beautiful pictures throughout with their recipes. Easy-to-follow instructions.

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Did you know the names of all continents both start and end with the same letter

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Book Review by Kaylene "Edible Art: tricks & tools for master centrepieces from carved vegetables" by Narahenapitage Sumith Pemalal De Costa

This book explains the different tools needed to carve decorations out of vegetables. There are many different designs. The art of food decoration originates from Sri Lanka, which is a culture rich in carvings of wood and brass.

Book Review by Tania "Cake Wrecks" by Jen Yates

A hilarious look at cakes gone wrong, whether instructions were misinterpreted or amateurs were ambitious. Published after the success of her website, cakewrecks.com.

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Book Review by Stacey "The golden book of chocolate" by Project director: Anne McRae

A really beautiful book, which is almost literally gold, including the gilded page edges. The introduction gives some interesting history of chocolate and how among the Incas only the elite were allowed to drink it – nobles and warriors, lords and long-distance merchants. They even anointed their newborn children with chocolate on their hands, feet and forehead.

Book Review by Mandla: "Dracula" Roy Thomas & Dick Giordano

This is about Dracula, who wants to buy an estate in England. He wants to examine all the legal details. They need to find the title deed which is missing.

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Book Review by Nomalungelo: "Ghost Train" by Paul Yee

This is a story about a Chinese girl who was born with one arm. Her mother doesn’t love her but her father does. Her father realises that the girl has a talent for painting.  The father has to work in America. While in America he communicates with his daughter via emails. Then her father dies and talks to his daughter in a dream.

Book Review by Nonkqubela: "Spooky Teacher" by Tony Bradman

Drama happens at school in class 3, where children misbehave a lot. Their teacher, Miss Nicely, decides to resign and a ghost teacher comes to change the minds of the class.

Book Review by Mariam: "Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book" by Tom Percival

This is a children’s book. The story is so funny and the illustrations are fantastic. Plenty of fun sarcasm. Loved every moment of it. So much fun.

Book Review by Clayton D: "IT" by Stephen King

The book is about a monster disguised as a dancing clown to attract its preferred prey. It exploits children’s fears and phobias. The survivors grow up and take revenge. Good book for those who enjoy horror.

Book Review by Aziza: "Books to die for: by John Connolly & Declan Burke AND "Stoker's Dracula" by Ray Thomas

Contains short snippets of horror stories and a literary analysis of the scenes and protagonists. Ideal for students of literary works and novice writers.

Book Review by Rouvaun: "Horns" by Joe Hill

 Terrifying suspense, supernatural thriller.   A fun read with many flashbacks.   For me it is more of a crime novel with romance as the Devil is searching for the perpetrator of his girlfriend’s death.

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Book Review by Margaux: "Half Minute Horrors. Very small stories, very big scares" by Neil gaiman, James Patterson, Lemony Snicket, Holly Black et al

It is not page turner. Very, very short horror stories. Supposed to keep reader the engrossed but not very well written. Not at all captivating; very disappointing.  Only the graphic parts are interesting.

Book Review by Elsa: The art of S. Clay Wilson by S. Clay Wilson

Underground comic illustrator. Violent and very sexually explicit. Adults only.

Book Review by Christo: "Revival" by Stephen King

 Stephen King in a not-so-typical horror style. You really have to be patient if you’re looking for something similar to “Pet Cemetery” or even a novel like, ”IT”. Jamie Morton (protagonist) meets Methodist preacher, Charles Jacobs who is obsessed with electricity. Their friendship spans five decades and ends with an “electrifying” conclusion. One of King’s best.

Book Review by Clayton O: "H.R Giger's Biomechanics" by Harlan Ellison

Graphic Illustrations from his childhood. Very scary but great illustrations for art students.

Book Review by Nabeweya: "Granny" by Anthony Horowitz

A story based on author’s life about his granny. She was mean and nasty to everyone and died alone. He describes how harsh and vicious she was and very judgmental. He was very scared of her.

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Book Review by Deirdre: "The Call and other stories" by Robert Westall

A caller from the grave, a haunted house, an avenging badger and a loathed moneylender brought to justice by an antique clock … all these and more in this collection of 6 tautly-written tales of the supernatural by the acclaimed young adult author Robert Westall