BLUE HEAVEN, BY C.J. BOX, ALLEN & UNWIN, $22.99. If you like Clint Eastwood movies, you will love Blue Heaven. It’s a story that’s just waiting to star and be directed by the movie icon. Twelve-year-old Annie and her brother, William, sick of their mother’s boyfriend, take off to go fishing in the woods. There, […]

Fall Of Giants, BY KEN FOLLETT, PAN MACMILLAN, $49.99. Ken Follett is perhaps best known for his two historical novels, Pillars Of The Earth and World Without End. And his reputation as a master storyteller is again confirmed. It is the first in the Century Trilogy and introduces the reader to the five families whose […]

A Darker Music, BY MARIS MORTON, SCRIBE, $32.95 To budding authors out there, it’s heartening to see that teacher and artist Maris Morton was 72 when she snatched the inaugural CAL Scribe Fiction Prize 2010 (awarded to an unpublished manuscript by an Australian writer over the age of 35). Her novel is a “derring dip” […]

It has long been known that living a full and active life helps people sleep better, but a new US study has pinpointed aerobic exercise as a key element in making sure you get enough rest at night. A study at Chicago’s Northwestern University followed the progress of 23 previously inactive adults on an exercise […]

Some stress on the body is positive as it helps you grow, change and achieve your goals. However, when stress becomes a problem and you feel unhappy and unable to handle the situation, or it affects your health and wellbeing, it is important to identify the problem and adopt strategies to help you feel more relaxed.

Some stress on the body is positive as it helps you grow, change and achieve your goals. However, when stress becomes a problem and you feel unhappy and unable to handle the situation, or it affects your health and wellbeing, it is important to identify the problem and adopt strategies to help you feel more […]

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Think that there is nothing you can do once the wrinkles start to set in? Think again. Melissa Hoyer and Kaye Scott talks through the latest skin care developments for the more mature skin. In pictures: 50+ and fabulous In pictures: Smokin’ at 60 Cosmetic professionals are noticing a trend in their patients – they’re […]

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It is estimated that up to 30 percent of people experience odontophobia, or anxiety when they visit the dentist. A further one in 20 people suffer from such extreme fear that they cannot go at all. Anaesthetic drugs and nitrous oxide, or “happy gas” can both help to numb pain, but they do not necessarily […]