I know it’s hard to believe, but it won’t be long until we wake up to that magical day of champagne, far too much food and far too much family. Not to leave out gift exchanging of course, a pastime I will never be sick of. This year my goal is to buy my loved [...]
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Nifty book trailer for The Beaufort Diaries. Now with David Duchovny… • Fighter ace. Secret agent. Legendary ladies man. No, it’s not James Bond. It’s Roald Dahl… • Twenty five hot pickup lines to use on bookworms – “Wait until you see the size of my… Philip K. Dick library.” • What’s the deal with [...]
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Fancy yourself as a bit of a master chef? Well, if you purchase any discounted title from our superb Cookbook Selection before July 31, you’ll automatically go into the draw to win a cooking pack worth over $200! So get cracking! – Jordan
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I don’t know who these people are, or even what they did. But I love them. And you will too… • This week’s ‘Martin Amis pisses someone off’ article is brought to you by… your grandfather? • Wolf Hall doesn’t win the 2009 Orange Prize. • Has the ever-growing popularity of the Young Adult genre [...]
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Penguin is set to release 75 all-new Popular Penguins in July of this year. To celebrate, we’ve cut 20% off the RRP of the existing range! That means you can now pick up any one of these 99 bestselling titles for the low, low price of $7.99. Order now!
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For over two years, TheNile.com.au has been delivering customers the very best books at the lowest of prices. But in the competitive world of online trading, merchants (such as yours truly) have a constant need to diversify our products in order to stay ahead of the pack. In this spirit, we are pleased to announce [...]
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Tired of long lines and high prices at the university bookstore? Jump the queue and buy your textbooks online! With a huge range, great prices and fast shipping, it’s easy to see why more students are turning to TheNile.com.au for their tertiary texts. But did you know that we’ve recently implemented some innovative improvements to [...]
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Back in September, we gave one lucky reviewer a complimentary $50 gift voucher as thanks for posting their impressions up on our site. Well, now that October has rolled on by, it’s once again time to announce the winner of our latest monthly Review Competition. So let’s get into it! I’m pleased to announce that [...]
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Hell’s Angels Hunter S. Thompson Pages: 288 Published: 1966 Bursting onto the scene in post-war California with all the subtlety of one of their trademark ‘chopped hogs’, the Hell’s Angels, from the very outset, aimed to misbehave. But because much of the gang’s provenance now lies shrouded in mystery, the strange and terrible saga of [...]
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Swimming in the Nile is now 100 posts old! Hooray! ——————————————————————————————– In order to celebrate this momentous occasion, I’ve taken a journey down into the dark, labyrinthine depths of our archives and exhumed the posts of which I am most proud. Here are just a few: – Introduction – Bestsellers – Watching the Watchmen – [...]
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