The Write Stuff

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Billboard of books reviewed

PSYCHOBABBLE COULD TRIGGER CULT CRAZIES:

J.G. Ballard's 'Running Wild', Flamingo, 1997. ISBN 0-00-654819-9. £4.99

LEST WE FORGET:

Unfolding: the story of the Australian and New Zealand AIDS quilt projects, by Ainslie Yardley and Kim Langley, with photographs by Ponch Hawkes

BACK ON THE GONZO TRAIL IN MR BILL'S NEIGHBOURHOOD

Better than sex: confessions of a political junkie trapped like a rat in Mr. Bill's neighborhood, by Hunter S. Thompson

BEING THERE AS THE LAAGER COMES TUMBLING DOWN

Now is the Time: a personal account of South Africa's historic transition from apartheid to democracy, by Marius Benson

CAN YOU GROK CYBERIA?

Neuromancer, by William Gibson and and Cyberia: life in the trenches of cyberspace, by Douglas Rushkoff.

CATCH-CRIES OF THE WRY:

Girl, by Blake Nelson.

DEJA VU DETECTION: IT'S IS ALL IN THE MIND

Bones, by Gabrielle Lord.

ENTERING THE NEW CENTURY THROUGH GLASS: The poetry of Bob Adamson

Waving to Hart Crane, by Bob Adamson, by Bob Adamson

EROTICA A LA CARTE HALF-BAKED

The Stranger inside, an erotic adventure procured by Red Symons, written by ... Jean Bedford, Jennifer Byrne, Bryce Courtenay, Peter Goldsworthy, Gwen Harwood, Mark Henshaw, Gabrielle Lord, Steve J. Spears, Red Symons, (and) Lee Tulloch.

FREUDIAN FRAUD AND THE DEMONISATION OF UNWANTED INNOVATORS

Suppressed inventions, by Dr Brian O'Leary, Christopher Bird, Jeane Manning, Barry Lynes and others, edited by Jonathan Eisen.

JFK - CONSIDER YOUR VERDICT

JFKThe Killing of a President: the complete photographic record of the JFK assassination, the conspiracy, and the cover-up, by Robert J. Groden.

JUICING UP THE BIOSPHERE

OJ Simpson bios.

POETRY IN MOTION: the CD.

RELUCTANT WARRIOR

In Pharaoh's Army:: memories of a lost war, by Tobias Wolff.

RETURN TO PSYCHO CITY: NO ANGELS IN L.A

The Informers, by Bret Easton Ellis.

ROAD GANG STILL LEADS THE PACK

Good Blonde by Jack Kerouac.

SOMETIMES THERE JUST AIN'T ENOUGH STONES:

Forrest Gump, the book of the movie, by Winston Groom.

UN-WOUNDING THE HEART: HOPE FOR ADULT VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

Surviving abuse: A Safe Place to Begin: working to recover from childhood sexual abuse, by Rex Bradley and Caroline Johnson-Marshall. Beyond Closed Doors: growing beyond an abused childhood, by John Andrews.Victim, Survivor, Celebrant: the healing journey from childhood sexual abuse, by Roberta Nobleman. The Wounded Heart: hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse, by Dr Dan B. Allender. Book reviews; category: non-fiction

UNDERSTANDING THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA

A-Z of South African politics: the essential handbook 1994, edited by Anton Harber and Barbara Ludman.

WINNIE: MILITANT MARTYR SAINT OR MURDEROUS 'MUGGER OF AFRICA'?: The Lady: the life and times of Winnie Mandela, by Emma Gilbey