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Trust me, I'm Dr Ozzy
If you are 
after a little pick-me-up, then this might be just the book for you. Based on Ozzy Osbourne’s columns in the British Sunday Times, “Trust me, I’m Dr. Ozzy” is jam-packed with advice on health, hygiene, diet and exercise, as well as guidance for all manner of medical situations. And after all, who would be better qualified to give out medical advice? Ozzy Osbourne has sampled every drug (legal or otherwise) known to man, so he’s bound to know what the side-affects are. He’s also swallowed a bumble bee at seventy mph, tasted bat, (and endured the weeks of rabies shots that followed) broken his neck in a quad-bike accident, been misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s, been declared clinically dead, and survived an incident where a plane crashed into his tour bus.
Geek Wisdom
Geek Wisdom is a collection of mini-essays that expand on, interpret, comment upon, and philosophise about, some of the most well-known quotes from movies, television shows, literature, games, science, the internet etc. Some essays are humorous, most are profound, and as a collection, I’m sure that they all speak to our inner nerd.
Stories I only tell my friends
Actor (
and now author) Rob Lowe gives us the low-down on his career in show biz. A teen idol at age 15, a member of Hollywood’s “Brat Pack” at age 20, and now a top star and talented producer – Rob Lowe has appeared in an impressive list of movies, TV series and theatre productions. In this carefully worded memoir, Lowe describes the film industry and the stars he has been associated with over the years. He talks about the wild excesses of the eighties, his battle with the bottle, and sets the record straight on that incident with the two underage girls.
Phil Kingsley Jones
I must c
onfess that I had no idea who Phil Kingsley Jones was when I picked up this book. However, those of you that follow rugby will know that he was Jonah Lomu's former manager. Turns out that he is also a stand-up comedian and highly sought after emcee and after-dinner speaker.
Battle hymn of the tiger mother
Chua
’s parenting style when her children were growing up was very much authoritarian, with a mix of “helicopter” and “hothouse” parenting thrown in for good measure. Her girls had to practice their respective musical instruments for hours everyday – even while they were on holiday. They weren’t allowed to watch TV, play computer games or have sleepovers, and their days were very structured. As you can imagine, life was a little intense. And then one day, Chua’s youngest daughter Lulu rebelled.
