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CHER The Memoir Part 1. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

CHER The Memoir Part 1. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

by NRB | 16 Jan 2025 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Cher is a genuine superstar who has had an extraordinary career across music, film and television. Now her memoir recounts how she got there. Cher prefaces Part 1 of her long-awaited memoir by recalling her reaction to seeing Elvis Presley performing at 1956 concert...
SARAH E BRADDOCK CLARKE and RYOKO YAMANAKA KONDO (Eds) Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads. Reviewed by Ann Skea

SARAH E BRADDOCK CLARKE and RYOKO YAMANAKA KONDO (Eds) Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads. Reviewed by Ann Skea

by NRB | 17 Jan 2023 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

This sumptuous book is richly illustrated and almost as carefully crafted as the Byzantine silk of its title. Editor Sarah Braddock Clarke describes Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads as an ‘academic book’, yet there is much to interest and delight a general reader like...

MEL CAMPBELL Out of Shape: Debunking Myths About Fashion and Fit. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

by NRB | 30 May 2013 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

A fascinating, engaging and witty look at our often fraught relationship with what we wear. Everyone has to wear clothes, there’s no way around it: if you were to leave the house naked, you’d be arrested. That doesn’t mean getting dressed each day is easy. What you...

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