Best of the Paperbacks

hrillers And Crime

The Department Of Death

y John Creasey. Spies and counter [>ies from Department Z shatter the rst Congress of Europe with a cold -1 coded killing at an official re eption. (Hodder; 6/-).

Death Of A Stranger By

lichael Halliday, who happens to e John Creasey in a different isguise. Two beautiful girls, one ead, and a charming man with an American accent keep London police n the go. (Hodder; 5/6). iction THE MASTERPIECES. Four short ovels are included in this book; ach in its own way is time-defying nd still delightful to read. They are ady Rose and Mrs. Memmary, by üby Ferguson, first published in 937; Good-bye, Mr. Chips, by ames Hilton, first published in 934; The China Run, by Neil aterson, first published in 1948; and 'he Man who Made Wine, by J. M. cott, first published in 1953.

Hodder; 11/6).

Young Renny, Mary

Wakefield, The Master Of

ALNA, AND JALNA, all by Mazo e la Roche, are four of the earliest jquences in the saga of the White aks family. Before she died in 961, this author had written about score of books in the series which ad sold, in all, 12 million copies iroughout the world. (Pan; 6/ach.) DRUM, by Kyle Onstott. An American best-seller of the days of lavery in the Deep South. (Pan; A.) actual

The Mighty Hood By Ernie

Bradford. This story of what is egarded as Britan’s most graceful »attleship of all time is written in m easy and entertaining style. It races the career of Hood, from the ime she was laid down in the Clyde n 1915 until she was lost off the :oast of Greenland in May, 1941, vhen she received a direct hit on her nagazine while engaging German laval forces. There were only three urvivors. She was the last of the built at a time when ize—over 46,000 tons displacement —was considered vital. (Hodder; 5/-).

The Small Garden And

Roses For Small Gardens

(by C. E. Lucas Phillips); SHRUBS

And Trees For Small

GARDENS (Christopher Lloyd),

Perennial Flowers For

SMALL GARDENS (Peter Hunt),

And Gardening In The

NORTH (by Kenneth Lemmon), are all, as far as tropical dwellers are concerned, strictly nostalgic fare for those who dream of that cottage in Surrey, Yorkshire, Tasmania or New Zealand. (All Pans; 9/-; 8/-; 8/- 8/-.)

Making Friends With

OPERA. This small book by John Glennon is timely in Australia as its publication coincides with the Joan Sutherland opera season. It is also a useful introduction to this art tor music lovers everywhere, as it gives the historical outline of how operas began and tells the stories of 23 of the most famous operatic works,

including Sutherland favourites La Sonnambula and Lucia di Lammer moor. It gives, as well, background information on composers and first performances. This is one of a series Q f b oo k s on m usic from this author. fßiahv 7/61 <KlgCy ’ ,/b> -

Easy Guide To Decimal

CURRENCY by J. L. Evely. Aus tralia, Papua-New Guinea and other Pacific territories where Australian currency is used turn over to decimal currency (in dollars and cents) on February 14, 1966. This small book a j ms at ma ki n g it easier for every one> j t j las tables, pictures and diagrams to show the simplicity of t^e new curre ncy and its relation and notes which will also , f .. ]? e m u £ e for som t e t i Everything rom where to put the decimal point to writing cheques is explained, (Rigby; 5/-).