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This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Ben Affleck in a scene from "Gone Girl." The 20th Century Fox thriller, which stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, will premiere in theaters on October 3. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Merrick Morton)

Gone Girl: Should you read the book first?

THE movie adaptation of Gone Girl is killing it at the box office. But the question on many prospective film-goers’ lips is, “Should I read the book first?” WARNING: Major spoilers ahead.

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UNDATED : Undated image of actor John Cleese, best remembered for roles in TV show "Fawlty Towers" & Monty Python.

John Cleese’s book extract

IN July 1964, we flew to New Zealand, where it was the mid-winter of 1922. Our first hotel was a good indication of what was to come. It was modelled closely on Norman Bates’s motel in Psycho.

Books
Singer Bon Scott signing autograph for fan Vicki Miles of Bondi during AC/DC band tour 26 Nov 1976. acdc ac dec 1970s band/ac/dc

Bon Scott’s double delivery

BON Scott once visited two women giving birth to his children in the same hospital at the same time — just one of the revelations in a new book from AC/DC’s former manager.

Victoria
Herald Sun chief football writer Mike Sheahan. HWT staff.

How media giants got their start

THEY’RE some of the biggest names in Australian media. But where did the likes of Mike Sheahan and Terry McCrann get their start? A new book has some surprising answers.

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copy of picture from the book Charles Bean by Ross Coulthart Pic shows Charles Bean with his telescope on the battle field

What our first WWI reporter saw

CHARLES Bean was Australia’s first “embedded” journalist in WWI, where he faced monumental frustrations on frontline trenches as he witnessed our troops under fire.

Food
The 10 cookbooks you must own

The 10 cookbooks you must own

MATT Preston has named the Top 10 cookbooks everyone should own, from Stephanie Alexander’s Cook’s Companion to Nigella Lawson’s How To Be A Domestic Goddess.

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supplied pix of Mercenary mum Neryl Joyce

From mum to Baghdad bodyguard

EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT: Australian Neryl Joyce went from being a single mum to a Baghdad bodyguard. But her journey exposed her to more than threats of ambush and assassination.

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The Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion with 'Hope' for new book, The Rosie. Picture- Nicole Cleary

Exclusive book extract: The Rosie Effect

The Rosie Project, a romantic comedy about a university professor with Asperger’s looking for love, was last year’s literary hit. Read an exclusive chapter from Melbourne author Graeme Simsion’s sequel The Rosie Effect, out September 24.

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This photo issued by Mert and Marcus, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, shows Kate Moss during a preview photo from Roberto Cavalli's spring and summer collection 2006 taken in Ibiza, Spain, on Tuesday Nov. 1, 2005. This is her first photo shoot since leaving a US clinic. The photos will be seen for the first time in Italian Vogue, American Vogue, W and all other top fashion magazines all over the world early next year. (AP Photo/Mert and Marcus/ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVE **

‘Threesomes, drugs and tears’

KATE Moss is one of the world’s most famous models, but her rise to stardom was a rocky road, filled with out of control partying and emotional breakdowns.

Books
Kids amaze with adventures in imagination

Kids amaze with adventures in imagination

IMAGINE if schoolkids were allowed to design the covers of their favourite books? Or make a book trailer — Spielberg-style — in praise of their literary lions? Pick your favourite

Economy
Former Labor Treasurer Wayne Swan addresses the National Press Club following today's launch at the Australian National University in Canberra of his book "The Good Fight."

What Wayne Swan’s book left out

OPINION: In its misplaced vanity, Wayne Swan’s memories which have been documented in his new book represent a missed opportunity to reflect upon a crucial part of Australia’s economy.

Books
Molly Meldrum on TV show Countdown.

Molly spent how long on his book?

THE music industry is in countdown over Molly Meldrum’s autobiography The Never Um … Ever Ending Story, due for release — at long last — in October.

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