The Making of Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard is the first woman in our nation’s history to become the Deputy Prime Minister and is tipped by many to go all the way to the top job. Highly intelligent, with a strong work ethic, Gillard is widely perceived to be ambitious. But does she even want to be Prime Minister?

Author of The Making of Julia Gillard, the acclaimed biographer Jacqueline Kent, is the first to tell Gillard’s story in it’s entirety. Kent told me she chose our Deputy Prime Minister as the subject of her third book because she has always been fascinated by women who refuse to conform to sterotype. Read more

New book reveals How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times

In the book Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicoholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times, a Hollywood insider looks at the life of Jack Nicholson, one of the silver screen’s most successful and intriguing superstars.

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Unconventional, uninhibited, and unrestrained, Jack Nicholson is a pop-culture icon known for his lengthy career spanning five decades and 12 Oscar nominations. He’s also known (perhaps more infamously) for his endless romantic escapades, his short temper, and a love affair with the L.A. Lakers. But he still remains largely unknowable.

With access to some of Hollywood’s biggest players, author Dennis McDougal looks at Jack’s half a century of star power, whose bad boy image masks a complicated past, a complex present, six children, and a business empire that’s made him one of the world’s wealthiest entertainers. Read more

Wendy Iles’ hair styles sell out in three days

Tasmanian born hairstylist Wendy Iles is enjoying heightened celebrity status in Paris with the successful release of a new book dedicated to her.

A coffee-table book of fine art photography featuring the creative hairstyles of the international celebrity is selling well around the world – particularly in Paris where all stocks have sold out within the first three days. Read more