Margaret Fulton Christmas

Margaret Fulton, Hardie Grant Books, $59.95

Guide To Fish

Guide to Fish Hilary McNevin Fairfax Books, $29.95

Cook's Mixed Endeavours

Captain James Cook's reputation has been under scrutiny ever since his death on a beach in Hawaii, writes David Day, and even the nature of his killing is open for debate. Geoffrey Blainey, Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and his Rivals By Geoffrey Blainey Viking, $49.95 The Death of Captain Cook: A Hero Made and Unmade By Glyn Williams Profile Books, $39.95