Fiction

Ship Of Rome John Stack (HarperCollins, $32.99)

Drug Users Playing With Chariots Of Fire

Hydromel has added a new chapter on man's attempt to make the horse run faster. It goes back to the Coliseum meetings in Rome and had such an impact on horses pulling the chariots, the user received the thumbs down from Caesar, the death sentence, and was probably fed to the lions if the supply of Christians ran low.

Tv Previews

Rex In Rome SBS, 7.35pm Everest ER ABC1, 8pm The Waiting Room Nine, 8pm

Rice Throws Herself Into Training

SHE may have become "Miss Seen Everywhere" since returning from the Beijing Olympics - invited to all the A-list parties and even getting a start at Paris Hilton's New Year's Eve bash - but Stephanie Rice is committed and will be ready for this year's world titles in Rome.

Singing To A Different Tune

MORCHEEBA January 3 Waves Tickets: $49.20 UK electric/trip-hop act Morcheeba are best known for their 2000 single Rome Wasn't Built in a Day.