Yearly Archives: 2001
Empty vessel, Gavin McLean
Joyita: Solving the Mystery David G Wright Auckland University Press, $29.95, ISBN 1869402707 It was a recurring image in New Zealand and Pacific newspapers and magazines 40 to 50 years ago: the waterlogged hull of the old Islands trader Joyita,…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, David G Wright, Gavin McLean, Issue 56, Summer 2001
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
The father from hell, Julia Millen
In Endless Fear: a true story Colin Crump Penguin, $34.99, ISBN 014301823X The Crump legend again. This time, a bit of a yarn from Barry’s younger brother Colin, about growing up with the father from hell. Wally Crump should never…
Tagged with: Colin Crump, Issue 56, Julia Millen, Penguin, Summer 2001
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
They also serve, Katie Pickles
Doing Our Bit: New Zealand Women Tell Their Stories of World War Two ed Jim Sullivan HarperCollins, $34.95, ISBN 186950416X High Flyers: Celebrating the Extraordinary Women of the RNZAF 1977-2002 Bee Dawson Penguin, $34.95, ISBN 0143018221 Being in the military…
Tagged with: Bee Dawson, HarperCollins, Issue 56, Jim Sullivan, Katie Pickles, Penguin, Summer 2001
Posted in Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review, War
Posted in Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review, War
Gloves off, Harry Ricketts
Adam Parore: The Wicked Keeper Angus Gillies Penguin, $34.95, ISBN 014301837X A friend and I used to have a favourite game. The game had several different permutations, but in its simplest form it involved imagining writers as cricketers and selecting…
Tagged with: Adam Parore, Angus Gillies, Harry Ricketts, Issue 56, Penguin, Summer 2001
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Awestruck at Otira, Neville Bennett
At Home on the Road Jill Malcolm New Holland, $24.95, ISBN 1877246658 Southern Journeys: South Island People and Places Roy Sinclair Random House, $34.95, ISBN 186941439X There is a kea in my garden. When I hang out the washing, a…
Tagged with: Issue 56, Jill Malcolm, Neville Bennett, New Holland, Random House, Roy Sinclair, Summer 2001
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Art of survival, Ross Calman
Carved Histories: Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai Woodcarving Roger Neich Auckland University Press, $89.95, ISBN 186940257X It would not be a gross overstatement to say that we have got Ngati Tarawhai, a tribe originally from Lake Okataina (east of Rotorua), to thank…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Issue 56, Roger Neich, Ross Calman, Summer 2001
Posted in Art, History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
The short story of non-fiction, Tony Simpson
When Famous People Come to Town Damien Wilkins On Kissing Kate Camp On Longing Vincent O’Sullivan Four Winds Press, $14.95 each, ISBN 0958237506; 0958237514; 0958237530 Shortly after these little books, none much longer than 50 pages, were published in September…
Tagged with: Damien Wilkins, Four Winds Press, Issue 56, Kate Camp, Summer 2001, Tony Simpson, Vincent O’Sullivan
Posted in Essays, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Essays, Non-fiction, Review
A bob each way, Jon Gadsby
The Other Side Of The Ditch: A cartoon century in the New Zealand-Australia relationship Ian F Grant Tandem Press, $19.95, ISBN 0958232008 Thoroughbreds, Trainers, Toffs and Tic Tac Men: A Cartoon History of Horse Racing in New Zealand David Grant…
Tagged with: David Grant, Dunmore Press, Dunmore Publishing, Ian F Grant, Issue 56, Jon Gadsby, Summer 2001, Tandem Press
Posted in History, Media, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Media, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Screw on the loose, Greg Newbold
The Journey to Prison: Who Goes and Why Celia Lashlie HarperCollins, $34.95, ISBN 186950433X Over the last few years, Celia (“Ces”) Lashlie, through her outspoken and sometimes controversial rhetoric, has become a well-known and popular speaker on criminal justice issues…
Tagged with: Celia Lashlie, Greg Newbold, HarperCollins, Issue 56, Summer 2001
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review, Sociology
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review, Sociology