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Fighting the good fight, Philip Simpson
Fight for the Forests Paul Bensemann Potton and Burton, $70.00, ISBN 9780947503130 This book is a marvellous chronicle of the people, the campaigns, the sorrows and sacrifices and, ultimately, the achievement to protect New Zealand’s unique publicly owned native forests.…
Tagged with: Autumn 2019, Issue 125, Paul Bensemann, Philip Simpson, Potton and Burton
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Science
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Science
Discovery on the great southern continent, Julia Millen
Dispatches from Continent Seven: An Anthology of Antarctic Science Rebecca Priestley (ed) Awa Press, $55.00, ISBN 9781927249055 New Zealand’s connection with Antarctica began with early explorers. Abel Janszoon Tasman and Captain James Cook sailed south seeking Terra Australis Incognita and…
The colony’s resident expert of choice, Simon Upton
James Hector: Explorer, Scientist, Leader Simon Nathan Geoscience Society of New Zealand, $45.00 ISBN 9781877480461 Simon Nathan’s biography of Sir James Hector fills a major gap in the nation’s historical bibliography. The reasons why the gap remained unfilled for over…
Tagged with: Geoscience Society of New Zealand, Issue 112, James Hector, Simon Nathan, Summer 2015
Posted in Biography, History, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Biography, History, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
The frozen continent, Janet Hunt
Science on Ice: Discovering the Secrets of Antarctica Veronica Meduna Auckland University Press, $60.00, ISBN 9781869405830 “Visiting this frozen landscape,” writes Veronica Meduna, “is to gain a fresh perspective on our world, almost like going to another planet and looking…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2013, Issue 101, Janet Hunt, Veronica Meduna
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Lipstick, ice cream and bombs, Trevor Richards
Mad on Radium: New Zealand in the Atomic Age Rebecca Priestley Auckland University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781869407278 In April 1960, thousands of Aucklanders and Wellingtonians flocked to their ports to welcome the USS Halibut. For the New Zealand Herald, the…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2013, Issue 101, Rebecca Priestley, Trevor Richards
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
What’s squeezed into the skull, Rebecca Priestley
Pieces of Mind: 21 Short Walks around the Human Brain Michael C Corballis Auckland University Press. $30.00, ISBN 9781869404925 Last year, my sister Rachel returned from 10 years in Italy, laden with fine Tuscan wines – a light bubbly…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Issue 99, Michael Corbalis, Rebecca Priestley, Spring 2012
Posted in Non-fiction, Psychology, Review, Science
Posted in Non-fiction, Psychology, Review, Science
Tracing ancient footprints, Brent Southgate
Digging Up the Past: Archaeology for the Young and Curious David Veart Auckland University Press, $39.99, ISBN 9781869404659 When I was about seven years old, I started a museum. It stood in our garden shed, and consisted of bones,…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Brent Southgate, David Veart, Issue 98, Winter 2012
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Shaping the land, Ian J Graham
Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential Guide Bruce W Hayward, Graeme Murdock and Gordon Maitland Auckland University Press, $59.99, ISBN 9781869404796 Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, is often referred to as the “City of Sails” because of its location straddling…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2012, Bruce W Hayward, Gordon Maitland, Graeme Murdock, Ian J Graham, Issue 97
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Not all grisly murders, Rebecca Priestley
Expert Witness: Behind the Scenes with a Real-life Forensic Scientist Anna Sandiford HarperCollins, $32.99, ISBN 9781869508753 “The CSI effect” refers to the influence of forensic science-themed TV shows on public perception, particularly when it comes to the courtroom. CSI:…
Tagged with: Anna Sandiford, HarperCollins, Issue 95, Rebecca Priestley, Spring 2011
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Science ε = –dø/dt, Peter Calder
North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth’s Magnetism Gillian Turner Awa Press, $40.00, ISBN 9780958275002 Consider this passage about magnetism: Cooling basalts, it turns out, contain small crystals of iron-oxide compounds ……
Tagged with: Autumn 2011, Awa Press, Gillian Turner, Issue 93, Peter Calder
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Science