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Once were mountaineers, Julia Millen
The Mantis Philip Temple $8.00, Vertebrate Publishing e-book, ISBN 9781906148881 Among Secret Beauties: A Memoir of Mountaineering in New Zealand and the Himalayas Brian Wilkins Otago University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781877578489 Old climbers and bold climbers, but no old bold…
Tagged with: Brian Wilkins, Issue 108, Julia Millen, Otago University Press, Philip Temple, Vertebrate Publishing
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
It’s a knockout, Spiro Zavos
Fighting Talk: Boxing and the Modern Lexicon Bob Jones Random House, $30.00, ISBN 9781775534389 Bob Jones – aka Sir Robert – has written an engrossing book on the fight game. It is satisfying intellectually and emotionally. It involves an original…
Tagged with: Bob Jones, Issue 104, Random House, Spiro Zavos, Summer 2013
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
A taste of the salt, Anne French
How to Sail a Boat Matt Vance Awa Press, $26.00, ISBN 9781877551857 “We were about five hundred miles off the coast of California … .” That’s how Mid’s best stories start. I haven’t seen him for years now, but I…
Tagged with: Anne French, Awa Press, Issue 103, Matt Vance, Spring 2013
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Magnificent obsession, Spiro Zavos
Graham Henry: Final Word Bob Howitt HarperCollins, $50.00, ISBN 9781869509736 Here is an heroic assertion. Graham Henry is the greatest coach in the history of rugby. His rivals for this title include Danie Craven, Carwyn James, Fred Allen and, possibly,…
Tagged with: Autumn 2013, Bob Howitt, Graham Henry, HarperCollins, Issue 101, Spiro Zavos
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Becoming heroic, Garth Baker
The Open Side Richie McCaw (with Greg McGee) Hodder Moa, $50.00, ISBN 9781869712761 Valerie: The Autobiography Valerie Adams (with Phil Gifford) Hodder Moa, $50.00, ISBN 9781869712624 Let’s start with the numbers, all big. The initial 60,000 print run of Richie…
Tagged with: Autumn 2013, Garth Baker, Greg McGee, Hodder Moa, Issue 101, Phil Gifford, Richie McCaw, Valerie Adams
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Getting fit for the Empire, Caroline Daley
Strong, Beautiful and Modern: National Fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, 1935–1960 Charlotte Macdonald Bridget Williams Books, $50.00, ISBN 978927131404 In July 1937 the Physical Training and Recreation Act was passed in Britain. A few months later the…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Caroline Daley, Charlotte Macdonald, Issue 99, Spring 2012
Posted in Health, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Health, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
How the ball will bounce, Garth Baker
How to Watch the Rugby World Cup 2011 Spiro Zavos Awa Press, $30.00, ISBN 9781877551093 How timely – a book to help desperate All Black fans get through that most harrowing of experiences, the Rugby World Cup. Despite being…
Tagged with: Awa Press, Garth Baker, Issue 95, Spiro Zavos, Spring 2011
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
A magical innings, Harry Ricketts
The Last Everyday Hero: The Bert Sutcliffe Story Richard Boock Longacre, $39.99, ISBN 9781877460555 Cricket addicts like myself love games like “Who was the greatest New Zealand batsman?” Most shortlists usually boil down to Martin Donnelly, Bert Sutcliffe, Glenn…
Tagged with: Autumn 2011, Bert Sutcliffe, Harry Ricketts, Issue 93, Longacre, Richard Boock
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Playing the game, Garth Baker
The Legend of Beau Baxter Ivan Dunn HarperCollins, $36.99, ISBN 9781869508234 A Perfect Gentleman: The Sir Wilson Whineray Story Bob Howitt HarperCollins, $49.99, ISBN 9781869508173 All Blacks Don’t Cry: A Story of Hope John Kirwan Penguin Books,…
Tagged with: Autumn 2011, Beau Baxter, Bob Howitt, Garth Baker, HarperCollins, Issue 93, Ivan Dunn, John Kirwan, Penguin Books, Sir Wilson Whineray
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
On a lee shore, Anne French
Blue Water: Salt-encrusted Stories of a Life at Sea Lindsay Wright HarperCollins, $35.00, ISBN 9781869509002 “ ‘Let’s sail to the Arctic next spring,’ I suggested to Sarah … She gave me a long, cool look … ‘Okay, if you…
Tagged with: Anne French, HarperCollins, Issue 92, Lindsay Wright, Summer 2010
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sport
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