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Ruck on, Chris Knox

Posted on December 1, 2008 by NZ Books

The Swinging Sixties: When New Zealand Changed Forever Graham Hutchins HarperCollins, $49.99, ISBN 9781869506537 Missed opportunities – don’t you just hate them? I was a little apprehensive about The Swinging Sixties, given that Graham Hutchins was primarily known for his…

Tagged with: Chris Knox, Graham Hutchins, HarperCollins, Issue 84, Summer 2008
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review

We were just 17, if you know what I mean, Rosemary McLeod

Posted on March 1, 2004 by NZ Books

Eight Days a Week: The Beatles’ Tour of New Zealand 1964 Graham Hutchins Exisle Publishing, $34.95, ISBN 0908988559 Big Smoke: New Zealand City People in the ’60s and ’70s John Daley Random House, $39.95, ISBN 1869621085 Says Graham Hutchins, “Beatlemania…

Tagged with: Autumn 2004, Exisle Publishing, Graham Hutchins, Issue 65, John Daley, Random House, Rosemary McLeod
Posted in History, Music, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology

Gavin McLean: Diverse and shorter reviews

Posted on March 1, 1992 by NZ Books

The Great New Zealand Fossil Book: Pictures of Ancient Life in an Evolving Land Ron Brazier, Ian Keyes and Graeme Stevens, DSIR Geology and Geophysics, Wellington, 1990, $49.95 On Shaky Ground: a Geological Guide to the Wellington Metropolitan Region Graeme…

Tagged with: Autumn 1992, Cape Catley, DSIR Geology and Geophysics, Gavin McLean, Graeme Stevens, Graham Hutchins, Hodder & Stoughton, Ian Keyes, Issue 4, John McIndoe, Ken Moore, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Paul Bensemann, Ron Brazier
Posted in History, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology