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Explaining WWI, Steven Loveridge
The Bantam and the Soldier Jennifer Beck (Robyn Belton illus) Scholastic, $19.50, ISBN 9781775432074 The Anzac Puppy Peter Millett (Trish Bowles illus) Scholastic, $19.50, ISBN 9781775430971 Best Mates: Three Lads Who Went to War Together Philippa Werry (Bob Kerr illus)…
Tagged with: Bob Kerr, Glyn Harper, Issue 108, Jennifer Beck, Jenny Cooper, New Holland, Peter Millett, Philippa Werry, Picture Puffin, Robyn Belton, Scholastic, Steven Loveridge, Summer 2014, Trish Bowles
Posted in Children, Literature, Review, War
Posted in Children, Literature, Review, War
The stories told by spaces, Zachary Athfield
New Zealand’s Lost Heritage: The Stories Behind our Forgotten Landmarks Richard Wolfe New Holland, $50.00, ISBN 9781869663872 New Zealand’s Lost Heritage: The Stories Behind our Forgotten Landmarks discusses 20 formerly intact New Zealand buildings, dating from the early 1800s to…
Tagged with: Issue 106, New Holland, Richard Wolfe, Winter 2014, Zachary Athfield
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
The Veblen effect, Roger Blackley
Behind the Canvas: An Insider’s Guide to the New Zealand Art Market Warwick Henderson New Holland, $45.00, ISBN 9781869663674 In a recent New Zealand Listener, cultural curmudgeon Hamish Keith commented on the dangers of the art market: “Buying and selling…
Tagged with: Issue 102, New Holland, Roger Blackley, Warwick Henderson, Winter 2013
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
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