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Who buys? Nigel Cox
Mountains of the South John Gordon and John Rundle, Random Century, $49.95 There was a time when big “glossies” were of real significance to the book trade. Large-format pictorials with high production values which showed beautiful New Zealand at its…
Tagged with: Issue 11, John Gordon, John Rundle, Nigel Cox, Random Century, Summer 1993
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Overcoming entomo‑ignorance, Dale Williams
A Houseful of Strangers Patrick Dale, Collins, $19.95 (139 pp) Insects’ lib – the author attempts to defend the smaller occupants of our home environment against what Ruud Kleinpaste calls ‘entomo‑ignorance’. Subtitled ‘Living with the common creatures of the New…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Bridget Williams Books, Collins, Dale Williams, Diggeress Te Kanawa, I A Hood, Issue 7, Olive Dunn, Patrick Dale, Random Century, Summer 1992
Posted in Māori, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Māori, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review
Dinosaurs, doctors and daredevils, Dale Williams
Valley of the Dinosaurs: The Story of New Zealand’s Dinosaur Woman Joan Wiffen, Random Century, $19.95 (128 pp) When Joan Wiffen’s husband Pont became too ill to attend his geology night classes, this Hawke’s Bay housewife went in his place…
Tagged with: Cobber Kain, Dale Williams, Issue 7, Joan Wiffen, John McIndoe, Michael Burns, Neil Begg, Random Century, Summer 1992
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
When people lose hope they die, Ann Beaglehole
By the Moon and the Stars Eva Hayman, Random Century, $24.95 Krystyna’s Story Halina Ogonowska-Coates, Bridget Williams Books, $29.95 When there is nothing left, what stops people huddling in a corner, not doing the things necessary for survival? Where does…
Tagged with: Ann Beaglehole, Bridget Williams Books, Eva Hayman, Halina Ogonowska-Coates, Issue 7, Random Century, Summer 1992
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Auckland fabric and flavour, Burwell Hunt
The Heart of Colonial Auckland 1865‑1910 Terence Hodgson, Random Century, Auckland, 1992, $29.95 This book takes a lively look at early Auckland, after the capital was transferred to Wellington in 1865. Concentrating on the lower end of the Queen St…
Tagged with: Burwell Hunt, Issue 6, Random Century, Spring 1992, Terence Hodgson
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Current Issues, Joanna Gould
The Greening of New Zealand Scott McVarish, Random Century, 1992, $24.95 Science and the New Zealand Environment M J Taylor, J E Hay, S J de Mora (eds), Dunmore Press, 1992, $32.95 In The Greening of New Zealand, Scott McVarish…
Tagged with: Dunmore Press, Dunmore Publishing, Issue 6, J E Hay, Joanna Gould, M J Taylor, Random Century, S J de Mora, Scott McVarish, Spring 1992
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
An opportunity missed, Adrienne Simpson
Strangers in Paradise Jonathan Eisen and Katherine Joyce Smith (eds), Random Century/Vintage, Auckland, 1991, $24.95 There can be no better antidote to hubris than to see ourselves as others see us. A dispassionate observer can pinpoint our foibles and frailties,…
Tagged with: Adrienne Simpson, Jonathan Eisen, Katherine Joyce Smith, Random Century
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Engaging antics while dusting the general store, Harry Orsman
Shame and Disgrace: A History of Lost Scandals in New Zealand Tony Simpson, Penguin Books, Auckland, 1992, $29.95 Open 7 Days: a celebration of the New Zealand general store Don Donovan, Random Century, Auckland, 1992, $34.95 Tony Simpson writes interesting…
Tagged with: Don Donovan, Harry Orsman, Penguin Books, Random Century, Tony Simpson
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
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