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Limbering up, Anne French
It could be You Sue McCauley Vintage, $24.95, ISBN 1 86962 008 9 The Mathematics of Jane Austen Elizabeth Smither Godwit, $24.95, ISBN 1 86941 317 2 Remember Me Linda Burgess Otago University Press, $21.95, ISBN 1 877 13335 3…
Tagged with: Anne French, Elizabeth Smither, Godwit, Issue 31, Linda Burgess, Otago University Press, Spring 1997, Sue McCauley, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Laughter and the force of dreams, Brian Turner
Work in progress Recently I listened to the now former New Zealand cricket representative Danny Morrison saying some uncomplimentary and patronising things about the cast-off captain, Lee Germon. The reason? Danny’s just published his autobiography, written in conjunction with an…
Fascination, mystery, intrigue? Boring, Janet Hughes
Vows: Nuns and Priests Speak Out Denis Edwards Penguin, $24.95. ISBN 0 140 27159 7 This small book represents two trends apparent in recent publishing. One is the vogue for oral history — Vows consists of edited interview material, the…
Tagged with: Denis Edwards, Issue 31, Janet Hughes, Penguin Books, Spring 1997
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
When the conversation lollies run out, Patrick Evans
The Dictionary of New Zealand English: New Zealand words and their origins ed H W Orsman Oxford University Press, $150.00, ISBN 0 19 558347 7 It is nearly 20 years since I and a number of fellow conference-goers spent an…
Tagged with: H W Orsman, Issue 31, Patrick Evans, Spring 1997
Posted in Language, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Language, Non-fiction, Review
Traditional patterning, Diane Hebley
Children’s books The long history of story has inevitably established the effectiveness of traditional patterns. Among the 1997 crop of picture books, though illustrators often choose modern styles, most texts are structured traditionally, giving circularity in a promised repeat performance…
Pluralism rules, OK? Colin James
New Zealand Politics in Transition Ed Raymond Miller Oxford University Press, $49.95, ISBN 0 19 558339 6 Politics in New Zealand, 2ed Richard Mulgan Auckland University Press, $34.95, ISBN 1 86940 171 9 Beyond the Two Party System. Political Representation,…
Another country, another time, Diana Bridge
Palaces in the Sky: a year among Tibetans Ted Reynolds Godwit Publishing, $29.95, ISBN 1 86962 000 3 You’re a Brave Man: a Kiwi odyssey in the Himalayas Elizabeth Harding Random House, $27.95, ISBN 1 86941 302 4 Ted Reynolds’…
Tagged with: Diana Bridge, Elizabeth Harding, Godwit Publishing, Issue 31, Random House, Spring 1997, Ted Reynolds
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
An open and, David Eggleton
Return to Sender Wira Gardiner Reed, $24.95, ISBN 0 140 25676 8 Nga Pepa a Ranginui — The Walker Papers Ranginui Walker Penguin, $29.95, ISBN 0 7900 0460 7 All festivals are acts of collective myth-making, chances for a nation…
Tagged with: David Eggleton, Issue 31, Penguin Books, Ranginui Walker, Reed, Spring 1997, Wira Gardiner
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Spreading the Word, Bryan Gilling
Bible and Society: A Sesquicentennial History of the Bible Society in New Zealand Peter J Lineham Daphne Brasell Associates/Bible Society in New Zealand, $34.95, ISBN 0 908896 46 8 The production and distribution of the Bible is perhaps the quintessential…
Tagged with: Bible Society in New Zealand, Bryan Gilling, Daphne Brasell Associates, Issue 31, Peter J Lineham, Spring 1997
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Summer diversion
Posted in Comment