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Various elsewheres, Michael Hulse
Degrees of Separation Laurence Fearnley Penguin, $28.00, ISBN 0143020579 Relative Strangers Emma Neale Vintage, $27.99, ISBN 1869417828 Work in Progress Paul Thomas Black Swan, $27.99, ISBN 1869418255 Shanghai Boy Stevan Eldred-Grigg Vintage, $27.99, ISBN 1869417933 If I didn’t know…
Tagged with: Black Swan, Emma Neale, Issue 76, Laurence Fearnley, Paul Thomas, Penguin, Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Summer 2006, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Letters — Issue 76
Hone Heke’s importance Rawiri Taonui in his review of my book Ngapua (NZB, October 2006) expresses reservations over my claim that Hone Heke Ngapua was one of the greatest Maori leaders of the last two centuries. Until recently, given Ngapua’s…
South by east, Duncan Campbell
The Origins of China’s Awareness of New Zealand, 1674-1911 William Tai Yuen New Zealand Asia Institute, The University of Auckland, $25.00, ISBN 0473104245 Unreal City: A Chinese Poet in Auckland Yang Lian (ed Jacob Edmond and Hilary Chung) Auckland University…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Duncan Campbell, Issue 76, New Zealand Asia Institute, Summer 2006, University of Auckland, William Tai Yuen, Yang Lian
Posted in History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
The willow path to peace, Hamish McDouall
John Wright’s Indian Summers John Wright with Sharda Ugra and Paul Thomas Hodder Moa Beckett, $49.99, ISBN 9781869710620 In a sport largely populated by talented solipsists, former New Zealand captain John Wright has always stood out within cricket for his…
Tagged with: Hamish McDouall, Hodder Moa Beckett, Issue 76, John Wright, Paul Thomas, Sharda Ugra, Summer 2006
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Faith and works, Anna Rogers
Shrewd Sanctity: The Story of Kathleen Hall, 1896-1970: Missionary Nurse in China Rae McGregor Polygraphia, $30.00, ISBN 1877332321 In an age of “icons” and “celebrities”, true heroes are hard to find. Kathleen Hall, however, was the real deal. This extraordinary…
Tagged with: Anna Rogers, Issue 76, Kathleen Hall, Polygraphia, Rae McGregor, Summer 2006
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
All-seeing but poorly briefed, Linley Boniface
John Tomb’s Head Stephanie Johnson Vintage, $28.00, ISBN 1869418263 You have to admire The Rev Mr Taylor, whoever he might have been, for chronicling, in the manner of Nigella Lawson discussing the preparation of a steak and kidney pudding, the…
Tagged with: Issue 76, Stephanie Johnson, Summer 2006, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
A life lived to the full, Tom Brooking
A Life of J C Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar Tim Beaglehole Victoria University Press, $69.95, ISBN 0864735227 John Cawte Beaglehole remains New Zealand’s best-known and most highly regarded historian internationally. None of the numerous Cook biographies published since his magisterial…
Tagged with: Issue 76, J C Beaglehole, Summer 2006, Tim Beaglehole, Tom Brooking, Victoria University Press
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Revolution or spectacle, Don Aimer
Revolution: The 1913 Great Strike in New Zealand Melanie Nolan (ed) Canterbury University Press in association with the Trade Union History Project, $34.95, ISBN 1877257400 The track record of revolutions is dismal. Failure, betrayal and despair almost assuredly await you.…
Tagged with: Canterbury University Press, Don Aimer, Issue 76, Melanie Nolan, Summer 2006, Trade Union History Project
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Issue 76 Summer 2006
Volume 16 | Number 4 | Issue 76 | Summer 2006 Tom Brooking: Tim Beaglehole, A Life of J C Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar Books for Christmas Hamish McDouall: John Wright with Sharda Ugra and Paul Thomas, John Wright’s…
Books for Christmas
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