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A new cultural security? Kim Worthington

Posted on October 12, 1997 by NZ Books

Some Other Country: New Zealand’s Best Short Stories third edition ed Marion McLeod and Bill Manhire Bridget Williams Books, $24.95, ISBN 0 908912 92 7 Huia Short Stories ed Anonymous Huia Publishers, $24.95, ISBN 0 908975 16 3 Joy Cowley:…

Tagged with: Bill Manhire, Bridget Williams Books, Flamingo, Graeme Lay, HarperCollins, Huia Publishers, Issue 30, Kim Worthington, Marion McLeod, Tandem Press, Winter 1997
Posted in Literature, Review, Short stories

Celts, Oracles and crystals, Paul Morris

Posted on August 11, 1997 by NZ Books

Celebrating the Southern Seasons: Rituals for Aotearoa Juliet Batten Tandem Press, $29.95, ISBN 0 90884 54 0 The Oracle Speaks: Breakthroughs for Humanity The Oracle Oracle Publications, $29.95, ISBN 0 9648443 0 3 Our experience is increasingly shaped by a…

Tagged with: Autumn 1997, Issue 29, Juliet Batten, Oracle Publications, Paul Morris, Tandem Press
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sociology

Obscurity v the life principle, Kim Worthington

Posted on August 11, 1997 by NZ Books

Envoy Alan Loney and Mark Wills Puriri Press, $28.00, ISBN 0 908943 13 x On Virgin Skin Gay Linden Sandpiper Press, $19.95, ISBN 0 473 04187 1 Before the Divorce We Go to Disneyland Diane Brown Tandem Press, $24.95, ISBN 0 908884…

Tagged with: Alan Loney, Autumn 1997, Diane Brown, Elizabeth Crayford, Gay Linden, Graphic Press, Issue 29, J C Sturm, Mark Wills, Puriri Press, Sandpiper Press, Steele Roberts, Tandem Press
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Thin issues, rich wit, a gang and a psychopath, Heather Murray

Posted on June 8, 1997 by NZ Books

The Journey Home Cathie Dunsford Spinifex Press Pty Ltd (Australia), $24.95, ISBN 1 875559 54 X Dr Beale’s Wednesday Liz Falkner Arrow, Random House, $17.95, ISBN 1 86941 297 4 The Visitation Sue Reidy Black Swan, $19.95, ISBN 0 552 99696…

Tagged with: Arrow, Black Swan, Bronwyn Tate, Cathie Dunsford, Heather Murray, Issue 28, Laura Solomon, Liz Falkner, Otago University Press, Random House, Spinifex Press, Sue Reidy, Summer 1997, Tandem Press
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

War, love and self, Jane Stafford

Posted on June 8, 1997 by NZ Books

Blood Money: the incredible true story of David Morris and the tragedy of Somalia Trisha Stratford Penguin Books, $24.95, ISBN 0 140 26323 3 Escape from Bosnia: Aza’s Story Sue McCauley Shoal Bay Press, $29.95, ISBN 0 908704 42 9…

Tagged with: David Morris, Issue 28, Jane Stafford, Neva Clarke McKenna, Penguin Books, Shoal Bay Press, Sue McCauley, Summer 1997, Tandem Press, Trisha Stratford
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review

What about the suburbs? Alison Gray

Posted on June 8, 1997 by NZ Books

Mum’s the Word: The untold story of motherhood in New Zealand Sue Kedgley Random House, $39.95, ISBN 1 86941 292 3 Striking a Balance: New Zealand women talk about career and family Jillian Stewart and Susan Davis Penguin Books, $24.95,…

Tagged with: Alison Gray, Ann Gluckman, Issue 28, Jillian Stewart, Mary Tagg, Penguin Books, Random House, Sandra Coney, Sue Kedgley, Summer 1997, Susan Davis, Tandem Press
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology

An enhancing option, David Pearson

Posted on June 8, 1997 by NZ Books

New Zealand – By the Way Jenner Zimmerman and contributors Jenner Zimmerman, $49.95, ISBN 0 473 03631 2 Immigrants and Citizens: New Zealanders and Asian Immigration in Historical Context Malcolm McKinnon Institute of Policy Studies, $18.00, ISBN 0 908935 0408…

Tagged with: Hong-key Yoon, Institute of Policy Studies, Issue 28, Jenner Zimmerman, Malcolm McKinnon, Manying Ip, Raj Vasil, Summer 1997, Tandem Press
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sociology

Telling tales, Tessa Barringer

Posted on December 4, 1996 by NZ Books

Black Light Laura Solomon Tandem Press, $24.95 ISBN 0 908884 80 x The Silicon Tongue Beryl Fletcher Spinifex Press, $24.95 ISBN 1 875559 49 3 On the Grapevine Linda Burgess University of Otago Press, $24.95 ISBN 1 877133 12 4…

Tagged with: Beryl Fletcher, Issue 26, Laura Solomon, Linda Burgess, Spinifex Press, Tandem Press, Tessa Barringer, University of Otago Press, Winter 1996
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Balancing the debate, Christine Woods

Posted on September 8, 1996 by NZ Books

False Economy: New Zealanders face the conflict between paid and unpaid work Anne Else Tandem Press, $29.95 ISBN 0908884 826 It is often said that the purpose of life is not simply to survive, but to thrive. Exponents of the…

Tagged with: Anne Else, Christine Woods, Issue 24, Tandem Press
Posted in Economics, Non-fiction, Review

Putting it all behind them, Christopher Pugsley

Posted on March 17, 1996 by NZ Books

Dark Laughter: War in Song and Popular Culture Les Cleveland Praeger, US$49.95 ISBN 0275947645 Silent Casualties: New Zealand’s Unspoken Legacy of the Second World War Alison Parr Tandem Press, $29.95 ISBN 0908884672 Whistle As You Go: The Story of the…

Tagged with: Alison Parr, Christopher Pugsley, Issue 22, Les Cleveland, Praeger, Random House, Tandem Press, Terry Vaughan
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, War