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The State vs Nelson Mandela
08/05/08 | Alan Dungey
On 11 July, 1963 South African police raided a farm near Johannesburg and arrested 10 men. After 90 days of seclusion from their families and from any legal advice they were charged with conspiracy to commit acts of sabotage and terrorism.
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Watching Brief
01/05/08 | Steven Nicholson
Those looking for a comprehensive and coherent analysis of the issues of human rights, law and justice will be…
Those looking for a comprehensive and coherent analysis of the issues of human rights, law and justice will be…
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Fragments from a Forgettory
24/04/08 | Chris Little
Here’s the short review: you should read this book. Now to the longer version. I’ll begin with why I could…
Here’s the short review: you should read this book. Now to the longer version. I’ll begin with why I could…
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Secret Pulse of Time
09/04/08 | Alan Dungey
On July 16, 1962, a Frenchman Michael Siffre descended into a cave with a diary, but without a wristwatch. He wanted…
On July 16, 1962, a Frenchman Michael Siffre descended into a cave with a diary, but without a wristwatch. He wanted…
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Deer hunting with Jesus
02/04/08 | Peter Kirsop
This book’s blurb describes it as hilarious and funny. It isn’t. It is very serious and at times very sad.
This book’s blurb describes it as hilarious and funny. It isn’t. It is very serious and at times very sad.
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FL!P
16/03/08 | Chris Little
Fl!p – yes, it does use an exclamation mark so I have to do so at least once – is billed as presenting the…
Fl!p – yes, it does use an exclamation mark so I have to do so at least once – is billed as presenting the…
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Nemesis
05/03/08 | Alan Dungey
In Blowback, the Californian academic Chalmers Johnson predicted that US foreign policy might draw terrorism…
In Blowback, the Californian academic Chalmers Johnson predicted that US foreign policy might draw terrorism…
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What goes up… behind the 2007 election
10/02/08 | Mark Tough
The 2007 Federal Election has come and gone and Nicholas Stuart's book, What goes up... behind the 2007 election,…
The 2007 Federal Election has come and gone and Nicholas Stuart's book, What goes up... behind the 2007 election,…
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China Road
09/01/08 | Alan Dungey
The culture and society of one quarter of the world’s population is all too easily squeezed into uniform Western…
The culture and society of one quarter of the world’s population is all too easily squeezed into uniform Western…
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My Israel Question
01/01/08 | Mark Tough
Like the original, the new edition of My Israel Question will no doubt prove to be a controversial book.…
Like the original, the new edition of My Israel Question will no doubt prove to be a controversial book.…
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The Choir of Hard Knocks
23/12/07 | Elly Byrne
This is not a Christian book – but it ought to be. This is Christianity with its sleeves rolled up.
This is not a Christian book – but it ought to be. This is Christianity with its sleeves rolled up.
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The Quiet Revolution
17/12/07 | Brett Hall
The subtitle to this adaptation of an ABC Compass series titled The Quiet Revolution is ‘The Emergence…
The subtitle to this adaptation of an ABC Compass series titled The Quiet Revolution is ‘The Emergence…
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A Lighter Footprint
09/12/07 | George Emeleus
Human-driven global warming and consequent climate change are now high in public consciousness. Angela Crocombe…
Human-driven global warming and consequent climate change are now high in public consciousness. Angela Crocombe…
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My Seventh Monsoon
19/11/07 | Kathryn Broughton
A quick glance at this book could make one think that it is written by a woman for women and has little to offer…
A quick glance at this book could make one think that it is written by a woman for women and has little to offer…
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Have a Nice Doomsday
12/11/07 | Alan Dungey
On the strength of its cover art – a clapboard New England church standing amidst apocalyptic smoke plumes –…
On the strength of its cover art – a clapboard New England church standing amidst apocalyptic smoke plumes –…
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Bomber Boys
05/11/07 | Peter Kirsop
This book looks at the many aircrew who made up RAF Bomber command in World War Two, the many Germans who as aircrew,…
This book looks at the many aircrew who made up RAF Bomber command in World War Two, the many Germans who as aircrew,…
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Baby-Proofing Your Marriage
22/10/07 | Mark Tough
As a father of 3 kids, and with a 4th on the way, I thought that it would be a good idea for me to have a look…
As a father of 3 kids, and with a 4th on the way, I thought that it would be a good idea for me to have a look…
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The Lost
15/10/07 | David McKay
The Lost tells of how he investigated the history of his family by travelling back to Bolechow in Poland,…
The Lost tells of how he investigated the history of his family by travelling back to Bolechow in Poland,…
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Walking the Camino
08/10/07 | Elly Byrne
This is a book not to be hurried through. It is not a murder mystery to be rushed through to the end. It is not…
This is a book not to be hurried through. It is not a murder mystery to be rushed through to the end. It is not…
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