The Catch, by Michael Field (Awa Press $40): The tagline on this book is “How fishing companies reinvented slavery and plunder the oceans”, and that’s exactly what it’s about. Michael Field has done an outstanding job outlining the disgraceful state…
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European take on young NZ
An Indescribable Beauty: Letters home to German From Wellington, NZ (1859-1862), by Friedrich August Krull (Awa Press, RRP $38): A century and a half ago, a young German man set sail on a four-month journey on the Swedish ship the…
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Civilisation: Twenty Places on the Edge of the World
Braunias explores heartland and margins: Steve Braunias is a master of biting satire, so if you are looking for a friendly little travelogue highlighting the awesomeness of various locale, you might you might want to look elsewhere. However, if you…
Cute – but plenty of sound advice
How to Sail A Boat, by Matt Vance (Awa Press, RRP $26): The latest in the Awa Press Ginger Series tackles the topic of sailing. The “Ginger” books are guides to a variety of subjects, from art to birdwatching. They…
Behind the scenes at museums
The Owl that Fell from the Sky: Stories of a Museum Curator, by Brian Gill (Awa Press, RRP $35): Museums are interesting places and it is the natural history collections that are often the most interesting. Author Brian Gill has…
Probing sensational murder
So Brilliantly Clever, by Peter Graham (AWA Press, RRP $42): For a small nation, New Zealand has had more than its fair share of headline-grabbing murders, but there are few that would rival the 1954 murder of Christchurch woman Honorah…