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Book Review: Yes Minister by Chris Finlayson

Book Review: Yes Minister by Chris Finlayson

On the day I started high school I was plonked in a desk beside a person who has turned out to be my closest lifelong friend. We hit it off immediately: email twice a day, speak on the telephone several times per week, and they pop down here once a

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The Winners are…

The Winners are…

We have come to the end of yet another yet fantastic book giveaway for our subscribers. The prizes are three copies of Adam Plover’s new book  New Zealand; the Benefits of Colonisation. Today we announce which three lucky BFD members have each won a copy of this book. We

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Book Review: The Benefits of Colonisation 

Simon Seymour New Zealand The Benefits of Colonisation By Adam Plover 113 Pages excluding references and preface Tross Publishing Those who regard with skepticism wild, latter-day claims about the virtuous – if not utopian – lifestyle of the early colonisers of New Zealand will be well informed by the details in this

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The Maze, by Nelson DeMille

The Maze, by Nelson DeMille

At the age of 79, Nelson DeMille could be excused for hanging up his keyboard and calling it quits in the writing of his inimitable thrillers. But his latest has recently appeared, so it seems that he has yet to install the hook on which to hang his keyboard. His

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Book Review: Regaining a Nation – Equality and Democracy

Book Review: Regaining a Nation – Equality and Democracy

Reviewer: Rob Paterson Retired Lawyer Tauranga Book Review Regaining a Nation Equality and Democracy (2022) Rating 5 Star ***** Author: Dr John Robinson PhD Price: NZD $35.00 (postage included) Size: A5 Type: Paperback Pages: 238 Main Topic: The Benefits of Colonisation for New Zealand Publisher: Tross Publishing Email: trosspub@gmail.

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Ten Ways Millennials Can’t Read

Ten Ways Millennials Can’t Read

If we needed any better example of the dumbing-down of modern culture, we can’t go past The Lord of the Rings and its adaptations. Tolkien’s book is a literary masterpiece that virtually created an entire genre. The Peter Jackson movies are exciting action films which, by their own

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