Julian Novitz Senior Lecturer, Writing, School of Media and Communication Swinburne University of Technology “Like most people I read a book or two on holiday,” says Stuart, a character in Julian Barnes’ 1991 novel Talking it Over. He does not have time for recreational reading; it must wait until he
OK. I give in. I have been reading articles about the excerpts from Harry’s Spare for the last few days and, for the most part, it has all been ridiculous. A bit of biffo between two brothers is hardly earth-shattering news… or should that be ‘dog-bowl’ shattering? (I found
Jim Cable Adrian Rurawhe’s summer reading list perfect for political nerds Does your break involve reading or watching or anything? ‘‘Yes, I’ve got three books waiting. The first is Kawai by Monty Soutar, he’s a historian, Maori professor. He wrote Nga Tama Toa, about Maori in the
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Fr Gavan Jennings mercatornet.com Rev. Gavan Jennings studied philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. He is co-editor of the monthly journal Position Papers. He teaches occasional courses on Thomistic philosophy and theology. The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth
William West mercatornet.com William West is a Sydney journalist. In April 2022 new tests on the Shroud of Turin – believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ – dated it to the first century. This dating contradicted a 1980s carbon dating that suggested the Shroud was from
The Doctor Ewan Campbell is best known for his innovative soil-conditioning system. It was apparently such a threat to mainstream fertiliser companies that he became the subject of a weird commerce commission investigation for misleading claims. Then, to top off the persecution, he was imprisoned for tax crimes on behalf
“The Great Reset” is nothing new. In essence it’s another variation of “repent or perish”. Put in the simplest possible terms: if, as human beings, we do not collaborate to confront our existential challenges (the environment and the global governance free fall, among others), we are doomed. Thus, we
Joakim Book brownstone.org Joakim Book is a writer and researcher with a deep interest for money and financial history. He holds an MSc from the University of Oxford. Totalitarianism isn’t something that happens to other countries, those less fortunate or less civilized or a few times in our
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
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
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
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
