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The Election Issues
Friday, August 29 2008
PROBUS CLUB Speech: 22 August 2008 The 2008 Election Issues 1. Talking about election issues involves a degree of subjectivity so I thought, as a preliminary, that I should declare straight away where I'm coming from, and why. First, I believe that a change of government is needed for a variety of reasons, the principal one being that the economy will continue to drift until there is a fresh approach to those issues needed to lift growth and productivity. A…
The Artful Gardener
Friday, August 29 2008
A great collection of New Zealand gardens for inspiration and adaptation. Gil Hanly has a great eye for capturing the heart of a garden and as trends change it is good to see so many different sorts of gardens to suit all tastes.
Robbie Deans : A tribute to rugby’s great Crusader
Friday, August 29 2008
This is a tribute to a man who is the ultimate sportsman. Lead by example and enjoy what you do and to it to the absolute best of you ability. NZ’s loss is Australia’s gain. A great father’s day gift but a good read for any rugby fan and the photos are superb.
Ngaio Marsh - Her Life in Crime
Friday, August 29 2008
Excellent reading in this very different biography. Rather than chronological order it is very much a detective story about a detective story writer. Amazingly prolific and popular Ngaio Marsh was selling millions of copies of her books when 5000 copies could get you on the bestsellers list. Spending time between New Zealand and Britain she was a woman of style means and a secret life.
Popular Penguin Pack
Friday, August 29 2008
A hundred titles from the original Penguin list reprinted at a special price of $12.99.Buy any three book with the orange covers and get a free Penguin Canvas Bag. Lots of the books are well worth re-reading and my particular favourites were
The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler, Going Solo Roald Dahl and Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson.
Russia Is Brazen, Europe Weak
Thursday, August 28 2008
The future of Russia's excursion in Georgia remains to be determined. But some conclusions can already be drawn: - Russian power is extraordinarily brutal in the post-Soviet era, as we have already seen in Chechnya. This brutality has been confirmed -- although on a smaller scale -- in the spectacle of the Russian army occupying a sovereign country, moving through it as it pleases, advancing and retreating at will, and casually destroying the military and civilian infrastructures of a young…
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BOOKS with Doris Mousdale
Valvona and Crolla A Year at an Italian Table
From Distant Villages - The Lives and Times of Croatian Settlers in New Zealand 1858-1958
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