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Reference and Anthology

A Nest of Singing Birds: One Hundred Years of the New Zealand School Journal by Gregory O'Brien

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The School Journal will be 100 years old in May 2007. A Nest of Singing Birds: One hundred years of the New Zealand School Journal - a fullcolour, lavishly illustrated book by award-winning writer Gregory O'Brien - celebrates, in words and images, the publication that over the last hundred years has sha The School Journal will be 100 years old in May 2007. A Nest of Singing Birds: One hundred years of the New Zealand School Journal - a fullcolour, lavishly illustrated book by award-winning writer Gregory O'Brien - celebrates, in words and images, the publication that over the last hundred years has shaped the country we live in. "A nest of singing birds" is how the School Journal office was once described to poet and Journal editor Alistair Campbell. Over the course of its history, the School Journal has attracted work from some of New Zealand's greatest writers and artists, among them Margaret Mahy, James K. Baxter, Janet Frame, Rita Angus, Russell Clark, and Dick Frizzell. Poet, painter, essayist, editor, curator, and art writer Gregory O'Brien has a prolific literary output. His most recent book, Welcome to the South Seas: Contemporary New Zealand Art for Young People (AUP, 2004) offers a vivid introduction to contemporary New Zealand art. won both the non-fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2005 and the Elsie Locke Award at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards 2005. Gregory O'Brien is also the curator of the exhibition A Nest of Singing Birds, which will accompany the launch of the book. The exhibition begins at the National Library Gallery in Wellington in late April 2007. ...Show more

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Look This Way - New Zealand Writers on New Zealand Artists by Sally Blundell

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In this attractive, intelligent and lively book well-known New Zealand writers - poets, novelists, even an economist - write about their favourite local artist. While much art history and criticism is mired in jargon, dullness or obscurity, this book offers fresh, articulate, personal responses that als In this attractive, intelligent and lively book well-known New Zealand writers - poets, novelists, even an economist - write about their favourite local artist. While much art history and criticism is mired in jargon, dullness or obscurity, this book offers fresh, articulate, personal responses that also deepen our perceptions of some major artists. Among the contributions are a graphic essay (Dylan Horrocks on Barry Linton) and two poems (Jenny Bornholdt on Mary Macfarlane and Anne Kennedy on John Reynolds); other essays include Fiona Farrell on Gavin Bishop, C. K. Stead on Colin McCahon, Chris Knox on James Robinson, Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie on Ronnie van Hout, Brian Easton on Janice Gill, Gregory O'Brien on John Drawbridge and Ian Wedde on Bill Hammond. Each essay is illustrated by full colour images chosen by the writer. A delight to look at, a pleasure to read, and the ideal gift. ...Show more

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The Transit of Venus: How a Rare Astronomical Alignment Changed the World by Peter Adds

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Category: Reference and Anthology | Series: Awa Science Series

On June 8, 2004, the planet Venus moved across the face of the sun. This historic event was rare: the last Transit of Venus occurred 121 years earlier. On June 6, 2012, Venus will again transit the sun. In this book, scientists and historians write of the extraordinary impact these cosmic events have ha On June 8, 2004, the planet Venus moved across the face of the sun. This historic event was rare: the last Transit of Venus occurred 121 years earlier. On June 6, 2012, Venus will again transit the sun. In this book, scientists and historians write of the extraordinary impact these cosmic events have had on the exploration and colonisation of our own planet. ...Show more

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Old Days, Old Ways: Stories from My Radio Days in the Bush by Alex Nicol

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Former ABC radio presenter Alex Nicol brings back to life the voices and stories of regional Australia from bygone days.

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