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Review by fifi on 22 October 2011
A guilty pleasure for me as a new arrival into NZ and so indulging myself in pure nostalgia.
Maconie is a well-respected author, BBC Radio 6 DJ and TV presenter and is well described as 'funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell'.
This latest book takes us through each of the decades of the last...
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Review by nsaunders on 13 July 2011
Subtitled "Sustainable Urban Development, Building and Architecture in New Zealand" this book gives an overview of sustainable principles of architecture both now and in the future. Various parameters are covered for the design of the NZ house using passive solar and other means of energy...
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Review by janie on 05 April 2011
This is a first novel from this new author and I cant wait for the sequel which is on order/newly acquired.
Its about a small remote coastal community in austrailia in the 50's. You are drawn into unbelievabily accepted predjudice of abo's & refo's ( refugees).
It has some very endearing...
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