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Hunting New Zealand – Parts Unknown
By Peter Ryan Bateman RRP $40 Reviewed by Daryl Crimp Seldom do you get the complete package, but Peter Ryan masterfully delivers it in Hunting New Zealand – Parts Unknown, a multi-layered tome that breaks the mould of contemporary hunting literature. From the outset the book exudes style, with the jacket imagery hinting at what […]
CAVES
CAVES By Marcus Thomas & Neil Silverwood Potton & Burton Review Lynnaire Johnston RRP $80 This is another hefty tome from a publishing house that specialises in whopping great books that pack a powerful punch. Subtitled, ‘Exploring New Zealand’s Subterranean Wilderness’, Caves is nothing less than fascinating. Particularly as my only caving experience (near Waitomo) […]
No Wall Too High
One Man’s Extraordinary Escape from Mao’s Infamous Labour Camps By Xu Hongci Translator Erling Hoh Penguin Random House Review Lynnaire Johnston RRP $40 My attempt to read ‘One of the greatest escape stories’ (according to the Mail on Sunday) was not exactly a success. I wish it had been otherwise. It is, after all, an […]