THIS IS HOW I WILL STRANGLE YOU by Gideon Haigh Wilkinson Publishing, Melbourne Paperback: 108 pages Price: AUD$24.99 Reviewed by Gabrielle Walsh Author Gideon Haigh made his name as a cricket commentator and describes himself as an independent journalist. He is the author of over 30 books. This book, however, deals with an unlikely topic…
NINE LIVES: Episodes in an Australian Foreign Service Career by Richard Gate Connor Court, Redland BayPaperback: 200 pages Price: AUD$34.95 Reviewed by Chris Rule In Nine Lives: Episodes in an Australian Foreign Service Career, Richard Gate details his nine overseas postings as a member of the Australian diplomatic service from 1956 to 1993. Gate’s first…
by Symeon J. Thompson The desire to escape death, or to master it, is understandable. In Boccaccio’s Decameron, the nobility seal themselves away to avoid the plague, telling stories to amuse themselves. For Edgar Allan Poe this self-isolation takes on a darker hue. In The Masque of the Red Death, the ruler, the “sagacious” Prince…
by David James I have a confession to make and I would appreciate it if we keep it between ourselves. Tell no one. OK, here it is. When I was a teenager I used to spend hours listening to Slade. I even owned a Slade record at a time when owning records was a big…
