http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Books headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:09 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=134 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632834&ref=rss THE COMPLETELY SUPERIOR PERSON'S BOOK OF WORDS By Peter BowlerBloomsbury $40It's perhaps less true than it was a few years ago, but journalists are a disproportionately foul-mouthed bunch.I've worked on the wharves and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632835&ref=rss To go all the way to France to write a novel set in Samoa seems illogical. But for Jenny Pattrick, a small, bare room beneath the villa where Katherine Mansfield once lived proved to be the perfect place to conjure up images of Apia... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:59:47 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632546&ref=rss Chris and Helen Cherry have been vital figures in New Zealand fashion design and retail for three decades. The work they have done over that time has strongly influenced high-casual and sophisticated dress modes in New Zealand.It... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632653&ref=rss Those who chair the jury on book prize panels have to contend with the usual discomforts of the job: too many books, eye strain, a piffling salary for months of intensive reading, and refereeing clashes between other jurors.When... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632405&ref=rss "Of all the constituents of the human body, bone is the hardest, the driest, the earthiest, and the oldest; and excepting only the teeth, it is devoid of sensation ... for in the fabric of the human body, bones perform the same function... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632234&ref=rss Amazon.com wowed investors last month when it announced fourth-quarter results which saw sales up 42 per cent to a remarkable US$9.5 billion ($13.5 billion). This in a market where consumer spending has yet to recover from the effect... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10632071&ref=rss Lucas Remmerswaal is a man on a mission - a mission to change the way a whole generation approaches its finances.But how does a Whangarei investment adviser and father-of-six plan on doing that? By writing children's books inspired... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10631858&ref=rss His name is Billy Geerhart, he's 8 years old and he lives in Los Angeles. If you happen to be rich, famous and influential, he may have sent you a cute handwritten letter, earnestly seeking expert advice.Billy once contacted former... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10631846&ref=rss Paul Holmes is genuinely astonished. It's a curly question. When daughter Millie emerged from Auckland District Court after her first court appearance on drug charges, did Holmes grab a chance for publicity with a speech to eager... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10631681&ref=rss It is 40 years since Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch hit the bookshops.When it was first published, the passionate polemic calling for the end of the oppression of women caused a sensation.Edward Candy, in The Times... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10631442&ref=rss A Sydney writer who describes himself as "an atheist Jewish-Australian political activist" is coming to Auckland in May as part of the international lineup for the Writers and Readers Festival.Antony Loewenstein is the author... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200