by Wendy McGuinness | Feb 1, 2010 | Book Reviews
By Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett This is a book with a big idea, big enough to change political thinking, and bigger than its authors’ had first intended. In her Valedictory speech Jeanette Fitzsimons referred to The Spirit Level as an ‘important book’ and...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jan 1, 2010 | Book Reviews
The Top 50 Sustainability Books After a hiatus on our book reviews we are back! Before we kick off the column properly for 2010 we would like to draw attention to Cambridge University’s new publication ‘The Top 50 Sustainability Books’. We have this...
by Wendy McGuinness | Aug 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon & Elizabeth Florescu “The good news is that the global financial crisis and climate change planning may be helping humanity to move from its often selfish, self-centred adolescence to a more globally responsible adulthood.” We...
by Wendy McGuinness | May 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
Eugene Bardach “The analytical work in problem-solving generally proceeds in a certain direction, from defining the problem at the beginning all the way to making a decision and explaining it at the end. But remember, this is a process much given to reconsidering,...
by Wendy McGuinness | Apr 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
Paul Callaghan Auckland University Press, Paperback, $30 “We should discard the myth that because we are good at farming, our best high-technology future lies necessarily in biotechnology. Our best high-technology future will lie where our skills, our talents...
by Wendy McGuinness | Mar 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
Malcolm Gladwell Allen Lane, Paperback, $40 In his latest book, Malcolm Gladwell questions ‘Why do some people achieve so much more than others? And what is the secret of their success?’ He explores these questions by weaving a wide range of research and observations...
