by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 1, 2007 | Book Reviews
By Mark Lynas Fourth Estate, $35 Six degrees refers to the possibility that average global temperatures will rise by up to six degrees within the next hundred years. Utilizing highly up-to-date scientific research and political forecasting Lynas paints a reliable...
by Wendy McGuinness | Oct 1, 2007 | Book Reviews
By Rod Oram Penguin Books, trade paperback, $35.00 This collection of columns by the highly influential and award winning business journalist, Rod Oram, is essential reading for those interested in NZ place in the global market. Pulling together his writing over the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Sep 13, 2007 | Book Reviews
By Thomas Homer-Dixon Text Publishing, trade paperback $40. This is not just a catalogue of crisis points and doom prophecy, “The Upside of Down” sets out a theory of the growth, crisis, and renewal of societies. Today’s converging energy, environmental,...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 1, 2007 | Book Reviews
Steven Carden with Campbell Murray Random House NZ, paperback $40. In this book Steven Carden doesn’t outline what New Zealand should do, rather he argues how New Zealand should be ; how we, as a country and culture, can thrive on the uncertainty of the future,...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 13, 2007 | Book Reviews
Edited by Alex Steffen Abrams Publishing, Hardback, $70.00 An incredibly interactive book designed to allow, indeed empower, individuals to effect change. Based on the idea that it’s not enough to wait around for policy and top down decision making to dictate issues...
by Wendy McGuinness | Apr 1, 2007 | Book Reviews
By Godo Stoyke New Society Publishers, paperback. $29.00 Most people are unaware that environmental problems such as climate change can be easily mitigated, at a profit, on a personal level, through the intelligent application of appropriate technology. The Carbon...
