Books on Saturday Morning, December 2008
(most recent programme at the top)
20 December
The Ascent of Money: a Financial History of the World
by Niall Ferguson
(Allen Lane, ISBN: 978-1-84614-192-8)
The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
by Michael Wolff
(Knopf, ISBN: 978-1-741166-681-6)
The Art of Simple Food
by Alice Waters
(Michael Joseph, ISBN: 978-0-7181-5438-7 ).
Children’s Books with Kate De Goldi
Kate De Goldi continues her discussion on the influence of editor Ursula Nordstrom. This week, she will talk about two authors, Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy, The Long Secret) and Mary Rodgers (Freaky Friday, A Billion for Boris), who helped launch the young adult genre.
13 December
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
(Allen Lane, ISBN: 9780141036243)
Malcolm Gladwell is also the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference (from 2000), and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005).
Kate's Klassic:
Kate Camp discussed Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (Penguin Classics, ISBN: 978-0-14-044893-1).
The Olive Tree
by Carol Drinkwater
(Orion Books, ISBN: 978-0-2978-5437-1)
Carol Drinkwater is also the author of four memoirs: The Olive Farm, The Olive Season, The Olive Harvest, and The Olive Route
Gill Pittar is the author of a series of books featuring the characters Milly and Molly.
6 December
Belching out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola
by Mark Thomas
(Ebury Press, ISBN: 978-0-09-192293-1)
John Lennon: The Life
by Philip Norman
(HarperCollins, ISBN: 978-0-00-727825-1)
Philip Norman also wrote the 1981 book, Shout! The Beatles In Their Generation (Fireside, ISBN: 978-0684830674)
Ian Brodie’s New Zealand: One Man’s Love Affair with His Country
by Ian Brodie
(HarperCollins, ISBN 978-1-86950-696-4)
Ian Brodie is also author of the following books: A Journey through New Zealand Film, Cameras in Narnia, The Lord of the Rings Travel Diary, The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook ,and the aviation series Warbirds over Wanaka.
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi:
Kate De Goldi continues her discussion on the influence of editor Ursula Nordstrom, looking again at the work of author Russell Hoban. Books featured today include The Mouse and his Child (1968), How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen (1974), The Marzipan Pig (1986), and The Trokeville Way (1996).