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Books on Saturday Morning, November 2009

This is a list of books by writers interviewed on the programme by Kim Hill, or books discussed by her and a guest. Books usually have a 2009 or 2008 publication date, except where noted. The most recent programme is at the top.

28 November

The World’s Fastest Indian: Burt Munro - a Scrapbook of His Life
by Roger Donaldson
(Random House, ISBN: 978-1-86979-207-7)

Encircled Lands: Te Urewera 1821-1920
by Judith Binney
(Bridget Williams Books, ISBN: 978-1-877242-44-1)

Return to Antarctica
by Adrian Raeside
(Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-470-15380-2)

Children's Books with Kate De Goldi:
Cowshed Christmas by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop (Random House, ISBN: 978-1-86979-073-8)
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press, ISBN: 978-0-7636-4410-9)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, illustrated by PJ Lynch (Walker Books, ISBN: 978-1-4063-0579-1)

21 November

The Candy Machine: How Cocaine Took Over the World
by Tom Feiling
(Penguin, ISBN: 0141034467)

Kate's Klassic:
Kate Camp discusses the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Penguin Classics, ISBN: 9780140449174).

David Burton’s New Zealand Food and Cookery
by David Burton
(Bateman, ISBN: 978-1-86953-728-9)

14 November

The American Future
by Simon Schama
(Vintage, ISBN: 978-0-09-952039-9)
His many other books include the History of Britain trilogy, and during the interview, the following books are also discussed:
Letters from an American Farmer, by J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur
The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon

It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street
by Nomi Prins
(John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-0-470-52959-1)

Fletchers: a Centennial History of Fletcher Building
by Paul Goldsmith
(David Ling, ISBBN: 978-1-877378-35-5).

Children's Books with Kate De Goldi:
Kate De Goldi will discuss the work of prolific British writer Alison Uttley (1884-1976), creator of Little Grey Rabbit, Sam Pig and many other much-loved characters.

7 November

The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy and the Accelerating Cosmos
by Robert P. Kirshner
(Princeton Science Library, ISBN: 978-0-691-11742-3)

The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa
by Murray Waldren
(HarperCollins, ISBN: 978-0-7322-8789-4).

Penguin New Zealand Travel Guide: North Island
by Jeremy and Diana Pope
(Penguin, ISBN: 978-014301010-4)