Hammarskjold and the UN’s impossible mission
The review surveysDag Hammarskjold’s tenure as UN secretary general and his push for a neutral, principled secretariat within a rival power landscape. It notes the limits of a common will amid Cold War tensions, praises his integrity, and cautions against nationalism eroding international cooperation. The book Urquhart portrays Hammarskjold as close to an ideal of impartial global governance despite political dangers.
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Ham- Marskjold
Congo
Soviet Union
Hammarskiold
Belgium
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Hamikjold
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Hammarskjold
Walter Lippmann
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Trygve Lie
J. M Keynes
Cambridge
Rajeshwar Dayal
Mahmoud Fawzi
Lester Pearson
Ralph Bunche
Mongi Slim
Mr Urquhart
de Gaulle
Urquhart
United Nations
Urgquhart
Marskjold
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Elisabethville
The Miner's Right Reprint and Boldrewood’s Goldfields Tale
Maurice Dunlevy notes Sydney University Press reissues 4 facsimiles of the Macmillan one volume edition of The Miner's Right 18% 389 pages 6.50 cloth 3.95 paper. The novel blends mid century romance with vivid Australian goldfields scenes drawn from Boldrewood’s Gulgong police magistrate years. It follows a young English gentleman seeking fortune amid claim jumping murders bushrangers and Chinese riots, delivering brisk action and contrived plotting.
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Sydney University Press
Macmillan
Boldrewood
Gulgong
Squires
Across The Top And Other Places Review
A critical survey of Malcolm Douglas and David Oldmeadow’s journeys across northern Australia. The book covers four years including missions work on Elcho and Milingimbi, rescue efforts, and a shift toward making a documentary about northern Australia, with earnest, often prosaic narration and notable hard travel scenes.
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Australia
Melbourne
Malcolm Douglas
David Oldmeadow
Rigby
Elcho Island
Flying Parson
Iarold Shepherdson
Ambhem Land
Elcho
Dana Morea
Hopeful Bay
Milingimbi
Nangalala
Aralura
Malangi
Northern
Perth
Abroshos Islands
Winderie Station
Darwin
Arafura
Wessel
Douglas
Oldmeadow
Northern Territory
Queensland
C. York Peninsula
Jardine River
Torres Strait
The Breast and The Other One Review
A critical survey compares Philip Roth The Breast with Mali and Green The Other One. It highlights Roths surreal transformation of David Kepesh into a breast and Greens duel story of Roger and Karin set in Copenhagen. The reviewer notes strong character portrayal, tension through dialogue, and themes of flesh versus spirit amid alienation.
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David Kehis
Katka” Roth
David Kepesh
Seoon
Roth
Green
Roger
Karin
Copenhagen
Philip Roth
Cape
Malian Green
Collins and Afarvill Press
Warian Eldridge
Misa Ott
Cireena
Tivoli
Slang Terms of Yesterday by Eric Partridge and colleagues
A review notes Penguin edition abridged from the 1961 Partridge work to cover terms used before World War II. It emphasizes meanings over origins, offering examples like pudding for a fool, humdrum for wife, and Tom Sawyer rhyming slang for lawyer, with light social commentary.
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Eric Partridge
Jacqueline Simpson
Penguin
Partridge
Allen Lane memoir reviewed by W E Williams assesses a publishing pioneer
The reviewer presents Sir William Emrys Williams recounting Allen Lane founder of Penguin Books. He portrays Lane as energetic yet undisciplined, with anarchic methods but a talent for assembling star performers. The book hints at deeper archives and invites curiosity about future memoirs by Williams.
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Sir William Emrys Williams
Allen Lane
Penguin Books
Williams
Allen
Lane
Maii
Ragoon
Fogrenhaes
Bill Williams
Dictionary Reference Book Review Note
A compact note describes a dictionary titled Ciues Essential Eng, available in Pan Reference Books at $1.95, edited by A. State Sader. The entry likens it to a fairly useful and concise reference work suitable for general readers.
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Ciues Essential Eng
Pan Reference
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