We Bombed in New Haven by Joseph Heller
A critical look at Joseph Heller's We Bombed in New Haven, a stylised war play exploring the horror and folly of conflict. It uses avant-garde devices, stage parodies, and shifting identities to expose the absurdity of war and the complicity of both soldiers and noncombatants.
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New Haven
Joseph Heller
Jonathan ‘Cape
Starkey
Corporal Bailey
Private Fisher
Tors
Philadelphia
Boston
Stockholm
Sweden
Denver
Colorado
Supreme Command
Ruth
Red Cross
Jerusalem the Glowing Jewel of Ancient Judea
A critical travelogue by Colin Thubron with photographs by Alistair Duncan explores Jerusalem’s layered history. The author frames the city as a palimpsest of Israelite, Hellenistic, Roman, Arab, Crusader, and modern eras, detailing sacred sites across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions and the city’s enduring wounds and beauty.
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Jerusalem
Colin Thubron
Alistair Duncan
William Heinemann
Qeder
Judea
Australia
Old City
Old Jerusalem
Archaelogical Museum
Kennedy Memorial
Jersualem
Our colourful wine pilgrimage reviewed in Australian wine book
A review by I Roberts and D Baglin praises Our Colourful Winemakers as a lively tour of Australia’s wine regions. It highlights Hunter Valley, Victoria, South Australia, and noted vineyards like Lindemans, McWilliams, Penfolds, Seppelt, and Mildara. The writers share anecdotes and wines, critique the glossary, and applaud the colorful personalities guiding readers through the industry.
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Australia
You
Hunter River
Cessnock
South Australis
Tullochs
Tyrrells
Lindemans and McWilliams
Penfolds
Hunter
Muswellbrook
Victoria
Chateau Tabbilk
Goulburn
Roy Grounds
Brown's
Milawa
Mount Buffalo
Seppelt
Great Western
Grampians
Mildara
Murray
Rutherglen
South Australia
Adelaide
Clare
Shere
Coonawarra
Mount Gambier
Gramp
Buring
South Aus
Berri
Renmark
Kaiserstuhl
Western Australia
Houghtons
Queensland
Roma
Tasmania
England
Innocence in a reign of evil a personal account of Svetlana Alliluyeva
Svetlana Alliluyeva daughter of Stalin details a year outside Russia. She recalls leaving for India on a one month visa with her late husband’s ashes then staying two more months with his family. The book frames her break with communism as a personal record of memories and emotions rather than a historical study.
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Svetlana Alliluyeva
Hutchinson
Stalin
Russia
India
Brajesh Singh
Ganges
Svetlana
Indian Communist Party
Moscow
Delhi
Soviet Union
Svetlina
Seria
Beria
Beria Beme
Turgenevy
Switzerland
The Compass of Irony by D C Muecke review
The Compass of Irony by D C Muecke is the first comprehensive English account of irony. The ironist treats irony as a cultural force, defines classifications, and surveys examples from many authors with clear, well organized analysis.
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D. C. Muecke
Methuen
Muecke
Orchids of Australia by W H Nicholls
Remarkable study of Australian native orchids by W H Nicholls who collected for 26 years, produced 476 colour plates, and crafted a detailed reference. The text, edited by David Lloyd Jones and Thomas Bruce Muir, notes Australia hosts about 750 native genera with nearly 400 illustrated, highlighting Dendrobiums and Cooktown Orchid among others. The volume marks a milestone in Australian horticultural maturity.
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Orchids OF
Australia
W. H._ Nicholls
Nelson
W. H. Nicholls
Will Nicholls
Tropics
Cooktown
Kew Gardens
J. H. Willis
Victorian National Herbarium
David Lloyd Jones
Thomas Bruce Muir
Orchide of
Brigit Brophy Transits An Adventure of Modern Life
A humorous adventure story about self recognition and a split consciousness. The narrator satirizes contemporary life including sex, pornography, television, and panel games through self mockery and double narrative strands.
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Brigit Brophy
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I. Roberts
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Bernard Mala
Susskind
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