Taking the mickey out of the media
A critical review of Robert Cirino and A E Mander on media bias censorship and democracy. The essay surveys Cirino s accusations of ownership driven distortion and propaganda in coverage and Mander s Australian context proposing trustee boards to safeguard impartial reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cirino
Diversity Press
Chino
Spiro Agnew
Cirino
Courts
Congress
Mander
Senate
High Court
Introduction to the Roman World by Arnott reviewed
Peter Arnott's introduction blends contemplative history with readable social and cultural analysis of ancient Rome. The book surveys foundation myths, religion, law, Latin literature, and urban life, illustrated with high quality plates and a lucid British scholarly voice.
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Peter D. Arnott
Macmillan
Peter Arnott
Arnatt
Leonard Cottrell
Max Cary
Rome
Arnott
Aeneas
Herodotus
Asia Minor
Augustus
Shakespeare
Antony
Bad Luck Dead Duck Earth Week Canberra Review
A Canberra reviewer praises the book Sorting garbage BAD LUCK DEAD DUCK. The piece highlights student led pollution research, community awareness programs, and controversial Australian attitudes toward anti pollution efforts. It notes surveys on pesticides, detergents, car usage, waste sorting, and air pollution experiments, praising participatory democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Sydney
Martin Place
Activises
Canberra
A nightmare to Marxists A critique of Felix Greene's The Enemy
Felix Greene's study argues imperialism stems from capitalism rather than formal colonial rule, with strong US focus. The reviewer cites Greene’s moral critique of American acquisitiveness, links to Maoist theory, and his skepticism of revolutionaries, while noting gaps in reading and some partisan tendencies.
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Enin
Felix Greene
Greene
Lenin
United States
New York Times
Los Angeles
America
Mao
China
USA
Eric Hobshawnt
William Appleton Williams
Japan
Wisdom and wit in a compact aphorism collection
A reviewer hails The Faber Book of Aphorisms edited by W. H. Auden and Louis Kronenberger as an excellent and invaluable reference. The volume groups wit and wisdom from various figures under headings like The Human Creature and The Professions, covering 318 pages.
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Musto
Clino
District Library
Officar
Canberra
Muale
Ubrary
Gente
Omicere
Dickson District Library
Chlver
Faber
W. H. Auden
Louis Kronenberger
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A. E. Mander
Alpha Books
Rosachok
Boris Zakhoder
Marguerita Rudolph
Yaroslava
Noue Cookery Fondee
Hamlyn
Margaret Fulton
Kenneth Clark
Ernest Hemingway
Daltons
Dickson — Civic
Jamison
Canberra Public Library Service
National Library of Australia
Parsons
Australia
Stake Dela
Commonwealth
SUP
Pensomer Benlor
Librerien
By George Stern
By Elzo Vandermark
Inspect
Roger M. Gifford
Peter Elgard
Dalton * Publishing Company
America’s
Henry Bolie
Bjelke Petersen
Roger Bartell
Christine Colman
Ronald Rosich
Tony Hill
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
Christopher Pope
Black Mountain
Lake Burley Griffin
NCDC
By Humphrey McQueen
Jonathan Cape
Karl Kraus
ZYG
Parliamentary Library
Legislative Reference Service
Parliament House
Act
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