Commoner analyzes energy crisis and waste in The Poverty of Power
In The Poverty of Power Barry Commoner argues the energy crisis reflects the economic system and environmental strain. He explains thermodynamics basics and urges efficiency, noting Australia faces rising petrol costs and that coal nuclear and solar gains grow as oil supplies dwindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Commoner
Washington University
St Loui
Commoner
Commerce
Time Incorporated
Australia
Ian McLennan
BHP
Poverty of Power review and SF book selections
The note covers two SF anthologies by Bran Aldiss and Henry Harrison priced at $1.75. It assesses The Poverty of Power by Barry Commoner, arguing energy economics and policy shape oil and coal futures, nuclear risks, solar limits, and social efficiency. The piece applauds the book’s critical importance despite dense prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Japan
Canberras short story comp under way with editor critique
The Canberra Times story competition opens as the literary editor critiques entrants. The piece discusses what defines a short story, noting Poe and Wells values, and reflects on changing lengths in modern print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra Times
Fim
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Short Story Theory and Classic Formula Narratives
A reflective essay traces Poe Maupassant and others defining a short story as a single effect with a planned denouement and tight unity. It cites The Necklace, Murders in the Rue Morgue, and Walpole Canby Canby remarks, then shifts to a playful digression about editors, a Canberra Times murder joke, and a librarian suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Guy de Maupassant
O. Henry
Somerset Maugham
Maupassant
Mathilde
Ministry of Education
Minister For Education
Rue Morgue
CTC-7
Hugh Walpole
Henry Seidel Canby
Canberra Times
Museums of Israel reveal ancient life across six decades
A lavish survey by L. Yohoram and Peter Larsen highlights Israel's 60 museums with kibbutz and city collections. It traces Neanderthal arrivals in Galilee, the rise of farming, cities, and writing tablets, while noting major European loans and international artists on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Galilee
L. Yo Rahman
Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Canaan
the Museums OF
EY Rahman
Peter’ Larsen Secker
Warburg
London
Supolo
Rockefeller
Israel Art Museum
Masada Museum
Dead Sea
Herod
Yad Mordekhai
Sarnal
Young Pattullo by Jim Stewart review in Methuen paperback
The essay reviews Young Pattullo the second of Stewart's five Oxford sequence, noting its Restoration comedy pace and patrician prose. It follows Duncan Pattullo at Oxford after the war, tracing social and intellectual formation, with references to The Gaudy and Henry James, and praising its structure, pace, and educational aims.
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Professor Stewart
Oxford
Surrey
Jim Stewart
Pattullo
Oxford Picaresque
Donald
Dunkie
Edinburgh
Methuen
Vol
Henry James
Harry Richmond
Stewart
Australia
Duncan
Fish
Childrer
Wisden
Pattalle
The Lizard Eaters by Donglas Lockwood review
Patricia Rappoli notes Seal Books Rigby edition of The Lizard Eaters, Lockwood’s 171 page account of Pintubi nomads in Gibson Desert. First published 1964, the author’s road journey reveals naked hunters, archaic life, and a polygynous pair with multiple wives in a richly illustrated, observer’s portrait of Northern Territory Aboriginal society.
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Donglas Lockwood
Seal Books Rigby
Lockwood
Gibson Desert
Australia
Northern Territory
Weiten
Patricia Rappoli
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John Philip
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American Library Journal
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Canberra
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Morran
Kingston News Agency
Beck Munters Paradtice
Giles Stringston
the Thorn Birds
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Sassoon
G. Whitlam
D. Homne
Dalton's
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Maurie Dunlevy
Blackwood’s
H. Wells
Virginia Woolf
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Schiele
Chagall
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Cambodia
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Mount Stromlo
Dale Roberts
Cedric Emmanuel
Rigby
Rhodes
Duncan Pattullo
Oxford College
HOA
Lindsay
Seal Books
Roger Dean
M. C. Escher
David Hockney
Cowboy Kate
Sam Haskins
Canberra Havide
City
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Palings Music Shop
Johnstones
Clive Cussler
Autsusuke Serizawa
Anne Kent
Roy Russell
Rosemary
Orwells
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