Review Yak

Water is integral to life and woven into our history through every tale ever told. Garry Law traces New Zealand history through his book, Abundance and Constraint: A Short History Of Water Use In New Zealand. As a water engineer, he has worked in most aspects of the modern dilemmas around water; ownership, allocation, supply, treatment, energy creation. Garry says it’s surprising how far back in history these conflicts go in our settlement, history, and law.

“Adding a little salt to the water”, says Garry is the background to his other book available on Bookhabit. Entitled Auckland, August 1908: A Stop on the Great White Fleet World Cruise, the book places the visit of the Great White Fleet to Auckland in its New Zealand context and its geopolitical context – that of great power rivalry over prestige, territorial (more…)

Lyz Russo is finishing her third book in the Solar Wind series. There are pirates, fugitives, musicians, and a world controller called Unicate. Flying is no longer permitted so the battle is fought at sea. But who can the pirates trust when their nationalities, histories and dispositions aren’t conducive to team work, and when they know there is at least one spy amongst them?

Then there’s a Rebellion in the South Seas, another organisation fighting for control. All of that power resting in the hands of so few just got dangerous. Read The Mystery Of The Solar Wind and The Assassin, and listen to Lyz here. (more…)