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This is a review of the book rather than the taped version.I grew up in a suburb of Melbourne,Australia and so am fully cognisant of that era in Australia and,being convent educated,of the morals and mores of that time.I laughed till I nearly made myself sick and then laughed some more! I don't know whether or not growing up in the U.S. in a country town in that era would be very different but I can only hope that it rings a bell with other readers. If you would just like a great big belly laugh and to enjoy a simple,uncomplicated story,you'll love this account of a larrikin of a boy(I don't know the American word to use for a naughty scamp who's always in trouble).

This volume is one that has been extensively researched and must rate as one of the best works on the Moa. Most species are covered and there is a lot of detail on distribution plus a variety of photographic and sketch representations of remains ie; bones, mummified 'bits and pieces' and egg shards. A lot of very detailed analysis of archaeological digs, as well as accounts from Maori records adds a lot of credibility to this excellent scientific report.

Estoppel is a topic that seems to attract no end of commentators trying to understand, explain or re-rationalise it. Thankfully, it tends to have escaped the notice and zeal of restitution lawyers, perhaps because its nature is too equitable to be understood or re-explained in common law terms.

In this book, the final product of an Oxford DPhil thesis, Spence has gone back to roots of equitable estoppel and sought to tease out its subtleties. He has succeeded in demonstrating that equity, by use of estoppel, seeks to protect a party's reliance loss at the hands of another. Spence reconciles this with, and explains why, the relief ordered may range from the nominal to a full expectation loss. He also offers useful guidance as to possible future directions of the law. "Protecting Reliance" is a thoughtful book and a good work of scholarship.

The only pity is that this book was -- just -- too early to include Giumelli. It is an essential text for academics and practitioners.

This is the same book, I believe, that was published in Australia, at least, as "Punishment and Profit" by the same author. This may give some other hints if you wish to locate a copy.
Pub: 1970
LOC card No:77-129921

Assuming this is the same work, it is a fascinating document of early colonial life from a recent arrival's point of view. A particularly unusual newcomer at that as Bigge had the task of reporting to Bathurst on the current inhabitants.

The title as published in Australia is, in my view, a good description of what Bigge was asked to look at in Australia. Gov. Macquarie was the subject of a fair amount of criticism for the cost of administering the colony. This was also being triggered by jealous outbursts of local settlers that wanted the convict labour for their use as opposed to the public works that were being carried out. As these public works meant that the convict labourer was, to use the contemporary vernacular, "living off the store" and therefore at the government's expense, these criticisms found a ready ear in Whitehall.

To develop an understanding of what was really happening, Bathurst ordered this inquiry to which Bigge was appointed.

What is perhaps of more lasting interest than the results of the actual inquiry, is the historical record of the various colonial factions and conniving between them that would have made Machiavelli blush. I suspect that these petty jealousies and factionalism had a lot in common in colonial life in other remote colonies.

It is interesting to note the effect that this inquiry had on the local ruling elite (aka the "Merinos") of the time and the increased intensity that this external element in their lives put into these power struggles as one or the other lobbied for influence.

A good book for those interested in this period in Australian history.

The reader is presented with a wealth of material; illustrations, photographs and maps detailing all aspects of the RAAF during the Vietnam War. Keynote are accurate combat action reports and attention to most every military aviation issue.

The literary style allows for very personal accounts of the heroics of the aviators and the specific of military operations. I was enlightened by the joint Australian and American cooperation depicted. Perhaps the most important use of this book by American military would be the means provided to contrast American aviation problems and issues with those of the Australians.

This volume belongs in every aviation or military school library.

Joseph M. Kralich, MA US Army DUSTOFF Historian (1988-98)

Out of print? Try somewhere else! Still available in Australia.

This was a winner of the Australian Picture Book of the Year award in 1976 and has probably founs a place in many school and public libraries. deservedly so.

It is a Dreaming story - an Aboriginal Creation story. It should be as available, particularly in Australia, as stories of Noah's Ark, and The Garden of Eden might be.

The illustrations are magnificent, and capture the ochres and reds of the internal landscape, the green of the gum trees. The text is accessible for young children (about 4 and up).

A handsome book, with aerial photos of nearly every part of the Australian coastline. It is more than that as well, containing an introductory section on how coasts are made, life along the seashore, shells, beaches, rocky coasts, rockpools, wetlands, coral reefs, fish and birds. Part 2 is about the ocean and the weather. Each section of coast includes a regional map, and text introducing the area, including natural features, climatic information, leisure facilities like picnic grounds, parks, camping grounds etc. Small articles about particularly interesting phenomena accompany the text. For example, in the section from Shute Harbour to Airlie in Qld there is an article on cane toads. I recommend it as a good companion on a driving holiday (far too big and heavy for a backpack), and as a good reference book at home.

This is one of the best book on the Vietnam experience that I have ever read. This book really told me what the Vietnamese experience is really like.