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August 2004, no. 263
Welcome to the August 2004 issue of
Australian Book Review
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ONLINE ONLY
Full Contents
Commentary
‘Black Inc. and the attorney-general’ by Morry Schwartz
by
Morry Schwartz
Commentary
‘Shirley Hazzard in Naples’ by John Slavin
by
John Slavin
Australian Fiction
The Gift of Speed
by Steven Carroll
by
James Bradley
The Last Love Story
by Rodney Hall
by
James Ley
Science and Technology
The Web of Science: The Scientific Correspondence of the Rev. W.B. Clarke, Australia’s Pioneer Geologist (2 Volumes)
edited by Ann Moyal
by
David Oldroyd
Art
Through Artists’ Eyes: Australian Suburbs and their Cities, 1919-1945
by John Slater
by
Daniel Thomas
Australian Fiction
Toccata and Rain
by Philip Salom
by
Paul Hetherington
Poetry
Totem: Totem poem plus 40 love poems
by Luke Davies
by
Oliver Dennis
Art
What’s wrong with contemporary art?
by Peter Timms
by
Patrick McCaughey
Non-fiction
Demolition of Dreams
by
Chris McConville
Fiction
Return of the Repressed
by
Felicity Bloch
Non-fiction
Degrees of Exploitation
by
Joy Hooton
Economics
The Middling Country
by
Philip Clark
Memoir
Outback Charms
by
Susan Varga
War
Prophylactic Talk
by
Josh Wilson
Fiction
Sister Sleuths
by
Sue Turnbull
Memoir
Lost Golden Age
by
Margaret Robson Kett
Gender
The Out Coach
by
John Rickard
History
Changing France
by
Vesna Drapac
Advances
Advances | August 2004
by
Australian Book Review
Biography
Thin Green Line
by
Sylvia Lawson
Australian History
Creeping Emptiness
by
Rod Beecham
Biography
Nice Guy
by
Brian McFarlane
Poetry
The Hum of Bees
by
Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Biography
An Inscrutable Bond
by
Sylvia Martin
Commentary
A Cedar Heritage
by
Anne Watson
Diaries
Diary
by
Angus Trumble
Australian Fiction
Home and Away
by
Aviva Tuffield
Essay
La Trobe University Essay | 'Thanks for Takin' an Interest'
by
Evelyn Juers
Letters
Letters | August 2004
by
Christen Cornell
History
The Voyage Out
by
Gillian Dooley
Music
Spawning and Weaving
by
Gideon Haigh
Poetry
Inexhaustible Corridors
by
David Gilbey
Philosophy
Anthology of Peace
by
Rosamund Dalziell
Art
Ink-stained Fingers
by
Alisa Bunbury
Poetry
33 Kilohertz
by
Joel Deane
Poetry
A Breather
by
Brendan Ryan
Poetry
An Old Woman Sings in Her Bed but Makes No Sound
by
Keith Harrison
Poetry
Minimalism and the Abstract
by
Maria Takolander
Philosophy
Hydra's Head
by
Janna Thompson
Biography
A Life Surveyed
by
Paul de Serville
History
Pointing in the Right Direction
by
Malcolm Cook
Non-fiction
No Descriptivist's Picnic
by
Fred Ludowyk
Art
Model Souvenirs
by
John McPhee
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