When the policemen were olderthe postmen had whistlesand the Queen was a slip of a girlwhen the South Pole was colderand Ming had his Thistleand Mum wore a twinset and pearlswhen the menace was redand the peril was yellowand the potties all sucked up
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Walk in My ShoesBy Alwyn EvansPenguin Books, 2004349 pages, $18.95 REVIEW BY ANNOLIES TRUMAN At an October 2 launch of this novel hosted by the Hills No War Alliance, author Alwyn Evans recalled her shock a few years ago when a friend made a
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Venezuela — A 21st Century RevolutionProduced by the Global Women's StrikeVHS, US$22.50 (includes postage and handling)Order from <http://www.allwomencount.net.htm>. REVIEWED BY KATELYN MOUNTFORD The women of Venezuela are fighting
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Guantanamo: What the World Should KnowBy Michael Ratner and Ellen RayScribe Publications, 2004166 pages, $22.73 REVIEW BY MATTHEW LAMB Of all the books that have come out recently examining the consequences of George Bush's presidency and the
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Christmas in East TimorSt Cecilia's Choir, DiliMary McKillop Institute of East Timorese Studies$20, plus postage and handling. To order, phone (02) 9623 2847 or visit <http://www.mmiets.org.au>. REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN The Mary
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Ice RoadBy Gillian SlovoLittle, Brown, 2004544 pages, $29.95 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON On the first day of December, 1934, Leonid Nikolayev brought the crisis of the Russian Revolution to a head. Nikolayev, an idealistic communist disillusioned
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Songs for MahmudDavid Rovics$25 from Hobart Activist Centre, phone (03) 6234 6397 or $US12 from <http://www.davidrovics.com>. REVIEW BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE Like the other CDs David Rovics has released in the last few years, Songs for Mahmud
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East Timor: TestimonyElaine BriereBetween the Lines Books128 pages, 64 photographs, $56.95 REVIEW BY STEPHEN LANGFORD For people involved in East Timor's struggle, this book is a must-read. I have Elaine Briere to thank for my start in East
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The Origins of the ALP: A Marxist AnalysisBy Jim McIlroyResistance Books, 200458 pages, $5.95Available from your local Activist Centre (see page 2) or email <[email protected]> REVIEW BY CHRIS ATKINSON The further 2.4% swing to
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North Korea: Another CountryBy Bruce CumingsScribe Publications, 2004256 pages, $26.95 REVIEW BY IGGY KIM When it comes to North Korea, fact and fiction have become so blurred that even many Marxists and socialists hold the country at arm's
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Your beak is the needle,The thread is your song,And you mend the torn air,When the madness is gone,And the harmonies old, of the bushland unfold,When you mend the torn air with your song. And when harmony reignedIn the forest of green,And no
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REVIEW BY ALISON DELLIT Absolute FriendsJohn Le CarreHodder & StaughtonLondon, 2004384 pages, $19.95 (Tpb) In the Cold War-spawned genre of tense spy thrillers, John Le Carre's work stood out. Not only did he have a sharp sense of humanity, but