Books

A single-minded approach is required to achieve goals and live to tell the story. Audio

Jim and Wallace discuss South American writers, including the politics and the passion reflected in the great writing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez - recommending the memorable Love in the Time of Cholera… Audio

The dangers of mountaineering become ever more apparent. Audio

Christchurch school teacher, Laura Borrowdale, admits her father is horrified that she opened a new literary journal. It's called Aotearotica, and features 80 pages of erotic writing and art. Laura… Audio

Sexism and setbacks fire up Lydia's determination. Audio

A bit of history lesson is associated with this week's bookmarks, and by that we mean Ancient History. We are talking Classical studies; the stories, myths, and characters of Ancient Greece and Rome… Audio

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. In Part 3 of Going Up is Easy Lydia catches the mountaineering bug. Audio

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. Part 2 of Going Up is Easy focuses on Lydia's early years. Audio

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. Going Up is Easy details the events surrounding Bradey's historic feat. Audio

Jim Flynn discusses North American authors and tells Wallace Chapman that everyone must read Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. He also highly rates Philip Roth and Toni Morrison, but Wallace and Jim… Audio