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10 Tuesday July 16 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SOUTHERN VIEW GREAT WINTER READS INSTORE NOW! NEW RELEASES GREAT READS INSTORE NOW Many a Close Run Thing by Tom enright A New Zealand squadron leader, flying-boat captain and airliner pilot on a life of aerial adventure Planes were rarely seen above the small Central Otago sheep-farming town of Ranfurly in the 1940s. Yet as a young boy, Tom Enright had a fascination with the skies that quickly developed into a longing to become a pilot. He joined the RNZAF as an engineer in 1951, and was sent to England at just 16 to attend the revered Royal Air Force college in Cranwell. Returning to New Zealand to join the Vampire fighter squadron in Ohakea, Tom became a famed member of the RNZAF aerobatic team. Later he became a flying commander at Wigram air base, before captaining a Sunderland flying boat to isolated communities in the vast South Pacific, often to the upper limits of the plane’s endurance. From the near-catastrophic opening of Wellington airport to flying Boeing 747s into the world’s biggest airports, this is Tom Enright’s story of the mishaps, misadventures and high-altitude drama of a 45-year flying career. Into the Raging Sea Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of el Faro by rachel Slade On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in thirty-five years. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications, a sophisticated navigation system, and cutting-edge weather forecasting could suddenly vanish—until now. Relying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves—whose conversations were captured by the ship’s data recorder—journalist Rachel Slade unravels the mystery of the sinking of El Faro. As she recounts the final twenty-four hours onboard, Slade vividly depicts the officers’ anguish and fear as they struggled to carry out Captain Michael Davidson’s increasingly bizarre commands, which, they knew, would steer them straight into the eye of the storm. Slade also reveals the truth about modern shipping—a cut-throat industry plagued by razor-thin profits and ever more violent hurricanes fueled by global warming. Surfing - Water is Freedom by Anthony Pancia, russell Ord (Photographer) Russell Ord’s spectacular images have won him worldwide recognition, and deservedly so. Based in Western Australia, Russell is renowned for his awesome images of super-thick empty peaks and heavy sessions at reefs like The Box and The Right. You can pick up any surf magazine in the country and find Russell’s work on the front and back covers, and filling out entire spreads and the pages in-between. In ‘Surfing: Water is Freedom’, Russell teams with noted local writer Anthony Pancia to tell the story ‘behind the waves’ … the people who surf them, those who make their livelihoods from them, and who follow the culture with a passion. It is an extraordinary book for the new millennium. And Anthony Pancia’s words bring the images to life with wonderful stories of passion and adventure. Russell Ord’s photography stands alone. Nobody else in the world swims in the heaviest slab waves in the world, putting life, limb and limb on the line to capture such dramatic and fantastically composed photos. ‘It’s more than just moments in time,’ Ord says, ‘It’s about the connection with people and the environment, creating content that reflects this very essence’ Factfulness Ten reasons We’re Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than you Think by Hans rosling This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance, and my final attempt at making an impact on the world. It has been my daily inspiration and joy. In my previous battles I armed myself with huge data sets, beautiful software, an energetic lecturing style and a Swedish bayonet for sword swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope that this book will be.When you ask people simple questions about global trends, they systematically get the answers wrong. How many young women go to school? What’s the average life expectancy across the world? What will the global population will be in 2050? Do the majority of people live in rich or poor countries? In Factfulness, Hans Rosling and his two lifelong collaborators, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling-Rönnlund, show why this happens. Based on a lifetime’s work promoting a fact-based worldview, they reveal the ten dramatic instincts, and the key preconceptions, that lead to us consistently misunderstanding how the world really works. Inspiring and revelatory, Factfulness is a book of stories by a late legend, for anyone who wants to really understand the world. great range of titles instore! 1005 Ferry rd Ph 384 2063 while stocks last (see instore for terms and conditions) Barry & kerry
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday July 16 2019 11 SWING AND DANCE: Riccarton 10-year-old Mila Lim (left) tries out the bars at the Olympia Gymnastic Sports school holiday programme in Hornby, while Wigram’s Vincy Jin, 5, bounces on the foam mat. Getting kids into the gym early CHILDREN HAVE been putting their best foot forward at a popular gymnastics school holiday programme. Olympia Gymnastics Sports had 240 children enrol in its programme, which began last week and runs until Friday. It is running two programmes – one with KidsFest and its own in-house programme. Children aged between five and 12 had the opportunity to try out a full range of gym equipment, including trampolines, a vault, the beam, bars, rhythmic equipment and a sprung floor. Villa choir to sing on national stage VILLA MARIA College’s reputation for exceptional musical talent has been confirmed once again, with two of its choirs being selected for The Big Sing finale. The Big Sing is a nation-wide choral competition, hosted by the New Zealand Choral Federation. It will take place in Dunedin next month. The college’s Con Brio and Vivace choirs took to the town hall stage recently in the Canterbury regional competition. Both choirs were picked for the finale, but due to the compeititon rules, the college will only enter the larger choir – Con Brio. Choir director Naomi Hnat said she is very proud of the students. “They have worked very hard to be able to sing together at their current standard. Con Brio is a choir consisting of SCHOOLS GIFTED: Villa Maria College choir Con Brio will take part in The Big Sing, a national choral competition. 53 girls from year 10 to year 13. It is always such a pleasure to watch the less experienced students grow throughout the year, and to watch the more experienced students help to lead the group,” she said. Ms Hnat said she enjoyed the regional competition. “It was absolutely fantastic to be performing in our beautiful town hall once again, with its brilliant acoustics. “For the vast majority of the students, performing as Con Brio was the first time they had ever been on that stage, and you could tell that they were happily surprised with the way the acoustics treated their sound,” Ms Hnat said.
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