Grumpy old men
Subtitle: 47 Kiwi blokes, who've been around long enough to know, tell you what's wrong with the world
By: compiled by Paul Little & Dorothy Dudek Vinicombe
Contributors: Dudek Vinicombe, Dorothy, 1960- compiler
Publisher: Paul Little Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780473242466
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Men; Attitudes
Description: "The men were all invited to talk about something that made them 'grumpy' -there's a huge range of subjects, from alcohol, to lawn mowers, to noise, to call centres, to playing King Lear, to penal reform and so on. The men involved: Chris Amon, Tony Astle, Sir Ray Avery, John Barnett, Gavin Bishop, Graham Brazier, Rick Bryant, Graeme Cairns, Russell Callander, Roy Colbert, Barry Colman, Graeme Dingle, Dave Dobbyn, Brian Edwards, David Eggleton, Bill Francis, Dick Frizzell, Phil Gifford, Phil Gittos, Ian Grant, Roger Hall, John Hanlon, John Hawkesby, Tau Henare, Gerard Hindmarsh, Paul Holmes, Michael Horton, Mike Hutcheson, Kevin Ireland, Pare Keiha, Sir Peter Leitch, David McPhail, Garth McVicar, Buddy Mikaere, Kevin Milne, Michael Neill, Sam Neill, Ron Palenski, Martin Phillipps, Keith Quinn, Shane, Roger Shepherd, Pat Snedden, Keith Stewart, Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner and Peter Williams QC"--Publisher information.
Table of contents: title: Paper tigers / Sir Paul Holmes; title: Driving me crazy / Chris Amon; title: Writers served / Tony Astle; title: Bullies brought to book / Sir Ray Avery; title: Screening process / John Barnett; title: Lawn order / Gavin Bishop, Observation on Christmas 2011 / Graham Brazier; title: Planet waves / Rick Bryant; title: Ukulele laddy / Graeme Cairns; title: Judicial review / Russell Callander; title: A mile in my shoes / Roy Colbert; title: Safety check / Barry Colman; title: Medical misadventure / Graeme Dingle; title: Over it / Dave Dobbyn; title: Sounding off / Brian Edwards; title: Statement of Databody Dave / David Eggleton; title: Shelf life / Bill Francis; title: A people person / Dick Frizzell; title: Old-time religion / Phil Gifford; title: The Trojan horse on TV / Phil Gittos; title: Music download / Ian Grant; title: Soaking in it / Roger Hall; title: Left right out / John Hanlon; title: And another thing / John Hawkesby; title: Different worlds / Tau Henare; title: Wedded out / Gerard Hindmarsh; title: Aged concern / Michael Horton; title: Freedom and bureaucracy / Mike Hutcheson; title: With extensive view / Kevin Ireland; title: Bad news day / Pare Keiha; title: The fame drain / Sir Peter Leitch; title: Economists and death / David McPhail; title: A better legacy / Garth McVicar; title: Great day for it / Buddy Mikaere; title: Don't call us / Kevin Milne; title: Mad about King Lear / Michael Neill; title: The perils of pinot / Sam Neill; title: Standard deviations / Ron Palenski; title: Little things / Martin Phillipps; title: Family tradition / Keith Quinn; title: Tatts the limit / Shane [Trevor Hales]; title: Animal planet / Roger Shepherd; title: A quiet revolution / Pat Snedden; title: Feeding frenzy / Keith Stewart; title: Natural attraction / Grahame Sydney; title: Gerowing out of control / Brian Turner; title: Global warming / Peter Williams.