Automobile
Was L.J.K. Setright a God?
From Amazon tonight. We recommend: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Recommended because you purchased or rated: Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car by L.J.K. Setright L.J...
Books
Books
Is George Bush stupid, or clever?
I’ve just started reading Ben Elton’s book “High Society”. It’s too early to judge but this line had me thinking… “Clever is fine in politics as long as you know how to act stupid”
Automobile
A delightful "Long Lane with Turnings" - LJK Setright
When I wrote a tribute to LJK Setright - Goodbye to a Genius I thought “Drive On! : A Social History of the Motor Car” would be his last book. He was working on a biography which has been published...
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Recent Reading
In response to Peter’s post here is my recent reading list
Car Magazines Vs The Web Part 2
This was published back in August but I only just found it today, honest! It’s similar to my own recent rant on the same subject. Car magazines: Don't write them off yet | Independent Online Edition Indeed, Car Magazine has adopted a new square format to focus more
Automobile
Auto magazines, Print vs Web
I’ve long been a reader of CAR Magazine and have read, subscribed to, a New Zealand car magazine Driver from it’s first issue. I still regard CAR as the best “World Title”, Driver the “Best local”. It’s strange that both have dabbled with the web in the
Design
Jack Yan: Super Human Persuader!
Happy 3rd blogging birthday to Jack Yan. I originally found him on the Beyond Branding Blog but he’s since started his own and The Persuader Blog is a must read. He’s a complete car nut with an interesting view of the auto industry, posts like "Trim milked&
Phil Llewellin on "The Road to Muckle Flugga"?
The Road to Muckle Flugga is collection of articles about “Great drives on Five Continents” by the late Phil Llewellin. He was a wonderful writer, who happened to write about motoring, for CAR Magazine (U.K.) among others. His articles were captivating as they conveyed his impressions of the country
LJK Setright - Goodbye to a Genius
I started writing this post after hearing the sad news back in September 2005 but couldn’t finish it then. I wanted to write about one of my favourite authors and now I’ve finished reading his last book the time is right. It was going to be a review
Walt Disney Imagineering art
I picked up the “Walt Disney Imagineering” book in the Disney Art store at EPCOT and was captivated by the artwork. It’s a peek at the work done by the Disney “Imagineers” to create the various parks and rides from the original until 1998 (Tokyo/Euro) when it was
Malcolm Gladwell Blogs
Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point & Blink , has a blog! * Blog: gladwell.com - http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/ * Feed: http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/index.rdf via Full Metal Blog
Are Angels OK?
The series “Are Angels OK?” is now available on the Radio New Zealand website. What happens when you combine the worlds of writers & physicists; Are Angels OK? Radio New Zealand - Are Angels OK. Radio New Zealand - Are Angels OK Produced by Phil Smith, First broadcast January, 2006