"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
- Charles W. Eliot
In my mind, this introduction was going to be an absolutely stunner. I was going to wow you all with my wit and way with words. And then I woke up and realised that's so not my style. Instead, I'm going to keep it simple. Today's Top 5 list features an NZ cook, a rugby player, The Rod (as in Stewart AND I see that they managed to fit the word 'knickers' in to the synopsis somehow), rushing woman's syndrome, and a place on the Shore that makes the most amazeballs food I have ever seen. I give you our Top 5 most requested nonfiction for November 2012.
Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Monday, October 3, 2011
Top 5 grassroots rugby pics from Footprints
List by Danielle
'Rugby football is a game I can't claim absolutely to understand in all its niceties, if you know what I mean. I can follow the broad, general principles, of course. I mean to say, I know that the main scheme is to work the ball down the field somehow and deposit it over the line at the other end and that, in order to squelch this programme, each side is allowed to put in a certain amount of assault and battery and do things to its fellow man which, if done elsewhere, would result in 14 days without the option, coupled with some strong remarks from the Bench.'
~ P. G. Wodehouse, Very good, Jeeves!
Here for your perusal, may I present 5 of the very cool photos from our new online mini-exhibition, 'Celebrating our history of rugby'.
As well as a selection of photos of local grassroots rugby, we've recently added over 1,000 new images into the Footprints online database, a record of historical images from the South Auckland and Counties-Manukau area. Many of these come to us from the fantastic back files of Fairfax Media and the Courier newspapers, as well as through the generosity of local photographers (and their families) and historical societies throughout the region. There are some wonderful treasures in there, and you can search the thousands of images by keyword, decade, location and more. Kids with sheep! The Pakuranga Hunt Club! Catching sharks in Mangere! It's well worth a browse.
'Rugby football is a game I can't claim absolutely to understand in all its niceties, if you know what I mean. I can follow the broad, general principles, of course. I mean to say, I know that the main scheme is to work the ball down the field somehow and deposit it over the line at the other end and that, in order to squelch this programme, each side is allowed to put in a certain amount of assault and battery and do things to its fellow man which, if done elsewhere, would result in 14 days without the option, coupled with some strong remarks from the Bench.'
~ P. G. Wodehouse, Very good, Jeeves!
Here for your perusal, may I present 5 of the very cool photos from our new online mini-exhibition, 'Celebrating our history of rugby'.
As well as a selection of photos of local grassroots rugby, we've recently added over 1,000 new images into the Footprints online database, a record of historical images from the South Auckland and Counties-Manukau area. Many of these come to us from the fantastic back files of Fairfax Media and the Courier newspapers, as well as through the generosity of local photographers (and their families) and historical societies throughout the region. There are some wonderful treasures in there, and you can search the thousands of images by keyword, decade, location and more. Kids with sheep! The Pakuranga Hunt Club! Catching sharks in Mangere! It's well worth a browse.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Top 5 World Cup Football books (list 2)
List by Mark & Natalie
"Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys."
Oscar Wilde
Soccer madness has taken hold of the world. I don't understand it - the madness fever or the game itself - but I do appreciate the skill and drive of the players involved. As I sit here typing this intro Danielle is saying, 'That's right, Tosca, alienate our fan base.' Hah!
"Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys."
Oscar Wilde
Soccer madness has taken hold of the world. I don't understand it - the madness fever or the game itself - but I do appreciate the skill and drive of the players involved. As I sit here typing this intro Danielle is saying, 'That's right, Tosca, alienate our fan base.' Hah!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Top 5 World Cup Football Books
List by Paul
Paul is the very quirky editor of our Science Fiction newsletter. If you haven't yet read one of his issues you really, really are in for a hoot! They're irreverent, fun and chocker block full of book goodness ;) Danielle (editor of the Fantasy newsletter) and myself (editor of the Romance newsletter) have offered to 'guest edit' a Sci-Fi issue and then sat back and smirked as the curses started. Paul has this terrible idea we would overrun it with half-naked men and unicorns. You know...he may well be right!
Paul is the very quirky editor of our Science Fiction newsletter. If you haven't yet read one of his issues you really, really are in for a hoot! They're irreverent, fun and chocker block full of book goodness ;) Danielle (editor of the Fantasy newsletter) and myself (editor of the Romance newsletter) have offered to 'guest edit' a Sci-Fi issue and then sat back and smirked as the curses started. Paul has this terrible idea we would overrun it with half-naked men and unicorns. You know...he may well be right!
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