At the age of 27, A. J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon throws in his respectable job as a schoolteacher and sets off on a pilgrimage to drink from the Well of Eternal Youth. In compliance with ancient legend, he must travel only by land or sea. Given that he is beginning in New Zealand and his goal […]
WHAT MAKES US TICK? Hugh Mackay
If we were to gather round the barbecue with Australian social researcher Hugh Mackay for a bit of a natter about the human condition, we might end up with something very like WHAT MAKES US TICK? Mackay draws on his lifelong study of the attitudes and behaviour of Australians to distil what he argues are […]
What do YOU want to talk about?
Hello and welcome to belindapollard.com, all shiny and brand new. I’m starting this new blog to talk about several things: reading, including books reviews and ideas springing from favourite books writing – both the craft and the business real life, especially the spiritual angle of the events that fill our days, both the dreary and […]