Category Reviews

Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky

7 March, 2014 · by · in A380, Back Stories, Passengers, Reviews, Teamwork, Technical · 22 Comments

There has been a lot of recent interest in the production entitled “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky”.     This program has been broadcast on the National Geographic channel.  Closing Statement At the time of my interview, our story was planned to be the final episode (ever) in the Air […]

Mayday Mayday

12 February, 2014 · by · in QF32 Story, Reviews, Teamwork, Technical · 9 Comments

Flying east at 37,000 feet over the Indian Ocean (Photo R de Crespigny) Update 22 Feb 2012 I think the Canadian “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky” production  (as shown on the National Geographic channel) is better. Mayday Mayday – Terror on QF32 Peter Overton presented “Mayday Mayday – Terror on […]

Byron Bay Writers’ Festival

17 July, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, Management, Motivation, Personal, Psychological, QF32 Story, Resources, Reviews, Teamwork · Leave a comment

The beautiful coastal retreat of Byron Bay means two things to me: A week after the QF32 event, when I was exhausted, my friends Simon Ford and John Connolly took me to Byron Bay to help me relax, escape the media and to try to teach me how to surf!       Byron Bay has […]

BioMimicry, Red Kites & 101 Club

13 July, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, Physics For The Coffee Table, QF32 Story, Resources, Reviews · 3 Comments

BioMimicry BioMimicry is the study by biologists, scientists and engineers of the mechanisms and strategies of the living world, with the aim to apply them to human machines. Predators must be tougher and faster than their prey, so creatures on top of the food chain such as raptors and sharks  show us where we can adapt […]

Stories of two great Australian Adventurers

21 June, 2013 · by · in ATSB, Back Stories, Motivation, Reviews · 8 Comments

Explorers and adventurers take enormous risks. At the time when these intrepid souls embarked on  their quests, most people considered that the cost of the risk outweighed the benefit of the discovery or record.   It’s only when the adventurists returned successful that the doomsayers and critics turned to supporters. What would our world be […]

QF32 Wins “Non-Fiction Book of the Year”

25 May, 2013 · by · in News, QF32 Story, Reviews · 3 Comments

Other QF32 Awards QF32 was voted the “Non- Fiction Book of the Year – 2013” at last night’s Australian Book Industry Association Awards  at the 4 Seasons Hotel in Circular Quay, Sydney. Similar to the Academy Awards for the film industry, the ABIA Awards recognises publishers, authors and book stores.  Over 300 guests attended the gala […]

QF32 Shortlisted – Australian Book Industry Awards 2013!

3 May, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, News, QF32 Story, Reviews · 4 Comments

We are honoured that QF32 has been placed in the Short List of six for the Australian Book Industry Awards “General Non-fiction Book of the Year 2013”! The shortlisted entries were chosen by expert panels and an academy of booksellers and publishers who voted online. The winners  will be announced at the Australian Book Industry Awards as part of this […]

QF32 WINS THE INDIE AWARD 2013 FOR NON FICTION

26 March, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, News, QF32 Story, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny · 6 Comments

Other QF32 Awards <Editor:  Our congratulations to M.L. Stedman,  Toni Jordan, Rich and Margo Lanagan> Press Release: Sydney, Australia, Monday, 25 March 2013:  Tonight at Berkelouw Bookstore, Paddington, the independent booksellers of Australia announced The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman as their favourite Australian book from last year and the winner of The Indie Book of the […]

QF32 shortlisted for the 2013 Indie Awards

1 February, 2013 · by · in News, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny · Leave a comment

It’s official! QF32 has been voted into the short list for the Indie Awards for 2013. The Indie Awards have a proud tradition of identifying the best of Australian writing.   Most of  the previous winners,  have gone on to win other extraordinary literary awards.  QF32 will also by  vying for the coveted “Indie ‘Book of […]

Book Review – “Good to Great” by Jim Collins

13 January, 2013 · by · in Leadership, Motivation, Psychological, Reviews · Leave a comment

I rarely publish book reviews for this is not my specialty and others do a better job of it than I do.   But today I find myself sitting in Frankfurt Airport having missed my connection to Toulouse by 5 minutes and now waiting for another 10 hours until my next flight.   I’ve been […]

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