Face to Face

by Paul Moon, Jane Ussher (Photographer)

Stimulating, humorous, sometimes controversial and always revealing, Face to Face offers intimate portraits of the lives of twelve remarkable New Zealanders. Through conversations with Paul Moon, one of the country's most acclaimed historians and cultural commentators, and through the lens of award-winning photographer Jane Ussher, we get to know these extraordinary Kiwis like never before.

Face to Face is a rare survey of the diversity of talent that contributes to the character of our country.

272 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2015

About the author

Dr Paul Moon is Professor of History at Auckland University of Technology. Among his twenty-five published books are A Savage Country: The untold story of New Zealand in the 1820s; This Horrid Practice: The myth and reality of traditional Maori cannibalism; A History of New Zealand in the Twentieth Century; biographies of Governors Hobson, FitzRoy and the Ngāpuhi chief Hone Heke; and Encounters: The creation of New Zealand, which was shortlisted for the 2014 Australasian Ernest Scott Prize in History.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of essays on significant NZers, these are well crafted pieces accompanied by great portrait photograph.

[Andrew Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great way to spend a Sunday. Really enjoyed this and I got to know a few famous New Zealanders.