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China under Reform
From the ABC radio programme.
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
About the author
Caroline Jones
6 booksCaroline Mary Jones AO (born Caroline Mary James; 1 January 1938 – 20 May 2022) was an Australian radio and television journalist and social commentator who had a career in the media industry for over 50 years.
She had worked in radio and television since 1963, as writer, producer, director and reporter. For many years her ABC Radio program 'The Search for Meaning' was the ABC's most popular program. She was also known for This Day Tonight, Four Corners and Australian Story.
Jones won numerous media awards, including a Logie in 1972 and several Australian Media Peace Prize gold citations. She was made an officer of the Order of Australia in 1988 and in 1989 was awarded the Archbishop of Sydney Citation in recognition of her contribution to Christian ideals in radio and television.
The National Trust of Australia voted Jones an Australian Living Treasure in 1997. In 2007 she was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by the University of the Sunshine Coast. She also received a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) degree at the University of Sydney on 6 August 2017. - Wikipedia
She had worked in radio and television since 1963, as writer, producer, director and reporter. For many years her ABC Radio program 'The Search for Meaning' was the ABC's most popular program. She was also known for This Day Tonight, Four Corners and Australian Story.
Jones won numerous media awards, including a Logie in 1972 and several Australian Media Peace Prize gold citations. She was made an officer of the Order of Australia in 1988 and in 1989 was awarded the Archbishop of Sydney Citation in recognition of her contribution to Christian ideals in radio and television.
The National Trust of Australia voted Jones an Australian Living Treasure in 1997. In 2007 she was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by the University of the Sunshine Coast. She also received a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) degree at the University of Sydney on 6 August 2017. - Wikipedia
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December 19, 2014
While goodreads lists only one book by this title, there are, according to Wikipedia, four versions of the book. There is: The Search for Meaning; The Search for Meaning volume 2; The Search for Meaning—Conversations with Caroline Jones and then what I assume is a combination of all three: The Search for Meaning Collection.
My brief review is based on the one that I have just read, The Search for Meaning—Conversations with Caroline Jones.
From 1987 to 1994 Caroline Jones presented a spiritually-focused radio program called The Search For Meaning on ABC Radio National, on which people told the stories of their lives. While reading this book I had a discussion about Caroline Jones with a friend and we both agreed that her strength was her ability to make people feel comfortable to talk freely. It seems she is doing very little, it is the interviewee who is talking but that happens, we believe, because of her encouragement.
The point is that these books are not really by Caroline Jones, they are by the people she interviews. In the edition that I have just read, this includes many well-known Australians as well as some overseas visitors—people like Professor Manning Clark, Judy Cassab, Michael Leunig and Professor Fred Hollows. And this, in my opinion, makes them hard to rate for goodreads. While reading one interview I'm thinking 'Yes, five. Definitely five!' But another brings it down to two. You might rate each one differently. Perhaps you like the ones I don't and vice versa. I've ended up with a three overall but really it is bordering on a four in my opinion.
Jones does not only interview people who she agrees with. She is drawing out the spiritual/philosophical views of a wide range of people with many different viewpoints. If you can lay your hands on a copy of any of these volumes, give it a go. I'm sure you'll get something out of it.
My brief review is based on the one that I have just read, The Search for Meaning—Conversations with Caroline Jones.
From 1987 to 1994 Caroline Jones presented a spiritually-focused radio program called The Search For Meaning on ABC Radio National, on which people told the stories of their lives. While reading this book I had a discussion about Caroline Jones with a friend and we both agreed that her strength was her ability to make people feel comfortable to talk freely. It seems she is doing very little, it is the interviewee who is talking but that happens, we believe, because of her encouragement.
The point is that these books are not really by Caroline Jones, they are by the people she interviews. In the edition that I have just read, this includes many well-known Australians as well as some overseas visitors—people like Professor Manning Clark, Judy Cassab, Michael Leunig and Professor Fred Hollows. And this, in my opinion, makes them hard to rate for goodreads. While reading one interview I'm thinking 'Yes, five. Definitely five!' But another brings it down to two. You might rate each one differently. Perhaps you like the ones I don't and vice versa. I've ended up with a three overall but really it is bordering on a four in my opinion.
Jones does not only interview people who she agrees with. She is drawing out the spiritual/philosophical views of a wide range of people with many different viewpoints. If you can lay your hands on a copy of any of these volumes, give it a go. I'm sure you'll get something out of it.
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