50 years
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of books
In 50 years of book review ing PIM has looked at books ranging from art to politics, fiction to history and coco nut growing to tribal danc ing. Poetry, ships, aircraft, geography and natural his tory have been included in the wide range of book sub jects.
PlM's policy has been to commission reviews from experts in the subjects covered by the books. One of the interesting results of this policy has been the emergence of previously unknown aspects of Pacific
history.
Often the reviews have been as valuable as the books themselves because of new points raised, and sometimes the reviews have
precipitated lengthy ex
changes of information which have written new chapters in history.
Book reviews were under taken from the time PIM was founded.