West - An insider's tales. A romping reporter in Perth's innocent '60s
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- Paperback
- Sideantal:
- 280
- Udgivet:
- 24. september 2018
- Størrelse:
- 210x148x15 mm.
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- 336 g.
- 8-11 hverdage.
- 7. december 2024
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- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
Beskrivelse af West - An insider's tales. A romping reporter in Perth's innocent '60s
Tony's pieces are an absolute tonic. That's because Tony himself is full of such palpable energy, empathy, a relentless ear for hilarity and irony, and most importantly boundless curiosity. The people he meets tumble out joyously - like wrestler Gorilla Monsoon, Mod-girl concert screamers, Perth's last Chinese market gardener, Manjimup axe-men and poignantly and bravely, the daughter aged three he abandoned
-- Rowan Callick, for five years China correspondent of The Australian.
The origins of a treasure -- and Tony is very much that -- are often as interesting as the glittering hoard itself. In this collection of his youthful Perth reporting are all those rare qualities that make him exceptional: curiosity, wit, a flair for language and above all and always, a passion for truth.
-- Roger Franklin, Editor, Quadrant OnLine
Tony's quirky vignettes of life in the 1960s are unique entertainment --- a cheerful expedition across unexpected bits of not-so-old WA from Kalumburu to Yarloop ...
-- Robert Murray, author of The Making of Australia (2014) and a dozen histories
-- Rowan Callick, for five years China correspondent of The Australian.
The origins of a treasure -- and Tony is very much that -- are often as interesting as the glittering hoard itself. In this collection of his youthful Perth reporting are all those rare qualities that make him exceptional: curiosity, wit, a flair for language and above all and always, a passion for truth.
-- Roger Franklin, Editor, Quadrant OnLine
Tony's quirky vignettes of life in the 1960s are unique entertainment --- a cheerful expedition across unexpected bits of not-so-old WA from Kalumburu to Yarloop ...
-- Robert Murray, author of The Making of Australia (2014) and a dozen histories
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