Name: The West - An insider's tales. A romping reporter in Perth's innocent '60s (en Inglés)
Price: 23.07 USD
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Author: Thomas, Tony
ISBN: 9781925826128

portada The West - An insider's tales. A romping reporter in Perth's innocent '60s (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Tony Thomas

Editorial

Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

280

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.0 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm

Peso

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781925826128

Categorías

Ensayos literarios
Historia general y del mundo

The West - An insider's tales. A romping reporter in Perth's innocent '60s (en Inglés)

Tony Thomas (Autor) · Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd · Tapa Blanda

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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