Hodder Australia, Sydney, Date: 2006. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: photographs. This book is a look at the life of Colin McInnes, father of 5, handyman and habitual Stubbie wearer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 282 pages. a clean secondhand copy, no damage to detail apart from age toning of the page edges. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0733620787. ISBN/EAN: 9780733620782. Inventory No: 0267671. . 9780733620782 2006. Hodder Australia ISBN 0733620787 9780733620782 [AU]

ISBN10: 0733620787, ISBN13: 9780733620782, [publisher: Hachette, Australia] Softcover Medium Trade Paperback. 281 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hachette, Australia, 2009. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: William McInnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. A tail-end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and looked out for his mates; and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on TV. He writes about his father - a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with William's mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. In William's writing you can hear his father speaking and listen to his mother singing. This is a book about people who aren't famous but should be. It's about cane toads and families, love and hope and fear, laughter, death and life. Most of all, it is a realistic, down-to-earth book by a man who had a great time growing up. His warmth and humour come through on every page. This Australian memoir tells of a time that will be familiar to many readers ...
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Sydney Hodder 2005 First Edition Paperback Fine in None Issued jacket 280 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.