Paperback
Don Watson sees the world, and makes you grin or grind.
Summary
From birds, to love letters, imagined apologies, mind-numbing management-speak, Oscar Wilde, Anzac Day, strange people and racehorses, in this collection of his writing Don Watson brings his distinctive voice and way of seeing to a host of deserving subjects.
Historian, essayist, speechwriter, humourist, anti-cant crusader; Don Watson has a gift for luring us to the nub of a matter, or at least to a new view of it, there to grin or grind our teeth at the spectacle.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143787006 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143787004 |
| Author: | Don Watson |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 471g |
| Dimensions: | 150mm x 234mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
150 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Don Watson
- Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: Paul Keating Prime Minister: Won the Age Book of the Year and Non-Fiction Prizes, the Brisbane Courier Mail Book of the Year, the National Biography Award, and the Australian Literary Studies Association’s Book of the Year.
- Rabbit Syndrome: Australia and America (Quarterly Essay): Won the Alfred Deakin Essay Prize.
- Death Sentence: Won the Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year. This was his best-selling book about the decay of public language.
- Dictionary of Weasel Words: Was also a bestseller.
- American Journeys: Won the Age Non-Fiction and Book of the Year Awards, the inaugural Indie Award for Non-Fiction, and the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction.
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