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Entries Tagged as 'Queensland'

“Johnno”, David Malouf

August 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Australian, Fiction, Literature, Queensland, biography

Synopsis: Thinly veiled autobiographical account of David Malouf’s adolescence and early adulthood and his changing relationships with his eponymous best friend, Johnno and the town of his birth, Brisbane.  A must for all Queenslanders.
My Take: I have a very warm spot in my heart for David Malouf. He’s the kind of writer that I would [...]

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"Joh Speak", Alan Price, Elizabeth Hancock and Erik Scholz

June 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Australian, Non-Fiction, Politics, Queensland, Quotes

Synopsis: Collection of wit and wisdom from The Best Premier Queensland has ever had ™, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Don’t laugh – Peter Beattie was still making pilgrimages to Bethany two election cycles ago…
My Take: Much like Joh himself, there’s nothing fancy to this book, just a collection of The Flying Peanut’s more memorable quotes. It did [...]

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