Jim Haynes (1) (1937–)
Autore di Great Australian Aviation Stories
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James Haynes is an author who was awarded a medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM) for `service to the performing arts as an entertainer, author, broadcaster and historian¿. Haynes is the author of 24 books, including The Best Australian Yarns and Other True Stories and The mostra altro Big Book of Verse for Aussie Kids (both A&U), and founder of the Australian Bush Laureate Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Jim Haynes
Great Australian Scams, Cons and Rorts : A book of dodgy schemes and crazy dreams from the bush to the city (2017) 11 copie
The book of Australian popular rhymed verse : a classic collection of entertaining and recitable poems and verse --… (2008) 10 copie
The Big book of Australian racing stories: great tales of the turf from Jorrocks to Black Caviar (2015) 5 copie
The Big Book of Australia's War Stories: A Collection of Stories of Australia's Iconic Battles and Campaigns from the… (2019) 4 copie
On All Fronts: Australia's World War II: From North Africa To The Home Front, The Big Part Played By A Small… (2010) 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Haynes, Jim
- Data di nascita
- 1937
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Australia
Utenti
Recensioni
All Aboard! : Tales Of Australian Railways di Jim Haynes
This book is a collection of railway stories, all set in Australia, some of which, it is unclear if they are true, lol. However, whether they are true or not is not the point - the point is that they are amusing or interesting. The book includes three stories written by Henry Lawson and even one by Mark Twain, written on his visit to Australia. This is a well written and thoroughly enjoyable book.
Peons of, deserved, praise from all and sundry for the amazing Jim Haynes. He seems to be one of those few people who are, genuinely, liked by everyone who meets him.
This book almost acts as a biography in that, it tells stories from various points in a varied, and always kindly lived, life. A feel good book for the darkest day.
This book almost acts as a biography in that, it tells stories from various points in a varied, and always kindly lived, life. A feel good book for the darkest day.
Australian entertainer, broadcaster, historian and recipient of the Order of Australia Medal in 2016, Jim Haynes has a new offering in Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories.
The book is broken down into four distinct parts:
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Royal Visitors Beware!
- Lest We Forget
- Those Magnificent Women and Men
My favourite story in the entire book was the non-fatal shooting of Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1867 and the colourful detail from the Sydney Mail newspaper at the time. It had me in absolute stitches. I'd never heard of the incident and I'm sure to re-visit this in the future, it's just so outlandish and funny.
However I didn't find the sections in the Lest We Forget part of the book to be 'unbelievable' true stories and found the military history heavy going. I was under the impression this was a humourous and light read, but the history is thorough and obviously well researched.
Having recently read and thoroughly enjoyed 1,342 QI Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted (another Allen & Unwin title), the stories here felt a little too long and some of them were just interesting, not unbelievable.
* Copy courtesy of Allen & Unwin *… (altro)
The book is broken down into four distinct parts:
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Royal Visitors Beware!
- Lest We Forget
- Those Magnificent Women and Men
My favourite story in the entire book was the non-fatal shooting of Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1867 and the colourful detail from the Sydney Mail newspaper at the time. It had me in absolute stitches. I'd never heard of the incident and I'm sure to re-visit this in the future, it's just so outlandish and funny.
However I didn't find the sections in the Lest We Forget part of the book to be 'unbelievable' true stories and found the military history heavy going. I was under the impression this was a humourous and light read, but the history is thorough and obviously well researched.
Having recently read and thoroughly enjoyed 1,342 QI Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted (another Allen & Unwin title), the stories here felt a little too long and some of them were just interesting, not unbelievable.
* Copy courtesy of Allen & Unwin *… (altro)
A collection of Australian poems, including the usual suspects like "Clancy of the Overflow", "The Man from Snowy River" and "Mulga Bill", along with a significant amount of material new to me. The new material, including several pieces by the editor, don't stir the soul like Banjo Paterson at his best but if you want a paperback chock full of traditional Australian poems, you could probably do worse than this.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 29
- Utenti
- 222
- Popolarità
- #100,929
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 148