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Me & Phar Lap

Author : Jan Wositzky
Publisher : Slattery Media Group
ISBN 13 : 9781921778261
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book Me & Phar Lap written by Jan Wositzky and published by Slattery Media Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy Woodcock spent a long lifetime with horses, but is best remembered, and loved, as the young man who strapped and looked after Australia's legendary racehorse, Phar Lap. The 1930 Melbourne Cup winner and the people's champion of the Great Depression died mysteriously - cradled by Woodcock - in the US after winning against the odds in Agua Caliente, Mexico, at his only start overseas. The horseman called Phar Lap "Bobby", and knew him best. And Woodcock is fondly known, too, as the old man, who almost 50 years on, trained the gallant Reckless, second in the 1977 Melbourne Cup and winner of the other major "two-mile" races on the Australian turf calendar at the time, the Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane Cups. Reckless is the same horse Woodcock let children ride at the track on race day, and was pictured with bunked down in the straw, on the front page of The Age newspaper. Woodcock's life story and his great and heart-breaking moments with Phar Lap and Reckless are told in his own down-to- earth words by a master storyteller, Jan Wositzky, in this updated and revised edition, with a new introduction.

Phar Lap

Author : Geoff Armstrong
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 9781865089942
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Phar Lap written by Geoff Armstrong and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book studies the many mysteries of Phar Lap's career, including the infamous shooting that occurred just days before his great triumph in the 1930 Melbourne Cup. The book examines the way an emerging media played its part in building the legend. The authors provide an analysis of his previously unexplained death in North America and explain why Phar Lap is much more than a racehorse.

Melbourne Cup 1930

Author : Geoff Armstrong
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741158648
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Melbourne Cup 1930 written by Geoff Armstrong and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 19?? with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phar Lap's assault on the Melbourne Cup generated unprecedented excitement across the country. At the same time, it filled many bookmakers with dread a victory for the favourite would cost them plenty. He'd have to be stopped, whatever the cost. For the newspapers, the twin stories of sporting greatness and seedy corruption were a sensational cocktail. Readers lapped it up, while for the poor punters, suffering during the Great Depression, a Phar Lap triumph was their best hope of turning one quid into two. Melbourne Cup 1930 is the story of four days in November that became at the same time the most famous and infamous in Cup history. It began with a gunman, like something out of a Chicago gangster movie, apparently trying to kill Phar Lap on a quiet suburban street. With his life in danger and those closest to him terrified, the champion was spirited away to a secret location, while one of the city's most celebrated detectives searched for the culprits. Meanwhile, the other horses, owners, trainers and jockeys were preparing for the biggest race of their lives. Their many diverse stories and the memories they invoke of Cups gone by are an integral part of this unique tale. An hour before the jump, Phar Lap's whereabouts remained a mystery. Finally, he arrived at Flemington, to go almost immediately to the start as a huge crowd cheered him on. The police had been told to put men down the back of the track, in case the gunman tried one last time, but they now believed that the original assassination attempt might not have been all that it seemed. Nothing it appears could stop Phar Lap now

My Grandad Knew Phar Lap

Author :
Publisher : Fremantle Press
ISBN 13 : 1921888288
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book My Grandad Knew Phar Lap written by and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Killing Phar Lap

Author : BIFF LOWRY
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 149690253X
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Killing Phar Lap written by BIFF LOWRY and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innumerable books, articles and a full length motion picture have been written and produced about the almost unbelievable career of the magnificent race horse Phar Lap and his mysterious death. Many experts have proclaimed him to be the greatest ever. This book corrects much of the misinformation surrounding his death and opens the door to further theorizing on how and why be died.

Daylight Second

Author : Kelly Ana Morey
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1775490890
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Daylight Second written by Kelly Ana Morey and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible story, for the first time told in novel form, of Phar Lap, the racehorse that became a champion, and then a legend. Phar Lap first ... daylight second. It became a familiar refrain from racecallers as the great horse tore up every race track and record, becoming the people's champion in 1930s Australia and abroad. For those closest to the mighty stallion it would be the ride of their lives, on and off the track, as careers, relationships and fortunes were made and lost in just a few years of unrivalled glory. Award winning author Kelly Ana Morey takes the reader beyond the racetrack histories and the popular mythologies and, for the first time in novel form, brings to life the characters and the times that turned Phar Lap into the legend he remains to this day. Equal parts tragedy, triumph, thriller and mystery, Daylight Second has a heart as big as Phar Lap himself.

The Long Story

Author : Graham Perrett
Publisher : Boolarong Press
ISBN 13 : 1922643637
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book The Long Story written by Graham Perrett and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wayne Long is a proud Murri man, born in St George on the Balonne River, but he is also a child of the Middle Kingdom – his grandfather, Old Billy Long, was part of the Chinese diaspora. Wayne’s story is interwoven with the historical, political and social events that have impacted on inter-racial relations in Australia for more than two hundred years, from Cook’s landing to Mabo, from the Frontier Wars to the 1987 Goondiwindi riots, from the White Australia Policy to Paul Keating’s Redfern speech. It is a Long story – long in history and blood, and long in personal tragedy and resilience – that gives a voice to that compelling presence that has always been here but rarely heard. Wayne Long’s journey, like that of so many Australians with First Nations and Chinese roots, is one of humour, wonder, sadness, resilience. A triumph of magic and endurance. “Wayne is as strong on his long links back to the Middle Kingdom as he is on his Kamilaroi roots. Irrespective of the name of his ancestral village, he knows where he belongs. And just like every home – it doesn’t really matter where you’re from, it’s how you commit to where you’re at that truly counts.”

Chopper Unchopped

Author : Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
Publisher : Pan
ISBN 13 : 1743341032
Total Pages : 3024 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Chopper Unchopped written by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read and published by Pan. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 3024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All eleven volumes of Chopper's original memoirs ... unchopped Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read is Australia's most famous standover man and one of its most prolific authors. Now, for the very first time, all eleven volumes of Chopper's memoirs are together in this special collector's edition. From his criminal youth to his time in prison to his life as a reformed man, the entire journey is here. This omnibus edition contains the following complete and unabridged books: From the Inside: Chopper 1 Hits and Memories: Chopper 2 How to Shoot Friends and Influence People: Chopper 3 For the Term of His Unnatural Life: Chopper 4 Pulp Faction: Chopper 5 No Tears for a Tough Guy: Chopper 6 The Singing Defective: Chopper 7 The Sicilian Defence: Chopper 8 The Final Cut: Chopper 9 The Popcorn Gangster: Chopper 10.5 Last Man Standing: Chopper 11 Chopper is an icon in popular Australian culture and in the criminal underworld. Find out why in Chopper's own words.

Phar Lap

Author : Helen Townsend
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Phar Lap written by Helen Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shooting Star

Author : Peter Temple
Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1925774120
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Star written by Peter Temple and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shooting Star is classic Peter Temple, and now a Text Classic.

The Naked Truth

Author : Graeme Blundell
Publisher : Hachette Australia
ISBN 13 : 0733626904
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book The Naked Truth written by Graeme Blundell and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NAKED TRUTH is Graeme Blundell's personal insight into the early years of truly indepedent local theatre, the wild film industry of the seventies, the controversial rise of Australian television, and his role in each of them.

The Singing Defective: Chopper 7

Author : Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
Publisher : Momentum
ISBN 13 : 1743340060
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book The Singing Defective: Chopper 7 written by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book is a work of literary fiction – all persons believing to recognize themselves are advised to seek professional guidance.' Underworld executioner Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read became a bestselling author following the release of his autobiography Chopper: From the Inside. Drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers all lived in fear of the standover man, now Australia's most notorious celebrity. Chopper's memoirs, written behind bars, chart his rise to infamy on the streets and in jail. Bleak, brutal and laced with dark humour, Chopper's story gives the Australian public a truthful look at some of the country's most dangerous criminals. Featuring examples of Chopper's poetry and fiction, The Singing Defective is a prime example of why Chopper enjoys such success in Australia's literary scene.

Cheaters

Author : JR Carroll
Publisher : Momentum
ISBN 13 : 1760080284
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Cheaters written by JR Carroll and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big risks, big reward. But no-one ever said that cheating was easy... Danny Gold has the Midas touch on the roulette tables. Soon he's making big bucks washing cash for businessman-turned-porn-movie-maker Sigmund Barry, with all the fringe benefits. Robert Curlewis lived the good life -- until booze and smack took hold. When a fellow desperado, Florence, witnesses the vicious slaying of a young gambler in Melbourne's Chinatown, Robert is no longer wasting his life, he's trying to hold onto it. Throw in a wild card, a rogue Kiwi commando running his own agenda, and you have a full deck of players with one thing in common. They are all CHEATERS.

The Sporting Life

Author : Bill Barich
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510706976
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Sporting Life written by Bill Barich and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Barich’s widely praised work is at its peak in these intimate glimpses into the stories behind the stories, the real people behind the public façade of the athletic realm. In this collection, Barich takes readers behind the scenes of both participatory and spectator sports, whose wide variety include: Three different types of horse racing: down-and-dirty bush racing in Cajun country; an elegant steeplechase at Ascot, England; and a big-time Santa Anita thoroughbred heading for the Kentucky Derby. Two boxers from radically different ends of the spectrum: Pat Lawlor struggling to make it in San Francisco, and Mike Tyson battling his emotions. Two fly-fishing adventures on legendary California rivers. And a ride with the Moscow Red Devils, the world’s strangest baseball club, as they barnstorm the United States with Soviet trinkets for sale, and with technical skills equal to that of a good American high school team. Every chapter shines with Barich’s distinctive voice, one that skillfully pairs both passion and intelligence with an ample dose of humor. The result is the very best kind of sports writing—from one of the most elegant prose stylists of our time. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

New York Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1990-02-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Screw Light Bulbs

Author : Donna Green
Publisher : UWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1742583229
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Screw Light Bulbs written by Donna Green and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia was the first country in the world to officially ban old fashioned incandescent light bulbs as a solution to climate change but was it a good idea? In fact does anything we do in Australia really make any difference?

No Tears for a Tough Guy: Chopper 6

Author : Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
Publisher : Momentum
ISBN 13 : 1743340052
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book No Tears for a Tough Guy: Chopper 6 written by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I've known a hundred good street fighters and a thousand not so good ones. But in a lifetime I've met only a handful of freak street fighters, the best of the best. They all died young. The freaks always do.' For more than 25 years Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read preyed on Australia's underbelly. Chopper was the criminal all other criminals feared, a toecutter who extorted protection money from rich drug dealers while holding them at gunpoint. An ex-convict, rapper and bestselling author, Chopper is one of Australia's most controversial public figures. In No Tears for a Tough Guy, Chopper once again presents a selection of his short stories featuring his trademark style and the authenticity that only comes from real life experience. Featuring his stories 'A Great Day for a Shoot 'em Up', 'Taking Care of Business' and 'No Tears for a Tough Guy', this collection gives an even greater insight into the mind of the most infamous criminal in Australia.