Book; Born in 1955? What else happened? - Ron Williams
Book; Born in 1955? What else happened? - Ron Williams
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This is a series of books about life in Australia – one for each year from 1939. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you remember and wonder at things forgotten.
The books might just let nostalgia see the light of day, so that oldies and youngies will talk about the past and re-discover a heritage otherwise forgotten. Hopefully, they will spark discussions between generations, and foster the asking and answering of questions that should not remain unanswered.
In 1955, be careful of the demon drink, get your brand new Salk injections against polio, submit your design for the Sydney Opera house now, prime your gelignite for another Redex Trial, and stop your greyhounds killing cats. Princess Margaret shocked the Church, Huxley shocked the Bishops, and our Sundays are far from shocking.
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ISBN: 9780994601551
Publisher: Boom Books
160 pages
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The whole idea of these books is, I think , excellent and can make a wonderful and personal gift .
However , as mentioned in other reviews , I was disappointed that information was not backed up with a lot of photos . I also think a hard cover would be more suitable and a larger size book .
Personally , I would only order again if these improvements were made . Thank you .
Book is small, and not what I hoped for as a gift . Too much script and virtually no photos
Looks like it will be a very interesting read
Disappointed, books bought as birthday gifts. There is a lot of information, but no images/photos. Not what I had hoped for.
Happy with purchase but I think would be better with pictures.