Living Legends. True Tales Of Extraordinary Old Timers

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Michael Joseph/Penquin
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: First Edition

Description: 303 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: Meet fifteen remarkable Australian (and one Kiwi!) jacks and jills of all trades with a wealth of experiences from the good old days to modern times. Hailing from all walks of life, they share their memories with renowned yarn spinner Sandy Thorne in a collection of stories full of wisdom and wit.Theres Danny, the champion jockey who refuses to ever truly hang up the saddle; Dusty, the WW II rear gunner who survived thirty raids over Germany; and Dot, the seemingly dainty 97-year-old who was once a bullockys offsider. Then theres Bob, whos been a truckie, fighter, croc-wrestler and lotto winner; Doris, the once hard-toiling dairy farmer whos as chirpy as a willy-wagtail; and Roy, the Vietnam vet turned world-class waterskier. Between them, the characters in this book have survived the Depression, seen world wars come and go and witnessed monumental changes in everyday life. Theres comedy and courage in their adventures, as well as tales of triumph over adversity.Through their stories, Sandy finds the elements that make up the classic Australian character: a no-nonsense, never-give-up approach that means these people are still firing on all cylinders in their eighties and nineties, and truly embody what it means to be a living legend.

ISBN: 9781921901379