Some of these events would be considered momentous, some small and personal. And all are seen through William's eyes. They range from a day at the Melbourne Cup with his mother where too many champagnes and too few winners were picked; a swimming carnival early in the morning after a gloomy and long federal election the night before; watching truly surreal Grand Final moments in a pub with a group of odd and unknown bar companions. Sailing on a massive yacht during the Sydney Olympics while listening to the conversation of an elderly lady from Texas in the cabin below. William also writes about a night at the cricket with his son, which shows how things can change and oddly come full circle.
That'd be Right 1
A fairly true history of modern Australia
Some of these events would be considered momentous, some small and personal. And all are seen through William's eyes. They range from a day at the Melbourne Cup with his mother where too many champagnes and too few winners were picked; a swimming carnival early in the morning after a gloomy and long federal election the night before; watching truly surreal Grand Final moments in a pub with a group of odd and unknown bar companions. Sailing on a massive yacht during the Sydney Olympics while listening to the conversation of an elderly lady from Texas in the cabin below. William also writes about a night at the cricket with his son, which shows how things can change and oddly come full circle.
- ISBN:
- 9780733624322
- 9780733624322
- Category:
- Memoirs
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-08-2009
- Publisher:
- Hachette Australia
- Country of origin:
- Australia
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions (mm):
- 197x128x20mm
- Weight:
- 0.26kg
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Thatd Be Right is the third book by William McInnes, and is subtitled A fairly true history of modern Australia. McInnes reminisces on thirty years of Australian life. This book is filled with politicians, cricketers, Olympians, politicians, media moghuls, greenies and dams, elections, action figures, lawn mowing, politicians, blind dates, politicians, elections, Anzacs, cricket wars, swimmers, yacht races and turds. Through it all, we are treated to his father Colins comments (and usually his mother Iriss retorts) on a broad range of subjects. Plenty of laugh out loud moments: an enjoyable read.
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