New to the Paperback - Biographies - December 2008
Arthur Boyd: A Life
Darleen Bungey
Based on meticulous research and hundreds of interviews, Bungey s compelling biography of Arthur Boyd explores the man and his art. Boyd emerges as a passionate, dramatic figure whose self-effacing demeanour cloaked a strong personality that refused to allow his turbulent and sometimes tragic personal life to interfere with his creative genius. From Victoria's bohemian enclaves to London, Suffolk and the Shoalhaven, this is a journey into the mind and heart of a complex man with an absolute commitment to his art.more details...
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Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes
Michael Gray
The great pre-war blues musician Blind Willie McTell was one of the most gifted artists of his generation, with an exquisite voice and a sublime talent for the 12 string guitar. Yet he never achieved stardom, and until now little has been written about his extraordinary life.In this odyssey to the American South, Gray evokes the turbulent history of McTell's time and place and peels back the many layers of his compelling, sometimes tragic but ultimately uplifting story. Part biography, part travelogue, part social history.more details...
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Man Who Owns The News
Michael Wolff
Rupert Murdoch s News Corp holdings - from The New York Post, Fox News, The Australian, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few - are vast , and his power is the media unrivalled. With unprecedented access to Murdoch himself, his associates, and family, Wolff chronicles the astonishing growth of the $70 billion media kingdom, probes the family dynasty and looks at what makes Rupert Murdoch, the man, tick.more details...
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