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Follows the author's journey into the heart and soul of Italian daily life - the holy trinity of football, food and politics. This memoir offers some insights on how the world works, how it could work and how, despite their mad rush to nowhere in particular, the Italians still manage to go their own wonderful way.
How great are the belief chasms between Muslims, Jews, and Christians? This book dispels the myths and explores the mutual ignorance, beliefs, differences, and philosophies concerning these religions, while explaining the entirely different way of life that is Islam.
Encounters and conversations with people in the region from sheiks to mullahs, academics to former slaves.
One of Australia's most respected journalists turns his unflinching gaze to the big issues that affect us George Negus is one of Australia's most respected journalists. As the host of SBS tV's Dateline, and in his earlier international programs Foreign Correspondent and 60 Minutes, George has traversed the world, meeting and interviewing politicians, philosophers, peace-brokers, philanthropists, presidents, princes and pundits. From Al Gore and Bob Geldof to Mikhail Gorbachev and Colonel Gaddafi, from the Dalai Lama and Desmond tutu to Naomi Wolf, Richard Branson and Cherie and tony Blair, the list of Negus interviewees is as varied as it is extraordinary. In tHE WORLD FROM DOWN UNDER George...
First ed: Geelong, Vic.: Deakin University Press, 2000.
One of Australia's most respected journalists turns his unflinching gaze to the big issues that affect us George Negus is one of Australia's most respected journalists. As the host of SBS tV's Dateline, and in his earlier international programs Foreign Correspondent and 60 Minutes, George has traversed the world, meeting and interviewing politicians, philosophers, peace-brokers, philanthropists, presidents, princes and pundits. From Al Gore and Bob Geldof to Mikhail Gorbachev and Colonel Gaddafi, from the Dalai Lama and Desmond tutu to Naomi Wolf, Richard Branson and Cherie and tony Blair, the list of Negus interviewees is as varied as it is extraordinary. In tHE WORLD FROM DOWN UNDER George...
Attractive coffee table style book recording a six-week journey across the USSR, from Vladivostok to Moscow, by the noted Australian current affairs presenter, during the time in which a tumultuous split led to the creation of the CIS. The annotated photographs focus on changing and contrasting landscapes, both human and physical. The first and last chapters are accompanied by brief commentary.
The swashbuckling West Australian entrepreneur Andrew ''Twiggy'' Forrest took on mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto at their own game - and won. In this unauthorised biography, Andrew Burrell traces Twiggy's business triumphs and disasters to reveal the complicated man behind the myth. Why do his mining ventures attract so much controversy? And what do his philanthropic schemes tell us about him and his plans for the future? It takes extraordinary force of will, combined with boundless energy and cunning, to create enterprises on such a mammoth scale. With the value of iron ore now integral to the health of the federal budget, Twiggy's business affects all Australians. This entertaining book gives a unique insight into one of the most powerful men in Australia today.
"Ending the Affair is a critical account of the state of current affairs television in Australia today. It questions its future, draws lessons from the past and shows why television current affairs matters."--BOOK JACKET.