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Hunting Life
"Intrepid hunter, adventurer and writer Peter Ryan has produced yet another deeply satisfying collection of hunting tales, complemented by sensational imagery." --Publisher description.
Peter Ryan
When a top British police chief arrived in Australia to take charge of one of the world's most corrupt forces - and also run security for the 2000 Olympic Games - he was thrilled by the challenge of the job.The following six years saw triumph, betrayal, Byzantine politics, unprecedented public support and unrelenting media attacks as he battled for control of the New South Wales Police Service against almost fanatical resistance to change.Finally, the truth can be revealed about Peter Ryan's pay rise, that London job, the Olympics, the Cabramatta debacle, the bizarre legal machinations that led to the end of his 41-year police career, and his fears for the future of democracy in Australia.Peter Ryan: The Inside Story offers a searing insight into the private laughter and tears as well as the brilliant career and ultimate downfall, of the man who was both the best loved and most-vilified Police Commissioner Australia has ever known.
Hunting New Zealand
Peter Ryan's writing and images have been published around the world. Here he pays tribute to the game animals, people and places that have made New Zealand famous as one of the last great hunting adventures. A book for those whose hearts belong in wild places.
Fear Drive My Feet
Fear Drive My Feet is Peter Ryan’s enduring account of his time patrolling isolated regions of New Guinea during World War II. Far from his fellow Australians and with Japanese forces closing in around him, the eighteen-year-old Ryan endures the hardships of the jungle, overcoming loneliness, fatigue and fear with quiet courage. He finds beauty in the rugged mountain landscapes of New Guinea, and admires the charm and resourcefulness of its people. Rarely out of print in the past four decades, Fear Drive My Feet is a classic memoir of the war in the Pacific, a major work of Australian war literature. For the work he describes in this book, Peter Ryan was awarded the Military Medal and mentioned in dispatches.
Conspiracy
An NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018! A stunning story about how power works in the modern age--the book the New York Times called "one helluva page-turner" and The Sunday Times of London celebrated as "riveting...an astonishing modern media conspiracy that is a fantastic read." Pick up the book everyone is talking about. In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of Gawker Media, outed PayPal founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel as gay. Thiel's sexuality had been known to close friends and family, but he didn't consider himself a public figure, and believed the information was private. This post would be the casus belli for a meticulously plotted conspira...
Guide to Seabirds of Southern Africa
This revised, updated and expanded edition of Guide to Seabirds of Southern Africa remains the only book to focus exclusively on the seabirds of southern Africa, and includes nine new species for the region. This essential guide offers: Authoritative text richly supported with photographs and distribution maps. Clear ID pointers plus information on biology, behaviour and conservation status. An expanded introduction covering seabird origins, moult, feeding, breeding, conservation, and how best to watch and photograph these iconic birds. A bonus feature on flying fish and flying squid. Sales points: The only book focusing exclusively on the seabirds of southern Africa. Written by the region’s foremost seabird specialist. Multiple photographs of each bird. Now with full-page treatments for most species. Includes a new feature on flying fish and flying squid.
Ryan's Luck
Peter Allen Ryan (1923-2015) was a talented, brave and complex man; in some quarters an Australian institution. As a 19-year-old soldier in World War Two he won the Military Medal and was Mentioned in Dispatches. Fear Drive My Feet, the book he wrote when he returned home from New Guinea, is recognised as perhaps Australia's finest war memoir. In another life - and he had several - Ryan was Director of Melbourne University Press for 26 years. As a writer - his first and greatest interest - Ryan's extraordinary output included nine books and some two million words, most of them produced by hand. His essays and columns were often controversial (as intended) but written with style, grace and wicked wit. It was said of Peter Ryan that he was incapable of writing an ugly sentence.
In the Woods
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