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The Voice
Ray 'Rabbits' Warren is the legendary voice of Australian sports commentary. People tell him he must have drunk a bottle of scotch and smoked a packet of cigarettes every day to have the voice that he has. That's not the case – at least, not anymore . . . The son of a railway worker, Ray placed his first bet on a horse called Playboy at the age of just six, and won. A lifelong love of the track – and the punt – was born. During his remarkable broadcasting career, which has now spanned almost five decades, Ray has called three Melbourne Cups, Commonwealth and Olympic Games swimming, and countless rugby league matches alongside his mates Fatty, Sterlo and Gus. Here, for the first time, R...
The Voice
Ray 'Rabbits' Warren is the legendary voice of Australian sports commentary. People tell him he must have drunk a bottle of scotch and smoked a packet of cigarettes every day to have the voice that he has. That's not the case; at least, not any more... The son of a railway worker, Ray placed his first bet on a horse called Playboy at the age of just six, and won. A lifelong love of the track - and the punt - was born. During his remarkable broadcasting career, which has now spanned almost five decades, Ray has called three Melbourne Cups, Commonwealth and Olympic Games swimming, and countless rugby league matches alongside his mates Fatty, Sterlo and Gus. Here, for the first time, Ray reveals the man behind the microphone. He speaks of the great highs and devastating lows of his career and life in the same way he calls every sporting event: with great passion, colour and candour.
Portrait Inside My Head
Presents a collection of essays on a life well lived, sharing provocative observations on topics ranging from the challenges of a Brooklyn childhood and the pleasures of baseball to movies and friendship.
Children and Youth
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Loss Within Loss
A moving collaboration by some of America's most eloquent writers who supply wry, raging, sorrowful, and buoyant accounts of artist friends and lovers struck down by AIDS. Published in association with the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, the 23 essays stand as a powerful reminder and survey of the devastating impact of the AIDS epidemic on the arts community. The book also contains biographies of the subjects and the authors, as well as many bandw photographs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Home Front
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My Life and Racing
Victor Paul Sutherland was to a born to a dairy farmer in Milton, New South Wales, Australia on the15th of August 1945. The day of the Victory in the Pacific; thus the intials VP. He had several different jobs during the time that he was a Jockey and talks about some of the mischivious antics that happened. He became aTrainer when he became too heavey to ride and tells of his heart breaks and triumphs throughout his carreer. He also exposes some bihind the scenes facts of some sordid affairs. There are many good yarns that will make you laugh and some that will make your jaw drop, including an affair between the Head Steward and a Leading Jockey's wife which definately questions the integrety of racing. He includes some very colourful players involved in racing scandals an armed robbery at his house and a huge betting plunge that almost failed but they got away with it. What happened is amazing, this story must be read.
Copper
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Remove the Eyes
Remove the Eyes features nine stories from writer Ralph Robert Moore, including four stories never before published. Ralph Robert Moore's fiction has been published in America, England, Ireland and Australia, and translated into Lithuanian and Chinese. His work has been widely anthologized, including the nineteenth edition of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, published by St. Martin's Press, edited by Ellen Datlow. His story The Machine of a Religious Man was nominated as Best Story of the Year in the 2006 British Fantasy Society Awards. His novel Father Figure was published in 2003. His website SENTENCE at ralphrobertmoore.com features a wide selection of his writings.
The Business of Research
This book looks at how RCA shaped a sophisticated consumer electronics technology in a research and development effort that spanned fifteen years.
