One Crowded Hour

One Crowded Hour
Title One Crowded Hour PDF eBook
Author Tim Bowden
Publisher HarperCollins Australia
Pages 19
Release 2002
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0207187630

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The bestselling biography of one of the world's greatest cinecameramen and an extraordinary Australian.For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in SouthEast Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war to the world. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok.

The Crowded Hour

The Crowded Hour
Title The Crowded Hour PDF eBook
Author Clay Risen
Publisher Scribner
Pages 368
Release 2020-06-16
Genre History
ISBN 1501144006

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The “gripping” (The Washington Post) story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century. When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country—hardly an army at all. In desperation, the Rough Riders were born. A unique group of volunteers, ranging from Ivy League athletes to Arizona cowboys and led by Theodore Roosevelt, they helped secure victory in Cuba in a series of gripping, bloody fights across the island. Roosevelt called their charge in the Battle of San Juan Hill his “crowded hour”—a turning point in his life, one that led directly to the White House. “The instant I received the order,” wrote Roosevelt, “I sprang on my horse and then my ‘crowded hour’ began.” As The Crowded Hour reveals, it was a turning point for America as well, uniting the country and ushering in a new era of global power. “A revelatory history of America’s grasp for power” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Both a portrait of these men, few of whom were traditional soldiers, and of the Spanish-American War itself, The Crowded Hour dives deep into the daily lives and struggles of Roosevelt and his regiment. Using diaries, letters, and memoirs, Risen illuminates an influential moment in American history: a war of only six months’ time that dramatically altered the United States’ standing in the world. “Fast-paced, carefully researched…Risen is a gifted storyteller who brings context to the chaos of war. The Crowded Hour feels like the best type of war reporting—told with a clarity that takes nothing away from the horrors of the battlefield” (The New York Times Book Review).

Molly Meldrum Presents 50 Years of Rock in Australia

Molly Meldrum Presents 50 Years of Rock in Australia
Title Molly Meldrum Presents 50 Years of Rock in Australia PDF eBook
Author Jeff Jenkins
Publisher
Pages 342
Release 2007
Genre Musical groups
ISBN 9781921332111

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This book is a celebration of 50 years of Rock in Australia, the music that has become the soundtrack to our lives. Molly has been perfectly placed to watch it all unfold. This book is filed with his anecdotes & insights into all the stars that have come & gone (& come again) over the last fifty years. Starting with Johnny O'Keefe & the Beatles, via the Bees Gees, AC/DC & INXS through to Missy Higgins & Wolfmother this book covers all the greats.

A Pirate of the Land

A Pirate of the Land
Title A Pirate of the Land PDF eBook
Author Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir
Publisher CreateSpace
Pages 26
Release 2014-05-02
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9781499325966

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About the Author-Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste.He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.-Wikipedia

Running Like China

Running Like China
Title Running Like China PDF eBook
Author Sophie Hardcastle
Publisher Hachette Australia
Pages 159
Release 2015-08-25
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0733634273

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From a talented emerging Australian writer, a brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness that breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through. 'When I was eleven years old Mum told me, "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name." Even before I heard these words I was always a child who crammed intense joy into tiny pockets of time.' One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she'd always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty. And then, the month before she turned seventeen, that emptiness filled with an intense, unbearable sadness that made her scream and tear at her skin. Misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue, then major depression, then temporal lobe epilepsy, she was finally told - three years, two suicide attempts and five hospital admissions later - that she had Bipolar 1 Disorder. In this honest and beautifully told memoir, Sophie lays bare her story of mental illness - of a teenage girl using drugs, alcohol and sex in an attempt to fix herself; of her family's anguish and her loss of self. It is a brave and hopeful story of adaptation, learning to accept and of ultimately realising that no matter how deep you have sunk, the surface is always within reach. Running Like China shatters the silence and smashes the taboos around mental illness. It is an unforgettable story.

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders
Title The Rough Riders PDF eBook
Author Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Pages 408
Release 1899
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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Based on a pocket diary from the Spanish-American War, this tough-as-nails 1899 memoir abounds in patriotic valor and launched the future President into the American consciousness.

The Crowd

The Crowd
Title The Crowd PDF eBook
Author Gustave Le Bon
Publisher
Pages 680
Release 1897
Genre Crowds
ISBN

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