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Binding: Audio CassetteDewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9780552148368 Format: Audiobook ISBN: 0552148369 Label: Corgi Audio Manufacturer: Corgi Audio Number Of Items: 2 Publication Date: August 01, 2000 Publisher: Corgi Audio Release Date: August 03, 2000 Studio: Corgi Audio Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: These evocative descriptions of Australia and its lifestyle are accurate and interesting. Facts, figures, history, extent and division of territories, flora and fauna; how they look, how deadly or how tame they are, and how many of them exist, will stir exciting memories for those who have been Down Under and paint a precise picture in the mind for those who haven't. Events, how people look and what they say are recorded faithfully and with master of observation Bill Bryson's wonderful facility for making you laugh out loud, there are plenty of reasons for doing so. His running commentary on a radio broadcast cricket match, a game about which he knows nothing, is brilliantly inventive. There's not a single actual word or expression associated with the game but the nuance is stunning. Spiky conversations with his English producer friend as they drive to Ayres Rock, the sighting of a rotary clothes-line in the depths of the outback, confrontations with receptionists and waiters, a beer-drinking man at the bar of the Nambucca telling him "Dining room's closed mate. The chef's crook. Must have ate some of his own cooking" and a full tuckerbag more, are entertainingly, albeit rather hastily, delivered by the reader. --Running time 3 hours -- Lyn Took Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Interesting and wittyI found this book very entertaining and surprisingly informative. In contrast to 'Notes from a small island' which I thought was extremely dull and gave up on, I couldn't put this one down. I have recommended this book to several friends and have no complaints! Rating:  - A blantantly boring regurgetation of past Bryson books.Although interesting and insightful into some of the customs of Australian culture, it is as if Bryson is following a recipe book. The content is new and inviting, yet the formula ............ boring and predictable. Perfect to play before bed time if you are after a good nights sleep.  Try searching the Internet for "Down Under" or Ebay for "Down Under". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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