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Little books on audio, [written and] read by Mark Scott, John Birmingham, Tony Wheeler, Blanche d'Alpuget, Don Watson, Natasha Stott Despoja, Sarah Hanson-Young, Nikki Gemmell, volume one

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Little books on audio, [written and] read by Mark Scott, John Birmingham, Tony Wheeler, Blanche d'Alpuget, Don Watson, Natasha Stott Despoja, Sarah Hanson-Young, Nikki Gemmell, volume one
Language
eng
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Main title
Little books on audio
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Responsibility statement
[written and] read by Mark Scott, John Birmingham, Tony Wheeler, Blanche d'Alpuget, Don Watson, Natasha Stott Despoja, Sarah Hanson-Young, Nikki Gemmell
Summary
The On series - little books on big ideas - pairs Australia's leading thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life. On Us by Mark Scott: Stop. Listen. Step outside the echo chamber. On Father by John Birmingham: A son's homage to his father. On Travel by Tony Wheeler: The more you travel, the more extraordinary the world becomes. On Lust and Longing by Blanche d'Alpuget: Here are the raw and timeless themes of the power and powerlessness inherent to lust, love, loss and death. On Indignation by Don Watson: Don Watson takes us on a journey of indignation and how it has been expressed in his forebears. On Violence by Natasha Stott Despoja: Why is violence against women endemic and how do we stop it? En Garde by Sarah Hanson-Young: In the era of wolf-whistle politics, women are sick of being degraded. On Quiet by Nikki Gemmell: International bestselling author Nikki Gemmell writes on the power of quiet in today's shouty world
Table Of Contents
On us / Mark Scott -- On father / John Birmingham -- On travel / Tony Wheeler -- On lust and longing / Blanche d'Alpuget -- On idignation / Don Watson -- On violence / Natasha Stott Despoja -- En garde / Sarah Hanson-Young -- On quiet and longing / Nikki Gemmell
Target audience
adult
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