The Life and Death of the Australian Backyard, by Anthony Clive Hall
This is a detailed study of the loss of the Australian backyard. Probably a bit too detailed for most readers you can skip over the parts of least interest.
Tag Archives: non-fiction
The Story of Film, Mark Cousins
An excellent history of the motion picture industry and the technical developments that made it possible and better.
The Big Book of Australian History
It’s a good overall history of Australia but not much detail. There are no diagrams illustrating concepts from the text. It does feature great quality images and drawings from the periods being discussed.
The Black Death: The Story of A Village 1345-1350, by John Hatcher
This book takes the reader back to the dark period of The Black Death.
The Lucky Country, by Donald Horne
A fascinating insight into Australia dating from the 60’s.
The Rise and Fall of Australia, by Nick Bryant
Sometimes it’s good to get a different point of view about your country.
The Frackers, by Gregory Zuckerman
If you want lots of detail about how the US fracking companies were formed and run then this book is for you.
Dude, Where’s My Country
Dude, Where’s My Country, by Moore, Michael (Book – 2003)-non fiction Another excellent read by Michael Moore. Again he is not happy with Bush, and he goes through in detail why.
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
I read this book with my son Kyle and we both loved it. I have seen both films based on the book, and it is interesting to compare how each of them has stuck to the original.
Fawlty Towers: The Story of the Sitcom
A brilliant read on how the Fawlty Towers series was developed.