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A Man's Got to Have a Hobby : Long Summers With My Dad by William McInnes
19.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
William McInnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. A tail-end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and looked out for his mates; and a ...Show more
Christmas Tales by William McInnes
32.99 AUD
Category: Stationery & Gift
'Tis the season to be jolly! One of Australia's favourite storytellers is back with a collection of stories about everyone's favourite family holiday. I can't help it if I'm a boring conservative dag, but I love Christmas, always have and hopefully always will. Whatever brand of faith you fly under, ev ...Show more
Fatherhood by William McInnes
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
William McInnes, one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter. Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are ...Show more
Fatherhood: Stories about being a dad by William McInnes
22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
William McInnes, one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter. Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are ...Show more
Full Bore by William McInnes
32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
A chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping-off point for William's inimitable take on our sport-obsessed nation, Australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh with warm affection. His trademark humour and anecdotes litter this ...Show more
Holidays by William McInnes
29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: very good
Remember those long, languid holidays when the only decisions to be made were what to pack in the Esky and who should get the front seat on the drive to the beach? Let William McInnes reignite your nostalgia for holidays past, and give you a taste of the boundless opportunities that await in holidays to ...Show more
The Birdwatcher by William McInnes
19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
This is a story about a bloke who's losing his hearing; a bird that can't fly but likes being read to; and a teenage daughter who doesn't know who to be angry at. It's about a woman living with the echo of illness finding out how much fun it can be to trust someone; a man called Murph who has a secret; ...Show more
The Birdwatcher by William McInnes
29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
This is a story about birdwatchers. David is one, and Clare's father was one. David has a bad history with girlfriends as he is a 'twitcher'; he spends all his time and money chasing birds around Australia so he can add them to his list. It's not a hobby that attracts many young and desirable women, and ...Show more
The Laughing Clowns by William McInnes
19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Peter Kennedy is a very large man who is remarkably happy with his life. Yet something's not quite right, and it started with a dream that smelt of luncheon meat. Peter is successful at what he does, even though he's not sure what that is anymore. When Titan Development contracts him to go to Queensland ...Show more
The Laughing Clowns by William McInnes
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Peter Kennedy is a very large man who is remarkably happy with his life. Yet something s not quite right, and it started with a dream that smelt of luncheon meat. Peter is successful at what he does, even though he s not sure what that is anymore. When Titan Development contracts him to go to Queensland ...Show more
The Making of Modern Australia by William McInnes
19.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Filled with stories from regular Australians about life since World War Two and woven throughout with William's own anecdotes and observations, The Making of Modern Australia pieces together the celebrations, sorrows and spirit of the last fifty years to offer a national picture of our past and present. ...Show more
Worse Things Happen at Sea: Tales of Life, Love, Family and the Everyday Beauty in Between by William McInnes & Sarah Watt
35.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
In William's first book A MAN'S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY he wrote about family life in the 1960s with humour, affection and honesty. WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA does the same for family life in 2000s; written by William and Sarah in a way that many Australians can relate to and enjoy. This book celebrates the ...Show more