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The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians
Author(s): Marg Carroll (Author)
- Publisher: Allen & Unwin
- Publication Date: 10 Jan. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 392 pages
- ISBN-10: 1742370330
- ISBN-13: 9781742370330
Book Description
In ‘The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians’ fifteen fiercely independent men and women who have lived life exuberantly, cast a revealing light on a fast vanishing Australia. These subjects share their unique experiences with a cocky modern world often focused more on youth. What’s it like to hunt wild buffalo on horseback, or to hover calmly underwater to avoid the bends while being circled by bronze whaler sharks? What’s it like to escape twice from Nazi SS camps, or to capture rogue saltwater crocodiles, or to walk in the footsteps of Burke and Wills, totally alone apart from four camels? What’s it like to raise fourteen children in a one-room house, to really make a difference in the fraught world of aboriginal education, or to inspire as an innovator or artist? While there are adventures aplenty, a deep wisdom lies at the core of this book. A wisdom born from action not theory, a wisdom that can come from following the road less travelled, a wisdom that will resonate with the reader.
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About the Author
Marg Carroll grew up in the Murga Valley in central NSW. A community developer, farmer, and graduate of the Australian Leadership Program, she is deeply committed to rural Australia and lives on the family farm at Molong in central western New South Wales. She has written two books: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives andReinventing the Bush.
