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1956: The Year Australia Welcomed the World by Nick Richardson
Nick Richardson captures the feel not only of a unique Olympics, but of a unique time in Australian history. He uses the Olympics as the lens through which to view some of the most profound developments in Australia and the world … This book pulls back the blinds on what was a vitally important year in Australian – and world – history … Nick has the rare ability to blend an historian’s eye for the critical detail with a journalist’s nose for the underlying human story to deliver a compelling read … simply an excellent storyteller.
Michael Gleeson, The Age
Richardson’s approach to his subject is both thematic and chronological. The resulting narrative is deftly woven and, surprisingly given all the detail, sweetly paced.
Sara Dowse, Inside Story
[Nick Richardson] takes us back to an Australia at a moment of quiet yet irrevocable change.
Alex Sinnott, The Weekly Times
As the chronicler of a year, Richardson (an author, academic and journalist) proves spirited, artful and entertaining. While keeping the Olympics as the pivot and focus for his year, Richardson also assembles an eclectic cast of supporting players to weave in and out of the narrative ... whimsically charming.
Mark Thomas, The Canberra Times
Richardson has written a social, political, administrative, sporting and cultural history of Australia during a pivotal year in a pivotal decade.
Alex McClintock, The Australian
Michael Gleeson, The Age
Richardson’s approach to his subject is both thematic and chronological. The resulting narrative is deftly woven and, surprisingly given all the detail, sweetly paced.
Sara Dowse, Inside Story
[Nick Richardson] takes us back to an Australia at a moment of quiet yet irrevocable change.
Alex Sinnott, The Weekly Times
As the chronicler of a year, Richardson (an author, academic and journalist) proves spirited, artful and entertaining. While keeping the Olympics as the pivot and focus for his year, Richardson also assembles an eclectic cast of supporting players to weave in and out of the narrative ... whimsically charming.
Mark Thomas, The Canberra Times
Richardson has written a social, political, administrative, sporting and cultural history of Australia during a pivotal year in a pivotal decade.
Alex McClintock, The Australian