Light and Shadow Tapa blanda - 2016

Melbourne University Press. Very Good+. 2016. Paperback. 0522870899 . Edges tanned; B/w photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2016. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, black & white photos centre spread, corner tips covers creased, some edgewear corners. 304 pp. Mark Colvin (1952 - 2017) was a broadcasting legend. He was the voice of ABC Radio's leading current affairs program PM. He was a founding broadcaster for the groundbreaking youth station Double J. He initiated The World Today program, and he's one of the most popular and influential journalists in the twittersphere. Mark has been covering local and global events for more than four decades. In the midst of all this he discovered that his father was an MI6 spy: the incredible story of a father waging a secret war against communism during the Cold War. But when he contracted a life-threatening illness while working in the field, his life changed forever, involving organ donation.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Mark Colvin is one of Australia's longest-serving broadcasters. However the slow deterioration of his kidneys saw him undertake three punishing years of dialysis while he continuing to broadcast. This is the story of how someone dedicated to reporting on the world first hand, continued to try to do so by proxy when he was no longer able to.

Melbourne University Publishing, 2016. Paperback. New. 277 pages. 9.21x6.06x0.94 inches.