{"product_id":"9781760899103","title":"Before I Forget","description":"Author: Blainey, Geoffrey \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760899103 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2020 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 24mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore I Forget \u003c\/i\u003eis the long-awaited memoir from Professor Geoffrey Blainey - Australia's most significant and popular historian - that tells the story of the first forty years of his life, from his childhood to his career as historian and writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt home, encircled by books, I assumed that my writing career, so precarious, would flourish...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor close to seventy years Professor Geoffrey Blainey has uncovered and chronicled our history. Now in his ninth decade and listed by the National Trust as a 'Living Treasure', Blainey turns to his own story, reflecting on the first forty years of his life, from his humble beginnings as the son of a Methodist minister and school teacher, to establishing his career as historian and writer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne of five children, Blainey recalls a carefree childhood spent in rural Victoria, which ignited for him a great affection for the Australian landscape and a deep curiosity in Australia's history. A scholarship to Wesley College further instilled a great love of learning, which flourished later at the University of Melbourne as both student under Manning Clark, and lecturer. His groundbreaking early book \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Distance \u003c\/i\u003eoffered Australians a new understanding of ourselves and catapulted a new phrase into the vernacular. Now the author of over forty books, Geoffrey Blainey claims he has discovered Australia's history his own way - and is still learning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, lively and lyrically written, \u003ci\u003eBefore I Forget \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the experiences and influences that have shaped the astonishing mind of Australia's most remarkable historian. But in this book Blainey has given us something more - a fascinating and affectionate social history in and of itself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBefore I Forget\u003c\/i\u003e makes clear how Blainey's unique body of work was, and is, crucial to publicising the rising wave of clashing ideas throughout Australian intellectual life.' \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45327707537566,"sku":"UBD-9781760899103","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760899103.jpg?v=1744610863","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760899103","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}