Waltzing the Magpies: A Year in Australia by Sam Pickering - 2004-03-02

Waltzing the Magpies: A Year in Australia by Sam Pickering - uncorrected proofPublisher: University of Michigan Press (2004)ISBN-10: 0472113771ISBN-13: 9780472113774Paperback9 x 6 inches, 304 pagesIt seems a shame to preface any introduction to Pickering by saying he was the inspiration for Robin Williams' character in Dead Poet's Society, but if that's what it takes to get more people to read him, then so be it. In a just world, Pickering would be better known than Williams, and at times, his wry commentary is equally amusing. This new collection of essays should go a long way in gaining him the wider audience he deserves. Like a long, newsy letter from an old friend, Pickering recounts how he packed up his life, his wife, his children, and his penchant for quiet observation and moved the whole kit and caboodle to Australia for a year's sabbatical. Adopting the persona of a Connecticut Yankee in a kangaroo court, Pickering's delight with the natural world continues unabated. The flowers and birds… Read More

Ann Arbor, 2004. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 280 pages. Clean, tight copy. Record # 453093

University of Michigan Press, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Michigan Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2004. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minimal edgewear jacket, fore-edge lightly marked. 280 pp. The author is an University of Connecticut English professor, who was played by Robin Williams in the movie "Dead Poets Society". In this travelogue he writes energetically (sometimes critically) about his sabbatical year spent with family travelling around Australia, though based most of the time in Perth. Incredible details about flora and fauna (pedantic, actually). He lapses into his fictional fantasy world of Carthage, Tennessee when highly stressed.

University of Michigan Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. 280 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: University of Michigan Press, 2007. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has minor lean. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is Pickering's second book about Australia, following on 'Walkabout Year', published in 1995. 'Waltzing the Magpies' recounts the year that the author and his family spent in western parts of Australia. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN/EAN: 9780472113774. Inventory No: 15100265.. 9780472113774

Hardback. New. This is Pickering's second book about Australia, following on 'Walkabout Year', published in 1995. 'Waltzing the Magpies' recounts the year that the author and his family spent in western parts of Australia.

Univ of Michigan Pr, 2004. Hardcover. New. 296 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2004. First edition, first printing, with personalized inscription signed by the author on the title page. Fine condition, no other markings, dustjacket in mylar protector.. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.