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Book Extract

Tuesday, December 05

'From Rangoon to Buranda': An extract from Andrew Boe's The Truth Hurts

In today’s summer reading extract, Andrew Boe draws on his experiences as a child of Burmese migrants, to his evolution from a naïve law clerk into a straight-shooting lawyer, to investigate the fault lines of Australia’s criminal justice system.

The day I almost died on the field: An extract from Wally Lewis: My Life

Queensland’s favourite rugby league son almost died from a freak on-field injury. He recounts the episode in this second extract from his biography, Wally Lewis: My Life.

My Life: Wally Lewis, retails for $39.99 in softback at QBD and Dymocks stores or at www.stevehaddan.com.au.

Spankings, seizures and the birth of State of Origin: An extract from Wally Lewis: My Life

In this extract from his biography My Life, Wally Lewis reflects on the birth of State or Origin – a platform that formed the bedrock for his legendary career.

The drinks that shaped Australia: An extract from Max Allen's Intoxicating

In today’s summer reading extract, Max Allen traces the historical influence of Victoria Bitter on Australian culture.

Breaker's last cigarette: An extract from Peter FitzSimon's Breaker Morant

In today’s summer reading extract, Peter FitzSimons revisits the story of the Boer War and Harry “Breaker” Morant: drover, bushpoet, and convicted killer.