Blessed
The Breakout Year of Rampaging Roy Slaven
$25.39
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
27 July 2022
Summary
Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable - and some may say improbable - sporting feats. Whether training Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory, commentating the Olympics or hobnobbing with the country’s upper crust, Rampaging Roy Slaven has lived an extraordinary life.
But even some of the greatest men come from humble beginnings. Before he shot to fame as Australia’s most talented sportsman, he was just another kid in Lithgow,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733648915 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733648916 |
| Author: | John Doyle |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 27 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Review– NSW, VIC [PRINT], The Saturday Age & Sydney Morning Herald, [AUDIENCE: 386,260, ASR: 18,981]
A thoroughly enjoyable book, there are many layers to this story of Roy Slaven’s breakout year. * ACT [PRINT], Canberra Times, [AUDIENCE: 21,094, ASR: AUD 8,800] *
Review * NSW, VIC [PRINT], The Saturday Age & Sydney Morning Herald, [AUDIENCE: 386,260, ASR: 18,981] *
About The Author
John Doyle
John Doyle is one of Australia’s finest writers for stage and screen. His work spans the theatrical success of The Pig Iron People for the Sydney Theatre Company and Vere (Faith) for the State Theatre Company of South Australia, to the small screen acclaim of series such as Changi, Marking Time and Two Men and a Tinnie for the ABC.
He created the character of Roy Slaven in 1985, for ABC radio station Triple J. Since 1986, Roy has appeared alongside H G Nelson on various television series, including Club Buggery, The Channel Nine Show, Win Roy and H G’s Money, The Dream, The Monday Dump, The Ice Dream, The Cream, The Dream in Athens and The Memphis Trousers and the long-running Sunday afternoon radio sports program This Sporting Life on Triple J.
In 2010, John was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to entertainment and as a supporter of charitable organisations such as the United Nations Children’s Fund in Australia. John is Patron and a life governor of Autism Spectrum Australia.
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