{"product_id":"come-to-think-of-it-tony-thomas-9781925826845","title":"Come to Think of It: Essays to tickle the brain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the third collection of Tony Thomas's best work. It ranges from zany travels in the PNG Highlands to a reporter's career highlights and lowlights since he first opened a shorthand notebook in 1958. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his solid knowledge of the global warming controversies, he mocks the absurdities in essays like \"Eaten by a tiger? Blame climate change\" and \"Green lunacy at the Parkville Asylum\" i.e. Melbourne University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll love his affectionate spoofing of air hero Biggles, Germaine Greer and an unlikely Rotarian, Richard Sorge, who was Stalin's spy in Tokyo. Tony also lays bare a catastrophic Perth dinner party pitting drug-fuelled author Xavier Herbert against future Governor-General Paul Hasluck and author Mary Durack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis long-researched pieces involve the disastrous 15 months in office of an alcoholic vice-regal couple at WA's Government House, and Prime Minister Menzies' support for economy-wide price-fixing cartels (Tony was personally involved in both sagas). Quirky, wide-ranging, packed with insights ... here's a collection to savour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925826848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925826845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.65d","brand":"Tony Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241563107583,"sku":"9781925826845","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbd19803-4c47-4370-b633-0ee75f02634a.jpg?v=1772655003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/come-to-think-of-it-tony-thomas-9781925826845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}