{"product_id":"we-is-me-upside-down-douglas-john-mcphillips-9780645264500","title":"We is Me Upside Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" \u003cstrong\u003eI was born in 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e. A momentous event happened that year- D Day, which precipitated the end of the war in Europe and the subsequent defeat of Japan in 1945. It also heralded the onset of the Atomic Age after the decimation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. \u003cstrong\u003eI knew nothing of this at the time. I was too busy sucking on a \u003c\/strong\u003esurrogate \u003cstrong\u003emother's boobs. I have been doing that for most of my life.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a memoir of a bush boy's \u003c\/strong\u003erecall of his life. It speaks of the plurality of all of us, the \"We,\" though the eyes of the individual, the \"me.\" \u003cstrong\u003eIt's a rollicking tale of childhood adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e raiding bird's nest, dodging bullets \u0026amp; snakes, \u003cstrong\u003e circus acts, rugby league matches \u0026amp; boxing tent exhibitions \u003c\/strong\u003eshaped by a regimented Christian education and mentored by a classic bushman grandfather. It traverses the halcyon days of the 1950s when life was simple, mischief built character and even the dark side of life was, if not condoned, at least tolerated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe autobiography takes the reader through events that lead to Doug's getting of wisdom through work and play in the 60s \u0026amp; 70s, \u003c\/strong\u003e a period when jobs were plentiful and sex, drugs and rock n roll were the norm, at least for some.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe journey tells how a young man found through travel and adventure, a way of life that proved, after much experience of heartfelt sorrow not to be his true calling. The getting of wisdom comes at a price-\u003c\/strong\u003e it always does, and he sums it all up in this novel of the \u003cstrong\u003emerit \u003c\/strong\u003eof it all\u003cstrong\u003e. For the curious of mind, \u003c\/strong\u003eit is a worthwhile\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eread for insight into a way of life once well lived but long since passed \u003cstrong\u003einto the annuals of time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas John McPhillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645264504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645264500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug McPhillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Douglas John McPhillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850179424511,"sku":"9780645264500","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-is-me-upside-down-douglas-john-mcphillips-9780645264500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}