Wonder: 175 Years of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

They sit in the physical and emotional heart of our city, and have done so for 175 years. Most of us have spent time there, and they mean different things to each of us. The Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne have been a place of calm, a site for reflection, creative inspiration, discovery, romance and even refuge. Anyone who has visited has a story. Now a range of these stories from Victorians from many fields is gathered in the lavish publication Wonder: 175 Years of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

Dylan on Dylan

My 1993 interview with Bob Dylan in The Age now collected by Chicago Review Press (published 2018).

Cadel Evans - The Art of Cycling

HarperCollins

Australia’s greatest cyclist Cadel Evans tells his extraordinary story, from mountain biking as a teenager to winning the Tour de France in 2011.

Buy as a hard cover from www.readings.com.au

Geelong: In Our Own Words

Hardie Grant

Thirty-two Geelong identities talk about our lives in the city, including footballer Gary Ablett Senior, historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey, actor/musician Guy Pearce, netballer Simone McKinnis, Paralympian Kelly Cartwright and footballer and television personality Sam Newman.

Buy as a hard cover from www.readings.com.au

Living Large: The World of Harold Mitchell

Melbourne University Publishing

Chronicling Harold Mitchell’s personal journey from being the son of a saw miller to the owner of a $100 million-business, this memoir outlines all aspects of the businessman’s life from childhood and marriage to starting a business and retiring from it.

Buy as a hard cover or ebook from www.amazon.com

Up Close: 28 Lives of Extraordinary Australians

Pan Macmillan

The famous and the infamous – a collection of 25 years of profiles by Peter Wilmoth.

Read the review at www.theage.com.au

Reading The Play, by James Hird

Pan Macmillan

A co-written autobiography about the great Essendon footballer and now coach.

Bud: A Life

Pan Macmillan

The story of Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, the much-loved actor and director, who talks about his days growing up in Coogee, in Sydney, his adventures in the RAAF in World War II and in Hollywood working with legends such as Richard Burton.

Hot Sand

Essay about Summer

A Rare Breed

Interviews with legends of the racetrack, as part of Australia Post’s Legends stamp series.

Diva

A short study of opera legend Dame Joan Sutherland, as part of Australia Post’s Legends stamp series.

Melbourne Football Club

Peter’s personal memories of growing up barracking for the Melbourne Demons.

Glad All Over The Countdown Years 1974 – 1987

McPhee Gribble

A history of the pioneering television program ‘Countdown’ and its colorful cast of characters.