Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain

Author: Brian Vickery

Publisher:

Published: 2024-03-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781958381113

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This book traces the path of a young man born immediately after the Second World War and classified throughout the world as a Baby Boomer. Brian was a borderline failure at school but worshipped the outdoors and in particular his close mates - these attributes served him well when he was unexpectedly drafted into a two year National Service Scheme created to meet the demands of the Vietnam war. Brian served a thirteen month tour of Vietnam as an Infantry Platoon Commander with an Australian Infantry Battalion and spent forty weeks of his tour in the field - his life was threatened on many occasions but he came out of Vietnam with a greater understanding of his own strengths and weaknesses and a full understanding of the Australian psyche - the friends he made in Vietnam remain his friends today. Brian also was able to take his family on postings to Darwin, Hong Kong and Brunei which strengthened his children's knowledge of a much bigger world and gave them an insight into the riches we share in Australia. Brian used his military knowledge and background to help him raise funds for his local surf club and restore the presence and dignity of a local RSL - a tough life but not an unhappy one.

Please Just F* Off It's Our Turn Now
Please Just F* Off It's Our Turn Now

Author: Ryan Heath

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1864033282

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ustralia watch out! This is a snapshot of the generational change that is coming. A call to generational battle not seen since the 1960s. Ryan Heath, a twenty five year old writes about his generation - young people in their twenties who he says are very different to Baby Boomers and Generation X.His book is a sexy snapshot of the people born after 1970 - the people of this century. How they are different, special and ready to take over from Baby Boomers.Like many of his generation, Ryan Heath has had a gutful of the same bunch of boomers still hogging all the good jobs and holding Australia back. He says: Enough is enough - it's time for a generational change or Australia will slide into decline.In a style that is controversial, passionate and with humour, this is an enjoyable and provocative read in the tradition of Mike Moore. A must read for Generation Y and X but also for Boomers who will love to hate Heath's criticisms and mockery of them. He pulls no punches when it comes to Aussie sacred cows and institutions - Fairfax, the ABC, and the ALP particularly. Ryan asserts that his generation is very different to boomers and X's. They may be smaller in number but are more diverse, better educated, more socially responsible, switched on to new technologies and believe in working through networks rather than hierarchies. He believes they have what it takes to make Australia a better place.

Boomer Nation
Boomer Nation

Author: Steven M. Gillon

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780743229470

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A single generation's massive influence on our history and culture is captured in this prismatic look at the lives of six Baby Boomers.

The Motoring Adventures of a Baby Boomer
The Motoring Adventures of a Baby Boomer

Author: John Hanson Jnr.

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2022-06-30

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1398467170

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The author’s grandfathers were both employed by the pre-war motor industry. His singer father, John Hanson, would test John’s knowledge of car makes on the long journeys between theatres. He has seen UK car numbers increase tenfold in his lifetime and this is a personal account of his love of classic cars before their success leads to their demise. The motor car took him around Australia; ending up in Darwin 12 months after cyclone Tracy. He explored the wilderness, whilst as a lawyer he represented the Crocodile Dundees of the Northern Territory. He has bought over 70 cars, enjoying their beauty, the aural pleasure of the exhaust note and addictive pleasures of oil and petrol. From Coventry to Darwin and back – an Auto Biography with a difference!

Demography at the Edge
Demography at the Edge

Author: Rasmus Ole Rasmussen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1317152891

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Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic, adaptive, evolving systems, it explores how populations respond in different ways to changing environmental, cultural and economic conditions and how effectively they manage these change processes. Theoretical understandings and policy issues arising from demographic modelling are tackled including: competition for skilled workers; urbanisation and ruralisation; population ageing; the impacts of climate change; the life outcomes of Indigenous peoples; globalisation and international migration. Based on a strong theoretical framework around issues of heterogeneity, generational change, temporariness and the relative strength of internal and external ties, Demography at the Edge provides a common set of approaches and issues that benefit both researchers and practitioners.

Advertising: Principles and Practice
Advertising: Principles and Practice

Author: Sandra Moriarty

Publisher: Pearson Australia

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1486009050

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The 3rd edition of Advertising: Principles and Practice is the only practical, applied guide to the real world of advertising in Australasia using award-winning examples of how and why great advertising is achieved. It features new coverage of advertising’s role within the integrated marketing communications (IMC). Moriarty explores the ever-changing media landscape and encourages readers to think about the ways in which advertising operates as part of a broader communication strategy. How do you define great advertising? How do you encourage creativity in advertising? How can interactive and digital media add value to advertising? These questions, and many more are comprehensively answered inside this Australian adaptation of the US text, Advertising & IMC: Principles and Practice by Moriarty, Mitchell and Wells.