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If there are any gold bugs out there looking for a rattling good read, DIGGER is now available for download from Amazon Kindle. (The Kindle app loads onto any device).
Digger is the non-fiction account of a Pom who abandons his well-paying job with Londons Sunday Times newspaper to try his luck as a prospector in the deserts of WA. It was first published in 2005 by Picador UK and reprinted in four languages by Readers Digest. It contains lots of history and even more profanity -- plus all the stuff that makes the slightly insane business of gold prospecting so damned addictive
It's FREE to anyone who is a member of Kindle Unlimited.
If you're not a member, you can download it for A$10.
And if you'd prefer a hard copy ($25 including postage in Oz) feel free to direct message!
Cheers and thanks for the great forum,
Shoveller
Search 'Digger Max Anderson on Kindle', or cut and paste this address:
https://www.amazon.com.au/DIGGER-mi...rds=max+anderson+digger&qid=1608533485&sr=8-1
Reviews for Digger:
As entertaining a book as Ive read this year. Anderson is a good listener, a keen observer, an avid researcher and a fine writer... He writes best of the complex webs of rules and etiquettes between diggers and the compulsion that drives them The resulting account is informative, amusing and sometimes moving. You can hardly ask for more than that.
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
An outstanding first a compelling, effortless read, where nothing grates. The text builds on total immersion in a culture, and comprehensive research into its evolution As informative as it is entertaining.
Wanderlust, UK
Absorbing history of an obsession.
Publishing News, UK
As much an affectionate tribute to the people Anderson met in Kookynie as it is a record of his blundering about the bush
Literary Review, UK
This funny, contemplative book gripped me from start to finish. Christopher Wakling, author of What I Did
Making real a childhood fantasy puts an almost whimsical seal on a book that is anchored in desert heat, red dust and notions of Outback.
Canberra Times, Australia
Chronicles his transformation from nave treasure hunter to savvy gold prospector.
Brisbane Courier Mail
A remarkable story.
RTE Radio 1, Ireland
The real mother lode he found was in chronicling the colourful characters of Kookynie all 13 of them A rollicking diary.
Peter Thompson, ABC Radio National, Australia
Entertaining, informative and useful.
The Bulletin, Australia
The premise for his book is an excellent one: it allows Anderson to weave his own sweaty search into the rich and often bizarre history of gold-digging leaving room for digressions on all manner of affairs that go to the core of the Australian identity.
Andersons wit is tinder dry his prose is elegant and crisp and he excels at explaining the mesmeric allure of this soft heavy metal that burdens humanity with an insatiable desire for possession.
Traveller magazine, UK
An engrossing tale of a one-man gold rush. Herald Sun, Australia
Digger is the non-fiction account of a Pom who abandons his well-paying job with Londons Sunday Times newspaper to try his luck as a prospector in the deserts of WA. It was first published in 2005 by Picador UK and reprinted in four languages by Readers Digest. It contains lots of history and even more profanity -- plus all the stuff that makes the slightly insane business of gold prospecting so damned addictive
It's FREE to anyone who is a member of Kindle Unlimited.
If you're not a member, you can download it for A$10.
And if you'd prefer a hard copy ($25 including postage in Oz) feel free to direct message!
Cheers and thanks for the great forum,
Shoveller
Search 'Digger Max Anderson on Kindle', or cut and paste this address:
https://www.amazon.com.au/DIGGER-mi...rds=max+anderson+digger&qid=1608533485&sr=8-1
Reviews for Digger:
As entertaining a book as Ive read this year. Anderson is a good listener, a keen observer, an avid researcher and a fine writer... He writes best of the complex webs of rules and etiquettes between diggers and the compulsion that drives them The resulting account is informative, amusing and sometimes moving. You can hardly ask for more than that.
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
An outstanding first a compelling, effortless read, where nothing grates. The text builds on total immersion in a culture, and comprehensive research into its evolution As informative as it is entertaining.
Wanderlust, UK
Absorbing history of an obsession.
Publishing News, UK
As much an affectionate tribute to the people Anderson met in Kookynie as it is a record of his blundering about the bush
Literary Review, UK
This funny, contemplative book gripped me from start to finish. Christopher Wakling, author of What I Did
Making real a childhood fantasy puts an almost whimsical seal on a book that is anchored in desert heat, red dust and notions of Outback.
Canberra Times, Australia
Chronicles his transformation from nave treasure hunter to savvy gold prospector.
Brisbane Courier Mail
A remarkable story.
RTE Radio 1, Ireland
The real mother lode he found was in chronicling the colourful characters of Kookynie all 13 of them A rollicking diary.
Peter Thompson, ABC Radio National, Australia
Entertaining, informative and useful.
The Bulletin, Australia
The premise for his book is an excellent one: it allows Anderson to weave his own sweaty search into the rich and often bizarre history of gold-digging leaving room for digressions on all manner of affairs that go to the core of the Australian identity.
Andersons wit is tinder dry his prose is elegant and crisp and he excels at explaining the mesmeric allure of this soft heavy metal that burdens humanity with an insatiable desire for possession.
Traveller magazine, UK
An engrossing tale of a one-man gold rush. Herald Sun, Australia
