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Sliding Down the Hypotenuse: A Memoir
Eric Beardsley
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Description for Sliding Down the Hypotenuse: A Memoir
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
In this eclectic and delightful mix of memoir, biography, and history, veteran journalist and broadcaster Eric Beardsley gives a candid account of his life. This narrative chronicles the reporter's experiences from his childhood in 1920s and 1930s Christchurch, New Zealand, to his achievements as lead writer at the Press and information officer for the University of Canterbury. With humor and punchy observation, the book will bring lasting pleasure in its vivid portrait of a life well lived, of a province and its university, and of New Zealand over the last eight decades.
In this eclectic and delightful mix of memoir, biography, and history, veteran journalist and broadcaster Eric Beardsley gives a candid account of his life. This narrative chronicles the reporter's experiences from his childhood in 1920s and 1930s Christchurch, New Zealand, to his achievements as lead writer at the Press and information officer for the University of Canterbury. With humor and punchy observation, the book will bring lasting pleasure in its vivid portrait of a life well lived, of a province and its university, and of New Zealand over the last eight decades.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145005
SKU
V9781927145005
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Ref
99-3
About Eric Beardsley
Eric Beardsley is a journalist with more than 40 years of experience, including as a former reporter and editor at the Press, and the author of books that include Blackball ’08. He is also a former University of Canterbury information officer.
Reviews for Sliding Down the Hypotenuse: A Memoir
In the tradition of Cheerful Yesterdays, this is an amusing, wise memoir of eight decades . . . [Beardsley] has joyfully polished gems of social history, reflecting what mattered to fellow citizens, not just to himself." —Binney Lock, Press