The Resource Second best : the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up, Ben Pobjie
Second best : the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up, Ben Pobjie
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The item Second best : the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up, Ben Pobjie represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- History is always written by the winners and about the winners. But what about the poor souls lurking in the shadows of history, the ones who were just as remarkable but perhaps didn't stick their chests out as they crossed the line? In Second Best, historian and comedian Ben Pobjie celebrates the nobility and altogether more fascinating stories of the silver-medal getters. What drove them on their incredible feats, why did they just miss out, and how did they cope with the oblivion of finishing second? From the Second Fleet, the second man on the moon and Australia's second prime minister whose name we consistently forget, Second Best shines a light on those plucky men and women who, through no fault of their own - or at least only a little bit of fault of their own - didn't quite get there before everyone else, but did get there before almost everyone else
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781922419125
- Label
- Second best : the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up
- Title
- Second best
- Title remainder
- the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up
- Statement of responsibility
- Ben Pobjie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- History is always written by the winners and about the winners. But what about the poor souls lurking in the shadows of history, the ones who were just as remarkable but perhaps didn't stick their chests out as they crossed the line? In Second Best, historian and comedian Ben Pobjie celebrates the nobility and altogether more fascinating stories of the silver-medal getters. What drove them on their incredible feats, why did they just miss out, and how did they cope with the oblivion of finishing second? From the Second Fleet, the second man on the moon and Australia's second prime minister whose name we consistently forget, Second Best shines a light on those plucky men and women who, through no fault of their own - or at least only a little bit of fault of their own - didn't quite get there before everyone else, but did get there before almost everyone else
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- SALS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pobjie, Ben
- Dewey number
- 909
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Civilisation
- World history
- Collective memory
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Second best : the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up, Ben Pobjie
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- volume
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
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- text
- still image
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000067666023
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781922419125
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1154424052
- Label
- Second best : the amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up, Ben Pobjie
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000067666023
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781922419125
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1154424052
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