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Bernie Shakeshaft

Back on Track: How One Man and His Dogs Are Changing the Lives of Rural Kids

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As a kid, Bernie Shakeshaft's mischievous and reckless behaviour led him to became known as the wild one of his devout Catholic family. It isn't surprising that his path led him to the Northern Territory, a place where people often go to either lose themselves or find themselves. Bernie, a searcher for his purpose in life, found himself.He had many jobs, firstly as a ringer on a cattle station owned by the Packer family, and later as a dingo trapper for the Parks and Wildlife Service. Throughout it all, he drank, he swore, he fought, and took chances with his own well-being. But, crucially, he also developed deep connections with the Indigeno… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Knight, James
  • ISBN: 978-0-7336-4212-8
  • EAN: 9780733642128
  • Produktnummer: 30609767
  • Verlag: Hachette Australia
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 336 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.8 cm 408 g
  • Gewicht: 408

Über den Autor


Bernie Shakeshaft is the founder and CEO of BackTrack Youth Works in Armidale, New South Wales. Living and working for many years in the Northern Territory, Bernie had a range of jobs before deciding to make his vision of working with disadvantaged young people a reality. Bernie and the team at BackTrack have helped over 1000 young people, and are now expanding to share their tools with other communities across New South Wales. Bernie was the recipient of the prestigious 2014 Churchill scholarship. James Knight has worked in network television, on independent documentaries and is a bestselling author. He has writtern more than twelve non-fiction books, including the bestselling biography of outback legend Milton Jones, The Man from Coolibah, and the fascinating look at two of Australia's greatest storytellers, Henry and Banjo. He lives in Sydney.

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