Dimensions
153 x 228 x 18mm
The Amazing Adventures of Pops McDonald.
A few years ago, one of Australia's great characters was roused out of well-deserved retirement by some of the guff and twaddle that is daily printed in today's sports pages. His sage advice and strongly expressed letters to the 'Daily Telegraph' soon had other readers clamouring for more, until his missives attracted a cult following.
Despite his extraordinary experiences, and vast knowledge of life and sport, Pops has been characteristically modest about his own story. Finally persuaded by an anxious public that all Australians are likely to benefit from sharing his memories, he has been induced to write his autobiography.
Detailing his early life, he writes about the things that matter to Australians: the importance of boxing in a well-rounded education, how to properly administer payback on the footy field, how to honourably deal with match-fixers and how the allure of brazen women can lead you into trouble. In addition we discover some of the many people in the past that have benefited from a piece of Pops' pithy wisdom, including The Beatles, JFK and Marilyn Monroe.
Risking the very things he's always tried to keep at arm's length - celebrity and public acclaim - Pops has given us a book that will undoubtedly go down as an Australian classic.
