{"product_id":"sydney-observed-paperback","title":"Sydney Observed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Souter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003eSydney Observed\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1965 (under the title \u003cem\u003eSydney\u003c\/em\u003e), and illustrated throughout with the striking photographs of Quintin F. Davis, it won instant and rapturous praise from reviewers across Australia and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithin the space of a few years it came to be regarded as the best single piece ever written about the city. 'Write the text of a new book about Sydney?' a distinguished writer asked his publisher. 'But after Souter, what's left to say?'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA second hardback edition featuring the iconic illustrations of talented fellow Sydneysider, George Molnar, was released in 1968. It is this edition we proudly reproduce here.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn prose that is measured, astute, wry and always entertaining, Gavin Souter has captured the Emerald City's fortunes, foibles, past and future. He has produced a work that is as timely, relevant and lucid today as it was when first published.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSydney Observed\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by George Molnar, is a small masterpiece - a book for giving, keeping, reading and re-reading.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSydney Observed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Here, for once, is a description of Sydney which is unblinking but good-mannered, appreciative but unsentimental, factual but not a tourists' guide, opinionated but never eccentric ... a brilliant mosaic.' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Sydne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Brilliantly successful.' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Unfalteringly entertaining.' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'One of the best essays I have ever read about Sydney ... Souter has approached his task with the low pulse and critical eye of one of the most skilled reporters in Australia, but also with the controlled enthusiasm and senses of the artist - and with the affection of a Sydneysider.' \u003cstrong\u003eH.G. Kippax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Gavin Souter, one of Australia's most stylish newspapermen, combines a reporter's regard for facts and details with an essayist's gift for phrase. And he is in love with his city, adoring its virtues, tolerant of its faults.' \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Jillett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418315505842,"sku":"9781925143409","price":51.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6893f0e9b40c70b813ff2f8c0789a0fc.webp?v=1778449047","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/sydney-observed-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}