The bestselling biography of one of the world's greatest cinecameramen and an extraordinary Australian. For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in SouthEast Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war to the world. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok.

One Crowded Hour New Edition

Literature & Fiction

Bowden, Tim

Contemporary

HARPERCOLLINS,AUSTRALIA

This extraordinary book is the first-person account of John Long's two unforgettable "summers" on the southern continent. Told in a highly accessible and entertaining style, Mountains of Madness is the account of his three-month long fossil hunt. As the story unfolds, we learn of both the highs of scientific discovery as well as the grueling yet essential routines that must be practiced every day just to stay alive in one of the harshest environments on our planet. Alternating with the author's wonder at the intense beauty of his surroundings are his immense frustration and boredom that stem from being completely at the mercy of the elements. Throughout the course of the expedition, danger is never far off in this inhospitable land. Despite having been trained in the art of building snow caves and practiced in the skill of traversing glaciers, Long tells of two brushes with death in just one afternoon. The hair-raising escape from a deep crevasse is fraught with tension-only to be followed by yet another encounter with sudden disaster when the crash of an avalanche buries Long deep in the snow. Table of Contents <ul>
<li>Front Matter</li>
<li>A Strange and Hostile Land</li>
<li>Of Heroes, Rocks, and Fossils</li>
<li>Survival Training: Tekapo, New Zealand</li>
<li>Arrival in Antarctica</li>
<li>Antics on Ice</li>
<li>A Very Good Christmas</li>
<li>Dry Valleys, Sand Dunes, and Rivers</li>
<li>Back to the Great White South</li>
<li>Cape Evans and Cape Royds</li>
<li>A Flight of Discovery</li>
<li>On Mr. Darwin's Glacier</li>
<li>The First Worst Day of My Life</li>
<li>Dancing on the Gorgon's Head</li>
<li>Up the McCleary Glacier</li>
<li>A Room at the Fish Hotel</li>
<li>The Skua</li>
<li>The Ascent of Mt. Gudmundson</li>
<li>Over the Mulock Glacier</li>
<li>Mt. Ritchie and Deception Glacier</li>
<li>Onwards to Escalade Peak</li>
<li>'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas'</li>
<li>On the Snout of the Alligator</li>
<li>Long Day's Journey into Night</li>
<li>Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Year</li>
<li>Working on the Portal</li>
<li>At the Crucible of Shark Evolution</li>
<li>Pick-Up Day Problems</li>
<li>Base Blues and Arrival Home in Australia</li>
<li>So Much for the Afterglow</li>
<li>Reflections from the Ice</li>
<li>Epilogue</li>
<li>Appendices</li>
<li>References and Source Material</li>
<li>Acknowledgments</li>
<li>Index</li>
<li>Color Plates</li>
</ul>

Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica

Long, John

History

Joseph Henry Press

The bestselling biography of one of the world’s greatest cine-cameramen and an extraordinary Australian.    For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in South East Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war to the world. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok.  The last two CDs on this audiobook contain the Neil Davis Tapes, which are Tim Bowden’s original interviews and location recordings with Neil Davis.

ONE CROWDED HOUR

Biographies & Memoirs

Imprint/Collins

One Crowded Hour is the bestselling biography of one of the world's greatest combat cinecameramen and an extraordinary Australian. First published in 1987, One Crowded Hour remains a must-read for aspiring photographers, cinematographers, journalists and war buffs. For over twenty years, from the early 1960s, Neil Davis brought enduring images of the horror of modern war directly from the battlefront to the world's television screens. Davis's former colleague, Tim Bowden, tells the life story of this cool and utterly dedicated professional. Davis was a legendary gambler who often relied on his intuitive sixth sense to stay alive. He is best remembered for his eleven year coverage of the conflict in Indo-China, and was the only western cameraman to film with the South Vietnamese army. Having survived so much war, Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok in 1985. He is remembered as an exceptional man and remarkable journalist, equally at home with presidents and street beggars. A sympathetic portrait of a gentle but dedicated and daring war correspondent.' - Melbourne Herald A must among Australian biographies.' - Weekend Australian

One Crowded Hour (A&R Classics)

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

It isn’t easy to reminisce, alone, into a tape recorder. Yet that is what I asked my father, John Bowden, to do when, in the late 1980s I suggested he should not only record our family history, but reflect on a life that embraced almost the entire twentieth century.  Then in 1998, at the age of 91, Father ‘woke up dead’ in his own bed, in his own house (which he never wanted to leave), not long after adding a postscript – a final chapter to his life story …  The Way my Father Tells It is a story of the joys and sorrows of childhood and adolescence, of falling in love, going to war and returning to re-establish a family life. It is filled with wry charm and self-effacing humour and is a wonderful evocation of an Australia now changed beyond recognition.

The way my father tells it: The story of an Australian life

Australia & Oceania

ABC Enterprises for the Australian Broadcasting Corp

The bestselling biography of one of the world's greatest cine-cameramen and an extraordinary Australian. For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in South East Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war to the world. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok. The last two CDs on this audiobook contain the Neil Davis Tapes, which are Tim Bowden's original interviews and location recordings with Neil Davis.

One Crowded Hour

Humor & Entertainment

Bolinda Audio

It isn’t easy to reminisce, alone, into a tape recorder. Yet that is what I asked my father, John Bowden, to do when, in the late 1980s I suggested he should not only record our family history, but reflect on a life that embraced almost the entire twentieth century. Then in 1998, at the age of 91, Father ‘woke up dead’ in his own bed, in his own house (which he never wanted to leave), not long after adding a postscript – a final chapter to his life story … The Way my Father Tells It is a story of the joys and sorrows of childhood and adolescence, of falling in love, going to war and returning to re-establish a family life. It is filled with wry charm and self-effacing humour and is a wonderful evocation of an Australia now changed beyond recognition.

The Way My Father Tells It: The story of an Australian Life

Historical

The bestselling biography of one of the world’s greatest cine-cameramen and an extraordinary Australian.For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in South East Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war to the world. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok.The last two CDs on this audiobook contain the Neil Davis Tapes, which are Tim Bowden’s original interviews and location recordings with Neil Davis.

Memoirs

From recruitment and training and the battlegrounds of Palestine, North Africa, Thailand, Burma and beyond, here are the highly individual stories of Australia's World War II Diggers told in their own voices - warts and all.

Larrikins in Khaki: Tales of Irreverence and Courage From World War II Diggers

Leaders & Notable People

Allen& Unwin

The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

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Books by Bowden, Tim

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One Crowded Hour New Edition

Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica

ONE CROWDED HOUR

One Crowded Hour (A&R Classics)

The way my father tells it: The story of an Australian life

One Crowded Hour

The Way My Father Tells It: The story of an Australian Life

One Crowded Hour

Larrikins in Khaki: Tales of Irreverence and Courage From World War II Diggers

The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97