Hitchy feet : (Record no. 25759)

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781925048179
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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CONTROL NUMBER
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CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
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MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Card,John
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Hitchy feet :
Remainder of title a grown-up's guide to running away from home and accidentally getting a life
Statement of responsibility, etc. John Card
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Sydney :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Finch Publishing,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 216 p. ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. John Card was a bored thirty-something high school science teacher when he decided to do what most of us only dream about - pack it all in and run away from 'real life'. John Card had a good job with promising prospects. However, he wanted something more in his life. He dreamed of running away from home and (unlike most people) he actually did. After asking his mum to help him pack his backpack that is... 'Hitchhiking around Australia had some unexpected outcomes. I didn't expect to be put in prison, endure mild strangulation, get head-butted, thieve government property or ride on the roof of a vehicle through the Pilbara. Yet, somehow, despite the in-your-face nature of these events, they were nice surprises. It beat the monotony of markbooks with dicks drawn all over them,' said John. This is one man's hilarious account of his time hitchhiking 15,000 kilometres around Australia in search of adventure and a new way of thinking about life. Along the way he encounters nude walkers, has abuse hurled at him from passing cars, drinks a lot of beer, eats a lot of bananas (going cheap in QLD), sees a lot of road signs and antagonises a lot of people. He also discovers the enormous generosity of ordinary Australians, and unexpectedly reignites his own passion for life
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Card, John,
Chronological subdivision 1975-
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Men
Geographic subdivision Australia
Form subdivision Biography
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Life change events
Geographic subdivision Australia
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Hitchhiking
Geographic subdivision Australia
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Australia
General subdivision Description and travel
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ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type REGULAR
Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price
26/01/2017 920.710994 CA HI T0050961 20.45 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 14/12/2014 UOW Unishop 20.45