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1 y separately published work icon Brabham : The Untold Story of Formula One Tony Davis , Akos Armont , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2019 17276365 2019 single work biography The story of Australia's greatest motoring hero, and the dynasty he founded.

'Sir Jack Brabham was unique in the world of motor racing. He was the boy from Sydney who took on the elite of motor racing and won three F1 world championships, the last one in a car not only built by his own Brabham company, but with an Australian engine he'd helped develop.

'To those who saw him on the podium, Jack Brabham might have seemed glorious and triumphant. But he was also a man of secrets. He shunned the media, rarely using 'two words when none would do'. He kept vital information from his competitors, his team mates - and his family. It led to unrivalled success. It led to wealth too, much of it hidden around the world. But it also left a trail of hurt and bewilderment ...

'In this first ever book-length biography of Jack Brabham, his extraordinary accomplishments are laid out with new commentary from his rivals, colleagues, employees and long-time engineering partner Ron Tauranac. And, with the help of his sons Geoffrey and David, it represents the first major attempt to unravel the enigma who became known as 'Black Jack'. ' 

 (Publication summary)
1 After He Shot Arthur Calwell : Peter Kocan's Use of the Second Person Tony Davis , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mediating Memory : Tracing the Limits of Memoir 2017; (p. 91-103)

'Tony Davis reviews how Peter Kocan's linked novellas pioneered the use of the inherently unstable and shape-shifting second-person narrative voice to give an insider's view of mental illness and disassociation. By heightening the effects of paranoia and the claustrophobia of institutional life, Davis argues that Kocan's novella produces a richer reading experience than his first-person work. Davis also argues that the cloak of fiction gave Kocan freedom to describe his experience more openly, so the novellas become convincing, if unconventional, memoirs.'

Source: Introduction, p.6
1 The Flight Tony Davis , 2015 single work single work novella
— Appears in: Griffith Review , October no. 50 2015; (p. 183-210)

'The plane is moving backwards. Slowly. You have to stare at the ground to confirm it. Yes, the luggage vans and fuel trucks are edging right to left across your window...' (Publication abstract)
1 Places Without a Place : New Possibilities for 'Airport Fiction' Tony Davis , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Scholar , vol. 3 no. 2 2014; 'International flight provides a strange paradox: the modern jet passenger is plied with food and alcohol as if special, yet checked, monitored and identified as if a criminal. A long haul trip involves passing over time zones and countries (and borders and sovereignty), out of sync with day and night, and for much of the time without agency (literally belted into place, denied the usual electronic props of telephone and Internet). It is a place, or perhaps a non-place as defined by Marc Augé, ruled by the tension of being effectively guilty until you can demonstrate yourself innocent. Michel Foucault cited the boat or ship - 'a floating piece of space, a place without a place, that exists by itself, that is closed in on itself and at the same time is given over to the infinity of the sea' - as the 'heterotopia par excellence.' This paper argues that the modern jetliner is an even more intense heterotopia, further disorienting with speed and the blurring of borders and time zones (also creating what Foucault calls a heterochrony, or slice of time that is often linked to a heterotopy). This paper further argues the metastable space entered at an airport and beyond (Fuller and Harley 5) provides untapped possibilities in fiction - and supports this argument with extracts from an extended short story/ novella by Tony Davis set entirely within a trip from Sydney to Zurich.' (Publication abstract)
1 4 y separately published work icon The Big Dry Tony Davis , South Sydney area : HarperCollins Australia , 2013 Z1928543 2013 single work novel young adult fantasy

'Heat. Drought. Dust storms. More people missing every day. The city turning into a ghost town. These are not the only dangers for George and his little brother, Beeper. There's also Emily, a girl who moves like a shadow, slides through locked doors, and seems determined to push two stranded boys ever closer to disaster.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Balancing Act Tony Davis , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 43 no. 2 2011; (p. 24-26) Most writers lead messy lives filled with myriad jobs that help pay the bills in between the time they send on writing. Tony Davis.
1 1 Rewards That Won't Fill the Bank Tony Davis , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 January 2009; (p. 39)
1 1 y separately published work icon Are You for Wheel? : The Most Amazing Cars Ever Tony Davis , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2008 Z1577731 2008 single work prose children's "The fastest, the sleekest, the most famous and the strangest! This fascinating and high-speed look at more than 200 years of motoring will have you marvelling - and sometimes laughing out loud - at cars that float and fly and walk, cars made from plastic and even bamboo and those that are knee-high or as long as a bus. You too will be asking 'Are you for Wheel?' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Nick Cave Tony Davis , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Greats 2008; (p. 81-83)
1 4 y separately published work icon Roland Wright : At the Joust Tony Davis , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2008 Z1517362 2008 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'He's been at Twofold Castle for just a month, but Roland's skill and determination have already impressed the king's bravest knights. And Roland is ready for his first tournament. He is only meant to be watching, of course. But when Little Douglas, the best fighter of his height in the known world, throws down a challenge, things become a great deal more serious.

'Can Roland - or his pet mouse Nudge - save the day? Will nasty Hector make things even worse? And why is Jenny Winterbottom suddenly back on the scene?

'With swordsmanship, jousting, chivalry, comedy, tragedy and even a little bit of poetry, Roland and Nudge find themselves in their tightest scrape yet in book three of their amazing adventures.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 1 y separately published work icon Roland Wright : Brand New Page Tony Davis , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2008 Z1517269 2008 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction 'It's really happened! Roland is to join the royal household at Twofold Castle as a brand new page. This is his big chance to impress the king and his knights. There are a few small problems. The Queen hates mice, and Roland is told his littlest friend, Nudge, won't be allowed to stay. There's an older page who hisses like a snake and always makes sure that poor boys are sent straight home in disgrace. And did we mention that there's an elephant on the rampage? If things don't improve, Roland's dream of being a knight could be over in a day.' (Publication summary)
 
1 3 y separately published work icon Roland Wright, Future Knight Tony Davis , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2007 Z1436368 2007 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'Roland wants to be a knight in armour - but Roland's dad is a blacksmith, and only boys from noble families can even dream of becoming knights.

'When mysterious visitors arrive in the village one day, everything changes. Roland finds himself in the contest of a lifetime, with a real chance to become a pageboy - the first step on the road to knighthood. But how can skinny, clumsy Roland beat an opponent who is bigger, stronger and older - and who doesn't fight by the rules?' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Roland Wright Tony Davis , 2007 2007- Z1436364 2007 series - author children's fiction children's historical fiction
1 What It Feels Like To... Tony Davis , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 19-20 May 2007; (p. 8) Davis comments on the reaction to his non-fiction book, Lemon!, about 'bad cars'.
1 The Books That Changed Me : Tony Davis Tony Davis , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 March 2007; (p. 57) Tony Davis nominates five books that changed him.
1 Let's Hear It for : The Budding Author Tony Davis , 2007 extract autobiography (F. Scott, Ernest and Me)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2007; (p. 17)
1 5 y separately published work icon F. Scott, Ernest and Me Tony Davis , Milsons Point : Bantam Australia , 2007 Z1345440 2007 single work autobiography Davis tells of throwing in his job and moving to Paris 'determined to write something as beautiful, profound and critically acclaimed as anything Fitzgerald or Hemingway produced...Paris had other plans...' - Back cover
1 Australia Urgently Needs a National Theatre Company : Disagree Tony Davis , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 May 2005; (p. 16) Davis puts the case against a national theatre company.
1 The Fall of a Film Tony Davis , Alexa Moses , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 19 February 2005; (p. 1) The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 February 2005; (p. 33) Davis and Moses talk with actors and crew and others involved with the aborted production of Eucalyptus in an attempt to discover the reason for the abandonment of filming. Most accounts point to a rift in relations between director and co-script writer Jocelyn Moorhouse and executive producer and actor Russell Crowe.
1 Blood on the Eucalyptus as Crowe Scuttles Film Tony Davis , Susan Wyndham , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 February 2005; (p. 1, 13) A report on the postponement of the filming of Eucalyptus due to 'creative disagreements' over the final version of the script.
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