{"product_id":"who-the-hell-is-ralphy-9780228839682","title":"Who the Hell Is Ralphy?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ralph Cover\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - 20th \u0026amp; 21st Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who the hell is Ralphy?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever had a night out with a yowie? Have you ever worn a homemade kangaroo skin coat into your local pub or maybe had a near-death experience with a wild boar? How about been kicked in the head by a horse? Or ridden home on your four-wheeler knowing an Eastern Brown snake's on board with you. Did you ever stand in the middle of a paddock with a mad cow charging you? Ever flown double in a one seater? You ever played three football grand finals in a week?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book of tales about my life: a country boy who once set fire to his parents' hay shed;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea young lad on the up of his professional football career; a man producing world-class ultra-fine merino wool for the fashion industry; and the ongoing struggle to maintain relationships through stress, drought and distance. Each life-stage filled with fun, mischief, mistakes and heartbreaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am telling these stories before they are forgotten because they reflect so many values, skills and ways of life which are eroding or already lost. I hope to inform those of other walks of life of something different and close the gap of time while making you laugh about a few amusing yarns and the occasional joke. However, not all is beer and skittles, with a history of family murders, bushrangers and rebellions. Not to mention ancestors riding with William Lawson the explorer, and others working with Governor Macquarie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my story of life, love and loss told through a bit of laughter (and the occasional whinge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho the Hell is Ralphy? is a book of true anecdotes and short stories reflecting an existence some might never see or experience. The book provides a funny and entertaining insight into Australian life on the land over the lifespan of one lucky(?) man: Ralphy. So, who the hell is he? Come join me and find out...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was not born to the land but spent many happy years as a child and then a teenager living on its fringe in a small country town I call home, Mudgee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph cover grew up in this district and his book takes me back to the sweet smell of freshly cut lucerne hay, rain on a parched paddock, woolsheds, utes, amazing men and women of the land, larrikins with big hearts and a generosity of spirit I treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph the son of a grazing family with a rich colourful heritage, captures the very essence of a beautiful life on the land, its humour ups and downs, in a life well-lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Sutcliffe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46417765531799,"sku":"9780228839682","price":2649.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780228839682.webp?v=1769068492","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/who-the-hell-is-ralphy-9780228839682","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}