The Aussie Bible

By Kel Richards

2006

First Published

3.39

Average Rating

Number of Pages

0H01M

Audio Length

A bunch of Aussies have spent the day at the beach. They wind up in one blokersquo;s backyard where the barbie is firedup and loaded with grub steaks and veg and such. Later over a cold drink one bloke starts telling stories.They are some of the best know and best loved stories in the world; stories that have been told on every continent on earth; stories that have been circling the world for 2000 years. They are stories about the carpenter who changed history as he traveled the Outback with his mates. This time those stories are retold in real fair dinkum Aussie English. With its own Australian take on ldquo;In the beginning...rdquo; The Aussie Bible starts off with its worldknow and disarmingly friendly ldquo;Grsquo;dayrdquo; Then sets out retelling tales in a manner and style that will have younbsp; reading and sometimes laughing out loud. From A Gigantic Picnic The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes to an Aussiestyle Psalm 23 to the Glossary specially lengthened for the Yanks The Aussie Bible is a smashhit pageflipper for all ages that has already sold over 110000 copies worldwide.

Avg Rating

3.39

Number of Ratings

5 STARS

19%

4 STARS

32%

3 STARS

26%

2 STARS

13%

1 STARS

10%

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Author

Kel Richards

Author · 19 books

Kevin Barry "Kel" Richards (born 8 February 1946) is an Australian author, journalist and radio personality. Richards has written a series of crime novels and thrillers for adult readers which includes The Case of the Vanishing Corpse, Death in Egypt and An Outbreak of Darkness. Richards currently presents ABC NewsRadio's weekend afternoons, which includes regular Wordwatch segments. Wordwatch is a feature introduced by Richards. Initially developed as a "filler" program for the radio programs to allow time for changes of people or locations, it tapped into an interest by the listening public and several books have been produced based on the show's research. In November 2003 the thousandth episode of the show was produced. Richards can also be heard on ABC Local Radio programs including Nightlife (national) and Evenings in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.