{"product_id":"2026200014375-secondhand-larger-than-life-the-story-of-eric-baume","title":"Larger Than Life: The Story Of Eric Baume","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew personalities in twentieth-century Australian media commanded a room — or a microphone — quite like Eric Baume. Larger Than Life: The Story of Eric Baume chronicles the remarkable career of one of Australia's most colourful and controversial broadcasters, journalists, and public figures, whose sharp wit, outsized opinions, and magnetic presence made him a household name across print and radio. Arthur Manning presents an intimate portrait of a man who seemed constitutionally incapable of mediocrity, tracing Baume's journey from his New Zealand origins through his ascent to the heights of Australian public life, where he became as notorious for his feuds as for his celebrated scoops.\n\nManning's biography captures the era of mid-century Australian media with vivid precision, illustrating how Baume embodied the swaggering confidence of a press culture that was unafraid to court controversy. The book is rich with anecdote and insider detail, offering readers a window into the smoky newsrooms and crackling radio studios that shaped a generation's public discourse. For anyone fascinated by the larger-than-life characters who defined Australian journalism's golden age, this is the story that begs to be read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161022669019,"sku":"2026200014375-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/474542a6-a350-4e10-85de-e10323962175.png?v=1787189275","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014375-secondhand-larger-than-life-the-story-of-eric-baume","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}