{"product_id":"sh_t-towns-of-australia","title":"Sh_t Towns Of Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious guide to the shittest towns in Australia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom dusty desert sh*tholes to free-range bogan breeding grounds, to the bin-chicken playgrounds of our megacities, Sh*t Towns of Australia is a guide to the concrete, fibro and methamphetamine wastelands that we like to call home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Coober Pedy to Canberra, from Ballarat to Broken Hill, from Logan to Launceston, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSh*t Towns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes us through the veritable f*ck-tonne of crappy towns and cities that make up the 'Lucky Country' - profiling all the best places not to visit or, heaven forbid, live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sixty towns and cities reviewed in this volume have been carefully selected using an exacting set of scientific criteria developed at the prestigious University of Nimbin, combined with extensive field research, a desire to offend, and where possible a sense of humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRick Furphy and Geoff Rissole are two of Australasia's leading self-appointed experts on sociology, travel and culture. After cutting their teeth as investigative reporters for regional newspapers such as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsbestos Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGawler Growler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Furphy and Rissole released their bestselling debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSh*t Towns of New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which won the Poolitzer Prize, the Poobody Award and the Nobel Prize for Shiterature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pair's work has attracted controversy - including one district mayor suggesting they be shot - but in the spirit of other true Aussie rebels like Ned Kelly, the Eureka diggers and Swino the pig, Rick Furphy and Geoff Rissole refuse to let naysayers deter them from their vital work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen and Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46640076456067,"sku":"9781988547244","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/8603\/4051\/files\/ShittownsofaustraliaOG.jpg?v=1772662696","url":"https:\/\/lattanzios.com.au\/products\/sh_t-towns-of-australia","provider":"Lattanzios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}