The Secret Life of the Gold Coast

The Secret Life of the Gold Coast
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Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9780522864359
ISBN-13 : 052286435X
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Secret Life of the Gold Coast by : Brendan Shanahan

Download or read book The Secret Life of the Gold Coast written by Brendan Shanahan and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gold Coast: City of the Future; metropolis of dreams. In less than fifty years a tiny holiday town of fibro shacks and mangrove swamps has grown to become a city of almost a million people and an embodiment of our unquenchable lust for surf, sun and sand. Set against a backdrop of marina developments for the near-dead, a rampant drug culture, the underground porn industry and the anarchy of schoolies week, The Secret Life of the Gold Coast is a disturbing but often comical expose that trawls the underbelly of Gold Coast life while pondering the elusive nature of Paradise and the unexpected consequences of our desires.


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