"Number 4 in the 'How To' series... anecdotal romp ranges from the back seat of a Melbourne taxi to helicopter Barramundi fishing off Cape York, Queensland. The lead story is devoted to a...meeting with a 4-metre long python. ...not a petrol head but the celebrity Grand Prix really is the ride of a lifetime kissing kerbs and missing gear changes...unfortunately, every move exposed on national television.
The 'Human Decibel' (Daryl Eastlake of the 9 Network) is ejected for noise pollution after antics calling weight lifting at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ...also re-examines the amount of pain a doctor can inflict on an already seriously injured patient. Isn't it always the way...we can generally manage a smile at another person's misfortune. In this book most of the misfortunes belong to "the author...HUMOUR by Aussie former football/cricketer/sports commentator.
Maxwell Henry Norman Walker AM (12 September 1948 - 28 September 2016) was a former Australian cricketer and Australian rules football player. Formerly an architect, he worked as a media commentator and motivational speaker and had diverse business interests.
On 13 June 2011, Walker was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to cricket at a national and international level as a player and commentator, and to the community through a range of youth and social welfare organisations.
Max Walker was also the author of 14 books with his sales exceeding one million copies. This includes seven number-one best sellers. His first book, Tangles (written with Neil Phillipson), was published in 1976 while his 14th book Caps, Hats and Helmets came out in 2006.
Fun stories, I remember as a teenager reading these yarns. Loved them. - - -
"Max has always had an affinity with wildlife and for the colourful characters he met in the course of his work in television, also as a guest speaker and during the large amount of travel he does for what he says is the best job in the world. He keeps getting himself into many crazy, zany predicaments as part of his very hectic, but very enjoyable schedule. How to Puzzle a Python is a collection of these tales … read along and enjoy this journey."
Walker concludes his 'How To...' series with funny stories about meeting a huge Python and Louie 'The Lip' Richards losing his cool whilst training for the Grand Prix celebrity race.