Len Beadell Box Set on Offer

**Reads90** · 11th January 2009, 04:05 PM

Went to the ABC shop today and they have a speical on the
Len Beadell Box set, which contains all six books for $39.95
See here

Len Beadell Box Set - ABC Shop - The Home of Australian Content

If you have not read any these or heard of him then shame on you. These are a great read of a chap who made the roads of the outback with land rovers . And you would not belive what he did to them and how he fixed them in the middle of no where .
I was lucky enough to find a best of book when i was doing my trip around Aus . Great read and great sense of humour
I already have a few of them but still bought the box set so i have the lot, and i am looking forward to reading the rest

Ali

**dmdigital** · 11th January 2009, 04:12 PM

Already posted up this. You can also get it through Dymocks. I bought it as I'd read them years back but had borrowed them off friends at the time. Now I can re-read them! Well worth getting.

**waynep** · 11th January 2009, 04:13 PM

Interesting - I'd like to get those.

I'm currently reading a book called "West of Centre" by Ray Ericksen. He kitted out a Landrover in 1967 and followed Ernest Giles paths around the centre and north. This book was published in 1973 and my wife had it from school.

**Bundalene** · 11th January 2009, 06:58 PM

We bought the set from the ABC book shop a few years ago. Great reading and would recommend them to anyone - you feel that you are there with Len.

Erich

**ashley** · 11th January 2009, 08:15 PM

yep agree - a great read, although have only read one. i remember his grader broke down and towed it hundreds of miles with a bulldozer to a place to get it repaired. crazy stuff. i think he made the gunbarrel highway..

**Bundalene** · 11th January 2009, 08:51 PM

I read a borrowed book which wasn't the first in the series and there were lot's of references explained in earlier books. The trick is to start with first in the series and read the lot in order - hard to put down.

Erich

**Phoenix** · 12th January 2009, 08:02 AM

I scored the box for my wedding anniversary late last year. I'm only on the 2nd book, but the first was fascinating!

**BMKal** · 12th January 2009, 08:27 AM

Thanks for that - will have to grab a set.

ABC shop also has a boxed set of Jack Absalom movies on DVD at present - I bought a set of these on the weekend.

**Bushwanderer** · 13th January 2009, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by ashley

yep agree - a great read, although have only read one. i remember his grader broke down and towed it hundreds of miles with a bulldozer to a place to get it repaired. crazy stuff. i think he made the gunbarrel highway..

He sure did. IIRC he afterwards called his team the "Gunbarrel Construction Coy".

He writes a good yarn. I highly recommend his books.

There is also a CD of a talk that he once gave (Rotary?). Also well worth it, if you can get it.

Best Wishes,
Peter

**incisor** · 13th January 2009, 04:24 PM

the talk cd is usually available for about $25 bucks at dymocks i believe..

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