{"product_id":"the-boy-from-birdum-by-bill-dempsey-9781925936049","title":"The Boy from Birdum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Dempsey is a humble achiever. He is known primarily as a champion footballer with West Perth and the Darwin Buffaloes. A premiership captain who played over 400 games in 20 seasons in Perth and the Northern Territory, and a member of the AFL's Indigenous Team of the Century, his record and his achievements compare with the very best. He is revered as a true legend at West Perth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill has led a remarkable life. Born in the shadow of Japanese bombing raids in 1942, he was forcibly removed from his mother after the death of his father and baby sister. As a stolen child, he never lost contact with his family and found a second family amongst his fellow inmates at the Retta Dixon Home. Brought to Perth at the age of seventeen as a 'spare wheel' to his mate Jim Anderson, he stayed on to become a football champion and a trailblazer as an Aboriginal entrepreneur throughout the 80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Boy from Birdum\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill tells his story frankly, courageously, and with the charismatic flair of a natural-born yarn spinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘By contrast some books demand to be written and read...This book is one of those...Bill Dempsey writes about matters of consequence. His memory is vivid because he gives matters of importance a face...He had all the pieces a champion footballer needed to have!’ - Dennis Cometti AM, Australian sports commentator, former player and coach of AFL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846017798380,"sku":"9781925936049","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19685823482873.jpg?v=1758902960","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-boy-from-birdum-by-bill-dempsey-9781925936049","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}