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| 100 | 1 | _aPitt, Helen. | |
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_aThe House : _bThe Dramatic Story of the Sydney Opera House and the People Who Made It. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aSydney : _bAllen & Unwin, _c2018. |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2018. | |
| 300 | _a1 online resource (459 pages) | ||
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| 505 | 0 | _aCover -- Praise -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prelude: Why we love the Sydney Opera House -- Chapter one: A phone call from half a world away -- Chapter two: The young Jorn -- Chapter three: Scandi-style -- Chapter four: The mastermind -- Chapter five: The ordinary Joe who gave Sydney its Opera House -- Chapter six: The magnificent lonely idea -- Chapter seven: Sex, magic and the maestro -- Chapter eight: Gentlemen, here is your opera house -- Chapter nine: And the winner is... -- Chapter ten: Poetry or pastry? -- Chapter eleven: Bennelong pointers -- Chapter twelve: Kiss and sell -- Chapter thirteen: With a little bit of bloomin' luck -- Chapter fourteen: A mini Greek tragedy -- Chapter fifteen: Rising up to the Aztec gods -- Chapter sixteen: The spherical solution -- Chapter seventeen: The end of a romance -- Chapter eighteen: The arch that changed the world -- Chapter nineteen: Plain sailing -- Chapter twenty: Millions and mullions -- Chapter twenty-one: High noon at the Chief Secretary's Building -- Chapter twenty-two: I am still available -- Chapter twenty-three: This chapter is over -- Chapter twenty-four: The divine spark departs -- Chapter twenty-five: SOS to London -- Chapter twenty-six: New man at the Opera House -- Chapter twenty-seven: Autopsy on a dream -- Chapter twenty-eight: 'Hall's Balls' -- Chapter twenty-nine: Not a job for boys -- Chapter thirty: Opening daze -- Chapter thirty-one: Rapprochement -- Epilogue -- Pic section -- Coda -- Cast of characters -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index. | |
| 520 | _aThe extraordinary story of the 20th century's most recognisable building, with new insights into the people involved and the controversy that surrounded its construction. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aSydney Opera House. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aTheaters-Australia-Sydney (N.S.W.)-History. | |
| 655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
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_iPrint version: _aPitt, Helen _tThe House _dSydney : Allen & Unwin,c2018 _z9781760295462 |
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