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Boyd took aim at the unsightliness of postwar australian suburban design, and what he described as its vulgar featurism. Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, dr derrick thompson, who has delivered more than 6,000 babies in both urban and rural hospitals in australia, answers questions about prepregnancy and birth in his new book, the australian pregnant book. Best books of 2019 according to the australian book. This edition is complemented by robin boyds original sketches for the book and a new afterword by major contemporary architectsjohn denton, philip goad and. This handsome anniversary edition is complemented by robin boyds original sketches for the book and a new afterword by major contemporary architects.
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