Run for Your Life by Bob Carr
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
Most political memoirs are boring.Bob Carr tears up the rules. He plunges in, beginning with the despair of a young man pining for a political career, convinced he's going nowhere, then vaulting to the exhilaration of a premier who, on one day, saves a vast forest and unveils the country's best curricul ...Show more
Long Haul, the Lessons from Public Life by John Brumby
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
The Long Haul distils a series of practical lessons on leadership and public life from John Brumby's thirty years in politics. It offers insights into the challenges and opportunities Australia currently faces and argues for real political reform, a different future for our federation and strong leaders ...Show more
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
$32.99 AUD
Category: Political
'I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.' Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her fami ...Show more
Margaret and Gough - The Love Story That Shaped a Nation by Susan Mitchell
$32.99 AUD
Category: Political
Gough had no small talk, Margaret had the gift of easy conversation. He was often ill-at-ease in company and preferred his books. She was warm, inclusive and jollied him along. He had a vicious tongue and a quick temper. She always tried to see the best in people. He knew everything about the ideology, ...Show more
Through the Wall: Reflections on Leadership, Love and Survival by Anna Bligh
$39.99 AUD
Category: Political
An uplifting memoir of resilience and strength from ex-Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh. Anna Bligh knows something about hard knocks and high walls. She was raised by a single mother in the working class Gold Coast, a young girl with a soon-to-be-estranged dad who struggled with alcoholism. She spent ...Show more
A Bigger Picture by Malcolm Turnbull
$55.00 AUD
Category: Political
When Malcolm Turnbull took over the nation’s top job there was a sense of excitement in Australia. Sky-high opinion polls followed as the political outsider with a successful business, legal and media career took charge. The infighting that had dogged politics for the best part of a decade looked to be ...Show more
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics by Troy Bramston
$49.99 AUD
Category: Political
Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one of the great comebacks to forge a new political party, devise a new g ...Show more
Diplomatic: A Washington memoir by Joe Hockey
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
In September 2015 Joe Hockey's political career was brought to a dramatic end when Malcolm Turnbull successfully challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the Liberal Leadership. Hockey was told by Turnbull he would no longer be Treasurer - a deal had been done with Scott Morrison. Hockey, who was at on ...Show more
Kevin Rudd: Twice Prime Minister by Patrick Weller
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
KEVIN RUDD: THE MAKING OF A PRIME MINISTER is an in-depth account of Kevin Rudd's first term in office. Political scientist Patrick Weller has used unparalleled access to Rudd, his staff, friends and family, to create a compelling portrait of a man at the height of his powers. Beginning with Rudd's chil ...Show more
I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up by VENTURA, JESSE
$39.95 AUD
Category: Political
Long Walk to Freedom (FTI) by Nelson Mandela
$26.99 AUD
Category: Political
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, Nelson Mandela became the democratically elected, first black president ...Show more
Gravity : Inside the PM's Office During Her Last Year and Final Days by Mary Delahunty
$29.95 AUD
Category: Political
Our first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard came to power suddenly in a coup that perplexed the nation. She hurried to an election and was chained to a hung parliament. She out-negotiated Tony Abbott and formed a minority government, but the deepest threat was from within: the man she beat for the to ...Show more