The Insider by Christopher Pyne
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
Christopher Pyne has been many things and called many things throughout his long career in politics. Member for Sturt. Minister for Defence. Manager of Opposition Business. Leader of the House. 'The Fixer'. Any Canberra story he doesn't know isn't worth telling. Now, after 26 years, the ultimate ins ...Show more
Dear Prime Minister Letters to Robert Menzies, 1949–1966 by Martyn Lyons
$39.99 AUD
Category: Political
‘I am sir [sure] you will act as human bean’, wrote one distressed pensioner to Prime Minister Robert Menzies in 1953, pleading for assistance.Robert Menzies received 22,000 letters during his 1949-1966 record-breaking second term as Australian Prime Minister. From war veterans, widows and political lea ...Show more
Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis by Ian Kershaw
$29.95 AUD
Category: Political | Series: Allen Lane History Ser.
Following the enormous success of "Hitler: Hubris" this book triumphantly completes one of the great modern biographies. No figure in twentieth century history more clearly demands a close biographical understanding than Adolf Hitler; and no period is more important than the Second World War. Beginning ...Show more
Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden
$39.99 AUD
Category: Political
Most people today think of Winston Churchill as simply the wartime British bulldog - a jowly, cigar-chomping old fighter demanding blood, sweat and tears from his nation. But the well-known story of the elder statesman has overshadowed an earlier part of his life that is no less fascinating, and that ha ...Show more
Hockey: Not Your Average Joe by Madonna King
$32.95 AUD
Category: Political
Will this man be Australia's next Prime Minister? The son of an immigrant and a Bondi beauty queen, Joe Hockey is one of Australia's most popular politicians with one of the nation's toughest jobs. So, how did he get there? And can he deliver? While thousands of viewers have watched Hockey's approachabl ...Show more
Princess: More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political | Reading Level: very good
When Jean Sasson's book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. It sold to 43 countries and spent 13 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Now, in this long-awaited, compelling new book, Sasson and the Princess 'Sultana' retur ...Show more
Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography by Stefan Kornelius
$19.99 AUD
Category: Political
With the Eurozone engulfed in an unprecedented crisis, one political figure looms largest of all, Angela Merkel, the leader of its most powerful economy. While foreign affairs have become the central issues of her chancellorship in this crucial election year, the entire world is anxiously looking to Ger ...Show more
Paul Keating: The Biography by David Day
$49.99 AUD
Category: Political
In the tradition of his bestselling Curtin and Chifley, David Day's exhaustive biography of one of our most fascinating prime ministers. Paul Keating was one of the most significant political figures of the late twentieth century, first as Treasurer for eight years and then Prime Minister for five years ...Show more
Gough Whitlam: A Tribute by Geoffrey Browne
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
When Gough Whitlam died on 21 October 2014, his legacy to the Australian people was a nation transformed. With all royalties going to the Whitlam Institute, this tribute traces his extraordinary life through the photographers' lens from his childhood and meeting his great love Margaret, to the soaring s ...Show more
Paul Hasluck : A Life by Geoffrey Bolton
$49.99 AUD
Category: Political
Sir Paul Hasluck was for almost two and a half decades one of Australia's most prominent politicians. Born in Fremantle in 1905 and educated at Perth Modern School and The University of Western Australia, Hasluck worked for The West Australian and lectured at The University of Western Australia before m ...Show more
An Activist Life by Christine Milne
$32.95 AUD
Category: Political
An Activist Life is the story of an apparently ordinary woman - a high-school teacher from Tasmania - who became a fiery environmental warrior and social justice advocate, pitted against the most powerful forces in the country. In this fascinating memoir, Christine Milne shares her life through objects ...Show more
The Enigmatic Mr Deakin by Judith Brett
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political
Alfred Deakin - scholar, spiritualist, prime minister - was instrumental in creating modern Australia. In the first biography of Deakin in more than half a century, the acclaimed political historian Judith Brett deftly weaves together his public, private and family lives. She brings out from behind the ...Show more