The Seduction of Hillary Rodham by David Brock Used hardback: .1996 edition excellent condition No public figure in contemporary life has elicited more polarized reactions than Hillary Rodham Clinton. The first presidential spouse who pursued a major policymaking role the beleaguered first lady has been a heroine and role model to her feminist allies—and a malevolent power-mad shrew to her conservative foes. Now David Brock America's most controversial journalist takes on the most controversial first lady in history producing a boldly incisive yet surprisingly sensitive portrait. A political biography of the first order The Seduction of Hillary Rodham is the story of one strong-willed more here.....

Political Blues - Peter Garrett Used softback: .1987 edition very good condition - clean book tight binding - inscription inside front cover - no other marks tears - loose or missing pages Before Peter Garrett was a politician he was a rock star and political agitator. These are his opinions circa 1987. About the Author Peter Garrett Peter Robert Garrett AM MP BA (ANU) LLB (UNSW) (born April 16 1953) is an Australian musician and politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Kingsford Smith New South Wales since October 2004. After the Labor Party won in the November 2007 election Garrett was appointed as Minister for Environment Her more here.....

The Leader - A Political Biography of Gough Whitlam - James Walter Used hardback: .1980 edition Dust Jack hard back book is in excellent condition - clean book tight binding - - no other marks tears - no loose or missing pages The number of books written about the Whitlam Government and Whitlam himself have created a myth that feeds on itself. However James Walters approach in "the Leader" is quite unlike any previous commentator. It is in fact unique in Australian political science as the first sustained attempt to apply psychological theory to the career of an Australian Political leader About the subject Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (born 11 July 1916) known as Gough extra info.....

The Dismissal - TV Mini - Series on DVD (Brand New and in stock) Region 4 DVD (Australia) - 2 Discs - 270 minutes The constituional crisis that eminated from the sacking of the Australian prime Minister Gough Whitlam on Nov 11 1975 still reverberates to this day. The 1983 mini-series from Kennedy Miller brings to life every extra-ordinary detail and still rates as one of the most watched television in Australia. The Dismissal features one of the best Australian casts ever assembled including Max Phipps John Mellion John Stanton Ruth Cracknell Bill Hunter John Hargraves Nancy Hayes Ed Devereaux Robyn Nevin and many more. About the Dismissal The crisis of 1975 might not have occurred had the S more details.....

The Gorton Experiment - Alan Reid Used Hardback: .1971 edition Hardback book is in very good condition - dustjacket is torn - clean book tight binding -- no other marks tears - no loose or missing pages The Rise and Fall of John Grey Gorton - Prime Minister By Alan Reid Political Journalist About the subject John Gorton (Sir John Grey Gorton) Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) Australian politician was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. Gorton was born near Melbourne the illegitimate son of Alice Sinn the daughter of a railway worker and English orange orchardist John Rose Gorton. The older Gorton and his wife Kathleen had emigrating to Australia by way find out more.....

Felicia - Don Dunstan Used hardback: .1981 edition hard back good condition - clean book tight binding - minor scuffing to boards at corners - no other marks tears - loose or missing pages Macmillan 1981 1981 328 pp. indexed 8 pp black and white photographs photographic illustrated dust wrapper. The memoirs of a onr of the most colourful and controversial figures in Australias Political History. A Labor party politician whose charisma and sense of social justice enabled him to institute changes in South Australia that were soon echoed elsewhere in Australia. About the Author Don Dunstan Donald Allan Dunstan was born in Suva Fiji on 21 September 1926. After early schooling he transferred to S more.....

The Victory - Pamela Williams Used softback: .1997 edition good condition -clean book - tight binding - no other marks tears - loose or missing pages The Inside Story on the Takeover of Australia John Howard won a sweeping election victory against Paul Keating’s Labor Government and became Australia’s 25th Prime Minister in 1996. This is the inside story of that Election Victory The Victory by Pamela Williams Allen Unwin Sydney 1997 370pp .95 ISBN 1-86448-405-5 Review by Jason Falinski from the Centre of Independent Studies This is the first book in Australian politics that attempts to give readers an inside look at a Liberal Party federal campaign. There have been others that dissected f more here.....

November 1975 - by Paul Kelly The Inside Story of Australia's Greatest Political Crisis Used paperback: .1995 edition in good condition On Remembrance Day 1975 the Governor-General of Australia Sir John Kerr sacked the Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. The Dismissal was the culmination of almost three years of political conflict as Whitlam's reforming Labor government rammed home overdue legislative reforms in the face of implacable and increasingly bitter conservative opposition. The focus of the Opposition's scheming was the Senate where its leaders blocked supply in order to force a political crisis. Whitlam famous for his 'crash through or crash' style refused to compromise with his politica more here.....

The Selling of The President by Joe McGinniss Used hardback: .1970 UK edition reasonable condition wrinkled dust jacket - ex-library book This is the book that catapulted Joe McGinniss to nearly icon-status at the age of 25 in 1969. At the time it was a shockingly revealing book at how presidential candidate Richard Nixon was being sold - gasp - like a product. The original book jacket featured Nixon's face on a pack of cigarettes as if the notion of Madison Avenue ad-men playing a pivotal role in a presidential campaign was dirty. The book became such a classic that it remains assigned reading in many government classes to this day. About the 1968 Presidential Election campaign The United S find out more.....

A Life on the Left - Clyde Cameron by Bill Guy Used softback: .1999 edition in excellent condition Soft cover book is in good condition - clean book tight binding - - no other marks tears - no loose or missing pages Clyde cameron (1913-2008) The lives of a select number of Australians reflect and illuminate the life and times of the nation itself. This is the story of one such life. For over seventy years Clyde Cameron has been a member of the Australian Labor Party; for just as long he has been a trade unionist. The ALP and the union movement have shaped his life and in turn he has done much to shape their history. Twice he played a crucial role in determining the direction taken by the Lab more details.....