Books – Biographies and Media
Mao’s Last Dancer
by Cunxin Li (Author)
The extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural Maoist China who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation.
Price: $25 + postage (good condition paperback)email link
Margaret & Gough: The love story that shaped a nation
by Susan Mitchell (Author)
A story of love, respect, struggle, success, failure, disappointment and resilience. The strength and endurance of this remarkable relationship helped change our nation politically, culturally and socially.
Price: $25 + postage (good condition paperback)link
The Successor
The high stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch
The first major biography of Lachlan Murdoch written by Paddy Manning, about one of the world’s most powerful and enigmatic people – an epic saga of ruthless power plays and family battles. This is a book about the good, the bad and the ugly of the global media, and about America in the age of Trump and Biden. It is a book about power, apprenticeship, politics and succession.
Price: $32 + postage (as new)link
Man Bites Murdoch
by Bruce Guthrie (Author)
Bruce Guthrie survived a boss who twice tried to sack him in his first six months in newspapers, to become a foreign correspondent and then one of Australia’s feistiest and most controversial editors. His CV boasts editorships of Australian newspaper and magazines, even a high level stint at America’s celeb-news bible, People. Then, just as he claimed one of the industry’s most glittering prizes, he fell foul of Rupert Murdoch and his henchmen, who promptly dispensed with his services. What would any self-respecting boy do in such circumstances? Sue them, of course.
Price: $35 + postage (good condition hardcover)link
Al-Jazeera
Written by Hugh Miles (Author)
With more than 100 million viewers, Al Jazeera is one of the most widely watched channels in the world. It’s also one of the most controversial. Financed by one of the weathiest countries in the world, Al Jazeera quickly established itself as the premiere news channel in the Islamic world by covering events Arabs cared about in a way they had never seen before. However, accusations of ties to Al Qaeda continue to plague it. Their journalists have been accused of spying for everyone from Mossad to Saddam Hussein, sometimes simultaneously.
Price: $28 + postage (good condition)link
Lost in Transmission
Jonathan Harley knew that becoming the ABC’s man in South Asia at the age of only 28 was a dream job. From covering India’s endearingly over-the-top response to the death of cricketing legend Don Bradman to being the only Australian journalist in Afghanistan on September 11, Lost in Transmission is Harley’s exciting, often moving, funny and disarmingly honest account of 3 years he spent, lurching from one hair-raising misadventure to the next, reporting from one of the most exotic and, as events unfurled, alarming corners of the planet.
Price: $25 + postage (good condition)link
Jana Wendt: A Matter of Principle
by Walter Isaacson (Author)
One of Australia’s most experienced interviewers connects with remarkable men and women from the worlds of politics, entertainment, society, art, cinema, sport and architecture.
Price: $22 + postage (as new paperback)link
Witness
By by Louise Milligan (author)
A masterful & deeply troubling exposé. Throughout her career charting the experiences of people who have the courage to come forward to police & then look to find justice in court, Milligan has watched how witnesses are often mistreated in the courtroom. This is a compelling call for change.
Price: $25 + postage (as new paperback)link
Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs
In this part memoir and part authorised biography, Malcolm Fraser talks about his time in public life.
Price: $28 + postage (good condition hardcover)link
My Story
by Peter Cosgrove (Author)
Peter Cosgrove looks back over his respected and decorated military career and his personal life with wit and warmth on top of the steel which made him one of Australia’s most popular and widely recognised military leaders.
Price: $28 + postage (good condition hardcover)link
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson (Author)
Riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionised six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, & digital publishing.
Price: $28 + postage (good condition hardcover)link
Not Quite The Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs
by Chris Patten (Author)
Describes what has been happening in the world since 1997 from the perspective of one at the heart of international events. No recent book by a politician of any political persuasion has been so engaging, so outspoken – and often so funny. If Chris Patten is no longer the diplomat, it is the readers of this book who are the beneficiaries.
Price: $28 + postage (good condition)link
Open Secret: The Autobiography of the Former Director of MI5
By Stella Rimington (Author)
“The story of MI5′s transformation – is fascinating. So, too is Rimington’s account of her rise in what was very definitely a man’s world”- Guardian
Price: $22 + postage (as new paperback)link
Bolte – A Political Biography (1972)
By Peter Blazey (author)
Biography of Sir Henry Bolte from his school days at Skipton and Ballarat, through his time as a sheep farmer, to election to the Victorian parliament on nine occasions, including 17 years as Premier of Victoria.
Price: $15 + postage (worn cover – book in good condition)link
The Catastrophe Continues: 21 years of interviews
By John Clarke (Author)
The very best of these interviews in one volume; all the stars of John Clarke’s era are here – Keating, Kennett, Howard, Costello, Latham, Ruddock, Rudd. As the prominent or newsworthy figure, John deals with matters as he sees fit.
Price: $18 + postage (in good condition)link
Silencing Dissent
By Peter Blazey (author)
Silencing Dissent uncovers the tactics used by John Howard and his colleagues to undermine dissenting and independent opinion. Deeply disturbing, Silencing Dissent raises serious questions about the state of democracy in Australia.
