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Hillary Rodham Clinton
What would it be like to sit down for an impassioned, entertaining conversation with Hillary Clinton? In Something Lost, Something Gained, Hillary offers her candid views on life and…
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Kim Carr
In 1975, as Gough Whitlam's government hurtled towards its demise, a nineteen-year-old arts student at the University of Melbourne, Kim Carr, began a long march.
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President Bill Clinton
A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all.
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Sonia Purnell
An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance
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Boris Johnson
Unleashed is Boris Johnson's account of his time in politics, and a book that shatters the mould of the modern prime ministerial memoir. Written in his inimitable style, it is…
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Iola Mathews
A fascinating biography of one of Australia's most respected and well-regarded politicians.
Margaret Simons
A fascinating portrait of one of Australia's most influential women
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Dr Kerryn Phelps AM
A memoir and manifesto from the remarkable Kerryn Phelps
Ngahuia te Awekotuku
An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements
'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' Patricia Grace
In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered…
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Sherine Tadros
The deeply moving memoir of an award-winning war correspondent turned activist - and her rousing defence of human rights in times of resurgent authoritarianism.
Chris Wallace
Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics.
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Ross Walker
A revelatory biography of Harold Holt, the prime minister who helped create modern Australia
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Zachary Gorman
Explores the formative period of Sir Robert Menzies’s life, when his personal outlook and system of beliefs that would help shape modern Australia were themselves still being formed. Contributors look…
Sumeyya Ilanbey
State premiers have risen to national prominence in a way not seen in a half century, with Victoria’s Daniel Andrews the most successful. This fascinating biography uncovers the story behind…
Chris Patten
The diaries of the last British Governor, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover
Troy Bramston
The definitive full-life biography of Australia’s 23rd prime minister; the only one that Hawke cooperated with after exiting the prime ministership.
Karen Middleton
Anthony Albanese has been at the heart of Labor politics in Australia for a decade. For the previous decade he persistently worked to ensure that the Labor left was a…
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Samantha Power
‘What can one person do?‘ In this vibrant, galvanizing memoir, human rights advocate and Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question.
Michelle Obama
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her – from her childhood on…
Gideon Haigh
H. V. ‘Doc’ Evatt has long been obscured by Menzies’s broad shadow, as the Labor Opposition Leader through the prosperous and complacent 1950s. In this book, one of our finest…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The New York Times bestselling book from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg My Own Words showcases her intellect and passion.
Bob Woodward,Robert Costa
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s compelling account of the presidential transition from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.
Kamala Harris
From the U.S. Vice President, the New York Times bestseller about the core truths that unite us and the shared values that will see us into the future.
Gillian Triggs
As president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs advocated for the disempowered, the disenfranchised, the marginalised. Speaking Up shares with readers the values that have guided Triggs’ convictions and…
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Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s 29th prime minister, reveals the true story of his life in this genuine political pageturner
Joe Biden
Democratic Senator Biden, one of the most recognizable figures in the U.S. government, presents an insiders look at life in the Senate, Washington politics, and American foreign policy.
Les Payne,Tamara Payne
An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author’s interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative.
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Sean Kelly
What happens when the prime minister views politics only as a game?
Chris Bowen
In Labor People, Chris Bowen brings to life six great Australians and servants of their party and tells their story. Spanning the 1890s to the 1970s, in paying tribute to…
Carol D. Leonnig,Philip Rucker
The definitive behind-the-scenes story of Trump’s final year in office, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporters and authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller…
Cathy McGowan
Whenever anyone tells you that only the big parties or star candidates have a chance of winning a seat in federal parliament, just say ‘Cathy McGowan’.
Barack Obama
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. This is the first volume in an unmissable two-part memoir, which…
A revelatory portrait of one of the most talented, poised and respected women in Australian politics, written by one of Australia’s foremost biographers.
Michelle Duff
Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, is lauded as one of the world’s most influential people. Her rise to power has been stellar. In 2017 she became leader of…
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Sue Pieters-Hawke
A warm, moving and revealing collection of stories and memories about Bob Hawke from across the nation, edited by his eldest daughter.
John Edwards
Volume one of a major new biography of arguably our greatest (and one of our most underrated) Prime Ministers, who shaped modern Australia.
Judith Brett
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…
Malala Yousafzai,Christina Lamb
The bestselling memoir of youngest ever NOBEL PRIZE winner, Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who stood up to the Taliban.
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black…
For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history.
