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Biography & True Stories
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politics
Big Blue Sky
Born to Rule
Peter Garrett
RRP $49.99
Paddy Manning
RRP $45.00
Peter Garrett has an extraordinary story
to tell: from fronting iconic Australian
band Midnight Oil, to his time as an activist for
the environment, then finally becoming the only
unaligned Cabinet minister in two Labor governments.
Provocative, entertaining,
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impassioned and inspiring, this
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memoir goes to the heart and soul
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of a remarkable Australian.
Malcolm Turnbull has been the subject of
many profiles, but the full story of his life
has never been told. In an unauthorised
biography, Sydney journalist Paddy Manning
reveals the true character of one of
Australia’s most celebrated overachievers:
journalist, lawyer, businessman, politician
and now Prime Minister of Australia.
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Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly
Mick Wall
RRP $32.99
With exclusive testimony from true insiders this book is
an exploration of the real story behind Grohl and the
Foo Fighters. It is the only serious literary biography of
the group and its leader, one of the most famous and
critically bulletproof rock figures of the 21st century.
M Train
Patti Smith
RRP $32.99
Braiding despair with hope and consolation,
illustrated with Patti Smith’s signature Polaroids,
M Train is a meditation on travel, detective shows,
literature and coffee. It is a powerful, deeply moving
book by one of the most remarkable multiplatform
artists at work today.
Over the Top and Back
Tom Jones
RRP $34.99
In a career that has spanned six decades, Sir
Tom Jones has performed with almost every major