Collins Booksellers Spring Reading Guide 2014 August 2014 | Page 13

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Hockey: noT your aVeraGe Joe

Hard cHoices

Madonna King
RRP $32.95

Hillary Rodham Clinton
RRP $39.99

Drawing on hundreds of interviews, as well as
full access to Joe Hockey, his family and friends,
Madonna King’s biography explores the influences
that have shaped his life, and provides an exclusive
and unparalleled insight into the man who will play
a pivotal role in our nation’s future.

Hard Choices is Hillary Rodham Clinton’s inside
account of the crises, choices, and challenges
she faced during her four years as America’s 67th
Secretary of State, and how those experiences
drive her view of the future.

THe Good fiGHT

my sTory

Wayne Swan
RRP $35.00

Julia Gillard
RRP $49.99

A highly personal account of the Rudd and Gillard
governments from the heart of the Cabinet and
the real story of how Australia avoided the Great
Recession from the man recognised as the best
treasurer in the world.

This is Julia Gillard’s chronicle of that turbulent time
- a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader
seeking to realise her ideals. Here is an account of
what was hidden behind the resilience and dignified
courage Gillard showed as prime minister - her view
of the vicious hate campaigns directed against her,
and a reflection on what it means - and what it takes
- to be a female leader in contemporary politics.
Here, in her own words, Julia Gillard reveals what
life was really like as Australia’s first female prime
minister.

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THe wHiTlam moB
Mungo MacCallum
RRP $29.99
In The Whitlam Mob, Mungo gives a sharp, witty
and very personal account of the main characters
of the Whitlam years – from Gough and Margaret
to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns.
Due attention is also given to ‘the other mob’ in
opposition – Malcolm Fraser, Billy McMahon, John
Gorton and more.

men and women of ausTralia:
our GreaTesT modern speecHes
Michael Fullilove
RRP $32.99
In Men and Women of Australia: Our greatest modern
speeches, speechmaker and former prime ministerial
adviser Michael Fullilove has gathered the finest
Australian speeches delivered since Federation –
speeches that have inspired us and defined us as
a nation. Each one is a time capsule, a window into
debate or controversy from our history.

opTimism: reflecTions of
a life of acTion
Bob Brown
RRP $39.95
Bob Brown is one of Australia’s most thoughtful
and recognised public figures. Since his retirement
from public life he has had time to consider the
things that are important. One is the power of
human thought to influence change, and this book,
through his stories, illustrates why he remains
optimistic about the future.

THe Hard sell
Dee Madigan
RRP $24.99
In The Hard Sell, creative director Dee Madigan
uses her trademark humour and down-to-earth
approach to unveil the world of political advertising.
Drawing on real-life stories from her own recent
Federal and State campaigns, she gives us
fascinating industry insight into: How political ads
are designed to work; Who are they designed to
work on; How we pay for them.