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James Button grew up immersed in the Australian Labor Party as the son of the street-fighting Senator John Button, an environment that encouraged him to become a political journalist and then a speechwriter for former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. His firsthand experiences are collected in this highly personal account of the rough and tumble world of modern politics and the growing disenchantment with Australia’s Labor Party. Button describes how politics took a detrimental toll on his own family, revealing that the death of his brother haunted their father—who in turn blamed the tragedy on his all-consuming absorption of politics. This moving memoir paints a colorful picture of the machinations of government and shows how far the party has strayed from the idealism and pragmatism of previous generations, ending on a hopeful note for the party’s revival.
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Speechless Updated Edition
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Melbourne University Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 0522864392
ISBN 13: 9780522864397
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. Revised edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # T07C-02175
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Speechless : A Year i My Father's Business
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Melbourne University Press, Australia, 2013
ISBN 10: 0522864392
ISBN 13: 9780522864397
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Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. 252 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Melbourne University Press, Australia, 2013. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: James Button spent a year writing speeches for Kevin Rudd. Before that, he reported on politics as a highly regarded journalist for Fairfax. But James also has politics in the blood- his father was the diminutive but larger-than-life Senator John Button, who was a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. Growing up, James watched a roll-call of political luminaries debating the fate of the Labor Party. He saw great victories and defeats at close hand. He believes both his father and his family paid a heavy price for politics. Speechless is James highly personal account of a year working in Canberra, seen from both the inside and the outside. It s told through his experience of Kevin Rudd s failure to tell his story, and how this helped destroy his prime ministership. It also reflects on how far the Labor Party has moved from the idealism and pragmatism of his father s generation. He ends on a note of hope for the Party s revival. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780522864397. Inventory No: 21010316. Seller Inventory # 21010316
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