{"product_id":"9781921870910","title":"The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia's Prime Ministers","description":"Since Australia’s birth in 1901, twenty-nine politicians have run the national show. Whether their term was eight days or eighteen years, each Prime Minister has a story worth sharing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edmund Barton united the bickering states in a federation. The unlucky Jimmy Scullin took office days before Wall Street crashed into the Great Depression, while John Curtin faced the ultimate challenge of wartime leadership. John Gorton, Gough Whitlam and Paul Keating each shook up their parties’ policies so vigorously that none lasted much longer than a single term in office. Julia Gillard overthrew Kevin Rudd and Kevin Rudd overthrew Julia Gillard, thus paving the way for Tony Abbott – until he was overthrown by Malcolm Turnbull. Will we see a full term served for the first time in many years? Or is Australia’s thirtieth Prime Minister just around the corner? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With characteristic wit and expert knowledge, Mungo MacCallum brings the nation’s leaders to life in this fully up-to-date new edition of a classic book.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This is the most informing and entertaining book about Australian politics since Don Watson’s Recollections of a Bleeding Heart.’ —\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘MacCallum captures the essence of each incumbent and his\/her prime ministership brilliantly.’ —\u003ci\u003eCourier Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The irrepressible Mungo MacCallum has for decades been one of our most entertaining political journalists. This breezy book is vintage Mungo.’ —\u003ci\u003eAustralian\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Informative and entertaining.’ \u003ci\u003e—Inside Story\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This book is packed with all the charm, wit and expert knowledge readers have come to expect from MacCallum’s writing.’ —\u003ci\u003eBookseller + Publisher\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mungo MacCallum has long been one of Australia’s most influential and entertaining political journalists, in a career spanning more than four decades. Mungo has worked with the Australian, the \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Review, Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous magazines, as well as the ABC, SBS, Channel Nine and Channel Ten. His books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eMungo: The Man Who Laughs, Poll Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePunch\u0026amp;Judy.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137386529008,"sku":"9781921870910","price":14.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921870910_p0.jpg?v=1763632871","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921870910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}