{"product_id":"9781922231758","title":"The Whitlam Mob","description":"\u003ci\u003eWe were a motley mob, we sans-culottes of Canberra …\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this vastly entertaining book, Mungo MacCallum captures the spirit of a nation-changing time. He portrays the Whitlam government’s key figures – from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns – as well as “the other mob” in opposition – Billy McMahon, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser and many more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Whitlam Mob\u003c\/i\u003e addresses some crucial questions: What was the night of the long prawns? Who was the playboy of the parliament? And who was “the toe-cutter”? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is Mungo at his best: vivid and barbed, nostalgic but always clear-eyed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003ci\u003eThe Whitlam Mob\u003c\/i\u003e, with its entertaining and informative vignettes forming a unique picture of Australian politics at the time, is a book worth reading more than once regardless of age, gender or political persuasion.’ —\u003ci\u003eArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Mungo MacCallum scrapes over the coals of Australian political history… It’s a book one will treasure for quick reference.’ —\u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An amused, highly informed portrait of the Whitlam era with a larrikin edge, all underpinned with a Wordsworthian sense of wonder at having experienced tumultuous times and walked with giants.’ —the \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The book is highly recommended for those suffering MacCallum column withdrawal symptoms’ —\u003ci\u003eByron Shire Echo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘There’s no doubt the ‘wild and colourful’ Whitlam mob is more fun to write about than the present dreary lot.’ —the \u003ci\u003eAustralian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mungo MacCallum is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia's Prime Ministers\u003c\/i\u003e. He has long been one of Australia’s most influential and entertaining political journalists, in a career spanning more than four decades.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164356296944,"sku":"9781922231758","price":19.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922231758_p0.jpg?v=1763633973","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922231758","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}