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  • Gross Moral Turpitude

    The Orr case reconsidered

    Series Libro 103 - Untapped
    Acclaimed historian Cassandra Pybus’s compelling re-examination of the scandal involving Sydney Sparkes Orr, dismissed from his position as Chair of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania in 1955 after allegedly seducing one of his female students.First published in 1993, Gross Moral Turpitude won the Colin Roderick Award that same year and its themes remain current today both within and outside ... Leer más

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  • The Devil and James McAuley

    Series Libro 104 - Untapped
    James McAuley was many things: poet, founding editor of the journal Quadrant, one of those involved in the notorious Ern Malley hoax, Catholic convert – and, as Cassandra Pybus reveals in this award-winning biography, an influential cold war warrior with connections to ASIO and the CIA. But how did these different aspects of his life influence each other? First published in 1999, The Devil and ... Leer más

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  • Elizabethans

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    de Andrew Marr ...
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  • A Bloody Good Rant

    My passions, memories and demons

    Following a lifetime observing Australia and its people, Tom Keneally turns inwards to reflect on what has been important to him.'When I was born in 1935 I grew up, despite the Depression and World War II, with a primitive sense of being fortunate . . . The utopian strain was very strong . . . if we weren't to be a better society, if we were simply serfs designed to support a system of privilege, ... Leer más

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  • Scandal at Dolphin Square

    A Notorious History

    ' A rollicking romp.' – Mail On Sunday'Compelling, authoritative and as readable as the best airport thriller. It fizzes with crime, fame, power and illicit sex.' – Jeremy Vine'A timely and important book. It's quite remarkable how one building has played host to such debauchery. If only the walls could talk…' – Iain DaleDesigned as a city dwelling for the modern age, Dolp... ... Leer más

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  • White Heat

    A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties

    'An active pleasure to read' Mail on SundayHarold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures of Swinging London to the tragic bloodshed in Northern Ireland, from the intrigues of Westminster to the drama of the World Cup, British life seemed to have taken on a dramatic new momentum.The memories ... Leer más

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  • A Nation and Not a Rabble

    The Irish Revolution 1913–1923

    The renowned Irish historian delivers "an excellent scholarly reevaluation" of the 1916 Easter Rebellion and the turbulent decade that followed ( Library Journal).On Easter Monday of 1916, the Irish Republican Brotherhood launched an armed uprising against British rule that would continue for six days. But Easter Rising was only the beginning of an ongoing revolutionary struggle. In A Nation and ... Leer más

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  • Orphans of The Empire

    The Shocking Story of Child Migration to Australia

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    the art of politics

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    A revelatory biography of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister.Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one of the great comebacks to forge a new political party, devise a new governing philosophy, and ... Leer más

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  • A Thinking Reed

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