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John Winston Howard

The Definitive Biography

Wayne Errington & Peter van Onselen

The most incisive analysis of John Howard’s life and political career yet published.

Opinion

"The definitive book on one of the most important politicians of our time. Chock-full of insights and inside stories, and a great read to boot."
Laurie Oakes

About this Title

'Errington and van Onselen deliver scoops in spades'
George Megalogenis, The Australian Literary Review

'stands the test of accuracy and insight'
The Weekend Australian

The most incisive analysis of John Howard's life and political career yet published, and now fully updated.

Published into critical acclaim and controversy in 2007, and rated by The Wall Street Journal Asia as the best biography of 2007, John Winston Howard is a revealing study of the four-term Prime Minister who led Australia through some of its defining moments.

In more than 100 interviews with a wide range of Howard's family and contemporaries, including Malcolm Fraser, Janette Howard, Andrew Peacock, Alexander Downer, Peter Costello and Kevin Rudd, we see first hand how Howard approaches life and politics.

About the Author

Wayne Errington is Lecturer in Political Science at the Australian National University. Peter van Onselen is Associate Professor in Politics and Government at Edith Cowan University. They have written extensively together about Australian politics in newspaper opinion pages across the country: The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.

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