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'In the tradition of his bestselling CURTIN and CHIFLEY, David Day's exhaustive biography of one of our most fascinating prime ministers. Paul Keating was one of the most significant political figures of the late twentieth century, firstly as Treasurer for eight years and then Prime Minister for five years. Although he has spent all of his adult life in the public eye, Keating has eschewed the idea of publishing his memoirs and has discouraged biographers from writing about his life. Undaunted, best-selling biographer David Day has taken on the task of giving Keating the biography that he deserves. Based on extensive research in libraries and archives, interviews with Keating's former colleagues and associates, and walking the tracks of Keating's life, Day has painted the first complete portrait of Paul Keating, covering both the public and private man.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To Tsila
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Epigraph:
The hardest problem for a leader is to take his society from where it is to where it has never been, and that is a lonely task. – Henry Kissinger
If you're any good, someone else will write about you
– Paul Keating
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Review : Paul Keating : The Biography
2015
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review
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics and History , vol. 61 no. 3 2015; (p. 460-461)
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography -
Keating's Words of Wisdom
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 May 2015; (p. 4) -
Keating Wins War against ‘Humbug’ Biography
Keating Biography to Be Pulped;
Keating Wins His Own History War, Apology
2015
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 May 2015; The Canberra Times , 9 May 2015; (p. 1) The Saturday Age , 9-10 May 2015; (p. 9) -
Tim Colebatch Reviews 'Paul Keating' by David Day
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography -
Paul Keating : The Biography
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 April 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography 'There are challenges in writing recent political history - potentially enlightening documents remain locked away...'
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The Biography He Had to Have, but Didn’t Really Want
2015
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 February 2015; (p. 33) The Age , 21 February 2015; (p. 37)
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography -
Ghost in the Attic
2015
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 February 2015; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography 'A monumental biography of Paul Keating captures the drama of his political evolution...' -
The Big Picture
2015
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review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 February 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography 'David Day tackles the biography of Australia's notoriously private and prickly 24th prime minister...' -
Paul Keating : The Biography
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 April 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography 'There are challenges in writing recent political history - potentially enlightening documents remain locked away...' -
Tim Colebatch Reviews 'Paul Keating' by David Day
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;
— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography 2015 single work biography -
New Book Reveals Keating as Problem Reader
Biographer Claims Reading Problem Made Keating a Master Speaker
2015
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 January 2015; The Canberra Times , 31 January 2015; (p. 3) -
Keating Wins War against ‘Humbug’ Biography
Keating Biography to Be Pulped;
Keating Wins His Own History War, Apology
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 May 2015; The Canberra Times , 9 May 2015; (p. 1) The Saturday Age , 9-10 May 2015; (p. 9) -
Keating's Words of Wisdom
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 May 2015; (p. 4)