the dramatic story behind the fall of John Howard and the rise of Kevin Rudd /
Peter Hartcher.
Crows Nest, NSW :
Allen & Unwin,
2009.
viii, 280 pages ;
23 cm
Includes index.
Prologue -- PART 1. Shock. 1. Don't punch the old man -- 2. 'We are stuffed' -- 3. A night of long cigars -- 4. Madness maddened -- PART 2. Awe. 5. Man of steel -- 6. Overreaching -- 7. Overheating -- 8. Overruling -- 9. Daddy turns nasty 10. Pissed against the wall -- 11. The primate model of ruling -- 12. 'There was no way he had the numbers to topple me' -- 13. Beware of thyself, old man -- PART 3. Vengeance. 14. A very determined bastard -- 15. Exterminate -- 16. Brand Rudd -- PART 4. Defeat. 17. A new model for old governments -- 18. 'Shit, we have to do something' -- 19. The wizard of Oz -- 20. 'A profound failure' -- 21. Don't think of an elephant -- 22. Splurging into oblivion -- 23. The victorious principle of similar difference.
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Exclusive revelations from those previously silent on both sides of politics.