John howard has bought and sold over 3,500 houses and flats in his 35year career so far. John howards autobiography, lazarus rising, is the biggestselling political memoir australia has seen. New, updated version of the bestselling political biography of 2010. Revised and updated version of the bestselling political biography of 2010. Lazarus rising, which has sold over 100,000 copies, john howard now turns his attention to one of the most extraordinary periods in australian history, the menzies era, canvassing the longest unbroken period of government for one side of politics.
John howard narrating definitely adds a level of realism and weight to the words of the story. John howard spent decades under media scrutiny, and while his credentials as a. This edition is revised and contains some completely new content from mr howard, including his thoughts on the recent nsw elections, the current state of the two main political parties in australia and major events on the international scene. In lazarus rising, howard traces his personal and political journey, from childhood in the postworld war ii era through to the present day, painting a fascinating picture of a.
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