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Comeback by Lindsay Tanner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Crime Fiction & Thrillers | Series: Jack van Duyn
Jack van Duyn, who was introduced in Comfort Zone, is a Melbourne tax-driver in his mid-fifties, living alone in a dingy Brunswick flat, and going to seed. He?s settled into a drab existence of little money, few friends, and no prospects. He?s still recovering from weeks of turmoil triggered by his infa ...Show more
Comfort Zone by Lindsay Tanner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Jack Van Duyn Ser.
Jack Van Duyn is stuck in his comfort zone. A pot-bellied, round-shouldered cabbie in his mid-fifties, Jack lives alone, has few friends, and gets very little out of life. He has a negative opinion of most other people -- especially refugees, bankers, politicians, and welfare bludgers. Jack doesn't kno ...Show more
Politics with Purpose: Occasional Observations on Public and Private Life by Lindsay Tanner
$32.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction
'We cannot blame particular individuals for modern Labor's malaise, because it is part of a systemic global phenomenon. We are all under the sway of politics without purpose. And politics without purpose is pointless.' Nothing could better sum up Lindsay Tanner's forthright attitude to politics and the ...Show more
Sideshow by Lindsay Tanner
$22.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction
The two key rules that now govern the practice of Australian politics are: (1) Look like you're doing something; and (2) Don't offend anyone who matters. These imperatives are a direct consequence of the interaction between media coverage and political activity.
Sideshow: Dumbing Down Democracy by Lindsay Tanner
$32.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction
When Lindsay Tanner resigned in 2010 as the ALP's federal minister for finance and member for Melbourne, having had an 18-year career as an MP, he notably managed to retire with his reputation for integrity intact. In Sideshow, he lays bare the relentless decline of political reporting and political beh ...Show more
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