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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Paul Keating : The Biography
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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
  • 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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Works about this Work

Review : Paul Keating : The Biography Daniel Fazio , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics and History , vol. 61 no. 3 2015; (p. 460-461)

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 2015 single work biography
Keating's Words of Wisdom Mark Hearn , 2015 single work column
— 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 Mark Kenny , 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)
Tim Colebatch Reviews 'Paul Keating' by David Day Tim Colebatch , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 2015 single work biography
Paul Keating : The Biography Nick Richardson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 April 2015; (p. 19)

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 2015 single work biography
'There are challenges in writing recent political history - potentially enlightening documents remain locked away...'
The Biography He Had to Have, but Didn’t Really Want Alan Ramsey , 2015 single work review
— 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 David Day , 2015 single work biography
Ghost in the Attic Geordie Williamson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 February 2015; (p. 16-17)

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 2015 single work biography
'A monumental biography of Paul Keating captures the drama of his political evolution...'
The Big Picture Phil Brown , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 February 2015; (p. 19)

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 2015 single work biography
'David Day tackles the biography of Australia's notoriously private and prickly 24th prime minister...'
Paul Keating : The Biography Nick Richardson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 April 2015; (p. 19)

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 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 Tim Colebatch , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;

— Review of Paul Keating : The Biography David Day , 2015 single work biography
New Book Reveals Keating as Problem Reader Biographer Claims Reading Problem Made Keating a Master Speaker Mark Kenny , 2015 single work column
— 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 Mark Kenny , 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 Mark Hearn , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 May 2015; (p. 4)
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