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The (almost) Complete Gough
Barry Cohen(Author)
Allen & Unwin (Publisher)
Published on 16. July 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-86508-622-4 (ISBN)
Description
The man can't help it. Self-parody, sending up other people's expectations, a love of the absurd. Gough's still going strong. To mark another birthday (and in response to popular demand) we've brought together Life With Gough and the best of Whitlam to Winston with some great newly minted Gough stories to present a bumper edition of The (almost) Complete Gough.So, once again, here's a larger-than-life Australian, infuriatingly high-falutin' and bizarrely prurient, inflating himself above politics, enjoying himself hugely at the expense of the mean-spirited, the pompous, the ingratiating, the serious and the dull.'Here is an agreeable and welcome mix of irreverence, wit and absurdity. Here is captured some of the moods and interests that had tenancy in the Whitlam mind - the imperious, the classical, the historical, the rompish, the waggish and the outrageously provocative.' - James Killen'Anyone who has ever struggled to suppress mirth during a church service understands the pleasure to be found in sharing Barry Cohen's witty, irreverent but affectionate anecdotes. Don't tell Gough.' - The Hon. Kim Beazley
Reviews / Votes
'Here is an agreeable and welcome mix of irreverence, wit and absurdity. Here is captured some of the moods and interests that had tenancy in the Whitlam mind - the imperious, the classical, the historical, the rompish, the waggish and the outrageously provocative.' James Killen 'Anyone who has ever struggled to suppress mirth during a church service understands the pleasure to be found in sharing Barry Cohen's witty, irreverent but affectionate anecdotes. Don't tell Gough.' The Hon Kim BeazleyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86508-622-4 (9781865086224)
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Person
Barry Cohen has observed Gough Whitlam closely for almost 30 years, for 21 of those years (1969-90) as a member of the federal parliament, and for four as Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Environment (in the first and second Hawke Governments). The (almost) Complete Gough is his eighth book.
Content
Author's NoteSir James Killen on Life with GoughPhillip Adams on Whitlam to WinstonAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Party, Politicians and ParliamentThe Non-believerCampaigningLiberal LeadersThe Fourth EstateThe Whitlam GovernmentThe ArtsThe Reluctant TravellerThe HistorianSome Personal ExperiencesGough and ClydeThe DismissalGough on GoughGough and BobA Different PerspectiveMore Life with GoughThe Last Word on GoughSources