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The President's Desk
An Alt-History of the United States
Shaun Micallef(Author)
Hardie Grant Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2014
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-74270-787-7 (ISBN)
Description
It all started with a desk made from the hull of a British ship, the HMS Resolute, a gift from Queen Victoria. The President's desk, sitting in the Oval Office of the White House, has certainly seen some action from the Presidents who have sat behind it and made the decisions that have affected the history of the world. In this highly entertaining romp through American history, Shaun Micallef takes us inside the Oval Office to observe each President at work at the desk. Capturing their widely varying personalities and traits we see the evolution of the most powerful country in the world from the men who have sat at the desk. Certainly this is an alternative history of the US with an outrageous, adsurdist re-imagining of everyday life as President and an entirely new view of some of the events that have shaped the land of the free, America.
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Yarra
Australia
Illustrations
2 x 8pp colour photo sections
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
720 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74270-787-7 (9781742707877)
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Shaun Micallef
President's Desk
E-Book
10/2014
1st Edition
Hardie Grant Books
€14.39
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Person
Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, producer, author and bon vivant. After several years of practising law, Micallef threw it all away for a life in comedy and television. Since '94 he has graced Aussie TV screens in shows such as Full Frontal to Sea Change, to his own gig on Micallef Tonight, Thank God You're Here and Talkin' Bout Your Generation -to name but a few. He has authored two books: Smithereens and Preincarnate, and received several awards including two Logies, an Aria for Best Comedy Release and an AFI for Screen Craft. He is married with three sons.