David Marr
Panic
$29.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
Panic (noun). A sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.
Australians see themselves as a relaxed and tolerant bunch. But scratch the surface and you’ll uncover an extraordinary le... Buy or find out more →
The Best Australian Essays 2008
$29.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
In the end, I trusted gut feeling most when picking these essays … writing that made me laugh, reminded me of times I'd forgotten, or took me places I'd always wanted to go. —David Marr
It was the year of Wall Street... Buy or find out more →
Quarterly Essay 38: Power Trip: The Political Journey Of Kevin Rudd
$19.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
Power Trip shows the making of Kevin Rudd, prime minister. In Eumundi, where Rudd was born, David Marr investigates the formative tragedy of his life: the death of his father and what came after. He tracks the transforma... Buy or find out more →
The Henson Case
$24.95 – Trade paperback / Text Publishing
The Australian Prime Minister called them 'absolutely revolting'. Their removal from a Sydney art gallery was hailed by the Daily Telegraph as a 'Victory for Decency'. Cate Blanchett and members of the arts community cla... Buy or find out more →
Quarterly Essay 26: His Master's Voice: Public Debate In Howard's Australia
$14.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
John Howard has the loudest voice in Australia. He has cowed his critics, muffled the press, intimidated the ABC, gagged scientists, silenced NGOs, censored the arts, prosecuted leakers, criminalised protest and shut dow... Buy or find out more →
Dark Victory: How a Government Lied its Way to Political Triumph (Updated Edition)
$24.95 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
Marr and Wilkinson have pulled together the whole confronting tale of how through iron will, subterfuge, disregard for conventions of a civilised seafaring nation, the misuse of secret intelligence and the use of militar... Buy or find out more →
Patrick White: A Life
$12.95 – Paperback book / Vintage
Patrick White, winner of the Nobel Prize and author of more than a dozen novels and plays - including Voss, The Vivisector and The Twyborn Affair - lived an extraordinary life. David Marr's brilliant biography draws not ... Buy or find out more →
Patrick White Letters
$34.95 – Paperback book / Random Century
Patrick White spent his whole life writing letters. He wanted them all burnt, but thousands survive to reveal him a...