When society seems to demand confidence and certainty, how much courage does it take to admit doubt, especially self-doubt? In this personal essay, one of Australia's most respected journalists argues in favour of a doubtful mind.
MUP’s new series Little Books on Big Themes pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life. Each author’s 10,000-word take on a chosen theme is presented as an eminently collectable hardback.
Leigh Sales is an author and award-winning journalist who anchors ABC TV’s premier current events program, Lateline. She was the ABC's National Security Correspondent from 2006 to 2008 and the network's Washington Correspondent from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, she won a prestigious Walkley Award for her coverage of the Guantanamo military commissions. She is the author of Detainee 002: the Case of David Hicks (MUP, 2007).
Leigh Sales
Detainee 002: The Case Of David Hicks
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Melb Univ Press
It is a long way from the events of September 11th 2001 to David Hicks cell in Guantanamo Bay in 2007. In Detainee 002, Leigh Sales tells the story of how an awkward young man from Adelaide ended up a pawn in the War on ... Buy or find out more →
On Doubt
$19.99 – Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press
When society seems to demand confidence and certainty, how much courage does it take to admit doubt, especially self-doubt? In this personal essay, one of Australia's most respected journalists argues in favour of a doub... Buy or find out more →
