{"product_id":"collier-for-miranda-barry-collier-9780648439301","title":"Collier for Miranda: The 1999 Labor Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollier for Miranda: The 1999 Labor Campaign\u003c\/em\u003e is an easy-to-read, political memoir with a difference. It's the true story of a grassroots campaign by a first-time candidate seeking election as the Labor MP for the southern Sydney seat of Miranda in the New South Wales Parliament\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An unknown, inexperienced political aspirant given no chance of defeating the very high profile, sitting Liberal MP, Barry Collier recounts his 1999 campaign -- run on a shoestring budget with the help of local Labor Party members and supporters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Barry takes you on a real political journey, from his preselection to election night itself. Along the way, he reveals his conversations with voters at their front doors, on the streets, at the railway stations and at the polling booths. He outlines the lessons he learnt and offers practical, down-to-earth advice with do's and don'ts about campaigning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book is a must read for political aspirants about to set foot on that perilous campaign trail and for the student of Australian politics. The lessons of the 1999 Labor campaign for Miranda are as relevant today as back then.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Collier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648439305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648439301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dinar Holdings Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Barry Collier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757786677503,"sku":"9780648439301","price":21.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c766182f-a520-4d7b-93dc-d6b4642df1bf.jpg?v=1765510568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collier-for-miranda-barry-collier-9780648439301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}