{"product_id":"faction-man-david-marr-9781863957533","title":"Faction Man: Bill Shorten's Path to Power; Quarterly Essay 59","description":"The top job is within Bill Shorten's grasp. But who is he? How did he rise to become Labor leader? And does he have what it takes to beat Malcolm Turnbull and lead the country?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dramatic essay, David Marr traces the hidden career of a Labor warrior. He shows how a brilliant recruiter and formidable campaigner mastered first the unions and then the party. Marr presents a man willing to deal with his enemies and shift his allegiances, whose ambition to lead has been fixed since childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut does he stand for anything? Is Shorten a defender of Labor values in today's Australia or a shape-shifter, driven entirely by politics? How does the union world he comes from shape the prime minister he might be? Marr reveals a man we hardly know: a virtuoso with numbers and a strategist of skill who Labor hopes will return the party to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Australians distrust Shorten almost as much as they distrust Abbott. That's why this election will be fought on trust. It's going to be dirty. At the heart of the contest will be Shorten's character. All the way to polling day, Australians will be invited to rake over every detail of his short life and hidden career.\" \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Marr, \u003cem\u003eFaction Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue contains correspondence relating to Blood Year by David Kilcullen from Hugh White, Jim Molan, Waleed Aly, Paul McGeough, Audrey Kurth Cronin, Martin Chulov, James Brown, Clive Kessler, and David Kilcullen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Marr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1863957537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863957533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quarterly Essay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.57w x 0.42d","brand":"David Marr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088933957887,"sku":"9781863957533","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1eee96ac-c2d4-4f38-8e50-67251a5151cc.jpg?v=1769107360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faction-man-david-marr-9781863957533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}