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100	1		_aWeller, Patrick _945932
245	1	0	_aKevin Rudd : _btwice Prime Minister _cWeller, Patrick
260			_aCarlton, Australia : _bMelbourne University Press, _cc2014.
300			_axvii, 410 p. ,[16] p. of plates. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aScheduled to be published October 2014.
520			_aIt was a very different Kevin Rudd who returned to office in 2013 to the man who rose to power in 2007. Kevin 07 was a fresh face and a new image: the convivial, Mandarin-speaking nerd who seemed so different from past leaders and who held so much potential.
520			_aKEVIN RUDD: THE MAKING OF A PRIME MINISTER is an in-depth account of Kevin Rudd's first term in office. Political scientist Patrick Weller has used unparalleled access to Rudd, his staff, friends and family, to create a compelling portrait of a man at the height of his powers. Beginning with Rudd's childhood in rural Queensland, 'Kevin Rudd: The Making of a Prime Minister' examines the people, places and politics that shaped him into the leader he is today. Patrick Weller offers a frank analysis of Kevin Rudd's leadership style and his government's first term in power. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, 'Kevin Rudd: The Making of a Prime Minister' is the definitive political biography of Australia's current leader.
650		7	_aRudd, Kevin, _y1957 _945933
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650		7	_aAustralia _xPolitics and government _x21st century _945936
650		7	_aPolitical Science _910987
650		7	_aPoliticians _945937
650		7	_aPrime ministers _945938
650		7	_aAustralia _9512
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