9 must-read history books like The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison by Sean Kelly

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The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

By: Sean Kelly

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

What happens when the prime minister views politics only as a game? Australia wanted Scott Morri…

If you liked the history plot in The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison by Sean Kelly , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Fight Like a Girl

By: Clementine Ford

3.98

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our m… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • australia
"A friend of mine once said to me that feminism helped to figure out a way of being a girl that doesn't hurt."

-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl

"Boys are given the universe in which to carve out their identities, the promise of infinite space for them to expand into and contract upon. Girls are allowed only enough room to be stars, and they m…"

-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl

"-no matter what we do, we'll never succeed in attaining the 'perfect' body or the 'perfect' face. This isn't just because perfection is an unattainable goal; it's because capitalism relies on people …"

-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl

"We know how unsafe the world is for us. We are like cliffs staring down at a raging sea, battered by winds and salt and spray and unable to wrench ourselves away from the supposed inevitability of it…"

-Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl

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2. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

Similar categories in Anna Funder's Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life book and Sean Kelly's The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. Too Much Lip

By: Melissa Lucashenko

4.06

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby. Wise-cracking Ke… read more

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  • australia
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4. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

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  • australia
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5. Sanctuary

By: Garry Disher

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A thrilling new standalone set in regional SA, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors.… read more

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  • australia
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6. The Mother

By: Jane Caro

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Just like the garden, the fuse box, the bills, bin night and blown light bulbs, this was just somet… read more

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  • australia
"There's no need to charm your mother, she thought. Which is both a compliment and a burden."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

"The pall bearers were holding Pete's coffin, waiting to walk down the aisle—just like bridesmaids. The music began and they started to move, trying to keep pace with David Bowie's 'Changes'."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

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7. After Story

By: Larissa Behrendt

4.07

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

When Indigenous lawyer Jasmine decides to take her mother Della on a tour of England's most revered… read more

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  • australia
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8. QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults

By: Van Badham

4.16

Format: 471 pages, Paperback

In QAnon and On, Guardian columnist Van Badham delves headfirst into the QAnon conspiracy theory, u… read more

Similar categories in Van Badham's QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults book and Sean Kelly's The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Bulldozed: Scott Morrison’s Fall and Anthony Albanese’s Rise

By: Niki Savva

4.21

Format: 320 pages, ebook

‘I don’t hold a hose, mate.’ Scott Morrison, 20 December 2019, on the Black Summer bushfires ‘It’s… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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10. Seeing Other People

By: Diana Reid

3.42

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Which comes first—those you love, or those you want? Charlie’s skin was stinging. Not with heat … read more

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  • australia
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11. Showing Up

By: Nedd Brockmann

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable–the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ‘throug… read more

Similar categories in Nedd Brockmann's Showing Up book and Sean Kelly's The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

By: Grace Tame

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grace Tame has never walked on middle ground. From a young age, her life was defined by uncertai… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"I learned something about the commodification of trauma that day [Tame's appearance on the ABC's Q&A programme], which is that you have to take things into your own hands. If you don't speak, people …"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I survived being Australian of the Year because I knew already that it wouldn't be a true reflection of my worth. I knew it would be ugly, at least in part. I came equipped with a glimpse of fame tha…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I frowned at Scott Morrison deliberately because, in my opinion, he has done and assisted in objectively terrible things. No matter what your politics are, the harm that was caused under his governme…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

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13. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

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  • australia
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14. Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge

By: Bri Lee

3.65

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Bri Lee, best-selling and award-winning author of Eggshell Skull, asks Who gets to be smart? in thi… read more

Similar categories in Bri Lee's Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge book and Sean Kelly's The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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15. Not Now, Not Ever: Ten years on from the misogyny speech

By: Julia Gillard

4.28

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Then it was done. After staying silent, I’d had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly an… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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16. The Devil's Bargain (Manon Tyler, #1)

By: Stella Rimington

3.93

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

'I wanted more' DAVID GILMANOne lie put the nation at risk. Another might save it.Harry policeman,… read more

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17. Top Blokes: The Larrikin Myth, Class and Power (Quarterly Essay #83)

By: Lech Blaine

4.34

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Who can be a larrikin and how is it used politically?The figure of the larrikin goes deep in Austra… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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18. Tell Me Again

By: Amy Thunig

4.41

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

For years, Amy Thunig thought she knew all the details about the day she was born, often demanding … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • australia
"Chapter 20-Part 2 "The hardest part of childhood with parents with these and are criminalised, isn’t necessarily life inside your home, it's how you are treated and mistreated by those outside your h…"

-Amy Thunig, Tell Me Again

"I have been reading Amy Thunigs book. And this quote stood out to me. I really think this explains a lot about how AOD stigma and harmful prohibition drug policies that disproportionately criminalize…"

-Amy Thunig, Tell Me Again

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19. Eggshell Skull

By: Bri Lee

4.36

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

EGGSHELL SKULL: A well-established legal doctrine that a defendant must 'take their victim as they … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • australia
"The ugly parts of my life kept crashing into the beautiful ones."

-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull

"Finally feminist enough to realise I was all out of fucks to give"

-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull

"Finally feminist enough to realise I was all out of ducks to give."

-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull

"Only skinny enough when starving, only successful enough when exhausted."

-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull

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20. Everyone and Everything

By: Nadine J. Cohen

4.29

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A dazzling literary debut, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh, cry and call your sister. … read more

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  • australia
Cover of The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need by Thomas  Mayo

21. The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need

By: Thomas Mayo

4.52

Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition

The Voice to Parliament Handbook is an easy-to-follow guide for the millions of Australians who hav… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • australia
Cover of Crossing the Line: The Explosive Inside Story Behind the Headlines by Nick McKenzie

22. Crossing the Line: The Explosive Inside Story Behind the Headlines

By: Nick McKenzie

4.58

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

War is brutal—but some lines should never be crossed. In mid-2017 whispers of executions and cover-… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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23. The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

By: Sean Kelly

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

What happens when the prime minister views politics only as a game? Australia wanted Scott Morri… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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24. The Reckoning: How #MeToo is Changing Australia (Quarterly Essay #84)

By: Jess Hill

4.54

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

Tracing the impact of Australia's #MeToo moment This year, Australia's #MeToo moment erupted in the… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
Cover of Lone Wolf: Albanese and the New Politics (Quarterly Essay #88) by Katharine Murphy

25. Lone Wolf: Albanese and the New Politics (Quarterly Essay #88)

By: Katharine Murphy

4.02

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

A prime minister in the making, and a nation on the move. In Lone Wolf, Katharine Murphy offers a n… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • australia
Cover of Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy by Shaun Micallef

26. Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy

By: Shaun Micallef

3.80

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV’s news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself –… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • australia
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27. One Hundred Years of Dirt

By: Rick Morton

4.06

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you’ve scraped together enough for the ticket… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • australia
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28. On Reckoning

By: Amy Remeikis

4.72

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

On Reckoning tells of the moment when the personal became very political, when rape became the nati… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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29. Sex, Lies and Question Time

By: Kate Ellis

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In Sex, Lies and Question Time, former MP Kate Ellis explores the good, the bad and the ugly of lif… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • australia
Cover of Red Zone: China's Challenge and Australia's Future by Peter Hartcher

30. Red Zone: China's Challenge and Australia's Future

By: Peter Hartcher

4.38

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

What does China want from Australia? In this incisive and original book, Peter Hartcher reveals how… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
Cover of Power Play: Breaking Through Bias, Barriers & Boys Clubs by Julia Banks

31. Power Play: Breaking Through Bias, Barriers & Boys Clubs

By: Julia Banks

3.97

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Power Play is an honest guide for women who aspire to leadership in the workplace and in the world,… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • australia

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Clementine Ford

3.98

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Van Badham

4.16

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Niki Savva

4.21

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Bri Lee

3.65

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

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Trent Dalton

4.41

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Anna Funder

4.13

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Charlotte Wood

3.68

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