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- Published 20081202
- ISBN: 9780733323935
- Extent: 264 pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm)

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Martin McKenzie-Murray
Martin McKenzie-Murray is a political speechwriter, former broadcaster, and freelance writer based in Perth, Western Australia.His interests are broad and contradictory, equally captured by...
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