The Resource A letter to my children, Christopher Pyne
A letter to my children, Christopher Pyne
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The item A letter to my children, Christopher Pyne represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item A letter to my children, Christopher Pyne represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- Christopher Pyne's honest account of how a belief in the power of public service led him to pursue a career in politics, driven by the ambition of leaving a legacy for the next generation. Why do seemingly intelligent men and women leave their families to spend more than half the year travelling to Canberra, and spending night after night at electorate and campaign events? Surely there are easier ways to earn a living. A Letter To My Children is Christopher Pyne's honest account of how a belief in the power of public service, inspired by his crusading ophthalmologist father, led him to pursue a career in politics, driven by the ambition of leaving a legacy for the next generation
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 245 pages
- Note
- "An extraordinarily personal account from the most unexpected quarters - Peter Fitzsimons"--Cover
- Contents
-
- Death
- Life and passion
- Perseverance and resilience
- Compassion and justice
- Confidence and conviction
- Courage and adventure
- Patience and energy
- Isbn
- 9780522867985
- Label
- A letter to my children
- Title
- A letter to my children
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher Pyne
- Subject
-
- trueAustralian
- Fathers and sons -- Australia -- Biography
- truePoliticians -- Australia -- Biography
- truePyne, Christopher
- trueCabinet officers
- truePyne, Remington, 1929-1988
- Parental influences -- Australia -- Biography
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government
- trueAustralian literature
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- trueLiberal Party of Australia
- trueLegislators
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government | History
- truePolitics and global affairs -- World politics -- Australia and New Zealand
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueFathers and sons
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Christopher Pyne's honest account of how a belief in the power of public service led him to pursue a career in politics, driven by the ambition of leaving a legacy for the next generation. Why do seemingly intelligent men and women leave their families to spend more than half the year travelling to Canberra, and spending night after night at electorate and campaign events? Surely there are easier ways to earn a living. A Letter To My Children is Christopher Pyne's honest account of how a belief in the power of public service, inspired by his crusading ophthalmologist father, led him to pursue a career in politics, driven by the ambition of leaving a legacy for the next generation
- Summary
- Christopher Pyne's honest account of how a belief in the power of public service, inspired by his crusading ophthalmologist father, led him to pursue a career in politics, driven by the ambition of leaving a legacy for the next generation.
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10640060
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pyne, Christopher
- Dewey number
- 324.294
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pyne, Christopher
- Pyne, Remington
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Politicians
- Fathers and sons
- Parental influences
- Australia
- Australia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A letter to my children, Christopher Pyne
- Note
- "An extraordinarily personal account from the most unexpected quarters - Peter Fitzsimons"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes index (pages 235-245)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Death -- Life and passion -- Perseverance and resilience -- Compassion and justice -- Confidence and conviction -- Courage and adventure -- Patience and energy
- Control code
- 000054488191
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 245 pages
- Isbn
- 9780522867985
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)905966753
- Label
- A letter to my children, Christopher Pyne
- Note
- "An extraordinarily personal account from the most unexpected quarters - Peter Fitzsimons"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes index (pages 235-245)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Death -- Life and passion -- Perseverance and resilience -- Compassion and justice -- Confidence and conviction -- Courage and adventure -- Patience and energy
- Control code
- 000054488191
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 245 pages
- Isbn
- 9780522867985
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)905966753
Subject
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government | History
- trueAustralian
- trueAustralian literature
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueCabinet officers
- trueFathers and sons
- Fathers and sons -- Australia -- Biography
- trueLegislators
- trueLiberal Party of Australia
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Parental influences -- Australia -- Biography
- truePoliticians -- Australia -- Biography
- truePolitics and global affairs -- World politics -- Australia and New Zealand
- truePyne, Christopher
- truePyne, Remington, 1929-1988
Genre
- trueAustralian literature
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBiography
- trueLife stories
- truePolitics and global affairs
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