My Life

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Viking/Penquin
Publisher Place: Albany
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: First Edition

Description: 316 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: The problem with recording ones life is not that there is so much that escapes the memory, but that there is so much that does not.David Lange has had a rich life. As prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989 he oversaw the transformation of a society and its economy in what is now seen as an historic turning point in the countrys development.But the tensions created by the fourth Labour governments policies also tore the party apart, led to his resignation as leader and split the electorate along new and surprising political fault lines.In this long-awaited memoir David Lange revisits those extraordinary years and brings to life the human dimension and consequences of being at the centre of such dramatic events.From exhilarating triumph over the Muldoon government to championing a nuclear-free policy during the last days of the Cold War, the tragedy of the Rainbow Warrior bombing to titanic battles within cabinet over economic policy, this is a remarkable history as told by a remarkable man.The story of how the doctors son from Otahuhu grew up to lead his country and confront the great issues of the day, and of how life after power as well as long battles with various illnesses have affected him, is also a personal and moving account of one mans life, told with all the authors characteristic wit, intelligence and compassion.

ISBN: 9780670045563