books.google.com.au - `Part of Blainey's magic is that his words float off the page. Here, too, are the puzzles, oddities and offbeat comparisons of his restless, quirky intelligence, constantly astonished and endlessly engaging.'- John Hirst, the ageAfter a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/A_shorter_history_of_Australia.html?id=FQWHeAEqLEsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA shorter history of Australia
