Big Blue Sky

Author: Peter Garrett

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $49.99 AUD
  • : 9781760110413
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • :
  • :
  • : March 2015
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : Australia
  • : 19.98
  • : October 2015
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Peter Garrett
  • :
  • : Hardback
  • : 1015
  • :
  • : en
  • : 994.05092
  • :
  • :
  • : 432
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9781760110413
9781760110413

Description

Peter Garrett's life so far has been deeply felt and fully and passionately lived. A man of boundless energy, compassion, fierce intelligence and a questing and creative spirit, he has already achieved enough to fill several lives...From his idyllic childhood growing up in the northern suburbs of Sydney, to the devastating early loss of his parents; from the height of 1960s culture shock at ANU to fronting iconic Australian band Midnight Oil; from his time as a galvanising activist for the environment to being the only unaligned Cabinet Minister in two Labor governments, Garrett has an extraordinary story to tell...He writes movingly about his lifelong mission to protect the environment and champion indigenous communities and issues, about his love for his family and his passion for our country: what it means to him and what it can become...Provocative, entertaining, impassioned and inspiring, this memoir goes to the heart and soul of a remarkable Australian and raises questions crucial to us all.

Author description

Peter Garrett is a well-known activist, musician and former federal politician. A founding member of Midnight Oil, he was twice president of the Australian Conservation Foundation before entering parliament as the member for Kingsford Smith in 2004. He subsequently served as a minister in the Rudd/Gillard governments. Married with three children, he lives in Sydney.