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Panic

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David Marr

David Marr’s books include Patrick White: A Life, The High Price of Heaven, Dark Victory (with Marian Wilkinson), Panic, My Country, Killing for Country and six Quarterly Essays. He has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, …

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Praise for Panic

‘The effectiveness of Marr's writing lies in his ability to stand back and offer sweet reasonableness in the fact of events that other reporters would happily play for populist hysteria.’ —Sydney Morning Herald

 

‘The effectiveness of Marr’s writing lies in his ability to stand back and offer sweet reasonableness in the face of events that other reporters would happily play for populist hysteria.’ —Sydney Morning Herald

 

Panic is clever, intelligently exposing the language of Marr's right-wing adversaries while separating political rhetoric from political reality.’ —West Australian

 

‘Marr ... is robust and high-spirited and his wit and down-to-earth language avoid any taint of self-righteousness.’ —Saturday Age

 

‘For those who deplore such panics … this is a good tonic’ —Jack Waterford, Canberra Times

 

‘Less food for thought, more a feast.’ —Australian Way

‘David Marr is not on the list of Australian living treasures, but perhaps he should be. Among our best journalists, he stands out as someone who has consistently challenged the powerful, at his best with forensic skill and deep research.’ —Dennis Altman, Australian Book Review

 

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