{"product_id":"as-it-happened-by-john-button-9781876485108","title":"As It Happened","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compulsively readable book, John Button reflects on the patterns in his life, from growing up in his father's house in Ballarat to his days as a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments. He is a natural storyteller who writes memorably about his childhood, his school days and his emerging political allegiances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eButton paints a vivid picture of life inside parliament before he became Minister for Industry and Commerce in 1983, a job he was to hold for ten years. In recounting the challenges he faced, Button always understands that politics is just one part of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating, stylish and hilarious memoir, he writes honestly about how politics works and why it often fails to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798505869548,"sku":"9781876485108","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2634843482856.jpg?v=1757202653","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/as-it-happened-by-john-button-9781876485108","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}