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Discover the riveting autobiography of Geoffrey Robertson, a prominent Australian barrister and human rights advocate. In 'Rather His Own Man', this compelling 2019 release captures Robertson's extraordinary journey from a state schoolboy to a leading legal figure at the Old Bailey. With 496 pages of engaging prose, the trade paperback edition provides an insightful look into his colorful career and the personal anecdotes that shaped his life.
Robertson's memoir, a sequel to the bestselling 'The Justice Game', is not just a chronicle of accomplishments but also a reflection of his wit and humor. Readers will find themselves engrossed by his stories of passionate activism during the sixties, his early crusades for the underprivileged, and his dramatic courtroom battles against tyranny and injustice. Famous for his lively personality on 'Geoffrey Robertson's Hypotheticals', he brings the same spirit to his written words.
Join Robertson as he shares thrilling tales of encounters with iconic personalities like Malcolm Turnbull and Julian Assange, along with gripping episodes of defending lives from death row. His unique perspective on law and justice, paired with irreverent humor, offers readers a blend of entertainment and enlightenment. Order your brand new copy today and dive into the world of a true advocate for human rights, as Robertson remains unapologetically his own man.
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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143784081
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2019
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 496
Description:
The riveting autobiography from Australia's inimitable Geoffrey Robertson. Funny, personal, and bringing Robertson's fascinating and colourful career up to date following The Justice Game.
In this witty, engrossing and sometimes poignant memoir, a sequel to his best-selling The Justice Game, Australia's inimitable Geoffrey Robertson charts his progress from pimply state schoolboy to top Old Bailey barrister and thence onwards and upwards to a leading role in the struggle for human rights throughout the world.
He wryly observes the absurdities of growing up as one of 'Ming's kids'; the passion of student protest in the sixties and his early crusades for 'Down Under-dogs', before leaving on a Rhodes Scholarship to combat the British establishment, with the help of John Mortimer of 'Rumpole' fame. There are dramatic accounts of fighting for lives on death rows, freeing dissidents and taking on tyrants, armed only with a unique mind and a passion for justice - on display whenever he boomeranged back to Australia to conduct Geoffrey Robertson's Hypotheticals.
In this updated edition of his amazing life story, he tells of David and Goliath battle; tales that feature a cast of characters from Malcolm Turnbull to Mike Tyson; from Nigella Lawson to Kathy Lette and Julian Assange. Throughout his exploits - recounted here with irreverent humour and dashes of true wisdom - Geoffrey Robertson has remained determinedly independent and his own man. He has also, in respect of human rights, changed the way we think.
Robertson's memoir, a sequel to the bestselling 'The Justice Game', is not just a chronicle of accomplishments but also a reflection of his wit and humor. Readers will find themselves engrossed by his stories of passionate activism during the sixties, his early crusades for the underprivileged, and his dramatic courtroom battles against tyranny and injustice. Famous for his lively personality on 'Geoffrey Robertson's Hypotheticals', he brings the same spirit to his written words.
Join Robertson as he shares thrilling tales of encounters with iconic personalities like Malcolm Turnbull and Julian Assange, along with gripping episodes of defending lives from death row. His unique perspective on law and justice, paired with irreverent humor, offers readers a blend of entertainment and enlightenment. Order your brand new copy today and dive into the world of a true advocate for human rights, as Robertson remains unapologetically his own man.
Fast and efficient delivery options available.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143784081
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2019
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 496
Description:
The riveting autobiography from Australia's inimitable Geoffrey Robertson. Funny, personal, and bringing Robertson's fascinating and colourful career up to date following The Justice Game.
In this witty, engrossing and sometimes poignant memoir, a sequel to his best-selling The Justice Game, Australia's inimitable Geoffrey Robertson charts his progress from pimply state schoolboy to top Old Bailey barrister and thence onwards and upwards to a leading role in the struggle for human rights throughout the world.
He wryly observes the absurdities of growing up as one of 'Ming's kids'; the passion of student protest in the sixties and his early crusades for 'Down Under-dogs', before leaving on a Rhodes Scholarship to combat the British establishment, with the help of John Mortimer of 'Rumpole' fame. There are dramatic accounts of fighting for lives on death rows, freeing dissidents and taking on tyrants, armed only with a unique mind and a passion for justice - on display whenever he boomeranged back to Australia to conduct Geoffrey Robertson's Hypotheticals.
In this updated edition of his amazing life story, he tells of David and Goliath battle; tales that feature a cast of characters from Malcolm Turnbull to Mike Tyson; from Nigella Lawson to Kathy Lette and Julian Assange. Throughout his exploits - recounted here with irreverent humour and dashes of true wisdom - Geoffrey Robertson has remained determinedly independent and his own man. He has also, in respect of human rights, changed the way we think.