"Wendt is well known as one of Australia's most experienced interviewers and in this book, she confirms why. An easy, inspiring and entertaining read." (Northern Star, 3/11/2007)
In A Matter of Principle, Australia's most experienced and respected interviewer Jana Wendt engages an assortment of people in the worlds of politics, society, art, sport, music and architecture. Wendt gets under the skin of her subjects to discover that which is genuine and authentic about each, including the art critic Robert Hughes, actor Charlotte Rampling, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty, former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, presenter Rove McManus, former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer, writer David Malouf, architect Frank Gehry, UN War Crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte, artist Bill Henson, swimmer Shane Gould, psychiatrist Wafa Sultan, and feminist Camille Paglia.
