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"&nbsp; &nbsp;History is always written by the winners and about the winners. But what about the men and women of the past who reached for gold but grasped only morale-sapping silver? Australia&rsquo;s second-best comedy historian Ben Pobjie celebrates the fascinating stories of those pipped at the post of greatness &ndash; from Buzz Aldrin following footsteps on the moon, to the woman not credited with discovering DNA because she had two X chromosomes, and Australia&rsquo;s second Prime Minister whose name everyone keeps forgetting. Second Best shines a light on those plucky men and women who, through no fault of their own &ndash; or at least only a little bit of fault of their own &ndash; didn&rsquo;t quite get there before everyone else, but did get there before almost everyone else."
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