Nemesis - One Man and the Battle for Rio by Misha Glenny
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sociology
'Breaking Bad meets City of God' Roberto Saviano, author of GomorrahHUSBAND. This is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil?s most notorious criminal. FATHER. A man who tried to bring welfare and justice to a playground of gang c ...Show more
Shrinking the World - The 4,000-year Story of How Email Came to Rule Our Lives by John Freeman
$34.95 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
The first email was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion users. The flood of messages is ceaseless. As the toll of email mounts, reducing our time for leisure and contemplation, and separating us from each other in the lonely battle with the inbox, John Freeman enters a ple ...Show more
An End to Murder: Human Beings Have Always Been Cruel, Savage and Murderous. Is All That About to Change? by Colin Wilson
$26.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Creatively and intellectually there is no other species that has ever come close to equalling humanity's achievements, but nor is any other species as suicidally prone to internecine conflict. We are the only species on the planet whose ingrained habit of conflict constitutes the chief threat to our own ...Show more
The World as 100 People: A Visual Guide to 7 Billion Humans by Aileen Lord
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
What would the world look like if the 7 billion people on this planet were presented as 100 individuals? This beautifully illustrated and informative infographics book re-examines the world's population with fascinating and often sobering results. Covering diverse subjects such as demography, education, ...Show more
Beautiful Failures by Lucy Clark
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
'I imagine we would all agree on the things education should not be. It should not, surely, make one quarter of all kids drop out and be lost to learning. It should not, surely, make children feel so bad about themselves that they hurt themselves, or shut down, or become lacking in any confidence about ...Show more
Learning Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney; David Cole; Edward M. Hallowell (Foreword by)
$0.00 AUD
Category: Sociology
Written by two Ivy League graduates who struggled with learning disabilities and ADHD, Learning outside the Lines teaches students how to take control of their education and find true success with brilliant and easy study suggestions and tips.Every day, your school, your teachers, and even your peers dr ...Show more
Urban Indigenous Youth Reframing Two-Spirit by Marie Laing
$83.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
This book offers insights from young trans, queer and two-spirit Indigenous people in Toronto who examine the breadth and depth of meanings that two-spirit holds. This book offers insights from young trans, queer, and two-spirit Indigenous people in Toronto who examine the breadth and depth of meanings ...Show more
Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan by Fariba Nawa
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
When she was just nine years old, Fariba Nawa and her family fled Afghanistan, escaping the Soviet invasion, the last proxy of the Cold War. She settled in the United States and did not return to her homeland until 2000. The country she found upon her return was dramatically different than the Afghanist ...Show more
How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: 16
We all want to live in a better world, but sometimes it feels that we lack the ability or influence to make a difference. John-Paul Flintoff offers a powerful reminder that through the generations, society has been transformed by the actions of individuals who understood that if they didn't like somethi ...Show more
The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World by Jeremy Rifkin
$24.95 AUD
Category: Sociology
The industrial revolution, powered by oil and other fossil fuels, is spiraling into a dangerous endgame: the prices of energy and food are climbing, unemployment remains high, the housing market has tanked, consumer and government debt are soaring, and the recovery is slowing. Facing the prospect of a s ...Show more
Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Women are standing up and #shoutingback. In a culture that's driven by social media, for the first time women are using this online space (@EverydaySexism www.everydaysexism.com) to come together, share their stories and encourage a new generation to recognise the problems that women face. This book is ...Show more
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
What would make a society drain its public swimming baths and fill them with concrete rather than opening them to everyone? Political researcher Heather McGhee sets out across America to learn why white voters so often act against their own interests. Why do they block changes that would help them, and ...Show more