How We Got To Now: The History and Power of Great Ideas by Steven Johnson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
How did our mastery of artificial cold help give birth to at least four million babies, create the golden age of Hollywood and unlock the secrets of the universe? And what about our battle against dirt? How did that create the flat screen and the iPhone?This book is a celebration of ideas: how they happ ...Show more
Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge by Bri Lee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Essays
In 2018 Bri Lee's brilliant young friend Damian is named a Rhodes Scholar, an apex of academic achievement. When she goes to visit him and takes a tour of Oxford and Rhodes House, she begins questioning her belief in a system she has previously revered, as she learns the truth behind what Virginia Woolf ...Show more
Beauty by Bri Lee
$19.99 AUD
Category: Essays
A powerful meditation on beauty and body image from the author of Eggshell Skull. You were either fit and trim or you weren't working hard enough. Your body was how you conveyed wealth and status to your peers, it was a personality trait, a symbol of goodness and values: an ethical ideal. In recent dec ...Show more
Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking by Tyson Yunkaporta
$35.00 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues
The award-winning author of Sand Talk returns with a formidably original yarn with Indigenous thought leaders from around the globe. Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta's bestselling debut, cast an Indigenous lens on contemporary society. It was, said Melissa Lucashenko, 'an extraordinary invitation into the w ...Show more
AI: Game On: How to decide who or what decides by Tim Trumper
$29.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues
AI: Game On is written for today’s business leaders who seek to understand how AI can be leveraged for increased sustainability, improved competitive positioning and/or to drive better customer, shareholder and societal outcomes. The aim of AI: Game On is to help business leaders thrive in a world that ...Show more
The Dreaming Path: Indigenous Thinking to Change Your Life by Paul Callaghan
$24.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues
Tired of going around in circles? The Dreaming Path has always been there, but in the modern-day world, it can be hard to find. There are so many demands on us family, health, bills, a mortgage, a career that it can be hard to remember what's most important- you. It's time to reconnect with your story. ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 92: The Great Divide: Australia's Housing Mess and How to Fix It by Alan Kohler
$27.99 AUD
Category: Essays
What caused Australia's housing crisis - and how we might fix it One of the great mysteries of Australian life is that a land of sweeping plains, with one of the lowest population densities on the planet, has a shortage of land for houses. As a result, Sydney's median house price is the second most exp ...Show more
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis
$55.00 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
From the #1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the high-octane story of the enigmatic figure at the heart of one of the 21st century's most spectacular financial collapses 'I asked him how much it would take for him to sell FTX and go do something other than make money. He thought the ...Show more
Kintsugi by Marie O'Rourke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Essays
These essays are a poignant reminder that some things cannot be fixed but can still hold immense beauty and meaning. All her life, Marie O'Rourke has been a Good Girl, a perfectionist, using words to apply golden seams to an imperfect life in an attempt to make something beautiful out of things that are ...Show more
Innovation : Knowledge and Ingenuity (First Knowledges) by Ian J McNiven, Lynette Russell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues | Series: First Knowledges Ser.
'Deeply insightful, sensitive and passionate. An inspiring, meticulous picture of the innovations that have made us the world's oldest living culture.' - Larissa Behrendt'Another fascinating volume in this landmark Australian publishing series.' - Richard FlanaganWhat do you need to know to prosper as a ...Show more
The Way We Are: Lessons from a lifetime of listening by Hugh Mackay
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Australia's leading social psychologist examines our society today and asks timely and urgent questions about its future Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain.Yet none of our differences-whether based on ethnicity, politics, religion,cultural tastes and preferences, or gender ...Show more
Not Just Lucky by Jamila Rizvi
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sociology
'Feisty and inquisitive - a fresh take on modern feminist issues.' Julia GillardAustralian women are suffering from a crisis of confidence about work. Accustomed to being overlooked and undervalued, even when women do get to the top, they explain their success away as 'luck'. But it's not.Not Just Lucky ...Show more