GottlandMostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia by Mariusz Szczygiel
$54.99 AUD
Category: European
"Extraordinary, hypnotizing and disturbing tales."A cultural history of Czechoslovakia, told through the stories of artists, writers, and performers whose lives were completely and often strangely altered by the various pressures of the times.The story of Eduard Kirchberger is one of the fascinating and ...Show more
CivilityManners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy by Stephen L. Carter
$31.95 AUD
Category: Sociology
Advanced Australia the Politics of Ageing by Mark Butler
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Advanced Australia explores the politics of ageing in Australia. The addition of 25 years to average life expectancy in Australia over the past century is a monumental achievement, but many commentators are greeting the prospect of Australians living longer with horror. The ageing of Australia's baby bo ...Show more
The War on Women by Sue Lloyd-Roberts
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Sue Lloyd-Roberts joined ITN in 1973 as a news trainee, she went on to become the UK's first female video-journalist, reporting alone from the bleak outposts of the former Soviet Union and China. With a 30-year-long career in human-rights journalism, she has travelled the globe and witnessed the worst a ...Show more
White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America by Joan C. Williams
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, the professional elite--journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--is on the outside looking in, and left to argue over the reasons why. In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, described as " ...Show more
The Lucky Culture and the Rise of an Australian Ruling Class by Nick Cater
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
Countries don't get lucky; people do. The secret of Australia's good fortune is not found in its geography or history. The key to its success is the Australian character, the nation's greatest renewable resource. Liberated from the constraints of the old world, Australia's pioneers mined their reserves ...Show more
At Home: A Short History of Private Life Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson
$59.95 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
What does history really consist of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activities take place? At home. This was the thought that inspired Bill Bryson to start a journey around the r ...Show more
The Paradox of Evolution: The Strange Relationship Between Natural Selection and Reproduction by Stephen Rothman
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
This book examines a little-noted contradiction inherent in the two essential elements of Darwin's theory of biological evolution--natural selection and reproduction. Physiologist Stephen Rothman makes the revolutionary claim that the evolution of life's complex and diverse reproductive mechanisms is no ...Show more
Infidelity by Hugh Mackay
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
Through a chance meeting at the Royal Academy, Tom Harper makes friends with Sarah Delacour. An esteemed scholar of children's rhymes, Sarah is beautiful, smart and charming. She is also the wife of a terminally ill millionaire, who keeps her close with the promise of a large inheritance. Tom falls deep ...Show more
Fake: A Startling True Story of Love in a World of Liars, Cheats, Narcissists, Fantasists and Phonies by Stephanie Wood
$34.99 AUD
Category: Chat10Looks3 Recommendations
Women the world over are brought up to hope, even expect, to find the man of their dreams, marry and live happily ever after. When Stephanie Wood meets a sweet man who owns a farm and property, she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, truthful and loving. He talks about t ...Show more
Out There by Kerri Sackville
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
The ultimate survival guide for dating in mid-life