Quarterly Essay 71: Follow the Leader: Democracy and the Rise of the Strongman by Laura Tingle
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Category: Political / Economic | Series: Quarterly Essay
In this crisp and timely essay, Laura Tingle examines political leadership in general - some profiles in courage, and cunning - as well as styles of leadership. She looks at Macron and Merkel, Keating and Obama.Tingle notes that leaders must command not only their country, but also their party. Where do ...Show more
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
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Category: Political / Economic
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that caused the French Revol ...Show more
Adani and the War over Coal by Quentin Beresford
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sustainability/Environment
Coal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics--and our country--into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in ...Show more
Accidental Feminists by Jane Caro
$32.99 AUD
Category: Essays
Women over fifty-five are of the generation that changed everything. We didn't expect to. Or intend to. We weren't brought up much differently from the women who came before us, and we rarely identified as feminists, although almost all of us do now. Accidental Feminists is our story. It explores how th ...Show more
Greta Thunberg (I Know This to Be True): On Truth, Courage and Saving Our Planet by Geoff Blackwell; Greta Thunberg
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Category: Essays | Series: I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE
One of the leading contemporary voices on climate change, Greta Thunberg answers fundamental questions about leadership and what really matters to her.
The Good State - On the Principles of Democracy by A C Grayling
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Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues | Reading Level: very good
The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy? A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of power ...Show more
The Better Half: On the Genetic Superiority of Women by Sharon Moalem
$29.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues
Here are some facts - Women live longer than men. Women have stronger immune systems. They are less likely to suffer from learning and developmental disabilities, and are better at fighting cancer and surviving famine. Women are simply stronger than men at every stage of life, though we are taught the o ...Show more
Home by Natural Harry: DIY Recipes for a Tox-Free, Zero-Waste Life by Harriet Birrell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sustainability/Environment
Down-to-earth recipes for a resourceful, tox-free, and waste-free home life. Home by Natural Harry is a compendium of DIY recipes, tips, tricks, and hacks for a calm, resourceful, and tox-free existence. It is a modern reference for anyone who wants to ditch their joyless supermarket habit, reduce plast ...Show more
Can We All Be Feminists? - Seventeen Writers on Intersectionality, Identity and Finding the Right Way Forward for Feminism by June Eric-Udorie
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Category: Sociology
"The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to read" (Bustle), edited by a remarkable and inspiring twenty-year-old activist who the BBC named one of 100 "inspirational and influential women" of 2016. 'Not just a key read but a mandatory one' Stylist September Top Ten Books Why is it difficult fo ...Show more
Gail Jones: Word, Image, Ethics by Tanya Dalziell
$45.00 AUD
Category: Essays
Gail Jones: Word, Image, Ethics is an accessible guide to the writings of the award-winning Australian author Gail Jones. Bringing together ideas from literature, art, politics, philosophy and photography, Gail Jones: Word, Image, Ethics introduces a vibrant set of terms and concepts to highlight how an ...Show more
How Good is Scott Morrison? by Peter van Onselen, Wayne Errington
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
Without fear or favour, How Good is Scott Morrison? examines the trials and tribulations of our 30th prime minister. Investigating Morrison's unlikely rise to the liberal leadership and his miracle electoral win, van Onselen and Errington put his leadership under the spotlight. Covering Morrison's disas ...Show more
The Stuff of Thought: : Language as a window into human nature by Steven Pinker
$26.95 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues
The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can ...Show more