Don't Panic Retirement Guide (Orange) by Nick Bruining
$29.95 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
Guide on how you don't need $1m in order to retire comfortably
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
'Essential. A compelling and damning exploration of the abuse of one of our basic human rights: shelter.' --Owen Jones 'If I could require the president to read one book it would be Evicted' --Zadie Smith Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest ...Show more
The Future Is Asian: Global Order in the Twenty-First Century by Parag Khanna
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
Five billion people, two-thirds of the world's mega-cities, one-third of the global economy, two-thirds of global economic growth, thirty of the Fortune 100, six of the ten largest banks, eight of the ten largest armies, five nuclear powers, massive technological innovation, the newest crop of top-ranke ...Show more
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
$36.95 AUD
Category: Political / Economic | Reading Level: very good
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack o ...Show more
Reset: Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession by Ross Garnaut
$32.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
From the bestselling author, a ground-breaking sequel to Superpower. In Reset, renowned economist Ross Garnaut shows how the COVID-19 crisis offers Australia the opportunity to reset its economy and build a successful future - and why the old approaches will not work. Garnaut develops the idea of a ren ...Show more
Bert: The Entertaining Life of Australia's Favourite TV Star by Graeme Blundell
$32.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
TV and radio star, interviewer and all - round media personality, Bert Newton's career spans the decades. He ruled the radio sets of Melbourne in the 1950s - when another young blade, Graham Kennedy, was also on the air - then made the transition to the box. Whether on television, radio or more recently ...Show more
The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by Neil Howe, William Strauss
$32.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a human life, each composed of four eras - or "turnings" - that last about twenty years and that always arrive in the same order. First comes a High, a period of ...Show more
The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck and Could Now Throw It All Away by Peter Hartcher
$19.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
Australia is an international success story, but can it stay on top? The Sweet Spot takes a provocative look at how Australia continues to ride the boom, and what might cause it to fall.
Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle For Global Justice by Geoffrey Robertson
$26.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic | Reading Level: very good
When it was first published in 1999, Crimes Against Humanity called for a radical shift from diplomacy to justice in international affairs. In vivid, non-legalese prose, leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson made a riveting case for holding political and military leaders accountable in internat ...Show more
War: What is it Good for?: The Role of Conflict in Civilisation, from Primates to Robots by Ian Morris
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation. And the misery it causes poisons foreign policy for future generations. But, argues bestselling historian Ian Morr ...Show more
A Country Too Far by Rosie; Keneally Scott
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
"I don't think I've seen a more impressive collection of Australian writers in a single book.'aStephen Romei,aThe Australian One of the central moral issues of our time is the question of asylum seekers, arguably the most controversial subject in Australia today. In this landmark anthology, twenty-seven ...Show more
Black Flags: The Rise of Isis by Joby Warrick
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
WINNER of the PULITZER PRIZE for NON-FICTION 2016. In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. When the government of Jordan ...Show more