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Fire Flood and Plague: Australian Writers Respond to This Extraordinary Year by Sophie Cunningham ed.
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Writers, scientists, historians, journalists and commentators consider subjects as broad as culture and the arts, working as a doctor, travel, domestic violence, security, immigration, the death of a loved one, geopolitics, distance and zoom to ensure we never forget the experience of this pile-on of a ...Show more
With the Falling of the Dusk by Stan Grant
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
A deeply powerful, poetic and compelling book on the challenges facing our world, from one of Australia's most experienced journalists and international commentators, Stan Grant. History is turning. In only a few short decades, we have come a long way from Francis Fukuyama's declaration of the 'end of ...Show more
The Naked Farmer by Ben Brooksby
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Ben Brooksby is a fifth-generation farmer from St Helens Plains in Western Victoria. When he was younger, he struggled with anxiety and other mental health issues, as so many others in rural communities do. A simple social media post helped him to turn things around. After he shared a photo to Instagram ...Show more
Media Madness by Howard Kurtz
$39.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
"The mainstream media's obsessive hatred for President Trump outruns his anti-media fixation by a country mile, argues this evenhanded and incisive study of press relations with the Trump administration." -Publishers Weekly "'Defiance Disorder' Another new book describes chaos in Trump's White House"- ...Show more
Black Summer: Stories of Loss, Courage and Community from the 2019-2020 Bushfires by Michael Rowland (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Told by ABC journalists who were on the ground and broadcasting during our worst ever fire season, spearheaded by Michael Rowland The bushfires that burnt across Australia from June 2019 to February
How Good is Scott Morrison? by Peter van Onselen, Wayne Errington
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
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 disa ...Show more
What’s it Like to be Chased by a Cassowary? Fascinating Answers to Perplexing Questions by Felicity Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Ever wondered what happens to us as we die? Or how the Esky became an Aussie cultural icon? Or why we have leap years? Then look no further - and even if you haven't wondered, you'll want to find out. This anthology is a diverse collection of explainers by some of the finest writers from The Age and The ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 81: Getting to Zero Australia's Energy Transition by Alan Finkel
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
The world is overheating, and despite god intentions and significant others, emissions increase nearly every year. The challenge is immense, but there are solutions. In this lucid, persuasive essay, Alan Finkel maps Australia's energy transition. He focuses strongly on clean technologies, including the ...Show more
Growing up Disabled in Australia by Carly Findlay
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
'My body and its place in the world seemed quite normal to me.' 'I didn't grow up disabled, I grew up with a problem. A problem those around me wanted to fix.' 'We have all felt that uncanny sensation that someone is watching us.' 'The diagnosis helped but it didn't fix everything.' 'Don't fear the labe ...Show more
Ruby Princess by Duncan McNab
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
In the early hours of Thursday 19 March 2020, the luxury cruise liner Ruby Princess docked at Sydney's Circular Quay, the gateway to Australia. Hours later, 2700 passengers disembarked. Yet in the middle of a pandemic sweeping the planet, there were no health checks. Over the next few days, the passenge ...Show more
Lead the Way: How to Change the World, from the Frontline of the Schoolstrikes by Jean Hinchcliffe
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Lead the Way is your ultimate guide to activism and making systematic change, your way. Jean Hinchliffe is one of the key organisers of School Strikes 4 Climate, and in this book she shares her tools, stories and learnings from the movement with you. From identifying your cause to finding allies, planni ...Show more
Sex, Lies and Question Time: The successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament by Kate Ellis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
In 2017, a survey showed zero per cent of young Australian women would consider entering politics. Zero. In a time when we critically need women in our parliament, and in a country that was an early leader in women's political participation, there is a perception that women and politics don’t mix. Shoc ...Show more