Nature, Culture, and Inequality by Thomas Piketty
$27.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
An insightful exploration of the nature of inequality. In his new work, Thomas Piketty explores how social inequality manifests itself very differently depending on society and epoch in which it arises. History and culture play a central role, inequality being strongly linked to various socio-economic ...Show more
In Hot Water: Inside the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef by Paul Hardisty E
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
A searing, candid and personal account from inside the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef from the recent CEO of Australia's leading coral research institute (who also happens to be a widely published thriller writer). In the ongoing climate wars, the Great Barrier Reef has become a symbol of everyt ...Show more
The Knowledge Gene: The Incredible Story of the Supergene That Gives Us Human Creativity by Lynne Kelly
$36.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Drawing on a major discovery with tremendous implications, an Australian researcher has uncovered the source of human creativity and learning in the functioning of a supergene she calls the knowledge gene. Over 500,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in the jour ...Show more
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
$36.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and a complex and controversial legacy debated to this day. On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the ...Show more
We Will Not Be Saved by Nemonte Nenquimo
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
'I'm here to tell you my story, which is also the story of my people and the story of this forest.' Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for th ...Show more
Empireworld - How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe by Sathnam Sanghera
$36.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe. 2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound- from the spread of Christianity by missionaries to ...Show more
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
$36.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
The revelatory Pulitzer Prize finalist for General Nonfiction, New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award.An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation--and the moral ...Show more
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks
$12.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
'The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it' Guardian Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is the ext ...Show more
Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI by Susie Alegre
$27.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
A highly topical manifesto about what it means to be human in the age of AI by a leading barrister. No longer an uncertain technology of the distant future, artificial intelligence is starting to shape every aspect of our daily lives, from how we think to who we love. In this urgent polemic, leading ...Show more
Slick: Australia’s Toxic Relationship with Big Oil by Royce Kurmelovs
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
A riveting expose of the global oil industry's multi-decade conspiracy to muddy the waters around the science of climate change and use the Australian government to undermine worldwide efforts to address environmental devastation. Slick- Australia's toxic relationship with Big Oil takes a comprehensive ...Show more
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse by Jess Hill
$36.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Winner of the Stella Prize 2020. At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria's dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone counsellors receive a call every three minutes. Many women are repeat callers- on average, they will go back to an abusive partner eight times before leaving for good. ' ...Show more
What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh
$19.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
A poignant, incisive meditation on Israel's longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Zionism. When apartheid in South Africa ended, dismantled by internal activism and global pressure, why did Israel continue to pursue its own apartheid policies against Palestinians? In keepin ...Show more