Bad Cop: Peter Dutton's Strongman Politics (Quarterly Essay #93) by Lech Blaine
$27.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Where will Dutton lead the Coalition? A portrait of Peter Dutton, as well as a modern interrogation of the Australian suburbs and the people who live there. 2022 saw the splintering of the Liberal Party's electoral coalition. Influential conservatives have urged Peter Dutton to forget about the seats l ...Show more
Roman Ancient Origins: Stories Of People and Civilisation by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Ancient Rome began as a village of humble dwellings on the Palatine and grew to be one of the mightiest and most successful empires of human history, before collapsing in the West under invasions of barbarian nations attracted by Rome's wealth and land, over a thousand year ...Show more
Dead in the Water: The AUKUS Delusion (Australian Foreign Affairs 20) by Jonathan Pearlman
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia's momentous decision to form a security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom that includes an ambitious, expensive and risky plan to acquire nuclear-power submarines - a move that will have far-reaching military and strategi ...Show more
Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle
$34.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment; a luminous read'REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred'A riveting feat of sci ...Show more
Kin: Family in the 21st century by Marina Kamenev
$36.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Written by journalist Marina Kamenev, Kin: Family in the 21st century is an incisive and powerful look at how families are created today, and how they might be created in the future. Here’s an exercise: take a piece of paper. Grab a pen, pencil, crayon — any drawing utensil within reach. Now, draw a ty ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
Griffith Review 83 Past Perfect by Carody Culver (Editor)
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Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Griffith Review Ser.
The past, famously, is a foreign country — but in the twenty-first century, it’s one in which we increasingly seek solace. No matter the relentless pace of technological innovation and the digitisation of everything from money to media – our appetites for retro design and aesthetics, for cultural produc ...Show more
A History of Women in 101 Objects: A walk through female history by Annabelle Hirsch
$49.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. A History of Women in 101 Objects tells a new story of female history, revealing the evolution of the role women have played in society th ...Show more
Ground Breaking by Philip Mulvey, Freya Mulvey
$34.95 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Practical solutions for agricultural management, enabling the restoration of landscape, climate and community. Reaching zero emissions alone won't stop the Earth heating up. There's another factor at play, even bigger than rising greenhouse gas levels: agricultural land use, and it is turning th ...Show more
Stories of the Occult - Supernatural Happenings and Strange Tales from Around the World by Jamie King
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Prepare to step over to the dark side with this sinister selection of occult storiesHave you heard the tale of the black-eyed children?What about the monster that eats your dreams?Do you know about the witches that summon the dead?This spine-chilling compendium of strange and supernatural happenings fro ...Show more
No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus explains how the world works (and why you should care) by Sam Koslowski, Zara Seidler
$35.00 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Understand the news stories that matter. Be part of the important conversations. And feel confident - whether you're walking into a date, a work event or a voting booth. From the creators of the phenomenally successful news service The Daily Aus comes your ultimate playbook for how the world works.Do yo ...Show more
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
$65.00 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar ( ...Show more