Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley by Corey Pein
$23.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
At the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with little more than a smartphone and his wits. His goal- to learn how such an overhyped industry could possibly sustain itself as long as it has. Determined to cut through the clichUs of big tech - the relentless optim ...Show more
Australia and Indonesia: Can We Be Friends?: Australian Foreign Affairs - Issue 3 by Jonathan Pearlman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Yellow Journal
Australia and Indonesia examines the turbulent relationship between these two neighbours and the missteps and missed opportunities on both sides that have prevented the forging of a genuine friendship. It examines Indonesia's rise, its sharp religious and political divisions, and the opportunities and c ...Show more
Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports by Ken Bensinger
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
'Spellbinding. A gripping account of how the beautiful game got grotesquely ugly. Highly recommended.' Gary Lineker'Gripping...Bensinger's impeccably sourced account serves as a sharp reminder of the gargantuan levels of largesse and excess during Fifa's bad, bad days - as well as a warning that not eno ...Show more
How Fear Works - Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century by Frank Furedi
$39.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book called Culture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true. In How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes- why has fear acquired such a moral ...Show more
On Rage by Germaine Greer
$14.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
On Rageis Germaine Greer's enduring essay about Aboriginal dispossession. With characteristic acuity and passion, Greer looks to the causes of rage and its consequences in Indigenous Australian men. Originally published six months after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations in ...Show more
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb by Al J. Venter
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: History of Terror Ser.
Insurgencies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere - the majority linked to al Qaeda - are in the news on an almost daily basis. But very little surfaces about a festering insurgency that has been on the go for six years in West Africa under the acronym of AQIM, or al Qaeda in the Islamic Mag ...Show more
The Case for Impeachment by Allan J. Lichtman
$19.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential elections, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump Impeachment will 'proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some pu ...Show more
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
$39.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist --or increase-- even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public lif ...Show more
Is Democracy Failing? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Niheer Dasandi
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. However, many more do not fulfill the four basic requirements of democracy: free and fair elections, active participation of citizens in politics, protection of human rights, and the rule of law. Recently, far-right ...Show more
I Was Told to Come Alone - My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad by Souad Mekhennet
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
For her whole life, Souad Mekhennet, a reporter for the Washington Post who was born and educated in Germany, has had to balance the two sides of her upbringing-Muslim and Western. She has also sought to provide a mediating voice between these cultures, which too often misunderstand each other.In this c ...Show more
You Can Save the Earth: 7 Reasons Why and 7 Simple Ways (Revised Edition) by Sean K. Smith
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
In its long-awaited revised edition, You Can Save the Earth provides even more reasons and ways to pay attention to our planet by being stewards to sustainability. By the end of the book, the reader is empowered and motivated to make changes in their own lives to help the earth. Including the latest in ...Show more
You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto by Jaron Lanier
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Lanier, a Silicon Valley visionary, offers this provocative and cautionary look at the way technology is transforming lives for better and for worse.