Australian Politics for Dummies by Nick Economou; Zareh Ghazarian
$39.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: For Dummies
Understand the Australian political system and make your vote count! Get to grips with the good, the bad and the ugly of Australian politics. Whether you're a seasoned political punter or a voting novice, this is your essential guide to understanding politics in Australia. Master the ins and outs of ele ...Show more
Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future? by Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet, Ben Noble
$39.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
A fascinating account of Russia's famous dissident and the politics he embodies. Who is Alexei Navalny? Poisoned in August 2020 and transported to Germany for treatment, the politician returned to Russia in January 2021 in the full glare of the world media. His immediate detention at passport contro ...Show more
Get Rich or Lie Trying: Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy by Symeon Brown
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Discover the truth about the billion-dollar online economy that made the internet's best known stars. Being an influencer is now the top future career choice for children. What if you could spend your life adored by fans, receiving freebies and countless riches. What if you could bypass the worst job ma ...Show more
Burning Down the House: Reconstructing Modern Politics by Jo Dyer
$19.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The Morrison government’s moral decline happened first slowly and then all at once. We suffered through ‘Sports rorts’ and ‘Watergate’ and an MIA PM, before the dissembling response to allegations of sexual abuse at the very heart of federal politics threw into stark relief the cynicism and moral bankru ...Show more
Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them by Tom Phillips, Jonn Elledge
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always been human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are).But while it can be fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat, recent ti ...Show more
200 Words to Help You Talk About Psychology by Michael Britt
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
If you have ever felt at a disadvantage when joining in a conversation on a subject that you aren't confident about, this new series is for you. Each book features definitions of two hundred words frequently used to describe and discuss a smart subject. Psychology can be baffling, as well as fascinating ...Show more
Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia by Jade McGlynn
$40.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Why aren't ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin's invasion of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin's own historical propaganda narratives, Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense. From its World War II cult to anti-Western conspiracy theories, the Kremlin has long used myth and memory to legitimize ...Show more
Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO by Peter Apps
$36.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFEThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.As they signed NATO into being after World War II, its founders fervently believed that ...Show more
Liberalism as a Way of Life by Alexandre Lefebvre
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life—and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously Where do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberalism. ...Show more
Fight Like A Girl by Clementine Ford
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers.
The Fire This Time - A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Edited by two-time National Book Award winner and Women's Prize shortlisted-author Jesmyn Ward, a timely and groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race in America. In this bestselling collection of essays and poems, Jesmyn Ward gathers a new generation of wri ...Show more
Groupthink - A Study in Self Delusion by Christopher Booker
$29.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
In Groupthink, his final book, the late, eminent journalist and bestselling author Christopher Booker seeks to identify the hidden key to understanding much that is disturbing about the world today.With reference to the ideas of a Yale professor who first identified the theory, and to the writings of Ge ...Show more