After Steve: How Apple Became a $2 Trillion Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul by Tripp Mickle
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second-most powerful person at Apple and the creative force who most embodies Jobs’ spirit, the man who designed the products adopted by hundreds of millions the world over: the iPod, iPad, MacBook Air, the iMac ...Show more
Fixed It by Jane Gilmore
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues | Series: Feminist Theory
On average, at least one woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week in Australia. Far too many Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence. Only rarely do these women capture the attention of the media and the public. What can we do to stem the tide of violence and tra ...Show more
The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
$10.00 AUD
$34.99 (71% off)
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam SangheraAward-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of what we call patriarchy, uncovering a complex history of how it first became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from pre ...Show more
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
$36.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
The world-famous #1 bestselling economist explains how capitalism has been usurped by a technologically enhanced form of feudalism. No one noticed when capitalism died. Perhaps we were too distracted by the implosion of global finance, or the rise of populism, or the demise of the planet - or all of th ...Show more
Pride in Defence: The Australian Military and LGBTI Service Since 1945 by Noah Riseman; Shirleene Robinson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
Since the Second World War the Australian military has undergone remarkable transformations in the way it has treated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex service members- it has shifted from persecuting, hunting and discharging LGBTI members to embracing them as valued members who enhance t ...Show more
Has the Luck Run Out? The End of Old Australia by David Fagan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
Why have we lost trust in Australia? What's going wrong? What's going right? And what we can do to regain confidence in Australia's future? Why are Australians anxious and pessimistic? Who or what has caused our loss of trust in Australia? Why has a feeling of powerlessness crept in for so many? Has the ...Show more
Not Just Lucky by Jamila Rizvi
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
'Feisty and inquisitive - a fresh take on modern feminist issues.? Julia GillardAustralian women are suffering from a crisis of confidence about work. Accustomed to being overlooked and undervalued, even when women do get to the top, they explain their success away as 'luck?. But it?s not.Not Just Lucky ...Show more
Addicted - How Addiction Affects Every by Matthew Noffs; Kieran Palmer (As told to)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues | Series: Addiction Affects Everyone & What to Do About It
This book is about addictions of all kinds. Addictions to smartphones, sex, games, social media, gambling, money, but most of all to alcohol and drugs. The words 'addict' and 'addiction' are loaded with baggage. Not just in Australia, but the world over, addicts are considered to be sub-human, if not al ...Show more
Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven Levitt, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
Sequel to the international bestseller "Freakonomics", Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's "Superfreakonomics" is an irresistible look at the counterintuitive science of everyday life. The Freakquel is here. In "Superfreakonomics" Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner look deeper, question harder and uncover ...Show more
Books that Made Us: The companion to the ABC TV series by Carl Reinecke
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction. Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at th ...Show more
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps by Ben Shapiro
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
A growing number of Americans want to tear down what it's taken us 250 years to build--and they'll start by canceling our shared history, ideals, and culture.Traditional areas of civic agreement are vanishing. We can't agree on what makes America special. We can't even agree that America is special. We' ...Show more
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by DAVIS, STEPHEN
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
**Soon to be a major TV drama** The true story behind the secret of Flight 149 and the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. On 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 4 ...Show more