Code Name Blue Wren by Jim Popkin
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in US history, drawing upon never-before-seen material and to be published upon her release from prison, for readers of Agent Sonya and A Woman of No Importance. 'This spy tale reads like a new season of Homeland - except this Ice Qu ...Show more
Victory: The Inside Story of Labor's Return to Power by Peter van Onselen, Wayne Errington
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
The inside story of Labor's return to power. Anthony Albanese's 2022 election victory was the most consequential in decades. As well as ending a 'lost decade' of conservative rule and bringing Labor into Federal power for the first time since 2013, it ushered in a new force in politics. The victory of t ...Show more
Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno
$39.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
A landmark book - the first full political history of AustraliaIn this compelling and comprehensive work, renowned historian Frank Bongiorno presents a social and cultural history of Australia's political life, from pre-settlement Indigenous systems to the present day. Depicting a wonderful parade of d ...Show more
Killer in the Kremlin: The instant bestseller - a gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny by John Sweeney
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
An explosive account of Putin's presidency and his long-term ambitions, including first-hand reporting from the invasion of Ukraine.THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW UPDATED WITH FOUR NEW CHAPTERS'This swashbuckling book is a furious attack on the Russian president. Killer in the Kremlin traces ...Show more
Sacred Cow - The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet by Diana Rodgers; Robb Wolf
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
We're told that if we care about our health-or our planet-eliminating red meat from our diets is crucial. That beef is bad for us and cattle farming is horrible for the environment. But science says otherwise. Beef is framed as the most environmentally destructive and least healthy of meats. We're often ...Show more
A Banquet of Consequences, Reloaded: How we got into the mess we're in, and why we need to act now by Satyajit Das
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
Essential reading for anyone concerned about the dire future of the global economy, the deepening environmental crisis the alarming deterioration of our social fabric, A Banquet of Consequences incisively explains the problems confronting us, how we're making those problems worse, and what the real solu ...Show more
The World According to China by Elizabeth C. Economy
$51.95 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
An economic and military superpower with 20 percent of the world’s population, China has the wherewithal to transform the international system. Xi Jinping’s bold calls for China to “lead in the reform of the global governance system” suggest that he has just such an ambition. But how does he plan to rea ...Show more
Who Needs the ABC? Why Taking It For Granted is No Longer An Option by Matthew Ricketson, Patrick Mullins
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
For the past nine years, the ABC has been besieged. Its funding has been slashed. Its staffing levels have been cut. It has been assailed by complaints from ministers and prime ministers. Its board has been stacked with a succession of political appointees. It has been relentlessly attacked by commercia ...Show more
Danger On Our Doorstep by Jim Molan
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
An unsettling assessment of how - and when - war with China might break out and the consequences for the world, from bestselling author, ex-major general Jim Molan What are Australia's options in confronting a rising and belligerent China?For the first time in nearly 80 years, war on our doorstop is not ...Show more
Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia by Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher, Yves Rees, Bobuq Sayed
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
Nothing to Hide is the first ever anthology of Australian trans and gender diverse writing, a pioneering contribution to Australian letters. The past decade has been a tumultuous time in trans politics. The so-called 'transgender tipping point' pronounced by Time in 2014 has led to unprecedented trans ...Show more
Inferior: The True Power of Women and the Science That Shows It by Angela Saini
$5.00 AUD
$24.99 (79% off)
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
From intelligence to emotion, for centuries science has told us that men and women are fundamentally different. But this is not the whole story.Shedding light on controversial research and investigating the ferocious gender wars in biology, psychology and anthropology, Angela Saini takes readers on an e ...Show more
Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World by Jess Scully
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics, Current Affairs & Social Issues
It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully asks, What ...Show more