The Outback Court Reporter by Jamelle Wells
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Outback Court Reporter is a sometimes funny, sometimes tragic look at the comings and goings on inside the country courtrooms dotted across Australia. From the case of the stolen cat flap, to missing lollipops and exploding chocolate milk in a country supermarket, to a custody dispute over a camel - Ja ...Show more
My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
<font size="+1">*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity from Emily Ratajkowski, the archetypal, multi-hyphenate celebrity of our time.</font>_______________'This is the book for every woman trying to place their body on the ...Show more
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics | Series: The\Cost of War Ser.
It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as 'the surge'. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area ...Show more
An American Dreamer: Life in a Divided Country by David Finkel
$36.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
An immersive account of a man navigating the startling changes underway in contemporary America, from the Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Award-winning author of The Good Soldiers and Thank You for Your Service. Brent Cummings, an Iraq war veteran, has come home feeling he survived one war only to find him ...Show more
Not Now, Not Ever: Ten Years On From the Misogyny Speech by Julia Gillard
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
This is a barn-burning piece of Australian feminist history in the making.MATILDA, BETTER READ THAN DEADThen it was done. After staying silent, I'd had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry. I felt strong, measured, controlled. Yet emotion did play its role in the energy of the speech. ...Show more
In Bad Faith: Inside a secret ultra-Orthodox sect and the brutal betrayal it tried to hide by Dassi Erlich
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
'I am a sexual abuse survivor, but I am also more than a survivor. I will continue fighting for justice for all victims.' Dassi Erlich grew up in St Kilda East, the fourth of seven children born to parents who had joined one of the strictest ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in the world. As a girl, he ...Show more
Palestinians and Israelis: A Short History of Conflict by MICHAEL SCOTT-BAUMANN
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Newly updated, this accessible history explores the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What are the origins of the Israeli Palestinian conflict? Why has it proved so intractable, and what are the implications of escalating tensions for both the Middle East and the world? The co ...Show more
The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart by Astra Taylor
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
These days, everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn’t working for anyone, even those who appear to have it all. What is going on?In this urgent cultural diagnosis, author and activist Astra Taylor exposes how seemingly disparate crises—rising ...Show more
Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia's Security by Rebecca Strating, Joanne Wallis
$36.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
A clear-eyed examination of how Australia should approach the complex security challenges at play in its maritime domain Security starts at home ... Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oce ...Show more
Revolt: The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization by Nadav Eyal
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
'A well-written and thought-provoking account of the current crisis of globalization. Not everyone will agree with Eyal's interpretation, but few will remain indifferent.' —Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of na ...Show more
Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering by Norman G. Finkelstein
$21.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
In his iconoclastic and controversial study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in global culture to a disturbing examination of recent Holocaust compensation settlements. It was not until the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, when Israel's evident st ...Show more
The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine by Miko Peled
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
A powerful account, by Israeli peace activist Miko Peled, of his transformation from a young man who'd grown up in the heart of Israel's elite and served proudly in its military into a fearless advocate of nonviolent struggle and equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis. His journey is mirrored in ...Show more