Advocacy in Conflict - Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism by Alex de Waal (Editor)
$58.95 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
For better or for worse, many high-profile celebrities and companies have become vocal advocates for causes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Advocacy in Conflict explores the consequences of these popular culture advocacy strategies, which often compromise the integrity of the cause in pursuit of pro ...Show more
A New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny
$57.95 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: New History of Western Philosophy
This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy - the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment into the modern world. He introduces us ...Show more
Power Systems - Conversations with David Barsamian on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire by Noam Chomsky
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Power Systems is the latest collection of searing insights from intellectual superstar Noam Chomsky. In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fuku ...Show more
Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy by John Wood
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books What's happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask six million kids in the poorest regions of Asia and Africa. In 1999, at the age of thirty-five, Woo ...Show more
Triumph and Demise The broken promise of a Labor generation by Paul Kelly
$49.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Triumph and Demise is the inside account of the hopes, achievements and bitter failures of the Labor Government from 2007 to 2013. Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard came together, defeated John Howard, formed a brilliant partnership and raised the hopes of a nation, yet fell into disagreements, tensions and ...Show more
Life After Faith: The Case for Secular Humanism by Philip Kitcher
$37.95 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction | Series: The Terry Lectures
Although there is no shortage of recent books arguing against religion, few offer a positive alternative--how anyone might live a fulfilling life without the support of religious beliefs. This enlightening book fills the gap. Philip Kitcher constructs an original and persuasive secular perspective, one ...Show more
Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment (3ed) by Allan Savory; Jody Butterfield (Contribution by)
$61.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ. The bigger problem, he warns, is our mismanagement of resources. Livestock grazing is not the problem; it's how we graze ...Show more
The Minds Eye by SACKS OLIVER
$12.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
The Mind's eye By Oliver Sacks
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
$12.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
Musicophilia Tales of Music and the Brain
Views of Nature by Alexander von Humboldt
$55.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
While the influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) looms large over the natural sciences, his legacy reaches far beyond the field notebooks of naturalists. Von Humboldt's 1799 1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aime Bonpland not only set the course for the great s ...Show more
Trump and the American Future - Solving the Great Problems of Our Time by Newt Gingrich
$39.99 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich lays out the stakes of the 2020 elections. The 2020 election is expected to be a decisive choice for America, especially as we emerge from the coronavirus crisis. It is up to the American people to decide if they want strong economic growth, a foreign a ...Show more
The Invention of China by Bill Hayton
$26.95 AUD
Category: General Non Fiction
A provocative account showing that "China"-and its 5,000 years of unified history-is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political agenda that persists to this day. China's current leadership lays claim to a 5,000-year-old civilization, but "China" as a unified country and people, Bill Ha ...Show more