What's Wrong with Diplomacy?: The Future of Diplomacy and the Case of China and the UK by Kerry Brown
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Penguin Specials
Traditional methods of diplomacy are fast becoming antiquated. Secrecy, pomp and elitism may have dictated diplomatic strategy of the Cold War era, but in a digitised twenty-first century, inclusivity and transparency are values of increasing importance. Access to information is being democratised for a ...Show more
The Grid by Gretchen Bakke, Ph.D.
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources--solar, wind, and other alternatives--the g ...Show more
American Interior - The Quixotic Journey of John Evans, His Search for a Lost Tribe and How, Fuelled by Fantasy and (Possibly) Booze, He Accidentally Annexed a Third of North America by Gruff Rhys
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
American Interior is a psychedelic historical travelogue from Welsh pop legend Gruff Rhys. This book was longlisted for the guardian first book and shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize in 1972, John Evans, a twenty-two-year-old farmhand from Snowdonia, Wales, travelled to America to discover whether th ...Show more
In Praise of Prejudice: How Literary Critics and Social Theorists are Murdering Our Past by Theodore Dalrymple
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Brief Encounters
Today, the word prejudice has come to seem synonymous with bigotry; therefore the only way a person can establish freedom from bigotry is by claiming to have wiped his mind free from prejudice. English psychiatrist and writer Theodore Dalrymple shows that freeing the mind from prejudice is not only impo ...Show more
Terrorists at the Table: Why Negotiating Is the Only Way to Peace by Professor of Latin Jonathan Powell (Royal Holloway, University of London University of Newcastle upon Tyne University of Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Holloway, University of London University of Newcastle upon Tyne University of Newcastle upon Tyne)
39.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Should governments talk to terrorists? Do they have any choice?Without doing so, argues author Jonathan Powell in "Terrorists at the Table," we will never end armed conflict. As violent insurgencies continue to erupt across the globe, we need people who will brave the depths of the Sri Lankan jungle and ...Show more
Copyfight: Firing Up Conversation About Copyright by Phillipa McGuinness
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Reading Level: General Adult
Writers, musicians, filmmakers, gamers, lawyers and academics talk about why copyright matters to them - or doesn't. We expect to be able to log on and read, watch or listen to anything, anywhere, anytime. Then copy it, share it, quote it, sample it, remix it. Does this leave writers, designers, filmmak ...Show more
I'm Not Racist But... 40 Years of the Racial Discrimination Act by Tim Soutphommasane
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Is Australia a racist country? The question persists, in spite of our multicultural success. Race continues to be a lightning rod of public debate. Australia may be relaxed and comfortable about many things, but it remains unsettled about matters of race andculture. The Racial Discrimination Act is Aust ...Show more
On Inequality by Harry G. Frankfurt
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Reading Level: very good
Economic inequality is one of the most divisive issues of our time. Yet few would argue that inequality is a greater evil than poverty. The poor suffer because they don't have enough, not because others have more, and some have far too much. So why do many people appear to be more distressed by the rich ...Show more
War of the Whales: A True Story by Joshua Horwitz
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
"Intimate and urgent storytelling" ("Chicago Tribune"), a "ripping real-life yarn" ("Tampa Bay Chronicle"): " "The remarkable account of two principled men who stand up to the world's most powerful navy, in defense of whales. A "New York Times" science bestseller. Six years in the making, "War of the Wh ...Show more
101 Things I Learned in Law School by Matthew Frederick
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: 101 Things I Learned
The world of the law is brought to vivid life with 101 introductory lessons on such topics as pre-trial motions, jury selection, and torts. It's the perfect book for anyone who is considering a possible career as a lawyer. Illustrated in the distinctly unique packaged style of our bestselling 101 THINGS ...Show more
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
"Imagine that Plato came to life in the twenty-first century and embarked on a multi-city speaking tour. How would he mediate a debate between a Freudian psychoanalyst and a 'tiger mum' on how to raise the perfect child? How would he handle the host of a right-wing news program who denies there can be m ...Show more
Sex Drugs & Rock n Roll - The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science by Zoe Cormier
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics