On Writing History from Herodotus to Herodian by John M. Marincola (trns)
29.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Penguin Classics
Of Women: In the 21st Century by Shami Chakrabarti
22.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
This book starts from the position that gender injustice is the greatest human rights abuse on the planet. It blights First and developing worlds; rich and poor women. Gender injustice impacts health, wealth, education, representation, opportunity and security everywhere. It is no exaggeration to descri ...Show more
Dreams Must Explain Themselves and Other Essays 1972-2004 by Ursula K. Le Guin
32.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Ursula K. Le Guin has won or been nominated for over 200 awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and SFWA Grand Master Awards. She is the acclaimed author of the Earthsea sequence and The Left Hand of Darkness - which alone would qualify her for literary immortality - as well a ...Show more
Cultural Dementia by David Andress
29.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
The author, professor of modern history at the University of Portsmouth, argues that we are suffering from an attack of social and cultural confusion and amnesia. The former great powers of the historic 'West' – especially Britain, the USA and France – seem to be abandoning the wisdom of maturity for se ...Show more
Carpe Diem Regained: The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day by Roman Krznaric
19.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Existentialismis back Carpe diem - 'seize the day' - is one of the oldest pieces of life advice in Western history. But its true spirit has been hijacked by ad men and self-help gurus, reduced to the instant hit of one-click online shopping, or slogans like 'live in the now'. We need to reclaim it to ma ...Show more
Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton (University of Manchester)
39.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
A trenchant analysis of sacrifice as the foundation of the modern, as well as the ancient, social order The modern conception of sacrifice is at once cast as a victory of self-discipline over desire and condescended to as destructive and archaic abnegation. But even in the Old Testament, the dual nature ...Show more
New Power by Jeremy Heimans, Henry Timms
32.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
In this indispensable guide to navigating the 21st century, two visionary thinkers reveal the unexpected ways power is changing - and how 'new power' is reshaping politics, business and life. Why do some leap ahead while others fall behind in today's chaotic, connected age? In New Power, Australian Jere ...Show more
Trust Me I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
24.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Recently, fake news has become real news, making headlines as its consequences become crushingly obvious in political upsets and global turmoil. But it's not new - you've seen it all before. A malicious online rumour costs a company millions. Politically motivated 'fake news' stories are planted and dis ...Show more
21st Century Workforces and Workplaces: The Challenges and Opportunities for Future Work Practices and Labour Markets by Stephen Bevan
32.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
What does the future of work look like? This book charts, explains and analyses the past five years which have rewritten much of what we thought we knew about employment and how workplaces respond to pressure. It also outlines what hasn't changed and in doing so, distinguishes myth from reality. The boo ...Show more
Third Millennium by Ken Carey
26.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser. | Reading Level: General Adult
Chapter OneThe Boundaries of Time"The last of our communications to take place on conceptual levels will be sent during the years 1987 and 1989. This will be a truly momentous time, a time when the first contractions of (planetary) birth are unmistakable. -- The Starseed Transmissions, December 31, 1978 ...Show more
Seven Types of Atheism by John Gray
45.00 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
From the provocative author of Straw Dogs comes an incisive, surprising intervention in the political and scientific debate over religion and atheismWhen you explore older atheisms, you will find that some of your firmest convictions--secular or religious--are highly questionable. If this prospect distu ...Show more
One Last Spin: The Power and Peril of the Pokies by Drew Rooke
29.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
A poignant and compassionate work of literary journalism that tackles Australia's most controversial pastime. Almost 200,000 poker machines sing and flash in pubs, clubs, and casinos in every corner of the country. They're highly complex devices, their components designed by mathematicians, musicians, ...Show more