Slowdown - The End of the Great Acceleration--And Why It's Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives by Danny Dorling; Kirsten McClure (Illustrator)
$22.95 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
A powerful and counterintuitive argument that we should welcome the current slowdown--of population growth, economies, and technological innovation The end of our high-growth world was underway well before COVID-19 arrived. In this powerful and timely argument, Danny Dorling demonstrates the benefi ...Show more
Uncharted: How to Map the Future by Margaret Heffernan
$22.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
'An urgent read … Karl Popper for the 21st century' Robert Phillips, former CEO, Edelman EMEA and author of Trust me, PR is Dead 'Heffernan is ... a deft storyteller. Uncharted is ... wise and appealingly human' Tim Harford, Financial Times How can we think about the future? What do we need to do - and ...Show more
Mac Unlocked - Everything You Need to Know to Get Cracking in MacOS Big Sur by David Pogue
$49.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
MacOS 11, fondly known as macOS Big Sur, represents Apple's most sweeping Mac design overhaul in 20 years. It comes with 50 updated apps, 100 new features, and a renewed emphasis on privacy. What it doesn't come with ... is a manual. For 30 years, Mac owners have turned to David Pogue's books to guide t ...Show more
Leadership (In the National Interest) by Don Russell
$19.95 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The level of public frustration and disengagement with political leaders has never been higher. At the same time, the problems we need them to deal with, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis in aged care and accelerating climate change, are immediate and urgent. The system is designed to make our pol ...Show more
Upheaval: Disrupted Lives in Journalism by Andrew Dodd (Editor); Matthew Ricketson (Editor)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
‘Journalism was a trade you could go into and if you were any good at it you were a reasonably prosperous member of the community ... that’s just no longer the case.’ — David MarrJournalists make a living out of telling other people's stories. Rarely are we shown a glimpse of their doubts and vulnerabil ...Show more
LGBTQ+ Rights (Civil Rights Stories) by Louise Spilsbury
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Civil Rights Stories
This book explains civil rights, and the reasons why LGBTQ+ people have had to fight for equal rights, in an accessible way for younger readers. LGBTQ+ movements through history are explored chronologically. A selection of key civil rights moments and movements are broken down into short blocks of text ...Show more
Nature Needs You! - Join the Green Team and Find Out about the Wonders of Our Natural World by Liz Gogerly
$19.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Four friends, Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah, discover an injured fox in the garden and need to take it to an animal rescue centre. There, they begin a year of discovery learning about the amazing animals, plants and places that make up our natural world.As the year goes on the children talk to lots of di ...Show more
The Snapshot Killer: The shocking true story of serial killer Christopher Wilder - from Sydney's beaches to America's Most Wanted by Duncan McNab
$22.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Christopher Wilder was about as bad as they get. A serial killer and predator, he first came to the attention of police in Sydney when as a teenager in 1963 he was charged with rape. As a young adult he relocated to Florida, USA.Wilder plied his vile and deadly trade on two continents and did so undetec ...Show more
The Curse of Oak Island - The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullivan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
From longtimeRolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan,The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the gr ...Show more
The Deadline Effect by Christopher Cox
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
'I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.' So said author Douglas Adams - but what if there was a way of making deadlines work for you and using them to ensure others provide you with what you want when you want it? In Christopher Cox's brilliant new book, he looks at the ...Show more
Len Beadell's Legacy: Australia's Atomic Bomb and Rocket Roads by Ian Bayly
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Combines a concise account of the history of the roads made by Len Beadell and the several men that comprised the Gunbarrel Road Construction Party, with a pictorial appreciation of some of the more scenic parts of these roads.
Cadre Country How China became the Chinese Communist Party by John Fitzgerald
$39.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago, there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country places the spotlight on the nation’s 40 million cadres – the managers and government officials em ...Show more