Essays In Love by Alain De Botton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Picador classics
With an introduction by Sheila Heti A unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and mind. Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, we cannot properly speak until there is someone who can ...Show more
The Book of Gutsy Women by Hilary and Chelsea Clinton
$45.00 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old. "Go ahead, ask your question," her father urged, nudging her forward. She smiled shyly and said, "You're my hero. Who's yours?" Many people--especially girls--have asked us that same question over the years. It's one of our favorite topics. HIL ...Show more
Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays: Conversations in Defense of the Future by Andrew Keen
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
In a collection of 18 exclusive interviews, Andrew Keen discusses the impact of the digital revolution and possible solutions to the challenges we face today with some of the most influential thinkers of our time.
The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity by Toby Ord
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Humanity stands at a precipice. We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power, and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves o without developing the mo ...Show more
Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World by Clive Hamilton; Mareike Ohlberg
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
In this landmark follow-up to the bestselling Silent Invasion, Hidden Hand exposes the Chinese Communist Party’s global program of influence and subversion, and the threat it poses to democracy. With its enormous economic power, China is now a global political and military force engaged in an ideologic ...Show more
Knots and Splices by Colin Cyrus L;Jarman Day
$12.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Knots & Splices is the bestselling truly pocket-sized book on rope and wire work, splices, and all types of knots, and has been continuously in print for almost 50 years. It has become the basic handbook showing how to tie the most useful and indispensable knots, bends and splices and has sold world ...Show more
UNIVERSAL WISDOM TP by KELLY BRETT
$44.95 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Following on from his best selling book Collective Wisdom, Brett Kelly's experiences led him to even more questions - what are you prepared to die for? What are you doing for others? What is love and Where do you get the confidence to recover after setbacks? He turned to the lives of the extraordinary. ...Show more
Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis by Cameron Muir (Editor); Jennifer Newell (Editor); Kirsten Wehner (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Australia — and the world — is changing. On the Great Barrier Reef corals bleach white, across the inland farmers struggle with declining rainfall, birds and insects disappear from our gardens and plastic waste chokes our shores. The 2019–20 summer saw bushfires ravage the country like never before and ...Show more
The New Long Life: A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World by Lynda Gratton; Andrew Scott
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Category: Non Fiction
A practical guide to how we can flourish as longevity and technology change our world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life Smart new technologies. Longer, healthier lives. Human progress has risen to great heights, but at the same time it has prompted anxiety about where w ...Show more
The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War by KAPLAN FRED
$49.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
From the author the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war--and Presidents' actions in nuclear crises--from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as "a rare combination of defense intellectual and p ...Show more
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right? Essays on Modern Life by Pandora Sykes
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Category: Non Fiction
'Pandora is my personal guru on all things relating to the zeitgeist. How lucky you are that she can now be yours too.' - Dolly Alderton Modern life is full of choices. We're told that happiness lies within and we can be whoever we want to be. But with endless possibility comes a feeling of restlessnes ...Show more
How to Survive: Lessons for Everyday Life from the Extreme World by John Hudson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
'A splendid book . . . I can't think of anyone I know who wouldn't benefit from reading it' - Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail'A brilliant, brilliant book' - Chris EvansWhat is the connection between crawling through a jungle and your 'to do' list? What can ejecting out of a stealth bomber teach you about th ...Show more