A Brief History Of The Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and Why the Female Form Came to Be by Deena Emera
$34.99 AUD
Category: Gender Studies
From breasts and orgasms to periods, pregnancies, and menopause-A Brief History of the Female Body is a fascinating science book explaining the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.Let's face it- The female body is an enigma. For teenagers first experiencing their periods, the month ...Show more
After Sex: The Search for Reproductive Freedom by Edited and introduced by Edna Bonhomme and Alice Spawls
$35.00 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
Author: Edna Bonhomme & Alice Spawls (eds.) The last decade has seen a rise in activism and arguments over women’s reproductive freedom reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s. This title provides personal and political perspectives from the mid-twentieth century to the present day, setting feminist cla ...Show more
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story by Nathan Thrall
$55.00 AUD
Category: Politics
'This brilliant and heartbreaking book is a masterpiece. It reads like a novel, yet is all sadly true. I finished it in tears' - James Rebanks. A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision. Milad is five years ...Show more
Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego
$29.99 AUD
Category: Social Justice
In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia. Rather than offer yet another account of 'the Aboriginal problem', she theorises a strategy for living in a social world that has only ...Show more
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by Library Journal, Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nat ...Show more
Everything You Need to Know about the Voice by Megan Davis, George Williams
$27.99 AUD
Category: #Auspol
In late 2023 Australians will vote in a referendum on enshrining an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the Constitution. What benefits will the Voice bring? And what was the journey to this point?Everything You Need to Know About the Voice to Parliament, written by co-author of the Uluru Statement from t ...Show more
Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Technology and Future Studies
A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so ... artificial Artificially intelligent machines are set to play an increasingly important role in our lives. They will take the dirty tasks of life off our hands, as well as the dull, the difficult and the dangerous - which is a good thing. ...Show more
Life As We Knew It: the extraordinary story of Australia's pandemic by Aisha Dow, Melissa Cunningham
$35.00 AUD
Category: #Auspol
It was never part of the plan that Australia would be locked down and shut off from the world for two years. But when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020, and the bodies began piling up overseas, Australians took unprecedented steps to avoid a catastrophe heading their way. The country’s near-eliminat ...Show more
Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All by Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky
$36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
An urgent follow-up to bestseller How Democracies Die, by two world-leading experts on democracy In this incisive and razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw on their combined expertise of over 40 years ...Show more
You’re All Talk - Why We Are What We Speak by Rob Drummond
$32.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
Why do we have different accents and where do they come from? Why do you say tomayto and I say tomahto? And is one way of speaking better than another?In You're All Talk, linguist Rob Drummond explores the enormous diversity in how language is spoken to reveal extraordinary insights into how humans oper ...Show more
Daniel Andrews: The revealing biography of Australia's most powerful premier by Sumeyya Ilanbey
$34.99 AUD
Category: #Auspol
The revealing biography of Australia's most powerful premier.State premiers have risen to national prominence in a way not seen in a half century, with Victoria's Daniel Andrews the most successful. This fascinating biography uncovers the story behind his surprising rise to leadership, and his handling ...Show more
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar
$36.99 AUD
Category: Gender Studies
A much-needed guide to understanding gender, becoming a better trans ally, and making the world a better place. Gender is a human experience, not just a trans experience. Every single one of us has a relationship to gender, so how can we change the way we talk about it, challenge misconceptions, and be ...Show more