Why We're Polarised by Ezra Klein
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Polarisation is often invoked as proof that our societies are broken but what if it's really the system working as intended? 'Few books are as well-matched to the moment of their publication as Ezra Klein's Why We're Polarised.' - Dan Hopkins, The Washington Post'It is likely to become the political bo ...Show more
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It by Annabelle Williams
$22.99 AUD
Category: Gender Studies
An exploration of how the world favours men financially, along with practical steps we can all take to bring about meaningful changeNearly 70% of Britain's homeless are women.There are more men called Dave running the UK's top 100 companies than there are women altogether.Women outperform men educationa ...Show more
Why Women Have Better Sex under Socialism - And Other Arguments for Economic Independence by Kristen Ghodsee
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics
The argument of this book can be summed up succinctly: unregulated capitalism is bad for women, and if we adopt some ideas from socialism, women will have better lives. If done properly, socialism leads to economic independence, better labour conditions, better work/family balance, and, yes, even better ...Show more
Why Young Men: The Dangerous Allure of Violent Movements and What We Can Do About Them by Jamil Jivani
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Using his own story as a jumping off point, Jivani discusses why it's so often young men who fall into patterns of violence and extremism, and how we can bring change to this ever increasing global problem. Why Young Men is not just a powerful and beautifully written non-fiction narrative book, it's a b ...Show more
Wild Grass - China's Revolution from Below by Ian Johnson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A compelling history of Chinese resistance to state oppression, told through the stories of three remarkable individuals In Wild Grass, Pulitzer Prize-winning Ian Johnson describes a China caught between the desire for change percolating up from below and the ossified political structure above. He recou ...Show more
Wildland: The Making of America's Fury by Evan Osnos
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
After a decade abroad, the National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Evan Osnos returns to three places he has lived in the United States--Greenwich, CT; Clarksburg, WV; and Chicago, IL--to illuminate the origins of America's political fury. Evan Osnos moved to Washington, D.C., in 2013 aft ...Show more
William Shakespeare's Brexit by Boris Starling
$27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A political sh*tstorm... in five acts
Windfall: Unlocking a Fossil-Free Future by Ketan Joshi
$29.99 AUD
Category: Climate
We've had a decade of distraction and inaction on climate change, but what made things go so very wrong in Australia? And what can the rest of the world learn from our mistakes – and opportunities? In Windfall, renewable energy expert Ketan Joshi examines how wind power inspired the creation of a weird, ...Show more
Winners Take All - The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics
What explains the spreading backlash against the global elite? In this revelatory investigation, Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, showing how the elite follow a 'win-win' logic, fighting for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten their p ...Show more
Wise Women of the Dreamtime : Aboriginal Tales of the Ancestral Powers by K.Langloh Parker
$25.95 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
Extending deep into the caverns of humanity's oldest memories, beyond 60,000 years of history and into the Dreamtime, this collection of Australian Aboriginal myths has been passed down through the generations by tribal storytellers. The myths were compiled at the turn of the century by K. Langloh Parke ...Show more
Witches - What Women Do Together by Sam George-Allen
$32.99 AUD
Category: Gender Studies
Witches is a celebration of the power and pleasure of working with other women, and a powerful statement against the cultural conspiracy to keep us apart from one another - against the myths of the 'cool girl' or the 'catty workplace'. Sam George-Allen knows that women working together are formidable. S ...Show more
With the Falling of the Dusk by Stan Grant
$34.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
A deeply powerful, poetic and compelling book on the challenges facing our world, from one of Australia's most experienced journalists and international commentators, Stan Grant. History is turning. In only a few short decades, we have come a long way from Francis Fukuyama's declaration of the 'end of ...Show more