The Trial of Julian Assange: A Story of Persecution by Nils Melzer
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
In July 2010, Wikileaks published Cablegate, one of the biggest leaks in the history of the US military, including evidence for war crimes and torture. In the aftermath Julian Assange, the founder and spokesman of Wikileaks, found himself at the center of a media storm, accused of hacking and later sexu ...Show more
When the Heavens Went on Sale - The misfits and geniuses racing to put space within reach by Ashlee Vance
$35.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Reading Level: near fine
Acid-dropping NASA renegades and the new the space race no one knows is coming. When the Heavens Went on Sale is a fast-paced, exclusive, behind-the-scenes narrative about the race for space that's happening under our noses and over our heads. While the billionaire battles of Bezos vs Branson vs Musk do ...Show more
The Great Greenwashing: How Brands, Governments and Influencers are lying to you by John Pabon
$34.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Saving the planet is big business. Realising this, savvy companies are hopping on the sustainability bandwagon. Some may have altruistic ends in mind, but most want to make a quick buck. As ethical spending and consumer options increase, greenwashing is not only proliferating - it's also becoming harder ...Show more
Too Big To Jail: Inside HSBC, the Mexican drug cartels and the greatest banking scandal of the century by Chris Blackhurst Limited
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Across the world, HSBC likes to sell itself as 'the world's local bank', the friendly face of corporate and personal finance. And yet, a decade ago, the same bank was hit with a record US fine of $1.9 billion for facilitating money laundering for 'drug kingpins and rogue nations'. In pursuit of their g ...Show more
The: How Gloucester was Saved from Coal Seam Gas Town That Said NO To AGL by John Watts
$25.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
John Watts book is a heartfelt personal account of the successful fight by the small community of Gloucester NSW to prevent the construction of a coal seam gas field on the doorstep of the town. Its main message is that communities with information and dedication and perseverance can stand against corpo ...Show more
Vladimir Putin: Life Coach (HB) by Rob Sears
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
What can the rise and reign of this century's most feared politician teach us about life, work and love? Rob Sears shows how the machinations that enabled Putin to dominate the Kremlin and undermine the United States could also help you take control of your mundane life. How would you like to ruin your ...Show more
The Body Politic : Little Black Classic by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
$4.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'No true Democracy has ever existed, nor ever will exist.' In this selection from The Social Contract, Rousseau asserts that a state's only legitimate political authority comes from its people. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Class ...Show more
Peace Crimes: Pine Gap, National Security and Dissent by Kieran Finnane
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
At the closely guarded and secretive military facility, Pine Gap in Australia's Northern Territory, police arrest six nonviolent activists. Their crime- to step through a fence, lamenting and praying for the dead of war.They call themselves Peace Pilgrims. The Crown calls them a threat to national secur ...Show more
The Big Switch: Australia's Electric Future by Saul Griffith
$27.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
An inspiring, practical plan to transform Australia's energy system and supercharge our response to the climate crisis An optimistic - but realistic and feasible - action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment- electrify everything. Climate change is a plane ...Show more
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres
$27.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
The Paris Agreement was a landmark for humanity. In this timely and important book, two of the principle creators of that agreement show us why and how we can now realise its' promise. I hope it is widely read and acted on' Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger o ...Show more
Pandemedia - How Covid Changed Journalism by Tracey Kirkland and Gavin Fang (eds)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
If journalism is the first draft of history, what will it say about Covid? The Covid-19 pandemic ripped through the world with no regard for borders, age, status or wealth. It was brutal in its impact and created a raft of new social norms. And without warning, the pandemic changed journalism, in some ...Show more
Assad - The Triumph of Tyranny by Con Coughlin
$36.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
In Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and author of Saddam: The Secret Life, examines how a mild-mannered ophthalmic surgeon has transformed himself into the tyrannical ruler of a once flourishing country. Until the Arab Spring of 2011, the world' ...Show more