Sister Viv: The inspiring gripping WWII story of survival and heroism of a courageous young army nurse from the bestselling award-winning author of THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY, LAWSON and HUDSON FYSH by Grantlee Kieza
$35.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others - from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Remarkable Mrs Reibey, Hudson Fysh, Lawson and Banjo. Bangka Island, 1942: Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just twenty-s ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 65: The White Queen, One Nation and the Politics of Race by David Marr
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Quarterly Essay
Most Australians despise what Pauline Hanson stands for, yet politics in this country is now orbiting around One Nation. In this timely Quarterly Essay, David Marr looks at Australia's politics of fear, resentment and race. Who votes One Nation, and why? How much of this is due to inequality? How much ...Show more
Our Little Farm Adventures in Sustainable Living by Peter Wohlleben, Miriam Wohlleben
$39.99 AUD
Category: SUSTAINABLE | Series: David Suzuki Institute Ser.
From Peter Wohlleben, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, and his wife, Miriam, comes an inspired, practical memoir of creating a sustainable homestead amongst the trees. Called "a veritable tree whisperer" by the Wall Street Journal, Peter Wohlleben is known across the w ...Show more
A Little History of the Australian Labor Party by Nick Dyrenfurth, Frank Bongiorno
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions The Australian Labor Party is one of the oldest labour parties in the world and the first to form a government. This short, sharp history tells the story of the party’s formation, its successes and failures at winning ...Show more
Close to the Subject : Selected Works by Daniel Browning
$34.99 AUD
Category: australian history
This book is a collected works of one of Australia’s most accomplished media personalities. Chronicling his career since 2007, Close to the Subject presents a selection of pieces from Daniel Browning’s stellar career as a journalist, radio broadcaster, critic and interviewer. Alongside conversations wit ...Show more
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee; David John (As told to)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Series: North Korea | Reading Level: very good
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of ...Show more
Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change by Helen Brown
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
From the New York Times bestselling author of Cleo, a warm, wistful coming-of-age true story about the transition from childhood to adolescence, and the small stray cat who helped guide the way. It was 1966 and the times they were a-changing, even in the provincial New Zealand coastal town of New Plymo ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 36: Australian Story: Kevin Rudd and the Lucky Country by Mungo MacCallum
$16.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
In Australian Story, Mungo MacCallum investigates the political success of Kevin Rudd. What does he know about Australia that his opponents don't? This is a characteristically barbed and perceptive look at the challenges facing the government and the country. MacCallum argues that the things we used to ...Show more
Dear Ijeawele, Or A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestion by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
$9.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
A powerful statement about feminism today from "one of the world's great contemporary writers" (Barack Obama), the author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists.A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a childhood friend, a new mother who wanted to know how to raise her bab ...Show more
In Bad Faith: Inside a Secret Ultra-Orthodox Sect and the Brutal Betrayal It Tried to Hide by Dassi Erlich
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
'I am a sexual abuse survivor, but I am also more than a survivor. I will continue fighting for justice for all victims.' Dassi Erlich grew up in St Kilda East, the fourth of seven children born to parents who had joined one of the strictest ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in the world. As a girl, he ...Show more
Who Owns the Moon? : In Defence of Humanity's Common Interests in Space by A. C. Grayling
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles. The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world's superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars. As this new Space Ra ...Show more
BE SEEN: Find Your Voice. Build Your Brand. Live Your Dream. by Jen Gottlieb
$39.99 AUD
Category: Business
Do you feel like you're hiding in the shadows and not living up to your true potential?Do you lack the confidence to show the world who you really are and build the business you really want?Do you want to stop comparing yourself to other people on social media and start feeling empowered in your own per ...Show more