Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian Klaas
$34.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
A provocative new vision of how our world really works - and why chance determines everything. In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas deep-dives into the phenomenon of randomness, unpicking our neat and tidy storybook version of events to reveal a reality far wilder and more fascinating ...Show more
Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Reading Level: 4 non fiction
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Depression and anxiety are now at epidemic levels. Why? Across the world, scientists have uncovered evidence for nine different causes. Some are in our biology, but most are in the way we are living today. Lost Connections offers a radical new way of thinking about this cris ...Show more
The Great Wave: The Era Of Radical Disruption And The Rise Of The Outsider by Michiko Kakutani
$34.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today’s world – from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and New York Times bestselling author of The Death of Truth ‘A profoundly inspiring and prophetic perspective on the contemporary world’ Ai Weiwei In the twenty-first century, a wave of ...Show more
Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law by Alecia Simmonds
$45.00 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering- jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'. Hu ...Show more
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
$36.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
We could have an uninhabitable earth in a century. It could take 26 minutes and 40 seconds. An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the ...Show more
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on his Life and Work by Joseph Campbell
$39.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people he inspired, including poet Robert Bly, anthropologist Angeles Arrien, filmmaker Da ...Show more
The Unconscious Civilization by John Ralston Saul
$24.95 AUD
Category: Social Thought
In this intellectual tour de force John Ralston Saul argues that our society is only superficially based on the individual and democracy, and the West now toils unconsciously in the grip of a stifling corporatist structure that serves the needs of business managers and technocrats as it promotes the seg ...Show more
A Thousand Shards of Glass by Michael Katakis
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Once upon a time, Michael Katakis lived in a place of big dreams, bright colours and sleight of hand. That place was America. One night, travelling where those who live within illusions should never go, he stared into the darkness and glimpsed a faded flag where shadows gathered, revealing another Ameri ...Show more
Fed Up - Navigating and Redefining Emotional Labour for Good by Gemma Hartley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Gemma Hartley wrote an article in Harper's Bazaar in September 2017 called 'Women Aren't Nags - We're Just Fed Up', which instantly went viral. The piece, and this book, are about 'emotional labour', i.e. the unpaid, often unnoticed effort and work that goes into keeping everyone around you comfortable ...Show more
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Reading Level: very good
In 12 Rules for Life, public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives- eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. Now in this sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what ...Show more
Why Flying Is Miserable - And How to Fix It by Ganesh Sitaraman
$29.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Everyone has a horror story about air travel-cancellations, delays, lost baggage, tiny seats, poor service. In this day and age, there is no reason that flying should be this bad. In Why Flying Is Miserable, Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor and policy expert, explains how this happened: It was a consci ...Show more
Salvation - Black People and Love by Bell Hooks
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Category: Social Thought | Series: Love Song to the Nation Ser.
Acclaimed visionary and intellectual, bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the bestselling All About Love: New Visions. Here she continues her love song to the nation with the groundbreaking and soul-stirring Salvation: Black People and Love. Intimate and revo ...Show more