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
Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: Wellcome Collection Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mort ...Show more
The Glass Cliff: Why Women in Power Are Undermined - and How to Fight Back by Sophie Williams
$36.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
‘The Glass Cliff is a conversation about what happens when women break the rules, and break through The Glass Ceiling.’ Have you ever wondered why there are so few success stories of women in business leadership? Or maybe you’ve wondered what life is really like on the other side of The Glass Ceiling? ...Show more
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions by Marek Kowalkiewicz
$32.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives. Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It's here and it's growing. In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recent ...Show more
Magus - The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
$65.00 AUD
Category: Social Thought
At the heart of the extraordinary ferment of the High Renaissance stood a distinctive, strange and beguiling figure- the magus. An unstable mix of scientist, bibliophile, engineer, fabulist and fraud, the magus ushered in modern physics and chemistry while also working on everything from secret codes to ...Show more
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Reading Level: very good
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful ...Show more
The Evolution of Power - A New Understanding of the History of Life by Geerat Vermeij
$49.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on Earth Power has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, ...Show more
Unconventional Wisdom - Adventures in the Surprisingly True by Tom Standage
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
The world can be an amazing place if you know the right questions to ask: How much does a ghost reduce a house's value? How are winemakers responding to climate change? How much should you tip your Uber driver? Should your dog fear Easter more than fireworks? The keen minds of The Economist love to look ...Show more
Women vs Hollywood - The Fall and Rise of Women in Film by Helen O'Hara
$32.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of Hollywood, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field. The dawn of cinema was a free-for-all, ...Show more
Free Speech by Corey Brettschneider (Editor)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: Penguin Liberty Ser.
Speech is the life blood of democracy, but only if we understand its true meaning, and its role in sustaining our government. Key texts from the U.S. Supreme Court, John Stuart Mill, Alexander Meiklejohn, Catherine MacKinnon and Charles Lawrence illuminate the immediate questions and pressing issues of ...Show more
Conflicts by Edward de Bono
$32.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
Think, don't fight. In today's world we use an out of date thinking system to navigate our way through modern society, especially when it comes to conflicts and disagreements. Conflicts argues that instead of our age old system of debate we should adopt what de Bono calls a 'design idiom' and use late ...Show more
Advancing Human Rights by Michael Mintrom
$19.95 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Human rights come into question in times of crisis. But should we wait for crises to arise before we discuss these rights? Advancing human rights should be everyone’s business, not just that of a select group of public interest lawyers, conspiracy theorists or those who prefer tinfoil hats.Human rights ...Show more