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A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next by Tom Standage
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a timely and illuminating history of personal transportation, and how it has transformed the world we live in.Beginning around 3,500 BC with the wheel, and moving through the eras of horsepower, trains and bicycles, Tom Standage puts the rise of the car a ...Show more
Go Figure And Other Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: The Economist Explains by Tom Standage
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Want to know how a tattoo affects your job prospects, which James Bond drinks the most martinis, or how to make an invisibility cloak? We have the answers. The news cycle moves fast, and as one story is swiftly replaced by another, underlying causes and bigger (and smaller) questions often go unexplored ...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
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