How to Have an Epic Retirement by Bec Wilson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
More than 500,000 Australians plan to retire in the next five years and are in their pre-retirement or 'part time' retirement years, preparing for the massive life change that signals their move from working every day to living as they choose. Rebecca Wilson, founder of the hugely successful online plat ...Show more
On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
A unique approach to climate change that recalls W. G. Sebald.
How to be an Author: The Business of Being a Writer in Australia by Georgia Richter, Deborah Hunn
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn look at the business of becoming an author. In a friendly, informative and practical way they share all you need to know about inspiration and research, preparing to submit to a publisher, creating an author brand, legal, ethical and moral considerations, pitching and ef ...Show more
Reconstruction: Australia after COVID by John Edwards
$12.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
What kind of future do Australians have? Until the coronavirus pandemic, nearly two-thirds of Australians had never experienced an economic slump in their working lives. Indeed, nearly half were not yet born when the Australian economy last tipped into recession. Creating a path for Australia through th ...Show more
A Banquet of Consequences, Reloaded: How we got into the mess we're in, and why we need to act now by Satyajit Das
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
Essential reading for anyone concerned about the dire future of the global economy, the deepening environmental crisis the alarming deterioration of our social fabric, A Banquet of Consequences incisively explains the problems confronting us, how we're making those problems worse, and what the real solu ...Show more
The Believer: Encounters with Love, Death & Faith by Sarah Krasnostein
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
This book is about ghosts and gods and flying saucers and certainty in the absence of knowledge. From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes an exploration of the power of belief. Weaving together the stories of six extraordinary ordinary people, The Believer looks at the stories we tell ourselves ...Show more
In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder by Jane Monckton-Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
In the UK, every week three women are killed by their partners. Over half the women killed by men are killed by a current or ex-partner. On average domestic abuse victims are assaulted 68 times before calling the police.There is a domestic violence epidemic happening right now, yet as a society we still ...Show more
Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World by Lisa Wells
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
Discover trailblazers and outliers from across the globe who have found radical new ways to live and reconnect to the Earth. Like many of us, award-winning poet and essayist Lisa Wells has spent years overwhelmed by news of apocalyptic-scale climate change and a coming sixth extinction. She did not nee ...Show more
Windsor Diaries: A Childhood with the Princesses by Alathea Fitzalan Howard
$24.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****A DAILY MAIL CHRISTMAS BOOKS PICK** 'A must if you love The Crown' Good Housekeeping 'For a glimpse into the lives of the young princesses these diaries are riveting' Daily Mail, Christmas Bo ...Show more
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
$45.00 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
A stunning, imaginative work of history that transforms our understanding of slavery and resistanceWomen warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the passage across the Atlantic. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history.In Wake Rebec ...Show more
Break the Internet: In Pursuit of Influence by Olivia Yallop
$32.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
Old media is over. The internet reigns. And in today's attention economy, influencers are kings. But who are they ... and how do you become one? Break the Internet takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world ...Show more
How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic by Bill Hayes
$24.99 AUD
Category: Culture & Society
Winner of the New York City Book Award From the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020 and New York went into total lockdown, writer and photographer Bill Hayes ...Show more