| Author: | Steven Johnson |
| Category: |
Philosophy |
How did our mastery of artificial cold help give birth to at least four million babies, create the golden age of Hollywood and unlock the secrets of the universe? And what about our battle against dirt? How did that create the flat screen and the iPhone?This book is a celebration of ideas: how they ha... read more
| Author: | Nick Bruining |
| Category: |
Political / Economic |
Guide on how you don't need $1m in order to retire comfortably
| Author: | Bruce Pascoe |
| Category: |
Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues |
'Dark Emu injects a profound authenticity into the conversation about how we Australians understand our continent ... [It is] essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what Australia once was, or what it... read more
| Author: | Annabel Crabb |
| Category: |
Political / Economic |
| Reading Level: | 4 Non Fiction |
When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy, the headlines raced around the world. But when Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg became the first Prime Minister and Treasurer duo since the 1970s to take on t... read more
| Author: | Clementine Ford |
| Category: |
Essays |
The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the best-selling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl .
'Everyone's afraid that their daughters might be hurt. No one seems to be ... read more
| Author: | Michael Wolff |
| Category: |
Political / Economic |
| Reading Level: | near fine |
Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller FIRE AND FURY, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege. With FIRE AND FURY, Michael Wolff defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in SIEGE, he has written a... read more
| Author: | Jonathan Safran Foer |
| Category: |
Sustainability/Environment |
From the bestselling author of Eating Animals and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - a brilliant, fresh take on climate change and what we can do about it Climate crisis is the single biggest threat to human survival. And i... read more
| Author: | Sally Rugg |
| Category: |
Political / Economic |
Even if you're not an activist (yet), at a time when the news is written for clicks and elections are foight with three-word slogans, it's crucial to preserve some record of events that isn't 'fake news' or poli... read more
| Author: | Malcolm Gladwell |
| Category: |
Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues |
| Reading Level: | 4 Non Fiction |
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and What the Dog Saw, offers a powerful examination of our inter... read more
| Author: | Matthew Evans |
| Category: |
Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues |
A scorching manifesto on the ethics of eating meat by the best placed person to write about it - farmer and chef Matthew Evans, aka The Gourmet Farmer.
'Compelling, illuminating and often confro... read more
| Author: | Richard Dawkins |
| Category: |
Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues |
| Reading Level: | 4 Non Fiction |
Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn't. Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existe... read more
| Author: | Sally McManus |
| Category: |
Essays |
| Reading Level: | 4 Non Fiction |
Most of us believe in fairness. Why then do we have creeping inequality in the land of the fair go? The answer lies in stagnant wage rises, gender pay inequity, insecure work and the lack of real opportunities for all while corporations are still consuming large profits and executives cl... read more
