The Righteous Mind - Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
$27.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues | Reading Level: good-very good
In this "landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself" (The New York Times Book Review) social psychologist Jonathan Haidtchallenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike. Drawing on his twenty-five years of ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of Australia: How a great nation lost its way by Nick Bryant
$22.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues
A forensic look at the Lucky Country, from the inside and outside. Never before has Australia enjoyed such economic, commercial, diplomatic and cultural clout. Its recession-proof economy is the envy of the world. It's the planet's great lifestyle superpower. Its artistic exports win unprecedented accla ...Show more
On Art and Life by John Ruskin
$9.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas 15 | Reading Level: very good
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the w ...Show more
On Friendship by Michel de Montaigne
$9.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas 6 | Reading Level: near fine
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you t ...Show more
Man’s Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust (With New Material) (HB) by Viktor E Frankl
$24.99 AUD
Category: Essays
A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and ...Show more
Dear Dolly: On Love, Life and Friendship, the instant Sunday Times bestseller by Dolly Alderton
$35.00 AUD
Category: Essays
From the bestselling and beloved author of Everything I Know about Love and Ghosts - the definitive selection of her Dear Dolly agony aunt letters and answers from her hugely popular Sunday Times Style column- with an introduction by Dolly. 'What I learnt from sharing my most private pain with a semi-pr ...Show more
Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
$23.00 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
The renowned Israeli historian revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred, and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six ...Show more
Status Anxiety by Alain De Botton
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
In Status Anxiety, bestselling author Alain de Botton sets out to understand our universal fear of failure - and how we might change. We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassme ...Show more
Fixed It by Jane Gilmore
$34.99 AUD
Category: Cultural, Ideas, Political & Issues | Series: Feminist Theory | Reading Level: very good
On average, at least one woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week in Australia. Far too many Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence. Only rarely do these women capture the attention of the media and the public. What can we do to stem the tide of violence and tra ...Show more
Free Will by Sam Harris
$12.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.
The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam by Douglas Murray
$22.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic | Reading Level: near fine
Lionel Shriver: "We praise too many writers for being “brave,” but with The Strange 'Death of Europe' Douglas Murray put himself in such potentially physical peril that he keeps his itineraries and address under wraps. Compellingly readable and lucidly argued, this is a thoughtful, meticulously resear ...Show more
Ecological Intelligence: The Coming Age of Radical Transparency by Daniel Goleman
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Reading Level: very good
Although we all want to help the environment, our knowledge of what are 'green' choices is often so limited that we can do more harm than good. This book shows you: Why a T-shirt that claims it is '100% organic cotton' may be in fact no such thing; and, Why it's good to buy tulips from Kenya and wine fr ...Show more