In Search of the Miraculous by P D Ouspensky
$33.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Harvest Book
A new edition of the groundbreaking spiritual treasure, with a foreword by bestselling author Marianne Williamson . Since its original publication in 1949, In Search of the Miraculous has been hailed as the most valuable and reliable documentation of G. I. Gurdjieff's thoughts and universal view. This h ...Show more
Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Christopher Hitchens
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages--with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a sp ...Show more
Why Orwell Matters by Christopher Hitchens
$18.99 AUD
Category: Essays
"Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the 21st century. "-Boston Globe. In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. In true emulative and contrarian style, Hitchens i ...Show more
Four Fish: The Story of Fishing and What's Left to Eat by Paul Greenberg
$32.95 AUD
Category: Sustainability/Environment
People are increasingly interested in where our food comes from, and what impact our consumption has on the natural world, as other books such as Fast Food Nation, Not on the Label and The Omnivore's Dilemma have shown. None have yet focused on the sea, a subject of particular interest in seafood-loving ...Show more
The Lives of Animals by J.M. Coetzee
$24.99 AUD
$34.95 (28% off)
Category: Philosophy | Series: University Center for Human Values Series
The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms and in slaughterhouses, fact ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 34: Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull by Annabel Crabb
$16.95 AUD
Category: Political / Economic | Series: Quarterly Essay
Malcolm Turnbull has quite a job ahead of him as leader of the Liberal Party. How is he going so far? What can we expect in the years ahead? This is a scintillating look at Turnbull and the Liberals in opposition. It is based on extensive interviews with and observation of Turnbull, who emerges as a fas ...Show more
Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan by Fariba Nawa
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sociology
When she was just nine years old, Fariba Nawa and her family fled Afghanistan, escaping the Soviet invasion, the last proxy of the Cold War. She settled in the United States and did not return to her homeland until 2000. The country she found upon her return was dramatically different than the Afghanist ...Show more
On the Suffering of the World by Arthur Schopenhauer
$9.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | 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 the w ...Show more
The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
$19.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In this highly anticipated new book, the bestselling author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation call for an end to religion's monopoly on morality and human values. The End of Faith ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Sam Harris discovered that ...Show more
The God Fallacy by Laurence Kalnin
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
If extraterrestrials visited earth, they would be incredulous of the beliefs of humans and that we produce material which incites murder and intolerance. Knowledge of our universe conflicts with the fallacy of gods, nurtured and promoted by the world's wealthiest entities, religions. We have a society i ...Show more
How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sociology | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: 16
We all want to live in a better world, but sometimes it feels that we lack the ability or influence to make a difference. John-Paul Flintoff offers a powerful reminder that through the generations, society has been transformed by the actions of individuals who understood that if they didn't like somethi ...Show more