The Reckoning: America's trauma and finding a way to heal by Mary Trump
$29.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
From the #1 bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. The Reckoning will examine America's national trauma, rooted in its history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 83: Top Blokes: The Larrikin Myth, Class and Power by Lech Blaine
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
Who can be a larrikin and how is it used politically? The figure of the larrikin goes deep in Australian culture. But who can be a larrikin, and what are its political uses? This brilliant essay looks at Australian politics through the prisms of class, egalitarianism and masculinity. Lech Blaine exami ...Show more
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics by Andrew Leigh
$44.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism is making them worse. Did you know that you're more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event--for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out- ...Show more
The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion-Dollar Scandal by Duncan Mavin
$36.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
An epic true story of ambition, greed and hubris that nearly brought down the British government.In March 2021, an obscure financial technology company called Greensill Capital collapsed, going into administration. As it unravelled, a multibillion-dollar scandal emerged that would shake the very foundat ...Show more
Ego: Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal Party's Civil War by AARON PATRICK
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
Malcolm Turnbull's campaign against Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party is one of the greatest acts of revenge in Australian political history. This account explores the egos, deception and thwarted power that has left a trail of personal destruction across the political world. Friends have been turned ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 88: Lone Wolf: Albanese and the New Politics by Katharine Murphy
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
A portrait of a leader in the making, and a nation on the move. In this perceptive, compelling essay, Katharine Murphy offers a profile of Anthony Albanese in motion - a piece about character, the balance of forces, and the mood of the nation. Are Albanese and his party up for change? Are Australians u ...Show more
The Teal Revolution: Inside the Movement Changing Australian Politics by Margot Saville
$24.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic | Series: The\Crikey Read Ser.
The Teal Revolution is essential reading on the unprecedented Teal wave of the 2022 election, a movement with the potential to change Australian politics. From experienced political journalist Margot Saville, this is the fourth book in The Crikey Read series by Crikey and Hardie Grant Books. In the 2 ...Show more
Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori Dunlap
$39.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money--from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollars Tori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their check ...Show more
The Great Experiment: How to Make Diverse Democracies Work by Yascha Mounk
$22.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
* SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA’S SUMMER READING LIST 2022 * ‘Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy should read this book’ ANNE APPLEBAUM One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of our time: how to live together equally and peacefully in diverse democracie ...Show more
When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present by Nick Bryant
$34.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
The presidency of Donald Trump is commonly seen as an historical accident. In When America Stopped Being Great, Nick Bryant argues that by 2016 it had become almost historically inescapable. In this highly personal account, drawing on decades of covering Washington for the BBC, Bryant shows how the bill ...Show more
Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s Newspaper Empires by Sally Young
$49.99 AUD
Category: Political / Economic
In 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters.This book reveals the transformation from the golden age of newspapers during World War II, through Menzies’ return and the rise of television, to Goug ...Show more