Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns
$59.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
One of The New York Times's 33 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall Named a most anticipated fall book by the Chicago Tribune and BloombergThe first full biography of America's most renowned economist. Milton Friedman was, alongside John Maynard Keynes, the most influential economist of the twentieth ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 73: Australia Fair: Listening to the Nation by Rebecca Huntley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
For some time, a majority of Australians have been saying they want change - on climate and energy, on housing and inequality, on corporate donations and their corrupting effect on democracy, to name just a few.Recent attention has focused on the angry, reactionary minority. But is there a progressive c ...Show more
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
$49.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation--and the moral implications that affect us all.Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mi ...Show more
Freedom by Sebastian Junger
$19.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily: we value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on ...Show more
The Carbon Club: How a network of influential climate sceptics, politicians and business leaders fought to control Australia's climate policy by Marian Wilkinson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
The inside story of how a network of influential climate sceptics, politicians and business leaders fought to control Australia's response to the climate crisis. As the climate crisis threatens more extreme bushfire seasons, droughts and floods, many Australians are demanding their leaders answer the qu ...Show more
Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All by Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky
$36.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
An urgent follow-up to bestseller How Democracies Die, by two world-leading experts on democracy In this incisive and razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw on their combined expertise of over 40 years ...Show more
Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin
$45.00 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
From five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, FOX News star, and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a groundbreaking and enlightening book that shows how the great tradition of the American free press has degenerated into a standardless profession that has squandered the faith and trust of the Americ ...Show more
The Reckoning: America's trauma and finding a way to heal by Mary Trump
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
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
The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future by Jonathan E. Hillman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
An expert on China's global infrastructure expansion provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks. From the ocean floor to outer space, China's digital Silk Road aims to wire the world and rewrite the global order. Taking readers on a journey inside China's surveilla ...Show more
Conversations with Katter by Bob Katter, Jr
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
This book is an insight into how Bob Katter views Australia; what has shaped the man we think we know; where we're heading; where we've been & how we can better this country for all. We discover the lessons life has taught Bob & how others can implement that wisdom in their own lives.
Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World by Jess Scully
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully asks, What ...Show more
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How to Build a Better Economy by Stephanie Kelton
$22.99 AUD
Category: Politics & Society
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The tools we desperately need to build a safe future for all. Read it' Naomi Klein'This book is going to be influential' Financial Times'A rock star in her field' The Times'Convincingly overturns conventional wisdom' New York TimesSupporting the economy, paying for healthcare ...Show more