A Novel Idea by Fiona McGregor
$29.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
A unique, intimate portrait of writer's working life,as experienced by one of Australia's most highly regarded novelists and artists. A Novel Idea is a memoir in photoessay form that follows Fiona McGregor's life as she writes her award-winning novel Indelible Ink. It is a tongue-in-cheek rumination on ...Show more
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$28.00 AUD
Category: Science
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (2023 Royal Science Society Book Prize) by Ed Yong
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science
**SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARThe Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed withi ...Show more
How to Win an Information War The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler by Peter Pomerantsev
$35.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today.
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen
$33.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023"Brave and nuanced...an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph." --The New York Times"Immensely emotional and unforgettably haunting." --Wall Street JournalOne of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of NonfictionAcclaimed author Jonathan Rosen's haunt ...Show more
The Oxherd Boy: Parables of Love, Compassion, and Community by Regina Linke
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Inspired by thousands of years of Chinese thought, an enchanting and heart-opening illustrated fable about a young boy who explores the many ways to make meaning and find joy in the everyday. Sometimes you can only do a small, small thing. And that can make all the difference. In this exquisitely illust ...Show more
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions by Marek Kowalkiewicz
$33.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It's here and it's growing. In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recently ...Show more
W. E. H. Stanner: Selected Writings by W. E. H. Stanner
$35.00 AUD
Category: Essays
'The most literate and persuasive of all contributions on Australia's Indigenous people' -Marcia LangtonW.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. In his 1968 Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale', regarding the fate of First Nations people, for which he coined ...Show more
Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places by Christopher Pollon
$35.00 AUD
Category: Climate
A fascinating investigation into a wild industry and the global race to exploit our world's dwindling natural resources. The stakes couldn't be higher- How can we mine the metals we need without replicating the environmental and human rights abuses of the past? A global race is on to exploit the last bo ...Show more
Determined: Life Without Free Will by Robert M Sapolsky
$37.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences.Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and w ...Show more
Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we a ...Show more
Life Worth Living by Miroslav Volf; Matthew Croasmun; Ryan McAnnally-Linz
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A landmark book answering the greatest philosophical questions of our time, from Yale's leading theologians.What kind of life would be truly worth wanting? What kind of world would be truly worth seeking? How should we live?We are facing a crisis of meaning. Swept up in the obstacles of the day-to-day, ...Show more