Stories We Tell Ourselves - Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe by Richard Holloway
$30.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
An examination of how we make sense of the world, from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
The Unreality of Memory: Essays by Elisa Gabbert
$33.00 AUD
Category: Essays
A literary guide to digital anxiety, The Unreality of Memory collects thought-provoking and playful essays on the Internet age's media-saturated disaster coverage and our addiction to viewing and discussing the world's ills.
Women Don't Owe You Pretty: The record-breaking best-selling book every woman needs by Florence Given
$30.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
Women Don't Owe You Pretty tells you to love sex, hate sexism, protect your goddamn energy, life is short, dump them, and that you owe men nothing, least of all pretty. Florence's debut book explores all progressive corners of the feminist conversation; from insecurity projection and refusing to find co ...Show more
Apocalypse Never Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger
$34.99 AUD
Category: Climate
Climate change is real but it's not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem. Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world's last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today's Green New Deal. And h ...Show more
Celestial Hunter by Roberto Calasso
$50.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
The eighth part of Roberto Calasso's monumental series on the primal forces of civilizationThe eighth part of Roberto Calasso's singular work in progress that began in 1983 withThe Ruin of Kasch,The Celestial Hunteris an inspired and provocative exploration of mankind's relationship with myth, the divin ...Show more
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut by Samantha Cristoforetti
$40.00 AUD
Category: Science
'Today I woke up on Earth. And I will fall asleep in space' In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things -- eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cutting your hair -- have to be relearned, until ...Show more
Mysteries of Cinema - Reflections on Film Theory, History and Culture by Adrian Martin
$30.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
The major essays of the distinguished and prolific Australian-born film critic Adrian Martin have long been difficult to access, so this anthology, which collects highlights of his work in one volume, will be welcomed throughout film studies. Martin offers in-depth analysis of many genres of films while ...Show more
Pretentiousness - Why it Matters by Dan Fox
$30.00 AUD
Category: Essays
Pretentiousness is for anyone who has braved being different, whether that's making a stand against artistic consensus or running the gauntlet of the last bus home dressed differently from everyone else. It's an essential ingredient in pop music and high art. Why do we choose accusations of elitism over ...Show more
An Apartment on Uranus by Paul B. Preciado
$30.00 AUD
Category: Essays
Uranus is the coldest planet in the solar system, a frozen giant named after a Greek deity. It is also the inspiration for Uranism, a concept coined by the writer Karl Heinrich Ulrichs in 1864 to define the 'third sex' and the rights of those who 'love differently'. Following in Ulrichs's footsteps, Pau ...Show more
The Ring Legends of Tolkien by David Day
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Tolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature.Tracing centuries of ancient folklore, The Ring Legends of Tolkien is a deep and highly informed investigation into the inspiration behind Tolkien's epic fantasy wo ...Show more
The Art of Pollination: The Irrepressible Jane Tewson by Martin Flanagan
$30.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
'This moving book masterfully gets to the heart of what makes Jane Tewson and Igniting Change such unique, uniting powers. I've never met anyone quite like Jane. She is an unassuming force of nature who quietly goes about transforming the world and lighting up lives wherever she goes.' - Sir Richard Bra ...Show more
The Sense Of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children by Rachel Carson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
First published more than three decades ago, this reissue of Rachel Carson's award-winning classic brings her unique vision to a new generation of readers. Stunning new photographs by Nick Kelsh beautifully complement Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, Roger, as they enjoy wa ...Show more