On Merit (On Series) by Paula Matthewson
$17.00 AUD
Category: On Series | Series: On Ser.
'Real equality is when a female mediocre fool gets the same job that a male mediocre fool has now.' Amanda Vanstone Merit has very little to do with the increasing dominance of men in the modern Liberal Party. Yet Liberal women continue to defend it. Until now. On Meritexplores this imbalance, its impli ...Show more
On Humbug (On Series) by Robert Dessaix
$17.00 AUD
Category: On Series | Series: On Ser.
Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this examination tackles the meanings of the word humbug in the modern world. Blending pop culture, current events, and literary references, this essay explores the spectrum of lying, from dishone ...Show more
On Freedom by Tory Shepherd
$17.00 AUD
Category: On Series | Series: On Ser.
They're labelled as selfish, as 'deliberately barren', and sometimes as crazy old cat ladies, but increasingly women are choosing to be childfree. Over the next few decades couples without children are set to outnumber those who have them. Tory Shepherd looks at how women's freedom to choose motherhood ...Show more
On Ecstasy (On Series) by Barrie Kosky
$17.00 AUD
Category: On Series | Series: On Ser.
Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this biographical essay considers the concept of ecstasy, both its intense joy and delight as well as its power and terror. Compelling and entertaining, this biographical essay includes anecdotes ...Show more
On Artists (On Series) by Ashleigh Wilson
$17.00 AUD
Category: On Series | Series: On Ser.
The #MeToo movement is overturning a clich� that has forgiven bad behaviour for years: to be creative is to be prone to eccentricity, madness, addiction and excess. No longer can artists be excused from the standards of conduct that apply to us all. But if we denounce the artist, then what becomes of th ...Show more
Landscapes of Our Hearts by Matthew Colloff
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
On this ancient continent, waves of people have made their mark on the landscape; in turn, it too has shaped them. If we look afresh at our history through the land we live on, might Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians find a path to a shared future? An epic exploration of our relationship with th ...Show more
Pluses and Minuses: How Maths Solves Our Problems by Stefan Buijsman
$33.00 AUD
Category: Science
You look up from your phone for a moment to order an espresso. It's made with one of those large stainless-steel coffee makers that heats the water until it's precisely the right temperature. It keeps track of how fast the water warms up and uses that to calculate whether it needs to apply more or less ...Show more
The Sirens of Mars - Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson
$40.00 AUD
Category: Science
A talented young planetary scientist traces our centuries-old obsession with a seemingly desolate planet Right now, spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium and Mare Sirenum - on the brink, perhaps, of a discovery that would inspire humankind as muc ...Show more
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition by Shunryu Suzuki
$28.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line of Shunryu Suzuki's classic. In a single stroke, the simpl ...Show more
The Trials of Portnoy by Patrick Mullins
$35.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Fifty years after the event, here is the first full account of an audacious publishing decision that — with the help of booksellers and readers around the country — forced the end of literary censorship in Australia. For more than seventy years, a succession of politicians, judges, and government offic ...Show more
The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
An enthralling look at one of the world's most beautiful and resilient animals, and the role they play in our ecosystem Butterflies are beloved across the globe, adorning gardens, parks and zoos. Their feats are staggering - monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres each year. They are smarter than we th ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 78: The Coal Curse: Resources, Climate and Australia's Future by Judith Brett
$23.00 AUD
Category: Essays | Series: QE78
Australia is the world’s biggest coal exporter, accounting for over a third of coal exports worldwide. In 2018, coal overtook iron ore as our most valuable export. Scott Morrison’s government has embraced coal, doubling down on supporting the industry, calling climate-based boycotts of coal companies “i ...Show more