Hot Feminist: Modern Feminsm With Style Without Judgement by Polly Vernon
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Polly Vernon, Grazia columnist, Times feature writer, the artist formerly known as The Observer's Cocktail Girl provides us with a new perspective on feminism. HOT FEMINIST is a trip through feminism, fashion, the righteous pursuit of a sexy vibe, and what it means to be a woman when you're on the rece ...Show more
Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Jerry Kaplan
$52.95 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir; Constance Borde (Translator); Sheila Malovany-Chevallier (Translator)
$13.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Of all the writing that emerged from the existentialist movement, Simone de Beauvoir's groundbreaking study of women will probably have the most extensive and enduring impact. It is at once a work of anthropology and sociology, of biology and psychoanalysis, from the pen of a writer and novelist of penn ...Show more
Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett
$40.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
A tour of the world’s hidden geographies—from disappearing islands to forbidden deserts—and a stunning testament to how mysterious the world remains today At a time when Google Maps Street View can take you on a virtual tour of Yosemite’s remotest trails and cell phones double as navigational systems, ...Show more
Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt
$25.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
In this Freak 'how-to' guide, the mavericks behind the Freakonomics phenomenon teach you their secrets: how to challenge conventional wisdom, unravel life's secret codes and think differently - that is, think like a Freak. Levitt and Dubner see the world like no-one else. Now you can too. "My gut reacti ...Show more
Creative Schools - Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up by Ken Robinson; Lou Aronica
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education, and his talk, 'How Schools Kill Creativity', is the most viewed in the history of TED. In this empowering, ground breaking book, he sets out his vision for how we can transform our industrial model of education to better meet the n ...Show more
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David Pilling
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
This is a both definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works, from Asia expert David Pilling. Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one of the world's largest economies and a country which exerts a remarkable cultural fascination. David Pilling's new book is an entertaining, deeply ...Show more
Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends That Will Transform Your World by James Canton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Game-changing trends are coming in business, technology, workforce, economy, security, and environment. Climate change, energy demand, and population growth will redefine global risk and power. Exponential new technologies will emerge in digital money, mobile commerce, and big data. An explosive new mid ...Show more
Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The Progressive Path to Peace Between Palestinians and Israelis by Nick Dyrenfurth
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
This is the first progressive book to argue that the BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions) against Israel is the wrong way to broker peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; rather, it argues that peace will come ony when both Israelis' and Palestinians' legitimate claims to statehood are r ...Show more
Selling Students Short by Richard Hil
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
More students than ever before go to university across ANZ, however what they experience is vastly different from just a decade ago...
Making Things Work: Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World by Yaneer Bar-Yam
$53.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Today, as individuals and as a society, we are faced with highly complex challenges. When we don't solve them correctly they rapidly become crises. This book explains how we can use complex systems research to solve complex problems in: * healthcare * education * military conflict * ethnic violence and ...Show more
On Liberty by Shami Chakrabarti
$39.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
On Liberty is the story of today's threats to our freedoms and a highly personal, impassioned plea in defence of fundamental rights, from Shami Chakrabarti, the director of the advocacy group Liberty On 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West's response to 9/11 has morphed into a period of except ...Show more