The Coming Wave: A.I., Power, and the 21st Century's Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman
$37.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
Cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic engineeringA stark and urgent warning on the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologie ...Show more
My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
$75.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) an ...Show more
Osip Mandelstam: A Biography by Ralph Dutli
$50.00 AUD
Category: Biography
The personal and political life of the iconic Russian poet Osip Mandelstam is graphically portrayed in this lavishly illustrated bookThis is the first full-scale biography of Osip Mandelstam to combine an analysis of his poetry with a description of his personal life, from his beginnings as a young inte ...Show more
Elixir - A Story of Perfume, Science and the Search for the Secret of Life by Theresa Levitt
$35.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
'Dizzying and fragrant, elegant and riveting . . . truly a captivating achievement!' Aimee Nezhukumatathil'If you read this book you will be changed . . . this book feels like an actual elixir. Absolutely stunning' Kiese LaymonTwo friends in a Parisian perfume shop make a discovery that will transform o ...Show more
Refiners Fire - The Academy of Ancient Music and the Historical Performance Revolution by Richard Bratby
$50.00 AUD
Category: Music
Founded in 1973 by conductor Christopher Hogwood with the aim of energising baroque and classical music, the Academy of Ancient Music heralded a revolution in the way orchestral music is performed. During the 1970s and 80s the Academy surfed the digital boom in recorded music with unprecedented success ...Show more
You May Never See Us Again - The Hidden Story of the Billionaire Family Who Influence Britain by Jane Martinson
$70.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
'A tour de force' - Guardian 'Forensic ... Strong on financial detail' - Financial Times The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay. You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Fre ...Show more
Britney Spears - The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
$50.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the ...Show more
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Jobs by Zeynep Ton
$50.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
From healthcare facilities to call centers, fulfillment centers to factories, and restaurants to retail stores, companies are struggling to find or keep workers, because the jobs they offer are low-paying, stressful, and provide little chance for growth and success.Workers want good jobs, and many leade ...Show more
My Journeys in Economic Theory by Edmund Phelps
$45.95 AUD
Category: Business & Economics | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
Edmund Phelps is among the most important economists of his generation. He developed a new understanding of unemployment and inflation and went on to rethink the roots of innovation. His work represents a lifelong project to put "people as we know them" into economic theory.In this book, Phelps tells th ...Show more
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway
$35.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future. These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving me ...Show more
The Pole and Other Stories by J. M. Coetzee
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee reaffirms his place as one of the English language's most acclaimed authors with this fascinating examination of life, death and animals. These six stories by Nobel-Prize-winning J. M. Coetzee remind us that he is a writer whose language explores moral and emotional quandar ...Show more
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
$23.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
Stylish and open-hearted, this is a very different kind of love story, elevated and energised by being set in the world of creativity and video gaming THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON ... 'I loved this book' Jojo Moyes This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catc ...Show more