Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live by A. C. Grayling
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From the eminent philosopher, an answer to the big question- how should I live my life? How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for? In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores ...Show more
Batavia by Peter FitzSimons
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Bataviais the greatest story in Australia?s history and history comes to life with Peter Fitzsimons.The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mu ...Show more
Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra by Bruce Pascoe
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
'Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony.' From the bestselling author Bruce Pascoe comes a deeply personal story about the consequences and responsibility of disrupting Australia's history. When Dark Emu was adopted by Australia like a new anthem, Bruce ...Show more
Noongar Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the South-West of Western Australia by John Horsfall, Vivienne Hansen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous History
This practical reference guide provides, for the first time, comprehensive information on the medicinal plants that were used by Aboriginal people of the southwest of Western Australia before European settlement. This interesting and in-depth guide to how to use plants for alternative treatments and pro ...Show more
The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need by Thomas Mayo, Kerry O'Brien
$16.99 AUD
Category: Current Topics
The Voice to Parliament Handbook is an easy-to-follow guide for the millions of Australians who have expressed support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, but want to better understand what a Voice to Parliament actually means. 'We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people f ...Show more
The Trial of Vladimir Putin by Geoffrey Robertson QC
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Topics
There have been dozens of books about the Russian President since he launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Some have examined the historical aspects of the conflict, others have analysed its military and geopolitical importance. However, none so far have looked purely at the legal c ...Show more
Killing for Country: A Family Story: Winner of the 2024 Indie Book of the Year Award by David Marr
$39.99 AUD
Category: Culture & History
A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars. David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result - a soul-searching Australian history. This is a richly detailed sa ...Show more
Dark Emu : Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe
$22.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous History | Reading Level: very good
Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests t ...Show more
The Hunt: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Catch a Taliban Warlord by Andy McNab
$34.99 AUD
Category: Culture & History
The first book in a new series telling, for the first time ever, the true stories of Special Forces missions. The Hunt is the story of the secret mission to catch the military commander of the Taliban, Mullah Dadullah.
Human?: A Lie That's Been Killing Us Since 1788 by Ziggy Ramo
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Topics
So-called Australia is built upon a lie- that 97% of the population are human, and the others simply 'Indigenous', devoid of the same basic rights. Human? is the story of Ziggy Ramo's experience growing up under the weight of this lie. We've had 235 years of continued destruction in the name of 'civilis ...Show more
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World by Will Cockrell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Topics
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker—this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest. Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air or has seen a r ...Show more
Deadly Quiet City: Stories From Wuhan, COVID Ground Zero by Murong Xuecun
$29.99 AUD
Category: Culture & History
From one of China's most celebrated and silenced literary authors, Murong Xuecun, Deadly Quiet City is an unforgettable collection of true stories from the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. On 23 January 2020, Wuhan was placed in total lockdown. The city of eleven million – the centre of ...Show more