Subimperial Power: Australia in the International Arena by Clinton Fernandes
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A book to reshape Australians' understanding of their nation and themselvesHow does Australia operate in the world? And why? In this closely evidenced, original account, former Australian Army intelligence analyst Clinton Fernandes categorically debunks Australia's greatest myth- that of its own indepen ...Show more
It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics
A takedown of the status quo that has enriched a few billionaires at the expense of the rest of us - and a blueprint for real change. It's OK to be angry about capitalism. It's OK to want something better. Bernie Sanders takes on the 1% and speaks blunt truths about a system that is fuelled by uncontro ...Show more
Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World by Peter S Goodman
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics
From the New York Times’s Global Economics Correspondent, a masterwork of reporting and explanatory journalism that exposes how billionaires’ systematic plunder of the world has transformed 21st century life and dangerously destabilised democracy. "A biting, uproarious yet vital and deadly serious acco ...Show more
Gen F'd?: How Young Australians Can Reclaim Their Uncertain Futures by Alison Pennington
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: The\Crikey Read Ser.
In Gen F-d?, economist Alison Pennington shows how the most educated generation in Australia's history stands to be the first generation worse off than their parents, and gives young people the tools to create the change we need. This is the fifth book in The Crikey Read series from Crikey and Hardie G ...Show more
Not Just for This Life : Gough Whitlam Remembered by Wendy Guest
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Not Just For This Life is a salute and tribute to Gough Whitlam, commemorating what would have been his 100th birthday. Upon his death in October 2014 there was a national outpouring of grief and affectionate remembrances across the nation. This book includes condolences from politicians of all politica ...Show more
Democracy and its Crisis by A C Grayling
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: good-very good
Prompted by the EU referendum in the UK and the presidential election in the USA, A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to hold up against forces they were designed to manage, and why, crucially, it matters. First he considers moments in history - Peric ...Show more
How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation by Maureen Johnson (Editor)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Politics
In this all-star collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA authors Federle and Johnson, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive.
Promises to Keep by Joe Biden
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics
President-elect Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president. 'I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling.' - Joe B ...Show more
Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World by Lisa Wells
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Discover trailblazers and outliers from across the globe who have found radical new ways to live and reconnect to the Earth. Like many of us, award-winning poet and essayist Lisa Wells has spent years overwhelmed by news of apocalyptic-scale climate change and a coming sixth extinction. She did not nee ...Show more
Peril by Bob Woodward
$49.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa's account of the presidential transition from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. The storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 revealed the transition from President Trump to President Biden to be one of the most dangerous periods in American history, with the result of the elec ...Show more
The Case for the Green New Deal by Ann Pettifor
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
What is the Green New Deal and how can we afford it?To protect the future of life on earth, we need to do more than just reimagine the economy--we have to change everything. One of the seminal thinkers of the program that helped ignite the US Green New Deal campaign, Ann Pettifor explains how we can aff ...Show more
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
$19.99 AUD
Category: Politics
#1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Naomi Klein makes the case for a Green New Deal in this "keenly argued, well-researched, and impassioned" manifesto (The Washington Post). An instant bestseller, On Fire shows Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the clim ...Show more