The Power of Podcasting: Telling stories through sound by Siobhán McHugh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Podcasting is hailed for its intimacy and authenticity in an age of mistrust and disinformation. This portable audio format is hugely popular, with journalists, entertainers, corporates, celebrities, artists, activists and hobbyists all dipping a toe in the podcast pond.But while it is relatively easy t ...Show more
For the Good of the World: Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible? by A. C. Grayling
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Can we human beings agree on a set of values which will allow us to confront the numerous threats that we and our planet face? Or will we continue our disagreements, rivalries and antipathies, even as we collectively approach what, in the not impossible extreme, might be extinction? To answer these que ...Show more
Our Exceptional Friend: Australia's Fatal Alliance with the United States by Emma Shortis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
In Our Exceptional Friend, Emma Shortis draws on history, current affairs and questions of morality to mount a compelling and unique case as to why Australia's relationship with the United States needs a serious overhaul. Australians are told that we have two choices in this world: the United States, or ...Show more
Missionary Position: Mother Teresa In Theory And Practice by Christopher Hitchens; Thomas Mallon (Foreword by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous and searing study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa--and it is now available as a Signal deluxe paperback. A Nobel Peace Prize recipient canonized by the Catholic Church ...Show more
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
The past is another country, the old saying goes. The same might be said of the future. But which country? For Europeans and Americans today, the answer is Russia. Today's Russia is an oligarchy propped up by illusions and falsities. But it also represents the fulfilment of tendencies already present i ...Show more
Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World by Alex Joske
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Spies and Lies by Alex Joske is a groundbreaking exposé of elite influence operations by China’s little-known Ministry of State Security. Revealing for the first time how the Chinese Communist Party has tasked its spies to deceive the world, it challenges the conventional account of China’s past, prese ...Show more
Green Murder (PB) by Ian Plimer
$44.00 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
It has never been shown that human emissions of the gas of life drive global warming. Large bodies of science that don’t fit the narrative have been ignored by IPCC, COP and self-interested scientists paid by taxpayers. A huge subsidised industry of intermittent unreliable wind and solar electricity has ...Show more
The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince Beiser
$27.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other-even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the ...Show more
Keeping Them Honest: the case for a genuine national integrity commission and other vital democratic reforms by Stephen Charles QC AO Charles, Catherine Williams
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
A revealing and compelling case by Australia's foremost integrity advocate for a strong national body to expose political corruption, uphold accountability, and restore trust - and why the country needs it now. Over the last few years, instances of the federal government spending taxpayers' money to ga ...Show more
Together We Can: Everyday Australians Doing Amazing Things To Give Our Planet a Future by Claire O'Rourke
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
Inspiring stories about people around Australia who are taking action on climate change, helping create a better future for our children and for the planet, while at the same time deepening connections with each other. Millions of Australians are quietly freaking out about climate change, and Claire O'R ...Show more
Elements of Style (4th revised edition) by E.B. White; William Strunk
$12.95 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
This style manual offers practical advice on improving writing skills. This 'little' book can help students communicate more effectively, showing them how to enliven their sentences, put statements in the positive form and write in a clear and simple style.
A Man & His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them by Matt Hranek
$69.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction
"I've paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn't come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories."--T: The New York Times Style MagazinePaul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 35 ...Show more