There It Is Again: Selected Non-Fiction by Don Watson

$34.99 AUD

Category: History, Politics and Society

Historian, essayist, speechwriter, humourist, anti-cant crusader; Don Watson has a gift for luring us to the nub of a matter, or at least to a new view of it, there to grin or grind our teeth at the spectacle. Over the years Don Watson has written on politics and politicians in Australia and the USA, sp ort, nature, history, culture, crimes against speech, and military commemorations. Sometimes he writes in celebration of a moment or a creature of beauty; at other times, because something or someone gets on his goat - or up it, as young folk say these days. At the heart of all of his work is the belief that, more than just about anything else - more even than free markets or lifestyle choices - in a civilized society words matter. ...Show more

On Indignation by Don Watson

$14.99 AUD

Category: History, Politics and Society

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Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman

$21.99 AUD

Category: History, Politics and Society

The Sunday Times BestsellerWe live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is providing us with answers. Rutger Bregman, a bestselling Dutch historian, explains that it needn't be th is way.Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilization - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a 15-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime.This guide to a revolutionary yet achievable utopia is supported by multiple studies, lively anecdotes and numerous success stories. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. ...Show more

The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape

$29.95 AUD

Category: History, Politics and Society | Reading Level: General Adult

This is the only money guide you'll ever need That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different? Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' ... or a strict budget (that you won't follow). You'll get a step-by-step form ula: open this account, then do this; call this person, and say this; invest money here, and not there. All with a glass of wine in your hand. This book will show you how to create an entire financial plan that is so simple you can sketch it on the back of a serviette ... and you'll be able to manage your money in 10 minutes a week. You'll also get the skinny on: Saving up a six-figure house deposit in 20 months Doubling your income using the 'Trapeze Strategy' Saving $78,173 on your mortgage and wiping out 7 years of payments Finding a financial advisor who won't rip you off Handing your kids (or grandkids) a $140,000 cheque on their 21st birthday Why you don't need $1 million to retire ... with the 'Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy' Sound too good to be true? It's not. This book is full of stories from everyday Aussies -- single people, young families, empty nesters, retirees -- who have applied the simple steps in this book and achieved amazing, life-changing results. And you're next.** Now including updates for the 2017-2018 financial year ** ...Show more

Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman

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Category: History, Politics and Society

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Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

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Category: History, Politics and Society

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A modern feminist classic."--The Guardian From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power. At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly a ttack and demean women the world over, including, very often, Mary herself. In Women & Power, she traces the origins of this misogyny to its ancient roots, examining the pitfalls of gender and the ways that history has mistreated strong women since time immemorial. As far back as Homer's Odyssey, Beard shows, women have been prohibited from leadership roles in civic life, public speech being defined as inherently male. From Medusa to Philomela (whose tongue was cut out), from Hillary Clinton to Elizabeth Warren (who was told to sit down), Beard draws illuminating parallels between our cultural assumptions about women's relationship to power--and how powerful women provide a necessary example for all women who must resist being vacuumed into a male template. With personal reflections on her own online experiences with sexism, Beard asks: If women aren't perceived to be within the structure of power, isn't it power itself we need to redefine? And how many more centuries should we be expected to wait? ...Show more

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff

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Category: History, Politics and Society

The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerising. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, W olff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations: - What President Trump's staff really thinks of him - What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama - Why FBI director James Comey was really fired - Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room - Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing - What the secret to communicating with Trump is - What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers Never before has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion. ...Show more

Celebrating History (paperback)

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Category: History, Politics and Society

The Dogs That Made Australia by Guy Hull

$32.99 AUD

Category: History, Politics and Society

Letter from Birmingham Jail (Mini Modern Classics) by Martin Luther King

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Category: History, Politics and Society | Series: Penguin Modern

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

The Vanished Land: Disappearing dynasties of Victoria's Western District by Richard Zachariah

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Category: History, Politics and Society

The Vanished Land is the Western District of Victoria stripped of its identity, its social elite of grazing dynasties departed for their own reasons. The melancholic exodus has increased recently as the myriad pressures of holding inherited land have become intolerable in a nation never intimidated by d itching its past. ...Show more

Behold, America : A History of America First and the American Dream by Sarah Churchwell

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Category: History, Politics and Society

What does America stand for in the twenty-first century' Behold, America confronts this urgent and searching question by looking at the origins of the country 's most contentious self-identifying phrases- the American dream ' and America first '. Is America a racial melting pot, a democracy, a winner-ta kes-all economy, or a place of political refuge' When these values collide, which will win' America first ' and the American dream ' were born nearly a century ago and instantly tangled over capitalism, democracy and race. Invoked most recently in Donald Trump 's presidential campaign, they came to embody opposing views in the battle to define the soul of the nation- one on the side of liberal democracy, the other on the side of authoritarianism. Behold, America recounts the unknown history of these two expressions using the voices that originally engaged in that debate. These voices from Capitol Hill to the newsroom of the New York Times, from students to senators, dreamers to dissenters tell us that the American dream was not initially one of material prosperity, but a democratic dream of equality. America first, meanwhile, was engaged with racist, nativist ideas from birth. The phrases have been harnessed for good and bad in the battle for America 's heart and a vision of what the country stands for. A nation losing its way might do well to contest these terms once more. Insightful and revelatory, Behold, America overturns everything we thought we knew about the American dream, America first and the struggle for the identity of modern America. ...Show more