On China by Henry Kissinger
22.95 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China's history from the classical e ...Show more
30-Second Mythology by Robert A. Segal
19.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: 30 Second
The perfect introduction to the study of mythology, covering essential facts and details in one handy volume.
The Social Animal: A Story of How Success Happens by David Brooks
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily measured, ...Show more
The Cult of LEGO by John Baichtal
59.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
No, this isn't a book about joining some fringe cult. It's a book by LEGO(R) fans, for LEGO fans, and you and your kids will love it. In The Cult of LEGO, Wired's GeekDad blogger John Baichtal and BrickJournal founder Joe Meno take you on a magnificent, illustrated tour of the LEGO community, its people ...Show more
The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
19.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Ser.
Available in audio for the first time since its publication in 1970, and narrated by the author, Germaine Greer. A worldwide best seller, The Female Eunuch is a landmark book in the history of the women's movement and a ground-breaking feminist tract. Drawing from history, literature, and popular cultu ...Show more
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
24.95 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
American military paranoia at its most extreme, insane, amusing -- and alarming Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners-of-war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur? And why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? ...Show more
The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham
26.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
'The Rule of Law' is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of? In this brilliant short book, Britain's former senior law l ...Show more
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty ...Show more
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
When the crash of the U. S. stock market became public knowledge in the fall of 2008, it was already old news. The real crash, the silent crash, had taken place over the previous year, in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine, and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real ...Show more
Too Big to Fail: Inside the Battle to Save Wall Street by Andrew Ross Sorkin
27.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
This book was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson prize 2010. They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions. They thought they were too big to fail. Yet they would bring the world to its knees. Andrew Ross Sorkin, the news-breaking "New York Times" journal ...Show more
Ideas That Matter by A.C. Grayling
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
This is a book that celebrates the power of ideas: thought can - and does - change the world. And, in turn, ideas evolve. Fundamentalism, environmentalism and bioethics are defining our future just as Marxism, feminism or existentialism have influenced our present. So what do we need to know as we move ...Show more
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
9.95 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Penguin Great Ideas
In one of the most influential philosophical works ever writer, John Stuart Mill explores the risks and responsibilities of liberty. Examining the tyranny that can come both from government and from the herd-like opinion of the majority, Mill proposes a freedom to think, unite, and pursue our pleasures ...Show more