Leadership (In the National Interest) by Don Russell
$19.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The level of public frustration and disengagement with political leaders has never been higher. At the same time, the problems we need them to deal with, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis in aged care and accelerating climate change, are immediate and urgent. The system is designed to make our pol ...Show more
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger
$26.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world 'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and ...Show more
Leading on the Frontline by Linda Cruse
$29.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Transform your leadership with powerful lessons from the frontline Leading on the Frontline brings humanitarian leadership into the boardroom, giving business leaders a powerful lesson in engagement, motivation, inspiration and innovation. Drawing upon a lifetime of humanitarian work in some of the wor ...Show more
Legitimate Sexpectations: The Power of Sex-Ed by Katrina Marson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Can we promise future generations a life free of sexual violence, in which their sexual wellbeing will be protected? Is this a promise we can keep?As a sexual offences prosecutor, Katrina Marson works for an institution that can only respond, one case at a time, to sexual violence once the damage is alr ...Show more
Leila's Secret by Kooshyar Karimi
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Born in a slum, Kooshyar Karimi transformed himself into an award-winning writer as well as a successful doctor, whose conscience won't let him turn away the unmarried women who beg him to save their lives by ending pregnancies that would see them stoned to death. One of those women is Leila. She yearns ...Show more
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
New York Times bestseller Now with a new Epilogue, containing letters of response from Palestinian readers. "A profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker."--Daphne Merkin, The Wall Street Journal Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli co ...Show more
Liar Liar 2 by KATZ
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Like any student about to start university, Laurie Katz was excited to see what the year would bring. Little did she know that just three weeks into her first term, her life would come crashing down around her. What had started as a fun night out with friends ended with Laurie, alone with a terrible sec ...Show more
Lie Machines - How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives by Philip N. Howard
$39.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Technology is breaking politics--what can be done about it? Artificially intelligent "bot" accounts attack politicians and public figures on social media. Conspiracy theorists publish junk news sites to promote their outlandish beliefs. Campaigners create fake dating profiles to attract young voters. We ...Show more
Life As We Knew It: the extraordinary story of Australia's pandemic by Aisha Dow, Melissa Cunningham
$35.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
It was never part of the plan that Australia would be locked down and shut off from the world for two years. But when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020, and the bodies began piling up overseas, Australians took unprecedented steps to avoid a catastrophe heading their way. The country’s near-eliminat ...Show more
Like, Comment, Subscribe: How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture by Mark Bergen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
The story of YouTube, the global phenomenon which single-handedly upended traditional media and transformed Google into one of the world's most profitable companiesSince 2005, YouTube has exploded, giving a platform to unique and valuable voices, but also to propaganda, misinformation and illicit videos ...Show more
Like, Comment, Subscribe - Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination by Mark Bergen
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
"Sharp and engaging" - The Times "The intricately-reported, elegantly-crafted story of the website that came out of nowhere, to change everything." - Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound ----------------------------------------------------- Now, for the first time ever, disco ...Show more
Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid Robeyns
$55.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
We all notice when the poor get poorer- when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at least, not immediately.In this game-changing intervention, leading ph ...Show more