We are the Weather Makers by Tim Flannery
$22.95 AUD
Category: Science
Tim Flannery dedicated the first edition of The Weather Makers to children: 'to all of their generation who will have to live with the consequences of our decisions.' Seventy percent of the people who are alive now will be alive in 2050. This is the date, many scientists agree, by which we have to cut o ...Show more
A Plea for Eros by Siri Hustvedt
$24.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
A collection of essays, which addresses many of the themes explored in the author's novels - identity, sexual attraction, relationships, family, mental illness, the power of the imagination, a sense of belonging and mortality. In three cases, it focuses on the novels of other writers - Dickens, James an ...Show more
The Best American Essays 2010 by Christopher Hitchens (ed.)
$24.95 AUD
Category: Essays | Series: Best American Essays (Paperback)
The provocative and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens takes the helm of the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this perennial favorite that is "reliable and yet still surprising--the best of the best" ("Kirkus Reviews").
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists by Neil Strauss
$34.95 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Nothing you have heard about The Game will prepare you for it. Neil Strauss reveals the bizarre world of the pick-up artist - men who devote their lives to mastering the techniques of seducing women. None of this is fiction. These men have their own vernacular and codes of honour, they trade strategies ...Show more
Albertus Seba, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities by Irmgard Musch; Rainer Willmann; Jes Rust
$110.00 AUD
Category: Science
Albertus Seba's curious creatures: A most unusual collection of natural specimens Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though scientists of his era often col ...Show more
On Suicide by David Hume
$9.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the w ...Show more
In Praise Of Slow - How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging The cult of speed by Carl Honore
$25.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Across the western world more and more people are slowing down. Slower is better: better work, better productivity, better exercise, better sex, better food. DON'T HURRY, BE HAPPY. Almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. These days, our culture teaches that faster is better. But ...Show more
Chihuahuas, Women and Me by Louis Nowra
$27.95 AUD
Category: Essays
A provocative collection of essays, Louis Nowra displays his curiosity, eccentricity and fascination with the weird and the monstrous. His subjects range from porn star Christy Canyon to the grand ambitions of Russian mafiosi and Australian business entrepeneurs.
Do Not Disturb: Is the Media Failing Australia? by Robert Manne
$29.95 AUD
Category: Essays
A book in which insiders assess the performance and political influence of the Australian media. It offers a critique of its strengths and weaknesses, and is not afraid to point the finger. Contributors include David Marr, Robert Manne, Wendy Bacon, Julia Baird, Jon Faine and Eric Beecher.
Letters to a Young Artist by Julia Cameron
$24.95 AUD
Category: Essays
Written in the form of letters to an aspiring artist, 'Letters to a Young Artist' includes Julia Cameron's hints on how to become an artist and encourage the creative flow. Full of exercises - she suggests, for example, writing 14 pages on anything every morning - and advice on an artist's approach to m ...Show more
Granta 90, Summer 2005 : Country Life - despatches from what's left by Ian Jack (ed)
$24.95 AUD
Category: Essays
Country Life: how it is lived, how it has changed, and how the changes are far from over Country Life: how it is lived, how it has changed, and how the changes are far from over. One of the world's oppositions used to be: country versus town, ale v claret, fields v houses, nature v artifice, starlight ...Show more
Civil Passions: Selected Writings by Martin Krygier
$34.95 AUD
Category: Essays
A collection of superbly readable pieces on politics and society, Australia and Eastern Europe by emininent Sydney law professor and Boyer lecturer, Martin Krygier.