Against the Tide - The Best of Roger Scruton's Columns, Commentaries and Criticism by Roger Scruton; Mark Dooley (Edited by)
$40.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume, edited by Mark DooleyThe philosopher Roger Scruton was the leading conservative thinker of the post-war years. In this book are assembled the very best of his essays and co ...Show more
Get Rich or Lie Trying: Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy by Symeon Brown
$33.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Discover the truth about the billion-dollar online economy that made the internet's best known stars. Being an influencer is now the top future career choice for children. What if you could spend your life adored by fans, receiving freebies and countless riches. What if you could bypass the worst job ma ...Show more
Tickets for the Ark: From wasps to whales - how do we choose what to save? by Rebecca Nesbit
$33.00 AUD
Category: Science
A popular science title about conservation. What should we conserve and why in this age of extinctions? Who should get tickets for the ark? Our planet hasn't seen the current rate of extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and global conservation efforts are failing to halt th ...Show more
Out of The Sun: Essays at the Crossroads of Race by Esi Edugyan
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Category: Essays
Two-time Booker Shortlistee and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan delivers a searing analysis of the relationship between race and art. History is a construction. What happens when we bring stories consigned to the margins up to the light? How does that complicate our certainties about who ...Show more
Homo Irrealis by Andre Aciman
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Category: Essays
The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works. In Homo Irrealis Andre Aciman explores what the present tense means to artists who cannot grasp the here and now. Irrealis is not a ...Show more
Overloaded: How Every Aspect of Your Life Is Influenced by Your Brain Chemicals by Ginny Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
From adrenaline to dopamine, most of us are familiar with the chemicals that control us. They are the hormones and neurotransmitters that our brains run on, and Overloaded looks at the role they play in every aspect of our lives, from what we remember, how we make decisions and who we love to basic surv ...Show more
Abloh-isms by Virgil Abloh
$22.99 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas | Series: ISMs Ser.
"A collection of essential quotations from the renowned fashion designer, DJ, and stylist"-- Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who has established himself as a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. Abloh ...Show more
Gemstones: A Concise Reference Guide by Robin Hansen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Gemstones have been a source of delight and fascination for many thousands of years, from the icy brilliance of diamond and the soft iridescence of pearl, to tough jade gems once used in weapons and pink topaz that was popular in Victorian jewellery. This book looks at each of the world’s known types of ...Show more
Nature Is A Human Right: Why We're Fighting for Green in a Grey World by Ellen Miles
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Category: Contemporary Thought
An inspiring collection of original writing from world-leading 'green' voices on why contact with nature is vital for our mental, physical and social wellbeingHaving access to natural, green spaces is vital to our physical and mental wellbeing. But, as urban development spreads, grey has become the new ...Show more
When Women Kill by Alia Trabucco Zeran; Sophie Hughes (Translator)
$33.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
A genre-bending feminist account of the lives and crimes of four women who committed the double transgression of murder, violating not only criminal law but also the invisible laws of gender.When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold analyzes four homicides carried out by Chilean women over the course of the t ...Show more
The Herd: How Sweden Chose its own Path Through the Worst Pandemic in 100 Years by Johan Anderberg
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Category: Science
In the spring of 2020, as a new and deadly virus rapidly spread across the globe, the world shut down. But a small country in Northern Europe remained open. The Swedish COVID-19 strategy has been alternately lauded and held up as a cautionary tale by international governments and journalists alike -- w ...Show more
Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality by Frank Wilczek
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Category: Science
The Nobel Prize-winning physicist offers ten insights that illuminate all you need to know about the UniverseOne of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical worldIn Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek offers t ...Show more