Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia's Sovereignty by Andrew Fowler
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
The spectacular fallout from Australia's duplicitous AUKUS deal Like all military acquisition programs worth billions of dollars, Australia's decision to buy a new submarine fleet was expected to be a torturous process. But no one could have predicted the trail of wreckage it left behind, from the boule ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern Spain: 1898 to the Present by Nigel Townson
$35.00 AUD
Category: European
'Spain is different,' proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s, keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part, the world has agreed. From the end of its 'glorious empire' in 1898 to the dazzling World Cup victory in 2010, the prevailing narrative of modern Spain has emphasized the country's pecul ...Show more
House of Lilies by Justine Firnhaber-Baker
$65.00 AUD
Category: European
A sweeping history of the Capetian monarchs One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and rise of the Capetian dynasty dominates the Middle Ages. Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to ...Show more
Life Goes On by Megan Maurice
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
Whether it's cancer, a car accident, grief, a natural disaster or a family tragedy, we all experience trauma, and simply surviving takes everything we have. But what happens after that, when you realise that surviving survival might be harder still? With its combination of personal stories and expert in ...Show more
A Silent Language — The Nobel Prize in Literature Lecture, 2023 by Jon Fosse (translated by Damion Searls)
$15.00 AUD
Category: Essays
Published in book form for the first time, Jon Fosse's Nobel Lecture, delivered in Stockholm in December 2023, translated by Damion Searls.
Somehow - Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott
$35.00 AUD
Category: Self-Help
By the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Somehow is a joyful celebration of love and an invitation to see love in the busy world around us
All That Glitters - A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art by Orlando Whitfield
$40.00 AUD
Category: Art
'One of the hottest memoirs of 2024' Sunday Times StyleA Guardian 'Books to look out for in 2024' pick * A Financial Times 'What to Read in 2024' pick 'An art world Great Gatsby, deliciously withering and dishy.' Patrick Radden Keefe'Delicious, sharp and often breathtaking' Megan Nolan'A brilliant, deva ...Show more
Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds. by Ryan Holiday
$35.00 AUD
Category: Mind & Body
The latest in the New York Times bestselling series: the life-changing power of integrity If we do what is right, everything else will follow: happiness, success, meaning, reputation, love. This is central to Stoic wisdom. The path isn't always easy, but it is essential, and the alternative - taking the ...Show more
For Life: A memoir of living and dying - and flying by Ailsa Piper
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literary
An unforgettable and moving insight into loss, hope and starting again, aided by the incredible healing power of nature and a community of unexpected angels, for fans of Phosphoresence by Julia Baird. After I swim, I watch an osprey hanging in mid-air. It looks like pure pleasure, suspended, its wings b ...Show more
Milk: The truth, the lies and the unbelievable story of the original superfood by Matthew Evans
$35.00 AUD
Category: Food & Wine
A powerful, entertaining and, at times, eviscerating commentary on the most controversial of original superfoods. Milk. It's in our coffee, on our cereal. We see it in processed form - yoghurt, butter, cheese, skimmed and lactose free. It's there in almond form, or made from oats or soy, and is as laude ...Show more
Living on Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith
$35.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith’s three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020. Peter Godfrey-Smith, the scuba-diving philosopher, examined the evolution of sentience in ...Show more
Mental State by Cross, Dr Mark
$36.00 AUD
Category: Mind & Body
"Psychiatrist Dr Mark Cross has spent most of his adult life working in the mental health system. He also suffers from anxiety, as do three out of four Australians at some point in their lives, so he knows first-hand the challenges, successes and failures facing both patients and professionals. What he ...Show more