Supermarket Monsters: the Price of Coles and Woolworths' Dominance: Redback by Malcolm Knox
$20.00 AUD
Category: Essays | Series: Redback Ser.
Down, down . . . In hardware, petrol, general merchandise and liquor, and above all in groceries, Coles and Woolworths jointly rule Australia's retail landscape. On average, every man, woman and child in this country spends $100 a week across their many outlets. What does such dominance mean for supplie ...Show more
The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
$55.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: NYRB Classics S.
One of the major documents of modern European civilisation, Robert Burton's astounding compendium, a survey of melancholy in its myriad forms, has invited nothing but superlatives since its publication in the seventeenth century. Lewellyn Powys called it 'the greatest work of prose of the greatest perio ...Show more
The Making Of The Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
With a new Introduction by the author, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning epic about how the atomic bomb came to be. In rich, human, political, and scientific detail, here is the complete story of the nuclear bomb. Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly-or h ...Show more
Silence - the Power of Quiet ... by Thich Nhat Hanh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
One of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource-silence-to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace.
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed - Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids by Meghan Daum
$45.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis," and whether modern women could figure out a way to way to have it all - a successful, demanding career and the required 2.3 children - before their biological clock stopped ticking. Now, however, ...Show more
Curious Mind: the Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer
$37.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity conversation" with an accomplished stranger. From scientists to spies, and adventurers to business leaders, Grazer has met with anyone willing to answer his questions for a few hours. These informal discussions sparked the ...Show more
I Met a Monk by Rose Elliot
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Are you having a good day, enjoying the here and appreciating all that you have? Or Are you stressed, anxious and worrying about the future? Join renowned vegetarian chef, Rose Eliot OBE, and a diverse group of people as they gather in Rose's sitting room to learn about mindfulness meditation.from the ...Show more
TED: How We'll Live on Mars by Stephen Petranek
$20.00 AUD
Category: Science
Part of the TED series: How We'll Live on Mars It sounds like science fiction, but award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek considers it fact: within 20 years, humans will live on Mars. We'll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science and human reporting, Petranek makes th ...Show more
The Soul of an Octopus: A Playful Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled 'Deep Intellect' about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death. It went viral, indicating the widespread fascination with these mysterious, almost alien-like creatures. Since ...Show more
TED: Judge This by Chip Kidd
$17.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought | Series: Ted Ser.
A fun, playful look at the importance of first impressions--in design and in life--from acclaimed book designer Chip Kidd. First impressions are everything. They dictate whether something stands out, how we engage with it, whether we buy it, and how we feel. In Judge This, renowned designer Chip Kidd t ...Show more
Intuition Pumps & Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett
$28.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
"A philosopher of rare originality, rigor, and wit." --Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps a ...Show more
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
$20.00 AUD
Category: Science
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE From the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a powerful and important workabout the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a compelling account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. Over the last half a bil ...Show more