What Is to Be Done: political engagement and saving the planet by Barry Jones
$34.99 AUD
Category: BIOGRAPHY
A sequel to the prescient bestseller, first published in 1982, that alerted the public to the likely impacts of information technologies and the emergence of a post-industrial society. When Sleepers, Wake!was first released in Australia, it immediately became influential around the world: it was read by ...Show more
Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
A passionate account of the toxic culture of bullying and overwork that junior doctors can experience in the workplace as part of their training. Yumiko Kadota was every Asian parent's dream: model student, top of her class in medical school and on track to becoming a surgeon. A self-confessed workahol ...Show more
The Devil and James McAuley by Cassandra Pybus
$26.00 AUD
Category: BIOGRAPHY
'In this stylish, confronting and marvellously written biography, scarifying precision and measured compassion are held in delicate balance as Cassandra Pybus relentlessly anatomises the demons that drove James McAuley through a lifetime of labyrinthine politics, art and nightmare." Brian Matthews
Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World by Henion Leigh Ann
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Heartfelt and awe-inspiring, Leigh Ann Henion's Phenomenal is a moving tale of physical grandeur and emotional transformation, a journey around the world that ultimately explores the depths of the human heart. A journalist and young mother, Henion combines her own varied experiences as a parent with a p ...Show more
Sheer Madness : Sex, Lies and Politics by Jan Murray
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
In her vivid, poignant and sometimes biting memoir, Jan tells a story of resistance - against her fifth grade teacher, against a Home Science education, against the patriarchy and finally against herself.
And the Judges Said... by James Kelman
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
James Kelman has long been regarded as one of the finest writers of fiction in the world. In this brilliant collection of essays he deals with matters literary, artistic, political and philosophical. In the essay ' "And the Judges Said..." ' Kelman outlines some of the influences that led him to create ...Show more
Ideal - The Novel and the Play by Ayn Rand
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Category: BIOGRAPHY | Reading Level: very good
Author Ayn Rand's novel Ideal, in print for the first time ever-a landmark event for fans of the groundbreaking philosopherOriginally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run a ...Show more
Notebooks by Betty Churcher
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
In this gorgeously illustrated book, join Betty Churcher on a personal tour of her most beloved works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Velazquez, Courbet, Vermeer and Cezanne. A trained artist, Betty's sketches reveal the secrets within the artworks and the processes of their creation. ...Show more
An Unquenchable Thirst by Mary Johnson
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
An Unquenchable Thirst is the story of Mary Johnson's twenty years as a Missionary of Charity working for Mother Teresa in service to the world's poor. It is a fascinating depiction of the daily struggle to live a life of religious service. At seventeen, Johnson experienced her calling when she saw a ph ...Show more
A Very Expensive Poison by Luke Harding
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
1st November 2006: Alexander Litvinenko is brazenly poisoned in central London. Twenty-two days later he dies, killed from the inside by Polonium - a rare, lethal and highly radioactive substance. His crime? He had made some powerful enemies in Russia. This is the inside story of the life and death of L ...Show more
Secret Son by Jenny Ackland
$29.99 AUD
Category: BIOGRAPHY
I know that two men are coming up the mountain, at this moment, including the boy from far away. I wonder what my grandson's face will look like...This is a boy in the skin of a man. I know he is innocent; it's his family soul which is guilty...An old woman sits waiting in a village that clings to a Tur ...Show more