The Art of Risk: What we can learn from the world's leading risk-takers by Richard Harris
35.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise. ‘Harry’ Harris – Thai Cave Rescuer, joint Australian of the Year – does something for fun t ...Show more
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the fight for women in science by Kate Zernike
34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The story of how a group of determined, brilliant women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. It shows that real power is collective power and that speaking up and allying yourself with likeminded others is one of the key pathways to change. This is ...Show more
It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders
35.00 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
A takedown of the status quo that has enriched a few billionaires at the expense of the rest of us - and a blueprint for real change. It's OK to be angry about capitalism. It's OK to want something better. Bernie Sanders takes on the 1% and speaks blunt truths about a system that is fuelled by uncontro ...Show more
Fifteen Seconds of Brave: The wisdom of survivors by Melissa Doyle
34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
In your darkest hour can you still find hope? In this intimate and insightful book, Melissa Doyle shares the stories of some of the most resilient people she has ever met, gently drawing out their wisdom, empathy and heartfelt practical advice for anyone who's going through a difficult time. When the wo ...Show more
Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
27.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruder ...Show more
AI: Game On: How to decide who or what decides by Tim Trumper
29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
AI: Game On is written for today’s business leaders who seek to understand how AI can be leveraged for increased sustainability, improved competitive positioning and/or to drive better customer, shareholder and societal outcomes. The aim of AI: Game On is to help business leaders thrive in a world that ...Show more
7 Myths About Women and Work by Catherine Fox
29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Being a woman, raising children, succeeding in a leadership role and living a full life remains a tall order in modern Australia if you don't happen to be extraordinary. Being a woman on a board, running an ASX top listed company, or running a government department remains an exception rather than the n ...Show more
New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle To Defend the West by David E Sanger
45.00 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States finds itself in a volatile rivalry against the other two great nuclear powers--Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia--in a world far more complex and dangerous than that of a half century ago. New Cold Wars--the latest from Pulitzer ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians by James Patterson
36.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title that highlights the magic of books. To be a bookseller or librarian . . . You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of m ...Show more
We Can Do Better: A Departure into the World of Tomorrow by Maja Gopel
32.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
After her previous book, Rethinking Our World, eloquently untangled the complex world we live in, Maja G pel delivers the encouragement and the tools we need to go into action and build the world we want to live in. Humanity is undergoing a massive process of transformation, and the way we live will cha ...Show more
Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places by Christopher Pollon
34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
A fascinating investigation into a wild industry and the global race to exploit our world's dwindling natural resources. The stakes couldn't be higher- How can we mine the metals we need without replicating the environmental and human rights abuses of the past? A global race is on to exploit the last bo ...Show more
The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World by Chao-Hwei Shih
36.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Eastern spirituality and utilitarian philosophy meet in these unique dialogues between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on such issues as animal welfare, gender equality, the death penalty and more. An unlikely duo-Professor Peter Singer, a preeminent Australian philosopher and professor of b ...Show more