Earshot: A Photographic Collection of Stories on Deafness and Hearing Loss by Kate Disher-Quill
$49.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Through intimate personal portrayals using photography and honest and poignant storytelling, Earshot takes us into the world of deafness, and brings to light a myriad of experiences and issues surrounding this complex theme - everything from the daily reality of hearing aids, cochlear implants, lip read ...Show more
50 Standout Articles from Australia's Top Thinkers The Conversation Yearbook 2019 by John Watson
$19.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
A little bit of authority goes a long way in an opinionated world. Here Australia's most erudite thinkers share expert views on the issues that shaped the nation in 2019. The Conversation Yearbook has become an annual bestselling collection that navigates fake news and shouty views and offers a fresh pe ...Show more
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay (Editor)
$26.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on. Vogue, 10 of the Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018 Harper's Bazaar, 10 New Books to ...Show more
Bushido: the Soul of Japan (Penguin Great Ideas Series) by Inazo Nitobe
$9.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.
'What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.' Inazo Nitobe's book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding 'the soul of Japan'. O ...Show more
Anti-Racist Ally - A Pocket-Sized Call to Action by Sophie Williams
$14.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Do you want to be an anti-racist ally? This punchy, pocket-sized guide shows you how, whether you're using your voice for the first time, or are looking for ways to keep the momentum and make long lasting change. Sophie Williams' no-holds-barred posts about racism and Black Lives Matter on @officialm ...Show more
Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay
$24.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Reading Level: very good
How activist scholarship made everything about race, gender, and identity, and why this harms everybody.BOOK OF THE YEAR in The Times, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times
Over the Hill and Up the Wall by Todd Alexander
$34.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
For every child with a frustrating parent and every parent whose child knows best. We love our parents, of course we do. But have you noticed how many things they do seem designed to drive us bonkers?It's the way they never follow doctor's orders, or conveniently relay only part of their treatment. It's ...Show more
The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution by Cheryl Saunders (Editor); Adrienne Stone (Editor)
$379.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Series: Oxford Handbooks in Law Ser.
A comprehensive overview of and introduction to the Australian constitutional system in law and practice, Includes detailed and thematic analysis of contemporary debates and key issues, Written by an expert team drawn from academia, the judiciary, and legal practice, with a foreword by Sir Anthony Mason ...Show more
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards
$34.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Marvel Entertainment was a struggling toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. But what accounts for its stunning rise?In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than ...Show more
I Saw the Dog: How Language Works by Alexandra Aikhenvald
$29.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language. Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost ...Show more
Fight Like A Girl by Clementine Ford
$22.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Reading Level: very good
Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers.
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship by Clementine Ford
$32.99 AUD
Category: SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Reading Level: good
The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the best-selling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl . 'Everyone's afraid that their daughters might be hurt. No one seems to be scared that their sons might be the ones to do it ... This book ... is the culm ...Show more