Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan
$16.95 AUD
Category: Politics
#1 New York Times Bestseller A definitive compendium of food wisdom Eating doesn't have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with clarity, concision, and wit that ...Show more
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: Paradox of modern Iran by Hooman Majd
$26.95 AUD
Category: Politics
Hooman Majd, acclaimed journalist and New York-residing grandson of an Ayatollah, has a unique perspective on his Iranian homeland. In this vivid, warm and humorous insider's account, he opens our eyes to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially chall ...Show more
Letters from Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi
$31.95 AUD
Category: Politics
In these unforgettable letters, Aung San Suu Kyi reaches out beyond Burma's borders to paint for her readers a vivid and poignant picture of her native land. Here she celebrates the courageous army officers, academics, actors and everyday people who have supported the National League for Democracy, ofte ...Show more
Freedom from Fear: and Other Writings by Aung San Suu Kyi
$26.95 AUD
Category: Politics
Aung San Suu Kyi's collected writings - edited by her late husband, whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting Burma as he was dying of cancer - reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow Burmese people, and her concern about the need for international co-operation in the continuin ...Show more
Mike's Election Guide by Michael Moore
$24.95 AUD
Category: Politics
Michael Moore returns to give you the low-down on the ins and outs of voting, answering all those pressing questions you've always wondered about, such as, Why should I vote? It only encourages them. Can my vote be bought (and what's the starting price)? The candidates seem to think I'm stupid. Should I ...Show more
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade by Andrew Feinstein
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: very good
Andrew Feinstein, former member of the African National Congress, investigates the secretive world of the global arms trade in his gripping new book "The Shadow World". Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe ...Show more
Hegemony or Survival by Noam Chomsky
$9.95 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: good
Noam Chomsky's Hegemony and Survival is a compelling analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow. From US funding of repressive regimes to the current 'war on terror', Chomsky exposes the real motives behind America's quest for power. Insig ...Show more
Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson, QC
$12.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: good-very good
Geoffrey Robertson's Crimes Against Humanity is a superb and highly influential account of the history of the human rights movement up to the present day. From the French Revolution and the Nuremberg trials to 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, Robertson traces the developing concept of human rights and sho ...Show more
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why The World Needs A Green Revolution - and How We Can Renew Our Global Future by Thomas L. Friedman
$27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Thomas Friedman's phenomenal "The World is Flat" helped millions of people see globalization in a new way. Now he takes a fresh, provocative look at the biggest challenge facing us today - our hot, flat and crowded world. Climate change and rapid population growth mean that it's no longer possible for b ...Show more
The Bin Ladens : Oil, money, terrorism and the secret Saudi society by Steve Coll
$26.95 AUD
Category: Politics
The Bin Ladens are shrouded in secrecy, living in one of the most closed, unaccountable countries on earth. Little has been known about the world that created Osama - until now. In this gripping account prizewinning journalist Steve Coll has interviewed those closest to the family who rose from Yemeni p ...Show more
The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph Stiglitz
$26.95 AUD
Category: Politics
The Three Trillion Dollar War is a devastating reckoning of the true cost of the Iraq war - quite apart from its tragic human toll - which the Bush administration estimated at $50 billion, but which Stiglitz and Bilmes show underestimates the real figure by approximately six times. The authors expose th ...Show more
The Unfinished Global Revolution: The Limits of Nations and the Pursuit of a New Politics by Mark Malloch-Brown
$22.95 AUD
Category: Politics
In the twenty-first century our economies are more globalized than ever - why not our politics too? In "The Unfinished Global Revolution" former UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch-Brown argues that national governments are no longer equipped to address such complex global issues as climate change ...Show more