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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Patterns of Life) by Yuval Noah Harari
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social History | Series: Patterns of Life
Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling phenomenon now in a beautifully packaged new special edition. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What ma ...Show more
Go Ask Alice A Real Diary by Anonymous
$14.99 AUD
Category: Social History | Series: Anonymous Diaries
A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. January 24th After you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs.... It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spira ...Show more
Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
$19.99 AUD
Category: Social History
The instant Sunday Times Top Ten and New York Times bestseller 'I loved Range' - Malcolm Gladwell 'Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.' - Daniel H. Pink 'So much crucial and revelatory information about performance, ...Show more
A Human's Guide to the Future by Jordan Nguyen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Social History
TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AT THE FASTEST RATE WE'VE EVER SEEN, BUT IT MAY BE THE SLOWEST RATE WE'LL EVER SEE AGAIN! What does this mean for the future of the human race? Do we resist these changes or embrace them?Australian biomedical engineer, inventor and visionary Dr Jordan Nguyen has lived a life of cu ...Show more
Blueprint - The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social History
"A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, New York Times), Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our common humanity. For too long, sc ...Show more
Feminism in Minutes: 200 key ideas, movement and feminists explained in an instant by Shannon Weber
$22.99 AUD
Category: Social History | Series: In Minutes Ser.
WHAT DOES FEMINISM REALLY ENTAIL?200 KEY IDEAS, MOVEMENTS, AND FEMINISTS, EXPLAINED IN AN INSTANT Having an understanding of feminism is more important now than ever. But what really is feminism--in all its forms? Who were the key feminists, and what are their beliefs? What do feminists think about abo ...Show more
Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
$29.95 AUD
Category: Social History
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
Made in Sweden: 25 Ideas That Created a Country by Elisabeth Asbrink
$29.99 AUD
Category: Social History
In recent times, we have come to favour all things Scandi - their food, furnishings, fiction, fashion, and general way of life. We seem to regard the Swedes and their Scandinavian neighbours as altogether more sophisticated, admirable, and evolved than us. We have all aspired to be Swedish, to live in t ...Show more
Rebellious Daughters by Maria Katsonis & Lee Kofman (edited by)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Social History
Good daughters hold their tongues, obey their elders and let their families determine their destiny. Rebellious daughters are just the opposite. In Rebellious Daughters, some of Australia's most talented female writers share intimate and touching stories of rebellion and independence as they defy the ex ...Show more
Signs Taken for Wonders - Essays in the Sociology of Literary Forms by Franco Moretti; Susan Fischer (Translator); David Forgacs (Translator); David Miller (Translator)
$15.99 AUD
Category: Social History
Shakespearean tragedy and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses, Frankenstei and The Waste Land--all are celebrated "wonders" of modern literature, whether in its mandarin or popular form. However, it is the fact that these texts are so central to our contemporary notion of literature that sometimes hind ...Show more
The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions - Discover the True Stories Behind the World's 64 Most Overlooked Objects by Laura Hetherington; Rebecca Pryce (Illustrator)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Social History | Series: Illustrated Histories Ser.
The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origins behind the world's most overlooked innovations! Nobody knows the backstories behind our most taken-for-granted inventions, like credit cards, egg cartons, windshield wipers, and breakfast ...Show more
The Medicine: A Doctor's Notes by Karen Hitchcock
$32.99 AUD
Category: Social History
What happens when a doctor kills a patient? Are GPs overprescribing antidepressants? Does 'female Viagra' work? What role can psychedelics and cannabis play in treating pain? What is sickness, and how much of it is in our heads? In The Medicine, Dr Karen Hitchcock takes us to the frontlines of everyday ...Show more
