Vulture Capitalism: Corproate crimes, backdoor bailouts, and the death of freedom by Grace Blakeley
Category: Politics
All over the world, democracy is in crisis. Liberal political systems are straining under the pressure imposed by authoritarian strong men undermining institutions, the rule of law and the international system that governs relations between countries. Obvious examples include Donald Trump and Boris John ...Show more
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis
Category: Politics
From the #1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the high-octane story of the enigmatic figure at the heart of one of the 21st century's most spectacular financial collapses 'I asked him how much it would take for him to sell FTX and go do something other than make money. He thought the ...Show more
The Fires Next Time: Understanding Australia's Black Summer by Peter Christoff
Category: Politics
Following a three-year drought and during the hottest and driest year on record, a flume of scorching air set the Australian continent aflame. Australia's Black Summer fires were unprecedented. Over six months in 2019-20 they burned more than ten million hectares of Australia's southern and eastern fore ...Show more
Kinky History: The Stories of Our Intimate Lives, Past and Present by Esme Louise James
Category: Politics
A fun, educational deep dive into the rich history of human sexuality and how we can harness this kinky history towards a more liberated present and future. This book draws on Esme Louise James's phenomenally successful Kinky History series on social media which focuses on the evolution of human sexuali ...Show more
2023: A Year of Consequence by The Conversation; Justin Bergman (Editor)
Category: Politics
"This was a year of consequential decisions - not just for Australia, but the world. In Australia, the year was dominated by a historic referendum on the Voice to Parliament, transforming its military to respond to the shifting security challenges in the region and how the government help everyday Austr ...Show more
A Clear Flowing Yarra by Harry Saddler
Category: Politics
A passionate, evocative love letter to an iconic waterway, and an opportunity to appreciate the natural beauty right on our doorsteps. They say you can't step in the same river twice, and it's true that the Yarra has been hugely changed - but this book is a glorious and timely reminder that things can ...Show more
Way Makers: An Anthology of Women's Writing about Walking by Kerri Andrews (Editor)
Category: Politics
A sweeping collection of women's writing on the wandering path, moving across genres, geographies, and centuries. The follow-up to the celebrated Wanderers, Kerri Andrews's Way Makers is the first anthology of women's writing about walking. Moving from Elizabeth Carter's correspondence with Catherine Ta ...Show more
Heat: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell
Category: Politics
A searing examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and what we can do to stop it, by the author of The Water Will Come.'When heat comes, it's invisible. It doesn't bend tree branches or blow hair across your face to let you know it's arrived ... The sun feels like the barre ...Show more
Trump's Australia: How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term by Bruce Wolpe
Category: Politics
Trump (or a Trumpist) could well win the 2024 US presidential election, and if he does, American democracy as we have known it will probably come to an end. Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics sends a chilling warning. What if Trump (or a Trump-like candidate) becomes US president in 2 ...Show more
Idiots, Follies and Misadventures by Mikey Robins
Category: Politics
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein The history books are full of heroes and villains… but what about all the idiots? Comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins tells the astonishing story of human stupidity, one idiot at a ti ...Show more
Oath and Honor: the explosive inside story from the most senior Republican to stand up to Donald Trump by Liz Cheney
Category: Politics
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the US Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violen ...Show more
The Showman: The Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky by Simon Shuster
Category: Politics
Time correspondent Simon Shuster delivers the unmissable account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, written and reported from inside the presidential compound in Kyiv, based on Shuster's unparalleled access to President Zelensky and his top aides. Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels wi ...Show more