World War I: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: History
The ultimate guide to World War I A uniquely accessible military history of one of the world's most devastating conflicts Now revised and updated, World War I- The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles. Experience some of ...Show more
Moral AI by Jana Schaich Borg; Walter Sinnott-Armstrong; Vincent Conitzer
$45.00 AUD
Category: Science
A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous ...Show more
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism by Martin Wolf
$26.99 AUD
Category: Politics/Current Affairs
A magnificent reckoning of how and why the marriage between democracy and capitalism is coming undone all over the world, and what can be done to save it We are living in an age when economic failings have shaken faith in global capitalism. Political failings have undermined trust in liberal democracy ...Show more
On Kim Scott : Writers on Writers by Tony Birch
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Criticism
'I value Kim Scott's fiction so highly because I feel that his approach is to put the flags aside. That Deadman Dance asks us not to consider who we were so much as who we could be, collectively, in the future.'Noongar writer Kim Scott has won the Miles Franklin Award twice for his novels. In this movin ...Show more
Shakespeare on the Noongar Stage: Language Revival and Hecate by Clint Bracknell, Kylie Bracknell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Literary Criticism
The play Hecate is a landmark work in both theatre and language restoration. The Noongar language of the southwest of Western Australia is a critically endangered language impacted by settler-colonialism and suppressed until the 1970s. This book contains the complete play, a glossary, and chapters outli ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. 'An important historical record and a well-paced story in its own right, Great-Uncle Harry is also much more than that- a tremendous act of love.' Guardian _____________________________ ...Show more
Somebody Told Me: One Man's Unexpected Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Lies, Trolls and Conspiracies by Danny Wallace
$36.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The million-copy bestselling author of Yes Man and Join Me immerses himself in the contagious, dangerous world of disinformation, everyday lies, trolls, conspiracy theories and those trying to fight back. 'Danny Wallace lightens this dark topic about lies and propaganda with his trademark humour and ge ...Show more
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
An unforgettable story of love, faith and science, Enlightenment is Sarah Perry's finest novel to date 'A complete masterwork' SARAH HALL, author of The Electric Michelangelo 'Enlightenment is a gift' SE N HEWITT, author of All Down Darkness Wide Thomas Hart and Grace Macauley are fellow worshippers ...Show more
Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects by Noah Angell
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
What if the British Museum isn't a house of learning, but a vast sinkhole of still-bubbling historic injustice? What if it presents us not with a carefully ordered cross section of history but is instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot swarming with volatile and errant spirits? When artist a ...Show more
The Stable Boy of Auschwitz: A heartbreaking true story of courage and survival by Dexter Ford, Henry Oster
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The instant Sunday Times and Amazon charts bestseller "I found myself in the Auschwitz stables, and I felt an ember of hope. If I could make myself useful, helping these horses, maybe I could stay alive." In the darkest moment of history, one child found the courage and strength to survive the unimagina ...Show more
The Illusionist: The True Story of the Man Who Fooled Hitler by Robert Hutton
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars. If you then asked what he did, you would have less success. Those who knew didn't tell, and almost no ...Show more
Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army by Guy de la Bedoyere
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond ...Show more