Women aren't as ladylike as people would like to imagine. Using secrets collected from hundreds of them, this exquisitely disgusting illustrated book rewrites our definition of femininity. When arti
From Russia's tampering with the US election to the WannaCry hack that temporarily crippled the NHS, cyber has become the weapon of choice for democracies, dictators, and terrorists. Cheap to acquir
An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest. During Sarah Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's
Adult life is full of mysteries. What should you check before renting a flat?How do you ask for a pay rise?Does anything really need to be dry cleaned? And why does everyone else seem to know these th
The Rise of the Fifth Estate is the first book to examine the emergence of social media as a new force in the coverage of Australian politics.Using original research, Greg Jericho reveals who makes up
'We cannot blame particular individuals for modern Labor’s malaise, because it is part of a systemic global phenomenon. We are all under the sway of politics without purpose. And politics without purp
A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the front lines of Hong Kong's revolution.Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government prot
Drawing on four possible futures, this book critically examines the risks and opportunities to come, discussing the key factors, trends, critical uncertainties, and wildcards that will shape the futur
A beautiful celebratory tribute to the powers of one of our most undervalued skills - an ideal gift for the avid reader. 'What you are doing right now is, cosmically speaking, against the odds.' As yo
The third instalment in the internationally bestselling Leo Junker series Charles Levin - Leo Junker's mentor - is dead, shot in the back of the head in a premeditated attack. Now Leo must find out wh
Vega Gillberg is 16 years old when the police come knocking on the door looking for her older brother, Jakob. Vega hasn't heard from him in days, but she has to find him before the police do. Jakob wa
New York Times bestselling author Lesley Blume reveals how a courageous reporter uncovered one of the greatest and deadliest cover-ups of the twentieth century - the true effects of the atom bomb - po
A bewitching novel set in contemporary Japan about the mysterious suicide of a young woman.Miwako Sumida is dead.Now those closest to her try to piece together the fragments of her life. Ryusei, who h
Telling the story of Greek emigre Niki Savva, this emotional and humorous memoir provides an in-depth look into the lives of Australia’s journalists and politicians. Having survived the challenges of
The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go?Journey through the life cycle of plastic – how plast
On an ordinary day, in an even more ordinary town, it was Albert’s birthday.When Grandma Z roars into town on her motorcycle, Albert is swept up in a very extraordinary adventure. Life may never be th
George Orwell has had an astonishing influence on Australian politics often in ways he would have disapproved of fiercely. Today, one hundred years after his birth, his relevance is growing rather tha
Did you know that you can tell time in your sleep? Or that up to half of the calories you consume can be burned off simply by fidgeting? That women have more nightmares than men? That tuna, sardines,
David Vogel has long been regarded as a leading figure of Hebrew literature, and his work has been compared to that of Joseph Roth, Thomas Mann, and Franz Kafka. In the Sanatorium was Vogel’s first pu
Taking ordinary lives and dissecting their ironies, injustices, and pleasures, this collection possesses a humane eye and wry sense of humor. A young woman working as a maid in a hospital helps an eld
