(Paperback)

(Paperback)

This timely and persuasive book exposes the failures of globalisation: greedy banks, predatory privatisation, corporate tax avoidance and a growing underclass of temporary overseas workers. David McKnight argues that a progressive populism could address the genuine economic grievances of everyday people, without scapegoating immigrants or ethnic minorities.

(Paperback)

Jeff Sparrow is one of Australia's leading public intellectuals. From great controversies to the heroes and villains of our time, Provocations raises arguments that matter, bringing together some of Sparrows most challenging and continuously relevant work alongside daring new writing.

(Paperback)

The Sixties marked a turning point for change. A time when radicals found their voices and used them. In Radicals some of the people doing the changing reflect on how the decade changed them and society forever.

(Paperback)

All writers begin as readers. This is an ode, a love letter, to the magic of reading. To the spark that's set off when the reader thinks... I can do this too. Here, twenty-six writers take us through these moments of revelation through the dog-eared pages of their favourite Australian books.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Remember When ... Snapshots of Australia from the '50s to '90s is a photographic trip down memory lane, celebrating the people, places, events and experiences that shaped our nation in the second half of the 20th century.

(Paperback)

On the 180th anniversary of the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838, acclaimed writers, historians, lawyers and artists explore the impact of one of the most horrifying events of Australian colonial history, showing why this event was and remains so important for Australia.

(Paperback)

For a long time, much of the Australian Signals intelligence (or Sigint) story has been kept secret. Revealing Secrets unearths the fascinating story of the organisation that collects intelligence about foreign adversaries, and keeps Australias secrets safe.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Mixing the personal and political, Eda Gunaydins bold writing explores race, class, gender and violence, and Turkish diaspora. Piercing, tender and funny, this book takes us from an overworked and underpaid cafe job in Sydney, the motherdaughter tradition of sharing a meal in the local kebab shop, to the legacies of intergenerational trauma.

(Paperback)

Letting rip with a choice swear word or two has long been a very Aussie thing to do. From the defiant curses of the convicts and bullock drivers to the humour of Kath and Kim, Amanda Laugesen takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of Australia's bad language to reveal Australians preoccupations and concerns.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Most people have heard of the United States' infamous Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, yet few know about Australia's own history of LGBT military service. In Serving in Silence lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender servicemen and women share their personal stories for the first time.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic - you've got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name. Miles Merrill, performance poet and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa Nozica will take you from novice to spoken word superstar in no time.

(Paperback)

Offers a previously unseen glimpse into the dangerous and shadowy world of people smuggling. The book shares harrowing true stories of those fleeing persecution to seek asylum and reshapes our idea of those - sometimes family, sometimes mafia - who help them find it.

(Paperback)

A new edition of Charmian Clift's essays, selected and introduced by her biographer Nadia Wheatley, drawn from the weekly newspaper column Clift wrote through the turbulent and transformative years of the 1960s.

(Paperback)

Why do stars twinkle What's the best way to start spotting constellations and comets Is there life beyond Earth What's the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid Fred Watson's covered the big space questions for adults, now Australia's Astronomer-at-Large embarks on a grand tour of the Universe especially for children.

(Paperback, Eighth Edition)

(Paperback)

Wage inequality between men and women seems one of the intractables of our age. Women are told they need to back themselves more, stop marginalising themselves, negotiate better, speak up, support each other, strike a balance between work and home. This searing book argues that insisting that women fix themselves won't fix the system, the system built by men.

(Paperback)

Small time heists. Failed robberies. Runs of bad luck. Payback. Love gone wrong. Drink, drugs and late-night assignations. Cops doing their job well. And badly. Plausible lies, unlikely truths. Murder and misadventure. Peter explores the everyday crime and catastrophe of 1950s and 1960s suburbia.

(Hardback)

The bestselling creators of Alphabetical Sydney and Numerical Street are back with their new picture book, Summer Time - a stunning tribute to an Australian summer. Summer Time pays tribute to the quintessentially Australian summer - filled with mangoes, waterslides, pools, mozzie bites, and the beach.

(Paperback)

In a love letter to the swimming spots of Sydney, Chris Baker takes 52 swims in and around Sydney over the course of a calendar year.