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What exactly makes Melbourne unique And why do we always struggle to describe the city's differences This book is a wry and whimsical survey of the city's x-factor. It observes with a keen and appreciative eye the changing physical, social and cultural landscape of Melbourne through its literature, music, art, maps, travel and transport.

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Jackie has known tumultuous times: she escaped war-torn China as a toddler with her medicalmissionary parents, grew up with emotional abuse,and came of age in the 1960s. But after returning to China at thirty-eight with her aging parents and being stunned by a revelation about their past, she begins an unexpected questfor forgiveness, self-fulfillment, and the authentic life she craves.

(Hardback)

This important book provides the first substantial analysis of white working class perspectives on multiculturalism and change in the UK, improving our understanding of this under-researched group and suggesting a new and progressive agenda for white working class communities.

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A fascinating and important exploration into how copyright has become a tool of unprecedented power and wealth for the few, widening the gap between the richest and poorest in society.

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'Highly persuasive ... a well-organised and solid dossier that alerts us to legalised chemical trickery.' - The Spectator
'A bombshell book' - Daily Mail
'Eye-opening and important . . . a book full of righteous anger' - Bee Wilson

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A powerful exploration of the use of carcinogenic nitro-additives in the meat millions of people eat every week.

(Hardback)

Author and thought leader Ruby Warrington poses the question, "What if being a woman without kids were in fact its own kind of legacy" In doing so, she unites the unsung sisterhood of non-mothers as a vital part of our evolution and collective healing as women, as humans, and as a global family.

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Written for every woman who doesnt like to talk about her financeswhether she has been taught that to do so is rude or because she feels bad about her money life You Are Worthy is a one-stop guide to transforming your relationship to money, uncovering your hidden strengths, and building knowledge and skills to achieve true financial well-being and live life on your terms.

(Hardback)

Former NFL quarterback McPherson examines the roots of masculinity gone awry and how it promotes violence against women.

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Former NFL quarterback McPherson examines the roots of masculinity gone awry and how it promotes violence against women.

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Comprehensive discussion of where AI will be in 40 years and the questions we all need to be asking now to shape the future.

(Paperback, 7th edition)

(Paperback, 52nd edition)

Whether we're aware of it or not, we spend much of our time in this globalised world lost in translation. Language is a big part of it, of course, as anyone who has fumbled with a phrasebook in a foreign country will know, but behind language is something far more challenging to translate: culture.

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Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. As the child of migrants, though, he also wonders how different life might have been had he grown up elsewhere. So off he sets to meet his fellow Gaysians.

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Attacks the right-wing campaign against the 'Bringing Them Home' report which revealed how thousands of Aborigines had been taken from their parents.

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In August 2004, Parliamentary senators wept as they presented Forgotten Australians, the report from the Senate Inquiry into the treatment of children in care.

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Panic (noun). A sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour. Australians see themselves as a relaxed and tolerant bunch. But scratch the surface and you'll uncover an extraordinary level of fear. Cronulla. Henson. Hanson. Wik. Haneef. The Boats...

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Noel Pearson turns his attention to the question of education. He argues powerfully that underclass students, many of whom are Aboriginal, should receive a rigorous schooling that gives them the means to negotiate the wider world. He examines the long-term failure of educational policy in Australia, especially in the indigenous sector

(Paperback, 50th edition)

Western women today have unprecedented freedom and power. In Australia we have a female prime minister and governor-general; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard's misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve.

(Paperback, 45th edition)

In this dazzling piece of reportage, Anna Krien investigates the contemporary animal kingdom and our place in it. From pets to food, from wildness to science experiments, Krien also reveals how animals are faring in this new world order. Examples range from the joyful to the deeply unsettling.

(Paperback, 11th edition)

Germaine Greer challenges white Australians to come to terms with their past and present relationship with the indigenous community. She discusses Australia's culture today, the current reconciliation process and the white guilt that she believes is destroying Australia.

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(Paperback)

Through rigorous research, the author shows how supporters of indigenous Australians and their struggles for equality pushed Australia into the 60s - literally and figuratively.