by Omid Tofighian and 1 more
WINNER OF THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZE 2019 FOR LITERATURE AND FOR NON-FICTIONWhere have I come from? From the land of rivers, the land of waterfalls, the land of ancient chants, the land of mountains...In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani was illegally detained on Manus Island. He has been there ever since.People would run to the mountains to escape the warplanes and found$14.99 AUD
Political Troglodytes and Economic Lunatics
Political history at its best. This is the story of the hard right in Australia – of how Ray Evans and his boss at Western Mining Corporation, Hugh Morgan, became the pioneers of a new form of right-wing politics whose forceful reshaping of public debates transformed Australian politics. With a calm gaze, forensic detail and a dry wit, Dominic Kelly shows how they did it.Starting in the mid-1980s,$14.99 AUD
A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust
by Marione Ingram and 1 more
Marione Ingram grew up in Hamburg, Germany, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was German. She was Jewish. She was a survivor. This is her story.As a young girl, Marione was aware that people of the Jewish faith were regarded as outsiders, the supposed root of Germany’s many problems. She grew up in an apartment building where neighbors were more than happy to report Jews to the Gestapo.$1.99 AUD
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An emotionally devastating story of courage - and survival' i PaperThe inspiring true story of a father and son's fight to stay together and survive the Holocaust, for anyone captivated by The Cut Out Girl, The Choice and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.___________Where there is family, there is hope . . .Vienna, 1939....$14.99 AUD
Are We Asian Yet?: History vs Geography
Australian Foreign Affairs; Issue 5
series Australian Foreign Affairs #5 “One of Australia’s defining characteristics is the belief that the nation is headed for an Asian future. Destiny allows little room for choice.” DAVID WALKERThe fifth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia’s struggle to define its place in Asia as it balances its historic ties to the West with its geography.Are We Asian Yet? explores Australia’s changing population, outlook and$9.99 AUD
Edward Snowden and the Surveillance State
Barton Gellman’s informant called himself ‘Verax’ – the truth-teller. It was only later that Verax unmasked himself as Edward Snowden. By that point he had already shared thousands of files with Gellman.Dark Mirror is the ultimate inside account of the vast, global surveillance network that now pervades all our lives. Gellman’s primary role in bringing Snowden’s revelations to light, for which he$17.99 AUD
by Hugh White
A brilliant and important book about Australia’s futureCan Australia defend itself in the Asian century? How seriously ought we take the risk of war? Do we want to remain a middle power? What kind of strategy, and what Australian Defence Force, do we need?In this groundbreaking book, Hugh White considers these questions and more. With exceptional clarity and frankness, he makes the case for a$16.99 AUD
Why country Australia is fed up
Telling the story of Australia as it is today, Gabrielle Chan has gone hyper-local. In Rusted Off, she looks to her own rural community's main street for answers to the big questions driving voters. Why are we so fed up with politics? Why are formerly rusted-on country voters deserting major parties in greater numbers than their city cousins? Can ordinary people teach us more about the way forward$16.99 AUD
