811 Results: New & Used in Nonfiction Books in Alphington 3078, VIC

Question 7 – Richard Flanagan Like New Condition Unread Hardcover 280 pages Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia 2023 GoodReads Description: By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West’s affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this genre-defying daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die.

Collision Course: Endless Growth on a Finite Planet – Kerryn Higgs Like New Condition Hardcover 384 pages Publisher: The MIT Press 2014 GoodReads Description: The story behind the reckless promotion of economic growth despite its disastrous consequences for life on the planet. The notion of ever-expanding economic growth has been promoted so relentlessly that “growth” is now entrenched as the natural objective of collective human effort. The public has been convinced that growth is the natu

The Fate Of The Species: Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It – Fred Guterl Like New Condition Hardcover 209 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury 2012 GoodReads Description: The sixth "mass extinction event" in the history of planet Earth is currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off every day. The cause of this seismic event is also the source of the single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions. But for all our talk about sea levels an

Naturalism, Realism And Normativity – Hilary Putnam Like New Condition Hardcover 238 pages Publisher: Harvard University Press 2016 GoodReads Description: Hilary Putnam's ever-evolving philosophical oeuvre has been called "the history of recent philosophy in outline"--an intellectual achievement, nearly seventy years in the making, that has shaped disciplinary fields from epistemology to ethics, metaphysics to the philosophy of physics, the philosophy of mathematics to the philosophy of min

Catching A Serial Killer: My hunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell, subject of the ITV series A Confession – Stephen Fulcher Like New Condition Paperback 391 pages Publisher: Ebury Publishing 2017 GoodReads Description: The true story behind the ITV series, A Confession 'The gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial' Observer On the evening of Saturday, 19 March 2011, D.S. Stephen Fulcher receives a life-changing call that thrusts him into a race against the clock to save m

On Offence: The Politics Of Indignation – Richard King Like New Condition Paperback 248 pages Publisher: Scribe Publications 2013 Booko Description: A lively and passionate defence of reasoned debate Everyone has taken and given offence; anyone who claims they haven’t is either lying or uniquely tolerant. Yet in recent years, offence has become more than an expression of annoyance - it’s now a form of political currency. Politicians and religious leaders have mastered the art of indignatio

In Patagonia – Bruce Chatwin Very Good Condition Paperback 204 pages Publisher: Penguin Books 2003 Booko Description: An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwin’s exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remarkable bits of history, and unforgettable anecdotes. Fuelled by an unmistakable lust for life and adventure and a singular gift for storytelling, Chatwin treks through “the

Is There No Place for Me? Making Sense of Madness – Kate Richards Like New Condition Small Paperback 71 pages Publisher: Penguin Specials 2014 Booko Description: A lively and passionate defence of reasoned debate Everyone has taken and given offence; anyone who claims they haven’t is either lying or uniquely tolerant. Yet in recent years, offence has become more than an expression of annoyance - it’s now a form of political currency. Politicians and religious leaders have mastered the art

Sabrina's Little ABC Book Of Gardening – Sabrina Hahn Very Good Condition Small Paperback 160 pages Publisher: Fremantle Press - ABC Books 2013 Booko Description: Using her knowledge of what readers want and her years of landscape gardening and running workshops on waterwise gardening, Sabrina has written a little book that covers all the most popular plants, including natives and the most common problems that occur for gardeners. It is jam packed full of information and handy hints and ti

The Concise Untold History Of The United States – Oliver Stone & Peter Kuznick Like New Condition Paperback 326 pages Publisher: Gallery Books 2014 GoodReads Description: A companion to Oliver Stone’s ten-part documentary series of the same name, this guide offers a people’s history of the American Empire: “a critical overview of US foreign policy…indispensable” (former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev); “brilliant, a masterpiece!” (Daniel Ellsberg); “Oliver Stone’s new book is as riveti

Optimism Over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change – Noam Chomsky Like New Condition Paperback 210 pages Publisher: Haymarket Books 2017 GoodReads Description: This volume offers readers a concise and accessible introduction to the ideas of Noam Chomsky, described by the New York Times as “arguably the most important intellectual alive.” In these recent, wide-ranging interviews, conducted for Truthout by C. J. Polychroniou, Chomsky discusses his views on the “war on terror” an

Trillion Dollar Baby: How Norway Beat the Oil Giants and Won a Lasting Fortune – Paul Cleary Like New Condition Hardcover 235 pages Publisher: Biteback Publishing 2016 GoodReads Description: For most of its history, the near-Arctic nation of Norway eked out a marginal existence from fishing, forestry and shipping. But things began to change in 1969, when the country confirmed it had found one of the world’s biggest offshore oilfields. As the revenue from this field and many others started

The Destruction Of Hilary Clinton – Susan Bordo Like New Condition Hardcover 244 pages Publisher: Melville House 2017 GoodReads Description: A play-by-play of the political forces (both right and left) and media culture that vilified Hillary Clinton during her 2016 Presidential campaign, from cultural critic and feminist scholar Susan Bordo. The Destruction of Hillary Clinton is an answer to the question we’ve all been asking: How did an extraordinarily well-qualified, experienced, and ad

Dear Leader: North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime – Jang Jin-Sung Like New Condition Hardcover 326 pages Publisher: Rider 2014 GoodReads Description: In this rare insider's view into contemporary North Korea, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il and his breathtaking escape to freedom. "The General will now enter the room." Everyone turns to stone. Not moving my head, I direct my eyes to

The One Percent Doctrine – Ron Suskind Like New Condition Hardcover 286 pages Publisher: Fourth Estate 2010 GoodReads Description: In his breakout bestseller, The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger created "a wild ride that brilliantly captures the awesome power of the raging sea and the often futile attempts of humans to withstand it" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat - the fear, the honour and the trust among men in

Dirty Wars: The World Is A Battlefield – James Scahill Like New Condition Hardcover 642 pages Publisher: Nation Books 2013 GoodReads Description: A New York Times bestseller. Now also an Oscar-nominated documentary In Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times bestseller Blackwater, takes us inside America’s new covert wars. The foot soldiers in these battles operate globally and inside the United States with orders from the White House to do whatever is necessary to hunt do

East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity – Philippe Sands Very Good Condition Hardcover 464 pages Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2017 GoodReads Description: A profound and profoundly important book—a moving personal detective story, an uncovering of secret pasts, and a book that explores the creation and development of world-changing legal concepts that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler’s Third Reich. East West Street looks

All The Kremlins Men: Inside The Court Of Vladimir Putin – Mikhail Zygar Like New Condition Hardcover 371 pages Publisher: Public Affairs 2016 GoodReads Description: Charting the transformation of Vladimir Putin from a passionate fan of the West and a liberal reformer into a hurt and introverted outcast, All the Kremlin’s Men is a historical detective story, full of intrigue and conspiracy. This is the story of the political battles that have taken place in the court of Vladimir Putin sinc

Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifeesto – Stewart Brand Very Good Condition Former library book. Hardcover 325 pages Publisher: Viking 2009 GoodReads Description: An icon of the environmental movement outlines a provocative approach for reclaiming our planet. According to Stewart Brand, a lifelong environmentalist who sees everything in terms of solvable design problems, three profound transformations are underway on Earth right now. Climate change is real and is pushing us tow

GoodReads Description: In 1996, Pauline Hanson gave a speech that changed Australia. Targeting Asian and Indigenous people and foreign aid, Hanson unleashed a Pandora’s box of division on the country. When she famously lost her federal seat in 1998, her political downfall seemed assured – but she stayed firmly in the spotlight, whether she was being locked up for electoral fraud or jiving on Dancing with the Stars . Now, after almost two decades in the political wilderness, Hanson is back in th

The People Smuggler: The True Story Of Ali Al Jenabi, The 'Oskar Schindler Of Asia' – Robin De Crespigny Very Good Condition Paperback 356 pages Publisher: Viking 2012 GoodReads Description: After his father, brother and he were incarcerated and tortured in Saddam's Abu Ghraib, Ali al Jenabi escaped from Iraq first to work with the anti-Saddam resistance in Iran and then to help his family out of the country all together. When Saddam's forces advance towards their refugee camp, Ali helps h

Silencing Dissent – Clive Hamilton & Sarah Maddison Good Condition Paperback 279 pages Publisher: Allen and Unwin 2007 GoodReads Description: A frightening analysis of the tactics used by the Howard government to silence independent experts and commentators as well as public servants and organisations which criticise its policies. Pick up is free and easy. I’ll post 2 or 3 similar sized or smaller books in one Postpak for 1 postage charge if they fit. Australia Post standard: $11:60 Aust

Crimes Against Humanity – Geoffrey Robertson QC Good Condition Paperback 759 pages Publisher: Penguin 2006 GoodReads Description: A revised and updated edition of Geoffrey Robertson's impassioned, this is an authoritative guide to an issue of massive global importance. He tells the dramatic story of how the human rights idea has come to dominate world politics. He reveals how human rights has penetrated the legal armour of the sovereign State. He sets out, without legal jargon, the rights

Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying, The Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWS – Sonke Neitzel, Harald Welzer Like New Condition Hardcover 438 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster 2012 GoodReads Description: On a visit to the British National Archive in 2001, Sonke Neitzel made a remarkable discovery: reams of meticulously transcribed conversations among German POWs that had been covertly recorded & recently declassified. Netizel would later find another collection of transcriptions, t