829 Results: New & Used in Nonfiction Books in Alphington 3078, VIC (Page 4 of 35)

Edward Said: A Legacy of Emancipation and Representation – Adel Askandar and Hakem Rustom (eds.) Like New Condition Paperback 548 pages Publisher: University of California Press 2010 Booko description: Edward W. Said (*****2003) ranks as one of the most preeminent public intellectuals of our time. Through his literary criticism, his advocacy for the Palestinian cause, and his groundbreaking book Orientalism, Said elegantly enriched public discourse by unsettling the status quo. This indisp

The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics – Clive Hamilton Like New Condition Paperback 381 pages Publisher: Allen & Unwin 2011 Booko description: A radical reconsideration of the meaning of freedom and morality in the modern world. 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 Australia Post Express: $15:10 Posted recycled padded bags have padding made from 100% recycled

Booko description: Bestselling author and acclaimed physicist Lawrence Krauss offers a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place. “Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally, why is there something rather than nothing?” One of the few prominent scientists today to have crossed the chasm between science and popular culture, Krauss describes the staggeringly beautiful experimental observations and

Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers – Joel Whitney Like New Condition Hardcover 329 pages Publisher: OR Books 2016 Booko description: When news broke that the CIA had colluded with literary magazines to produce cultural propaganda throughout the Cold War, a debate began that has never been resolved. The story continues to unfold, with the reputations of some of America’s best-loved literary figures - including Peter Matthiessen, George Plimpton, and Richard Wright - tarnishe

The Road To Character – David Brooks Like New Condition Hardcover 300 pages Publisher: Random House 2015 Goodreads description: #1 New York Times Bestseller • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success - “résumé virtues” - and our core principles. Named one of the best books of the year by The Economist. With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous be

Thinking The Twentieth Century – Tony Judt with Timothy Snyder As New Condition Hardcover 414 pages Publisher: William Heinemann 2012 Booko description: Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. They needed to talk to one another, and

The Blazing World – Siri Hustvedt Very GoodCondition Hardcover. Former library book 357 pages Publisher: Simon and Schuster 2014 Booko description: A brilliant, provocative novel about an artist who, after years of being ignored by the art world, conducts an experiment: she conceals her female identity behind three male fronts. Presented as a collection of texts, edited and introduced by a scholar years after the artist's death, the book unfolds through extracts from Burden's notebooks and

On Humbug – Robert Dessaix Like New Condition Small Hardcover 91 pages Publisher: Melbourne University Press 2009 Goodreads description: Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this examination tackles the meanings of the word humbug in the modern world. Blending pop culture, current events, and literary references, this essay explores the spectrum of lying, from dishonesty to hypocrisy, with eloquence and humor. Pickup is

Fundamentalism Sectarianism And Revolution – S. N. Eisenstadt Like New Condition Paperback 280 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press 1999 Booko description: This book is a major comparative analysis of fundamentalist movements in historical and cultural context, spanning revolutionary France, America and Japan, with an emphasis on the contemporary scene. Leading sociologist S. N. Eisenstadt examines the protofundamentalist movements that arose in the great "axial civilizations" in pr

100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth's Most Endangered Species – Jeff Corwin Like New Condition Hardcover 303 pages Publisher: Rodale 2009 Booko description: It's no secret that our planet―and the delicate web of ecosystems that comprise it―is in crisis. Environmental threats such as climate change, pollution, habitat loss, and land degradation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species each day. In 100 Heartbeats, conservationist and television host Jeff Corwin provi

My Father’s Compass: A Memoir – Howard Goldenberg Very Good Condition Paperback 212 pages Publisher: Hybrid Publishers 2007 Booko description: My Father's Compass is a poignant, moving and at times hilarious memoir celebrating the long life of a man with many roles: country doctor, gardener, seaman, carpenter, welder, French polisher, shipwright, cook, religious Jew and mohel (performer of ritual circumcisions). As a doctor, he earned the admiration and respect of the farming community of

Refugees: Why seeking asylum is legal and Australia's policies are not – Jane McAdam and Fiona Chong Like New Condition Paperback 226 pages Publisher: UNSW Press 2014 Goodreads description: Stopping the boats, blocking queue-jumpers, and proving who is a “real” refugee have become national obsessions. Misconceptions about refugees and asylum-seekers seem to be increasing, and governments and media continue to exploit anxieties in the community. This clear-headed book rejects spin and panic

Getting To Yes – Roger Fisher & William Ury Like New Condition Paperback 207 pages Publisher: Random House Business Books 1999 Booko description: The world's bestselling guide to negotiation. Getting to Yes has been in print for over thirty years, and in that time has helped millions of people secure win-win agreements both at work and in their private lives. Including principles such as ‘Don't bargain over positions.’ Separate the people from the problem andInsist on objective criteriaGett

Evolution: A Novel – Stephen Baxter Like New Condition Hardcover 578 pages Publisher: Ballantine Publishing 2002 Booko description: Stretching from the distant past into the remote future, from primordial Earth to the stars, Evolution is a soaring symphony of struggle, extinction, and survival; a dazzling epic that combines a dozen scientific disciplines and a cast of unforgettable characters to convey the grand drama of evolution in all its awesome majesty and rigorous beauty. Sixty-five

Pigeon – Barbara Allen Like New Condition Paperback 236 pages Publisher: Reaktion Books 2009 Goodreads description: Our frequent urban companion, cooing in the eaves of train stations or scavenging underfoot for breadcrumbs and discarded French fries, the pigeon has many detractors - and even some fans. Written out of love for and fascination with this humble yet important bird, Barbara Allen’s Pigeon explores its cultural significance, as well as its similarities to and differences from it

Ape – John Sorenson As New Condition. In plastic shrink wrap Paperback 200 pages Publisher: Reaktion Books 2009 Goodreads description: The cockroach could not have scuttled along, almost unchanged, for two hundred and fifty million years - some two hundred and forty-nine before man evolved – unless it was doing something right. It would be fascinating as well as instructive to have access to the cockroach’s own record of its life on earth, to know its point of view on evolution and species d

Ape – John Sorenson Like New Condition Paperback 224 pages Publisher: Reaktion Books 2009 Goodreads description: Apes - to look at them is to see a mirror of ourselves. Our close genetic relatives fascinate and unnerve us with their similar behaviour and social personality. Here, John Sorenson delves into our conflicted relationship to the great apes, which often reveals as much about us as humans as it does about the apes themselves. From bonobos and chimpanzees to gibbons, gorillas, and

The Anatomy Of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime – Adrian Raine Like New Condition Hardcover 478 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books 2010 Goodreads description: With a 4-page full-colour insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers? Is bad biology partly to blame? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field t

The Vertical Farm: Feeding The World in the 21st Century – Dr. Dickson Despommier Like New Condition Hardcover 305 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books 2010 Goodreads description: "The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--Sting Imagine a world where every town has their own local foo

Is Shame Necessary? New Uses For An Old Tool – Jennifer Jacquet Like New Condition Hardcover 209 pages Publisher: Pantheon Books 2015 Goodreads description: An urgent, illuminating exploration of the social nature of shame and of how it might be used to promote large-scale political change and social reform. In cultures that champion the individual, guilt is advertised as the cornerstone of conscience. But while guilt holds individuals to personal standards, it is powerless in the face of

The Sense Of An Ending – Julian Barnes Like New Condition Hardcover 150 pages Publisher: Johnathan Cape 2011 Goodreads description: By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur & George and continued with Nothing to Be Frightened Of and, most recently, Pulse. This intense novel follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he has never much thought about - until his closest

The Pleasure Of Leisure – Robert Dessaix Like New Condition Hardcover 218 pages Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia 2017 Goodreads description: In today’s crazily busy world the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than ever. Yet so many of us lack a talent for it. We are working longer hours, consuming more than ever before; technology erodes the work–life balance further; increasingly, people feel that only work gives existence meaning. In a world where time is money,

The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe – Douglas Rogers Very Good Condition Hardcover 309 pages Publisher: Harmony Books 2009 Goodreads description: Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, The Last Resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is the son of white farmers living through that country’s long and tense transi

Heretic: Why Islam Needs A Reformation Now – Ayaan Hirsi Ali Like New Condition Hardcover 272 pages Publisher: Harper Collins 2015 Goodreads description: Is Islam A Religion of Peace? In what is sure to be her most controversial book to date, Ayaan Hirsi Ali makes a powerful case that a religious Reformation is the only way to end the terrorism, sectarian warfare, and repression of women and minorities that each year claim thousands of lives throughout the Muslim world. With bracing candou