The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Obligations towards the Human Being by Simone Weil
$26.99 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking
A new translation of Simone Weil's best-known work- a political, philosophical, and spiritual treatiseOne of the foremost French philosophers of the last century, Simone Weil has been described by Andre Gide as 'the patron saint of all outsiders' and by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our time ...Show more
Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge by Bri Lee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking
In 2018 Bri Lee's brilliant young friend Damian is named a Rhodes Scholar, an apex of academic achievement. When she goes to visit him and takes a tour of Oxford and Rhodes House, she begins questioning her belief in a system she has previously revered, as she learns the truth behind what Virginia Woolf ...Show more
Almost Everything - Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott
$24.99 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking
From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives "I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits a ...Show more
The Republic by Plato
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Category: Critical Thinking
Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions ar ...Show more
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
$32.99 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking
'An incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time' NICK HORNBY 'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life' JENNY OFFILL A passionate, provocative and blisteringly smart interrogation of how we experience art in the age of #M ...Show more
What About Men? by Caitlin Moran
$35.00 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking
A frank, funny and galvanising exploration of masculinity, and a manifesto for male allyship, from million-copy bestseller and feminist powerhouse Caitlin Moran. As any feminist who talks about the problems of girls and women will know, the first question you will ever be asked is 'But what about MEN?' ...Show more
Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga by Sam Elkin
$29.99 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking
A darkly humorous and groundbreaking memoir from a new voice in queer literature. In Detachable Penis A Queer Legal Saga, Elkin relates his bumpy journey from lesbian to transgender lawyer in the aftermath of the 2017 marriage equality postal survey. As the inaugural lawyer of Victoria's queer law ser ...Show more