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Discover new nonfiction books at Readings, with biography, memoir, essays and analysis.
Oliver Burkeman
From Oliver Burkeman, author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, a four-week journey to embracing your limitations, thriving in an age of bewilderment, and finally making…
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Sebastian Smee
The Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic's gripping account of how political turmoil in Paris from 1870-1871 gave rise to Impressionism.
Lucy Blakiston, Bel Hawkins
The debut book from the authors behind the global media sensation Shit You Should Care About.
Sarah Moss
My Good Bright Wolf is a memoir about thinking and reading, eating and not eating, about privilege and scarcity, about the relationships that form us and the long tentacles of…
Thomas Mayo
In Always Was, Always Will Be, bestselling author Thomas Mayo investigates ‘what's next?’ for reconciliation and justice in Australia after the failed October 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum.
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George Williams, David Hume
In the only full history of constitutional change in Australia, George Williams and David Hume examine Australia's referendum record, why success has been so rare and how we can change…
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Elias Dakwar
A deeply humane and revolutionary new framework for understanding and treating addiction
Anne Applebaum
One of the world's most celebrated historians and journalists uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic world
Harriet Baker
A joyful, rule-breaking experiment in biography, which celebrates 'country life' as a state of mind
Tony Blair
Tony Blair's major new book on the art and science of leadership
William Mitchell, Warren Mosler
In this book, William Mitchell and Warren Mosler, original proponents of what's come to be known as Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), discuss their perspectives about how MMT has evolved over…
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Madhumita Murgia
What does it mean to be human in a world that is rapidly changing thanks to the development of artificial intelligence, of automated decision-making that both draws on and influences…
Mark Gilbert
A major new account of the emergence of Italian democracy after the Second World War
Andre Aciman
The elegant and insightful memoir from the bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, Find Me and The Gentleman From Peru.
John Brogden
Fifteen Australians tell their stories of surviving suicide and finding the way back to a better life.
Alex Christofi
An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean.
Tracy Westerman
A powerful memoir that explores how one Indigenous woman from the Pilbara transformed psychology
Thomas Piketty
An insightful exploration of the nature of inequality.
Lynne Kelly
Drawing on a major discovery with tremendous implications, an Australian researcher uncovers the source of human creativity and learning in the functioning of a supergene she calls the knowledge gene.
William Dalrymple
India was the forgotten heart of the ancient world
Adrian Bliss
The 'true' history of humanity's greatest moments, as told by comedian and TikTok sensation, Adrian Bliss
Peter Crowley
Surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend (18121869) is an elusive, almost legendary figure, closer to folklore than to history. His name is given to the country's second highest mountain, but the details…
Bill Crozier
The sighting of snow leopard tracks in the depths of a Ladkhi winter set off a ten-year journey through a land of mountains, Buddhism, wild creatures and adventurers...
Christoph Giesen, Philipp Grull, Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermaier
A gripping, real-life thriller following the authors’ attempt to uncover the truth about one of the world’s most wanted men.
Michelle Brasier
Heartbreaking and hilarious, My Brother’s Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag moves between grief and joy, reminding us that life’s too short to be taken seriously.
Reah Bravo
A thoroughly researched and deeply personal examination of how women unintentionally condone workplace abuse in a post-#MeToo world—and a guide to changing things for the better
Rebecca Huntley
When you know that you need help but conventional means have failed you, what is left is the unexpected.
Yves Rees
Yves Rees rewrites the story of Australian-US relations by spotlighting ten trailblazing women whose extraordinary lives have largely been forgotten.
Dan Jones
A brand-new life of England's greatest king from our bestselling medieval historian
Michael Sheridan
A concise, readable and revelatory biography of the most powerful man in the world.
Katherine Wiles
From unscripted giggling on stage, to having her costume eaten by a performing horse and missing an entrance thanks to country music legend Kenny Rogers ... In this revealing memoir…
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Annie Lawson
An essential, sharply observed guide to navigating love in the modern world drawing on the ancient wisdom of the Stoics.
Daniel Levitin
Daniel Levitin, world-leading neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author, explains the extraordinary power that music has to improve our health
Steve Biddulph
The neuroscience breakthrough that helps you transform anxiety and live a fiercely loving life
Nate Silver
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk-and the players raising the stake
Lucinda Froomes Price
A hilarious, insightful deep dive into self image, desirability, pop-culture and power.
Craig Brown
From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of One Two Three Four and Ma'am Darling turns his attention to Queen…
Fred C. Trump, III
With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, breaks his decades-long silence in this revealing memoir and sheds a whole new light on the family…
Peter Godfrey-Smith
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith’s three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in…
Jon Savage
A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage
Iris Apfel
A style icon's legacy book for a devoted international following. For lovers of The Fashion Book, Louis Vuitton Catwalk, Vivienne Westwood Catwalk, The Creative Act and The Warmth…
Zoe Bingley-Pullin
Take control of your hormonal health once and for all. With practical, expert advice, heartfelt guidance and over 100 delicious recipes from one of Australia's most trusted nutritionists and celebrity…
Emily O'Gorman
How have people and wetlands shaped each other in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin? What counts as a wetland, especially in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth?
Shireen Morris
The inside story of the 2023 Voice Referendum, from Yes to No
Dennis Glover
Are we about to see history repeat?
David Runciman
In this bold new follow-up to Confronting Leviathan, David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it.
Megan Dunn
The true tale of how one woman's lifelong obsession became a midlife mermaid odyssey, from the irrepressibly witty author of Tinderbox and Things I Learned at Art School.
Tom Hawkins
A celebration of one of Geelong's top sporting heroes.
