Philosophy, politics & economics 2016

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How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

Marcus Tullius Cicero, James M. May

Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest orator.

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Best Australian Political Cartoons 2016

Russ Radcliffe

The year in politics as observed by Australia’s funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists.

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No Job for a Woman

Sallyanne Atkinson

‘A true trailblazer for her generation …

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The Curious Story of Malcolm Turnbull, the Incredible Shrinking Man in the Top Hat

Andrew P Street

A hilarious and deeply irreverent take on the political life and times of our twenty-ninth prime minister and his stumbling government.

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The Turnbull Gamble

Peter van Onselen,Wayne Errington

The nation breathed a sigh of relief when Malcolm Turnbull achieved his lifelong dream to become prime minister. Yet months into the job it was unclear what Turnbull wanted to…

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Quarterly Essay 63: Enemy Within - American Politics in the Time of Trump

Don Watson

In Enemy Within, Don Watson takes a memorable journey into the heart of the United States in the year 2016 - and the strangest election campaign that country has seen.

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What a Time to Be Alive: That and Other Lies of the 2016 Campaign

Mark Di Stefano

What a Time to Be Alive: That and Other Lies of the 2016 Campaign is Mark Di Stefano’s ugly, unsanitised diary behind the double dissolution election campaign. A poll fought…

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The Great Multinational Tax Rort: how we’re all being robbed: how we’re all being robbed

Martin Feil

Multinational corporations have avoided trillions of dollars of tax over the past 25 years. Tax avoidance is legal, but its massive abuse by multinationals has had a devastating effect on…

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Planet Jackson: Power, Greed and Unions

Brad Norington

Kathy Jackson was hailed as a heroine for blowing the whistle on the million-dollar fraud of Michael Williamson, the corrupt boss of the Health Services Union. While remaining steadfast in…

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The New Russia

M Gorbachev

After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has ever been in the past 25 years. Putin’s motives, his reasons for…

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Notes on an Exodus

Richard Flanagan

Notes on the exodus of refugees from Syria, by Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan. With illustrations from Archibald Prize winner Ben Quilty.

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Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism

Nick Fischer

The McCarthy-era witch hunts marked the culmination of an anticommunist crusade launched after the First World War. With Bolshevism triumphant in Russia and public discontent shaking the United States, conservatives…

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Strangers at Our Door

Zygmunt Bauman

Refugees from the violence of wars and the brutality of famished lives have knocked on other people’s doors since the beginning of time. For the people behind the doors, these…

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Syrian Dust: Reporting from the Heart of the War

Francesca Borri

August 21, 2013: a chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus reminds the world of the existence of the Syrian war. Hundreds of journalists from every corner of the…

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Not Just For this Life: Gough Whitlam Remembered

When Gough Whitlam died in October 2014, the outpouring of affectionate remembrances and genuine grief expressed across Australia was extraordinary. Not Just For This Life commemorates and celebrates Gough’s life…

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Quarterly Essay 62: Firing Line - Australia’s Path to War

James Brown

Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that…

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Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull

Annabel Crabb

Malcolm Turnbull has quite a job ahead of him as leader of the Liberal Party. How is he going so far? What can we expect in the years ahead? This…

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How to Vote Progressive in Australia: Labor or Green?

Red or Green? Traditionally, Australian progressives have supported the Australian Labor Party; increasingly, The Greens appeal. What are the key differences between the parties? Is greater collaboration .

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The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

Seymour M. Hersh

Electrifying investigation of White House lies about the assassination of Osama bin Laden

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The Killing Season Uncut

Sarah Ferguson,Patricia Drum

Australians came to the ABC’s The Killing Season in droves, their fascination with the brutal Rudd - Gillard struggle as enduring as the saga itself. This is the book that…

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Generation Less: How Australia is Cheating the Young

Jennifer Rayner

‘A country that makes no room for the young is a country that will forfeit a fair future. This must not become Australia.’

Today’s young Australians are the first generation…

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Quarterly Essay 61: Balancing Act - Australia Between Recession and Renewal

George Megalogenis

Australia is in transition. Saying it is easy. The panic kicks in when we are compelled to describe what the future might look like. There is no complacent middle to…

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The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the World Economy

Yanis Varoufakis

The iconoclastic Greek finance minister on why capitalism needs profound change in order to survive.

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Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013

Noam Chomsky

Exposes the real nature of state power. This volume features arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of…

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From Victims to Suspects: Muslim women since 9/11

Shakira Hussein

The so - called War on Terror, in its many incarnations, has always been a war with gender at its heart. Once regarded as helpless victims waiting to be rescued…

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Lines of Flight: For Another World of Possibilities

Felix Guattari ((1930-1992) was a French psychoanalyst, philosopher, social theorist and radical activist. He is best known for his collaborative work with Gilles Deleuze.)

Originally published as Lignes de Fuite, aA aaEditions de l'Aube, 2011.

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Trouble in Paradise: From the End of History to the End of Capitalism

Slavoj Zizek

Setting out to diagnose the condition of global capitalism, the ideological constraints we are faced with in our lives, and the bleak future promised by this system, this book explores…

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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

Susan Wise Bauer

The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.

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The Theatre of War: what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today

Bryan Doerries

For years, Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient tragedies for current and returned servicemen and women, addicts, tornado and hurricane victims, and a wide range of other at-risk people in…

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Philosophy, politics & economics 2016

How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2016

No Job for a Woman

The Curious Story of Malcolm Turnbull, the Incredible Shrinking Man in the Top Hat

The Turnbull Gamble

Quarterly Essay 63: Enemy Within - American Politics in the Time of Trump

What a Time to Be Alive: That and Other Lies of the 2016 Campaign

The Great Multinational Tax Rort: how we’re all being robbed: how we’re all being robbed

Planet Jackson: Power, Greed and Unions

The New Russia

Notes on an Exodus

Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism

Strangers at Our Door

Syrian Dust: Reporting from the Heart of the War

Not Just For this Life: Gough Whitlam Remembered

Quarterly Essay 62: Firing Line - Australia’s Path to War

Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull

How to Vote Progressive in Australia: Labor or Green?

The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

The Killing Season Uncut

Generation Less: How Australia is Cheating the Young

Quarterly Essay 61: Balancing Act - Australia Between Recession and Renewal

The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the World Economy

Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013

From Victims to Suspects: Muslim women since 9/11

Lines of Flight: For Another World of Possibilities

Trouble in Paradise: From the End of History to the End of Capitalism

The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

The Theatre of War: what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today