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Drawing from David Suzuki s published and unpublished writings, this collection reveals the passions and philosophies that have informed the work of one of the world s leading environmentalists for over four decades.
Drawing from David Suzuki's published and unpublished writings, this collection reveals the underlying passions and philosophies that have informed his work over a lifetime. In these incisive and provocative essays, Suzuki explores
...A powerful collection of essays on personal experiences with nature edited by David Suzuki, and including contributions from some of the world's finest writers, including Australia's Robert Drewe and Richard Flanagan.
In this eloquent collection, award-winning writers from the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia describe a personal encounter with the natural world that moved them, enhanced their understanding of nature, changed them,
...For everyone who knows economics is important but doesn't really know why, Gittinomics is the indispensable, plain-speaking, entertaining and highly relevant guide to the economics of our everyday lives.
Ross Gittins is the economics guru of Australia. He has the extremely rare and enviable knack of making economics relevant, accessible and, most importantly of all, interesting. And Ross is a man on a mission. He wants to
...The warm, funny and utterly engaging true story of a young Aussie safari guide who has spent the last twelve years leading tours in the African bush.
Peter Allison was only nineteen when he left Australia for Africa, thinking he might travel around and see a bit of the country before going home to a 'proper job.' But Africa worked its magic, and Peter ended up falling, quickly and completely, in love with the country and its wildlife. Landing
...Personal finance experts Martin Hawes and Joan Baker show you how to develop the skills and attitude to help you become rich and stay financially set for life.
Financial freedom noun 1.the power to control your own future and live the lifestyle of your dreams.
To be financially free is the ultimate goal to be rich enough not to worry about money or work, and have little risk of losing your wealth.
A sensible investment strategy will
...The full bottle on premonitions and poltergeists, psychic detectives and the Bermuda Triangle, and including instructions for holding your own fork-bending party, this is the seventeenth title in the amazing It's True! non-fiction series.
PSST! It's True! This is the best book on the SUPERNATURAL you'll ever read!
What would you do if furniture threw itself downstairs and fires broke out in the cupboards? Or if you saw a festering green hand
...What do women - and men - really want? A sassy young academic explores the very different worlds of today's Generation Y'.
A fresh and intelligent voice Rebecca Huntley has lifted the veil on the rising generation of young Australians; she brings wit and insight to her assessment of what makes them tick.' Hugh Mackay, social commentator
Here is a much needed literary work that both exposes the foibles of and interprets the at times
...What makes us uniquely Australian? An essential, comprehensive guide for every Aussie packed with fascinating and humorous facts, figures and quotations about our politics, our icons, literature and language, sport, flora and fauna, key dates and events.
We are what we eat, watch, buy, read, love, play...
It's been a long step in a short time from meat pies, football, kangaroos and Holden cars to iPods, lattes, iPods, climate change and MasterChef.
David
...Imagine sitting in a maximum security prison, wrongly convicted of murdering a woman you've never met. This was the fate of Andrew Mallard. His incredible story is a battle for justice, truth and, ultimately, freedom.
'Even great courts and independent judges can sometimes get things wrong. Reading this book, we should resolve to strengthen our defences against miscarriages of justice.'
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, past Justice of the
...Uncovers the truth behind the Howard Government's international trade treaties with the US and how crucial parts of Australia's domestic economy, international markets, defence and health security, research, energy policy and culture are being handed over to the US.
It's the most arresting political story of the past decade: the reckless trampling of Australia's interests in one sector after another by a government that vigorously promotes itself
...The Western world is in the grip of a consumerism that is unique in human history. We overwork, we spend huge amounts on things we never use, then we chuck them out. The author of the bestselling Growth Fetish pries into our wardrobes, kitchens and backyards, and shows us what choice really means.
Our houses are bigger than ever, but our families are smaller. Our kids go to the best schools we can afford, but we hardly see them.
...A truly compelling account from an authoritative writer, Blood Brothers takes the reader right inside the world's criminal fraternities and reveals how they work.
All over Asia bankers, gangsters, government officials and intelligence agents interact while organised crime networks threaten the rest of the world.
Chinese gangs run Chinatowns all over the United States and Europe; Vietnamese mobsters have taken over the heroin trade to
...A blistering critique of the largely hidden role played by the public relations industry in Australia, Inside Spin reveals how corporate and government spin doctors invisibly influence just about every news story we read, see and hear. Winner of the 2005 Iremonger Award for Writing on Public Issues.
Public relations professionals invisibly influence just about every news story we read, see and hear. Even more significant is what they manage
...A highly informative consumer's guide to the issues concerning fresh water in Australia today and in the future.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world and current global warming forecasts are for it to become drier still but what do we do about it? Schemes abound but will they work, can we afford them and are there hidden consequences?
Few people know more about this issue than Asa Wahlquist, Rural Writer for The Australian.
...The myths surrounding crime are debunked with passion, wit and commonsense by one of Australia's most senior lawyers.
Justice may be nothing more than people getting what they deserve - but who is to decide that? And how?
Tabloid journalists hunting a shock story? Talkback hosts feeding the anxieties and prejudices of the ill-informed? Politicians on the election trail chasing an easy vote? All have a vested interest in crime. All help generate
...The compelling inside story of how Australia attempted to bully East Timor out of its rights to the lucrative oil and gas resources of the Timor Sea and the people, both heroes and villains, who played the game for a nation's future.
In 2000 one of the poorest nations on earth began negotiations with Australia over rights to the lucrative oil and gas resources of the Timor Sea. With the revenue from the oil and gas fields, the young democracy
...The groundbreaking account of East Timor's struggle for nationhood, thoroughly researched and expertly written, with information from dozens of insider interviews and hundreds of secret documents. A classic of investigative journalism.
In late 1999 the world watched as a small country became the world's newest nation amid a frenzy of destruction and killing.
Now, Deliverance tells the inside story of East Timor's agony, drawing on hundreds
...The joint-winner of the 2003 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award - a lucid account of Australia's relationship with the Timor Sea, with Indonesian fishermen, with the relationship between those Island people and the Aboriginal communities of north-west Australia.
Troubled Waters tells the story of Australia's northern waters and their dramatic transformation in the twentieth century from a backwater to the most militarised and fiercely
...A classic, engrossing war correspondent's story by the only Australian journalist who was in Baghdad for the duration of the war.
As war loomed, reporters from around the world swarmed into Iraq. But in the end Paul McGeough was one of a handful - and the only Australian - to cover the entire war from Baghdad.
Keeping a daily diary, McGeough documented the death of the innocents and the cheap propaganda on both sides; the heroic efforts by
...The extraordinary story of Australia's first legal injecting clinic provides important insights into the harrowing world of the addict and the outstanding efforts of a dedicated group of professionals.
It all began in moment of great triumph and political courage. Then there were complications: fierce opposition in the parliament including from the Australian prime minister John Howard, interference by the Vatican and the United Nations International
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