Society & Social Sciences Books

Was Menzies's unprecedented electoral success merely a matter of luck, or did he make fortune bend to his will? On 30 November 1954, Robert Menzies became Australia's longest serving prime minister. Between the closely fought 1954 and 1961 elections, the...

The eleven years that passed between the 1943 and the 1954 elections were arguably some of the most pivotal in Australian history. This was a period of intense political, policy and strategic transition, which saw a popular Labor Government and its...

Climate and energy. Work/life balance. Mining taxes. Progress on policy issues like these is essential, and yet they have become subject to the most rancorous partisanship, the precipitation of culture wars, and have brought down governments. It is...

A humorous guide that features party-planning tips, delicious recipes, and loving homages to the beloved TV comedy series, Schitt’s Creek. Dine, imbibe, and be blithesome in true Rose family fashion.Whether they’re throwing ostentatious soirées or...

A house is more than four walls and a roof. From its design and production to the way it is sold, used, resold, and eventually demolished, it is crisscrossed by conflict.The Housing Monster is a scathing graphic guide that takes one seemingly simple,...

'Open Play challenges the patriarchal system that has dictated women's participation in sport around the world...This book is not just a must-read it should become foundational in the future of women's sport from the grassroots to professional levels.'...

The state of South Australia was a British imperial construct, its borders determined by three straight lines, with no reference to the Aboriginal presence.The colonial process in South Australia began decades before formal annexation with unregulated...

Gnosticism, together with alchemy, was for C.G. Jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. Jung did not simply interpret Gnostic texts psychologically but also cited them as confirmation of his psychology. An authority on theories of myth...

Celebrate the magic of the HARRY POTTER™ films with this lock and key diary.Featuring the Marauder’s Map and a magic-reveal pen to help you find invisible ink surprises concealed throughout the 192 pages of the diary, this diary also includes a lock and...

A behind-the-scenes look at over a century of female wrestling, with profiles and photos, documenting the rise of women’s wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event“Sisterhood of the Squared Circle is absolutely a must read for most fans . . .” Wrestle...

A collection of inspiring and empowering quotations from an artist noted for her frank treatment of sex and for her portraits of Madonna, Pamela Anderson, Lady Gaga, and Lizzo.Since the 1980s, Marilyn Minter has been a pioneer of sex-positive feminism...

Lawyer Kelly McCann, defends men accused of rape.She's fought to build a successful career as a criminal defence attorney, with a speciality in defending men accused of sex crimes â€" falsely accused, she always maintains.Her detractors call her a...

There's no escaping the onslaught of content these days. But it seems increasingly tricky to determine what's good and what's not as we stream, tap and swipe our way through our endless entertainment feeds. How can we tell our own taste? Have we reached...

'What is the task but to find my way back to the unfragmentation of the world as we knew it; to collect the uncollected, to make the unmade. To refuse victimhood even when annihilation seems to insist on it. To make a thing out of nothing, to make a...

Long before Germaine Greer and Anne Summers, Australia's women writers were pouring their intense political beliefs into their work. Mary Gilmore was a trailblazing feminist journalist and labour movement organiser; Katharine Susannah Prichard wrote...

A collection of more than 300 quotes from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: pro wrestling phenom, actor, businessman, and cultural icon, providing a unique look into the mind of one of the most recognizable and influential figures of our era. Part of the In...

You don't need to be fantastic or sensational, just good enough.How to be a good enough kid is the book children, parents and teachers have been waiting for. Alice Peel, co-founder of Grow Your Mind a ground-breaking wellbeing program that helps...

This limited edition 3-pack of Running Water Community Press titles is a perfect gift for summer reading. It includes three titles from the world's first ever First Nations author run co-operative publisher:Living In Hope: the complete memoirs...

Thirty years ago, Gina Chick’s mother Suzanne wrote a bestselling memoir after discovering that her birth mother was none other than iconic Australian writer Charmian Clift. That book, Searching for Charmian, is now being rereleased for Mothers’ Day 2025...

Are you a high achiever battling feelings of inadequacy? Do you feel undeserving of your accomplishments? Do you consider yourself a fraud just waiting to be found out? You’re not alone.Alison Shamir was at the top of her game—corporate leadership role,...

In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and true crime, Stacy Horn sheds light on how the subprime mortgage scandal of the 1970s and a long history of white-collar crime slowly devastated East New York, a Brooklyn neighborhood that would...

David Roberts was Whitney Houston's bodyguard, the real one. Roberts was hired in 1988 for Houston's UK portion of the Moment of Truth world tour. Accustomed to working for diplomats and Fortune 500 clients, Roberts had reservations about working with a...

This mystical book explores the otherworldly art of tarot cards, interpreted by a selection of talented professional artists.Modern tarot enthusiasts come from a variety of backgrounds and cultures around theworld, and artists in particular have become...

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use.This new edition is part of the Collins Gem range – the world’s best-selling mini dictionaries and thesauruses. This new edition is fully up-to-date, with the newest words...

The home of trusted German dictionaries for everyday language learning.A handy 3-in-1 German study book: grammar, verbs and vocabulary in one volume, ideal for beginners who need a clear and easy-to-understand German reference and revision guide. This...

A " little square book" focused on English pop culture since 1962 when the country began its revolution! Because it was in 1962, 60 years ago, that the ' ole Albion, that of the monarchy, tea and crumpets and bowler hats took a resolutely modern turn,...

An original argument that environmental sustainability has been co-opted by the urban elite, along with examples from around the world of ways we can save our planet"Caring for the environment means reclaiming ecology for everyone." -from the...

Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a startling denunciation of Vladimir Putin’s war on women that reveals how modern Russia’s history of weaponizing sexual violence against women is...

The first ever puzzle book from FlightRadar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year – and, since 2006, the website Flightradar24 has kept its beady eye on them all. For the first time ever,...

We’re trying to “get it together” in areas we have no control over. We keep trying, but we’ll never move the needle to a better future because it has nothing to do with us or anything we can do. You don’t always have to give in to what...

“With humor and candor, Die Hot With a Vengeance shows why beauty should be a tool of self-expression, not self-hate.” - TIME*ONE OF BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READS*Journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong debuts with a...

Collins Practice Tests for the TOEFL iBT® Test contains all the advice and practice you need to succeed in the TOEFL iBT Test. Fully updated to match the new test from July 2023, this book includes:• four complete TOEFL tests with a key, audio scripts...

If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT® Test can help.This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in the test, and give you tips and strategies for the different question types you will face...

Master essential grammar, boost your vocabulary, and improve your TOEFL score! Fully updated to match the new test from July 2023, Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL iBT® Test is designed to help students master the vocabulary and grammar that...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Awards 2023 'There was always hope. There was always next season. Inshallah.'Inshallah United is about growing up as a strictly halal Stretford Ender; a devout Muslim and diehard Manchester Red...

Dazzling, poetic and vivid storytelling from one of Australia's greatest writers, which tells the bloody, brutal and enthralling story of the epic journey of the First Fleet. Originally published as a multi-part serial in The Australian, By Sea and...

Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and do you want to start winning?It’s time to drown out self-doubt and the distracting noise of...

The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, story about a young Ghanaian woman’s struggle to make a life in the US, and the challenges she must overcome.Lola is twenty-one, and her life in...

A timely groundbreaking book in the vein of Derrick Bell's Faces at the Bottom of the Well, one of the country's foremost voices on reparations, offers a radical and vital new framework going beyond the current debate over this controversial issue...

“A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town & CountryWelcome to the O.C., b*tch: it’s the definitive oral history of beloved TV...