Truevine by Beth Macy
$37.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
The year was 1899, as the old people told the story; the place a sweltering tobacco farm in Truevine, Virginia, the heart of the Jim Crow South, where everyone they knew was either a former slave, or a child or grandchild of slaves. The Muse brothers, George and Willie, were just six and nine years old, ...Show more
Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America by Donald J. Trump
$26.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
In this book (previously published as Crippled America), we're going to look at the state of the world right now. It's a terrible mess, and that's putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in Washington, DC are directly responsible for the mess ...Show more
Our Revolution : A Future to Believe in by Bernie Sanders
$24.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
'Bernie Sanders has changed US politics forever' Owen Jones Bernie Sanders stormed to international headlines after running an extraordinary campaign for the Democratic primaries that saw over 13 million people turn out to vote for him, and changed the global discussion surrounding US politics. But how ...Show more
GCHQ : The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency by Richard Aldrich
$28.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A gripping exploration of the last great unknown realm of the British secret service: Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ). GCHQ is the successor to the famous Bletchley Park wartime code-breaking organisation and is the largest and most secretive intelligence organisation in the country. Durin ...Show more
The Future Is Asian: Global Order in the Twenty-First Century by Parag Khanna
$39.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Five billion people, two-thirds of the world's mega-cities, one-third of the global economy, two-thirds of global economic growth, thirty of the Fortune 100, six of the ten largest banks, eight of the ten largest armies, five nuclear powers, massive technological innovation, the newest crop of top-ranke ...Show more
Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power by Bradley Hope; Justin Scheck
$37.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Thirty-five-year-old Mohammed bin Salman's sudden rise stunned the world. Political and business leaders such as former Prime Minister Tony Blair and WME Chairman Ari Emmanuel flew out to meet with the Crown Prince and came away convinced that his desire to reform the kingdom was sincere. He spoke passi ...Show more
Apocalypse Never Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger
$39.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Climate change is real but it's not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem. Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world's last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today's Green New Deal. And h ...Show more
Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World by Jess Scully
$34.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully asks, What ...Show more
Globish : How the English Language Became the World's Language by Robert McCrum
$32.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Go anywhere in the world today and you'll see or hear English in some form. It may not necessarily be the Queen's English that you're hearing, but it is, nevertheless, a form of universally recognised English - it is Globish. In his wonderfully witty and informative new book, Robert McCrum explores the ...Show more
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade by Andrew Feinstein
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Andrew Feinstein, former member of the African National Congress, investigates the secretive world of the global arms trade in his gripping new book "The Shadow World". Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe ...Show more
Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees by Caroline Moorehead
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
This is a new edition of this seminal book, now with a new introduction by the author on the current crisis. How can society cope with the diaspora of the twenty-first century? Is there a difference between 'good' asylum seekers and 'bad' economic migrants? What happens to those whose applications are t ...Show more
New Ways to Kill Your Mother: Writers and Their Families by Colm Toibin
$37.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
In his essay on Tennessee Williams, Colm Toibin reveals an artist profoundly tormented by his sister's mental illness. Through the relationship between W.B. Yeats and his father, Toibin examines a world of family relations, and in Roddy Doyle's writing on his parents illuminates an Ireland reinvented. F ...Show more