In Our Time : The Speeches That Shaped the Modern World by Hywel Williams
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In Our Time brings together 40 of the most memorable, eloquent and influential speeches since 1945. From stark warnings against the threat of totalitarianism to celebrations of independence long fought for, and from rallying-calls for political change to passionate defences of moral principle, Hywel Wil ...Show more
Unholy Babylon - The Secrnet History of Saddam's War by Adel Darwish and Gregory Alexander
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Against the Grain - How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization by Richard Manning
$60.00 AUD
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In this provocative, wide-ranging book, Against the Grain, Richard Manning offers a dramatically revisionist view of recent human evolution, beginning with the vast increase in brain size that set us apart from our primate relatives and brought an accompanying increase in our need for nourishment. For 2 ...Show more
The End of Food by Paul Roberts
$25.00 AUD
Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Reading Level: very good
With an insightful global approach, Paul Roberts investigates the startling truth about the way we make, market, consume, and even think about food, and how this system is no longer compatible or safe for the billions of consumers that it was built to serve. The emergence of large-scale and efficient fo ...Show more
Communism - An Illustrated History from 1848 to the Present Day by Geoffrey Stern (ed)
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Asia's Deadly Triangle - How Arms, Energy and Growth Threaten to Destabilize Asia-Pacific by Kent E. Calder
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An account of how a combination of political and economic factors in Asia, such as high-speed economic growth, impending energy shortages and political insecurity, could provoke an accelerating arms buildup and deepening geopolitical rivalries. First published in 1996.
Yo, Blair! by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
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The author argues that Tony Blair has failed in his principal responsibility to defend the interests of his country. His attack picks apart the legacy and the unstoppable ego of the man who led Labour to three successive election victories, and shows how he has devalued Britain in the eyes of the world. ...Show more
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Brooks
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This is a portrait of the lives of modern Muslim women. It illustrates how male pride and power has warped the original message of a once liberating faith. The book traces a journey toward an understanding of these women, and of the often contradictory forces that shape their lives.
White King and Red Queen: How the Cold War was Fought on the Chessboard by Daniel Johnson
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What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response by Bernard Lewis
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Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Reading Level: Very good
The Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane
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John Keane's The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: can we really be sure that democracy had its origins in ancient Greece? How did democratic ide ...Show more