What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Category: Politics
“In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I’m letting my guard down.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and f ...Show more
Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World by Clive Hamilton; Mareike Ohlberg
Category: Politics
In this landmark follow-up to the bestselling Silent Invasion, Hidden Hand exposes the Chinese Communist Party’s global program of influence and subversion, and the threat it poses to democracy. With its enormous economic power, China is now a global political and military force engaged in an ideologic ...Show more
How Good is Scott Morrison? by Peter van Onselen, Wayne Errington
Category: Politics
Without fear or favour, How Good is Scott Morrison? examines the trials and tribulations of our 30th prime minister. Investigating Morrison's unlikely rise to the liberal leadership and his miracle electoral win, van Onselen and Errington put his leadership under the spotlight. Covering Morrison's disas ...Show more
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx And Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Category: Politics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' "The Communist Manifesto" is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in "Penguin Classics". Marx and Engels' revolutionary summons to the working classes, "The Communist Manifesto" is one of the most ...Show more
Hell and Other Destinations - A 21st-Century Memoir by Madeleine Albright
Category: Politics
"Sum up my life? Not yet; I am still counting," writes Madeleine Albright. "Until I am carried out, I will carry on." In 2001, Albright concluded her service as America's first female secretary of state. Rather than slow down, she launched a new career as an author, professor, businesswoman, speaker, an ...Show more
The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison by Sean Kelly
Category: Politics
What happens when the prime minister views politics only as a game? Australia wanted Scott Morrison. In a time of uncertainty, the country chose in 2019 to turn to a man with no obvious beliefs, no clear purpose and no famous talents. That we wanted Scott Morrison was the secret we did not know about ou ...Show more
Promises to Keep by Joe Biden
Category: Politics
President-elect Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president. 'I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling.' - Joe B ...Show more
Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno
Category: Politics
A landmark book - the first full political history of AustraliaIn this compelling and comprehensive work, renowned historian Frank Bongiorno presents a social and cultural history of Australia's political life, from pre-settlement Indigenous systems to the present day. Depicting a wonderful parade of d ...Show more
The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping's China by Kevin Rudd
Category: Politics
Written by one of Australia's former prime ministers and China expert, this book challenges the politicians, strategists and generals on both sides as they happily embark on the slippery slope of decoupling, containment, confrontation, conflict and Cold War. Possibly even the unthinkable: war itself. ...Show more
We Need New Stories: The Fortress of Corrupt Ideas and How to Tear It Down by Nesrine Malik
Category: Politics
A radical and thought-provoking polemic which examines the foundational myths at the centre of current culture wars It is becoming clear that the old frames of reference are not working, that the narratives used for decades to stave off progressive causes are being exposed as falsehoods. Six myths have ...Show more
Power Play: Breaking Through Bias, Barriers and Boys' Clubs by Julia Banks
Category: Politics
Power Play is an honest guide for women who aspire to leadership in the workplace and in the world, from the trailblazing Julia Banks.Julia Banks shocked Australia when in 2018 she announced she would stand as an independent MP, resigning from the Coalition Government's Liberal Party, having experienc ...Show more
Fractured: Why Our Societies Are Coming Apart and How We Put Them Back Together Again by Jon Yates
Category: Politics
How did we become so divided and what do we do about it? This landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become. Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinatin ...Show more