Society & Social Sciences Books

In On A Winner, City Tattersalls Club Club lifts the lid for the first time on untold stories of diamonds, handguns and robbery as it celebrates 125 years of history. Australia has never known another club like City Tattersalls. Founded in 1895 by a group of 20 Bookmakers, City Tattersalls…

The film based on this book won the Golden Lion – Venice Film Festival 2020 From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These…

Safeguarding AdultsKey Themes and Issues Author: Gillian MacIntyre, Ailsa Stewart, Pearse McCusker Publisher: Macmillan Science & Educ. UK Release Date: 13th February 2018 Safeguarding adults is a rapidly evolving area of professional practice and this timely new text book provides an authoritative…

Told by ABC reporters who were on the ground and broadcasting during our worst-ever fire season, spearheaded by Michael Rowland The bushfires that burnt across Australia from June 2019 to February 2020 were unprecedented. By the time the rains came, they had devoured more than 18 million hectares…

The distillation of the best selling hardback; The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?) at an excellent price. The bestseller is back! Over 75,000 copies of the first edition sold. The distilled wisdom of the masters - illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and…

This is a collection of 25 classic and globally-inspired appetiser and snack recipes, representing a variety of Jewish cultures and traditions. Author BiographyLeah Koenig is the author of Modern Jewish Cooking. Her first cookbook, The Hadassah Everyday Cookbook, was named one of the 'Best Books of…

Read the story of the battle between the young David and the giant Goliath. You can have fun with the jigsaw puzzles too!

How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez…

A rich collection of writing from those negotiating disability in their lives - a group whose voices are not heard often enough 'My body and its place in the world seemed quite normal to me.' 'I didn't grow up disabled, I grew up with a problem. A problem those around me wanted to fix.' 'We have…

Philosophers certainly like to make life sound awfully complicated, whether they're wondering if a falling tree still makes a sound if there's nobody around to hear it (Berkeley) or declaring that everything in the universe is in a state of flux (Heraclitus). But is philosophy really so…