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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Ellen Ruppel Shell
Ellen Ruppel Shell's Slippery Beast is a fascinating account of a deeply mysterious creature-the eel-a thrilling saga of true crime, natural history, travel, and big business.
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A myth-shattering investigation into the true cost of America’s pasion for finding a better bargain.
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The Hungry Gene reveals the secret history and subtle politics behind the explosion of obesity in the United States and around the world.
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In a wide-ranging narrative that takes us from a downsized marketing executive in Massachusetts, to a father of three in Appalachia finding purpose and meaning working in a convenience store…
Critically acclaimed journalist Shell uncovers the true cost–political, economic, social, and personal–of America’s mounting anxiety over jobs, and what we can do to regain control over our working lives.hardcover.
From the shuttered factories of the rust belt to the look-alike strip malls of the sun belt--and almost everywhere in between--America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low…
