Non-fiction books 2018

Educated
An extraordinary memoir about a woman's discovery of education, its transformative power and the price she has to pay for it.
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Crossing The Line: How Australian Cricket Lost its Way
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Quarterly Essay 72: Net Loss - The Inner Life in the Digital Age
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Why Does Patriarchy Persist?
In this highly original and persuasively argued book, Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider put forward a different view: they argue that patriarchy persists because it serves a psychological function.
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Inside Story: The First Ten Years
In this collection published to mark the 10th anniversary of the highly regarded online publication Inside Story, leading thinkers and cultural critics navigate the key issues of the turbulent years that have marked Australian and...
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Through the Night: Dispatches from Uranus
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Primate Change: How the World We Made is Remaking Us
This is the road from climate change to primate change.
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Trigger Warnings
Donald Trump is the Thing-that-should-not-be.
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The Land Before Avocado
The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be - and just how far we have come.
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God is Good for You: A defence of Christianity in troubled times
At a time of crisis for Christianity in the West, God is Good for You shows just why we need faith in our world.
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Tawny Frogmouth
A fully revised, easy-to-read second edition providing the most comprehensive single study of tawny frogmouths.
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The Barefoot Investor for Families
The new book from Scott Pape, the Barefoot Investor.
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Why We Sleep
The phenomenal bestseller that's starting a sleep revolution, now in paperback.
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Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that "not that bad" must no longer be good enough.
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Roar
A celebration of the wonderful characters of the AFLW and the remarkable success of the new Women's League.
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Letting Go: How to plan for a good death
`Too frequently, we leave it too late to start to think - but a crisis is never the best time for careful thought.'
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Dare to Lead
Research professor and TED talk phenomenon Dr Brené Brown reveals how to choose courage over comfort, so we can step up, make a difference and dare to lead.
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Rage Becomes Her
A conversation-shifting book urging 21st-century women to understand their anger, embrace its power, and use it as a tool for positive change
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The Colossus of New York
In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will...
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Break-up Boss
Break-ups suck but you don't have to suck at break-ups.
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Silent Invasion
In 2008 Clive Hamilton was at Parliament House in Canberra when the Beijing Olympic torch relay passed through. He watched in bewilderment as a small pro-Tibet protest was overrun by thousands of angry Chinese students. Where did...
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Deep Time Dreaming
'People would have known about Australia before they saw it. Smoke billowing above the sea spoke of a land that lay beyond the horizon. A dense cloud of migrating birds may have pointed the way. But the first Australians were...
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Rusted Off: Why Country Australia is Fed Up
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Dunera Lives: A Visual History
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Balancing Acts: Women in Sport - Essays on Power, Performance, Bodies and Love
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Australia Reimagined: Towards a More Compassionate, Less Anxious Society
A courageous and passionately argued treatise on how we harness the power of the new era to create a stronger, fairer society.
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The Hope Circuit
One of the most important psychologists alive today tells the story of the transformation of modern psychology through the lens of his own career and change of heart.
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Woo’s Wonderful World of Maths
Eddie Woo is on a mission: to show us that maths is the language of the universe.
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Dominion: The History of England Volume V
The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyd's acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of England.
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Power of the Pedal: The Story of Australian Cycling
In Power of the Pedal, cycling journalist Rupert Guinness reveals 200 years of the bike in Australia, covering not only its place in Australian everyday life but also the big races, here and abroad. Along the way, read about...
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Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs
Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was...
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On Patrick White: Writers on Writers
In this passionate and electrifying short book, Christos Tsiolkas writes about his year spent reading Patrick White, of his ‘discovery and rediscovery of White as a writer.' The result is a vivid introduction to and...
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Mr Guilfoyle’s Shakespearian Botany
William Guilfoyle, credited as the architect of Melbourne's Royal Botanic gardens, was an eminent landscape designer, botanist and writer. Here are his collected writings on the dozens of plants, fruits and flowers William...
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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
When should you have your first coffee of the day? When should you ask for a raise? When should you get married? Daniel H. Pink has the life-changing answers to our questions about the mysteries of perfect timing.
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The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance
For readers of The Monuments Men and The Hare with Amber Eyes, the story of the Nazis' systematic pillaging of Europe's libraries, and the small team of heroic librarians now working to return the stolen books to their rightful...
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The Templars
The remarkable story of the Knights Templar - the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.
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The Doctor’s Diet
Australian doctor and star of ABC TV's Ask the Doctor presents a clear path to good health with his simple and effective eating plan and recipes.
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
From one of America's most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.
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Blue Lake
I'm here already, in the bleak, awful hour on Dudley Flats in which the final dereliction of Elsie Williams will come to pass. I'm beginning with it, so you won't be under any illusion as to how it ends.
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RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future
This 592 page manual shows how Australians can downshift and retrofit their homes, gardens, communities and, above all, themselves to be more self-organised, sustainable and resilient into an uncertain future. It promises a...
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Romance Was Born
The fully illustrated story of one of the most successful Australian fashion houses of the last 15 years. Romance Was Born collections are lavish, larger than life, iconic and iconaclastic, and this gorgeous book is a celebration...
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A Life Less Stressed: The Five Pillars of Health and Wellness
A holistic guide to the stresses that wear us down and the changes we can make to lead happier, healthier, and more resilient lives.
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The Motivation Hoax: A Smart Person’s Guide to Inspirational Nonsense
Everywhere you look - on posters, in offices, on social media - there's a motivational quote to greet you. Dreams can come true! Happiness is a journey! Think positive! You can do anything! But how many of these are accurate? How...
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Quarterly Essay 69: Moment of Truth: History and Australia’s Future
Australia is on the brink of momentous change, but only if its citizens and politicians can come to new terms with the past. Indigenous recognition and a new push for a republic await action.
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War on Peace
A harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. This is one of the most important books of our...
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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation
The newest volume in David Crystal's pentalogy of the English language, focusing on the subtleties of pronunciation.
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Dreams Must Explain Themselves: The Selected Non-Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin
An essential collection of the astute and powerful non-fiction writing of the great Ursula K. LeGuin.
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Sunburnt Country
What does climate change in Australia really look like?
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Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World
In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Randomistas is a brilliant and entertaining exploration of a hidden but vital foundation of modern life.
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The Story Of Shit
A wry, erudite and surprising investigation, by an acclaimed Dutch biologist, into this rarely discussed bodily function.
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