Nonfiction to help us rethink the world

We Can Do Better

Maja Göpel, David Shaw (trans.)

After her previous book, Rethinking Our World, eloquently untangled the complex world we live in, Maja Göpel delivers the encouragement and the tools we need to go into action…

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Pitfall

Christopher Pollon

A compelling investigation into the global race to exploit our world's dwindling natural resources.

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Not the End of the World

Hannah Ritchie

The first book from an outstandingly talented science communicator - and the shot of hope we all need right now

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The Nerves and Their Endings: Essays on Crisis and Response

Jessica Gaitan Johannesson

The body as a measuring tool for planetary harm. A nervous system under increasing stress.

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What We Owe the Future: The Million-Year View

William MacAskill

We are remarkably early in the story of human civilisation.

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Sweet in Tooth and Claw

Kristin Ohlson

A revelatory work about the many connections and helping behaviours among plants, fungi, microbes, and animals, and the implications of this reality for the way we manage our forests, wilderness…

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Five Times Faster

Simon Sharpe

We need to act five times faster to tackle climate change before it is too late. A policy insider, Simon Sharpe provides compelling ideas on how to rethink our strategies…

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Country: Future Fire, Future Farming (First Knowledges)

Bill Gammage, Bruce Pascoe

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of…

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Mother of Invention

Katrine Marcal

Bestselling author Katrine Marcal reveals the shocking ways our deeply ingrained ideas about gender continue to hold us back. Every day, extraordinary inventions and innovative ideas are side-lined in a…

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Rethinking Our World: An Invitation to Rescue Our Future

Maja Göpel, David Shaw (trans.)

A compelling and persuasive look at the social transformations needed to cope with our environmental crises.

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The Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green

A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays.

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The Matter of Everything

Suzie Sheehy

The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world.

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Soil

Matthew Evans

The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy

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True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous Knowledge and Culture

Terri Janke

Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius - nobody’s land, free to be taken. Using real-world cases and personal stories, True Tracks is a ground-breaking work that paves the way for…

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The Kindness Revolution

Hugh Mackay

Generous, erudite, optimistic and candid…Hugh Mackay encourages us to find the best in ourselves and in our society in both good and troubled times.

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Full Circle; Power, Hope and the Return of Nature

Scott Ludlam

A visionary book for our wild times

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Breaking the Social Media Prism

Christopher A. Bail

A revealing look at how user behaviour is powering deep social divisions online - and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media.

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Is It Tomorrow Yet?: Paradoxes of the Pandemic

Ivan Krastev

One of our most scintillating public intellectuals explores the political paradoxes of the pandemic and helps us think our way through it

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Renewal: Five Paths to a Fairer Australia

Sophie Cousins

A progressive, solutions-driven examination of how we can collectively reshape and rebuild a better and fairer Australia in the midst of a global pandemic, climate change and urgent questions of…

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What Happens Next?

Emma Dawson,Janet McCalman

With contributions from some of Australia’s most respected academics and leading thinkers, What Happens Next? sets out a progressive, reforming agenda to tackle the twin crises of climate change and…

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Economic Dignity

Gene Sperling

A profound exploration of the role of dignity in economic development from the Director of the National Economic Council under Clinton and Obama.

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There Is No Planet B

Mike Berners-Lee

Completely updated edition brings the reader even more handy tips on how to help combat the climate emergency and other environmental problems. For anyone who yearns for a realistic alternative…

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How to Argue With a Racist

Adam Rutherford

An illuminating manifesto for a twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation - and a weapon against scientific racism - by the author of A Brief history of Everyone…

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The Future We Choose

Christiana Figueres,Tom Rivett-Carnac

The defining book on the climate crisis that shows us how we can and will survive.

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How to Be an Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi

A radical new way to think about racism and an inspiring treatise for what to do about it from the Winner of the National Book Award 2016 and founding Director…

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Me and White Supremacy

Layla Saad

‘It should be mandatory reading … Buy the book, do the work and then push more copies into the hands of everyone you know’ Emma Gannon

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Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia

Victor Steffensen

Fire Country is a cry from the heart asking for change in how Australia cares for country.

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Living on Stolen Land

Ambelin Kwaymullina

Living on Stolen Land is a prose-styled look at our colonial-settler ‘present’. This book is the first of its kind to address and educate a broad audience about the colonial…

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Sunlight and Seaweed

Tim Flannery

Internationally renowned climate change expert Professor Tim Flannery presents a detailed and fascinating vision of the technologies that will prove invaluable in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet.

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How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference

Rebecca Huntley

A self-help book for the climate era, for readers of Ross Garnaut, Tim Flannery, Hugh Mackay

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Superpower: Australia’s Low-Carbon Opportunity

Ross Garnaut

We have unparalleled renewable energy resources. We also have the necessary scientific skills. Australia could be the natural home for an increasing proportion of global industry. But how do we…

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Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There

Rutger Bregman

We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is…

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Doughnut Economics

Kate Raworth

Economics is broken, and the planet is paying the price.

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Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John…

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Nonfiction to help us rethink the world

We Can Do Better

Pitfall

Not the End of the World

The Nerves and Their Endings: Essays on Crisis and Response

What We Owe the Future: The Million-Year View

Sweet in Tooth and Claw

Five Times Faster

Country: Future Fire, Future Farming (First Knowledges)

Mother of Invention

Rethinking Our World: An Invitation to Rescue Our Future

The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Matter of Everything

Soil

True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous Knowledge and Culture

The Kindness Revolution

Full Circle; Power, Hope and the Return of Nature

Breaking the Social Media Prism

Is It Tomorrow Yet?: Paradoxes of the Pandemic

Renewal: Five Paths to a Fairer Australia

What Happens Next?

Economic Dignity

There Is No Planet B

How to Argue With a Racist

The Future We Choose

How to Be an Antiracist

Me and White Supremacy

Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia

Living on Stolen Land

Sunlight and Seaweed

How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference

Superpower: Australia’s Low-Carbon Opportunity

Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There

Doughnut Economics

Braiding Sweetgrass