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Discover new nonfiction books at Readings, with biography, memoir, essays and analysis.
Jessica J. Lee
A poetic and intimate essay collection on the lives of plants and their entanglement with our human worlds
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Lucia Osborne-Crowley
The explosive, behind-the-scenes account of the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
June Thomas
A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century, told through six iconic spaces: 'Jam-packed with fascinating nuggets of cultural history, movement…
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Ulrik Skotte
A revealing, page-turning story of the most iconic Cold War spy killing of all time, for fans of Ben Macintyre, Henry Hemming and the novels of John Le Carre and…
Mark Tuitert
Olympian Mark Tuitert unpacks the wisdom of Stoicism, providing ten powerful lessons for a more fulfilling and balanced life
Sophie Harman
A powerful call to confront the reasons why politics is jeopardising women's health across the world, by a prize-winning academic
Ngahuia te Awekotuku
An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements
'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' Patricia Grace
In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered…
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Roman Krznaric
One of Britain's most popular public philosophers presents unexpected, hopeful lessons from human history that could help us to overcome the global challenges facing humanity in the 21st century
Gemma Rolls-Bentley
An intoxicating and energetic curation of leading LGBTQ+ artworks from the twentieth century to today.
Amy McQuire
A searing indictment of the media's failures in reporting Indigenous affairs - and a powerful corrective that shows how Black journalism can pave the way for equality and justice.
Amy Stewart
Fifty gorgeously illustrated vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their passion for trees, from Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist.
Dr Billy Garvey
Every parent wants their child to have good mental health, and leading developmental paediatrician and host of the 'Pop Culture Parenting' podcast Dr Billy Garvey is here to help.
C.L. Skach
How to Be a Citizen is a hopeful handbook for a better world one we can all help build together.
Matt Parker
Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble Pi
Ryan Holiday
The latest in the New York Times bestselling series: the life-changing power of integrity
Dana Mattioli
From veteran Amazon reporter for the Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is a searing expose of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying competition to remaking corporate power, in pursuit…
Susan Smillie
One woman’s solo sailing odyssey - from Land’s End to the shores of Greece - explores the unexpected joy of solitude
When Susan set sail from the south-west coast of…
Robert Fisk
The follow-up to Fisk’s authoritative and highly acclaimed ‘The Great War for Civilisation’, which charted his 30-year career as a reporter in the war zones of the Middle East.
Nick Lloyd
The definitive history of the Eastern Front in WWI, from the bestselling author of The Western Front
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Barbara Minchinton, Philip Bentley
A must-read biography of an enigmatic personality who helped shape early Melbourne
Mark Dapin
From Simpson’s donkey and the Emu War to Vietnam and Ben Roberts-Smith, Australian military history is full of events that didn’t happen the way most people think they did. In…
Andrew Fowler
The spectacular fallout from Australia's duplicitous AUKUS deal
Fernanda Eberstadt
Bite Your Friends is at once a subversive autobiography and a mesmerizing history of the body as a site of resistance to power.
Kara Swisher
From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead.
While…
Sarah Gilbert
The lives of the women who joined a closed convent in Melbourne in a time of great upheaval
Angela Y. Davis
From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systems
Sathnam Sanghera
A ground-breaking exploration of how British empire has shaped the world we live in today from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Empireland
Simon Barnes
Can you tell a tomato from a grape? A patch of grass from a Christmas tree? Then congratulations – you’re a botanist.
Amin Ghaziani
It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globe - but it's definitely not the last dance.
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Roger Crowley
The story of the sixteenth-century's epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific
Justine Firnhaber-Baker
A sweeping history of the Capetian monarchs
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Adam Higginbotham
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster by New York Times-bestselling author Adam Higginbotham, based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting –…
Steve Johnson
A gripping and heartbreaking story, A Thousand Miles From Care tells the 30 year quest Steve Johnson undertook to uncover the truth about his brilliant brother's brutal murder in Manly.
Nicky Hayes
A rich and engaging guide to psychology, the science devoted to understanding human nature
Caroline Burt, Richard Partington
A lively, new and sweeping history of the rise of the state in Plantagenet England.
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Marcus Smith
Technology is changing the world. How will the opportunities and risks affect you?
Wayne Kalayjian
In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter’s Basilica—designed by Michelangelo—cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians whose groundbreaking ideas spark a revolution in the…
Aarti Betigeri
Vibrant, moving and diverse stories of shape-shifting between cultures.
Allan Behm
A set of provocative ideas about recalibrating the relationship between Australia and the USA to deliver peace and prosperity rather than conflict and disharmony
Patricia Collins
When Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin on Christmas Day 1974, it was the worst natural disaster Australians had ever experienced. Stationed in the city with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service…
Hilary Caldwell
Sex should be good for everyone. Slutdom argues for a world without sexual shame where you can get what you need - and deserve.
Michael Waters
The story of the early athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today’s culture wars.
George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison
How can you fight something if you don't know it exists?
George Kouvaros
Is a patrimony something we inherit or something we create? Does it mark the continuation of the past or its disappearance?
Rose Capp
The essential guidebook to help in every aspect of your journey, whether dementia affects your loved one, friend or people you are caring for.
Chelsey Goodan
A fresh, surprising, and empowering guide to better understanding teenage girls.
Sanne de Boer
The first comprehensive book to be published in English about the 'Ndrangheta, Sanne De Boer takes us deep inside this extraordinary criminal organisation.
Adam Forrest Kay
An expert physicist argues for a revolutionary new understanding of quantum mechanics.
