Poor Story by Giles Bolton
34.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
For eight years, Giles Bolton worked for the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID), in countries such as far flung as Kenya, Rwanda and Iraq. Idealistic and committed, he was determined to make a difference, but instead found himself confronted by an appallingly wasteful g ...Show more
Affluenza : How to be successful and stay sane by Oliver James
39.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James travelled around the world to try and find out ...Show more
The Tony Years by Craig Brown
27.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
An awful lot has happened since that bright, fateful May morning in 1997 when New Labour swept to power. Things, we were told, Could Only Get Better. Instead, things took a turn for the worse... To console Tony Blair as he embarks on his long, grinning journey into oblivion, Craig Brown has packed a spe ...Show more
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The Shocking Story of How America Really Took Over the World by John Perkins
27.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
"Economic hit men," John Perkins writes, "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder." John Perkins should know--he was an economic hit man. Hi ...Show more
Remotely Controlled : How Television is Damaging Our Lives by Aric Sigman
27.99 NZD
29.99 (6% off)
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
The figures are frightening: Britons currently spend an average of four hours a day watching television - that's more than a 24-hour day per week. Television has become our national obsession: it is our main source of common experience; it affects the way we think and act and, according to psychologist ...Show more
Affluenza by Oliver James
29.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James travelled around the world to try and find out ...Show more
The Blair Years by Alastair Campbell
65.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Reading Level: very good
The "Blair Years" is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in o ...Show more
Giving : How each of us can change the world by Bill Clinton
65.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. "Giving" is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations - and by individuals - to solve problems and save lives both "down the street and a ...Show more
Privilege, Power, & Difference 2nd Ed by Allan G. Johnson
83.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the underlying nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it. This book focuses on issues of power and privilege. It is useful for students and non-students alike to examine systems of privilege and difference in ou ...Show more
Starbucks Experience by Joseph Michelli
36.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
This title offers a rich mix of ideas for businesses that want to learn how to apply the secret behind Starbucks' phenomenal vision, creativity, and leadership within their company and in their field. The book's step-by-step strategies build upon the success of the bestselling, "Pour Your Heart Into It" ...Show more
What's Mine Is Yours Intl: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption by Rachel Botsman
18.99 NZD
40.00 (52% off)
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
The recent changes in our economic landscape have notably exposed and intensified a phenomenon: an explosion in sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping. From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and craigslist to emerging sectors such as peer-to-peer lending (Zopa) and car sha ...Show more
What Obama Means by Jabari Asim
26.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
This is our moment. This is our time, Barack Obama declared in his victory speech on November 4, 2008. Such a moment is an opportunity to explore who we are, where we've been, and what the emergence of a leader like Obama can tell us about our culture, our politics, and our future. In "What Obama Means" ...Show more