The Terror Timeline by Professor Paul Thompson
43.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Paul Thompson's The Terror Timeline offers a complete and thorough history of the many roads that converged on 9/11, including the development of Islamic fundamentalism, the activities of bin Laden and al-Qaeda, and the failures of U.S. investigations and counterterrorism efforts. It traces the actions ...Show more
Water - The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization by Steven Solomon
34.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Reading Level: very good
Far more than oil, the control of water wealth throughout history has been pivotal to the rise and fall of great powers, the achievements of civilization, the transformations of society's vital habitats, and the quality of ordinary daily lives. Today, freshwater scarcity is one of the twenty-first centu ...Show more
Third World America : How Our Politicians are Abandoning the Ordinary Citizen by Arianna Huffington
36.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
It's not an exaggeration to say that "middle-class" Americans, the hard-working, average citizen on an average income, are an endangered species and that the American Dream of a secure, comfortable standard of living has become outdated. The United States of America is in danger of becoming a Third Worl ...Show more
The Information - A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick
39.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Reading Level: very good
James Gleick, the author of the bestsellers Chaos and Genius, brings us his crowning work: a revelatory chronicle that shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality--the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world. The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike ou ...Show more
Talking to Terrorists: A Personal Journey from the IRA to Al Qaeda by Peter Taylor
36.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
A controversial and important book by BBC reporter and terrorism expert Peter Taylor In 'Talking to Terrorists' Peter Taylor takes us on a personal journey, quoting from diaries written at the time, as he reveals what it was like to come face-to-face with killers such as the Brighton bomber, Patrick Ma ...Show more
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
40.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics Genome and Nature via Nurture, turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In The Rational Optimist Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, tha ...Show more
No Logo by Naomi Klein
26.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
NO LOGO was an international bestseller and "a movement bible" (The New York Times). Naomi Klein's second book, The Shock Doctrine, was hailed as a "master narrative of our time," and has over a million copies in print worldwide. In the last decade, No Logo has become an international phenomenon and a ...Show more
War by Sebastian Junger
28.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. They were known as "The Rock." For one year, in 2007-2008, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the storied 2nd battalion of the U.S. ...Show more
Tony Parsons on Life, Death and Breakfast by Tony Parsons
39.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
The bestselling author of MAN AND BOY turns his acute eye and pen to the biggest personal issues that face us - as well as the annoying grit in the eye of everyday life.Humour and honesty are combined in these wonderfully observed pieces on romance, sex, marriage, fake breasts, performance anxiety, car ...Show more
The God Species : How the Planet Can Survive the Age of Humans by Mark Lynas
36.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
We humans are the God Species, both the creators and destroyers of life. In this groundbreaking new book, Mark Lynas shows us how we must use our technological mastery over nature to the planet from ourselves. Building on recent scientific discoveries, Mark Lynas explains that there are nine 'planetary ...Show more
GCHQ : The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency by Richard Aldrich
28.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
A gripping exploration of the last great unknown realm of the British secret service: Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ). GCHQ is the successor to the famous Bletchley Park wartime code-breaking organisation and is the largest and most secretive intelligence organisation in the country. Durin ...Show more
Londongrad From Russia With Cash by Mark Hollingsworth
29.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich - told for the first time ever. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world's best footballers - and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows.