The Age of Consent: A Manifesto For A New World Order by George Monbiot
32.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Having made a hugely significant contribution to the increasingly irrefutable, if alarming, diagnosis of the ills of early 21st-century consumerist culture and its free-market myths, George Monbiot now sets out to offer something more constructive, a set of proposals
How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions by Francis Wheen
25.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Reading Level: good
An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen's Sunday Times bestseller is one of 2004's most talked about books. In 1979 two events occurred that would shape the next twenty-five years. In Britain, an era of weary con ...Show more
The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman
21.99 NZD
22.99 (4% off)
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
A powerful and accessible account of globalization -- the new world order that has replaced the cold war -- by the award-winning author of From Beirut to Jerusalem. More than anything else, globalization is shaping world affairs today. We cannot interpret the day's news, or know where to invest our mon ...Show more
The Politics of Hope: The Words of Barack Obama by Henry Russell
19.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
The election of the first African American as President of the United States was always going to be a moment of immense historical significance but, beyond the fact of his race, what is perhaps most remarkable about Barack Obama has been his truly exceptional skill as an orator. This book captures many ...Show more
On The Wealth of Nations by P J O'Rourke
29.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Series: Ten Books That Changed the World S. | Reading Level: good
'The Wealth of Nations is, without doubt a 'book that changed the world.' But it has been taking its time. Two hundred and thirty one years after publication, Adam Smith's practical truths are only beginning to be absorbed in full. Although its contents didn't make people gasp, something about The Wealt ...Show more
Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin
58.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
In her shocking new book, Malkin goes where the mainstream media refuse to tread. She digs deep into the records of President Obama's staff, revealing corrupt dealings, questionable pasts, and abuses of power throughout his administration.
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
27.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Reading Level: very good
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty ...Show more
The World According to Clarkson by Jeremy Clarkson
29.99 NZD
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Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Series: The\World According to Clarkson Ser.
Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works - and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour. In The World Ac ...Show more
The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana B. Henriques
42.00 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? These questions have fascinated people ever since the news broke about the respected New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion through a fraud that lasted for decades. ...Show more
Believing Bullshit: How Not to Get Sucked into an Intellectual Black Hole by Stephen Law
69.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics | Reading Level: very good
This title offers a witty look inside the world of ridiculous and sometimes downright dangerous belief systems, and how they suck us in. Wacky belief systems abound. Members of the Heaven's Gate suicide cult believed they were taking a ride to heaven on board a UFO. Muslim suicide bombers expect to be g ...Show more
Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer
24.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of "Three Cups of Tea," is a man who has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader, and he's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But, as Jon Krakauer demonstrates in this extensively researched and penetrating book, he is no ...Show more