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On Identity by Stan Grant
$8.50 AUD
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Category: OLD SALE STOCK | Series: On Series | Reading Level: near fine
Stan Grant asks why when it comes to identity he is asked to choose between black and white. Is identity a myth? A constructed story we tell ourselves? Tribalism, nationalism and sectarianism are dividing the world into us and them. Communities are a tinderbox of anger and resentment. He passionately ho ...Show more
On Indignation( On Series) by Don Watson
$16.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non Fiction | Series: On Ser.
Corrosive, mad and frequently fatal, indignation is a great destructive force in human affairs, and just as often a wellspring of mirth and merriment. Don Watson traces this seemingly ineradicable emotion in a journey that takes us, via his forebears, Flaubert and The Sopranos, from the Old Testament to ...Show more
On Life's Lottery by Glyn Davis
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: On Ser.
Birth is a throw of the dice. The consequences last a lifetime.We like to think of Australia as the land of the 'fair go', a land of choice and equal opportunity. But behind the facade of meritocracy lies an uncomfortable truth: much of your life is already decided by the lottery of where you are born a ...Show more
On Money by Rick Morton
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Category: Gift Ideas | Series: On Ser.
Money makes the world go round, but does it make us happy? Money is one of the most fraught subjects; it raises powerful emotions in all of us. Too much money often corrupts people - too little can make people feel desperate. Growing up in rural Queensland, journalist Rick Morton has known poverty ...Show more
On Mother by Sarah Ferguson
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Category: Australian Non Fiction | Series: On Series | Reading Level: near fine
A mother's love over decades and across continents. The sudden death of Sarah's mother reveals their relationship with poignant clarity and shows her the individual who existed beyond motherhood. A reflection on mothers and daughters.
On Obsession (on series) by Malcolm Knox
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Category: Gift Ideas | Series: On Ser.
Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this essay contemplates obsession. Discussing topics such as love, Marcel Proust, soul mates in fiction, numerical palindromes, and bloodlines, among other fixations, this personal examination exp ...Show more
On Patriotism by Paul Daley
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Category: Australian Non Fiction | Series: On Ser.
How has militarisation come to define Australian valour? Why has commemorating the centenary of World War I dominated our sense of patriotism?On Patriotismexplores what it really means to love and serve your country. Paul Daley contemplates ways to escape the cultural binds that tie us to Anzac, British ...Show more
On Politics and Stuff (On Series) by Mark Humphries
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Category: Humour | Series: On Ser.
If you love iambic pentameter, then look away because this book about Australian politics is pure prose, baby!This book is quite possibly the most comprehensive book on Australian politics ever written. That's right, it covers both houses of parliament.We'll take you inside the halls of power. And if we ...Show more
On Reckoning by Amy Remeikis
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: On Ser.
What happens when the usual political tactics of deflect and dodge are no longer enough? A reckoning. The Guardian's political reporter Amy Remeikis has spoken before about being a survivor of sexual assault, but Brittany Higgins going public with her story ripped the curtain back not just on political ...Show more
On Secrets (On Series) by Annika Smethurst
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Category: OLD SALE STOCK | Series: On Ser.
On June 4, Federal Police raided the home of Walkley award-winning journalist Annika Smethurst, changing her life forever. Police claim they were investigating the publication of classified information, her employer called it a 'dangerous act of intimidation', Smethurst believes she was simply doing her ...Show more
On Us (On Series) by Mark Scott
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Category: Gift Ideas | Series: On Ser.
How do we step outside our own echo chamber to understand others? What are we losing when we share fewer and fewer national moments? The new media is enabling despots and disempowering democracy. So when every opinion seems to matter equally, On Usoffers a few more on choice in a concentrated media wor ...Show more
Peekaboo Rex! by Sandra Boynton
$14.99 AUD
Category: Board Books | Series: Boynton on Board Ser.
Join a T. rex who loves playing peekaboo in this surprising board book from bestselling and beloved Sandra Boynton! Follow a lovable T. rex throughout its day as it plays peekaboo with a tiny dinosaur friend. A story only Sandra Boynton could dream up, featuring two adorable dinos and every toddler's fa ...Show more