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Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed
Price: AUD 32.99 Author: Matt Peacock

Whilst it is true the use of asbestos was widespread and the horror of its effect was not known at first, it is nonetheless the case that the potential danger of this material was well known by the executives of the Australian company, James Hardie, long before they were called to account. Matt Peacock is an ABC journalist who first reported on Hardie’s asbestos in 1977 but it would take decades and the dedication of many outside the company (those directly adversely affected and others) before the real truth of the company directors’ behaviour would come to light.

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Under the Infuence
Price: AUD 32.99 Author: Ross Fitzgerald and Trevor Jordan

Ross Fitzgerald and Trevor Jordan trace the history of alcohol in this country and explain its place in our culture, and in their own lives.

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The Big Fella
Price: AUD 55.00 Author: Peter Thompson and Robert Macklin

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, or BHP as virtually every Australian will recognise it, is the subject of this comprehensive book. The biggest miner in the world today, with its partner Billiton, BHP traces its origins back to 1883 and Charles Rasp.

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Blind Conscience
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Margot O'Neill

Margot O'Neill is a journalist who covered many of the stories pertaining to the detention centres, the existence of which will forever be embedded in the history of this country. This book is her harnessing of those stories and the stories of Australians who simply could not turn a blind eye to what was being done in their name. The fact that the government policy which created these centres mirrored largely popular opinion is, for some, a deep national shame. The fact, as exposed in this book, that many Australians from all walks of life found their voice to speak and act out against this policy is something that hopefully can be held up as a lesson for present and future governments and the wider community. Harrowing but vital, books of this ilk become essential road signs to a collective social conscience.

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The Best Australian Essays 2008
Price: AUD 15.95 Author: David Marr

This year's contributors include Tim Flannery, Robert Manne, Inga Clendinnen, and David Malouf. And topics range from the apology to the financial crisis. This is now a staple of summer holiday reading lists.

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The Responsibility To Protect
Price: AUD 39.95 Author: Gareth Evans

From its inception, Gareth Evans has led the movement to have the Responsibility To Protect concept adopted around the world. His basic argument is that the only way to ensure genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other such crimes are eradicated is to set in place the fundamental principle that the responsibilty for the protection of people lies within each nation state.

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Price: AUD 24.95 Author: Barack Obama

Barack Obama sets out his vision for his country and identiies the key elements required to lead all Americans back to notions espoused by the founding fathers.

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Advance Australia Where?
Price: AUD 35.00 Author: Hugh Mackay

As always, Hugh Mackay brings his quiet, insightful analysis to the current Australian social environment. He sees encouraging signs in our abilty to accept change even though we express sentiments of loss of power and isolation. Renowned for his social f

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The Crikey Guide to the 2007 Federal Election
Price: AUD 19.95 Author: Christian Kerr

With a foreward by Andrew Denton, this book not only gives the reader a timeline of federal politics and a ready reference to figures of speech on Capital Hill, it also challenges us to be more than mere spectators in the sport that is politics in general

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People in Glass Houses
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Tanya Levin

The author grew up in a church that became Hillsong; arguably the best example of an influential religious corporation. This book is written from two perspectives - being a part of such an organisation and, then, finding a life outside the church.

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The Age of Turbulence
Price: AUD 59.95 Author: Alan Greenspan

Greenspan is, to this point in time, the most influential person to have been working in the command room of the global economy. He shares his personal story as well as recording these extraordinary years in a world post 9/11.

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Conviction of the Innocent
Price: AUD 32.95 Author: Chester Porter QC

Chester Porter QC believes in full resourcing of our forensic laboratories to ensure that the aim is for accurate results rather than convictions. This book introduces us to Porter as he articulates his argument.

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Have a Nice Doomsday
Price: AUD 35.00 Author: Nicholas Guyatt

We are presented with a humorous but ultimately unsettling account of the 50 million Americans who believe the end is nigh, and who are spending their 'last' days influencing the White House on a range of critical subjects.

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Sick to Death
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Hedley Thomas

They called him Dr Death. A 15-year-old boy's leg had to be amputated as a result of his poor judgement. He botched a procedure on a young man, leaving him with a 30cm surgical clamp embedded in his abdomen. Undeterred by the atrocities he was causing, Dr

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King Brown Country
Price: AUD 24.95 Author: Russell Skelton

What has gone wrong with indigenous policy in Australia over the past 30 years? In the 1970s indigenous Australians were given equal pay, access to the nation's welfare net, and greater freedom than ever before to run their own affairs. But, for so many r

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Dumbing Down
Price: AUD 24.95 Author: Dr Kevin Donnelly

Donnelly argues that the culture wars have bred a generation of under-educated Australians. He provides a blueprint for the future: a system based on a liberal/humanist approach, one where the focus is on learning in a balanced and impartial way and where

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Silencing Dissent
Price: AUD 24.95 Author: Clive Hamilton & Sarah Maddison

An analysis of the tactics used by the Howard government to silence independent experts and commentators as well as public servants and organisations which criticise its policies. Hamilton is the author of Growth Fetish and Affluenza.

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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Price: AUD 45.00 Author: Jimmy Carter

The crowning achievement of Carter's presidency was the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. In this book, he has returned to the Middle East and to the question of Israel's peace with its neighbours - in particular, how Israeli sovereignty can co

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Bad Dreaming
Price: AUD 17.95 Author: Louis Nowra

In this NOW Australia, Nowra goes behind the headlines and reveals the endemic male Aboriginal sexual and domestic violence against women and children. He tries to answer the question of whether this violence is traditional or a product of 200 years of wh

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