Quarterly Essay 91: Lifeboat: Disability, Humanity and the NDIS by Micheline Lee
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What ails the NDIS? In this powerful essay, Micheline Lee tells the story of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a transformative social change that ran into problems. For some users it has been an "oasis in the desert," but for others it has meant still more exclusion. Lee explains how a ...Show more
I Don't by Clementine Ford
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Incendiary feminist and bestselling author Clementine Ford presents the inarguable case against marriage for the modern woman. Provocative, controversial and above all, compellingly and persuasively argued. I want this book to end marriages. But more importantly, I want it to prevent marriages. Women ...Show more
Macquarie Budget Dictionary by Macquarie Dictionary
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The Macquarie Budget Dictionary is based on the complete Macquarie Dictionary, now in its seventh edition. It is an up-to-date portable dictionary with all the core coverage of world English and Australian English. Compiled with the general reader in mind, it is an ideal reference for home, school or th ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 92: The Great Divide: Australia's Housing Mess and How to Fix It by Alan Kohler
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What caused Australia's housing crisis - and how we might fix it One of the great mysteries of Australian life is that a land of sweeping plains, with one of the lowest population densities on the planet, has a shortage of land for houses. As a result, Sydney's median house price is the second most exp ...Show more
How to Win At Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond by Levy Rozman
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Learn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate playersHow to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start ...Show more
Learning Chinese - Speak, Read and Write Chinese Quickly with Manga! (Free Online Audio and Flash Cards) by Haohsiang Liao
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Learn to speak Chinese quickly with manga comics! This book teaches you all the basics of the Chinese language, including practical conversations, vocabulary, and how to write the basic characters--with manga comic strips for easy learning! It enables you to begin communicating effectively from the fir ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
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An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
How to Focus : A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction by John Cassian
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Category: Reference | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one Distraction isn't a new problem. We're also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat us to it. They had given up everything to focus on God, yet they still struggled to keep the demons of di ...Show more
How to Be Healthy : An Ancient Guide to Wellness by Galen
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Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world The second-century Greek physician Galen--the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates--is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, tea ...Show more
Deep Water: The World in the Ocean by James Bradley
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Through history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism, Deep Water invites you to explore the deepest recesses of our natural world. 'Teeming with mysteries, wonders and heartbreaking facts, this beautiful, lucid hymn to the sea is a reminder of what we still have, what we stand to lose, and why ...Show more
Plastics - Just a Load of Rubbish? by Alicia Chrysostomou
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A decade to save the planet. That's the current call to arms. Targets are set, governments vow to do their bit and on a societal level we are encouraged to do ours by choosing to forego all things plastic. The question is whether this is the right decision or are we inadvertently at risk of doing more h ...Show more
A Date with Language by David Crystal
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A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year. In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the ...Show more