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A Curiosity of Doubts by T. L. Uglow
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Specials
"While society generally espouses the value of logic and certainty, we grow because we doubt. Humans have not spent millennia traversing oceans and experimenting with explosives because of confidence in their beliefs. Culture and science are rooted in unknowns, and when we accept doubt we are more creat ...Show more
A Story of Grief (Penguin Special) by Michaela McGuire
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Category: Self Development | Series: Penguin Specials
When Jill Meagher was murdered on a Brunswick street in September last year, Melbourne and, indeed, all of Australia were horrified. People became desperately interested in the story, with pleas for moderation on social media coming from the police and Meagher's husband, and with news reports hashing ov ...Show more
Adolescent Country: A Lowy Institue Paper - Penguin Specials by Peter Hartcher
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: Penguin Specials
The great crises that threaten Australia's national prosperity come from abroad. So do the grandest opportunities. But in Australian politics the big matters are commonly crowded out by the small. International policy is used for domestic point-scoring. Leaders are criticised for travelling beyond the w ...Show more
After Cancer - A Guide to Living Well by Ranjana Srivastava
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Category: Self Development | Series: Penguin Specials Ser.
As medical care improves, people are surviving cancer in increasing numbers. But there is little information about life post-treatment--what are some common themes and long-term side effects that people can expect to encounter? With warmth and vigor, After Cancer demystifies the aftermath of treatment, ...Show more
Badlands: Penguin Special by Paul French
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Specials
An evocative account of the infamous nightlife district of pre-communist Beijing, from the internationally acclaimed author of the book Midnight in Peking. The Badlands, a warren of narrow hutongs in the eastern district of pre-communist Peking, had its heyday in the 1930s. Home to the city's drifters, ...Show more
Beyond the Boom: Penguin Special by John Edwards
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: Penguin Specials Ser.
After decades of prosperity Australians are now worried about their jobs, their incomes and their future. The mining boom, said to explain Australia's past success, is declared to be over. Unemployment has increased, carmakers have folded, the government is running a huge deficit. In a striking analysis ...Show more
Coal Face by Tom Doig
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: Penguin Specials
On 9 February 2014 a fire took hold in the Hazelwood coal mine near Morwell in Victoria; it wasn't brought under control until 25 March 2014. How was this small town affected by this huge disaster?
Does Cooking Matter? (Penguin Special) by Rebecca Huntley
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: Penguin Specials
Dying for a Chat: Penguin Special by Ranjana Srivastava
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Category: Self Development | Series: Penguin Specials
We put much store in freedom of choice, but when it comes to our own medical diagnosis and treatment, are we equipped to make the best decisions? And are healthcare professionals properly prepared to guide us? Alarmingly, oncologist and award-winning writer Ranjana Srivastava says they're not, and peopl ...Show more
End of the Road?: Australia's love affair with the car industry, its current difficulties, and why we shouldn't rush into a divorce by Gideon Haigh
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: Penguin Specials
Australia is one of just thirteen countries in the world equipped to take a car from design concept all the way to a showroom - a remarkable achievement in a market so small. Yet the industry has few friends, and many vociferous critics who argue that the country should not make cars at all. In this eng ...Show more
From Despair to Hope by James Arvanitakis
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Specials
A few days before the terrorist attacks in Paris, a car bomb exploded in Beirut killing dozens. Though this may happen on the other side of the world, deep divisions emerge that are exploited for political expediency. Strangers are no longer people reading quietly on the bus, but potential threats. How ...Show more
Is There No Place: Penguin Special by Kate Richards
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Category: Politics | Series: Penguin Specials
Kate Richards experienced episodes of depression and psychosis well into her adult life. As a trained doctor working in medical research, she is well positioned to ask the hard questions about how we care for our people with mental illness. Using case studies and her own observations, Kate challenges th ...Show more